RESULT
3rd ODI, Lord's, May 29, 2017, South Africa tour of England
(28.5/50 ov, T:154) 156/3

South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 127 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
4/39
kagiso-rabada
Player Of The Series
160 runs
eoin-morgan
New
SA
Full commentary

South Africa win by seven wickets and pull the series back to 2-1. They'd sealed the match after five overs today, leaving England on 20 for 6 - the first time ever in ODI cricket that six wickets had gone in the opening five overs. Bairstow, Willey, and Roland-Jones staged a recovery but it was never likely to be enough. South Africa's opening stand was 95 and it was job done. Next stop: Champions Trophy. I'll bring you the presentations shortly.

James B: "Seems like a good time to remind England fans that before today's glitch England were averaging close to 350 for not a lot of wickets from their last 11 innings. Not time to hit the panic button. Today was about bad mentality rather than a lack of ability, this will scare some sense into them." Stop being so sensible

Man of the match Kagiso Rabada. "There was something there for the bowlers today. I struggled at a bit at Leeds...if you aren't getting better it's a bit of a concern. It's nice to bowl here, there's a bit in the wicket and some good bounce. Always a pleasure. Hopefully we can go to the Champions Trophy on a high."

Player of the series Eoin Morgan...but he won't be having a word just yet

AB de Villiers. "It looks a lot better now, we had a lot to play for today and there some encouraging signs. It was very pleasing. The boys hung onto almost everything that came their way. The intensity was very good. It comes down to the basics, top of off with the odd bouncer, and a couple of fuller ones moved around a bit. All three grounds have been different. It's all about the senior players to communicate to the rest of the team. We are pretty sure [of our best XI] but we have 15 really good players and the team can change at any time. We are very confident."

And is Morgan. "We seemed to nick everything, South Africa made the most conditions, but we've had better starts than 20 for 6. If you look at our dismissals today South Africa didn't let us get away, sometimes you have to sit in. It was a nice reminder. Today wasn't our day. Jason has scored a huge amount of runs for us, the way in which he plays is very important and it will continue to be like that. A big score is around the corner. We've gain a lot of confidence from this series. It's flattering to be favourites, today is a reminder not to get carried away but we'll give it a good crack."

And that just about wraps things up for today. There's a couple more days of build-up to go, then it's full steam ahead on June 1. We'll back for that match between England and Bangladesh. For now, from Andrew and Alan, it's goodbye and thanks for joining us.

28.5
4
Willey to Duminy, FOUR runs

and that's that! A lovely way to finish it, full and wide outside off, a classic cover drive

28.4
Willey to Duminy, no run

fuller, he comes forward and drives to mid-off

28.3
Willey to Duminy, no run

nearly drags one on, back of a length, takes an inside edge into his pads

28.2
1
Willey to de Villiers, 1 run

driven straight down the ground to long-off

28.1
4
Willey to de Villiers, FOUR runs

short, wide outside off, a freebie for AB as he slashes it away in the air through point

end of over 285 runs
SA: 147/3CRR: 5.25 RRR: 0.31
Jean-Paul Duminy24 (40b 2x4)
AB de Villiers22 (28b 4x4)
Steven Finn 7-1-35-0
David Willey 4-0-34-0
27.6
Finn to Duminy, no run

very full from round the wicket, dug out to point

27.5
1
Finn to de Villiers, 1 run

clipped off the his hip to deep square leg

27.4
Finn to de Villiers, no run

beats the outside edge with a good-length ball which nibbles away

Michael Jones: "As well as equalling the record for most consecutive centuries, Sanga would (if the light improves) be only the third batsman to score a hundred in each innings in two consecutive matches - and the second for Surrey. Tom Hayward scored 144* & 100 vs Notts and 143 & 125 vs Leics in the space of six days in June 1906, David Hookes 185 & 105 for South Australia vs Queensland and 135 & 156 vs NSW in 10 days in February 1977. Hookes's sequence earned him selection for the Centenary Test a few weeks later." Good stuff

27.3
1
Finn to Duminy, 1 run

worked off the pads down to long leg

27.2
2
Finn to Duminy, 2 runs

opens the face to a length delivery from round the wicket, runs behind square on the off side and deep point can't stop the second

27.1
1
Finn to de Villiers, 1 run

full at off stump, takes a thick inside edge to the leg side

Trevor@NZ: "Good morning from Wellington, NZ. Thank you England for making the Kiwis horror-show against India look sane!"

end of over 2710 runs
SA: 142/3CRR: 5.25 RRR: 0.52
AB de Villiers20 (25b 4x4)
Jean-Paul Duminy21 (37b 2x4)
David Willey 4-0-34-0
Steven Finn 6-1-30-0
26.6
1
Willey to de Villiers, 1 run

pushed more carefully out to deep cover

26.5
4
Willey to de Villiers, FOUR runs

he's finishing this in a rush now, throws his hands through a length ball outside off and it skews through backward point to third man

26.4
4
Willey to de Villiers, FOUR runs

and there's the full AB! Goes down early and scoops a length ball down to fine leg. Brilliant, however many times you seen it

26.3
Willey to de Villiers, no run

good length outside off, played to gully

26.2
Willey to de Villiers, no run

comes down the pitch, meets this on the full and drives powerfully to mid-off

Rain falling again

26.1
1
Willey to Duminy, 1 run

angled into the pads, clipped behind square

David Willey returns

end of over 2611 runs
SA: 132/3CRR: 5.07 RRR: 0.91
AB de Villiers11 (20b 2x4)
Jean-Paul Duminy20 (36b 2x4)
Steven Finn 6-1-30-0
Toby Roland-Jones 7-2-34-1
25.6
4
Finn to de Villiers, FOUR runs

bang! That's what we are used to seeing...uses his feet, gets right to the pitch, and hammers it straight down the ground

25.5
1
Finn to Duminy, 1 run

fuller, at off stump, driven past Finn in his follow through and straight of mid-off

25.4
4
Finn to Duminy, FOUR runs

opens the face behind square on the off side, that's deftly played, no third man and deep point can't get there