Illustrated Story

Hales fights a lone battle

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The day started with a rainbow over Newlands. Who would find their pot of gold?  Gallo Images
Jason Roy looked to get going but fell for 8  Getty Images
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Imran Tahir claimed the first two wickets and his plea for a review against Joe Root paid off  Getty Images
Alex Hales continued his impressive series with a fifth consecutive fifty  Getty Images
But David Wiese ended Eoin Morgan's lean series when the England captain edged behind  Getty Images
Kagiso Rabada changed the course of the innings with two quick wickets in an over  Gallo Images
The second of Rabada's wickets was Jos Buttler who edged into his stumps for a duck  Getty Images
Wiese could not quite believe his luck when Chris Woakes flicked a catch to long leg  Getty Images
Hales continued to fight a lone hand as he reaches his second ODI hundred  Gallo Images
Chasing 237 to seal the series, South Africa lost early wickets to Reece Topley...  Getty Images
...Quinton de Kock caught behind and Faf du Plessis bowled first ball  Getty Images
Topley also removed Rilee Rossouw in his opening spell to leave South Africa 22 for 3  Getty Images
AB de Villiers steadied his side with a 46-ball fifty  Getty Images
Hashim Amla contributed a half-century as he and de Villiers put on 125  Getty Images
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