Illustrated Story

Confident England seal run chase

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Hashim Amla fell cheaply for the second match running  Getty Images
He was bowled by Reece Topley for 4  Getty Images
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Ben Stokes removed the dangerous Quinton de Kock for 22  Getty Images
Faf du Plessis made 46 from 48 balls  AFP
But he was caught at slip during Adil Rashid's tight spell  Getty Images
AB de Villiers set South Africa's platform with a hard-worked half-century  AFP
... full of reverse sweeps to pick the gaps in the field  Getty Images
He added 107 for the fourth wicket with JP Duminy, who made 47  Getty Images
But after de Villiers fell for 73, Reece Topley removed Duminy to dent South Africa  Getty Images
Farhaan Behardien made an unbeaten 23 from 26 balls but struggled to get going  Getty Images
Topley finished with 4 for 50, his best ODI figures, as South Africa totalled 262 for 7  Getty Images
In reply, Jason Roy was bowled by a beauty from Kyle Abbott  Getty Images
Abbott, restored to the team after injury, was a threat throughout his spell  AFP
But Alex Hales resisted with a well-worked half-century  Getty Images
He added 97 for the second wicket with Joe Root, who made 38  Getty Images
Eoin Morgan restored himself to No. 4 to help pace the chase  Getty Images
Hales kept his focus to keep England on track  Getty Images
Morne Morkel removed Eoin Morgan with 96 required...  Getty Images
...and then got Ben Stokes to keep South Africa in the contest  Getty Images
Hales went for 99, leaving England with a bit of work still to do  Getty Images
But Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali sealed the win in a flurry of boundaries  Getty Images
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