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Morris stars as South Africa snatch thrilling one-wicket win

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Johannesburg turned pink for the fourth ODI with South Africa looking to square the series  Getty Images
After a slow start, Jason Roy was unable to control a top-edged pull...  Getty Images
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...giving Kagiso Rabada a wicket in his third over  Getty Images
Joe Root attempted to the lift the tempo of the England innings  Getty Images
Root and Alex Hales put on 69 for the second wicket...  Getty Images
...but Imran Tahir had Hales caught on the boundary after reaching 50  Getty Images
Things quickly began to unravel for England, as Tahir removed Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes  Getty Images
Kyle Abbott got rid of the danger man Jos Buttler for 1...  Getty Images
...then picked up Moeen Ali cheaply too, as England fell to 108 for 6  Getty Images
But Root rebuilt England's innings with skill and style  Getty Images
His brilliant 109 was his eighth ODI hundred and allowed England to post a competitive 262  AFP
Stuart Broad then struck in the first over of his comeback to remove Hashim Amla  Getty Images
Amla was bowled for 0 off an inside-edge  Getty Images
Quinton de Kock made 27 before falling to Ben Stokes  Getty Images
... while Faf du Plessis was bowled by Chris Woakes for 34  Getty Images
JP Duminy survived a let-off to help rebuild South Africa's innings  Getty Images
AB de Villiers also survived a drop at point on 9 before hitting his stride  Getty Images
But he was run out for 36 to tip the scales towards England  Getty Images
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Reece Topley's dismissals of Behardien and Kagiso Rabada looked to have sealed the match  Getty Images
Chris Morris's brilliant 62 from 38 balls hauled South Africa back from the brink  Getty Images
He drew the scores level before falling to Adil Rashid's googly  Getty Images
But Tahir sealed a thrilling victory with a first-ball four  Getty Images
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