. . World news – GB – SA versus ENG, 2020: 1. T20I – Bairstow’s big blow to No.. 4, Newlands Biggest T20I Chase and more stats

England started their South Africa tour with a narrow win in the first T20I, which took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. Faf du Plessis’s 40-ball 58 found the support of Quinton de Kock (30 of 23) and Rassie van der Dussen (37 of 28) when South Africa ended on 179/6. In response, England lost three wickets for 34 runs in power play before there was an 85-run attack between 52 balls between Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes. Bairstow smashed nine fours and four highs during his unbeaten 48-ball 86 and finished the chase with four balls.

3 – England have now defeated South Africa in each of their last three T20Is played against them. all only in South Africa. Before this hat-trick of victories against the Proteas in South Africa, the English team hadn’t won a T20I in 11 years.

In the process, Eoin Morgan became the first captain in South Africa with up to three T20I wins against the hosts. Morgan is also now the most successful T20I captain against South Africa, having won five of nine games against South Africa. the same as the former Indian captain MS Dhoni, who also led in nine T20Is against the Proteas.

8 – South Africa has lost up to eight T20I games in the Newlands in Cape Town. Most of the T20Is they lost anywhere next to the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Of the 13 T20Is they played in Cape Town, the Proteas only won four, while another game resulted in South Africa’s victory in the Super Over.

180 – England’s 180 chase in this game is now the most successful T20I chase in the Newlands area of ​​Cape Town. The highest T20I chase here to date was 180 from Australia against the home team during the 2016 tour.

146 – England have chased 146 runs in total after losing their third wicket in the first T20I. This is now the third highest number of runs a team has had after the fall of 3. Successfully hunted wickets in T20I cricket. Australia, in 2016 Johannesburg T20I against SA, pursued a goal of 205 out of 31/3, while Sri Lanka won a goal of 174 out of 27/3 against Australia in Geelong T20I 2017.

86 * – Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten 86 is now the fourth highest individual score during a successful T20I chase while beating outside the top three. Glenn Maxwell beat unbeaten tons in successful car chases against India (113 * in 2019 Bangalore T20I) and England (103 * in 2018 Hobart T20I) in No.. 4 position, while Justin Kemp also had an unbeaten 89 at No.. Shattered. 4 for South Africa in WT20 2007 during a chase against New Zealand.

56 – The 56 runs conceded by Beuran Hendricks in the first T20I are the third highest number of runs that a bowler has conceded in a men’s T20I for South Africa. Kyle Abbott was driven for 68 runs during the Johannesburg T20I 2015 against West Indies, while David Wiese conceded 58 runs in the Johannesburg T20I 2016 against Australia.

55 – Tom Curran conceded 55 runs in his four overs during the South African innings. It is the first time in more than two years that an English bowler has given away more than 50 runs in a men’s T20I.

263 – With the T20I in Cape Town, the 263-day gap in South Africa ended without international cricket. This is the longest time since it was readmitted to cricket in 1991. South Africa’s largest gap without international cricket since its readmission was 218 days in the 1995 calendar year.

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