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South Africa 399 for 7 (Klassen 109, Hendricks 85, Janssen 75*, Van der Dusen 60) England 170 (Wood 43*, Coetzee 3-35, Ngidi 2-26, Janssen 2-35) a difference of 229 points.
Klaassen’s brutal 109 off just 67 balls matched the rigors of the heat and humidity that also left England bowler David Willey cramping throughout the South African innings, finishing on 399 for 7 and requiring the second-highest successful run chase in ODI history. . England capitulated instead, crashing to 170 all out in 22 overs and suffering their heaviest ODI defeat.
England lost their top three for just 24 runs in six overs of their reply, with Janssen dismissing Joe Root and Dawid Malan with successive balls at the end of his second and the start of his third. Ben Stokes, back after missing his side’s first two matches with a thigh injury, threw his bat in the air in frustration after hitting Kagiso Rabada’s pass straight to the fielder to become the third successive English player to fall short of single figures. As England fell to 38 for 4.
The result returned South Africa to the winning path after its surprise defeat at the hands of the Netherlands spoiled its victories in the first two matches and left England’s hopes of participating in the end of the tournament on the brink of collapse.
