Dawid Malan slammed an unbeaten 99 off just 47 balls as England chased down an imposing target to beat South Africa by nine wickets in the third T20I at Newlands and co💝mplete a clean sweep of the Proteas.
South African captain Quinton de Kock chose to bat first after winning the toss, and after a spl🔴uttering start, his side posted 191/3 on the boaꦜrd.
Rassie van der Dussen (74 off 32) and Faf Du Plessis (52 off 37) adde🧸d an unbe🐼aten 127-run stand for the fourth wicket.
However, a record-breaking reply from Jos Buttler (67 not out off 46) and Mala🍸n powered England to 💖victory in just 17.4 overs.
Buttler and Malan added a record 167-run second-wicket♌ partnership off only 90 deliveries.
England and South Africa will now play a three-matc🅷h🦹 ODI series, starting at the same venue fr༺om Frid🐷ay (December 4).
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler's partnership:
🏏 167 runs
💥 Run-rate of 11.92
🔝 Biggest-ever second-wicket partnership in men's T20IsWow! 🤯
— ICC (@ICC)
Whoever beats England will win the T20 World Cup next year …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Crazy to think ꦺDawid Malan 🤪is better than Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Babar Azam, Aaron Finch and Kane Williamson in T20I. 🔥🏏
— James (@Surreycricfan)
Clean sweep! 😁 🙌
— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
🥇 Just in case you’re wondering why🐲 Dawid Malan is ranked world No.1 👀
Innings: 1️⃣9️⃣
Runs: 8️⃣5️⃣5️⃣
Top score: 1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣*
Average: 5️⃣3️⃣.4️⃣3️⃣
Strike-rate: 1️⃣4️⃣9️⃣.4️⃣7️⃣
Fifties: 9️⃣
Hundreds: 1️⃣— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag)
If you make Jos Buttler play 2nd fiddle, you should be awesome. 99*(47), 11 4s, 5 6s. Match winner, Dawid Malanꦍ!
Malan in T20Is:
855 runs
Average: 53.5
SR: 149.5
10 50+ scores in 19 games
5 MOMsWorld's No.1 T20I batsman. CSK ku thookitu vaanga di indha chellatha! 🔥
— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16)
//twitter.com/JimmyCiego/status/1333ꦍ856079361437696
52* (37) – Faf du Plessis
74* (32) – Rassie van der Dussen
67* (46) – Jos Buttler
99* (47) – Dawid MalanThis is the first-ever Twenty20 International where four batters remained unbeaten🧸 having🙈 scored 50+ runs.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
//twitter.com/Ajithkumar_55/status/🎃1333857633522966🎐529
Channel 7's accountants will be happy with Dawid Malan's performance.
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket)
Dawid Malan 99* off 47 balls with💖 11 foursജ, 5 sixes against South Africa in 3rd T20I & England Won The Series 3-0 👏👏
— Rajesh Khilare (@Cricrajeshpk)
Dawid Malan 💃becomes the 24th man to make an unbeaten 99 in international cricket (all formats).
— Adam Collins (@collinsadam)
🏆 SERIES WHITEWASH 🏆
🏴 win the third and final I✨T20 by nine wickets.
Fantastic effort by all involved 💪
— PCA (@PCA)
