Ben Stokes ODI career ends in defeat as South Africa win convincingly in opening series in Durham | News about cricket

Ben Stokes fell five in his final ODI round, which was warmly received and applauded by his home audience; South Africa beat England with 62 points in the opening match; Watch Monday ODI on Friday (12:30pm aired, starting at 1pm)

Ben Stokes’ final ODI is over

England lost 62 games to South Africa in the opening match of their day-long international series in Durham – Ben Stokes bowed to over 50 international cricket for the loss.

Stokes, struggling with his knee, made five passes with the ball, equal to the amount he scored with a bat before his final ODI inning was ended by Aiden Markram. England’s 2019 World Cup-winning hero received a warm welcome and a standing ovation from his home crowd on the way to and from the pitch.

Markram (2-25) has also claimed that Jonny Bairstow’s all-important wicket (63), also fell into the lbw’s trap, as the British No. 334 chase dropped after a century behind the first bout. between Bairstow and Jason Roy (43).

Joe Root (86 beat 77) unleashed a great 36th ODI 50 but the middle order collapsed around him and he was eventually beaten by Anrich Nortje (4-53), one of three points beaten in the inning. 45 defeated when England suffered a crushing defeat, bowled out for 271 just 11 balls later.

Prior to that, Rassie van der Dussen (134 of 117) scored a superb third hundred ODIs for South Africa – and the first against England – as the visitors clinched a score of 333-5 after choosing to beat first in the match. exceptionally hot conditions befitting the rest of the country.

Sam Curran (1-67) beat the dangerous Quinton de Kock (19) early on, but it was England’s shortest bright spot on the field as the pitchers struggled and South Africa’s top order dry grass in the sun.

Janneman Malan (57 years old) and Aiden Markram (77 years old) both provided excellent support to Van der Dussen, with the latter pairing together scoring 151 after a century-old record for the second match.

England’s cause was not helped by Matthew Potts (0-33) – making his debut in front of a home crowd – having to leave the field after a difficult four-match opening streak, seemingly suffering from high temperatures, plus the presence of Stokes and his knee need to be managed.

Moeen Ali (1-47) caught Malan, caught in deep midwicket, while Liam Livingstone (2-30) hit twice in a row to finish off Van der Dussen and Markram’s destructive stance.

With two new players on the line, England ended the round well, with Brydon Carse (1-46) particularly impressive in death and Curran unlucky not to add a David Miller strike ( 24no) when he cut one back to his stump only for, amazingly, the unbreakable sums.

South Africa’s score, while challenging, is the kind this England team has been accustomed to pursuing in recent years and, as Roy and Bairstow lay the groundwork for a good century, it seems the sum total More than 300 other numbers will be dialed by the server with relative ease.

But Keshav Maharaj’s re-emergence (1-42) into attack, after the South African captain had previously opened bowling, did the trick, with Roy holing out in the 19th inning.

England then managed to target Markram – South Africa’s part-time absenteeism as Andile Phehlukwayo’s absence caused a sensation after a nasty collision with Maharaj on the pitch – but he got two. critical hit in his first three passes.

Bairstow was pinned down trying to sweep, while there was no Stokes hero in his final ODI round as he fell for the year, his plays ended in the same fashion but when trying to try to reverse his fancy with the spinner.

Jos Buttler (12), Livingstone (10) and Moeen (3) all quickly came and went, leaving Root with too much work to do and Nortje finally ended England’s half, four late goals from England. him with a well-deserved reward for a tireless quickness of spelling in sweltering conditions.

Watch the second ODI match between England and South Africa live on Sky Sports Cricket on Friday. Coverage starts at 12:30pm with first ball at 1pm.