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The returning Reece Topley sparked a dramatic collapse as England hammered South Africa by 118 runs in the second one-day international at Old Trafford on Friday to level the three-match series at 1-1. South Africa, chasing 202 for victory in a match reduced by rain to 29 overs per side, were bowled out for just 83, with Topley sparking a top-order slump to 27-5 during a spell of 2-17 in four overs.
ENG vs SA, 2nd ODI Live Score Updates: England take on South Africa in the second ODI of the two-match series at the Old Trafford in Manchester. After succumbing to a heavy defeat in the first ODI in Durham, England will look to bounce back and take the series to the decider in Leeds. England, however, will be without the services of Test captain Ben Stokes, who played his last ODI game in front his home fans at the Riverside Stadium earlier this week. Stokes announced his retirement from ODIs, citing workload management issues. South Africa, on the other hand, will look to kill off the series with a win ahead of the final game at Headingley on Sunday. (LIVE SCORECARD)
The organisers of Legends League Cricket on Friday confirmed that former South Africa greats Jacques Kallis and Dale Steyn will be part of the upcoming second edition of the tournament. Kallis, perhaps the greatest all-rounder of all time and certainly the best in recent times, in all forms of the game makes for a jaw-dropping experience.
Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla will be hosting last of the three ODIs against South Africa in the second week of October while the T20 World Cup bound team is set to play three games against Australia and South Africa before leaving for the ICC event. It is learnt that India will play Australia in Mohali (September 20), Nagpur (September 23) and Hyderabad (September 25). They will round off their World Cup preparations with three more T20 against the Proteas in Trivandrum (September 28), Guwahati (October 1) and Indore (October 3).
Ben Stokes played his final ODI game on Tuesday against South Africa. He got a rousing farewell after the match. His sudden retirement came as a shock to many. The 31-year-old Stokes is best remembered for his brilliant innings in the 2019 World Cup final against New Zealand. England World Cup hero Stokes was blunt when explaining his decision to retire from one-day internationals: "We are not cars, you can't just fill us up."
Pakistan on Wednesday reclaimed the third spot in the World Test Championship tables after beating Sri Lanka in the first Test at the Galle International Stadium. Riding on Abdullah Shafique's unbeaten knock of 160, Pakistan chased down a record total of 342 in Galle. Pakistan boosted their winning percentage to 58.33 percent, with only South Africa (71.43%) and Australia (70%) now ahead of the Babar Azam-led side. On the other hand, Sri Lanka, who had claimed the third spot after beating Australia in the second Test of the two-match series, have slipped down to the sixth spot (48.15 win percentage)
The six teams in the new South African T20 league which is set to begin in January next year have been bought by owners of franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Reliance Industries Limited, RPSG Sports Private Limited, Sun TV Network Limited, Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited, Royals Sports Group and JSW Sports won the bids for the six franchises. Reliance are the owners of Mumbai Indians, while RPSG own Lucknow Super Giants. Sun TV are the owners of SunRisers Hyderabad while Royals Sports Group and JSW Sports own Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals respectively. Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited are, of course, the owners of CSK.
Rassie van der Dussen's century helped South Africa spoil Ben Stokes's farewell to one-day international cricket as the Proteas won by 62 runs on the England star's Durham home ground to go 1-0 up in a three-match series. Van der Dussen's career-best 134 was the cornerstone of South Africa's 335-5, their highest ODI total in England. He also shared stands of 109 with opener Janneman Malan (57) and 151 with Aiden Markram, who made a stylish 77. Test captain Stokes did not have a fairytale finish to a 50-over international cricket career that peaked with a player of the match display in England's 2019 World Cup final triumph.