Overview

• Phil Salt hit England’s fastest T20I century in 39 balls and finished with a national-record 141 not out.
• England’s 304-2 is the first 300-plus by an ICC full-member and the third-highest total in men’s T20Is.
• The hosts smashed pace markers with 100 in 5.5 overs, 166 after 10, and 200 in 12.1 overs.
• Jos Buttler blasted 83 off 30 in a 126-run opening stand as South Africa’s bowlers struggled, with Kagiso Rabada conceding 70 including four no-balls.
• South Africa were dismissed for 158 in 16.1 overs, Jofra Archer took 3-25, and England won by 146 runs to square the series.