Overview
- Persistent rain in Cardiff cut the match to nine overs a side before a further downpour set England a DLS chase of 69 in five overs.
- England finished on 54-5, with Jos Buttler top-scoring with 25 off 11 after Phil Salt fell first ball and captain Harry Brook was out for a duck.
- Aiden Markram’s 28 off 14 and Donovan Ferreira’s unbeaten 25 lifted South Africa to 97-5 in 7.5 overs before the innings was halted.
- South Africa lead the three-match series 1-0; the second T20I is at Old Trafford on September 12, followed by Trent Bridge on September 14.
- England fielded a rotated XI featuring the return of Sam Curran and Phil Salt, while South Africa were without David Miller due to a hamstring strain, opening the door for Donovan Ferreira.