SA vs ENG, Jofra Archer: South Africa cricket team were facing off against England cricket team on Friday, January 27. Moreover, the match was being played at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
South Africa were coming into this game after drawing against Australia in the test series away from home in January. They lost the three-match test series by 2-0 against Australia.
England were coming into this game after winning against Pakistan in the test series away from home in December. They won the three-match test series by 3-0 against Pakistan.
Anrich Nortje picked up two wickets against Australia in January. He did so by giving away 55 runs in 22 overs with an economy rate of 2.50.
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Harry Brook scored 111 runs against Pakistan in December. He did so from 150 balls with a strike rate of 74.00. Harry Brook hit 8 fours and 3 sixes.
Both teams South Africa and England have gone on to face 66 times in ODI cricket. Moreover, England have won 29 times while South Africa have won 31 times.
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England fast bowler Jofra Archer was out of the bigger picture for quite some time due to an injury. He went on to miss a couple of years due to a serious injury.
But Jofra Archer is now fit and has already made a comeback into international cricket. But everything didn’t go his way as his comeback became horrendous as he gave away 81 runs in 10 overs with just one wicket.
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Playing XI:
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Sisanda Magala, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.
England: Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Olly Stone.
