AB de Villiers gives South Africa ODI series win over England

A century from AB de Villiers gave South Africa a 3-2 one-day series win over England with a five-wicket victory in the decider in Cape Town. Chasing 237, the Proteas were reduced to 22-3 by Reece Topley before De Villiers shared 125 with Hashim Amla. De Villiers’ 24th ODI ton, from 94 balls, got his side home in 44 overs.

Earlier, Alex Hales struck a composed 112, but he was let down by a string of poor shots from his team-mates as England were bowled out for 236. Their third successive defeat is also a third straight loss in which one of their batsmen has made a century as England’s new ultra-aggressive approach to one-day cricket ultimately proved their undoing.

South Africa’s comeback from 2-0 down is only the third time that a five-match ODI series has been won from two behind. (BBC News, 2016)