- South Africa 179-6; England 183-5 – England won by five wickets
- Bairstow hits unbeaten 86 from 48 balls to guide England home
Jonny Bairstow’s long-established knack of responding to a challenge came to the fore once again as his unbeaten 86 powered England to a five-wicket victory in their opening Twenty20 against South Africa.
When the Yorkshireman launched Lungi Ngidi into the building site at an empty Newlands it saw a target of 180 knocked off with four balls to spare, putting the tourists 1-0 up before Sunday’s second instalment in Paarl.
