Ben Stokes ended his ODI carrer with a lose, South Africa win the 1st ODI
In the last ODI match of Ben Stokes, England got defeated by South Africa. After Eoin Morgan's retirement, England won only 2 matches out of 7 they played and they have not played 50 overs in past four matches(first time since 2014). 1st innings: South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first in Durham. They started well and lost only one wicket in powerplay. Janneman Malan and Aiden Markram hit fifties from the proteas whereas Van Der Dussen was the top scorer with his carrer best 134. Only Brydon Carse and Moeen Ali had economy below 6 from England and they both took 1 wicket each. South Africa posted a massive total of 333, their highest ever in ODIs in England. 2nd innings: England got good start to chase the huge target as their openers made their 14th hundred run partnership (most by any batting pair for England in ODIs). Joe Root came back in form and made impressive 86 in 77 deliveries and was the top scorer from his side. Apart from the top three, none of the...