22 m. ago England duo Phil Salt and Harry Brook admit thinking passing 300 was impossible

Salt’s record-breaking innings took England past the mark for the first time

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78 m. ago England rout South Africa to level T20 series as Phil Salt stars with rapid ton

The Welshman required just 39 balls to complete his century

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82 m. ago Records tumble as Phil Salt’s stunning ton leads England to T20 rout of South Africa

2nd T20: England, 304-2, bt South Africa, 158, by 146 runsHosts hit their highest T20 total to go level in the seriesEngland made history, and for the first time more than 300 runs, on an extraordinary night in Manchester as they buried South Africa under a mountain of runs and shredded ­statistics. The highest total in the team’s T20 history was turbocharged by a brilliant opening stand of 126 between Phil Salt and Jos Buttler and by the nation’s highest individual score, Salt knocking himself off the top of that chart with an unbeaten 141. So within a week and against the same opponents they have set national records for winning margins in both one-day internationals and now T20s, the difference here an almost comic 146 runs.From the very start, with boundaries struck off each of the first three balls of the day, Salt tore into South Africa’s bowling much as he would in time tear up the record books. The result was the third highest team total in the history of international T20s,...

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82 m. ago Phil Salt’s brutal brilliance reveals a new England in crushing win over South Africa

Salt produced a spectacular innings to batter the Proteas with 141 not-out off just 60 balls, inspiring a crushing 146-run victory to level the series at 1-1 and underline the captivating nature of Bazball

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89 m. ago England thrash South Africa after Phil Salt heroics takes them past 300 barrier

Salt’s scorching 39-ball ton was England’s quickest in any format and he also recorded their greatest T20 individual score with 141 not out off.

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3 h. ago England send records tumbling as Phil Salt hits 141 in team score of 304 in T20

England smashed their previous high score in a T20 international of 267.

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3 h. ago Records tumble as England set South Africa target of 305: second men’s T20 international – live

Updates from the second T20i at Old TraffordFirst T20 report | Mail Rob 5th over: England 88-0 (Salt 32, Buttler 54) Rabada returns to the attack and is monstered down the ground for six by Buttler. Three successive fours take Buttler to a quite exhilarating 50 from 18 balls. He waves his bat to the ground, then snaps his head back to salute his late father.The second of those three fours tempted mid-on, who dived in an attempt to take a low catch but was beaten by the dip on the ball. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Phil Salt breaks England T20 century record in style against South Africa

Salt reached three figures from just 39 balls.

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5 h. ago England v South Africa: second men’s T20 international – live

Updates from the second T20i at Old TraffordFirst T20 report | Mail Rob One change apiece. Jofra Archer comes in for Jamie Overton in the England XI; South Africa bring in the left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin from Corbin Bosch. Keshan Maharaj has a groin strain.England Salt, Buttler (wk), Brook (c), Bethell, Banton, Curran, Jacks, Dawson, Archer, Rashid, Wood. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Cyriel Dessers row escalates as Nigeria legend leaps to ex Rangers hero's defence after brutal World Cup slamming

The former Ibrox man came under fire for his display in the 1-1 draw with South Africa on Tuesday

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31 h. ago South Africa rules law banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is unconstitutional

The decision was met with mixed reactions

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33 h. ago South Africa’s top court says banning a husband from taking wife's family name is unconstitutional

South Africa’s top court has ruled that an apartheid-era law banning husbands from taking their wife’s family name or hyphenating both spouses’ surnames if they wish to do so was unconstitutional

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35 h. ago Man 'raped seven young boys at gunpoint' outside school gates after pupil 'drugged them'

Seven young boys, aged between 10 and 13, have allegedly been raped at gunpoint after being 'drugged' by a 16-year-old boy in an 'unspeakable' attack in South Africa

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38 h. ago Boy 'drugs seven schoolmates before leading them to be raped by paedo at gunpoint'

A 31-year-old man has been arrested after a schoolboy in Johannesburg, South Africa, allegedly led seven schoolmates, aged between 10 and 13, to be raped by him at gunpoint

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40 h. ago Man eaten alive by biggest ever crocodile in 'worst way to die in history'

The man dubbed OH7, was a Homo habilis, one of the oldest human species which lived in south and east Africa was killed by a mammoth crocodile

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47 h. ago South Africa to open new inquest into the 1977 death in custody of anti

South Africa will open a new inquest into the 1977 death in police custody of iconic anti-apartheid figure Steve Biko

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48 h. ago England lose shortened T20 ‘shambles’ against South Africa in rain

South Africa 97-5; England 54-5; South Africa win by 14 runs (DLS)Reduced to nine-over contest before being cut to five-over chaseIt was mildly absurd in one sense, a day of rain showers in Cardiff turning the first T20 international between England and South Africa into a shortened thrash that did not get underway until 8.50pm.But the hardy spectators who stuck around were at least rewarded for their patience with something resembling a match; a bit of fun, chiefly, albeit one that now sees the tourists go into ’s second outing at Old Trafford with a 1-0 lead in this three-match end-of-summer series. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago England v South Africa: first men’s T20 international gets under way after rain delay – live

Over-by-over coverage of the first T20Get in touch with Tim to share your thoughts“Shame (but very predictable) about the current weather,” says Alfie Sparrow, although his email is actually about something else. “I’ve just moved into London, living in Tooting with some old uni mates. I was wondering if any readers have local cricket club recommendations? Played alongside Bas de Leede growing up in the Netherlands, winning 3 national titles in our age group. Wish I could say I was still near his quality but that’s far from the case – just after a friendly club for next summer.” Hope you find one.“My girlfriend has very tentatively started to get into cricket,” reports Charles Aspden. “And we discussed potential telly programmes which would further entice her in. In true Alan Partridge fashion, she wants to see ‘Tea with Amol Rajan,’ a show somewhere between Bake Off and Grandstand. Amol travels the country to try the best and worst teas around the village, county and international g...

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51 h. ago South Africa to reopen Steve Biko inquest 48 years after death in police custody

Death of anti-apartheid activist in 1977 after police beat him into a coma sparked outrage across the worldSouth African prosecutors will reopen an inquest into the death of the prominent anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, nearly 50 years after he died in police custody.Biko, the founder of South Africa’s Black Consciousness Movement, died in a prison cell in 1977 aged just 30, after being beaten into a coma by police who had arrested him nearly a month earlier. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago England v South Africa: first men’s T20 international, start delayed by rain – live

Over-by-over coverage of the first T20Get in touch with Tim to share your thoughts“Shame (but very predictable) about the current weather,” says Alfie Sparrow, although his email is actually about something else. “I’ve just moved into London, living in Tooting with some old uni mates. I was wondering if any readers have local cricket club recommendations? Played alongside Bas de Leede growing up in the Netherlands, winning 3 national titles in our age group. Wish I could say I was still near his quality but that’s far from the case – just after a friendly club for next summer.” Hope you find one.“My girlfriend has very tentatively started to get into cricket,” reports Charles Aspden. “And we discussed potential telly programmes which would further entice her in. In true Alan Partridge fashion, she wants to see ‘Tea with Amol Rajan,’ a show somewhere between Bake Off and Grandstand. Amol travels the country to try the best and worst teas around the village, county and international g...

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