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• Dawid Malan hits 99 to power England to T20 clean sweep against South Africa

  01-12-2020 22:58
  
  Cape Town: South Africa 191-3; England 192-1England seal 3-0 series win with nine-wicket victoryIt was a bonfire of bowling figures in Cape Town on Tuesday as, a year out from the World Cup, Dawid Malan’s unbeaten 99 from 47 balls took England to the top of the Twenty20 rankings with a nine-wicket victory.South Africa looked to have given themselves a sniff of avoiding a 3-0 clean sweep when Rassie van der Dussen’s unbeaten 74, allied with a similarly explosive 52 not out from Faf du
  
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• England beat South Africa by nine wickets in third men's T20 – as it happened

  01-12-2020 21:39
  
  Dawid Malan hit 99 not out as England chased down a formidable target of 192 in nerveless fashion to seal a 3-0 series win 8.39pm GMT Dawid Malan left himself stranded on 99 not out as he and Jos Buttler fired England to a 3-0 series sweep over South Africa with a stunning run chase in Cape Town.Heading to Newlands 2-0 up, Eoin Morgan’s side were presented with their stiffest challenge yet, as South Africa set a target of 192 on a used pitch. They breezed to a nine-wicket win thanks to a s
  
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• England beat South Africa by nine wickets in third men's T20 – live!

  01-12-2020 20:50
  
  Dawid Malan hits 99 as England storm to series sweep
  Feel free to email Tim or tweet him @TimdeLisle 7.49pm GMT “Extremely pleasing,” says Eoin Morgan. “At the toss probably both of us got it wrong [by wanting to bat first], thinking it was going to be quite a stodgy wicket. It played really well, meaning that the margin error for the bowlers was really small. The wicket continued to get better and better, and Dawid and Jos were absolutely outstanding. To win a game in that fas
  
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• England chasing 192 to beat South Africa in third men's T20 – live!

  01-12-2020 18:51
  
  South Africa make 191-3 in series closer in Cape TownMalan steers England past South Africa to clinch seriesAnd feel free to email Tim or tweet him @TimdeLisle 5.51pm GMT From their first 11 overs, South Africa managed only 70. From the next four, they added 37 – better but still not spectacular. And then they went ballistic. The 16th over, bowled by Tom Curran, cost 16, and then du Plessis and van der Dussen tucked into Jofra Archer of all people, helping themselves to 22 – the most
  
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• South Africa v England: third men's T20 international – live!

  01-12-2020 16:12
  
  Live updates from Cape Town, play starts at 4pm GMTMalan steers England past South Africa to clinch seriesAnd feel free to email Tim or tweet him @TimdeLisle 12.35pm GMT Afternoon everyone and welcome to the final episode in an entertaining mini-series. If you prefer your sport to come without too much tension, you’re in the right place: the series is already won and dusted. England’s white-ball know-how, freshly sharpened in the IPL, has proved too much for a South African side who
  
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• Leicestershire: Sam Evans agrees two-year contract extension with county

  01-12-2020 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicestershire opening batsman Sam Evans extends his contract with the county for a further two seasons.
  
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• Major League Cricket: Kolkata Knight Riders' owners invest in USA Cricket's new tournament

  01-12-2020 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The owners of Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders become stakeholders in the United States' proposed new Twenty20 league.
  
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• Broadcast deal at risk as Seven Network takes Cricket Australia to federal court

  01-12-2020 01:50
  
  Seven believes summer schedule governed by BCCIWants access to emails between CA and Indian bodyThe dispute between Cricket Australia and Channel Seven has escalated with the free-to-air broadcaster lodging federal court proceedings against the national sports body, in a move that puts at risk their $450m deal.Seven applied on Monday night to gain access to emails between CA and the Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) and Foxtel and state governments. The broadcaster reportedly believes CA
  
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