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Rashid stars as England share ODI series with South Africa

World champions England won the toss and elected to field

Rashid stars as England share ODI series with South Africa PHOTO: AFP

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid took the key scalps of batsmen Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma as England beat South Africa by two wickets in the third and final one-day international (ODI) on Sunday.

World champions England won the toss and elected to field, restricting their hosts to 256 for seven in 50 overs, a below- par score on a day when the players wore pink to raise money for breast cancer awareness.

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The touring side looked composed in their chase, apart from some late jitters, as Joe Denly top-scored with 66, reaching their target with 40 balls to spare to claim a share of the series after the second game was washed out by rain.

The teams meet in a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series which starts on Wednesday in East London, and concludes next Sunday in Pretoria.