England stunned the South African bowlers, creating new history in T20 cricket. Phil Salt scored the fastest century in England’s T20 history, leading the team to a historic victory against South Africa. In the match played at Old Trafford, hosts England posted a mammoth 304 runs for the loss of 2 wickets, leveling the series 1-1.
Phil Salt broke Liam Livingstone’s record by scoring a century off just 39 balls, scoring 141 runs off 60 balls. Liam Livingstone had scored a century off 42 balls in the T20 series against Pakistan in 2021.
Jos Buttler also showed great batting form, scoring 83 runs off 30 balls and putting on a 126-run partnership with Salt. Jacob Bethell scored 24 runs and captain Harry Brooke scored an unbeaten 41 runs off 21 balls.
