Southampton, England – Na wa o! England don scatter records for one day international cricket as dem just carry South Africa waka come ground with a whopping 342-run victory for di third ODI wey happen on September 7, 2025. Na so dem guys take announce say dem no wan play small small, dem dey ready to show who be boss for ODI.
This match no just be ordinary match; na history dem dey write as England pile up 414 runs for dem innings before South Africa bat. Jay Bethell and Joe Root dey show dem skills as dem both carry century for di game: Bethell score 110 runs off 82 balls while Root no wan fall hand too as he hammer 100 runs off 96 balls. Chai! Na wetin dem dey chop for training sef?
Di match start for di Rose Bowl wey dey Southampton, and though dem lose di toss, dem no shake as dem still decide to bat first. Dis decision no be mistake at all as Jamie Smith sef join di party with fifty runs, reminding all of us say na so to be an opener dey sweet!
But wait oh! Na Jos Buttler wey step on di scene come do wetin e sabi do best. E enter di pitch, immediately score 62 runs off just 32 balls, making di bowlers for South Africa wey dey expect easy ride begin dey sweat like tomato for frying pan!
South Africa try to respond o, but dem ODI batting line-up no fit match di fire wey England carry. Jofra Archer, di bowler wey dey shine like diamond, take four wickets in just nine overs, crashing di South African hopes like bad egg for market. Na wah, hope say dem no go carry dis defeat enter dem next series o!
Even though na South Africa win di series 2-1 after dem don win di first two matches, dis victory wey England get today na oh-wee-wah performance. Dem don raise di bar high, and everybody dey talk say di bowlers gatz step up dem game if dem wan compete with di best.
As di dust settle for Southampton, wahala no go finish as di conversation don change from how England go perform to how South Africa go recalibrate dem strategy before dem face off again. Na cricket we go dey watch, and na progress we go dey expect tomorrow.
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