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England vs South Africa on May 27

Following England’s comprehensive win against South Africa, at Headingly, in the First ODI of the series, we look ahead to the Second ODI on Saturday. Eoin Morgan hit an impressive century while Moeen Ali thumped a quick fire 77 and picked two wickets (and the Man of the Match) as England went 1-0 up in the series following their 72-run victory in the first One-Day International against South Africa at Headingly. With England in this sort of form, they will be favorites to win the Second ODI and with it the series.

·         Best economical pick – The South African All Rounder Andile Phehlukwayo had the well settled Alex Hales edging to de Kock before grabbing the all-important wicket of Joe Root with a bouncer. His figures after his first four overs read 4-0-16-2. Although he took a bit of stick towards the end, Phehlukwayo showed that he can do a good job as a bowler.

·         Top captains & vice captains – The England Captain Eoin Morgan is building up some cracking form ahead of the Champions Trophy and smashed his third hundred in eight games. Morgan was aggressive right from the outset and never let the Proteas pacers settle into a rhythm. The manner in which he took on the bouncers showed the kind of touch the skipper was in. Even when Stokes and Buttler were dismissed in quick succession, Morgan kept England going in the company of Moeen Ali.  Their partnership was worth 117 in 13 overs and took England well past the 300 mark. The Proteas skipper AB de Villiers looked in ominous touch as he took on Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali. He was tactical in his approach and ensured the required rate did not climb too much. AB de Villiers battled gamely for 45 off 38 balls but with partners running out had no choice but to take the attack to England and picked out Plunkett in the deep off Moeen.

·         Smart pick – Man of the match Moeen Ali smashed an unbeaten 77 off just 51 balls and picked up two wickets - including the prized one of AB de Villiers - as England defeated South Africa by 72 runs in the opening One Day International at Headingly. The English all-rounder came to the wicket at 198-5 in the 35th over and helped England to 339-6 by the end of their innings.

·         Cautions Pick – The South African Spin All Rounder JP Duminy again failed to perform in another match. He scored just 15 runs off 18 balls when his team needed a partnership with the settled batsman AB de Villiers. He also went wicket less in his 6 overs spell so pick him in your team at your own risk.

My XI – Eoin Morgan (Captain), AB de Villiers (Vice-Captain), Andile Phehlukwayo, Moeen Ali, Hashim Amla, Kagiso Rabada, Mark Wood, Quinton de Kock, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Jason Roy