South Africa bowl as England start ODI life without Stokes

MANCHESTER: South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and elected to bowl in the rain-affected second one-day international against England at Old Trafford on Friday

Persistent rain in Manchester reduced the match – England’s first since Ben Stokes’s retirement from ODI cricket – to 29 overs per side

England, needing to win to level the series following a 62-run defeat at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday, made three changes.

They brought in batsman Phil Salt for all-rounder Stokes, with the in-form Reece Topley and fellow left-arm quick David Willey replacing Durham’s Bryson Carse and Matthew Potts.

South Africa replaced Andile Phehlukwayo, who suffered a concussion at Chester-le-Street, with fast-medium bowler Dwaine Pretorius in the only change to their XI.

The series finishes in Leeds on Sunday,.

Teams

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Phil Salt, Joe Root, Jos Buttler (capt/wkt), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

South Africa: Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wkt), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj (capt), Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

Umpires: David Millns (ENG), Richard Illingworth (ENG)

TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)