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England performed a observe T20 match in Paarl forward of their sequence towards South Africa.© Twitter
Fast bowler Olly Stone and Test captain Joe Root performed main roles in an England intra-squad Twenty20 warm-up match at Boland Park in Paarl on Monday. Neither Stone nor Root is in England’s T20 squad however can be a part of the one-day worldwide set-up for a three-match sequence that can observe three T20 video games, which begin at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Stone took three for 12, dismissing top-order batsmen Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes and Liam Livingstone, as Team Morgan, led by England captain Eoin Morgan, have been restricted to 139 for 9 of their 20 overs.
Root and all-rounder Sam Curran each made 45 not out as Team Buttler, captained by tour vice-captain Jos Buttler, cruised to a six-wicket win with 7.2 overs to spare. Root had additionally been prime scorer when he made 77 in a 40-overs warm-up match at Newlands on Saturday.
England had initially deliberate to play two T20 matches on the identical day however opted to scale back this to a single match. Because it was a observe recreation, Bairstow and Stokes, dismissed for 11 and three respectively, batted once more and each scored 10 of their second knocks, with Bairstow being undefeated.
All members of the touring occasion took half in a 13-a-side contest, together with the designated reserves. Middlesex all-rounder Tom Helm, one of many reserves, took two wickets for the successful crew.
Brief scores:
Team Morgan 139-9 in 20 overs (M Ali 41; C Jordan 2-19, O Stone 3-12, T Helm 2-18)
Promoted
Team Buttler 141-Four in 12.Four overs (J Root 45 not out, S Curran 45 not out; T Curran 2-14)
Result: Team Buttler gained by 6 wickets
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