#england-cricket

#england-cricket

England made history, and for the first time more than 300 runs, on an extraordinary night in Manchester as they buried South Africa under a mountain of runs and shredded statistics. The highest total in the team's T20 history was turbocharged by a brilliant opening stand of 126 between Phil Salt and Jos Buttler and by the nation's highest individual score, Salt knocking himself off the top of that chart with an unbeaten 141.

It was box-office bowling and I know we had 415 on the board but you didn't want to miss a ball. I thought it was brilliant and not just his pace but his skill, his ability to shift it both ways and to test batters with the steep bounce he gets. He's a proper cricketer, hence why we've taken our time with him to make sure that we give him every chance to be in the biggest series of all of our lives.

England appeared to be in control of the match, chasing a target of 374 runs, propelled by stellar centuries from Harry Brook and Joe Root, but suddenly found themselves in a precarious position with six wickets down and 35 runs still required as the day ended prematurely due to bad light and rain.

Smith, at 24 years old, achieved an extraordinary milestone with 184 not out, making the highest score by an England wicketkeeper in men's Test history, surpassing Alec Stewart.

India makes one change to their lineup, bringing back captain Harmanpreet Kaur into the squad in place of Harleen Deol, enhancing their strategy after a previous victory.

Fast bowler Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of England's one-day international series against West Indies due to a hamstring injury. He is not being replaced.