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Centurion: Loots Bosman fell one blow short of recording only the second century in Twenty20 internationals, and Graeme Smith made a statement of his own by hammering 88 from 44 balls, as South Africa responded to their defeat in Friday's first T20I at the Wanderers.
Big win for the Proteas. They win by 84 runs. Having decided to bat first, they would have been mighty pleased with the score they got - 241/6 in 20 overs - The second highest score in a T20I.
England started off with a required run-rate of 12.10 runs per over. They looked nowhere near their batting performance in the previous game and a couple of good partnerships just delayed the inevitable by a bit.
Jonathan Trott once again looked in fine touch and scored a brilliant 51. Pietersen, too, looked in good touch and played some delightful strokes. But, in the end, it was too much to ask for and the batsmen crumbled under pressure. The South African bowling looked good with all bowlers picking up wickets. The best pick was Dale Steyn, getting 2 for 29 in his 4 overs.
This is the worst defeat for England in a T20I, beating their previous defeat of 77 runs against Australia in Australia.
Loots Bosman has been name dthe man of the match for his quickfire 94 off 45 balls. The T20I series finishes levelled at 1-1. But, to be fair enough, South Africa could have well won it 2-0. They played better cricket than England and deserved to win the series but rain robbed them of it.
Earlier, Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman went on a six-hitting spree as they battered England's bowlers in a world record opening
partnership.
South Africa made 241 for six, the second-highest total in Twenty20 internationals, after Smith and Bosman put on 170 for the first wicket in 13 overs.
Stand-in England captain Alastair Cook had a baptism of fire as sixes flew into the crowd. A total of 17 sixes and 19 fours were hit in the innings.
Smith hit six sixes and eight fours as he made 88 off 44 balls, while Bosman hit 9 sixes and hit four fours in making 94 off 45 deliveries.
Only 14 runs were scored off the first three overs before Smith and Bosman went on the rampage, with 21 runs hit off Sajid Mahmood's first over.
England won the first match by one run according to the Duckworth/Lewis method after rain stopped play in Johannesburg on Friday. There was again a possibility of thunderstorms on Sunday.
Brief scores
South Africa: 241 for 6 (Bosman 94, Smith 88)
England: 157 for 8 (Trott 51)
Result: South Africa won by 84 runs
MOM: Loots Bosman (South Africa)
