England had to make a statement and they did it in style. English batsmen chose the aggressive path and posted mammoth total of 234 runs on board. For England, Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali dominated with the bat and scored 106 runs together in 6 overs. Along with that, Moeen Ali scored fastest 50 in T20i by an English batsman. He hit 50 in 16 balls while Jonny Bairstow scored 90 of 53 balls.
South Africa started poorly and lost the track of the chase. They lost wickets at early stage but Reeze Hendricks kept them in slowly slipping away chase until the 21 years old Stubbs played spectactular knock of 28 balls 72 runs. Credit to Chris Jordon who conceded only three runs in the eighteenth over to seal up the game.
SCORECARD SUMMARY
Andile Phehlukwayo 1/63 (4)
Reece Topley 2/29 (4)
MATCH DETAILS
| Venue: County Ground, Bristol | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to field first |
| Series | South Africa tour of England |
| Season | 2022 |
| Series result | England led the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match | England v South Africa First T20 |
| Match days | 27 July 2022 – |