Van der Dussen stars as South Africa spoil Stokes' ODI farewell - Onmanorama

CHESTER-LE-STREET: South Africa piled more misery on the embattled England white-ball side, thrashing the hosts by 62 runs in the opening One-day International at Chester-le-Street, in a match which was all-rounder Ben Stokes' last outing in the 50-over game.

It would have been the perfect gift for Stokes, who played his last ODI for the country on Wednesday night, but South Africa's Rassie van der Dussen spoilt England's party with a composed century, shorn of extravagant sixes, as the visitors scored a mammoth 333/5 in 50 overs.

Proteas pace bowler Anrich Nortje then came out firing on all cylinders, finishing with figures of 4/53 as the Keshav Maharaj-led side dismissed England for 271 in 46.5 overs to complete a 62-run win.

England's defeat comes on the back of T20I and ODI series losses to India recently.

Brief scores: South Africa 333/5 in 50 overs (Janneman Malan 57, Rassie van der Dussen 134, Aiden Markram 77) beat England 271 in 46.5 overs (Jason Roy 43, Jonny Bairstow 63, Joe Root 86; Anrich Nortje 4/53, Tabraiz Shamsi 2/53, Aiden Markram 2/25) by 62 runs. IANS

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