England Cruise Past S. Africa T20 Side To Win Series 3 - 0. (ODI Series Begins Friday.)

 South Africa v England: Dawid Malan hits 99 not out to seal 3-0 series win

By Callum Matthews.BBC Sport.

Dawid Malan reached his 10th 50-plus score in Twenty20 internationals in his 19th innings, beating the record of 25 innings held 

Third Twenty20, Newlands, Cape Town

South Africa 191-3 (20 overs): Van der Dussen 74* (32), Du Plessis 52* (37), Stokes 2-26

England 192-1 (17.4 overs): Malan 99* (47), Buttler 67* (47)

England won by nine wickets; won series 3-0

Scorecard

Dawid Malan made a magnificent 99 not out as England completed a 3-0 series victory over South Africa in Cape Town to go top of the Twenty20 rankings.

Chasing 192 to win, Malan and Jos Buttler added an unbroken 167 to power England home with 14 balls to spare.

Buttler made an unbeaten 67 off 46 balls and Malan faced only 47 as they hit a combined 14 fours and 10 sixes.

Earlier, Rassie van der Dussen's unbeaten 74 and Faf du Plessis' 50 not out helped South Africa post 191-3.

Victory took England above Australia at the top of the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings, although Justin Langer's side could return to number one if they win their series against India starting on Friday. BBC.