England beaten after collapse
A dismal batting display was largely to blame as England tasted defeat for the first time during their tour to South Africa going down by four wickets against the Proteas' second string in Bloemfontein.
Alastair Cook, who was dropped on nine and 12, top-scored with a scratchy 22 but could not prevent his side from being dismissed for a paltry 89 in the Twenty20 encounter.
He was one of just three batsmen to reach double figures as England lost their last eight wickets for 40 runs to be all out in 17.3 overs.
In response, Graeme Swann and Adil Rashid grabbed two wickets apiece, but it was not enough as Rilee Rossouw and Vaughn van Jaarsveld both hit 23 to guide their side home with 15 balls to spare against a weakened visiting attack missing frontline seamers James Anderson (knee), Graham Onions (back) and Stuart Broad (shoulder) through minor injuries.
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