Southampton, Sept. 8 -- South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad didn't mince his words while assessing his side's "embarrassing" defeat in the third ODI against England at The Rose Bowl.

Captain Temba Bavuma declared that their performance "doesn't do us justice" to their recent track record in the format, considering they have beaten Australia and England 2-1 in the series over the last month.

South Africa hit rock bottom after facing annihilation in Southampton, which ended with a 342-run defeat, the biggest in the history of the format, surpassing India's previous 317-run win against Sri Lanka in 2023 at Thiruvananthapuram. The third ODI was a dead rubber, considering South Africa had raced to an unassailable 2-0 lead after the second ...