Cardiff, Sept. 11 -- England skipper Harry Brook acknowledged his team's underperformance in both batting and bowling against South Africa in the first T20, and highlighted the difficulty of the match due to limited batting overs.

In a thrilling encounter at Cardiff, South Africa edge past Australia by 14 runs in the first T20 via the DLS method in a rain-affected match on Thursday in London.

The game was initially delayed by two hours before the hosts won the toss and elected to bowl, in what was supposed to be a nine-over contest.

However, after the first innings, rain again interrupted the game, which made it a five-over match.

"It was a long, long day. I don't think we need to make any excuses. We probably didn't execute as well a...