London, Sept. 5 -- England's torrid run in the 50-over format, with Harry Brook at the helm, further extended after South Africa orchestrated its first ODI series win in England's home den since 1998 by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead after the end of the second fixture of the three-match series at the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's.

South Africa ousted England with a narrow five-run victory in a high-octane run-scoring fest. There weren't any notable celebrations from the Proteas players as they calmly got on with things while England were forced to reflect on their misery.

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