Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- England 414 for 5 (Bethell 110, Root 100, Buttler 62*, Smith 62) beat South Africa 72 (Archer 4-18, Rashid 3-13) by 342 runs
Jacob Bethell cracked the first hundred of his professional career as England thrashed South Africa by a record margin in Southampton. Bethell's 110 off 82 balls, a timely reminder of his immense talent, was more than South Africa's batters managed between them as Jofra Archer ran through their top order in a blistering new-ball spell to set up a thumping consolation win.
At 21, Bethell became the second-youngest England player to score a men's ODI hundred and set the platform for a huge total in a 182-run partnership with fellow centurion Joe Root, who hardly broke a sweat. South Africa were ...