As South Africa's stay in United Kingdom has passed, the team has only become more jaded with each day. After failing to capitalise on the key moments in the ODI series, which led to a 1-2 defeat, they crashed out of the Champions Trophy with a rather sub-par display. They infused fresh blood in the side for the T20I series, but even that hasn't served the purpose as they went on to succumb in the opening match with an ordinary display all over. And now they head to Taunton with the series on line for them. Another defeat and they will have another series loss next to their name. If that fact doesn't serve motivating enough for them to lift their game, nothing will. Another show anywhere close to the kind of which they put up
TAUNTON T20I
Another series defeat lingers as South Africa look for inspiration in Taunton

AB de Villiers scored a half century in the previous game, but looked scratchy © Getty
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