South Africa bowl against England in 3rd T20
South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to field against England in the third and deciding Twenty20 international at an overcast Cardiff on Sunday.
England made three changes from the side beaten by three runs at Taunton on Friday, a result that saw South Africa level the three-match series at 1-1.
They left out regular captain Eoin Morgan, with wicket-keeper Jos Buttler taking over as skipper as he did in the limited overs section of England's tour of Bangladesh when former Ireland international Morgan refused to travel to the country on security grounds.
England gave a debut to Morgan's fellow Middlesex batsman Dawid Malan - born in London but brought up in South Africa.
Meanwhile Alex Hales returned to partner Jason Roy at the top of the order after Jonny Bairstow was left out with Mason Crane, who made his debut in England's series-opening win in Southampton on Wednesday, replacing Hampshire team-mate Liam Dawson as the lone specialist spinner.
South Africa made just the one change, with leg-spinner Imran Tahir coming in for left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi.
Teams
England: Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler (capt/wkt), Sam Billings, Liam Livingstone, Liam Plunkett, David Willey, Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, Mason Crane
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Jon-Jon Smuts, AB de Villiers (capt), David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Mangaliso Mosehle (wkt), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Dane Paterson
Umpires: Tim Robinson (ENG), Michael Gough (ENG)
TV umpire: Rob Bailey (ENG)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
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