England vs South Africa 2017: 3rd ODI, 5 talking points

#2 Amla quickest to 7000 ODI runs

Amla hit a fluent half-century and became the fastest to 7000 runs in the process

Hashim Amla has not been at his best in the recent past for South Africa. His familiar woes with the moving ball and short deliveries did not stop him from becoming the fastest to reach the landmark of 7000 ODI runs, though. The veteran opener showed signs of returning to form when he hit two hundreds in the IPL for the Kings XI franchise.

With a small target to achieve, Amla was helped by some leg-side looseners by David Willey and got off to a brisk start. de Kock gave him good company as the duo helped South Africa get to 59/0 before the lunch break. Amla soon crossed his half-century before inside edging debutant, Roland-Jones onto his stumps.