SOUTHAMTON:

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma questioned his side's attitude after they were thrashed by 342 runs against England in the largest defeat in ODI history on Sunday.

Chasing 415 to complete a clean-sweep of the three-match series, the Proteas were bowled out for just 72 in 20.5 ignominious overs in Southampton.

It was the biggest winning margin in the history of the ODI format when batting first, surpassing India's 317-run victory against Sri Lanka in 2023.

South Africa narrowly avoided falling short of their lowest ODI total of 69 against Australia in 1993.

England's previous biggest margin of victory was a 242-run success against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018.

Bavuma admitted South Africa's sloppy fielding, which included several dropped catches, was emblematic of t

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