England v South Africa: Ben Stokes' final ODI ends in 62-run defeat

South Africa beat England by 62 runs in the first one-day international of a three-game series.

Rassie van der Dussen's fine 134 was the first to wear down the world champion.

He and Markram, who hit 77 off 61 balls, helped the tourists to 331-5.

The English lost their way against the South Africans as the baked pitch tired.

A day after announcing that this match would be his last one-day international, he was out for five.

As the run-rate increased out of control, Joe Root tried to hit out, but he was thrown out of the game.

The final three England's were taken by quickly and they were out of the game by the end of the day.

The first match of the series was won by South Africa.

England's struggle in the sun

England have lost five white-ball games in a row, including the Twenty20 series against India.

South Africa's line-up may not have superstars like India's, but this victory was just as convincing.

The conditions were hard to play in. Members of the crowd needed medical attention in the stands as the temperature reached 38 degrees.

Matthew Potts had to leave the field because he wasstruggling with effects of the heat.

England didn't really threaten to chase a good total.

Roy and Bairstow were restrained before Roy hit Maharaj to long-off for 43 and Bairstow was trapped in front of the pavilion for 63.

Buttler was caught and bowled by Tabraiz Shamsi for 12 as England failed to bat out their 50 overs for the fourthODI in a row.

England were never in the game due to the fact that only Root offered any real resistance.

Anrich Nortje, one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket, was too good for the lower order as he finished with 4-53 after bowling the Yorkshire man.

Van der Dussen battles through

South Africa's low score was not helped by the increased number of drinks breaks because of the weather.

The return of a leg-spinner did not help England's cause.

Janneman Malan helped lay a platform with 57 from 77 balls before hitting Moeen Ali to deep mid-century and after Van der Dussen mostly accumulated through ones and twos rather than entertaining with boundaries.

Only 40 of the right-handed bowler's runs came from hitting the rope.

In the 20.2 overs stand, Markram was slightly more aggressive. They both fell in the same over of Liam Livingstone spin - Markram caught at deep mid-foot and Van der Dussen tried to force a shot off the back foot - which helped England finish theinnings well.

The total still proved far out of England's reach despite the fact that 46 came from the last six overs.

Stokes bows out

The intense schedule doesn't allow him to play all three formats, so he's retiring from 50-over cricket.

He looked emotional when he received an applause at the start of the game.

He was England's most expensive bowler due to the fact that he had to bowl more overs than anticipated.

He conceded six boundaries in his five overs, a sign of his fitness struggles that have influenced his decision.

The part-time spinner Markram was attempting to reverse sweep his 11th ball when he was hit by the bat.

It was a disappointing and premature end for an all-rounder who couldn't repeat his World Cup final heroics, even though he was applauded off by theRiverside.

'We never quite managed to impose ourselves' - reaction

We never quite broke that partnership and that really extended the game away from us. It was a good chance to win on a warm day.

We never really imposed ourselves with the bat. We couldn't put enough pressure on them because they were bowling very well.

This summer, we haven't played to our potential. It feels like we are getting back to where we need to be.

The boys were very professional today. The bowler stuck to their plans after Rassie set the tone with the bat.

The player of the match was Rassie van der Dussen. We knew we had to hit the gaps hard and run fast.

We back ourselves and our fitness, even though it was difficult. I don't think I have ever seen a six-bagger. It was a great batting display.