South Africa have won a rain-shortened first Twenty20 international by 14 runs after England failed to chase down a revised target of 69 off five overs in Cardiff.

England's batters tried to slog pretty much every delivery to the boundary on Wednesday but could only manage 5-54 at Sophia Gardens.

Rain initially reduced the match to a nine-overs-per-side contest and the Proteas, after being put into bat, made 5-97 before another heavy shower arrived in the Welsh capital, further truncating the game.

Captain Aiden Markram top-scored with a 14-ball 28, while Donovan Ferreira (25 not out) and Dewald Brevis (23) chipped in.

"You need one or two guys to have a good cameo and you get a good score," Markram said.

England's Duckworth-Lewis-Stern-adjusted target meant just one thing — try to sm

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