England captain Eoin Morgan looking forward to decider against South Africa

A blitz of late hitting from Chris Morris - after he had been dropped on 14 by Adil Rashid - stole the fourth match of five from under England's noses at the Wanderers.

Morris (62) cashed in on his reprieve to carry South Africa to scores level - and even after he was bowled by a Rashid googly, number 11 Imran Tahir strode out to square the series with a boundary off his fellow leg-spinner.

South Africa's one-wicket win, with 16 balls to spare in pursuit of 262 all out, means they have come from 2-0 down - and England must gather their composure to prevail in Sunday's final match at Newlands.

Morgan still believes they can, and will be banking on more runs from Joe Root - whose 109 followed his career-best 125 at Centurion three days earlier, both his seventh and eighth centuries in this format coming in defeat.

His captain joked that he may have put a jinx on the Yorkshireman's consistent performances, by remarking previously that Root runs tend to spell victory for England.

Morgan said: "I said in the last game as well, when he scores hundreds we normally win.

"Maybe I put a jinx on him - but I want him to score another one."

The Irishman cannot afford to be too downcast for long, with a decider in the offing so soon.

"For our hopes in the series, it is probably not that big a blow," he said, of England's second defeat.

"Ultimately, it will come down to that last game - and we're really looking forward to it.

Number eight Morris thought he had blown his big chance, before his big-hitting ambush

Recalling the moment when he was sure he tried to hit Reece Topley over the top and was going to be caught at mid-off, Morris said: "When it went up, the first thing I thought was 'idiot!'.

"The length was there for me to cut ... but my mind-set was mid-off was up - so I thought if I just get half a piece of wood on it, then it's going to go.

"I did get half a piece of wood on it, and it went straight up.

"We've got a saying in afrikaans ... 'my heart fell through my bum' ..."

It did not stay there for long, though, because Morris made England pay with a maiden ODI 50 and a display of sustained hitting for four sixes and three fours from 38 balls in a stand of 52 - to which Kyle Abbott contributed just an unbeaten three.