9.20pm: That's all from us on a scorcher in Durham. Keep an eye out for Firdose's report and Vish's analysis to come, but until then, on behalf of Ranjith and Miller, this is Matt Roller signing off.

Time for the presentations. Jos Buttler is first up. "Tough day. The efforts were outstanding to field first in that heat. It was a good toss to win and we couldn't find those breakthroughs. A fantastic partnership. You need to take wickets to stem the flow in this format but they ran well and put us under pressure. We never quite managed to impose ourselves and the wicket got slower and lower, and tougher to time the ball. It wasn't through lack of trying. [Did you go hard enough?] I don't think it was a lack of effort. Those two at the top are explosive players but SA read the conditions well and were smart with the way they bowled. [Pressure on senior players with Morgan and Stokes gone?] We've been improving through the games we've played and we're missing experienced guys but that creates opportunities for others. Very confident in the team. [Stokes?] From all England fans, we want to say thank you for all that he's done for this team. He's been a fantastic ambassador in ODI cricket and we'll miss him."

Keshav Maharaj is next. "Rassie set the tone and the bowlers stuck to their plans. Full credit to the team. We didn't expect the heatwave in England but it felt a bit like home. It was really hot but luckily enough there were no casualties on the field... [What about Phehlukwayo?] He underestimated the size of me! [Batting?] Quinny and Janneman set the platform and Rassie played a special innings. Partnerships were the key. [Spinners in the chase?] We know Markram is a handy allrounder. His bowling is underrated. [Nortje?] He knows his role and stuck to his disciplines."

Rassie van der Dussen is Player of the Match. "Pretty hot day. We're used to the heat but it was quite dry which made it difficult. Good toss to win, their fielders struggled in the heat. [Focus on running rather than boundaries?] We came into this tour knowing we'd have to play smart cricket. It's a massive outfield. The gameplan was to hit the gaps hard. We didn't hit one six but overall it was a pretty good batting display. All the guys that came in showed good intent, Janneman up front and then Aiden. We're pretty happy with that batting performance. [Put down a marker?] Definitely. We've had 10 good days of preparation and knew it was going to be a tough tour. We'll enjoy tonight."

Andrew: "Nortje finished off that innings quicker than he bowled today!"

Mustafa Moudi: "Why didnt Ben Stokes chose to play the entire series instead of retiring after this match ?? This question comes up especially after this massive loss. Didnt wanted his career to end like this !!" -- Because Chester-le-Street is his home ground.

9.05pm: A convincing, 62-run win for South Africa to start their tour, and Ben Stokes shakes hands with his team-mates on the balcony as his ODI career draws to an anti-climactic close. South Africa were dominant throughout in conditions that suited their style of play, building slowly and looking to knock the ball around as England's bowlers toiled in the heat before putting the squeeze on with a canny combination of spin, slower balls and searing pace. Rassie van der Dussen was brilliant with the bat but there were plenty of contributors, while England's slow start to their white-ball summer continues... that's the fourth ODI in a row in which they've been bowled out, the first such sequence since 2014, and they have won only two of their seven fixtures in limited-overs cricket since Morgan's retirement.

Bapi Hasan: "The "boring" worm gets the bird..."

Nortje. Not a hat-trick ball since there was a wide in between the first two.