Roy became the first player in worldwide T20 cricket history to be given out for obstructing the field after Andile Phehlukwayo's throw hit him when he was short of his ground.
England start the first ever men's T20 global at Taunton 1-0 up in the three-match series by virtue of the nine-wicket tonking at the Rose Bowl.
It had been a strong bowling performance from South Africa with seamer Chris Morris, who removed the risky Bairstow after picking up opener Sam Billings early, providing pace and fire in his spell of 2-18 from four overs. Tom Curran starred with the ball for England with three wickets while Liam Plunkett got two wickets.
And then came the turning point.
England made three changes to the team that thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the first match of this series in Southampton on Wednesday.
Man-of-the-match Chris Morris praised the character of his side after he inspired a fightback that saw England collapse from 133 for two to 171 for six. "You could see both sides of it", England's captain, Eoin Morgan, said. Interestingly, Stokes had become the eighth cricketer overall to have been given out obstructing the field during England's ODI versus Australia at Lord's in mid-2015, said Cricket Australia's website.
Seamer Tom Curran restricted South Africa to an iffy total of 174 for eight in Friday's key second Twenty20 global against South Africa at the County Ground in Taunton.
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South Africa coach Russell Domingo has made an emergency return home after his mother was seriously injured in a auto accident. The South Africans appealed immediately for obstructing the field.
"We love the game back home and to see us come out on top means a lot - and now we have a decider on Sunday".
De Villiers had smashed 46 from 20 balls - 34 of his runs coming from boundaries - and produced an extraordinary shot to hoist David Willey over his own shoulder for six.
"Personally, I think it's a 50-50 call", Morgan told Sky Sports. "That's disappointing. Given the position we were in, we should have won".
South Africa's support staff consists of assistant coach Adrian Birrell, bowling coach Charl Langeveldt, batting coach Neil McKenzie and spin bowling consultant Claude Henderson, as well as fitness trainer Greg King. After claiming a wicket with his second ball in global cricket - Reeza Hendricks bottom-edging an attempted pull on to his stumps - Curran returned to bowl the last couple of overs from the Somerset Pavilion End and impressed with his control and variations.
Opposing captain AB de Villiers added: "We were in the right to ask the question of the umpires".
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