Northampton: England Lions 349-7 (50 overs), South Africa A 205 (41.3 overs)

England Lions took a decisive 2-0 lead over South Africa A in their three-match Royal London One-Day Series after recording their second emphatic victory in three days - by 144 runs at Northampton.

James Vince's side piled up 349 for seven thanks largely to contrasting innings from Liam Livingstone (an explosive 129 from 83 balls with ten fours and eight sixes) and Dawid Malan (an elegant 84 from 89 balls, 13 fours, one six).

Livingstone's maiden List A century was a violent affair, cleanly-hit and spectacular, but he was dropped twice and rode his luck. Malan's classy innings was the better, containing barely a false shot until he became one of four victims for off-spinner Aiden Markram (four for 45).

Under scoreboard pressure, the tourists' chase never really took flight. They mustered only 205 all out as slow left-armer Liam Dawson took four for 41.

England Lions made one team-change, a rotation in the seam department as George Garton replaced Sam Curran.

After South Africa A chose to bowl, Duane Olivier inflicted brisk damage in an impressive opening spell of 6-0-17-2. Ben Duckett reached only two on his home ground before chipping to short mid-wicket. An in-ducker then trapped Daniel Bell-Drummond lbw for three.

Fresh from making an unbeaten 125 in the first game, Malan continued his excellent form but lost another partner when Vince lifted a pull to deep mid-wicket off Junior Dala.

Malan and Livingstone added 74 in 63 balls before their stand ended surprisingly when Malan charged at Markram and offered Heino Kuhn a simple stumping.

Livingstone and Dawson (26, 32 balls) clattered 98 in 12 overs, the former reaching a 68-ball century, the second 50 of which arrived from 24 balls, a third of which went for four or six.

Dawson holed out to deep square-leg but Livingstone responded by lifting Jason Smith over the candy-floss stall into a neighbouring garden before perishing, caught at long-on, in pursuit of his ninth six.

After Ben Foakes swung and missed, Craig Overton (34, 18 balls) and Tom Curran (28, 16) kept the pressure high with an unbroken stand of 50 from 25 balls.

South Africa A were never in the hunt after losing Reeza Hendricks, lbw to Curran, in the third over. Markram reached 50 (49 balls, eight fours, one six) but after he edged Steven Finn and, nine balls later, Dawson turned one into JJ Smuts' stumps, the tourists were 81 for three and steady decline followed.

Theunis de Bruyn lifted Dawson to long on, Temba Bavuma nicked Garton to the keeper and Kuhn belted a Livingstone full-toss straight back to the bowler.

Khaya Zondo's attempt to smite Dawson over the indoor centre landed in the hands of Overton at mid-on. The spinner's fourth wicket was Olivier, bowled through a failed slog. Livingstone bowled Dala and a thoroughly dominant Lions display was rounded off when Jason Smith drove Finn into the hands of Vince at mid-off.