England withstood a whirlwind innings from South Africa captain Quinton De Kock to level the Twenty20 series following a nervy two-run win in another last-ball thriller at Durban.
A cameo of 39 from only 11 deliveries from Moeen Ali helped England to a formidable 204 for seven but it was put in the shade by De Kock, whose 17-ball fifty under the floodlights was the fastest by a South African in T20s.
The shell-shocked tourists were grateful when he was caught in the deep for 65 from 22 balls, which included two fours and eight sixes, but Rassie Van Der Dussen and Dwaine Pretorius almost carried South Africa to victory.
However, that merely set the scene for Moeen, who at one stage threatened to shatter the fastest England T20 fifty, in a staggering cameo where seven of the balls he faced went for either four or six.
Hendricks was smashed over deep square-leg and long-on in the space of three balls while a remarkable slice off Ngidi flew over deep backward point. Moeen then sent a catch to long-on but the damage had been done.
After Stokes' towering six had carried England beyond 200 and the second highest T20 total at the ground, Moeen was on the receiving end of some punishment as De Kock carted the off-spinner for three sixes in four deliveries.
It was not just Moeen that De Kock manhandled as all of England's frontline attack went the distance at least once, punished for erring in line and length as De Kock etched his name into South Africa's history books.
He finally mistimed one as a Mark Wood full toss was caught at deep midwicket, with the wicket standing to De Kock's evident frustration despite a marginal call on height following multiple television replays.
Temba Bavuma was unable to take the reins as he departed for 31 after gloving a Wood bouncer down the leg-side while dangerman David Miller flickered in his 21 before being caught at long-on off Stokes.
Despite wickets in hand, the asking rate was starting to climb as 50 runs were required from the last four overs, a period in which England had earlier smashed 68.
Jordan bowled both JJ Smuts and Phehlukwayo with successive deliveries but Wood yielded 19 runs in the 18th over as Van Der Dussen (43 not out) hammered the paceman for two sixes.
However, England, and Curran in particular, were able to hold their nerve when it mattered most.
