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NatWest SeriesMatch 2 · ODI

England beat South Africa by 10 wickets

Trent Bridge, Nottingham, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.

England85/014.1 ov
England won by 10 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. South Africa were bowled out for 83. Stuart Broad took 5 for 23.

England reached 85 for 0 in 14.1 overs, Matt Prior 45 not out from 36 balls and Ian Bell 28 not out from 51 balls.

England won by 10 wickets.

Key performers

South Africa innings

83(23 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smithc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broadc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broad9141064.29
Herschelle Gibbsc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broadc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broad10152066.67
Jacques Kallisc OA Shah b SCJ Broadc OA Shah b SCJ Broad6151040.00
AB de Villierslbw b A Flintofflbw b A Flintoff5250020.00
JP Duminyc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broadc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broad8320266.67
Mark Boucher †c †MJ Prior b A Flintoffc †MJ Prior b A Flintoff10231043.48
Johan Bothac †MJ Prior b SCJ Broadc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broad116006.25
Albie Morkelc †MJ Prior b SJ Harmisonc †MJ Prior b SJ Harmison6131046.15
André Nelc LJ Wright b SJ Harmisonc LJ Wright b SJ Harmison13730185.71
Dale Steynb A Flintoffb A Flintoff6610100.00
Makhaya Ntininot outnot out0*1000.00
Extras(lb 1, w 8)(lb 1, w 8)9
Total23 Ov (RR 3.61)23 Ov (RR 3.61)83
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (HH Gibbs, 3.4 ov), 25-2 (GC Smith, 6 ov), 26-3 (JH Kallis, 8 ov), 36-4 (JP Duminy, 9.2 ov), 45-5 (AB de Villiers, 14.5 ov), 50-6 (MV Boucher, 16.4 ov), 53-7 (J Botha, 19.2 ov), 68-8 (A Nel, 21.1 ov), 72-9 (JA Morkel, 21.5 ov), 83-10 (DW Steyn, 23 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson502605.20215000
Stuart Broad1032352.30504000
Andrew Flintoff702934.14312040
Steve Harmison10424.0051000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 5(7) & HH Gibbs 10(15)1622
2ndJH Kallis 5(7) & GC Smith 4(7)914
3rdJH Kallis 1(8) & AB de Villiers 0(4)112
4thAB de Villiers 2(5) & JP Duminy 8(3)108
5thMV Boucher 5(17) & AB de Villiers 3(16)933
6thJ Botha 0(5) & MV Boucher 5(6)511
7thJA Morkel 1(5) & J Botha 1(11)316
8thA Nel 13(7) & JA Morkel 1(4)1511
9thJA Morkel 4(4) & DW Steyn 0(0)44
10thM Ntini 0(1) & DW Steyn 6(6)117

England innings

85/0(14.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ian Bellnot outnot out28*514054.90
Matt Prior †not outnot out45*3661125.00
Extras(lb 6, w 4, nb 2)(lb 6, w 4, nb 2)12
Total14.1 Ov (RR 6.00)14.1 Ov (RR 6.00) · Target 84 from 50 ov85/0
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dale Steyn613706.17225042
Makhaya Ntini512404.80192100
André Nel2.101406.4683000
Jacques Kallis10404.0020000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stIR Bell 28(51) & MJ Prior 45(36)85*85

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 85/0 (14.1 ov)
14.14
A Nel to MJ Prior, FOUR
End of over 144 runsENG 81/0011011
MJ Prior 41(35)IR Bell 28(51)JH Kallis 1-0-4-0
13.61
JH Kallis to MJ Prior, 1 run
13.51
JH Kallis to IR Bell, 1 run
13.40
JH Kallis to IR Bell, no run
13.31
JH Kallis to MJ Prior, 1 run
13.21
JH Kallis to IR Bell, 1 run
13.10
JH Kallis to IR Bell, no run
End of over 136 runsENG 77/0041001
IR Bell 26(47)MJ Prior 39(33)A Nel 2-0-10-0
12.61
A Nel to IR Bell, 1 run
12.50
A Nel to IR Bell, no run
12.40
A Nel to IR Bell, no run
12.31
A Nel to MJ Prior, 1 run
12.24
A Nel to MJ Prior, FOUR
12.10
A Nel to MJ Prior, no run
End of over 129 runsENG 71/0Wd400004
IR Bell 25(44)MJ Prior 34(30)DW Steyn 6-1-37-0
11.64
DW Steyn to IR Bell, FOUR
11.50
DW Steyn to IR Bell, no run
11.40
DW Steyn to IR Bell, no run
11.30
DW Steyn to IR Bell, no run
11.20
DW Steyn to IR Bell, no run
11.14
DW Steyn to IR Bell, FOUR
11.1Wd
DW Steyn to IR Bell, wide
End of over 114 runsENG 62/0000400
MJ Prior 34(30)IR Bell 17(38)A Nel 1-0-4-0
10.60
A Nel to MJ Prior, no run
10.50
A Nel to MJ Prior, no run
10.44
A Nel to MJ Prior, FOUR
10.30
A Nel to MJ Prior, no run
10.20
A Nel to MJ Prior, no run