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NatWest SeriesMatch 2 · ODI

South Africa beat England by 80 runs

The Rose Bowl, Southampton, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.

England20740.4 ov
South Africa287/550 ov
South Africa won by 80 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. South Africa made 287 for 5 in 50 overs, Hashim Amla 150 from 124 balls and Graeme Smith 52 from 76 balls. Graeme Swann took 2 for 50.

England were bowled out for 207, Ian Bell 45 from 41 balls and Samit Patel 45 from 51 balls. Morné Morkel took 2 for 29.

South Africa won by 80 runs.

Key performers

South Africa innings

287/5(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smithc †C Kieswetter b TT Bresnanc †C Kieswetter b TT Bresnan52765068.42
Hashim Amlac TT Bresnan b ST Finnc TT Bresnan b ST Finn150124160120.97
JP Duminyrun out (JM Anderson)run out (JM Anderson)14241058.33
Dean Elgarb GP Swannb GP Swann15281053.57
AB de Villiers †b GP Swannb GP Swann28291096.55
Faf du Plessisnot outnot out22*1920115.79
Wayne Parnellnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 1, lb 4, w 1)(b 1, lb 4, w 1)6
Total50 Ov (RR 5.74)50 Ov (RR 5.74)287/5
Fall of wickets: 89-1 (GC Smith, 19.2 ov), 121-2 (JP Duminy, 26 ov), 165-3 (D Elgar, 33.5 ov), 230-4 (AB de Villiers, 43.4 ov), 285-5 (HM Amla, 49.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson905305.89286010
Steven Finn1005915.90327000
Tim Bresnan806117.63178000
Graeme Swann1005025.00201000
Samit Patel1004704.70273000
Ravi Bopara301204.00101000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 52(76) & HM Amla 37(40)89116
2ndHM Amla 14(16) & JP Duminy 14(24)3240
3rdHM Amla 29(19) & D Elgar 15(28)4447
4thAB de Villiers 28(29) & HM Amla 35(30)6559
5thF du Plessis 20(17) & HM Amla 35(19)5536
6thF du Plessis 2(2) & WD Parnell 0(0)2*2

England innings

207(40.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cookb LL Tsotsobeb LL Tsotsobe02000.00
Ian Bellb RJ Petersonb RJ Peterson454150109.76
Jonathan Trottc D Elgar b M Morkelc D Elgar b M Morkel23372062.16
Ravi Boparac F du Plessis b RJ Petersonc F du Plessis b RJ Peterson16212076.19
Eoin Morganc D Elgar b JP Duminyc D Elgar b JP Duminy27481056.25
Craig Kieswetter †c GC Smith b D Elgarc GC Smith b D Elgar202011100.00
Samit Patelc †AB de Villiers b M Morkelc †AB de Villiers b M Morkel45513288.24
Tim Bresnanc †AB de Villiers b WD Parnellc †AB de Villiers b WD Parnell01000.00
Graeme Swannc †AB de Villiers b WD Parnellc †AB de Villiers b WD Parnell02000.00
James Andersonrun out (†AB de Villiers/RJ Peterson)run out (†AB de Villiers/RJ Peterson)5130038.46
Steven Finnnot outnot out15*830187.50
Extras(b 3, lb 7, w 1)(b 3, lb 7, w 1)11
Total40.4 Ov (RR 5.09)40.4 Ov (RR 5.09) · Target 288 from 50 ov207
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AN Cook, 0.2 ov), 64-2 (IJL Trott, 11.4 ov), 77-3 (IR Bell, 15.5 ov), 90-4 (RS Bopara, 18 ov), 118-5 (C Kieswetter, 23.3 ov), 159-6 (EJG Morgan, 33.4 ov), 159-7 (TT Bresnan, 34.1 ov), 159-8 (GP Swann, 34.3 ov), 170-9 (JM Anderson, 37.4 ov), 207-10 (SR Patel, 40.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lonwabo Tsotsobe602914.83203000
Ryan McLaren713104.43264000
Morné Morkel5.402925.12204010
Wayne Parnell713024.29212000
Robin Peterson905125.67252200
JP Duminy301615.33101100
Dean Elgar311113.67111000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 0(2) & IR Bell 0(0)02
2ndIJL Trott 23(37) & IR Bell 39(31)6468
3rdRS Bopara 6(15) & IR Bell 6(10)1325
4thEJG Morgan 3(7) & RS Bopara 10(6)1313
5thEJG Morgan 6(13) & C Kieswetter 20(20)2833
6thSR Patel 18(33) & EJG Morgan 18(28)4161
7thSR Patel 0(2) & TT Bresnan 0(1)03
8thGP Swann 0(2) & SR Patel 0(0)02
9thJM Anderson 5(13) & SR Patel 5(6)1119
10thSR Patel 22(10) & ST Finn 15(8)3718

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 207 (40.4 ov)
40.4W
M Morkel to SR Patel, OUT
SR Patel c †AB de Villiers b M Morkel 45(51) [4s-3 6s-2] · FoW 207/10 (40.4 ov)
40.31
M Morkel to ST Finn, 1 run
40.21
M Morkel to SR Patel, 1 run
40.11
M Morkel to ST Finn, 1 run
End of over 4020 runsENG 204/9116462
SR Patel 44(49)ST Finn 13(6)RJ Peterson 9-0-51-2
39.62
RJ Peterson to SR Patel, 2 runs
39.56
RJ Peterson to SR Patel, SIX
39.44
RJ Peterson to SR Patel, FOUR
39.36
RJ Peterson to SR Patel, SIX
39.21
RJ Peterson to ST Finn, 1 run
39.11
RJ Peterson to SR Patel, 1 run
End of over 3913 runsENG 184/9140440
ST Finn 12(5)SR Patel 25(44)M Morkel 5-0-26-1
38.60
M Morkel to ST Finn, no run
38.54
M Morkel to ST Finn, FOUR
38.44
M Morkel to ST Finn, FOUR
38.30
M Morkel to ST Finn, no run
38.24
M Morkel to ST Finn, FOUR
38.11
M Morkel to SR Patel, 1 run
End of over 384 runs, 1 wktENG 171/9102W01
SR Patel 24(43)ST Finn 0(0)RJ Peterson 8-0-31-2
37.61
RJ Peterson to SR Patel, 1 run
37.50
RJ Peterson to SR Patel, no run
37.4W
RJ Peterson to JM Anderson, OUT
JM Anderson run out (†AB de Villiers/RJ Peterson) 5(13) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 170/9 (37.4 ov)
37.32
RJ Peterson to JM Anderson, 2 runs
37.20
RJ Peterson to JM Anderson, no run
37.11
RJ Peterson to SR Patel, 1 run
End of over 374 runsENG 167/8102010
JM Anderson 3(10)SR Patel 22(40)WD Parnell 7-1-30-2
36.60
WD Parnell to JM Anderson, no run
36.51
WD Parnell to SR Patel, 1 run
36.40
WD Parnell to SR Patel, no run