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NatWest SeriesMatch 2 · ODI

South Africa beat England by 80 runs - Commentary

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
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
36.32
WD Parnell to SR Patel, 2 runs
36.20
WD Parnell to SR Patel, no run
36.11
WD Parnell to JM Anderson, 1 run
End of over 363 runsENG 163/8001101
JM Anderson 2(8)SR Patel 19(36)RJ Peterson 7-0-27-2
35.61
RJ Peterson to JM Anderson, 1 run
35.50
RJ Peterson to JM Anderson, no run
35.41
RJ Peterson to SR Patel, 1 run
35.31
RJ Peterson to JM Anderson, 1 run
35.20
RJ Peterson to JM Anderson, no run
35.10
RJ Peterson to JM Anderson, no run
End of over 351 run, 2 wktsENG 160/8W0W001Lb
JM Anderson 0(3)SR Patel 18(35)WD Parnell 6-1-26-2
34.61Lb
WD Parnell to JM Anderson, 1 leg bye
34.50
WD Parnell to JM Anderson, no run
34.40
WD Parnell to JM Anderson, no run
34.3W
WD Parnell to GP Swann, OUT
GP Swann c †AB de Villiers b WD Parnell 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 159/8 (34.3 ov)
34.20
WD Parnell to GP Swann, no run
34.1W
WD Parnell to TT Bresnan, OUT
TT Bresnan c †AB de Villiers b WD Parnell 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 159/7 (34.1 ov)
End of over 343 runs, 1 wktENG 159/6111W00
SR Patel 18(35)TT Bresnan 0(0)JP Duminy 3-0-16-1
33.60
JP Duminy to SR Patel, no run
33.50
JP Duminy to SR Patel, no run
33.4W
JP Duminy to EJG Morgan, OUT
EJG Morgan c D Elgar b JP Duminy 27(48) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 159/6 (33.4 ov)
33.31
JP Duminy to SR Patel, 1 run
33.21
JP Duminy to EJG Morgan, 1 run
33.11
JP Duminy to SR Patel, 1 run
End of over 334 runsENG 156/5101011
SR Patel 16(31)EJG Morgan 26(46)WD Parnell 5-0-26-0
32.61
WD Parnell to SR Patel, 1 run
32.51
WD Parnell to EJG Morgan, 1 run
32.40
WD Parnell to EJG Morgan, no run
32.31
WD Parnell to SR Patel, 1 run
32.20
WD Parnell to SR Patel, no run