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Basil D'Oliveira TrophyMatch 3 · Test

South Africa beat England by 5 wickets - Commentary

Edgbaston, Birmingham, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England231 & 36398.3 ov
South Africa314 & 283/580 ov
South Africa won by 5 wickets
End of innings: SA 283/5 (80 ov)
End of over 804 runsSA 283/5000004
GC Smith 154(246)MV Boucher 45(85)KP Pietersen 4-0-16-0
79.64
KP Pietersen to GC Smith, FOUR
79.50
KP Pietersen to GC Smith, no run
79.40
KP Pietersen to GC Smith, no run
79.30
KP Pietersen to GC Smith, no run
79.20
KP Pietersen to GC Smith, no run
79.10
KP Pietersen to GC Smith, no run
End of over 792 runsSA 279/500101Lb0
MV Boucher 45(85)GC Smith 150(240)MS Panesar 33-3-91-2
78.60
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, no run
78.51Lb
MS Panesar to GC Smith, 1 leg bye
78.40
MS Panesar to GC Smith, no run
78.31
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, 1 run
78.20
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, no run
78.10
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, no run
End of over 786 runsSA 277/51Lb00041
MV Boucher 44(81)GC Smith 150(238)KP Pietersen 3-0-12-0
77.61
KP Pietersen to MV Boucher, 1 run
77.54
KP Pietersen to MV Boucher, FOUR
77.40
KP Pietersen to MV Boucher, no run
77.30
KP Pietersen to MV Boucher, no run
77.20
KP Pietersen to MV Boucher, no run
77.11Lb
KP Pietersen to GC Smith, 1 leg bye
End of over 773 runsSA 271/5000021
GC Smith 150(237)MV Boucher 39(76)MS Panesar 32-3-90-2
76.61
MS Panesar to GC Smith, 1 run
76.52
MS Panesar to GC Smith, 2 runs
76.40
MS Panesar to GC Smith, no run
76.30
MS Panesar to GC Smith, no run
76.20
MS Panesar to GC Smith, no run
76.10
MS Panesar to GC Smith, no run
End of over 7611 runsSA 268/511b4041
GC Smith 147(231)MV Boucher 39(76)A Flintoff 20-5-72-2
75.61
A Flintoff to GC Smith, 1 run
75.54
A Flintoff to GC Smith, FOUR
75.40
A Flintoff to GC Smith, no run
75.34
A Flintoff to GC Smith, FOUR
75.21b
A Flintoff to MV Boucher, 1 bye
75.11
A Flintoff to GC Smith, 1 run
End of over 754 runsSA 257/5110020
MV Boucher 39(75)GC Smith 137(226)MS Panesar 31-3-87-2
74.60
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, no run
74.52
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, 2 runs
74.40
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, no run
74.30
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, no run
74.21
MS Panesar to GC Smith, 1 run
74.11
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, 1 run
End of over 745 runsSA 253/5111002
GC Smith 136(225)MV Boucher 36(70)A Flintoff 19-5-62-2
73.62
A Flintoff to GC Smith, 2 runs
73.50
A Flintoff to GC Smith, no run
73.40
A Flintoff to GC Smith, no run
73.31
A Flintoff to MV Boucher, 1 run
73.21
A Flintoff to GC Smith, 1 run
73.11
A Flintoff to MV Boucher, 1 run
End of over 734 runsSA 248/5000310
GC Smith 133(221)MV Boucher 34(68)MS Panesar 30-3-83-2
72.60
MS Panesar to GC Smith, no run
72.51
MS Panesar to MV Boucher, 1 run
72.43
MS Panesar to GC Smith, 3 runs
72.30
MS Panesar to GC Smith, no run
72.20
MS Panesar to GC Smith, no run
72.10
MS Panesar to GC Smith, no run
End of over 725 runsSA 244/5010400
MV Boucher 33(67)GC Smith 130(216)A Flintoff 18-5-57-2
71.60
A Flintoff to MV Boucher, no run
71.50
A Flintoff to MV Boucher, no run