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NatWest SeriesMatch 5 · ODI

South Africa beat England by 7 wickets

Old Trafford, Manchester, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England223/750 ov
South Africa227/347.2 ov
South Africa won by 7 wickets
England won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England made 223 for 7 in 50 overs, Marcus Trescothick 60 from 92 balls and Anthony McGrath 52 from 98 balls. Makhaya Ntini took 3 for 38.

South Africa reached 227 for 3 in 47.2 overs, Jacques Kallis 82 not out from 105 balls and Jacques Rudolph 71 not out from 101 balls.

South Africa won by 7 wickets.

Key performers

England innings

223/7(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Trescothickc N Boje b M van Jaarsveldc N Boje b M van Jaarsveld60927065.22
Vikram Solankic †MV Boucher b M Ntinic †MV Boucher b M Ntini491044.44
Michael Vaughanc †MV Boucher b SM Pollockc †MV Boucher b SM Pollock340075.00
Anthony McGrathst †MV Boucher b N Bojest †MV Boucher b N Boje52983053.06
Andrew Flintoffc GC Smith b JH Kallisc GC Smith b JH Kallis12271044.44
Jim Troughtonc HH Gibbs b M Ntinic HH Gibbs b M Ntini5220022.73
Chris Read †not outnot out30*2730111.11
Richard Johnsonb M Ntinib M Ntini10601166.67
Ashley Gilesnot outnot out20*1811111.11
Extras(b 4, lb 10, w 10, nb 3)(b 4, lb 10, w 10, nb 3)27
Total50 Ov (RR 4.46)50 Ov (RR 4.46)223/7
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (VS Solanki, 3.3 ov), 7-2 (MP Vaughan, 4.2 ov), 121-3 (ME Trescothick, 30.2 ov), 140-4 (A McGrath, 35.1 ov), 162-5 (A Flintoff, 41.2 ov), 162-6 (JO Troughton, 42.1 ov), 176-7 (RL Johnson, 44.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock1042112.10471002
Makhaya Ntini803834.75306000
Andrew Hall704306.14224100
Charl Langeveldt602504.17221001
Nicky Boje1004614.60333020
Martin van Jaarsveld511813.60210020
Jacques Kallis411814.50151100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stME Trescothick 0(12) & VS Solanki 4(9)421
2ndMP Vaughan 3(4) & ME Trescothick 0(1)35
3rdA McGrath 42(80) & ME Trescothick 60(79)114156
4thA McGrath 10(18) & A Flintoff 4(11)1929
5thJO Troughton 5(21) & A Flintoff 8(16)2237
6thCMW Read 0(4) & JO Troughton 0(1)05
7thRL Johnson 10(6) & CMW Read 4(6)1412
8thAF Giles 20(18) & CMW Read 26(17)47*35

South Africa innings

227/3(47.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smithb JM Andersonb JM Anderson22342064.71
Herschelle Gibbsrun out (VS Solanki)run out (VS Solanki)170014.29
Andrew Hallb A Flintoffb A Flintoff29392074.36
Jacques Kallisnot outnot out82*1055178.10
Jacques Rudolphnot outnot out71*1016070.30
Extras(lb 11, w 9, nb 2)(lb 11, w 9, nb 2)22
Total47.2 Ov (RR 4.80)47.2 Ov (RR 4.80) · Target 224 from 50 ov227/3
Fall of wickets: 24-1 (HH Gibbs, 5.3 ov), 37-2 (GC Smith, 8.1 ov), 82-3 (AJ Hall, 17.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson6.503715.41243060
Darren Gough1003803.80392010
Andrew Flintoff9.303313.47352020
Richard Johnson703004.29243000
Ashley Giles905105.67243100
Michael Vaughan502705.40152002
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 14(26) & HH Gibbs 1(7)2433
2ndAJ Hall 3(8) & GC Smith 8(8)1316
3rdJH Kallis 15(27) & AJ Hall 26(31)4558
4thJH Kallis 67(78) & JA Rudolph 71(101)145*177

Commentary

End of innings: SA 227/3 (47.2 ov)
47.24
A Flintoff to JH Kallis, FOUR
47.10
A Flintoff to JH Kallis, no run
End of over 474 runsSA 223/3000211
JA Rudolph 71(101)JH Kallis 78(103)AF Giles 9-0-51-0A Flintoff 9.1-0-29-1
46.61
A Flintoff to JA Rudolph, 1 run
46.51
AF Giles to JA Rudolph, 1 run
46.42
AF Giles to JA Rudolph, 2 runs
46.30
AF Giles to JA Rudolph, no run
46.20
AF Giles to JA Rudolph, no run
46.10
AF Giles to JA Rudolph, no run
End of over 468 runsSA 219/3300014
JA Rudolph 67(95)JH Kallis 78(103)D Gough 10-0-38-0AF Giles 8.1-0-48-0
45.64
AF Giles to JA Rudolph, FOUR
45.51
D Gough to JA Rudolph, 1 run
45.40
D Gough to JA Rudolph, no run
45.30
D Gough to JA Rudolph, no run
45.20
D Gough to JA Rudolph, no run
45.13
D Gough to JH Kallis, 3 runs
End of over 459 runsSA 211/3224100
JH Kallis 75(102)JA Rudolph 62(90)AF Giles 8-0-44-0D Gough 9.1-0-34-0
44.60
D Gough to JH Kallis, no run
44.50
AF Giles to JA Rudolph, no run
44.41
AF Giles to JH Kallis, 1 run
44.34
AF Giles to JH Kallis, FOUR
44.22
AF Giles to JH Kallis, 2 runs
44.12
AF Giles to JH Kallis, 2 runs
End of over 442 runsSA 202/3001010
JH Kallis 66(97)JA Rudolph 62(89)D Gough 9-0-34-0AF Giles 7.1-0-35-0
43.60
AF Giles to JH Kallis, no run
43.51
D Gough to JH Kallis, 1 run
43.40
D Gough to JH Kallis, no run
43.31
D Gough to JA Rudolph, 1 run
43.20
D Gough to JA Rudolph, no run