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World T20Group 1 · Super 10 · T20I

England beat South Africa by 2 wickets

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

England230/819.4 ov
South Africa229/420 ov
England won by 2 wickets
West Indies won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. South Africa made 229 for 4 in 20 overs, Hashim Amla 58 from 31 balls and JP Duminy 54 not out from 28 balls. Moeen Ali took 2 for 34.

England reached 230 for 8 in 19.4 overs, Joe Root 83 from 44 balls and Jason Roy 43 from 16 balls. Kyle Abbott took 3 for 41.

England won by 2 wickets.

Key performers

South Africa innings

229/4(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hashim Amlalbw b MM Alilbw b MM Ali583173187.10
Quinton de Kock †c AD Hales b MM Alic AD Hales b MM Ali522473216.67
AB de Villiersc EJG Morgan b AU Rashidc EJG Morgan b AU Rashid16802200.00
Faf du Plessisc JJ Roy b DJ Willeyc JJ Roy b DJ Willey171710100.00
JP Duminynot outnot out54*2833192.86
David Millernot outnot out28*1222233.33
Extras(b 2, w 2)(b 2, w 2)4
Total20 Ov (RR 11.45)20 Ov (RR 11.45)229/4
Fall of wickets: 96-1 (Q de Kock, 7.1 ov), 114-2 (AB de Villiers, 9 ov), 133-3 (HM Amla, 11.5 ov), 169-4 (F du Plessis, 15.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
David Willey4040110.0072310
Reece Topley2033016.5022300
Moeen Ali403428.5053100
Chris Jordan3049016.3326300
Ben Stokes2023011.5024010
Adil Rashid403518.7581300
Joe Root1013013.0002000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHM Amla 44(19) & Q de Kock 52(24)9643
2ndHM Amla 2(3) & AB de Villiers 16(8)1811
3rdF du Plessis 7(8) & HM Amla 12(9)1917
4thJP Duminy 23(13) & F du Plessis 10(9)3622
5thJP Duminy 31(15) & DA Miller 28(12)60*27

England innings

230/8(19.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Jason Royc †Q de Kock b KJ Abbottc †Q de Kock b KJ Abbott431653268.75
Alex Haleslbw b KJ Abbottlbw b KJ Abbott17740242.86
Ben Stokesc CH Morris b K Rabadac CH Morris b K Rabada15911166.67
Joe Rootc DA Miller b K Rabadac DA Miller b K Rabada834464188.64
Eoin Morganb JP Duminyb JP Duminy12150080.00
Jos Buttler †st †Q de Kock b Imran Tahirst †Q de Kock b Imran Tahir211411150.00
Moeen Alinot outnot out8*101080.00
Chris Jordanc JP Duminy b KJ Abbottc JP Duminy b KJ Abbott5310166.67
David Willeyrun out (DA Miller/AB de Villiers)run out (DA Miller/AB de Villiers)0000-
Adil Rashidnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 6, w 20)(lb 6, w 20)26
Total19.4 Ov (RR 11.69)19.4 Ov (RR 11.69) · Target 230 from 20 ov230/8
Did not bat: Reece Topley
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (AD Hales, 2.3 ov), 71-2 (JJ Roy, 4.3 ov), 87-3 (BA Stokes, 5.4 ov), 111-4 (EJG Morgan, 9.4 ov), 186-5 (JC Buttler, 15.4 ov), 219-6 (JE Root, 18.2 ov), 229-7 (CJ Jordan, 19.1 ov), 229-8 (DJ Willey, 19.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Kagiso Rabada4050212.5077120
Dale Steyn2035017.5005110
Kyle Abbott3.4041311.1882320
Imran Tahir402817.0030020
JP Duminy3031110.3321200
Chris Morris3039013.0044230
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJJ Roy 26(8) & AD Hales 17(7)4815
2ndBA Stokes 6(4) & JJ Roy 17(8)2312
3rdBA Stokes 9(5) & JE Root 2(2)167
4thEJG Morgan 12(15) & JE Root 10(9)2424
5thJC Buttler 21(14) & JE Root 45(22)7536
6thMM Ali 2(5) & JE Root 26(11)3316
7thMM Ali 5(2) & CJ Jordan 5(3)105
8thMM Ali 0(1) & DJ Willey 0(0)01
9thMM Ali 1(2) & AU Rashid 0(0)1*2

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 230/8 (19.4 ov)
19.41
KJ Abbott to MM Ali, 1 run
19.30
KJ Abbott to MM Ali, no run
19.2W
KJ Abbott to MM Ali, OUT
DJ Willey run out (DA Miller/AB de Villiers) 0(0) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 229/8 (19.2 ov)
19.1W
KJ Abbott to CJ Jordan, OUT
CJ Jordan c JP Duminy b KJ Abbott 5(3) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 229/7 (19.1 ov)
End of over 1910 runs, 1 wktENG 229/60W4141
CJ Jordan 5(2)MM Ali 7(7)K Rabada 4-0-50-2
18.61
K Rabada to CJ Jordan, 1 run
18.54
K Rabada to CJ Jordan, FOUR
18.41
K Rabada to MM Ali, 1 run
18.34
K Rabada to MM Ali, FOUR
18.2W
K Rabada to JE Root, OUT
JE Root c DA Miller b K Rabada 83(44) [4s-6 6s-4] · FoW 219/6 (18.2 ov)
18.10
K Rabada to JE Root, no run
End of over 1817 runsENG 219/5444104Lb
MM Ali 2(5)JE Root 83(42)CH Morris 3-0-39-0
17.64Lb
CH Morris to MM Ali, 4 leg byes
17.50
CH Morris to MM Ali, no run
17.41
CH Morris to JE Root, 1 run
17.34
CH Morris to JE Root, FOUR
17.24
CH Morris to JE Root, FOUR
17.14
CH Morris to JE Root, FOUR
End of over 1714 runsENG 202/5461Wd110
MM Ali 2(3)JE Root 70(38)KJ Abbott 3-0-40-2
16.60
KJ Abbott to MM Ali, no run
16.51
KJ Abbott to JE Root, 1 run
16.41
KJ Abbott to MM Ali, 1 run
16.4Wd
KJ Abbott to MM Ali, wide
16.31
KJ Abbott to JE Root, 1 run
16.26
KJ Abbott to JE Root, SIX
16.14
KJ Abbott to JE Root, FOUR
End of over 165 runs, 1 wktENG 188/5111W11
JE Root 58(34)MM Ali 1(1)Imran Tahir 4-0-28-1
15.61
Imran Tahir to JE Root, 1 run
15.51
Imran Tahir to MM Ali, 1 run