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NatWest SeriesFinal · ODI

England beat South Africa by 7 wickets in the final

Lord's, London, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

South Africa10732.1 ov
England111/320.2 ov
England won by 7 wickets
England won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. South Africa were bowled out for 107. James Anderson took 3 for 50.

England reached 111 for 3 in 20.2 overs, Vikram Solanki 50 from 58 balls and Michael Vaughan 30 from 29 balls.

England won by 7 wickets.

Key performers

South Africa innings

107(32.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graeme Smithc ME Trescothick b JM Andersonc ME Trescothick b JM Anderson7710100.00
Herschelle Gibbsc †CMW Read b D Goughc †CMW Read b D Gough9251036.00
Morné van Wykb JM Andersonb JM Anderson17202085.00
Jacques Kallisc †CMW Read b D Goughc †CMW Read b D Gough012000.00
Jacques Rudolphc †CMW Read b A Flintoffc †CMW Read b A Flintoff19403047.50
Mark Boucher †c †CMW Read b RL Johnsonc †CMW Read b RL Johnson11311035.48
Martin van Jaarsveldc & b AF Gilesc & b AF Giles11202055.00
Shaun Pollockc †CMW Read b A Flintoffc †CMW Read b A Flintoff18222081.82
Andrew Hallc MP Vaughan b JM Andersonc MP Vaughan b JM Anderson04000.00
André Nellbw b AF Gileslbw b AF Giles111009.09
Makhaya Ntininot outnot out0*4000.00
Extras(lb 1, w 10, nb 3)(lb 1, w 10, nb 3)14
Total32.1 Ov (RR 3.33)32.1 Ov (RR 3.33)107
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (GC Smith, 2.2 ov), 30-2 (HH Gibbs, 7.4 ov), 39-3 (MN van Wyk, 8.4 ov), 43-4 (JH Kallis, 12 ov), 75-5 (JA Rudolph, 21 ov), 75-6 (MV Boucher, 22 ov), 102-7 (M van Jaarsveld, 27.5 ov), 103-8 (AJ Hall, 28.4 ov), 107-9 (A Nel, 31.2 ov), 107-10 (SM Pollock, 32.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson1005035.00406050
Darren Gough72921.29390003
Andrew Flintoff6.101822.92282010
Richard Johnson612614.33244020
Ashley Giles32321.00170020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stGC Smith 7(7) & HH Gibbs 1(8)1014
2ndMN van Wyk 9(16) & HH Gibbs 8(17)2032
3rdJH Kallis 0(2) & MN van Wyk 8(4)96
4thJA Rudolph 2(10) & JH Kallis 0(10)420
5thJA Rudolph 17(30) & MV Boucher 11(25)3254
6thMV Boucher 0(6) & M van Jaarsveld 0(0)06
7thM van Jaarsveld 11(20) & SM Pollock 14(15)2735
8thAJ Hall 0(4) & SM Pollock 1(1)15
9thSM Pollock 3(5) & A Nel 1(11)416
10thM Ntini 0(4) & SM Pollock 0(1)05

England innings

111/3(20.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Trescothickc AJ Hall b M Ntinic AJ Hall b M Ntini09000.00
Vikram Solankib AJ Hallb AJ Hall50588186.21
Michael Vaughanc M Ntini b A Nelc M Ntini b A Nel302940103.45
Anthony McGrathnot outnot out15*1520100.00
Andrew Flintoffnot outnot out6*130046.15
Extras(lb 1, w 7, nb 2)(lb 1, w 7, nb 2)10
Total20.2 Ov (RR 5.46)20.2 Ov (RR 5.46) · Target 108 from 50 ov111/3
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (ME Trescothick, 1.4 ov), 88-2 (MP Vaughan, 15.1 ov), 89-3 (VS Solanki, 16.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock511703.40212001
Makhaya Ntini512414.80193020
Jacques Kallis3033011.0095120
André Nel502214.40202021
Andrew Hall2.201416.0092010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stME Trescothick 0(9) & VS Solanki 1(1)110
2ndMP Vaughan 30(29) & VS Solanki 49(53)8781
3rdA McGrath 0(6) & VS Solanki 0(4)19
4thA Flintoff 6(13) & A McGrath 15(9)22*22

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 111/3 (20.2 ov)
20.24
AJ Hall to A McGrath, FOUR
20.10
AJ Hall to A McGrath, no run
End of over 202 runsENG 107/3001010
A Flintoff 6(13)A McGrath 11(13)A Nel 5-0-22-1
19.60
A Nel to A Flintoff, no run
19.51
A Nel to A McGrath, 1 run
19.40
A Nel to A McGrath, no run
19.31
A Nel to A Flintoff, 1 run
19.20
A Nel to A Flintoff, no run
19.10
A Nel to A Flintoff, no run
End of over 195 runsENG 105/3001004
A McGrath 10(11)A Flintoff 5(9)AJ Hall 2-0-10-1
18.64
AJ Hall to A McGrath, FOUR
18.50
AJ Hall to A McGrath, no run
18.40
AJ Hall to A McGrath, no run
18.31
AJ Hall to A Flintoff, 1 run
18.20
AJ Hall to A Flintoff, no run
18.10
AJ Hall to A Flintoff, no run
End of over 186 runsENG 100/3300021
A Flintoff 4(6)A McGrath 6(8)A Nel 4-0-20-1
17.61
A Nel to A Flintoff, 1 run
17.52
A Nel to A Flintoff, 2 runs
17.40
A Nel to A Flintoff, no run
17.30
A Nel to A Flintoff, no run
17.20
A Nel to A Flintoff, no run
17.13
A Nel to A McGrath, 3 runs
End of over 175 runs, 1 wktENG 94/3000WWd13
A McGrath 3(7)A Flintoff 1(1)AJ Hall 1-0-5-1
16.63
AJ Hall to A McGrath, 3 runs
16.51
AJ Hall to A Flintoff, 1 run
16.5Wd
AJ Hall to A Flintoff, wide
16.4W
AJ Hall to VS Solanki, OUT
VS Solanki b AJ Hall 50(58) [4s-8 6s-1] · FoW 89/3 (16.4 ov)
16.30
AJ Hall to VS Solanki, no run