NatWest SeriesMatch 2 · ODI
England beat South Africa by 6 wickets
Kennington Oval, London, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardSouth Africa won the toss and chose to bat. South Africa made 264 for 6 in 50 overs, Jacques Kallis 107 from 133 balls and Mark Boucher 55 from 64 balls. Andrew Flintoff took 3 for 46.
England reached 265 for 4 in 45.5 overs, Marcus Trescothick 114 not out from 125 balls and Vikram Solanki 106 from 108 balls. Makhaya Ntini took 2 for 56.
England won by 6 wickets.
Key performers
South Africa innings
264/6(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smithb JM Anderson | b JM Anderson | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Herschelle Gibbsb JM Anderson | b JM Anderson | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Jacques Kallisb A Flintoff | b A Flintoff | 107 | 133 | 12 | 0 | 80.45 |
| Jacques Rudolphrun out (RL Johnson) | run out (RL Johnson) | 20 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Mark Boucher †b A Flintoff | b A Flintoff | 55 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 85.94 |
| Martin van Jaarsveldb A Flintoff | b A Flintoff | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 56.52 |
| Shaun Pollocknot out | not out | 12* | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Andrew Hallnot out | not out | 23* | 8 | 5 | 0 | 287.50 |
| Extras(lb 11, w 3) | (lb 11, w 3) | 14 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.28) | 50 Ov (RR 5.28) | 264/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (HH Gibbs, 2.4 ov), 33-2 (GC Smith, 8.5 ov), 72-3 (JA Rudolph, 18.3 ov), 183-4 (MV Boucher, 40.1 ov), 221-5 (M van Jaarsveld, 46.3 ov), 240-6 (JH Kallis, 48.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 5.40 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 6.10 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 10 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 4.60 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Johnson | 10 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 3.90 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4.75 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McGrath | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GC Smith 0(11) & HH Gibbs 5(5) | 5 | 16 |
| 2nd | JH Kallis 10(23) & GC Smith 15(14) | 28 | 37 |
| 3rd | JA Rudolph 20(35) & JH Kallis 12(23) | 39 | 58 |
| 4th | JH Kallis 52(66) & MV Boucher 55(64) | 111 | 130 |
| 5th | M van Jaarsveld 13(23) & JH Kallis 25(15) | 38 | 38 |
| 6th | SM Pollock 11(5) & JH Kallis 8(6) | 19 | 11 |
| 7th | AJ Hall 23(8) & SM Pollock 1(2) | 24* | 10 |
England innings
265/4(45.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothicknot out | not out | 114* | 125 | 13 | 0 | 91.20 |
| Vikram Solankic JH Kallis b M Ntini | c JH Kallis b M Ntini | 106 | 108 | 17 | 0 | 98.15 |
| Robert Keyc †MV Boucher b M Ntini | c †MV Boucher b M Ntini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anthony McGrathc †MV Boucher b JH Kallis | c †MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Flintoffb AJ Hall | b AJ Hall | 32 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 152.38 |
| Jim Troughtonnot out | not out | 5* | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 4, nb 1) | (lb 3, w 4, nb 1) | 8 | ||||
| Total45.5 Ov (RR 5.78) | 45.5 Ov (RR 5.78) · Target 265 from 50 ov | 265/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 200-1 (VS Solanki, 32 ov), 202-2 (RWT Key, 33.2 ov), 203-3 (A McGrath, 34.4 ov), 247-4 (A Flintoff, 41.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5.13 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 5.60 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 6.00 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hall | 8.5 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 5.55 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6.20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Dawson | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6.20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ME Trescothick 88(85) & VS Solanki 106(108) | 200 | 192 |
| 2nd | ME Trescothick 2(7) & RWT Key 0(1) | 2 | 8 |
| 3rd | A McGrath 0(7) & ME Trescothick 1(1) | 1 | 8 |
| 4th | A Flintoff 32(21) & ME Trescothick 10(19) | 44 | 40 |
| 5th | JO Troughton 5(14) & ME Trescothick 13(13) | 18* | 27 |
Commentary
45.51
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, 1 run
45.44
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, FOUR
45.30
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, no run
45.22
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, 2 runs
45.10
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, no run
End of over 451 runENG 258/4001000
JO Troughton 5(14)ME Trescothick 107(120)AC Dawson 5-0-31-0
44.60
AC Dawson to JO Troughton, no run
44.50
AC Dawson to JO Troughton, no run
44.40
AC Dawson to JO Troughton, no run
44.31
AC Dawson to ME Trescothick, 1 run
44.20
AC Dawson to ME Trescothick, no run
44.10
AC Dawson to ME Trescothick, no run
End of over 447 runsENG 257/4400120
JO Troughton 5(11)ME Trescothick 106(117)AJ Hall 8-0-42-1
43.60
AJ Hall to JO Troughton, no run
43.52
AJ Hall to JO Troughton, 2 runs
43.41
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, 1 run
43.30
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, no run
43.20
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, no run
43.14
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, FOUR
End of over 432 runsENG 250/4000020
JO Troughton 3(9)ME Trescothick 101(113)SM Pollock 8-0-41-0
42.60
SM Pollock to JO Troughton, no run
42.52
SM Pollock to JO Troughton, 2 runs
42.40
SM Pollock to JO Troughton, no run
42.30
SM Pollock to JO Troughton, no run
42.20
SM Pollock to JO Troughton, no run
42.10
SM Pollock to JO Troughton, no run
End of over 425 runs, 1 wktENG 248/44W0010
ME Trescothick 101(113)JO Troughton 1(3)AJ Hall 7-0-35-1
41.60
AJ Hall to ME Trescothick, no run
41.51
AJ Hall to JO Troughton, 1 run