22/08Result
1st ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England at Leeds, Aug 22 2008
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![England]( "England")
275/4 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
255 (49.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
22/08Result
1st ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England at Leeds, Aug 22 2008
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![England]( "England")
275/4 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
255 (49.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
22 August 2008 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND 275/4 (50 OVERS)
- Andrew Flintoff78 (70)
- Kevin Pietersen*90 (82)
- Johan Botha1/33 (7)
- Jacques Kallis2/25 (5)
SOUTH AFRICA 255 (49.4 OVERS)
- Herschelle Gibbs37 (44)
- Jacques Kallis52 (69)
- Steve Harmison2/43 (10)
- Kevin Pietersen2/22 (5)
England and South Africa approached their innings with contrasting styles. England were slow at the start but picked up tremendous momentum as both Flintoff and Pietersen fired. South Africa, on the other hand, started quickly but lost quick wickets in the middle and ran out of gas in the end.
Pietersen had a fantastic match and was unsurprisingly named Man of the Match. He paced his 90 splendidly, he hit his first boundary off his 52nd ball but still scored at over a run a ball. He made a smart bowling change by delaying the third Powerplay and bringing on Samit Patel. The move paid off and Gibbs fell in the 16th over. Then he brought himself on and picked up two wickets and was involved in a run out as well.
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49.4
W
Flintoff to Ntini, OUT, that's the end of that! Flintoff detonates leg stump from the ground with another pinpoint yorker, he flexes his muscles in celebration, England have won the first ODI by 20 runs
M Ntini b Flintoff 2 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
49.3
4b
Flintoff to Ntini, 4 byes, Flintoff bowls an outstanding yorker which beats Ntini and beats Prior as well, the ball races for four byes
49.2
2
Flintoff to Ntini, 2 runs, low full toss outside off stump, Ntini drives the ball through point towards wide third man where Wright dives to save the boundary
49.1
W
Flintoff to Nel, OUT, and he's got it! Fintoff fired in the yorker, Nel went across his stumps looking to chip the ball to fine leg, Flintoff was too fast and the ball crashed into the base of middle stump
A Nel b Flintoff 10 (23m 17b 0x4 0x6) SR: 58.82
South Africa need 27 off the final over. Flintoff will be aiming to pick up his first wicket of the match.
END OF OVER:49 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 249/8 (27 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.08, RRR: 27.00)
- Dale Steyn3 (2b)
- Andre Nel10 (16b)
- Stuart Broad10-0-61-1
- Andrew Flintoff9-1-44-0
48.6
2
Broad to Steyn, 2 runs, Steyn hits a low full toss down the ground for a single
48.5
1
Broad to Nel, 1 run, Broad goes wide of the crease and bowls a length ball angling into the batsman, Nel makes room and swings hard, he connects with the bottom of the bat and the ball falls between mid-on and long-on
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