Best performances - Batsmen
JM Bairstow
86(48) 9x4 - 4x6
Control %82%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 24 runs
- 3x4 - 1x6
F du Plessis
58(40) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %87%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 15 runs
- 0x4 - 1x6
27/11Result
1st T20I (N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Nov 27 2020
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![England]( "England")
183/5 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
27/11Result
1st T20I (N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Nov 27 2020
-
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![England]( "England")
183/5 (19.2/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
SM Curran
- O4
- M0
- R28
- W3
- Eco7.00
| 1W | ||||
| 2W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
GF Linde
- O4
- M0
- R20
- W2
- Eco5.00
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
South Africa - Innings
England - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsJonny Bairstow finds his gruntle as England's middle-order matchwinner
Batsman stars in new role at No.4 as Eoin Morgan credits England for victory despite 'average' day
A victory for England, and a victory for the IPL
England's T20 stars hit the ground running at Newlands after their impactful exploits in the UAE
South Africa forgo gestures and lose plot - but at least cricket is back
South Africa played like a team intent on silencing the noise around them but still came up second to England once again
Jonny Bairstow 86* powers England to five-wicket win and 1-0 lead
Sam Curran shone with the ball before England chased down their target with four balls to spare
Faf du Plessis bemoans lack of allrounders as South Africa pay price for imbalance
Phehlukwayo and Pretorius' absences prove costly in five-wicket defeat to England
