29/03Result
26th Match, Group 1 (N), World T20 at Chattogram, Mar 29 2014
South Africa won by 3 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersSouth Africa
29/03Result
26th Match, Group 1 (N), World T20 at Chattogram, Mar 29 2014
South Africa won by 3 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersSouth Africa

Match Day

3886dAlan Gardner in Chittagong

England pay for Dernbach's latest calamity cameo

There were other negatives with the ball and in the field but ultimately 26 runs in nine balls from Jade Dernbach swept England's World T20 hopes away into the Bay of Bengal

3886dAlan Gardner in Chittagong

England can hold heads high - Broad

Stuart Broad said England could leave the World T20 with their "heads high" despite going out of the competition after their second defeat in three games.

3886dDevashish Fuloria

Let there be light

Tweet report for the World T20 game between England and South Africa

3887dFirdose Moonda

South Africa learn the art of survival

South Africa are in the semifinals and they have already won three tight contests, the latest to eliminate England. Can they survive the pressure this time?

3887dFirdose Moonda

Du Plessis suspended for over-rate

Faf du Plessis will take no part in South Africa's final group stage match at the World T20, against England on Saturday, after he was suspended due to South Africa's slow over-rate

Preview

Preview
3888dThe Preview by Firdose Moonda

Fallible sides hunt consistency

ESPNcricinfo previews the Group 1 clash between England and South Africa with the game set to play a major part on deciding their fates

Final flourish

53

The most runs scored in the last 4 overs by the team batting second in this tournament, by WI v Aus

Powerful Powerplays

62

Runs scored by England in this Powerplay, the 4th best in this tournament. Highest - 91 by Netherlands v Ireland

AB assault

48

Runs scored by de Villiers in his last 14 balls today; he scored only 21 in his first 14

Fast fifties

23

No. of balls AB de Villiers took to get his 50, the fastest by a South African. Previous record - 24 by Morne van Wyk v India

Career high

56

Hashim Amla achieved his best score, and his first half-century in 25 T20Is

AB v England

11.57

AB de Villiers' batting average in T20Is v England - 81 runs in 8 innings. High score of 24

Not-as-good chasers

24-12

That's SA's win-loss record in T20Is when batting first; when chasing, it drops to 17-14

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
BAN32141.466
NEP32140.933
AFG3122-0.981
HKG3122-1.455
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
NED32141.109
ZIM32140.957
IRE3214-0.701
UAE3030-1.541
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL43162.233
SA43160.075
NZ4224-0.678
ENG4132-0.776
NED4132-0.866
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44081.28
WI43161.971
PAK4224-0.384
AUS4132-0.857
BAN4040-2.072