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

  • South Africa Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    HM Amla
    56
    37
    45
    6
    2
    151.35
    10.5 swung over the leg side again but this time picks out deep midwicket and Amla falls having provided his side with a lovely start. He tried to clear the front leg to swing a short ball just outside off over the leg side but the connection wasn't great and he found Hales 90/1
    Q de Kock †
    29
    33
    53
    2
    0
    87.87
    12.2 down the wicket, de Kock runs straight past it and this time Buttler completes the stumping with a sharp piece of work but that was equally as straightforward as the Amla chance. Tredwell did de Kock in the flight really, who came out of his ground and got nowhere near the pitch of the ball, tried to steer it into the leg side but missed 98/2
    AB de Villiers (c)
    not out
    69
    28
    53
    9
    3
    246.42
    JP Duminy
    5
    5
    12
    0
    0
    100.00
    14.3 short and pulled into midwicket, Duminy didn't time this, it looped into the deep but short of Bopara but he gathers and throws at the striker's end and Duminy is having to dive to get back for the second - with no bat! - and is run out comfortably. For once England smart in the outfield, that was good work from Bopara, danger man gone 120/3
    DA Miller
    19
    15
    26
    2
    1
    126.66
    18.4 similar delivery, swung towards long-on and not timed well enough and Moeen takes the catch straight to him and he took it at waist height. Simply not enough willow on the stroke from Miller 174/4
    JA Morkel
    3
    3
    8
    0
    0
    100.00
    19.6 full just outside off, Morkel tries to swing to the leg side and gets a thick inside edge into his stumps so nothing off the last ball, Morkel swinging a bit too hard 196/5
    Extras
    15 (b 4, lb 2, nb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    196/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.8)
    Did not bat: F Behardien, DW Steyn, BE Hendricks, Imran Tahir, WD Parnell
    Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Hashim Amla, 10.5 ov), 2-98 (Quinton de Kock, 12.2 ov), 3-120 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 14.3 ov), 4-174 (David Miller, 18.4 ov), 5-196 (Albie Morkel, 19.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MM Ali201708.5072110
    JW Dernbach3044014.6664331
    TT Bresnan302819.3353100
    CJ Jordan3030110.0073130
    JC Tredwell302518.3343000
    SCJ Broad403318.2574000
    RS Bopara201306.5020010

  • England Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    AD Hales
    38
    22
    35
    6
    1
    172.72
    7.2 full outside off, Hales drives in the air towards cover and he hasn't got enough on this and deep cover takes the catch running in. The ball was there to hit but Hales didn't get the timing right, it squirted off the outer half of the bat and found Miller who took a solid catch, huge wicket 73/2
    MJ Lumb
    18
    14
    22
    1
    2
    128.57
    4.4 low full tosd, Lumb drives and manages to pick out extra cover who takes a fine lower catch, excellent grab going to his left and taking it down low, big wicket, Lumb just got the placement wrong 46/1
    MM Ali
    10
    10
    13
    1
    0
    100.00
    7.3 back of a length, Moeen goes to pull and gets a tickle on it that and it carries low to de Kock who claims the chance nicely down low to his right hand side diving forward, excellent catch and the South Africans are cock-a-hoop, two huge wickets in consecutive balls 73/3
    EJG Morgan
    14
    14
    26
    1
    0
    100.00
    12.1 slider outside off, Morgan back to cut but it's onto him too quickly and this takes a thin outside edge that is safely pouched by de Kock. Excellent delivery and Morgan falls far too cheaply than was required for his side 105/4
    JC Buttler †
    34
    24
    37
    2
    1
    141.66
    14.4 reverse sweep and he picks out backward point good connection from Buttler but no placement, straight to the fielder and it's easily pouched, huge moment in the game, is that England gone now? 131/5
    RS Bopara
    31
    18
    36
    3
    1
    172.22
    19.1 length and Bopara lifts it high, high into the night sky, but not long enough, Miller with the catch that's a solid take and England surely now are dead. Again, like Jordan, it was a very hittable ball but Bopara simply mistimed it 175/7
    CJ Jordan
    16
    14
    21
    2
    0
    114.28
    18.3 swung down the ground but this is struck properly and de Villiers running back takes an excellent catch. It was a ball to hit, on a length but Jordan didn't get hold of it enough and could only chip it to where de Villiers could field it 167/6
    TT Bresnan
    not out
    17
    4
    9
    1
    2
    425.00
    SCJ Broad (c)
    not out
    1
    1
    5
    0
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    14 (lb 4, nb 1, w 9)
    TOTAL
    193/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9.65)
    Did not bat: JC Tredwell, JW Dernbach
    Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Michael Lumb, 4.4 ov), 2-73 (Alex Hales, 7.2 ov), 3-73 (Moeen Ali, 7.3 ov), 4-105 (Eoin Morgan, 12.1 ov), 5-131 (Jos Buttler, 14.4 ov), 6-167 (Chris Jordan, 18.3 ov), 7-175 (Ravi Bopara, 19.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JP Duminy201809.0043010
    JA Morkel201909.5032011
    BE Hendricks4050112.50115420
    DW Steyn4044111.0042320
    WD Parnell403137.7584030
    Imran Tahir402726.7561000

Match Notes

Match Coverage

All Match News

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