Best performances - Batsmen
JE Root
83(44) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %85%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 17 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
HM Amla
58(31) 7x4 - 3x6
Control %70%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 17 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
18/03Result
18th Match, Super 10 Group 1 (N), World T20 at Mumbai, Mar 18 2016
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![England]( "England")
230/8 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
18/03Result
18th Match, Super 10 Group 1 (N), World T20 at Mumbai, Mar 18 2016
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![England]( "England")
230/8 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
KJ Abbott
- O3.4
- M0
- R41
- W3
- Eco11.18
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
| 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
MM Ali
- O4
- M0
- R34
- W2
- Eco8.50
| 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 NewsReece Topley puts dark days of injury behind him as T20 career comes full circle
Seamer has chance to press for place in T20 World Cup, five years after role in 2016 campaign
Joe Root stuns South Africa in record T20 chase
Joe Root's 43-ball 83 helped England narrowly beat South Africa by two wickets and two balls to spare, in their Group 1 encounter, at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday
How did South Africa lose?
It will take some time to reflect on what unfolded in the Wankhede, but too many wides, a misfiring strike bowler and Faf du Plessis' difficult day all played a part
Poor fielding, extraordinary batting
Plays of the day from a run-soaked match between England and South Africa in Mumbai
Cold-blooded Root simmers in Mumbai heat
In England's hour of need, and with World T20 elimination looming in the event of a slip off the tightrope, Joe Root's sure-footed guidance resulted in his best-ever performance in the shortest form of the game
Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super 10 Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.359 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.145 |
| SA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.651 |
| SL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.461 |
| AFG | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.715 |
| Super 10 Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NZ | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.9 |
| IND | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -0.305 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.233 |
| PAK | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.093 |
| BAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.805 |
| First Round Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.938 |
| NED | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.154 |
| OMA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1.521 |
| IRE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.685 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AFG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.54 |
| ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.567 |
| SCOT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.132 |
| HKG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.017 |