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South Africa vs England

ENG vs SA T20 Super 12 - Match 39, ICC World Twenty20, 2021 - Match Info

Super 12 - Match 39

Sharjah

189/2 (20.0)

179/8 (20.0)

South Africa beat England by 10 runs

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Player of the match

Rassie van der Dussen - SA

Match Summary

Player of the Match

Runs

94(60)

S/R

156.66

189/2 (20.0 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

179/8 (20.0 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

Detailed Commentary

All

Wickets

4s

6s

SA

ENG

Right then! We have our two semi-finalists from Group 1 and it has been a treat to cover this group. Pakistan have qualified from Group 2 and one more place is up for grabs there. That will be decided over the next 3 games of that group. On Sunday, 7th November, we have two clashes. First, Afghanistan will take on New Zealand in an extremely important game. That will begin at 2 pm Local (10 am GMT) and later, Pakistan will play Scotland at 6 pm Local (2 pm GMT). See you there. Till then, take care and goodbye.

Temba Bavuma, the skipper of South Africa, says that the team played really well and gave it their all with bat and all. Adds that at the start of the tournament, they were more focused on winning the games than on NRR. Mentions that they have a lot of to be proud of as they played quite well. Says that they have to build on the momentum and the confidence that they got from this World Cup.

Eoin Morgan, the skipper of England, says that the wicket was good and South Africa played really well. Says that the batters did well to stretch the game till the end. Adds that to defend low score was their biggest challenge and they did well against Sri Lanka. Tells that they have dealt with a lot of injuries but they have a lot of talented players coming in. Says he is happy to finish top of the group and they will embrace going further in the competition.

Rassie van der Dussen is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. He says that they knew they had to get a good score on the board. Mentions that it was a good performance at the end of the day and they defeated a strong side. Adds that it has been tough for him as the three venues are totally different and every pitch has its own challenges. Informs that as a batting unit, teams that have adapted quickly have been the most successful. Tells that they asked too much from their bowlers to get them into the semis.

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They had 189 on the board, but South Africa had the number 131 in their mind. They would have wanted early wickets in the Powerplay and would have wanted to concede a few runs but the latter did not happen for them. England got a good start and it got tougher and tougher. Tabraiz Shamsi did take a couple of wickets in the middle overs but by then, it was quite clear that they would not make it to the semi-finals. They would have wanted to finish with a win but some brilliant hitting by Liam Livingstone kept them on their toes. It looked like he would take the game away from them but Liam Livingstone's departure in the penultimate over and Kagiso Rabada's hat-trick sealed the deal for them.

England had a pretty big target to chase down here. They started quite well but losing Jason Roy early to an injury was a big blow. But, Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali made sure that they had a good start. The first target for them was to cross the 87-run mark and make sure that they got to the semi-finals and they crossed that hurdle with ease. Then, they crossed the 131-run mark to get their arch-rivals, Australia, to the semi-finals too. What was left now was to get to 190 and stay unbeaten in the Super 12s. Liam Livingstone joined Dawid Malan in the middle after the departure of Moeen Ali and the stage was set for these two batters to take them home. Malan fell but Livingstone kept going and even Eoin Morgan hit a few nice blows. But losing quick wickets in the last couple of overs put them short of the target by 10 runs.

It was termed the 'Group of Death' and it has seen the end of the road for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa and even the defending champions, West Indies. England and Australia will go through to the semi-finals and they have deserved it. South Africa would be quite gutted though. They bounced back really well after losing their clash with Australia, but too much was needed from them in this match to get to the semi-finals. This game shows the importance of maintaining a good NRR in such competitions from the very beginning. But, we were treated with a brilliant game to end the matches of Group 1. Just to add, Jason Roy was seen limping when the teams shook hands and that is not a good sign for this English side moving forward.

179/8 (20.0)

37 (27)

33 (26)

3/48 (4)

2/24 (4)

Over 20

1

1

1

W

W

W

Adil Rashid*

2 (2)

Mark Wood

1 (1)

Kagiso Rabada

3/48 (4)

ENG

179/8

Mark Wood is the new batsman in.

Adil Rashid is the new batsman in but it will be Chris Jordan who will face the hat-trick ball.

Chris Jordan walks out to bat.

Kagiso Rabada to bowl the final over.

Over 19

2

0

1

6

1nb

0

W

Eoin Morgan*

17 (11)

Chris Woakes

7 (2)

Dwaine Pretorius

2/30 (3)

ENG

176/5

The new batter in is Chris Woakes.

Over 18

0

4

0

4

1

1

Eoin Morgan*

14 (7)

Liam Livingstone

28 (16)

Anrich Nortje

1/34 (4)

ENG

165/4

Anrich Nortje (3-0-24-1) to bowl out.

Match Details

Date & Time:

6th Nov 2021, 7:30 PM

Match Number:

Super 12 - Match 39

Match Results:

SA Won By 10 runs

Head to Head

Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand

SA vs ENG

*Last 3 years

4

No. of Matches

3

SA

1

ENG

0

Tie

Last Overs

over 20

W

W

W

1

1

1

Runs 3

over 19

W

0

1nb

6

1

0

2

Runs 11

over 18

1

1

4

0

4

0

Runs 10

over 17

1

W

1

4

1

4

Runs 11

over 16

6

6

6

0

0

1

Runs 19

Venue/Pitch Details

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Batting Friendly

Second Batting Friendly

Neutral

142

1st Batting Average

172

Highest Score Chased

9

No. of Matches

Won by team

1st Batting

44%

2nd Batting

56%

Wicket Split

Pacer

54| 54W

Spin

46| 46W

Match Officals

Umpire:

Chris Brown (NZ), Joel Wilson (WI)

Third Umpire:

Paul Wilson (AUS)

Match Referee:

David Boon (AUS)