The 3rd ODI between the Proteas and England took place today at Newlands Cricket Stadium, Cape Town. The Proteas won the match by 112 runs after England was bowled out in the 42nd over.

Match began at 14:30 local time (12:30 GMT)

  South Africa squad
  GC Smith*, HM Amla, J Botha, MV Boucher, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, HH Gibbs, CK Langeveldt, R McLaren, JA Morkel, M Morkel, WD Parnell, AN Petersen, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, RE van der Merwe
  England squad
  AJ Strauss*, JM Anderson, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, JL Denly, SI Mahmood, EJG Morgan, G Onions, KP Pietersen, LE Plunkett, MJ Prior, AU Rashid, GP Swann, JC Tredwell, IJL Trott, LJ Wright
 
Toss: The Proteas won the toss and chose to bat. The weather is looking good, the pitch looks like a surface for a great contest, but the pitch is very dry and could assist Swann against the Proteas as a bowler and Roelof van der Merwe later against England.  
Umpires M Erasmus and RJ Tucker
TV umpire BG Jerling
Match referee J Srinath
Reserve umpire JD Cloete

Here’s a picture of the Cape Town weather today…. thanks Polla…

Cape Town weather

 

 

 

South Africa 354/6 (50.0 ov)

               
  South Africa innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal HM Amla c †Prior b Broad 86 131 92 7 0 93.47
  31.3 Well, out of nowhere England have a wicket. Short again and Amla gets a faint inside edge on a pull shot which is collected eagerly by Prior. Surprise for everyone that. Amla played well again today but will be disappointed not to go on. 201/2
View dismissal GC Smith* b Wright 54 80 56 6 0 96.42
  18.3 there’s the breakthrough, and Smith will be furious with himself. A premeditated step to leg gave him room for a swipe through the covers, but Wright kept his nerve, zeroed in on the top of off, and a faint under-edge takes out the stump! 107/1
View dismissal AB de Villiers c Trott b Broad 121 117 85 14 0 142.35
  45.5 and that, at last, is that. Another drive, but this time he got underneath the lofted stroke, and Jonathan Trott at extra cover settles the issue. 312/4
View dismissal JP Duminy c Morgan b Wright 6 21 15 0 0 40.00
  35.3 you have to say that was coming. Duminy had been trying to force the pace for several overs without success, and this time he hoisted a short ball straight down the throat of deep square leg. 217/3
  AN Petersen not out 51 67 40 5 0 127.50
   
View dismissal MV Boucher c Wright b Broad 22 17 11 2 1 200.00
  49.3 well, that’s a jammy dismissal! A horrible full-toss, Boucher takes on the midwicket boundary, but Wright – staring into the sun – clings onto a bullet-like chance, and England have a bonus breakthrough 349/5
View dismissal R McLaren b Broad 0 3 1 0 0 0.00
  49.6 and they won’t beat that total! Broad serves up a yorker to rattle the stumps and wrap up the innings. A first-baller for Ryan McLaren, and a mountain to climb for England 354/6
  Extras (b 2, lb 4, w 8 ) 14          
           
  Total (6 wickets; 50 overs; 220 mins) 354 (7.08 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-107 (Smith, 18.3 ov), 2-201 (Amla, 31.3 ov), 3-217 (Duminy, 35.3 ov), 4-312 (de Villiers, 45.5 ov), 5-349 (Boucher, 49.3 ov), 6-354 (McLaren, 49.6 ov)
                 
  Bowling O M R W Econ    
  JM Anderson 7 0 55 0 7.85 (1w)  
   
View wickets SCJ Broad 10 0 71 4 7.10 (1w)  
  31.3 to Amla, Well, out of nowhere England have a wicket. Short again and Amla gets a faint inside edge on a pull shot which is collected eagerly by Prior. Surprise for everyone that. Amla played well again today but will be disappointed not to go on. 201/245.5 to de Villiers, and that, at last, is that. Another drive, but this time he got underneath the lofted stroke, and Jonathan Trott at extra cover settles the issue. 312/449.3 to Boucher, well, that’s a jammy dismissal! A horrible full-toss, Boucher takes on the midwicket boundary, but Wright – staring into the sun – clings onto a bullet-like chance, and England have a bonus breakthrough 349/549.6 to McLaren, and they won’t beat that total! Broad serves up a yorker to rattle the stumps and wrap up the innings. A first-baller for Ryan McLaren, and a mountain to climb for England 354/6
  TT Bresnan 10 0 61 0 6.10 (1w)  
   
  GP Swann 9 0 49 0 5.44    
   
  PD Collingwood 5 0 38 0 7.60 (1w)  
   
View wickets LJ Wright 8 0 66 2 8.25    
  18.3 to Smith, there’s the breakthrough, and Smith will be furious with himself. A premeditated step to leg gave him room for a swipe through the covers, but Wright kept his nerve, zeroed in on the top of off, and a faint under-edge takes out the stump! 107/135.3 to Duminy, you have to say that was coming. Duminy had been trying to force the pace for several overs without success, and this time he hoisted a short ball straight down the throat of deep square leg. 217/3
  IJL Trott 1 0 8 0 8.00    
   
Match notes
  • South Africa: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (55 balls), Extras 3
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (HM Amla 20, GC Smith 27, Ex 3)
  • GC Smith: 50 off 50 balls (6 x 4)
  • South Africa: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (104 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: South Africa – 100/0 in 17.0 overs (HM Amla 41, GC Smith 51)
  • 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 104 balls (HM Amla 41, GC Smith 51, Ex 8 )
  • Power Play 2: Overs 17.1 – 22.0
  • HM Amla: 50 off 59 balls (4 x 4)
  • South Africa: 150 runs in 24.2 overs (148 balls), Extras 8
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (HM Amla 24, AB de Villiers 29, Ex 0)
  • AB de Villiers: 50 off 39 balls (4 x 4)
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 31.1 overs (189 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: South Africa – 212/2 in 34.0 overs (AB de Villiers 59, JP Duminy 4)
  • South Africa: 250 runs in 40.3 overs (247 balls), Extras 11
  • Power Play 3: Overs 42.1 – 47.0
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (AB de Villiers 26, AN Petersen 25, Ex 1)
  • AB de Villiers: 100 off 75 balls (10 x 4)
  • South Africa: 300 runs in 44.5 overs (273 balls), Extras 13
  • South Africa: 350 runs in 49.4 overs (302 balls), Extras 14
  • AN Petersen: 50 off 39 balls (5 x 4)
  • Innings Break: South Africa – 354/6 in 50.0 overs (AN Petersen 51)

 

England

  England innings (target: 355 runs from 50 overs) R B 4s 6s SR  
View dismissal AJ Strauss* c †Boucher b Morkel 24 24 4 0 100.00  
  8.6 Morkel strikes! Full and wide and Strauss chased it but could only feather an edge through to Boucher. Strauss looked good but couldn’t make a real impact. It’s a trend that has gone on too long for his liking 58/2
View dismissal LJ Wright c McLaren b Parnell 24 19 3 1 126.31  
  5.3 one shot too many. Short and Wright tries for a maximum but can only top edge and is caught on the deep mid-wicket boundary. Bit of a shame, he gave England a decent start, but it won’t be enough 41/1
View dismissal IJL Trott c Smith b Parnell 9 14 1 0 64.28  
  9.3 great catch! Trott tries to drive a full delivery through the off side with minimal foot movement and could only edge to Smith’s left where his dive secured an excellent catch 58/3
View dismissal KP Pietersen b Duminy 45 56 3 1 80.35  
  24.6 oh dear. Pietersen wonders too far across his stumps and a dragged-down delivery comes off the bottom of his glove into leg stump. South Africa will be thrilled, Duminy has done a fine job building pressure and he was rewarded with the prize-wicket of Pietersen 142/4
View dismissal PD Collingwood c Amla b Parnell 86 82 7 3 104.87  
  37.3 and that’s the end of England’s resistance. Collingwood went for his fourth six of the night, but couldn’t get hold of it, and shovelled a simple chance to Amla at mid-on 223/7
View dismissal EJG Morgan c sub (J Botha) b Duminy 0 4 0 0 0.00  
  26.5 Morgan stops on the shot and chips it towards long off, where Botha coming in swiftly completes a good catch. A tame end for Morgan but Duminy has done an excellent job 150/5
View dismissal MJ Prior c Smith b Morkel 16 22 1 0 72.72  
  36.1 high, high, but not very handsome. Full length, right up to the bat, and the skipper himself is on hand to pouch the chance at cover as Prior attempts to launch one into the stands 214/6
View dismissal TT Bresnan c Smith b Morkel 7 7 0 0 100.00  
  38.4 slower ball, Bresnan has a wipe, Smith backpedals at mid-off, and that’s the end of that 227/8
View dismissal SCJ Broad b Parnell 10 10 1 0 100.00  
  39.6 that’s a cracking delivery. If you can’t rely on the fielders, do it with the ball instead. Full length, zipping off the seam, and detonating leg stump as Broad swishes through the line. 236/9
  GP Swann not out 6 6 0 0 100.00  
   
View dismissal JM Anderson lbw b Parnell 1 5 0 0 20.00  
  41.3 242/10
  Extras (lb 4, w 10) 14          
           
  Total (all out; 41.3 overs) 242 (5.83 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-41 (Wright, 5.3 ov), 2-58 (Strauss, 8.6 ov), 3-58 (Trott, 9.3 ov), 4-142 (Pietersen, 24.6 ov), 5-150 (Morgan, 26.5 ov), 6-214 (Prior, 36.1 ov), 7-223 (Collingwood, 37.3 ov), 8-227 (Bresnan, 38.4 ov), 9-236 (Broad, 39.6 ov), 10-242 (Anderson, 41.3 ov)
                 
  Bowling O M R W Econ    
  DW Steyn 6 0 42 0 7.00    
   
View wickets WD Parnell 9.3 1 48 5 5.05 (1w)  
  5.3 to Wright, one shot too many. Short and Wright tries for a maximum but can only top edge and is caught on the deep mid-wicket boundary. Bit of a shame, he gave England a decent start, but it won’t be enough 41/19.3 to Trott, great catch! Trott tries to drive a full delivery through the off side with minimal foot movement and could only edge to Smith’s left where his dive secured an excellent catch 58/337.3 to Collingwood, and that’s the end of England’s resistance. Collingwood went for his fourth six of the night, but couldn’t get hold of it, and shovelled a simple chance to Amla at mid-on 223/739.6 to Broad, that’s a cracking delivery. If you can’t rely on the fielders, do it with the ball instead. Full length, zipping off the seam, and detonating leg stump as Broad swishes through the line. 236/941.3 to Anderson, 242/10
View wickets M Morkel 9 1 39 3 4.33 (2w)  
  8.6 to Strauss, Morkel strikes! Full and wide and Strauss chased it but could only feather an edge through to Boucher. Strauss looked good but couldn’t make a real impact. It’s a trend that has gone on too long for his liking 58/236.1 to Prior, high, high, but not very handsome. Full length, right up to the bat, and the skipper himself is on hand to pouch the chance at cover as Prior attempts to launch one into the stands 214/638.4 to Bresnan, slower ball, Bresnan has a wipe, Smith backpedals at mid-off, and that’s the end of that 227/8
  R McLaren 5 0 34 0 6.80    
   
  RE van der Merwe 6 0 50 0 8.33 (2w)  
   
View wickets JP Duminy 6 0 25 2 4.16 (1w)
Match notes
  • England: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (44 balls), Extras 1
  • Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 – 15.0
  • Drinks: England – 83/3 in 16.0 overs (KP Pietersen 18, PD Collingwood 7)
  • England: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 1
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (KP Pietersen 26, PD Collingwood 23, Ex 1)
  • England: 150 runs in 26.2 overs (161 balls), Extras 8
  • PD Collingwood: 50 off 50 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Drinks: England – 196/5 in 35.0 overs (PD Collingwood 69, MJ Prior 15)
  • Power Play 3: Overs 35.1 – 40.0
  • England: 200 runs in 35.3 overs (217 balls), Extras 11
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (PD Collingwood 35, MJ Prior 16, Ex 3)
  • The rest of the England innings did not matter much, at this stage they were too far behind the run rate and continued to lose wickets regularly till they were all out after just 43.3 overs
 
 

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