Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

JC Buttler
JC Buttler
32(30) 2x4 - 0x6
Control %97%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 7 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
0 1 0 11 6 1 4 9
AD Hales
AD Hales
27(21) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 11 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 4 10 1 0 1 6 5

Best performances - Bowlers

Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir
O4
M0
R21
W4
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W1W
CJ Jordan
CJ Jordan
O4
M0
R23
W3
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

South Africa , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.20, Interval 19.20-19.40, Second Session 19.40-21.00

Match days

19 February 2016 - night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Commentator: Alan Gardner

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | SA: 135/7 | RR: 6.75

  • Chris Morris17 (7b)
  • Kyle Abbott2 (2b)
  • Reece Topley3-0-27-0
  • Chris Jordan4-0-23-3

9.40pm: Phew! England might need to piece Reece Topley back together but we'll be back to do this all again on Sunday. Firdose's report will tell the story of a thrilling game and there'll be video and more up on the site shortly. Thanks for your comments as always, Chris Jordan can at least sleep well tonight. From Gnasher and myself, it's cheerio until the next time. Bye!

9.30pm: That was a dogfight for the ages... And who knows, maybe both teams will benefit from the experience when similar situations crop up at the World T20 in a few weeks? There were plenty of errors, a top score of 32 and some excellent bowling on display. Anyway, time for the presentations...

England captain Eoin Morgan: "After a poor batting display, our bowlers nearly bailed us out, Chris Jordan, Ben Stokes. Getting that close is a huge positive for us. It got slower, hard to bat on but not as badly as we did. It's a message that we've preached [being positive], probably should have won tonight, deserved to win. Hopefully we can do so with the bat in future. I though Ben Stokes in a role he doesn't normally fulfill was outstanding and we were unlucky not to get over the line."

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis: "That's a massive get out of jail card for us, like in Monopoly. Both teams played well but there's a smile on my face as we won. We didn't start well, T20 is about executing as well as you can, they got off to a flier but we came back well and then tried to learn from their mistakes. Messed it up a little bit towards the end but Morris' little cameo won it. I think on this wicket that was probably a par score, so it was important to to have a base and our hitters coming in at the back end, we lost our way a little bit but will try and do better in the next game."

Imran Tahir is named Man of the Match: "Start of the one-day series I was a little bit down, I wanted to bowl like I did in the last series and I'm just really happy for team that I delivered. I'm really glad as long as I'm doing well for the team. I work hard in the nets, know I'm going to come on in the middle overs, can bowl in the Powerplay as well. I stick to my plans and variations. We can go to the World T20 with our ambitions and our skills and do fine. This is for my son."

"Chris Morris proving again he is the IPL Million Dollar Man!" whoops Avnish

Here's Hypocaust: "Chin up Reece. He'll feel he gave that away twice, missing the run-out and also his slow reaction to a chance off Morris earlier. England have bowled far wore than that and won games. That was an enthralling game of T20 cricket. So many clutch moments for players on both sides to show their mettle."

"Chuck Norris ... I mean Chris Morris ... does it again!!! You Beauty," chuckles Craig

9.20pm: Me oh my! What drama and Reece Topley looks distraught... He slapped the stumps in frustration as Abbott slid face first through the crease. Morris breaks his team out of jail again, breaks England's winning streak and ensures South Africa don't have to answer some awkward questions about their finishing. They're also 1-0 up and can't lose the series.

While I catch my breath, here's George: "Well played SA, Chris Morris seems to be the Heimlich manoeuvre they need to solve their choking problem. I do hope all those dullards moaning about selection issues and lambasting players managed to find some enjoyment in another fantastic game of cricket between 2 really entertaining sides. Cricket is a game of beauty, of sublime moments, of strategy and cunning, with ridiculous eccentricities and a rich history. It's there to be savoured. Enjoy it. "

19.6
2
Topley to Morris, 2 runs, full and wide and slapped down the ground to long-off, they are going to come charging back for two... and Topley fails to gather as the throw comes in! It would have been a run-out and a tie but instead South Africa win by three wickets! Lummy

Right. To. The. Wire... Two off the last ball, one to tie

19.5
2
Topley to Morris, 2 runs, full and straight, Morris gets under it and chips down the ground... long-off will cut it off but they get back for two

A big dot for Topley... Plenty of tinkering with the field now

"No, lightning cant strike twice..It just cant ...Morris, you beauty..." Prepared to get toasted, Samrat Ahuja

19.4
0
Topley to Morris, no run, good length this time and Morris swings hard, mistimes it back to the bowler

Another twist, SA now favourites! Four off three

19.3
6
Topley to Morris, SIX, full toss on the stumps - and Morris slugs it into the stands at wide long-on! Huge from Morris, he's channeling his Wanderers mojo from last Friday! Just enough to clear the boundary rope

10 off four now

19.2
4
Topley to Morris, FOUR, low full toss, Morris steps out and clubs four over cover! Met it with a meaty blow and there's no one out there

Big over for Reece Topley, who only made his debut six months ago... Remember, we get a Super Over if the scores are tied

19.1
1
Topley to Abbott, 1 run, charges in over the wicket, 129kph and full on the stumps, dug out straight to mid-off but they run anyway

"All the Jordan bashers eating their words now!" With extra sauce, Joe O... Reece Topley will bowl the final over, SA needing 15 to win an enthralling low-scorer. Strap in!

England tour of South Africa 2015-16 News

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    The South African batsman talks us through his landmark hundred at Newlands against England, an inspiration to an emerging generation of South African players

  • Morgan refuses to panic after defeats

    Eoin Morgan said England had to learn quickly from their mistakes ahead of the World T20 as they ended their tour of South Africa with a fifth successive limited-overs defeat

  • South Africa's upward curve raises World T20 hopes

    South Africa saved their strongest statement for last - a crushing win in Johannesburg - and with these two sides meeting again early in the World T20 it could yet have even greater significance

  • Dominant SA cruise to nine-wicket win

    An England implosion that saw their last seven wickets go down for just 14 runs and a sublime performance with the bat, combining the power of AB de Villiers with the elegance of Hashim Amla, saw South Africa seal the two-match T20 series in emphatic fash

  • Nearly defending 134 a 'huge plus' - Eoin Morgan

    England captain Eoin Morgan has credited his inexperienced bowling attack for creating opportunities and coming close to defending a total of 134 against South Africa in the first T20 in Cape Town

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st31HM AmlaAB de Villiers
2nd4HM AmlaF du Plessis
3rd41JP DuminyF du Plessis
4th22F du PlessisRR Rossouw
5th5RR RossouwDA Miller
6th11D WieseDA Miller
7th5D WieseCH Morris
8th16KJ AbbottCH Morris