England Vs South Africa 3Rd Odi
South Africa tour of England - 2008 (2008) · Kennington Oval, London · 29 August 2008
England won by 126 runs
England won by 126 runs. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 78* for England. Samit Patel took 5/41.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Date
- 29 August 2008
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 126 runs
- Player of the match
- Samit Patel
- Captains
- Kevin Pietersen (England), Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
- Umpires
- NJ Llong and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 296 for 7. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 78 not out off 77 balls, and Ian Bell made 73. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the first wicket between Ian Bell and Matt Prior. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 243 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 297, South Africa made 170 all out. Hashim Amla top-scored with 46 off 59 balls. Samit Patel took 5 for 41 for England.
England won by 126 runs.
ENGLAND: 296 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bell | lbw b Johan Botha | 73 | 77 |
| Matt Prior | c Herschelle Gibbs b Albie Morkel | 33 | 37 |
| Owais Shah | b Jacques Kallis | 23 | 37 |
| Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 5 | 7 |
| Andrew Flintoff | not out | 78 | 77 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Mark Boucher b Johan Botha | 14 | 22 |
| Samit Patel | b Makhaya Ntini | 31 | 33 |
| Luke Wright | c Herschelle Gibbs b Dale Steyn | 17 | 13 |
| Stuart Broad | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Steve Harmison, James Anderson
Extras 22 · Total 296 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 10 | 0 | 67 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 1 | 68 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| Albie Morkel | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Johan Botha | 9 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 7 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-101 (Matt Prior, 15.2 ov), 2-144 (Ian Bell, 24.2 ov), 3-146 (Owais Shah, 25.1 ov), 4-155 (Kevin Pietersen, 27.2 ov), 5-182 (Paul Collingwood, 34.2 ov), 6-256 (Samit Patel, 45.3 ov), 7-295 (Luke Wright, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ian Bell (62) and Matt Prior (33) | 101 | 94 |
| second | Owais Shah (22) and Ian Bell (11) | 43 | 55 |
| third | Owais Shah (1) and Kevin Pietersen (1) | 2 | 5 |
| fourth | Andrew Flintoff (5) and Kevin Pietersen (4) | 9 | 13 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (14) and Andrew Flintoff (13) | 27 | 42 |
| sixth | Andrew Flintoff (40) and Samit Patel (31) | 74 | 67 |
| seventh | Andrew Flintoff (20) and Luke Wright (17) | 39 | 26 |
| eighth | Andrew Flintoff (0) and Stuart Broad (0) | 1 | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 170 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Owais Shah b James Anderson | 12 | 16 |
| Hashim Amla | c Matt Prior b Steve Harmison | 46 | 59 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Samit Patel b Andrew Flintoff | 9 | 25 |
| AB de Villiers | run out (Steve Harmison, Matt Prior) | 12 | 23 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Matt Prior b Andrew Flintoff | 18 | 33 |
| Mark Boucher | b Samit Patel | 19 | 27 |
| Albie Morkel | c & b Samit Patel | 16 | 17 |
| Johan Botha | b Samit Patel | 17 | 31 |
| Morne Morkel | c Stuart Broad b Samit Patel | 6 | 10 |
| Dale Steyn | not out | 5 | 12 |
| Makhaya Ntini | c Matt Prior b Samit Patel | 0 | 3 |
Extras 10 · Total 170 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 9 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Samit Patel | 9.4 | 2 | 41 | 5 |
| Paul Collingwood | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Herschelle Gibbs, 6.3 ov), 2-67 (Hashim Amla, 15.4 ov), 3-77 (Jacques Kallis, 18.2 ov), 4-82 (AB de Villiers, 20.5 ov), 5-114 (Mark Boucher, 28.6 ov), 6-134 (Albie Morkel, 32.4 ov), 7-142 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 33.5 ov), 8-160 (Morne Morkel, 38.4 ov), 9-170 (Johan Botha, 42.1 ov), 10-170 (Makhaya Ntini, 42.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (12) and Hashim Amla (6) | 19 | 39 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (7) and Hashim Amla (40) | 48 | 55 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (2) and AB de Villiers (7) | 10 | 16 |
| fourth | Jean-Paul Duminy (0) and AB de Villiers (4) | 5 | 14 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (19) and Jean-Paul Duminy (9) | 32 | 49 |
| sixth | Albie Morkel (16) and Jean-Paul Duminy (3) | 20 | 22 |
| seventh | Johan Botha (2) and Jean-Paul Duminy (6) | 8 | 7 |
| eighth | Johan Botha (11) and Morne Morkel (6) | 18 | 29 |
| ninth | Johan Botha (4) and Dale Steyn (5) | 10 | 21 |
| tenth | Makhaya Ntini (0) and Dale Steyn (0) | 0 | 3 |
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