England Vs South Africa 21St Match Group B
ICC Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka - 2011 (2010/11) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 6 March 2011
England won by 6 runs
England won by 6 runs. Ravi Bopara top-scored with 60 for England. Stuart Broad took 4/15.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Date
- 6 March 2011
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 6 runs
- Player of the match
- Ravi Bopara
- Captains
- Andrew Strauss (England), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- AM Saheba and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 171 all out. Ravi Bopara top-scored with 60 off 98 balls, and Jonathan Trott made 52. Imran Tahir took 4 for 38 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 99-run stand for the fourth wicket between Jonathan Trott and Ravi Bopara, 58% of the total. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 222 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 172, South Africa made 165 all out. Hashim Amla top-scored with 42 off 51 balls. Stuart Broad took 4 for 15 for England.
England won by 6 runs.
ENGLAND: 171 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c AB de Villiers b Robin Peterson | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Jacques Kallis b Robin Peterson | 2 | 3 |
| Jonathan Trott | c & b Imran Tahir | 52 | 94 |
| Ian Bell | c & b Robin Peterson | 5 | 7 |
| Ravi Bopara | lbw b Morne Morkel | 60 | 98 |
| Matt Prior | c Morne van Wyk b Morne Morkel | 10 | 19 |
| Michael Yardy | c Robin Peterson b Imran Tahir | 3 | 17 |
| Tim Bresnan | lbw b Dale Steyn | 1 | 4 |
| Graeme Swann | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Imran Tahir | 16 | 20 |
| Stuart Broad | lbw b Imran Tahir | 0 | 3 |
| James Anderson | not out | 2 | 6 |
Extras 20 · Total 171 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Peterson | 8 | 2 | 22 | 3 |
| Dale Steyn | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir | 8.4 | 1 | 38 | 4 |
| Faf du Plessis | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Andrew Strauss, 0.3 ov), 2-3 (Kevin Pietersen, 0.6 ov), 3-15 (Ian Bell, 4.4 ov), 4-114 (Jonathan Trott, 29.5 ov), 5-134 (Matt Prior, 35.3 ov), 6-148 (Ravi Bopara, 39.3 ov), 7-149 (Tim Bresnan, 40.1 ov), 8-161 (Michael Yardy, 43.2 ov), 9-161 (Stuart Broad, 43.5 ov), 10-171 (Graeme Swann, 45.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (0) and Kevin Pietersen (0) | 1 | 3 |
| second | Kevin Pietersen (2) and Jonathan Trott (0) | 2 | 3 |
| third | Ian Bell (5) and Jonathan Trott (5) | 12 | 22 |
| fourth | Jonathan Trott (47) and Ravi Bopara (41) | 99 | 151 |
| fifth | Matt Prior (10) and Ravi Bopara (9) | 20 | 34 |
| sixth | Michael Yardy (2) and Ravi Bopara (10) | 14 | 24 |
| seventh | Michael Yardy (0) and Tim Bresnan (1) | 1 | 4 |
| eighth | Graeme Swann (11) and Michael Yardy (1) | 12 | 19 |
| ninth | Graeme Swann (0) and Stuart Broad (0) | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Graeme Swann (5) and James Anderson (2) | 10 | 11 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 165 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | b Stuart Broad | 42 | 51 |
| Graeme Smith | c Matt Prior b Graeme Swann | 22 | 41 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Matt Prior b Stuart Broad | 15 | 20 |
| AB de Villiers | b James Anderson | 25 | 44 |
| Faf du Plessis | run out (Ian Bell, Matt Prior) | 17 | 38 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | b James Anderson | 0 | 4 |
| Morne van Wyk | b Tim Bresnan | 13 | 37 |
| Robin Peterson | c Matt Prior b Michael Yardy | 3 | 16 |
| Dale Steyn | lbw b Stuart Broad | 20 | 31 |
| Morne Morkel | c Matt Prior b Stuart Broad | 1 | 3 |
| Imran Tahir | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 6 · Total 165 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Yardy | 9 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Tim Bresnan | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Graeme Swann | 10 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 6.4 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-63 (Graeme Smith, 14.1 ov), 2-75 (Hashim Amla, 17.3 ov), 3-82 (Jacques Kallis, 19.2 ov), 4-124 (AB de Villiers, 31.6 ov), 5-124 (Faf du Plessis, 32.2 ov), 6-124 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 33.4 ov), 7-127 (Robin Peterson, 36.6 ov), 8-160 (Morne van Wyk, 46.2 ov), 9-164 (Dale Steyn, 47.1 ov), 10-165 (Morne Morkel, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (40) and Graeme Smith (22) | 63 | 85 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (10) and Hashim Amla (2) | 12 | 20 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (5) and AB de Villiers (2) | 7 | 11 |
| fourth | AB de Villiers (23) and Faf du Plessis (17) | 42 | 76 |
| fifth | Jean-Paul Duminy (0) and Faf du Plessis (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Morne van Wyk (0) and Jean-Paul Duminy (0) | 0 | 8 |
| seventh | Morne van Wyk (0) and Robin Peterson (3) | 3 | 20 |
| eighth | Morne van Wyk (13) and Dale Steyn (17) | 33 | 56 |
| ninth | Dale Steyn (3) and Morne Morkel (1) | 4 | 5 |
| tenth | Imran Tahir (1) and Morne Morkel (0) | 1 | 3 |
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