South Africa Vs England 1St Odi
England tour of South Africa - 2015 (2015/16) · Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein · 3 February 2016
England won by 39 runs (D/L method)
England won by 39 runs (D/L method). Quinton de Kock top-scored with 138* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
- Date
- 3 February 2016
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 39 runs (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Quinton de Kock
- Captains
- Eoin Morgan (England), AB de Villiers (South Africa)
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney and S George
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 399 for 9. Jos Buttler top-scored with 105 off 76 balls, and Alex Hales made 57. Chris Morris took 3 for 74 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 97-run stand for the third wicket between Joe Root and Jos Buttler. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Mangaung Oval, 306 across 5 ODIs.
South Africa replied with 250 for 5. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 138 not out off 96 balls, and Faf du Plessis made 55. Moeen Ali took 3 for 43 for England. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the second wicket between Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock, 44% of the total.
England won by 39 runs (D/L method). England's 399 is the highest total at Mangaung Oval.
ENGLAND: 399 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hales | c AB de Villiers b Marchant de Lange | 57 | 47 |
| Jason Roy | c Farhaan Behardien b Morne Morkel | 48 | 30 |
| Joe Root | b Chris Morris | 52 | 58 |
| Jos Buttler | c AB de Villiers b Farhaan Behardien | 105 | 76 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Morne Morkel b Imran Tahir | 23 | 21 |
| Ben Stokes | b Chris Morris | 57 | 38 |
| Moeen Ali | c Chris Morris b Imran Tahir | 19 | 15 |
| Chris Jordan | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Marchant de Lange | 14 | 10 |
| Adil Rashid | b Chris Morris | 2 | 3 |
| David Willey | not out | 5 | 5 |
| Reece Topley | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 17 · Total 399 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Morris | 10 | 0 | 74 | 3 |
| Marchant de Lange | 10 | 0 | 87 | 2 |
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Imran Tahir | 10 | 0 | 71 | 2 |
| Farhaan Behardien | 5 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-68 (Jason Roy, 7.4 ov), 2-130 (Alex Hales, 17.4 ov), 3-227 (Joe Root, 29.6 ov), 4-256 (Eoin Morgan, 34.4 ov), 5-317 (Jos Buttler, 42.2 ov), 6-371 (Ben Stokes, 46.3 ov), 7-376 (Moeen Ali, 47.3 ov), 8-379 (Adil Rashid, 48.1 ov), 9-391 (Chris Jordan, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alex Hales (17) and Jason Roy (48) | 68 | 46 |
| second | Alex Hales (40) and Joe Root (20) | 62 | 60 |
| third | Joe Root (32) and Jos Buttler (62) | 97 | 76 |
| fourth | Eoin Morgan (23) and Jos Buttler (6) | 29 | 28 |
| fifth | Jos Buttler (37) and Ben Stokes (22) | 61 | 46 |
| sixth | Moeen Ali (18) and Ben Stokes (35) | 54 | 26 |
| seventh | Moeen Ali (1) and Chris Jordan (3) | 5 | 7 |
| eighth | Adil Rashid (2) and Chris Jordan (1) | 3 | 4 |
| ninth | Chris Jordan (10) and David Willey (2) | 12 | 7 |
| tenth | David Willey (3) and Reece Topley (0) | 8 | 5 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 250 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | b David Willey | 6 | 9 |
| Quinton de Kock | not out | 138 | 96 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Alex Hales b Moeen Ali | 55 | 44 |
| AB de Villiers | c Ben Stokes b Moeen Ali | 8 | 10 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c & b Reece Topley | 13 | 21 |
| Rilee Rossouw | c David Willey b Moeen Ali | 19 | 20 |
| Farhaan Behardien | not out | 4 | 1 |
Did not bat: Chris Morris, Morne Morkel, Marchant de Lange, Imran Tahir
Extras 7 · Total 250 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Reece Topley | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Chris Jordan | 5.3 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 6 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Ben Stokes | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Hashim Amla, 2.1 ov), 2-121 (Faf du Plessis, 15.6 ov), 3-151 (AB de Villiers, 19.3 ov), 4-197 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 25.6 ov), 5-245 (Rilee Rossouw, 32.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (6) and Quinton de Kock (5) | 11 | 13 |
| second | Faf du Plessis (55) and Quinton de Kock (54) | 110 | 83 |
| third | AB de Villiers (8) and Quinton de Kock (18) | 30 | 21 |
| fourth | Jean-Paul Duminy (13) and Quinton de Kock (32) | 46 | 39 |
| fifth | Rilee Rossouw (19) and Quinton de Kock (28) | 48 | 42 |
| sixth | Farhaan Behardien (4) and Quinton de Kock (1) | 5 | 3 |
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