2007 ICC World Twenty20: South Africa vs England
{{date|September 16, 2007}}

[[w:South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] defeated [[w:England cricket team|England]] by 19 runs in the Super 8 stage of the [[w:2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 ICC World Twenty20]] at [[w:Newlands Cricket Ground|Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[w:Cape Town|Cape Town]], [[South Africa]].

After suffering an early blow, when opening batsman Jean-Paul Duminy was [[w:caught|caught]] behind off Stuart Broad's first delivery, South Africa were restricted by the England bowlers. Two [[w:wicket|wickets]] fell quickly as Dimitri Mascarenhas caught Graeme Smith for 19 [[w:run (cricket)|runs]] and Abraham de Villiers was caught behind for 18. After a [[w:partnership (cricket)|partnership]] of 49 runs between Justin Kemp and Mark Boucher, South Africa lost three wickets in quick succession to reduce them to 94-6. However England missed some catches, and dropped Albie Morkel twice. Morkel went on to score 43 runs off 20 balls to take South Africa to 154-8 at the end of their twenty [[w:over (cricket)|overs]].

England opener Luke Wright fell in the first over for a [[w:duck (cricket)|duck]], and Kevin Pietersen was [[w:run out|run out]] after losing his bat in a collision with bowler Shaun Pollock. Paul Collingwood was caught first ball at [[w:Slip (cricket)|slip]], and England were left on 27-3. Matt Prior (32) and Owais Shah (36) shared a partnership of 55 runs, but England scored too slowly. After Andrew Flintoff was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by Johan van der Wath for 17 runs, England could only reach 135-7 after twenty overs.

'''Toss:''' England won, and chose to field first.

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-8 (Duminy, 1.1 ov), 2-33 (Smith, 4.1 ov), 3-42 (de Villiers, 5.1 ov), 4-91 (Boucher, 13.3 ov), 5-91 (Pollock, 14.1 ov), 6-94 (Kemp, 15.1 ov), 7-133 (Philander, 18.1 ov), 8-154 (JA Morkel, 19.6 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' M Morkel, M Ntini

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-0 (Wright, 0.4 ov), 2-24 (Pietersen, 4.3 ov), 3-27 (Collingwood, 4.5 ov), 4-82 (Prior, 12.4 ov), 5-98 (Shah, 14.3 ov), 6-113 (Snape, 17.4 ov), 7-120 (Flintoff, 18.3 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' S C J Broad, J M Anderson

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Albie Morkel|J A Morkel]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=12|wickets=2|econ=6.00}}
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'''England:''' [[w:Matthew Prior (cricketer)|M J Prior]] (wkt), [[w:Luke Wright (cricketer)|L J Wright]], [[w:Kevin Pietersen|K P Pietersen]], [[w:Paul Collingwood|P D Collingwood]] (capt), [[w:Andrew Flintoff|A Flintoff]], [[w:Owais Shah|O A Shah]], [[w:Dimitri Mascarenhas|A D Mascarenhas]],  [[w:Chris Schofield|C P Schofield]], [[w:Stuart Broad|S C J Broad]], [[w:James Anderson (cricketer)|J M Anderson]], [[w:Jeremy Snape|J N Snape]]

'''South Africa:''' [[w:Graeme Smith|G C Smith]] (capt), [[w:Jean-Paul Duminy|J P Duminy]], [[w:Abraham de Villiers|A B de Villiers]], [[w:Mark Boucher|M V Boucher]] (wkt), [[w:Justin Kemp|J M Kemp]], [[w:Shaun Pollock|S M Pollock]], [[w:Albie Morkel|J A Morkel]], [[w:Johan van der Wath|J J van der Wath]], [[w:Vernon Philander|V D Philander]], [[w:Makhaya Ntini|M Ntini]], [[w:Morne Morkel|M Morkel]]

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Albie Morkel|J A Morkel]] (South Africa)<br>
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'''Umpires:''' [[w:Asad Rauf|Asad Rauf]] (Pakistan) and [[w:Tony Hill (umpire)|A L Hill]] (New Zealand)<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Ian Howell|I L Howell]] (South Africa)<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Ranjan Madugalle|R S Madugalle]] (Sri Lanka)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' M Erasmus (South Africa)

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==Sources==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/6997063.stm|title=England v South Africa|author=|pub=BBC Sport|date=September 16, 2007}}

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South Africa defeated England by 19 runs in the Super 8 stage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa.

After suffering an early blow, when opening batsman Jean-Paul Duminy was caught behind off Stuart Broad's first delivery, South Africa were restricted by the England bowlers. Two wickets fell quickly as Dimitri Mascarenhas caught Graeme Smith for 19 runs and Abraham de Villiers was caught behind for 18. After a partnership of 49 runs between Justin Kemp and Mark Boucher, South Africa lost three wickets in quick succession to reduce them to 94-6. However England missed some catches, and dropped Albie Morkel twice. Morkel went on to score 43 runs off 20 balls to take South Africa to 154-8 at the end of their twenty overs.

England opener Luke Wright fell in the first over for a duck, and Kevin Pietersen was run out after losing his bat in a collision with bowler Shaun Pollock. Paul Collingwood was caught first ball at slip, and England were left on 27-3. Matt Prior (32) and Owais Shah (36) shared a partnership of 55 runs, but England scored too slowly. After Andrew Flintoff was bowled by Johan van der Wath for 17 runs, England could only reach 135-7 after twenty overs.

'Toss:' England won, and chose to field first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-8 (Duminy, 1.1 ov), 2-33 (Smith, 4.1 ov), 3-42 (de Villiers, 5.1 ov), 4-91 (Boucher, 13.3 ov), 5-91 (Pollock, 14.1 ov), 6-94 (Kemp, 15.1 ov), 7-133 (Philander, 18.1 ov), 8-154 (JA Morkel, 19.6 ov)

'Did not bat:' M Morkel, M Ntini


'Fall of wickets:' 1-0 (Wright, 0.4 ov), 2-24 (Pietersen, 4.3 ov), 3-27 (Collingwood, 4.5 ov), 4-82 (Prior, 12.4 ov), 5-98 (Shah, 14.3 ov), 6-113 (Snape, 17.4 ov), 7-120 (Flintoff, 18.3 ov)

'Did not bat:' S C J Broad, J M Anderson


'England:' M J Prior (wkt), L J Wright, K P Pietersen, P D Collingwood (capt), A Flintoff, O A Shah, A D Mascarenhas,  C P Schofield, S C J Broad, J M Anderson, J N Snape

'South Africa:' G C Smith (capt), J P Duminy, A B de Villiers, M V Boucher (wkt), J M Kemp, S M Pollock, J A Morkel, J J van der Wath, V D Philander, M Ntini, M Morkel

'Man of the Match:' J A Morkel (South Africa)

'Umpires:' Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and A L Hill (New Zealand)
'TV Umpire:' I L Howell (South Africa)
'Match Referee:' R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
'Reserve Umpire:' M Erasmus (South Africa)
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