England vs South Africa 1st Twenty20 Updates

Toss – South Africa won the toss and elected to FIELD

Result – England won by 1 run (D/L method)

Teams
South Africa: 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Loots Bosman, 3 AB de Villiers, 4 JP Duminy, 5 Albie Morkel, 6 Mark Boucher (wk), 7 Ryan McLaren, 8 Roelof van der Merwe, 9 Johan Botha, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Charl Langeveldt

England: 1 Alastair Cook, 2 Joe Denly, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Paul Collingwood (capt), 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Matt Prior (wk), 7 Luke Wright, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Sajid Mahmood, 11 James Anderson

England Innings

• England lost 1st wicket in 1st over – 1-0 (Denly, 0.1 ov)
• C Langeveldt to Joe Denly, OUT! FIRST BALL! Fuller delivery on the leg and wraps Denly low on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Jerling raises his finger. England have lost their first wicket.
• England lost 2nd wicket in 4th over – 2-25 (Cook, 3.4 ov)
• R McLaren to A Cook, OUT! LBW! Yorker length delivery straight into the block hole, it strikes Cook very low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question and Umpire raises his finger. England have lost their second wicket.
• England: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (37 balls), Extras 3
• England lost 3rd wicket in 7th over - 3-61 (Trott, 6.6 ov)
• van der Merwe to J Trott, OUT! RUN OUT! Played to the point region by Trott and there was slight hesitation in taking that single. Run out at the non-striker end by van der Merwe! Umpire Jerling takes the help of the Third Umpire and Red Light comes on.
• England: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (72 balls), Extras 5
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (PD Collingwood 21, EJG Morgan 27, Ex 2)
• P Collingwood: 50 off 27 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
• E Morgan: 50 off 29 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
• England: 150 runs in 15.1 overs (96 balls), Extras 5
• England lost 4th wicket in 17th over – 4-159 (Collingwood, 16.1 ov)
• R McLaren to P Collingwood, OUT! GONE! Collingwood has taken the risk and lofted it over the covers. It’s been taken at the boundary by Botha. England have lost their fourth wicket.
• England lost 5th wicket in 18th over – 5-167 (Wright, 17.4 ov)
• D Steyn to L Wright, OUT! HELD! Wright has lofted that over mid off. It’s been taken at the boundary by Villiers. England have lost their fifth wicket.
• England lost 6th wicket in 19th over – 6-169 (Prior, 18.2 ov)
• R McLaren to M Prior, OUT! Slower delivery outside off and pPlayed to the point region by Prior. McLaren plucks it out of thin air. England have lost their sixth wicket.
• England: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (125 balls), Extras 10
• Innings Break: England 202/6 in 20 overs (Tim Bresnan 3, Eoin Morgan 85)

South Africa Innings

• South Africa: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 0
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (GC Smith 17, LL Bosman 33, Ex 0)
• Loots Bosman: 50 off 26 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
• South Africa lost 1st wicket in 9th over – 1-97 (Smith, 8.3 ov)

L Wright to G Smith, OUT! SMITH DEPARTS! Short and wide outside off, played to the point region by Smith. That one has gone straight to Morgan and he holds on. South Africa have lost their first wicket.

• South Africa: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (56 balls), Extras 1
• South Africa lost 2nd wicket in 10th over – 2-101 (Bosman, 9.2 ov)
• G Swann to L Bosman, OUT – It’s been lofted over Mid-on by Bosman. It’s high in the air and taken by Collingwood. South Africa have lost their second wicket.
• South Africa lost 3rd wicket in 11th over – 3-112 (Duminy, 10.2 ov)
• S Mahmood to JP Duminy, OUT! LBW! Ball hits Duminy low on the pads. A strong appeal from Mahmood and fielders. Umpire Erasmus raises the dreaded finger. South Africa have lost their third wicket.