England vs South Africa, Live Score and Commentary, ICC Cricket World Cup, 17 April, 2007
COMPLETED / 44th Match, Super Eights / Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
154/10 (48 ov)
157/1 (19.2 ov)
South Africa won by 9 wkts (184b rem)
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Player of the match
Andrew Hall,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | 89 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 153.44 |
| Jacques Kallis | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 68.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Sajid Mahmood | 4.2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 11.30 |
| James Anderson | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6.40 |
South Africa won by 9 wkts (184b rem)
England vs South Africa, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 72 run (9.4 ov): Jacques Kallis: 17 (25), Graeme Smith: 54 (33)
- Last Bat: AB de Villiers 42(35) - c P Nixon b A Flintoff Andrew Flintoff
- Fall of Wickets: 85 - 1 AB de Villiers
- Reviews Remaining: South Africa - 0 of 0, England - 0 of 0
- Toss: England elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 44th Match, Super Eights
- Series: ICC Cricket World Cup
- Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
- Time: 07:00 PM
- Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
- City: Barbados
- Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies), Simon Taufel (Australia), Billy Bowden (New Zealand, TV)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Sajid Mahmood to Graeme Smith, no run,
Sajid Mahmood to Graeme Smith, Four,
Sajid Mahmood to Graeme Smith, no run,
Sajid Mahmood to Graeme Smith, 1 run,
Sajid Mahmood to Jacques Kallis, no run,
Sajid Mahmood to Jacques Kallis, no run,
End of over 16 (5 runs)
Andrew Flintoff to Graeme Smith, Four,
Andrew Flintoff to Graeme Smith, Four,
Andrew Flintoff to Graeme Smith, Four,
Andrew Flintoff to Graeme Smith, no run,
Andrew Flintoff to Graeme Smith, 1 run,
Andrew Flintoff to Jacques Kallis, 1 run,
End of over 17 (14 runs)
Sajid Mahmood to Jacques Kallis, 1 run,
Sajid Mahmood to Graeme Smith, 1 no ball,
Sajid Mahmood to Graeme Smith, Four,
Sajid Mahmood to Graeme Smith, 1 run,
Sajid Mahmood to Jacques Kallis, no run,
Sajid Mahmood to Jacques Kallis, 1 run,
Sajid Mahmood to Graeme Smith, 1 run,
End of over 18 (9 runs)
James Anderson to Graeme Smith, 1 run,
James Anderson to Jacques Kallis, no run,
James Anderson to Jacques Kallis, 1 run,
James Anderson to Graeme Smith, no run,
James Anderson to Graeme Smith, Four,
James Anderson to Graeme Smith, no run,
End of over 19 (6 runs)
Sajid Mahmood to Jacques Kallis, 3 runs,
Sajid Mahmood to Graeme Smith, Four,