South Africa Champions vs England Champions Full Commentary, 1st Semi Final, 16 October, 2026

COMPLETED / 1st Semi Final / Sharjah Cricket Stadium

South Africa Champions
South Africa Champions

143/10 (16.5 ov)

England Champions
England Champions

189/8 (20 ov)

England Champions won by 46 runs

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  • 4
    0.1

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, Four,

  • 1
    0.2

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 1
    0.3

    Ryan Sidebottom to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 0
    0.4

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, no run,

  • 6
    0.5

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, Six,

  • 1lb
    0.6

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, 1 leg bye,

  • End of over 1 (13 runs)
  • 0
    1.1

    Toby Roland-Jones to AB de Villiers, no run,

  • 1
    1.2

    Toby Roland-Jones to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 1
    1.3

    Toby Roland-Jones to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 1
    1.4

    Toby Roland-Jones to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 1
    1.5

    Toby Roland-Jones to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 6
    1.6

    Toby Roland-Jones to AB de Villiers, Six,

  • End of over 2 (10 runs)
  • 6
    2.1

    Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, Six,

  • 0
    2.2

    Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, no run,

  • 1lb
    2.3

    Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, 1 leg bye,

  • 1
    2.4

    Tymal Mills to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 1
    2.5

    Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 4
    2.6

    Tymal Mills to AB de Villiers, Four,

  • End of over 3 (13 runs)
  • 4
    3.1

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, Four,

  • 1
    3.2

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 1
    3.3

    Ajmal Shahzad to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 0
    3.4

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, no run,

  • 4
    3.5

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, Four,

  • 6
    3.6

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, Six,

  • End of over 4 (16 runs)
  • w
    4.1

    AB de Villiers c M Ali b TS Mills 25 (13) Tymal Mills to AB de Villiers, no run, c M Ali b TS Mills,

  • 0
    4.2

    Tymal Mills to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

  • 0
    4.3

    Tymal Mills to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

  • 0
    4.4

    Tymal Mills to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

  • 1
    4.5

    Tymal Mills to Jean Paul Duminy, 1 run,

  • w
    4.6

    Faf du Plessis c P Mustard b TS Mills 25 (13) Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, no run, c P Mustard b TS Mills,

  • End of over 5 (1 runs)
  • 1
    5.1

    Toby Roland-Jones to Jean Paul Duminy, 1 run,

  • 1
    5.2

    Toby Roland-Jones to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 2
    5.3

    Toby Roland-Jones to Jean Paul Duminy, 2 runs,

  • 0
    5.4

    Toby Roland-Jones to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

  • w
    5.5

    Jean Paul Duminy c JL Denly b TS Roland-Jones 4 (8) Toby Roland-Jones to Jean Paul Duminy, no run, c JL Denly b TS Roland-Jones,

  • 0
    5.6

    Toby Roland-Jones to Colin Ingram, no run,

  • End of over 6 (4 runs)
  • 0
    6.1

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, no run,

  • 1
    6.2

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 0
    6.3

    Samit Patel to Colin Ingram, no run,

  • 0
    6.4

    Samit Patel to Colin Ingram, no run,

  • w
    6.5

    Colin Ingram c TS Roland-Jones b SR Patel 0 (4) Samit Patel to Colin Ingram, no run, c TS Roland-Jones b SR Patel,

  • 1
    6.6

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • End of over 7 (2 runs)
  • 0
    7.1

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 0
    7.2

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 0
    7.3

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 1
    7.4

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • 1
    7.5

    Moeen Ali to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 2
    7.6

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, 2 runs,

  • End of over 8 (4 runs)
  • 2
    8.1

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 2 runs,

  • 0
    8.2

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, no run,

  • 1
    8.3

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 2
    8.4

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 2 runs,

  • 1
    8.5

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • 0
    8.6

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, no run,

  • End of over 9 (6 runs)
  • 4
    9.1

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, Four,

  • 1
    9.2

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • 2
    9.3

    Moeen Ali to Morne van Wyk, 2 runs,

  • 1
    9.4

    Moeen Ali to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 0
    9.5

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 2
    9.6

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, 2 runs,

  • End of over 10 (10 runs)
  • 1
    10.1

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 0
    10.2

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 2
    10.3

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 2 runs,

  • 1
    10.4

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • 1
    10.5

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1wd
    10.6

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 1 wide,

  • w
    10.6

    Sarel Erwee c (sub OA Shah) b SR Patel 17 (16) Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, no run, c (sub OA Shah) b SR Patel,

  • End of over 11 (6 runs)
  • 1
    11.1

    Moeen Ali to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 6
    11.2

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, Six,

  • 0
    11.3

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, no run,

  • 4
    11.4

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, Four,

  • 0
    11.5

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, no run,

  • 1
    11.6

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, 1 run,

  • End of over 12 (12 runs)
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    12.1

    Wayne Parnell c M Ali b A Shahzad 11 (6) Ajmal Shahzad to Wayne Parnell, no run, c M Ali b A Shahzad,

  • 1
    12.2

    Ajmal Shahzad to Hardus Viljoen, 1 run,

  • 4
    12.3

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, Four,

  • 1
    12.4

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1
    12.5

    Ajmal Shahzad to Hardus Viljoen, 1 run,

  • 6
    12.6

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, Six,

  • End of over 13 (13 runs)
  • w
    13.1

    Hardus Viljoen c (sub OA Shah) b R Bopara 2 (3) Ravi Bopara to Hardus Viljoen, no run, c (sub OA Shah) b R Bopara,

  • 4
    13.2

    Ravi Bopara to Robert Frylinck, Four,

  • 1
    13.3

    Ravi Bopara to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • 1
    13.4

    Ravi Bopara to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1
    13.5

    Ravi Bopara to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • 1
    13.6

    Ravi Bopara to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • End of over 14 (8 runs)
  • 1
    14.1

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1
    14.2

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • 1
    14.3

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 4
    14.4

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, Four,

  • 1wd
    14.5

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, 1 wide,

  • 4
    14.5

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, Four,

  • 1
    14.6

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • End of over 15 (13 runs)
  • 1
    15.1

    Ajmal Shahzad to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • 2
    15.2

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, 2 runs,

  • 1
    15.3

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • w
    15.4

    Robbie Frylinck b A Shahzad 17 (9) Ajmal Shahzad to Robert Frylinck, no run, b A Shahzad,

  • 0
    15.5

    Ajmal Shahzad to Aaron Phangiso, no run,

  • w
    15.6

    Aaron Phangiso b A Shahzad 0 (2) Ajmal Shahzad to Aaron Phangiso, no run, b A Shahzad,

  • End of over 16 (4 runs)
  • 1
    16.1

    Tymal Mills to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1wd
    16.2

    Tymal Mills to Imran Tahir, 1 wide,

  • 0
    16.2

    Tymal Mills to Imran Tahir, no run,

  • 0
    16.3

    Tymal Mills to Imran Tahir, no run,

  • 1nb
    16.4

    Tymal Mills to Imran Tahir, 1 no ball,

  • 4b
    16.4

    Tymal Mills to Morne van Wyk, 4 bye,

  • w
    16.5

    Morne van Wyk c JL Denly b TS Mills 31 (25) Tymal Mills to Morne van Wyk, no run, c JL Denly b TS Mills,

  • 4
    0.1

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, Four,

  • 1
    0.2

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 1
    0.3

    Ryan Sidebottom to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 0
    0.4

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, no run,

  • 6
    0.5

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, Six,

  • 1lb
    0.6

    Ryan Sidebottom to AB de Villiers, 1 leg bye,

  • End of over 1 (13 runs)
  • 0
    1.1

    Toby Roland-Jones to AB de Villiers, no run,

  • 1
    1.2

    Toby Roland-Jones to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 1
    1.3

    Toby Roland-Jones to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 1
    1.4

    Toby Roland-Jones to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 1
    1.5

    Toby Roland-Jones to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 6
    1.6

    Toby Roland-Jones to AB de Villiers, Six,

  • End of over 2 (10 runs)
  • 6
    2.1

    Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, Six,

  • 0
    2.2

    Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, no run,

  • 1lb
    2.3

    Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, 1 leg bye,

  • 1
    2.4

    Tymal Mills to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 1
    2.5

    Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 4
    2.6

    Tymal Mills to AB de Villiers, Four,

  • End of over 3 (13 runs)
  • 4
    3.1

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, Four,

  • 1
    3.2

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, 1 run,

  • 1
    3.3

    Ajmal Shahzad to AB de Villiers, 1 run,

  • 0
    3.4

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, no run,

  • 4
    3.5

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, Four,

  • 6
    3.6

    Ajmal Shahzad to Faf du Plessis, Six,

  • End of over 4 (16 runs)
  • w
    4.1

    AB de Villiers c M Ali b TS Mills 25 (13) Tymal Mills to AB de Villiers, no run, c M Ali b TS Mills,

  • 0
    4.2

    Tymal Mills to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

  • 0
    4.3

    Tymal Mills to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

  • 0
    4.4

    Tymal Mills to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

  • 1
    4.5

    Tymal Mills to Jean Paul Duminy, 1 run,

  • w
    4.6

    Faf du Plessis c P Mustard b TS Mills 25 (13) Tymal Mills to Faf du Plessis, no run, c P Mustard b TS Mills,

  • End of over 5 (1 runs)
  • 1
    5.1

    Toby Roland-Jones to Jean Paul Duminy, 1 run,

  • 1
    5.2

    Toby Roland-Jones to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 2
    5.3

    Toby Roland-Jones to Jean Paul Duminy, 2 runs,

  • 0
    5.4

    Toby Roland-Jones to Jean Paul Duminy, no run,

  • w
    5.5

    Jean Paul Duminy c JL Denly b TS Roland-Jones 4 (8) Toby Roland-Jones to Jean Paul Duminy, no run, c JL Denly b TS Roland-Jones,

  • 0
    5.6

    Toby Roland-Jones to Colin Ingram, no run,

  • End of over 6 (4 runs)
  • 0
    6.1

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, no run,

  • 1
    6.2

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 0
    6.3

    Samit Patel to Colin Ingram, no run,

  • 0
    6.4

    Samit Patel to Colin Ingram, no run,

  • w
    6.5

    Colin Ingram c TS Roland-Jones b SR Patel 0 (4) Samit Patel to Colin Ingram, no run, c TS Roland-Jones b SR Patel,

  • 1
    6.6

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • End of over 7 (2 runs)
  • 0
    7.1

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 0
    7.2

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 0
    7.3

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 1
    7.4

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • 1
    7.5

    Moeen Ali to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 2
    7.6

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, 2 runs,

  • End of over 8 (4 runs)
  • 2
    8.1

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 2 runs,

  • 0
    8.2

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, no run,

  • 1
    8.3

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 2
    8.4

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 2 runs,

  • 1
    8.5

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • 0
    8.6

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, no run,

  • End of over 9 (6 runs)
  • 4
    9.1

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, Four,

  • 1
    9.2

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • 2
    9.3

    Moeen Ali to Morne van Wyk, 2 runs,

  • 1
    9.4

    Moeen Ali to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 0
    9.5

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 2
    9.6

    Moeen Ali to Sarel Erwee, 2 runs,

  • End of over 10 (10 runs)
  • 1
    10.1

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 0
    10.2

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, no run,

  • 2
    10.3

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 2 runs,

  • 1
    10.4

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 1 run,

  • 1
    10.5

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1wd
    10.6

    Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, 1 wide,

  • w
    10.6

    Sarel Erwee c (sub OA Shah) b SR Patel 17 (16) Samit Patel to Sarel Erwee, no run, c (sub OA Shah) b SR Patel,

  • End of over 11 (6 runs)
  • 1
    11.1

    Moeen Ali to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 6
    11.2

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, Six,

  • 0
    11.3

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, no run,

  • 4
    11.4

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, Four,

  • 0
    11.5

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, no run,

  • 1
    11.6

    Moeen Ali to Wayne Parnell, 1 run,

  • End of over 12 (12 runs)
  • w
    12.1

    Wayne Parnell c M Ali b A Shahzad 11 (6) Ajmal Shahzad to Wayne Parnell, no run, c M Ali b A Shahzad,

  • 1
    12.2

    Ajmal Shahzad to Hardus Viljoen, 1 run,

  • 4
    12.3

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, Four,

  • 1
    12.4

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1
    12.5

    Ajmal Shahzad to Hardus Viljoen, 1 run,

  • 6
    12.6

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, Six,

  • End of over 13 (13 runs)
  • w
    13.1

    Hardus Viljoen c (sub OA Shah) b R Bopara 2 (3) Ravi Bopara to Hardus Viljoen, no run, c (sub OA Shah) b R Bopara,

  • 4
    13.2

    Ravi Bopara to Robert Frylinck, Four,

  • 1
    13.3

    Ravi Bopara to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • 1
    13.4

    Ravi Bopara to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1
    13.5

    Ravi Bopara to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • 1
    13.6

    Ravi Bopara to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • End of over 14 (8 runs)
  • 1
    14.1

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1
    14.2

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • 1
    14.3

    Samit Patel to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 4
    14.4

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, Four,

  • 1wd
    14.5

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, 1 wide,

  • 4
    14.5

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, Four,

  • 1
    14.6

    Samit Patel to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • End of over 15 (13 runs)
  • 1
    15.1

    Ajmal Shahzad to Robert Frylinck, 1 run,

  • 2
    15.2

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, 2 runs,

  • 1
    15.3

    Ajmal Shahzad to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • w
    15.4

    Robbie Frylinck b A Shahzad 17 (9) Ajmal Shahzad to Robert Frylinck, no run, b A Shahzad,

  • 0
    15.5

    Ajmal Shahzad to Aaron Phangiso, no run,

  • w
    15.6

    Aaron Phangiso b A Shahzad 0 (2) Ajmal Shahzad to Aaron Phangiso, no run, b A Shahzad,

  • End of over 16 (4 runs)
  • 1
    16.1

    Tymal Mills to Morne van Wyk, 1 run,

  • 1wd
    16.2

    Tymal Mills to Imran Tahir, 1 wide,

  • 0
    16.2

    Tymal Mills to Imran Tahir, no run,

  • 0
    16.3

    Tymal Mills to Imran Tahir, no run,

  • 1nb
    16.4

    Tymal Mills to Imran Tahir, 1 no ball,

  • 4b
    16.4

    Tymal Mills to Morne van Wyk, 4 bye,

  • w
    16.5

    Morne van Wyk c JL Denly b TS Mills 31 (25) Tymal Mills to Morne van Wyk, no run, c JL Denly b TS Mills,

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