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BATSMEN IN : -  Tim Bresnan 17*, Stuart Broad 1*

BATSMEN OUT : -
Michael Lumb 18, Alex Hales 38, Moeen Ali 10, Eoin Morgan 14, Jos Buttler 34, Chris Jordan 16, Ravi Bopara 31


19:49 - Great win by South Africa. It's still uncertain who their opponents in the semi-finals will be, but be sure to join us for that game (either next week Thursday or Friday).

It was good to see AB de Villiers hit form when it really mattered, while Imran Tahir (2 for 27 and Wayne Parnell (3 for 31) proved their worth out there tonight.

Parnell, in particular, struck at the right time when England looked dangerous and proved why he should always be picked ahead of Lonwabo Tsotsobe. He can also add a contribution with the bat and is a better fielder.

No-one gave the Proteas a chance in this event and they're still alive! Perhaps it was a good thing as so often in the past they've struggled to handle the burden of being favourites...


19:48 - QUOTES

"Yes we've lost by three, it's a fantastic game, credit to the players for that, we're heartbroken to come out on the wrong end but AB has taken the game away for us. It didn't go to plan in the last three overs but apart from that it was a good game for us. We've had some guys get going this innings but no outstanding score which you need chasing such a big total,” said England captain Stuart Broad.

"It was a great game. The boys did extremely well. It's very tough conditions to field in. I knew from the start we had to be unpredictable and mix things up. But once again the execution of the bowlers was amazing. I've lost a few as captain in T20s and it was important for me to get the guys through and get Faf back pumped for the semi-finals,” said SA skipper Stuart Broad.


19:45 - PICTURE

AB de Villiers was named man-of-the-match for a sublime 69 not out off 28 balls. (AFP)


19:34 - RESULT : South Africa win by 3 runs!

South Africa qualify for the semi finals!

The winner of New Zealand v Sri Lanka on Monday will determine who joins them from this group.


19:33 - PICTURE

Imran Tahir (2 for 27 in four overs) was again vital to South Africa's cause... (AFP)


19:33 - OVERS 20: England 193/7.


19:32 - SIX. Bresnan goes big over mid-off but it's too little too late and the Proteas win!

Not the best final over from Steyn, but he nevertheless made sure his team bagged the victory!


19:31 - FOUR. A bottom edge sees the ball go for four.

10 needed off 1 ball.


19:31 - Bresnan pulls it for SIX.

14 needed off 2 balls.


19:30 - Broad can only get a single to long-on...

20 needed off 3 balls.
Unless Steyn bowls a no ball the game is over!


19:28 - Bresnan edges it down to third man for just a single!

21 needed off 4 balls.


19:27 - Broad is next in, but Bresnan is on strike as the batsmen had crossed.


19:26 - WICKET! Bopara (31) is caught in the deep by Miller off Steyn! That should be game over...

England 175/7 after 19.1 overs.


19:25 - OVERS 19: England 175/6.

22 needed off the final 6 balls with Dale Steyn to bowl.


19:24 - Hendricks follows it up with a wide.. sigh...

Then a single off the final ball...


19:24 - SIX! Bopara goes over mid-off to keep England's hopes alive.


19:23 - Tim Bresnan is next in.


19:22 - WICKET! Jordan is out for 16, caught by a running De Villiers at mid-off. The skipper ran backwards at a rate of knots there... Great catch!

England  167/6 after 18.3 overs.


19:21 - He starts with a good yorker but then goes for four next ball... Immense pressure on the rookie bowler...


19:20 - England not entirely out of it and Hendricks will bowl the penultimate over!


19:20 - OVERS 18: England 163/5.

34 needed off 12 balls.


19:19 - But Bopara finishes the over with back-to-back fours...


19:17 - Only two off the first three Parnell deliveries... Good stuff!


19:16 - TWEET

Lots of areas where SA have had the upper hand but their fielding has been in a different league to England's. 45 needed from 3 overs - Dean Wilson


19:14 - OVERS 17: England 152/5.

45 needed off 18 balls.


19:13 - 150 up for England, coming off 101 balls.


19:12 - FOUR! Bopara goes over point to put pressure on Steyn...


19:11 - Three singles off the first three Steyn deliveries...


19:10 - Steyn back into the attack. 


19:09 - OVERS 16: England 142/5.

55 needed off 24 balls.


19:08 - Bopara keeping England alive as he pulls Parnell for four...


19:04 - Parnell back on in place of Hendricks.


19:02 - OVERS 15: England 133/5.

The need 64 runs to win off 30 balls.

South Africa's game to lose!


19:02 - PICTURE

Not for the squeamish...Albie Morkel dislocated his finger taking that catch. #EngvSA #WT20 - Freddie Wilde


19:01 - Ouch! Morkel has dislocated his finger taking the catch. He's getting it popped back in...

Chris Jordan is the next batsman in.


19:00 - WICKET! Butler (34) reverse-sweeps Tahir but is caught at point by Albie Morkel.

England 131/5 after 14.3 overs.


18:57 - OVERS 14: England 128/4.

17 off that last Hendricks over. He has one more left, but skipper De Villiers should opt for Duminy to maybe fill that over... 38 conceded in 3 is not good enough!


18:54 - Next ball, Buttler goes over mid-on for four...


18:53 - Hendricks now back on and immediately gets smacked for four over mid-off. He is SA's weak link tonight...


18:53 - OVERS 13: England 111/4.


18:50 - Umpire Steve Davis has just warned Tahir for running on to the pitch in his follow-through... That's his second warning. One more, and he won't be allowed to bowl.


18:50 - Ravi Bopara is the next batsman in. Last chance saloon for the Poms?


18:48 - WICKET! Tahir gets Morgan for 14, caught behind by De Kock. A straight one which skid through off the pitch...

England 105/4 after 12.1 overs.


18:47 - OVERS 12: England 105/3.

Only six off the last Steyn over.


18:45 - Another delay with more sawdust brought on at the bowler's pitch-marks.

Maybe with all the dew around they should only have played day games during this tournament?


18:43 - Morgan nearly drags it on to his stumps. Lucky to survive! Steyn can't believe it missed the stumps.


18:43 - 100 up for England, coming off 67 balls.


18:42 - Steyn Remover back on for SA.


18:42 - OVERS 11: England 99/3.

Good last over by Tahir. Only seven conceded....


18:39 - Tahir now back into the attack.


18:38 - QUOTE

"It makes it fair for both sides. The right way to go," says English commentator Nasser Hussain.


18:37 - The field is now being swept to get rid of some of the dew. England had this done when play was halted by a floodlight failure, so only fair that the Proteas also get it done...


18:36 - OVERS 10: England 92/3.

They need 105 runs to win off 60 balls.


18:33 - Morkel now back on. SA clearly holding Steyn back. Only three overs by him so far...


18:32 - OVERS 9: England 84/3.


18:30 - Umpires now changing the ball, which is soaked by the wet outfield.It was also changed twice when England were bowling.


18:27 - JP Duminy is back on now in place of Tahir.


18:26 - OVERS 8: England 75/3.

Parnell has turned the game into SA's favour!


18:26 - PICTURE

Wayne Parnell strikes... (AFP)


18:24 - Parnell is on a hat-trick but doesn't get it...


18:23 - WICKET! Ali (10) gets an inside edge and is caught behind by De Kock. Great diving catch to his right by the SA 'keeper!

England 73/3 after 7.3 overs.


18:21 - WICKET! Danger-man Hales is out for 38, caught in the deep by Miller off the bowling of Parnell. England 73/2 after 7.2 overs.


18:19 - Parnell now back on as reserve umpire Aleem Dar calls for Faf du Plessis to go back to the SA dug-out. he and bowling coach Allan Donal were standing on the boundary rope, but because Du Plessis is suspended for this game, he is apparently not allowed there...


18:18 - OVERS 7: England 71/1.

Nine off the first Tahir over. England on course to reach their target...


18:15 - Leg-spinner Imran Tahir now on. His spell will again be key. It will, however, be tough for him to grip the wet ball...


18:15 - OVERS 6: England 62/1.


18:13 - Hales taking Hendricks to the cleaners here. He goes: FOUR, FOUR AND SIX!


18:13 - 50 up for England, coming off 34 balls.


18:12 - TWEET

Eoin Morgan should be batting with Alex Hales now. Your two best batsmen should be batting together for as long as possible! #RulesOfT20 - Alternative Cricket


18:10 - Hendricks now back into the attack.


18:10 - OVERS 5: England 47/1.


18:09 - Moeen Ali is the next batsman in.


18:08 - WICKET! Lumb is out for 18, a blinding catch in the covers by David Miller off a Parnell full toss.

A brilliant dive to his left there by Miller...

England 46/1 after 4.4 overs.


18:07 - PICTURE

Alex Hales is lucky to still be out there batting... (AFP)


18:05 - Wayne Parnell now into the attack. He also starts with a wide.


18:05 - OVERS 4: England 40/0.


18:04 - Lumb finishes the Steyn over with a SIX over extra cover.


18:03 - Steyn almost runs out Hales but he misses the stumps. Hales dives and knocks over the stumps...

Replays show he would have been short.


18:00 - Slight delay as sawdust is brought on to cover the bowler's follow-through...


17:59 - Dale Steyn now into the attack. He starts with a wide.


17:58 - OVERS 3: England 30/0.


17:56 - Why, oh, why is there no referral system for no-balls in T20 cricket? South Africa robbed of a key wicket which could determine the outcome of the match!


17:56 - Lumb off the mark with a pull shot for SIX!


17:54 - TWEET

Morkel is beroof! Skokkende beslissing! Dit was geen foutbal nie en die paaltjie wat die Proteas benodig het! - Hendrik Cronjé


17:54 - Beuran Hendricks is the new bowler on.


17:54 - OVERS 2: SA 22/0.


17:52 - The free hit goes for four, but a rubbish call from the Australian umpire.


17:51 - Oh dear, hales is caught at cover point, but the umpire calls NO-BALL!

Poor call from the umpire (Rod Tucker) as replays show it was not a no ball. Now it's a FREE HIT!


17:49 - Albie Morkel to bowl the second over. England will target him for sure...


17:48 - OVERS 1: England 9/0.

Hales starting where he left off against Sri Lanka the other evening...


17:47 - Hales starts with a boundary off Duminy's fourth ball... An acrobatic dive from De Villiers is in vain to stop it at the end...


17:46 - Alex Hales and Michael Lumb are at the crease for England.


17:45 - Welcome back. JP Duminy will open the bowling for SA.


17:41 - TWEET

AB - Best batter in the world in all forms!!! - Mark Boucher


17:35 - PICTURE

AB de Villiers punishes England... (AFP)



17:33 - OVERS 20: SA 196/5 - the highest score by any team in this tournament.

A remarkable innings by AB de Villiers (69 not out off 28 balls) has surely put South Africa on top!

De Villiers showed exactly why he should be batting up the order in T20 cricket!


17:33 - WICKET! Morkel is bowled by Bresnan off the final ball.


17:32 - A single from De Villiers sees Morkel face the final ball.


17:31 - DROP CATCH! Ali drops De Villiers on the boundary, and to put insult to injury, it goes for four!


17:30 - SIX! De Villiers gives himself room and sweeps a Bresnan full toss for maximum.


17:29 - Morkel starts with two, then gets a single to give De Villiers four balls to smack it around...


17:28 - Bresnan to bowl the final over.


17:28 - OVERS 19: SA 182/4.


17:27 - He finishes the over by smacking Jordan through the off-side for four. A bullet to the boundary!


17:26 - De Villiers improvises and reverse-sweeps Jordan for four... He is a class act.


17:25 - Albie Morkel is the new batsman in.


17:24 - WICKET! Miller is out for 19, caught by Ali at long-on off the bowling of Jordan.

SA 174/4 after 18.4 overs.


17:22 - Miller smacks a Jordan full toss for SIX to bring up the 50 PARTNERSHIP between him and De Villiers.

It came off just 26 balls!


17:21 - Wheels coming off for England, who are bowling too many wides...


17:21 - Jordan to bowl the penultimate over.


17:21 - OVERS 18: SA 167/3


17:19 - HALF-CENTURY for De Villiers, coming off only 23 balls. The fastest T20 fifty for South Africa!

And he brought it up in style by hitting a SIX off a Dernbach slower ball.


17:18 - Umpires asking for a second change of ball after Dernbach loses control of it and bowls a high full toss to De Villiers. Called no-ball...


17:17 - SIX! De Villiers flat-bats it all the way past the bowler to move into the 40s...


17:14 - DROP CATCH!

Miller edges Dernbach on the leg side, but a diving Butler puts it down. A very tough chance  though...


17:13 - Dernbach is feeling the pressure, so bowls a wide to bring up SA's 150, off 104 balls.


17:13 - Miller gets in on the act, smacks Dernbach for back-to-back boundaries.


17:11 - De Villiers, 36 not out of 19 balls, must be there at the end!

Dernbach is back into the attack as well...


17:11 - OVERS 17: SA 141/3.

A minimum of 170 should be targeted from here...


17:08 - The next ball is middled by De Villiers as he pulls Broad to the boundary. Nothing lucky about that shot!


17:07 - De Villiers skies a shot on the off side, but luckily for him it lands between two fielders... Bowler Broad looks on in despair...


17:05 - PICTURE

Hashim Amla (56 off 37 balls) played arguably his best-ever T20 innings... (Getty Images)


17:05 - OVERS 16: SA 128/3.


17:03 - DROP CATCH!

A tough chance but Bresnan drops De Villiers who hit it back at him very hard... He almost caught him off the rebound as well but the South African skipper survives.


17:02 - TWEET

5 fielders in the circle. Very good from Broad. Putting the squeeze on. #EngvSA #WT20 - Freddie Wilde


17:01 - Bresnan back into the attack now for England.


17:00 - OVERS 15: SA 121/3.


16:59 - David Miller is next in. 

Replays show Duminy lost his bat while turning for the second. Otherwise he would have been safe, but had no bat to ground... A gloved dive was not enough!


16:57 - WICKET! Duminy (5) skies one which lands safe, but is then run out! Great throw by Bopara.

A needless second run by Duminy, who lost his bat in the process of running.

SA 120/3 after 14.3 overs.


16:56 - De Villiers (20 not out off 12) looking in red-hot form...


16:56 - Jordan back on now for the Poms.


16:53 - OVERS 14: SA 116/2.


16:50 - De Villiers smacks Broad down the ground for four, but he was helped by some average fielding at mid-off by a clumsy England fielder... Tredwell was the culprit!


16:48 - OVERS 13: SA 108/2.

Despite the wicket, 11 runs came off that last Tredwell over. Two boundaries by De Villiers.


16:47 - 100 up for South Africa, coming off 76 balls.


16:47 - JP Duminy is the next batsman in.


16:45 - WICKET! De Kock is out for 29, stumped by 'keeper Butler off Tredwell. De Kock just missed a straight one there...

SA 98/2 after 12.2 overs.


16:44 - England have been allowed to use a different ball now as Tredwell comes back on. The wet outfield is wrecking havoc with the ball!


16:43 - OVERS 12: SA 97/1.


16:41 - TWEET

First they said Hashim Amla wasn't a Test player. Then they said he wasn't an ODI player. This week, they said he wasn't a T20 player! - Alternative Cricket


16:41 - It's important that De Kock plays the anchor role now and bats through the innings.


16:39 - OVERS 11: SA 90/1.

AB de Villiers is the next batsman in. Good to see him bring himself in at No 3 here!


16:38  - WICKET! Amla is out for 56, caught by Alex Hales in the deep off the bowling of Broad.

SA 90/1 after 10.5 overs.


16:36 - So far, it appears no overs will be lost due to the floodlight failure. Almost 30 minutes were lost to the the two breaks in play.


16:34 - OVERS 10: SA 85/0.


16:33 - Amla gets a top edge that goes straight up, but it falls in no-man's land! It's his night!


16:31 - Amla misses a Bopara slower ball, but so does 'keeper Butler. It goes for four...


16:29 - Ravi Bopara now into the attack for England.


16:29 - OVERS 9: SA 74/0.


16:28 - HALF-CENTURY for Amla, coming off just 30 balls. His first T20 international 50!

Amla has just proved he can play T20s...


16:25 - OVERS 8: SA 68/0.

Amla just continuing where he left off. Clsing in on a 50...


16:23 - Broad to continue the last three balls of his over.


16:23 - The players are back on. Thank goodness. Lets hope the lights can hold out for a few hours...


16:21 - Lights slowly coming on now...


16:18 - TWEETS

In 20 years when Bangladesh is under water we'll get nostalgic remembering power outages at cricket matches - Tom Eaton

Disgraceful that lights go out at a world cup , and so often !! @ICC @OfficialCSA - Riaz Shaik


16:17 - PICTURE

Floodlight failure! - (AFP)


16:15 - And the field is being swept again to get rid of some of the dew...


16:14 - This is hugely disruptive for the SA batsmen, who are doing very well!


16:12 - FLOODLIGHT FAILURE - AGAIN!

The same pylon of floodlights has gone out again and the players are off...

SA 62/0 after 7.3 overs.


16:12 - TWEET

Broad needs to use his quality as a bowler to get a grip on things. Some pace and movement from him should be harder to get away 60-0 - Dean Wilson


16:11 - England captain Stuart Broad is now into the attack.


16:10 - OVERS 7: SA 60/0.


16:09 - Tredwell starts well before his fourth ball is cut by De Kock for FOUR...


16:07 - Off-spinner James Tredwell is now on for England.


16:06 - OVERS 6: SA 52/0.

Great use of the Power Play by the Proteas!


16:05 - 50 up for South Africa, coming off 35 balls! Their best start of the tournament.


16:03 - Amla wasting no time in punishing Jordan. FOUR in the long on region!


16:02 - Jordan was born in the West Indies (Barbados) and moved to England at the age of 16...


16:01 - Right-arm fast medium pacer Chris Jordan now on for England. One over left in the Power Play.


16:00 - OVERS 5: SA 42/0.


15:58 - Amla steps across the line and tries to play Bresnan on the leg side. He misses it and it goes to the 'keeper.

England appeal, but given NOT OUT. Looks like it came off some part of his body...


15:57 - Tim Bresnan is the new bowler on for England.


15:56 - OVERS 4: SA 35/0.


15:56 - Beautiful back-foot punch by De Kock as he gets his first boundary...


15:55 - TWEET

South Africa efficiently scoring runs in the powerplay...HOLD THE BACK PAGE - Antoinette Muller


15:52 - OVERS 3: SA 28/0.


15:52 - Next ball, Amla hits a SIX against Ali!


15:51 - Amla survives a missed stumping chance as the England 'keeper Jos Buttler drops it...

Easy chance fumbled by Butler!


15:49 - De Kock off the mark with a single against the spinner.


15:48 - OVERS 2: SA 17/0


15:47 - The lights are back on and we have a game! Dernbach to continue his over.


15:45 - The South Africans are also upset that the field is being swept to clear it of dew. This will obviously help England!

SA team manager Mohammed Moosajee is very upset with the umpires! They have a point, as SA won't be able to have the field swept after 10 balls in the England innings...


15:44 - Some of the lights on the pylon has started to switch on now!


15:43 - The umpires have now taken the players off as the problem persists...


15:40 - This delay is good for England, as Amla (15 not out off 7 balls) looked on fire for South Africa...


15:37 - FLOODLIGHT FAILURE!

Oh dear, a delay as one pylon of floodlights has gone out! 


15:36 - Two balls later Amla goes the same route, although this time it bounces once before crossing the boundary.


15:34 - SIX! Amla whips Dernbach on the leg side for maximum.

Amla in a hurry here...


15:34 - Jade Dernbach to bowl the second over.


15:33 - PICTURE

Great atmosphere! -
BBC TMS


15:33 - OVERS 1: SA 6/0.


15:31 - Amla off the mark with a FOUR!


15:30 - Ali looks like he's Amla's brother. Almost a better beard!


15:29 - England to open with off-spinner Moeen Ali.

He bowls to Amla.


15:27 - Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla to open for South Africa


15:22 - PICTURE

Teams appear on the field prior to the national anthems... (Getty Images)


15:22 - The teams appear on the park for the respective national anthems...


15:14 - De Villiers may be upset that the Proteas have to bat first, but I'm actually quite happy.

The South Africans have a tendency to struggle when chasing scores, especially in big games.

And no doubt this is a big game, effectively a quarter-final.


15:11 - England definitely the happier team at the start, having won the toss. SA skipper AB de Villiers says he "absolutely would have liked to bowl first".

It's a night game - a first for SA at this event - so the dew will also make it tough for the bowlers to grip.


15:07 - PROTEAS CHANGES

Farhaan Behardien has come in for the suspended Faf du Plessis and Wayne Parnell is in for Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Great to see that Tsotsobe has finally been dropped!

The England line-up is unchanged from the one that beat Sri Lanka.


15:03 - England captain Stuart Broad has won the toss and elected to bowl first.


14:18 - AB NAMED SKIPPER

With Faf du Plessis out, AB de Villiers will take over the captaincy.


13:59 - PROTEAS HOPE TO FIND A WAY

Proteas coach, Russell Domingo, says his team will need to "find a way" to deal with the absence of Du Plessis.

CLICK HERE to read the full story.


13:57 - PROTEAS WITHOUT SKIPPER

The Proteas will be without skipper Faf du Plessis after he was banned for one game for his team maintaining a slow over-rate.

CLICK HERE to read the full story.


TEAMS

South Africa

1 Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), 2 Hashim Alma, 3 AB de Villiers (captain), 4 JP Duminy, 5 Farhaan Behardien, 6 David Miller, 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Dale Steyn, 9 Beuran Hendricks, 10 Imran Tahir, 11 Wayne Parnell

England

1 Michael Lumb, 2 Alex Hales, 3 Moeen Ali, 4 Eoin Morgan, 5 Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), 6 Ravi Bopara, 7 Tim Bresnan, 8 Chris Jordan, 9 Stuart Broad (captain), 10 James Tredwell, 11 Jade Dernbach


UMPIRES

Umpires - Steve Davis (Australia), Rod Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire - Bruce Oxenford (Australia)
Match referee - David Boon (Australia)
Reserve umpire - Aleem Dar (Pakistan)


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