WC 2011 Match Facts and Scorecard: England Vs South Africa

England remainded the most happening team of the tournament by providing another thrilling result. Luckily, this time they defeated South Africa.

Match Facts

Match 21
Captains: Strauss (Eng), Smith (SA)
Toss: England
Result: England def South Africa by 6 runs
MOM: Ravi Bopara
50s: 2 (Eng)
6s: 1 by Bopara
3wkts or more: 4/15 Broad, 4/38 Tahir, 3/22 Peterson
50 plus partnerships:
99 4th wkt Trott and Bopara
63 1st wkt Smith and Amla

England innings (50 overs maximum)

Strauss c de Villiers b Peterson 0
Pietersen c Kallis b Peterson 2
Trott c & b Imran Tahir 52 runs 3 4s
Bell c & b Peterson 5 runs 1 four
Bopara lbw b Morkel 60 runs 3 4s 1 six
Prior c van Wyk b Morkel 10 runs 1 six
Yardy c Peterson b Imran Tahir 3
Bresnan lbw b Steyn 1
Swann c Duminy b Imran Tahir 16 runs 3 4s
Broad lbw b Imran Tahir 0
Anderson not out 2
Extras (b 1, lb 7, w 12) 20
Total (45.4 overs) 171

Fall of wickets

1-1 (Strauss, 0.3 ov), 2-3 (Pietersen, 0.6 ov), 3-15 (Bell, 4.4 ov), 4-114 (Trott, 29.5 ov), 5-134 (Prior, 35.3 ov), 6-148 (Bopara, 39.3 ov), 7-149 (Bresnan, 40.1 ov), 8-161 (Yardy, 43.2 ov), 9-161 (Broad, 43.5 ov), 10-171 (Swann, 45.4 ov)

Bowling

Peterson 8 ov 2 maidens 22/3
Steyn 9 ov 37/1
Morkel 7 ov 16/2
Kallis 4 ov 1 maiden 14/0
Imran Tahir 8.4 ov 1 maiden 38/4
Plessis 5 ov 16/0
Duminy 4 ov 20/0

South Africa innings (target: 172 runs from 50 overs)

Amla b Broad 42 runs 2 4s
Smith c Prior b Swann 22 runs 2 4s
Kallis c Prior b Broad 15 runs 3 4s
AB de Villiers b Anderson 25 runs
Plessis run out 17 runs 2 4s
Duminy b Anderson 0
van Wyk b Bresnan 13
Peterson c Prior b Yardy 3
Steyn lbw b Broad 20 runs 3 4s
Morkel c Prior b Broad 1
Imran Tahir not out 1
Extras (lb 2, w 4) 6
Total (47.4 overs) 165

Fall of wickets

1-63 (Smith, 14.1 ov), 2-75 (Amla, 17.3 ov), 3-82 (Kallis, 19.2 ov), 4-124 (de Villiers, 31.6 ov), 5-124 (du Plessis, 32.2 ov), 6-124 (Duminy, 33.4 ov), 7-127 (Peterson, 36.6 ov), 8-160 (van Wyk, 46.2 ov), 9-164 (Steyn, 47.1 ov), 10-165 (Morkel, 47.4 ov)

Bowling

Yardy 9 ov 1 maiden 46/1
Anderson 6 ov 16/2
Bresnan 8 ov 1 maiden 27/1
Swann 10 ov 2 maidens 29/1
Broad 6.4 ov 15/4
Pietersen 8 ov 30/0