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Result
South Africa won by 3 runs
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to field
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JT Smuts | c LE Plunkett b LA Dawson | 45 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 128.6 |
| RR Hendricks | b TK Curran | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| M Mosehle | c JC Buttler b LE Plunkett | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 125.0 |
| AB de Villiers | c EJG Morgan b DJ Willey | 46 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 230.0 |
| DA Miller | c JC Buttler b LE Plunkett | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| F Behardien | lbw b CJ Jordan | 32 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 152.4 |
| CH Morris | c JJ Roy b TK Curran | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.1 |
| AL Phehlukwayo | b TK Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Morkel | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| D Paterson | not out | 4* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 5, nb 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 20 overs | 174/8 | ||||
Did not bat: T Shamsi
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (RR Hendricks, 3.2 ov), 2-57 (M Mosehle, 7.4 ov), 3-96 (JT Smuts, 10.6 ov), 4-113 (DA Miller, 13.2 ov), 5-127 (AB de Villiers, 14.3 ov), 6-157 (CH Morris, 18.2 ov), 7-164 (AL Phehlukwayo, 18.5 ov), 8-170 (F Behardien, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Jordan | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Curran | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Plunkett | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Roy | obstructing the field | 67 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 148.9 |
| Sam Billings | c DA Miller b CH Morris | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c F Behardien b CH Morris | 47 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 127.0 |
| Liam Livingstone | run out (M Morkel/M Mosehle/AL Phehlukwayo) | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.9 |
| Jos Buttler | b AL Phehlukwayo | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| Eoin Morgan | c AB de Villiers b D Paterson | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Liam Dawson | not out | 7* | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 |
| Liam Plunkett | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 5, w 5, nb 1) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 20 overs | 171/6 | ||||
Did not bat: CJ Jordan, DJ Willey, TK Curran
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (SW Billings, 1.6 ov), 2-125 (JM Bairstow, 13.4 ov), 3-133 (JJ Roy, 15.1 ov), 4-153 (JC Buttler, 17.4 ov), 5-162 (EJG Morgan, 18.5 ov), 6-167 (LS Livingstone, 19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Morkel | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 | 0 | 1 |
| CH Morris | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 |
| D Paterson | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 4 | 0 |
| AL Phehlukwayo | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Smuts | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| T Shamsi | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: CH Morris · Umpires: RJ Bailey, MA Gough · TV umpire: RT Robinson · Match referee: AJ Pycroft. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.
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