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England men · T20I · ICC T20 World Cup · Super 8 Group 2
Result
South Africa won by 7 runs
Last checked 24 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to field
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR Hendricks | c HC Brook b MM Ali | 19 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 76.0 |
| Q de Kock | c JC Buttler b JC Archer | 65 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 171.1 |
| H Klaasen | run out (JC Buttler) | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.5 |
| DA Miller | c HC Brook b JC Archer | 43 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 153.6 |
| AK Markram | b AU Rashid | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| T Stubbs | not out | 12* | 11 | 1 | 0 | 109.1 |
| M Jansen | c SM Curran b JC Archer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| KA Maharaj | not out | 5* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.0 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 6, nb 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 20 overs | 163/6 | ||||
Did not bat: K Rabada, A Nortje, OEG Baartman
Fall of wickets: 1-86 (RR Hendricks, 9.5 ov), 2-92 (Q de Kock, 11.5 ov), 3-103 (H Klaasen, 13.5 ov), 4-113 (AK Markram, 14.4 ov), 5-155 (DA Miller, 19.1 ov), 6-155 (M Jansen, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reece Topley | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 2 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 10.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | 1 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Salt | c RR Hendricks b K Rabada | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 137.5 |
| Jos Buttler | c H Klaasen b KA Maharaj | 17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 85.0 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c A Nortje b KA Maharaj | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Moeen Ali | c KA Maharaj b OEG Baartman | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 |
| Harry Brook | c AK Markram b A Nortje | 53 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 143.2 |
| Liam Livingstone | c T Stubbs b K Rabada | 33 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 194.1 |
| Sam Curran | not out | 10* | 7 | 1 | 0 | 142.9 |
| Jofra Archer | not out | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 20 overs | 156/6 | ||||
Did not bat: AU Rashid, MA Wood, RJW Topley
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (PD Salt, 1.5 ov), 2-43 (JM Bairstow, 6.5 ov), 3-54 (JC Buttler, 8.4 ov), 4-61 (MM Ali, 10.2 ov), 5-139 (LS Livingstone, 17.2 ov), 6-150 (HC Brook, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Jansen | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | 0 | 1 |
| K Rabada | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 | 2 | 0 |
| KA Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| OEG Baartman | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nortje | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 1 | 0 |
| AK Markram | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: Q de Kock · Umpires: CM Brown, Sharfuddoula · TV umpire: JS Wilson · Match referee: JJ Crowe. 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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