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England men · T20I · International series · 1st T20I
Result
South Africa won by 14 runs (DLS Method)
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to field
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK Markram | c L Wood b AU Rashid | 28 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 200.0 |
| RD Rickelton | c JC Buttler b L Wood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LG Pretorius | c HC Brook b L Wood | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| D Brevis | c LA Dawson b SM Curran | 23 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 230.0 |
| D Ferreira | not out | 25* | 11 | 0 | 3 | 227.3 |
| T Stubbs | b J Overton | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 216.7 |
| M Jansen | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 7.5 overs | 97/5 | ||||
Did not bat: C Bosch, K Rabada, KT Maphaka, LB Williams
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (RD Rickelton, 0.2 ov), 2-33 (LG Pretorius, 2.5 ov), 3-37 (AK Markram, 3.4 ov), 4-73 (D Brevis, 6.1 ov), 5-90 (T Stubbs, 7.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wood | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 1.5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 13.09 | 1 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Salt | c KT Maphaka b K Rabada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jos Buttler | c RD Rickelton b M Jansen | 25 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 227.3 |
| Jacob Bethell | c D Ferreira b M Jansen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.0 |
| Harry Brook | c RD Rickelton b C Bosch | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tom Banton | c AK Markram b C Bosch | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Will Jacks | not out | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Sam Curran | not out | 10* | 3 | 0 | 1 | 333.3 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, w 1, nb 0) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 5 overs | 54/5 | ||||
Did not bat: J Overton, LA Dawson, L Wood, AU Rashid
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (PD Salt, 0.1 ov), 2-17 (JG Bethell, 1.3 ov), 3-28 (HC Brook, 2.3 ov), 4-43 (JC Buttler, 3.6 ov), 5-43 (T Banton, 4.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Rabada | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 |
| M Jansen | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 |
| C Bosch | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: D Ferreira · Umpires: GD Lloyd, MJ Saggers · TV umpire: M Burns · Match referee: J Srinath. 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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