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Best performances - Batsmen

HE van der Dussen
HE van der Dussen
94(60) 5x4 - 6x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 34 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
4 20 13 6 8 2 9 32
AK Markram
AK Markram
52(25) 2x4 - 4x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • slog shot
  • 17 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
2 0 1 4 9 8 9 19

Best performances - Bowlers

K Rabada
K Rabada
O4
M0
R48
W3
Eco12.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
T Shamsi
T Shamsi
O4
M0
R24
W2
Eco6.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Alan Gardner

END OF OVER:
20 | 3 Runs 3 Wkts | ENG: 179/8 (11 runs required, RR: 8.95)

  • Adil Rashid2 (2b)
  • Mark Wood1 (1b)
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-48-3
  • Dwaine Pretorius3-0-30-2

10pm: Time for the captains presentations, starting with Eoin Morgan: "I think it does a lot, thought it was a good wicket, SA came hard at us and batted well. Thought we bowled reasonably well and held them to a par score. Coming off, with the dew coming in, we thought we were right in it. Jason Roy going down doesn't help, but we thought we were right in it throughout. Every game tests us in different ways. Biggest test in group stage was Sri Lanka, having to bat first before the dew came in, then losing a bowler defending a low score. Today, different wicket, our batters could have been more expressive and bowlers had to find a defensive mode. [Roy] We've dealt with injuries, Stokes, Curran, Archer aren't here. We do have talent coming in, so that gives us confidence. We've built a core group of white-ball players, so we'll have to delve into that. Very happy, topping the group, we know how hard it is to get through. Finals are all about going and expressing yourselves, enjoying them, so we're going to do that."

South Africa's Temba Bavuma: "Win was important, but a bittersweet ending for us. Achieved what we wanted to do in terms of winning, but didn't win well enough. We gave our all with the bat and with the ball. [Net run rate?] Start of the tournament it wasn't a big factor, we felt we wanted to win the game. Tough to bring NRR into effect in our last game, especially against a side like England. But very proud of the side and think there's a lot we can take away from this. We've got to build on the confidence and momentum, this will give us experience and learnings we can take from this World Cup going forward."

Right, that's a wrap from Sharjah for tonight. Group 1 has been decided, but there's still plenty of jeopardy (and NRR discussions) in the other half of the draw - New Zealand looking to beat Afghanistan tomorrow and confirm a semi-final spot, but with all of India rooting against them, before the Super 12s conclude on Monday. Anyway, thanks for your comments, as always. From myself, Peter, and Raghav, it's cheerio for now. Bye!

9.50pm: Victory for South Africa, but with a bitter aftertaste. They've beaten the group winners, but miss out on net run rate, with Australia joining England in going through to the last four. England top the group, pushing all the way for a fifth win from five... but the loss of Jason Roy, who's on a crutch by the side of the pitch to congratulate the South Africans as they come off, could be the most significant event of the night. One crumb of comfort for them: no team has previously lifted the T20 World Cup having not lost a game. Good time to get that out of the system, perhaps? The semi-final draw, of course, will not be confirmed until all the Group 2 permutations sort themselves out tomorrow and Monday; but there's a good chance Australia will face Pakistan, and England one out of New Zealand, India or Afghanistan

Rassie van der Dussen is named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 94: "In the context it doesn't mean too much, we knew we had to get a good score on the board and we've asked a lot from the bowlers, it was probably too much to get us into the semis. But still a good performance beating a good side. Type of wicket where if you get in, you're a lot more effective. You saw that at the back of their innings. Aiden and I knew if we took it to the end we'd be competitive. It's been tough, the three venues are so different. From a batting point of view that's been a challenge, and the batting units that adapted the quickest have been most successful."

19.6
1
Rabada to Rashid, 1 run, banged in, Rashid slaps another single to long-on - South Africa win by 10 runs, but it won't be enough to see them through to the semi-finals
19.5
1
Rabada to Wood, 1 run, short length and Wood plinks one backing away
19.4
1
Rabada to Rashid, 1 run, short and into the pitch, Rashid bottom-edges a single

Adil Rashid. Can Rabada do a Curtis Campher?

19.3
W
Rabada to Jordan, OUT, HAT-TRICK! Clubbed to long-off! Third hat-trick of the tournament, and Rabada is laughing - all three of them caught in the deep, but never mind that. Another slower delivery, and England have taken a vow to going down swinging. Jordan stands still and plops it into the safe hands of Miller coming in

CJ Jordan c Miller b Rabada 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Jordan on strike for the hat-trick

19.2
W
Rabada to Morgan, OUT, picks out deep backward square leg! Two in two for Rabada, and South Africa look like holding their nerve here... Pace off that delivery, I think, and Morgan underclubbed it trying to hit to the longer part of the ground

EJG Morgan c Maharaj b Rabada 17 (20m 12b 3x4 0x6) SR: 141.66

Chris Jordan heads out, Morgan has the strike

19.1
W
Rabada to Woakes, OUT, heaved leg side... but he's not quite got enough! Nortje is the man running around at deep midwicket and he holds a slightly awkward catch under pressure. There's a lengthy check for the no-ball, but Rabada's foot is okay. Well held by the big man, clutching it to his chest as he thundered around a few inches in front of the rope

CR Woakes c Nortje b Rabada 7 (8m 3b 0x4 1x6) SR: 233.33

Rabada to try and finish this

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st38JJ RoyJC Buttler
1st20MM AliJC Buttler
2nd1MM AliJM Bairstow
3rd51MM AliDJ Malan
4th35DJ MalanLS Livingstone
5th20EJG MorganLS Livingstone
6th11EJG MorganCR Woakes
7th0EJG MorganCJ Jordan
8th0AU RashidCJ Jordan
9th3AU RashidMA Wood

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33063.754
NAM3214-0.523
IRE3122-0.853
NED3030-2.46
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SCOT33060.775
BAN32141.733
OMA3122-0.025
PNG3030-2.655
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG54182.464
AUS54181.216
SA54180.739
SL5234-0.269
WI5142-1.641
BAN5050-2.383
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
PAK550101.583
NZ54181.162
IND53261.747
AFG52341.053
NAM5142-1.89
SCOT5050-3.543