21/06Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa tour of England at Southampton, Jun 21 2017
England won by 9 wkts (33b rem)
Player of the Match
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny BairstowEngland
21/06Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa tour of England at Southampton, Jun 21 2017
England won by 9 wkts (33b rem)
Player of the Match
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny BairstowEngland
1864dThe Report by George Dobell

Bairstow, bowlers shine in nine-wicket canter

England produced something close to the perfect performance as they crushed South Africa by nine wickets in the opening game of the T20 series at the Ageas Bowl

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers
65(58) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • sweep shot
  • 13 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
1 1 17 8 10 7 14 7
F Behardien
F Behardien
64(52) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 15 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
8 2 10 3 10 4 13 14

Best performances - Bowlers

MA Wood
MA Wood
O4
M0
R36
W2
Eco9.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
AL Phehlukwayo
AL Phehlukwayo
O1.3
M0
R11
W1
Eco7.33
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Match Details

The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Series

South Africa tour of England

Toss

South Africa , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

EnglandJonny Bairstow

Series result

England led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

T20I no. 614

Season

2017

Hours of play (local time)

18.30 start, First Session 18.30-19.50 Interval 19.50-20.10, Second Session 20.10-21.30

Match days

21 June 2017 - night match (20-over match)

T20I debut

undefinedMason CraneundefinedDwaine PretoriusundefinedTabraiz Shamsi

Umpires

EnglandRob BaileyEnglandTim Robinson

TV Umpires

EnglandMichael Gough

Reserve Umpire

EnglandPeter Hartley

Match Referee

ZimbabweAndy Pycroft

Commentator: Andrew Miller

9.18pm So, that's it for now. AB de Villiers admits he and his batsmen found it difficult to get it off the square today, which is putting it mildly. A very strange performance all round. See you on Friday for match No. 2!

9.10pm Well, that was comprehensive. AB de Villiers and Farhaan Berhardien ground out a puzzling slow century stand that gave the impression of demons in the wicket. But England just put their feet down the track and battered the ball to all parts. But for an aberration from Jason Roy, who was looking in top form for his 28 from 14, England would surely have backed themselves to win this by ten wickets. Not a resounding omen for the coming couple of games.

Hypocaust: "What a strange match. England turned up but I think South Africa's performance bordered on unprofessional. Wonder what associate and affiliate nations think when they see a full member treat an official T20 International with such disinterest?"

Matt: "Well played Sam Billings" Quite so. A resounding winner of the #ThanksForComing Trophy. The other contender, Eoin Morgan, at least made the one big call of the night, getting Mason Crane into the attack at precisely the right moment to settle the nerves of a young legspinner who looked the part in four very tidy overs.

Anonymous: "Bairstow better than Root? I think so." Careful, you can get charged with sedition for such anti-establishment cricketing opinions these days...

14.3
1
Phehlukwayo to Bairstow, 1 run, tip and run, into the off side, a quick glance at Hales, who is on his way, and there it is. England have utterly shellacked South Africa in the first of three T20s!
14.2
0
Phehlukwayo to Bairstow, no run, short, and through to the keeper. That's called as one for the over, but it's not a wide. Good ball
14.1
4
Phehlukwayo to Bairstow, FOUR, dinked over the wicketkeeper's head, that's stunning batting. A decent bouncer, angling into the batsman, who leans out of line and dabs it to the fence. Scores level!

END OF OVER:
14 | 9 Runs | ENG: 138/1 (5 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 9.85, RRR: 0.83)

  • Jonny Bairstow55 (32b)
  • Alex Hales47 (38b)
  • Tabraiz Shamsi3-0-23-0
  • Imran Tahir3-0-37-0

Safferabroad: "I can't take it anymore. This SA team is hopeless, no spine, no guts, no point. De Villiers hasn't the foggiest idea of how to be a captain. I've been offered seats for one of the tests and am wondering if it's worth the bother. Please put a stop to this!!!" Don't despair, AB won't be captain for the Tests. (Or, actually, in the side at all ... ah... hold that thought...)

13.6
1
Shamsi to Bairstow, 1 run, skids through a touch this time. But the game is long gone
13.5
2
Shamsi to Bairstow, 2 runs, lofted drive, down to wide long off
13.4
0
Shamsi to Bairstow, no run, a huge wipe across the line and for once there's no connection. Even the keeper is startled as the ball burrows through his gloves

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