RESULT
4th ODI, Lord's, August 31, 2008, South Africa tour of England
(32.1/32.1 ov) 183/6
(17.4/20 ov, T:137) 137/3

England won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining) (D/L method)

Player Of The Match
31* (12) & 3/21
andrew-flintoff
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Flintoff has been named the Man of the Match. Can England sweep the series 5-0? Or will SA get a consolatory win? Join us on Wednesday. For now, good bye and good luck.

17.4
4
Nel to Flintoff, FOUR runs

That's the game. Flintoff brings up the victory with a swing to the deep backward square leg boundary. He dashed outside off, got outside the line and lapped it around the corner. England lead the series 4-0. Pietersen is all smiles in the pavilion. A glum Kallis walks out with his players. Huge cheers for Flintoff and Shah.

17.3
Nel to Flintoff, no run

another short-pitched delivery, Flintoff moves outside leg, has a waft but can't connect.

17.2
Nel to Flintoff, no run

Flintoff charges out and Nel fires in a bouncer and Flintoff falls on his backside to get away from that.

The big dark pregnant cloud is still going through labour pains. Don/'t you push down now! gloom descends on the arena.

17.1
1
Nel to Shah, 1 run

slower one, coming in, turned to midwicket for a single

end of over 1713 runs
ENG: 132/3CRR: 7.76 RRR: 1.66
Andrew Flintoff27 (9b 4x4 1x6)
Owais Shah43 (39b 4x4 1x6)
Vernon Philander 4-0-30-0
Johan Botha 3-0-25-1
16.6
2
Philander to Flintoff, 2 runs

thrusts his back foot across, opens his stance and clubs a full pitched delivery over extra cover for couple of runs

16.5
4
Philander to Flintoff, FOUR runs

Oh another full toss and Flintoff kills it to deep midwicket boundary. Just 7 more.

16.4
4
Philander to Flintoff, FOUR runs

The full tosses keep coming. Flintoff works his bottom-hand over time to swing it to cow corner.

16.3
1
Philander to Shah, 1 run

low full toss outside off stump, swinging away, driven to long-off

AGain the crowd boo at poor Kallis, who makes a field change

16.2
2
Philander to Shah, 2 runs

Shah eases his captain's nerves with a off drive to wide long-off for couple of runs

16.1
Philander to Shah, no run

waist-high full toss on the off and middle, Shah can only push it back to the bowler. Pietersen is chewing his nails in the pavilion.

Ian Sutherland: "That Hempstead shower has moved east and is is now drenching Saffron Walden."

end of over 1613 runs
ENG: 119/3CRR: 7.43 RRR: 4.50
Owais Shah40 (36b 4x4 1x6)
Andrew Flintoff17 (6b 2x4 1x6)
Johan Botha 3-0-25-1
Morne Morkel 4-0-32-1
15.6
1
Botha to Shah, 1 run

down the track and on drives to deep midwicket for a single

15.5
Botha to Shah, no run

comes down the track, Botha shortens the length , Shah pushes it towards the off side of the pitch and Botha dives to stop.

15.4
4
Botha to Shah, FOUR runs

Shah gets the crowd going again with a well-timed and more importantly, well-placed sweep shot to deep square leg

15.3
1
Botha to Flintoff, 1 run

drives down the ground for a single to Andre Nel at long-on

15.2
6
Botha to Flintoff, SIX runs

Now the crowd erupt in joy as their Freddy charges out to loft over long-on. The white ball is flying everywhere on this dark gloomy evening.

Botha stops just about the release time. And the crowd boo as he turns back!

15.1
1
Botha to Shah, 1 run

Shah jumps out, takes it on the full and drives to long-off

end of over 1512 runs
ENG: 106/3CRR: 7.06 RRR: 6.20
Andrew Flintoff10 (4b 2x4)
Owais Shah34 (32b 3x4 1x6)
Morne Morkel 4-0-32-1
Johan Botha 2-0-12-1
14.6
4
Morkel to Flintoff, FOUR runs

What a shot! Flintoff walked down the track and flayed a length delivery through extra cover. It sped away to the boundary. The crowd roar

14.5
1
Morkel to Shah, 1 run

full again, opens the bat-face to drive to Amla at sweeper cover.

14.4
2
Morkel to Shah, 2 runs

low dipping full toss, Shah bring up the 100 with a on drive through wide midwicket region

14.3
Morkel to Shah, no run

leans forward to push a low full toss back to the bowler.

Kallis changes field and the crowd boo. A dark pregnant cloud is settling over the ground.

14.2
1
Morkel to Flintoff, 1 run

Flintoff stays adjacent to the line of a length delivery and steers to third man

14.1
4
Morkel to Flintoff, FOUR runs

full in length and outside off stump and Flintoff plays a gem of a late cut. He went back and across, opened the bat face, waited for the ball to arrive before running it past backward point. Kallis has a chat with the bowler. Four men inside the ring on the off and mid-on on the leg side

Kallis brings back Morne

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