England vs South Africa, 1st T20I at Chester-le-Street, Sep 08 2012, South Africa tour of England

RESULT
1st T20I, Chester-le-Street, September 08, 2012, South Africa tour of England
118/7
(19/20 ov, T:119) 119/3

South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
1/13
dale-steyn
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Scores: Sanjay Murari | Comms: Alan Gardner
Scorecard summary
England 118/7(20 overs)
South Africa 119/3(19 overs)
2/31 (4)
1/22 (4)
end of over 194 runs
SA: 119/3CRR: 6.26 
Jacques Kallis48 (44b 7x4)
Jean-Paul Duminy47 (54b 4x4)
Jade Dernbach 4-0-31-2
Ravi Bopara 2-0-20-0

5.50pm: So, another day, another South Africa win over England - that's five out of eight now. David Hopps has dissected the performances. Can the hosts claw their way back into the series? Join Alex and me again on Monday for full coverage of the second T20I from Old Trafford. Now scram.

5.40pm: It's presentation time. England captain, Stuart Broad: "We were probaby 20 or 30 runs short, we didn't adapt to the conditions very well and we have to move that forward on Monday. We struggled against spin and it's something we have to work on. It's not to much of a concern right now, we obviously need to adapt and turn it around. When you struggle to rotate the strike, you search for boundaries and they're hard to come by. We picked up early wickets and it gave us a sniff but we didn't have enough runs. We know Ravi is a class player and you only need one thing for it to click as a batsman, a bit of luck and hopefully Ravi can get that. Old Trafford [the next venue] has changed a lot, it's gone from one of the quickest wickets to one of the slowest, so we'll look at our options."

South Africa captain, AB de Villiers: "I was very pleased with that performance, the bowlers did really well. Dale Steyn bowled superbly whenever he came on, and the fielding unit did the job. Dale is one of the best bowlers in the world, he's a strike bowler. If you keep bowlers on the batsmen can get used to the pace, so ... The combinations, we're getting closer, Hashim didn't play today - he's scored so many runs, he needed a break, but he'll probably back for the next game or the one after. The batting is long and looks good, we'd like to get more of the guys time in the middle. I think captaining brings the best out in me and I like the view behind the stumps. Jacques looks fresh and energised and he's making the game look really easy."

Dale Steyn was named Man of the Match: "All the bowlers bowled well today, it was a team effort. I can live with bowling one-over spells, it's easier than bowling in a Test match. If you don't hit your mark straight away in Twenty20 batters can hit you out of the ground. The wicket was a bit slow and it was hard to hit over the top. [Ravi Bopara] is in a bit of a rough patch but he's a class player - it's not going for him at the moment. A guy like Hash misses out and a guy like Jacques comes in and does really well. I love Twenty20, it's easier on the body ... I can play a match and wake up feeling all right in the morning."

5.30pm: Well, that wasn't so much crash, bang, wallop as tickle, fiddle, yawn. South Africa take a deserved 1-0 lead in the series, they were very well organised and can take encouragement from the way they brushed England aside on a dry, turning pitch. AB de Villiers was proactive and inventive in managing his bowlers, who responded exceptionally well, while Jacques Kallis and JP Duminy were like cold-blooded contract killers in knocking off the runs. The psychological blows of the summer seem to have stupefied England and this was another heavy defeat.

18.6
1
Dernbach to Kallis, 1 run

full length again, big swing into the ground, probably would have snapped the old bat at the handle, it squeezes out to short third man and that'll do it, the throw misses and South Africa have won by seven wickets

And, with the scores tied, one run needed, Kallis has decided his bat is broken ... out trots water boy Amla with a selection of replacements

18.5
Dernbach to Kallis, no run

full and outside off, half-driven back down the pitch, Dernbach stops it with his foot

18.4
1
Dernbach to Duminy, 1 run

good length, on leg stump, pinged through square to the man on the fence

18.3
1
Dernbach to Kallis, 1 run

pitched up, Kallis chops a half-volley into the ground and it loops over Dernbach's head, Broad fields at mid-off and misses the stumps, a direct hit would have had Kallis struggling

18.2
1
Dernbach to Duminy, 1 run

touch short, on the body, nudged to long leg

18.1
Dernbach to Duminy, no run

feisty bouncer, angled across from wide on the crease, Duminy ducks it

Dernbach replaces Broad. England have been smothered with a pillow today

end of over 1810 runs
SA: 115/3CRR: 6.38 RRR: 2.00
Jean-Paul Duminy45 (51b 4x4)
Jacques Kallis46 (41b 7x4)
Ravi Bopara 2-0-20-0
Stuart Broad 4-0-18-0
17.6
1
Bopara to Duminy, 1 run

full and punched to midwicket, there's a misfield and they take one

17.5
2
Bopara to Duminy, 2 runs

sliding down the leg side, flicks to long leg off the hips

17.4
Bopara to Duminy, no run

round the wicket, length ball, tucks Duminy up and he turns to midwicket

17.3
1
Bopara to Kallis, 1 run

chopped through the covers to the sweeper

17.2
2
Bopara to Kallis, 2 runs

length ball, on the stumps, tickled down the ground to long-on

17.1
4
Bopara to Kallis, FOUR runs

full toss, out the back of the hand, I think, Kallis sweeps it business-like for four

Back comes Bopara, trying to make up for his batting blues with the ball once again

end of over 176 runs
SA: 105/3CRR: 6.17 RRR: 4.66
Jean-Paul Duminy42 (48b 4x4)
Jacques Kallis39 (38b 6x4)
Stuart Broad 4-0-18-0
Jade Dernbach 3-0-27-2
16.6
Broad to Duminy, no run

length ball on leg stump, cramps Duminy for room and he blocks down on to the pitch, Broad fields in his follow-through

16.5
1
Broad to Kallis, 1 run

goes back and pulls a short ball through square leg

16.4
4
Broad to Kallis, FOUR runs

and now Kallis decides to move things along, hefting a full ball over mid-on and away for four

16.3
1
Broad to Duminy, 1 run

full and around the line of off, driven into the ground and through a gap at cover

16.2
Broad to Duminy, no run

pitched up outside the line of off, driven to mid-off

16.1
Broad to Duminy, no run

bounces him, this climbs above Duminy, who doesn't play at it - that'll be Broad's one for the over

end of over 167 runs
SA: 99/3CRR: 6.18 RRR: 5.00
Jacques Kallis34 (36b 5x4)
Jean-Paul Duminy41 (44b 4x4)
Jade Dernbach 3-0-27-2
Stuart Broad 3-0-12-0

Just in case you were wondering, it's been more coaster than roller and South Africa are ambling towards the finishing post

15.6
4
Dernbach to Kallis, FOUR runs

slow legcutter out the back of the hand ... Kallis waits ... lazy swing of the bat ... and it disappears through cover for four

15.5
1
Dernbach to Duminy, 1 run

goes back and steers one to third man

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
JH Kallis
48 runs (44)
7 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
13 runs
1 four0 six
Control
73%
JP Duminy
47 runs (54)
4 fours0 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
14 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
84%
Best performances - bowlers
J Botha
O
4
M
0
R
19
W
2
ECO
4.75
RJ Peterson
O
4
M
0
R
27
W
2
ECO
6.75
Match details
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
TossSouth Africa, elected to field first
Series
Season2012
Player Of The Match
Series resultSouth Africa led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberT20I no. 258
Hours of play (local time)14.30 start, First Session 14.30-15.50, Interval 15.50-16.10, Second Session 16.10-17.30
Match days8 September 2012 - day (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
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