21-06-2017, 20:58
Good bowling from England early doors, three wickets taken in the powerplay to put the brakes on South Africa from the off. It took an all-time record fourth-wicket partnership from AB de V and Behardien to drag the Proteas up to a respectable score of 142-3 off the twenty. That's their highest T20 total on English soil to date, and also the highest individual score by a South African in England (de Villiers now claims that distinction by a whisker on 65, with Behardien's 64 the second-highest).
143 needed for England to win, time for some fireworks.
143 needed for England to win, time for some fireworks.
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