England beat South Africa
CRICKET: JOHANNESBURG, Nov 14, 2009 - Eoin Morgan played a stunning
innings of 85 not out off 45 balls as England won a rain-affected first
Twenty20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on
Friday. England piled up 202 for six and won by one run according to the
Duckworth/Lewis method when rain stopped play with South Africa on 127
for three after 13 overs.
The left-handed Morgan and captain Paul Collingwood shrugged off a
poor start and launched a savage assault on the South African bowlers in
a fourth wicket partnership of 98 off 55 balls.
South African skipper Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman batted equally
aggressively in an opening stand of 97 off 55 balls which threatened to
take the game away from England.
But South Africa lost three wickets in successive overs as rain
started to fall.
ENGLAND
J. Denly lbw b Langeveldt 00
A. Cook lbw b McLaren 11
J. Trott run out (Smith) 33
P. Collingwood c Botha b McLaren 57
E. Morgan not out 85
L. Wright c De Villiers b Steyn 02
M. Prior c Morkel b McLaren 00
T. Bresnan not out 03
Extras (lb5, w6) 11
Total (6 wkts, 20 overs) 202
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Denly), 2-25 (Cook), 3-61 (Trott), 4-159
(Collingwood), 5-167 (Wright), 6-169 (Prior).
Bowling: Langeveldt 4-0-39-1 (w2), McLaren 4-0-33-3 (w2), Steyn
4-0-40-1, Morkel 2-0-32-0, Van der Merwe 2-0-17-0, Botha 4-0-36-0 (w2) SOUTH AFRICAG. Smith c Morgan b Wright 41
L. Bosman c Collingwood b Swann 58
J. Duminy lbw b Mahmood 06
A. de Villiers not out 10
A. Morkel not out 09
Extras (w3) 03
Total (3 wkts, 13 overs) 127
Fall of wickets: 1-97 (Smith), 2-101 (Bosman), 3-112 (Duminy)
Bowling: Anderson 3-0-24-0 (w1), Bresnan 2-0-25-0, Mahmood 3-0-31-1
(w1), Wright 2-0-17-1 (w1), Swann 3-0-30-1.
Did not bat: M. Boucher, R. McLaren, R. van der Merwe, J. Botha, D. Steyn, C. Langeveldt.- AFP |
