England vs South Africa 18th Match at Bridgetown, 08 May, 2010

Toss: England, who chose to bat first
England 168/7 (20)
South Africa 129/10 (19)
England won by 39 runs
Man of the Match: KP Pietersen
  • CK Langeveldt 2 * (3)

Over 0.1: Two runs. RJ Sidebottom to GC Smith, short of length delivery, shuffles across and flicks it to deep squareleg for a couple.

Over 0.2: Two runs. RJ Sidebottom to GC Smith, short of length delivery, flicks it off his pads to deep backward squareleg for a couple.

Over 0.3: Single. RJ Sidebottom to GC Smith, short of length delivery, tucks it to deep backward squareleg and this time settles for a single.

Over 0.4: No runs. RJ Sidebottom to JH Kallis, good length delivery, flicks the inswinger uppishly to mid on.

Over 0.5: Beaten! RJ Sidebottom to JH Kallis, good length delivery, goes back for a cut and is beaten.

Over 0.6: No runs. RJ Sidebottom to JH Kallis, short of length delivery, punches it towards mid on.

Over 14.1: No runs. RJ Sidebottom to J Botha, short of length delivery, drags his pull down to mid wicket.

Over 14.2: Single. RJ Sidebottom to J Botha, short and wide, cuts the slower one to backward point for a single.

Over 14.3: Single. RJ Sidebottom to JP Duminy, short of length delivery, drags his flick shot off the inside edge onto the helmet grill and ends up stealing a run from the bowler.

Over 14.4: Single. RJ Sidebottom to J Botha, short and rising delivery, pulls the slower one along the ground to deep squareleg for a single.

Over 14.5: Two runs. RJ Sidebottom to JP Duminy, short and rising delivery, pulls it down to deep wide mid wicket for a couple.

Over 14.6: 1 Bye. RJ Sidebottom to JP Duminy, short and wide, attempts a cut and is beaten by the slower one and they steal a bye with the keeper not collecting it cleanly.

Over 16.1: He is Caught! RJ Sidebottom to JP Duminy, short and rising delivery, plays a weak hook shot that falls straight into the hands of Yardy at short fineleg.

Over 16.2: Single. RJ Sidebottom to DW Steyn, pitched up delivery, chips that wide one over covers for a single.

Over 16.3: Sixer! RJ Sidebottom to J Botha, pitched up delivery, thats in the slot and Botha swings it high over long on for a massive six!

Over 16.4: Beaten! RJ Sidebottom to J Botha, pitched up delivery, doesn't connect his square drive outside off.

Over 16.5: Single. RJ Sidebottom to J Botha, pitched up delivery, smacks it flat towards wide long off for a single.

Over 16.6: Three runs. RJ Sidebottom to DW Steyn, pitched up delivery, gets a bottom edge to his drive which races away to the thirdman  boundary and they get to pick three runs.

Over 18.1: He is Caught! RJ Sidebottom to J Botha, pitched up delivery, clears his frontfoot and canes it hard back to the bowler who takes a sharp return catch which was pretty low in the air.

Over 18.2: Single. RJ Sidebottom to CK Langeveldt, short of length delivery, edges it to thirdman for a single.

Over 18.3: Single. RJ Sidebottom to M Morkel, full toss, drags the near yorker to long on for a single.

Over 18.4: No runs. RJ Sidebottom to CK Langeveldt, pitched up delivery, makes room and drags the yorker to the diving bowler.

Over 18.5: Single. RJ Sidebottom to CK Langeveldt, pitched up delivery, makes room and drives it to extra covers for a single.

Over 18.6: Bowled him! RJ Sidebottom to M Morkel, pitched up delivery, looks to flick it without really bending down and misses a low full toss to get clean bowled!

England won by 39 runs. It certainly was a very bad and erratic day for SA in all the three departments of the game. England didn't get as much as they wanted but their bowlers did a great job backed up by some sharp fielding. With none of the SA batsmen coming good, it was a cakewalk win for England and they might well have booked a berth in the Semis!