ENGLAND vs SOUTH AFRICA, 1st T20I
ENGLAND vs SOUTH AFRICA, 1st T20I: match overview
ENGLAND and SOUTH AFRICA met in the 1st T20I of South Africa in England 2012 at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Result: South Africa won by 7 wkts.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around South Africa in England 2012 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, South Africa in England 2012
- Teams
- ENGLAND vs SOUTH AFRICA
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- Date
- Saturday, September 8, 2012
- Start time
- 07:00 PM local (13:30 GMT)
- Status
- South Africa won by 7 wkts