SOUTH AFRICA vs ENGLAND, 1st T20I
SOUTH AFRICA vs ENGLAND, 1st T20I: match overview
SOUTH AFRICA and ENGLAND met in the 1st T20I of England tour of South Africa, 2015-16 at Newlands, Cape Town on Friday, February 19, 2016. Result: South Africa won by 3 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 England tour of South Africa, 2015-16 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, England tour of South Africa, 2015-16
- Teams
- SOUTH AFRICA vs ENGLAND
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Date
- Friday, February 19, 2016
- Start time
- 09:30 PM local (16:00 GMT)
- Status
- South Africa won by 3 wkts