South Africa vs England – First Twenty20I at Cape Town on Feb 19 1996 – South Africa won by three wickets on the last ball of the match
South Africa won this game on the last ball to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a T20I on the last ball. It also provides the first such occasion for South Africa.
| No | Winner | Margin | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | New Zealand | 5 wickets | 150 | 20.0 | v India | Wellington | 27 Feb 2009 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 wickets | 163 | 20.0 | v England | Lord’s | 05 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 5 wickets | 164 | 20.0 | v India | Gros Islet | 11 May 2010 |
| 4 | England | 1 wicket | 158 | 20.0 | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Jan 2011 |
| 5 | Scotland | 4 wickets | 136 | 20.0 | v Canada | Dubai (DSC) | 23 Mar 2012 |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 2 wickets | 141 | 20.0 | v Ireland | Belfast | 21 Jul 2012 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 wicket | 129 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | The Hague | 26 Jul 2012 |
| 8 | England | 6 wickets | 178 | 20.0 | v India | Mumbai | 22 Dec 2012 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 8 wickets | 169 | 19.0 | v South Africa | East London | 23 Dec 2012 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 2 wickets | 153 | 20.0 | v West Indies | Kingstown | 27 Jul 2013 |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 3 wickets | 121 | 20.0 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 14 Feb 2014 |
| 12 | Ireland | 3 wickets | 164 | 20.0 | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 17 Mar 2014 |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 5 wickets | 141 | 20.0 | v Netherlands | Sylhet | 19 Mar 2014 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 5 wickets | 162 | 20.0 | v Afghanistan | Dublin (Malahide) | 21 Jul 2015 |
| 15 | India | 7 wickets | 198 | 20.0 | v Australia | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 16 | South Africa | 3 wickets | 135 | 20.0 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Feb 2016 |
It also provides the second win on the last ball of the match against England. Netherlands had registered a last ball win against England at Lord’s on 05.06.09. Netherlands had won this game by four wickets
| No | Winner | Margin | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 wickets | 163 | 20.0 | v England | Lord’s | 05 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 wickets | 135 | 20.0 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Feb 2016 |
Imran Tahir captured four for 21 in this game to provide the 109th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a T20I. It also provides the 12th occasion of such a performance by a South African bowler.
Imran Tahir’s 4 for 21 represent his second four wicket haul in T20I. The other occasion was his four for 21 against Netherlands at Chittagong on 27.03.14. He became the third South African bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I on two occasions. Others are M Morel and DW Steyn
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Imran Tahir | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | v Netherlands | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | Imran Tahir | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Feb 2016 |
| 1 | M Morkel | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | v New Zealand | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | M Morkel | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Bridgetown | 05 May 2010 |
| 1 | DW Steyn | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 16 Dec 2007 |
| 2 | DW Steyn | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Chittagong | 24 Mar 2014 |
Imran Tahir earned the distinction of becoming the only bowler in the history of Twenty20 Internationals to return with identical bowling figures on two occasions. He returned with identical figures of 4.0-0-21-4 against Netherland at Chittagong on 27.03.14 and 4.0-0-21-4 against England at Cape Town on 19.02.16
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Imran Tahir | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | v Netherlands | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 2 | Imran Tahir | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Feb 2016 |
Imran Tahir became the eleventh bowler to capture four or more wickets in a T20I against England. He is the first South African bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I against England and thus his 4 for 21 represents the best bowling figures by a South African bowler against England. Previous best was 3 for 14 by WD Parnell at Nottingham on 11.06.09. It also represents the best bowling figures by a South African bowler against England at home. The previous best was 3 for 33 by R McLaren at Johannesburg on 13.11.09
Imran Tahir became the third bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I at Cape Town. Others are 4 for 20 by SR Clarke of Australia Vs Sri Lanka on 20.09.07 and 4 for 31 by E Chigumbura of Zimbabwe Vs England at Cape Town on 13.09.07.
Imran Tahir became the second bowler to capture four wickets against England in a T20I at Cape Town after E Chigumbura of Zimbabwe is the other bowler. E Chigumbura had captured 4 for 31 against England at Cape Town on 13.09.07.
MM Ali collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 316th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in a T20I. It also provides the 27th occasion of an England batsman suffering from such an ignominy.
MM Ali’s first ball duck in this game represents his third first ball duck in T20Is. Only LJ Wright has collected more first ball ducks amongst England batsmen in T20Is. LJ Wright has collected four first ball ducks.
MM Ali’s first ball duck in this game provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman suffering from such an ignominy against South Africa.
CJ Jordan’s 3 for 23 in this game represents his best bowling figures in a T20I. His previous best was 3 for 39 against West Indies at Bridgetown on 13.03.14
CJ Jordan became the fourth England bowler to capture three wickets against South Africa in a T20I.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Sidebottom | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | RSA | Bridgetown | 08 May 2010 |
| 2 | CJ Jordan | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | RSA | Cape Town | 19 Feb 2016 |
| 3 | GP Swann | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 2 | RSA | Bridgetown | 08 May 2010 |
| 4 | SCJ Broad | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 1 | RSA | Cape Town | 16 Sep 2007 |
CJ Jordan and RJ Sidebottom with identical figures of 4.0-0-23-3 share the best bowling figures by an England bowler against South Africa in a T20I
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Sidebottom | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | RSA | Bridgetown | 08 May 2010 |
| 2 | CJ Jordan | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | RSA | Cape Town | 19 Feb 2016 |
The head to head results summary between the two teams at the end of this game read thus
| Result summary | ||||||||
| Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | Tie+W | Tie+L | NR |
| England | 2007-2016 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2007-2016 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |