South Africa vs England – Fourth one day at Johannesburg on 12 Feb 2016 – South Africa won by one wicket

South Africa vs England – Fourth one day at Johannesburg on 12 Feb 2016 – South Africa won by one wicket

South Africa won this game by one wicket to provide the fifth occasion of South Africa winning a one-day game by one wicket. It also provides its first win by one wicket against England in a one-day game

No Team Result Margin BR Oppn Ground Start Date
1 South Africa won 1 wicket 0 NZl Potchefstroom 25 Jan 2013
2 South Africa won 1 wicket 16 Eng Johannesburg 12 Feb 2016
3 South Africa won 1 wicket 1 Aus Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
4 South Africa won 1 wicket 10 Srl Providence 28 Mar 2007
5 South Africa won 1 wicket 2 Win Port of Spain 03 Jun 2010

JE Root and CR Woakes added 95 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the second best seventh wicket partnership by England batsmen against South Africa in a one-day game. The best is the 104 runs partnership between KP Pietersen and AF Giles at Centurion on 13.02.05

JE Root scored 109 in this game to provide his consecutive century. He had scored 125 in the previous game at Centurion on 09.02.16. His feat of consecutive centuries provides the 97th occasion of a batsman scoring two or more consecutive centuries in the history of one day games. It also provides the 12th such occasion by an England batsman in one day games.

No Player Country 100s
1 Buttler JC England 2
2 Collingwood PD England 2
3 Cook AN England 2
4 Flintoff A England 2
5 Gooch GA England 2
6 Gower DI England 2
7 Hick GA England 2
8 Knight NV England 2
9 Pietersen KP England 2
10 Root JE England 2
11 Stewart AJ England 2
12 Trescothick ME England 2

JE Root’s 109 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 47th occasion of an England batsman’s century going in vain in one-day game. It also provides the fourth such occasion against South Africa in a one-day game

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KP Pietersen 100* 2 v South Africa East London 09 Feb 2005
2 KP Pietersen 116 1 v South Africa Centurion 13 Feb 2005
3 JE Root 125 1 v South Africa Centurion 09 Feb 2016
4 JE Root 109 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Feb 2016

K Rabada captured four for 45 in this game to provide the 140th occasion of a South African bowler to capture four or more wickets in a one-day game. It also provides the 104th occasion of a South African bowler capturing exact four wickets in a one day game.

It also provides the ninth occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wickets against England in a one day game and also provide the sixth occasion of a South African bowler capturing exact four wickets in a one day game.

K Rabada’s 4 for 45 represent the second most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded when a South African bowler has captured four or more wickets against England. The most expensive figures are 5 for 48 by WA Parnell at Cape Town on 27.11.09

It also represents the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded when a South African bowler has captured exact four wickets against England. Prior to K Rabada, AA Donald owned the record with his 4 for 41 at Durban on 17.01.96

HM Amla failed to score in this game to provide the 69th occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a duck in a one-day game. It also provides the third such occasion against England in a one-day game. The other two occasions are – G Kirsten at Durban on 17.01.96 and CA Ingram at The Oval on 19.06.13

HM Amla’s duck in this game represent the third duck of his one-day career. The other two occasions are – vs Australia at Port Elizabeth on 23.10.11 and vs Pakistan at Durban on 21.03.13

AB de Villiers was dismissed run out for 36 in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a South African captain dismissed run out in a one day game. It also provides the second such occasion against England. WJ Cronje was dismissed run out for 24 at Cape Town on 09.01.16.

AB de Villiers run out in this game provides his seventh run out as a South African captain. He now occupies the second place in the list of South African captains who are dismissed run out in a one-day game. WJ Cronje occupies the first place with 13 run out dismissals. AB de Villiers went past WJ Cronje who was dismissed run out on six occasions on his way to second place

CH Morris and KJ Abbott added 52 runs for the ninth wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of South African batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the ninth wicket in a one-day game. It also provides the second such occasion against England. The first occasion was the 95 runs partnership between DA Miller and RK Kleinveldt at The Oval on 19.06.13

This partnership represents the record partnership by South African batsmen against England at home. The previous best was the 30 runs partnership between BM McMillan and PS de Villiers at East London on 19.01.96. Thus it took 20 years for South African batsmen to rewrite the ninth wicket partnership against England on home soil.

 

 

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