England [143/1] beat South Africa [142/3] by nine wickets in the first T20I

[idrizzy]

South Africa won the toss and elect to bat.

Team news coming shortly

 

[idrizzy]

England XI: Hales, Roy, Bairstow, Morgan, Buttler, Billings, Dawson, Crane, Willey, Jordan, Wood.

South Africa XI: Hendricks, Smuts, De Villiers, Behardien, Mosehle, Pretorious, Parnell, Phehlukwayo, Shamsi, Tahir.

 

[TahirFan]

Both countries fielding their "C" team

 

[Markhor]

Looking forward to seeing Mason Crane.

South Africa off to a poor start.

 

[Khwaja]

Prediction SA win by 23 runs... just another boring t20 match

 

[Protea Fan]

Looking forward to seeing Mason Crane.

South Africa off to a poor start.

He looks quality,that natural drift towards leg stump that he gets is great to watch...his follow through looks more of warne

 

[idrizzy]

84-3, 14 overs

 

[Khwaja]

Smuts, the main opener, bowled for a golden duck.... SA going downhills

 

[TahirFan]

Smuts is the worst ever player to have represented South Africa

I cannot see how our "C' can defend this low total

 

[Khwaja]

Smuts is the worst ever player to have represented South Africa

I cannot see how our "C' can defend this low total

Fireworks on the way

 

[Chief Destroyer]

What a pointless match and series. They should've gone straight to tests. Is anybody even at the ground?

 

[Markhor]

What a pointless match and series. They should've gone straight to tests. Is anybody even at the ground?

Pretty good crowd in.

 

[TahirFan]

Durban boy Roy lashing his fellow countrymen

 

[TahirFan]

Andile gets the dangerous Roy. Can the Proteas bounce back from here

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Seems like a one sided match in favour of England.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

I was supporting South Africa as it would have ensured us getting that 2nd spot in T20I Rankings.

 

[TahirFan]

Seems like a one sided match in favour of England.

Disgraceful tuk tuk innings from De Villiers on a flat track

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Tahir gets smacked for six by Bairstow.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Strange innings from De Villiers and Behardien.When you have so many wickets left,on a flat track and 6 overs to go,you should have started hitting

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Disgraceful tuk tuk innings from De Villiers on a flat track

Yup it was pretty astonishing to see a batsman like De Villiers playing slow in T20 cricket while taking over 50 balls. It must be the poor form continuing from CT.

 

[TahirFan]

Yup it was pretty astonishing to see a batsman like De Villiers playing slow in T20 cricket while taking over 50 balls. It must be the poor form continuing from CT.

The CT tournament has destroyed the Proteas. They look so flat and disinterested

 

[Arsalan Pro]

The CT tournament has destroyed the Proteas. They look so flat and disinterested

I hope they recover soon, you guys are wonderful to watch when at best. Tests might be much more competitive and interesting.

 

[James]

South Africa suck.

 

[TahirFan]

This is the worst ever fielding by the Proteas

 

[TahirFan]

Now the are also dropping easy chances

 

[Arsalan Pro]

14 to win from 7 overs.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

What happened to Bairstow?

 

[troodon]

Tahir getting butchered.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

Bairstow proving yet again that he is a quality batsman who deserves a permanent spot in the national team.

 

[troodon]

Something is not right with this SA team.

Pehlukawayo does not look like international class bowler. Don't know how Parnell keeps getting selected while guys like Abbott had to runaway to England.

 

[TahirFan]

De Villiers must be the worst ever captain

 

[Arsalan Pro]

England wins the first T20, let's see how South Africa comes back from this one sided encounter.

 

[Arsalan Pro]

De Villiers must be the worst ever captain

Can't be worse than Azhar Ali.

 

[Pete Rose]

Need to get rid of the captain.

 

[Syed1]

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion." - Alexander The Great.



Saffers need to get rid of the sheep at the top.

 

[czar]

Everything is going so wrong for AB here, don't see him representing SA for too long.

 

[bujhee kom]

2 biggest chokers in cricket.

 

[bluevision]

Oh, never knew there was a match today. Did not miss much I guess.

 

[czar]

I think the reason why AB played slow at the start was due to loss of 3 early wickets. Had AB got dismissed at that stage while trying to score quick runs, SA wouldn't even have gone past 100 most likely.

There was on Amla, De Kock, Faf or Duminy to assist AB today.

 

[vandokkum]

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion." - Alexander The Great.



Saffers need to get rid of the sheep at the top.

That statement is not applicable to SA, there are very few lions in this team.

 

[Khwaja]

SA C vs Eng A... can they Bounce back?