South Africa celebrate their win. (AP)T20 World Cup, England vs South Africa Highlights: South Africa defeated England by 10 runs in their final Super 12 Group 1 match but still missed out on qualifying for the semifinals of the ICC T20 World Cup due to net-run-rate calculations on Saturday. Sent into bat, Rassie van der Dussen struck an unbeaten 94 off 60 balls, while Aiden Markram made 52 not out off 25 deliveries to guide South Africa to the commanding 189 for two. Quinton de Kock scored 27-ball 34.
South Africa then needed to restrict England to 131 to seal their semifinal spot ahead of Australia but failed as the Eoin Morgan-led side finished at 179 for eight.
Brief Scores: South Africa: 189/2 in 20 overs (Rassie van der Dussen 94 not out, Aiden Markram 52 not out; Moeen Ali 1/27).
England: 179/8 in 20 overs (Dawid Malan 33, Liam Livingstone 28; Kagiso Rabada 3/48).
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179/8 (20.0)South Africa
189/2 (20.0)South Africa beat England by 10 runs
South Africa beat England by 10 runs but England and Australia reach semi-finals: T20 World Cup.
Rabada dismisses Adil Rashid and Jordan of consecutive balls and that leads to a hat-trick! First of his T20I career and it's a WC hat-trick!
OUT! Kagiso Rabada gets Chris Woakes on the first ball of the over. Terrific catch on the boundary ropes by Nortje. England need 14 runs to win off the last 5 balls.
Liam Livingstone (28) falls to Dwaine Pretorius! England are 165/5, need another 25 off last 12 balls.
What just happened there? Livingstone is on a rampage. The first one is out of the ground. The next is another maximum and that means the Proteas are officially eliminated! Rabada is not getting the length right. And he continues to get it wrong as Livingstone hits him down the ground for another six! 19 from the over. ENG: 144/3 after 16 ovs
Shamsi gets his revenge instantly! An interesting innings from Moeen Ali, lots of movement in his crease, both moving across and coming down the track, ultimately his demise was coming down the track and mistiming a full ball from Shamsi, who adjusted after being hit for 6 previously.
Moeen slams this one out of the ground. England are now assured of the top spot in the group.
Moeen Ali gets the measure of Markram and smashes him for a SIX! Steps out and goes with the turn and clears extra cover. The next ball is a boundary which is followed by a couple of wides. It ends with 15 runs from the over. ENG: 104/2 after 12 ovs
England qualifies for the semis after reaching 87-2 in 10.4 overs. It had looked certain when they had won 4/4 but shows how a big margin win can change NRR. Now SA need to restrict Eng to 131 to qualify from this group of death else Australia goes through
England will be hoping to up their scoring rate from here on, only New Zealand(9.50 rpo) have scored quicker in the final 10 overs of T20Is since the last T20 World Cup than England(9.21 rpo)
Rabada overpitches outside off, Malan gets forward, bends his back leg and creams the cover drive. Bavuma chases but can only escort the ball to the fence. ENG- 81/2 after 10 ovs
Jason Roy will take no further part in today's game
It takes Tabraiz Shamsi just 2 balls to make an impact as he traps Bairstow LBW! England 59/2 after 6.2 overs
WICKET! Big wicket for SA, Buttler departs after Roy retires hurt. Buttler is gone for 26 as Nortje celebrates the wicket. ENG 58/1
50 up for England in 5 overs | The Run rate is 10. Jos Buttler 18* Moeen Ali 8* | England need another 140 runs off 90 balls. The run rate required is 9.33 RPO
After Roy (15*) and Buttler (6*) hit two fours against Nortje in the previous over, the former maintains the momentum. Roy takes on Maharaj and hits him for two classy boundaries through mid on and square leg. ENG: 22/0 (3 overs)
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler open the chase for England as Keshav Maharaj restarts the proceedings with the ball. A good start from the spinner as he puts early pressure on the pair of batters. Just two runs off the over. ENG: 2/0 (1 over)
Two sixes from Markram (52*) and van der Dussen (94*) each against Jordan in the last over guide their team to a commanding total. A brilliant 103-run stand blew away the bowling attack. England to chase 190. SA: 189/2 (20 overs)
South Africa are looking unstoppable now! After Markram (35*) hits two fours to bring up the 150-run mark for his team, van der Dussen races into his eighties with a beautiful reverse scoop! His fifth boundary so far. SA: 160/2 (18 overs)
The batting pair has now gone berserk! van der Dussen (76*) takes on Woakes and punishes him with two sixes, one over the bowler's head and another over deep mid-wicket. Markram (21*) too hits a six on a full toss. SA: 139/2 (16 overs)
Markram (13*) and van der Dussen (59*) keep the run-counter ticking at an impressive rate. After the latter brought up 100 for the team with a six against Wood, Markram joins the party by hitting a six against Rashid. SA: 114/2 (14 overs)
And de Kock is gone. Taken by Roy. Looks to go big against Rashid, but he hasn't got the timing right. Rashid makes the breakthrough for England, after a solid second-wicket stand. SA 87/2 after 11.2 overs.
First game of the World Cup for Wood as he comes into the attack and the team, replacing the injured Mills. And van der Dussen has hit just hit him for a 6. Welcome to the World Cup, Wood. The last ball is a wide, so he needs to bowl that again. 12 off the over ultimately. SA 85/1 after 11 overs.
The 10th over starts. We are halfway there and South Africa really need to get a move along. Just like that. Another reverse sweep and another four. Played into the gap. 8 off this over. SA 73/1 after 10 overs as we go for drinks.
And another great reverse sweep. Picks the gap between short third man and backward point to the rope. The 8th over ends with just 7 runs. The 9th over has started. Jordan in the attack. Another 3 balls gone. Just 2 off them. SA need a big total but they have started a bit slow. That's surprising. And there's a review by England for an LBW. But no. Another review foiled. 9 off the over. SA 65/1 after 9 overs.
And a 4 off the 3rd ball of the 7th over. de Kock brings out the reverse scoop - bends down low and then went over backward point, couple of bounces and over the ropes. 9 off this over. Moeen's spell ends. SA 49/1 after 7 overs.
And the first ball of the last over of powerplay gets hit for a 4. And van der Dussen has hit a massive 6 in the next ball. Walks down the track, gets into the line of the delivery, flicks his wrists and then sends it soaring over mid-wicket. Singles off the next 2 balls. Good last over of the powerplay. Another single. 14 off it. SA 40/1 after 6 overs.
The penultimate over in the powerplay starts. Moeen Ali to bowl. Can he take another wicket and really put the Proteas in pressure? No wicket but a very tight over nonetheless. Just 5 singles off it. SA 26/1 after 5 overs.
New man van der Dussen starts with a 4 against Woakes. And a great comeback by Woakes with 4 back to back dots. A single to end the over. 5 off this one. SA 21/1 after 4 overs.
And the third over's first ball is hit straight for a four. De Kock came down the wicket and has absolutely nailed this one. And gone. Moeen Ali takes Hendricks. Goes to slog sweep and the bails and stumps light up. SA 15/1
Woakes to bowl the second over. One dot and 2 singles to start the second over. Ultimately just 3 off the over. That's another over less for SA in their quest to bring up at least a 150+ score. SA 9/0 after 2 overs.
And the 4th ball of Moeen Ali is hit for a 4 by de Kock. Straight to deep extra cover. Showing intent straightaway. 6 from the over. SA 6/0 after 1 over.
The players are out for the national anthems. South Africa's first and then followed by England. Morgan leads his men out to the middle. England will start with off-spin and it's Moeen Ali. R Hendricks and de Kock are at the crease. R Hendricks is on strike.
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma(c), Aiden Markram, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
The coin goes up and England have won the toss. They have opted to bowl against South Africa.
As we wait for the toss, Australia have thrashed West Indies in the other Group 1 match. They have done well to lift their NRR as well. A massive task coming up for South Africa then.
"We've really had to graft as a batting unit. We've always spoken about being flexible, and looking at the players that we have in the team, I felt that I could do a role up front but I could also do a role within the middle. We've had a guy like Rassie [van der Dussen] go in earlier because we know if he has the opportunity to face a considerable amount of balls he can really put a bowling attack under pressure. A guy like Reeza [Hendricks] has come off well recently at the top of the order. So we're trying to utilise that form."
"One of the things that makes me extremely proud is that regardless of how well we've done or how poorly we've done, guys have always wanted to get better. They're not really that interested in standing still or spending too much time reflecting on what has been and gone. They want to continue to get better because they know that once you lose that drive in trying to achieve things individually and as a team, it has a big repercussion effect on the wider game and throughout our country."
South Africa have always be considered the bridesmaid and never the bride when it comes to high profile survival matches. Here's one of them and this time too, they'll need to win in order to qualify for the semifinals. Lose, and their journey is done.
No team have lost fewer wickets in the tournament than England's dozen. And no team have taken more wickets than the 39 claimed by England.
Runs flow faster per over in T20Is in Sharjah (7.23) than in Dubai (7.10) or Abu Dhabi (7.18). How the runs are scored on Saturday will be influenced by the fact that the pitch to be used is only two strips from the edge of the table. So one of the square boundaries will be significantly shorter than the other.
England 11-9 South Africa (1 no result; 2-3 in World T20 games)
South Africa Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (c), David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
England Probable XI: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Mark Wood/David Willey, Adil Rashid
A semifinal spot virtually assured, in-form England would look to dent South Africa’s hopes of reaching the last-four stage when the two teams meet each other in a high-voltage Group 1 Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Saturday. With a net run rate of +3.183, England are more or less through to the semifinals with four wins from as many games, while South Africa are lying in the third spot with six points from four matches. Both South Africa and Australia are in close race for the second semifinal spot from Group 1 but the Australians are above the Proteas on the basis of a better net run rate, though they have six points each. It will all boil down to Saturday’s game and South Africa will know what exactly they need to do before facing England as Australia play West Indies in the first match of the day. The Proteas can’t afford to slip even a bit and need a resounding win to keep their hopes alive.