Men's Test · Basil D'Oliveira Trophy · Match 3

England v South Africa

30 Jul 2008 to 2 Aug 2008 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

South Africa won by 5 wickets

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: GC Smith

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
England (1)	231	77.0
South Africa (2)	314	90.2
England (3)	363	98.3
South Africa (4)	283/5	80.0

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

South Africa283/5 (80 ov)

South Africa batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smith*not out	not out	154	246	17	0	62.6
ND McKenzielbw b A Flintoff	lbw b A Flintoff	22	56	3	0	39.3
HM Amlalbw b MS Panesar	lbw b MS Panesar	6	17	0	0	35.3
JH Kallislbw b A Flintoff	lbw b A Flintoff	5	7	1	0	71.4
AG Princecaught b JM Anderson	caught b JM Anderson	2	14	0	0	14.3
AB de Villierscaught b MS Panesar	caught b MS Panesar	27	57	3	0	47.4
MV Boucher*not out	not out	45	85	5	0	52.9
Extras	22 (b 9, lb 9, w 2, nb 2)
Total	283/5 (80 ov)

Did not bat: PL Harris, M Morkel, A Nel, M Ntini

Fall of wickets: 1-65 (ND McKenzie, 17.3 ov), 2-78 (HM Amla, 22.6 ov), 3-83 (JH Kallis, 25.5 ov), 4-93 (AG Prince, 29.2 ov), 5-171 (AB de Villiers, 52.4 ov)

England bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
RJ Sidebottom	10	1	26	0	2.60	0	0
JM Anderson	13	0	60	1	4.62	2	0
MS Panesar	33	3	91	2	2.76	0	2
A Flintoff	20	5	72	2	3.60	0	0
KP Pietersen	4	0	16	0	4.00	0	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.