Men's ODI · NatWest Series · Match 4

England v South Africa

31 Aug 2008 · Lord's, London

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

Result

England won by 7 wickets (D/L method)

D/L

Toss: England won the toss and chose to field.
Player of the match: A Flintoff
Scheduled overs: 50 a side

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
South Africa	183/6	32.1
EnglandTarget 137 from 20 overs	137/3	17.4

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England137/3 (17.4 ov)

England batting, innings 2
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
IR Bellcaught b M Morkel	caught b M Morkel	13	16	1	0	81.3
MJ Priorcaught b DW Steyn	caught b DW Steyn	0	4	0	0	0.0
OA Shah*not out	not out	44	40	4	1	110.0
KP Pietersencaught b J Botha	caught b J Botha	40	34	5	1	117.6
A Flintoff*not out	not out	31	12	5	1	258.3
Extras	9 (b 2, w 7)
Total	137/3 (17.4 ov)

Did not bat: PD Collingwood, SR Patel, LJ Wright, SCJ Broad, SJ Harmison, JM Anderson

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (MJ Prior, 2.2 ov), 2-19 (IR Bell, 4.3 ov), 3-93 (KP Pietersen, 13.4 ov)

South Africa bowling, innings 2
Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
DW Steyn	3	17	1	5.67	1
A Nel	2.4	11	0	4.13	2
M Morkel	4	32	1	8.00	3
VD Philander	4	30	0	7.50	0
JH Kallis	1	20	0	20.00	0
J Botha	3	25	1	8.33	0

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

Worm

Runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

View as table

Runs and wickets after each over
Overs	South Africa	England
0	0/0	0/0
1	4/0	3/0
2	8/0	4/0
3	12/0	9/1
4	21/0	14/1
5	36/0	19/2
6	37/0	21/2
7	41/0	25/2
8	50/0	36/2
9	66/0	47/2
10	66/1	53/2
11	73/1	73/2
12	78/2	77/2
13	86/2	86/2
14	88/2	94/3
15	92/2	106/3
16	96/2	119/3
17	99/2	132/3
17.667	–	137/3
18	103/2	–
19	108/2	–
20	113/2	–
21	114/3	–
22	115/3	–
23	118/3	–
24	125/3	–
25	130/3	–
26	141/3	–
27	154/3	–
28	157/4	–
29	161/5	–
30	167/5	–
31	175/5	–
32	183/6	–
32.167	183/6	–

Win probability

This match was decided by the D/L method after rain, so its target does not mean what the model assumes. Win probability, projected score and par are hidden.