England Champions vs South Africa Champions, 8th Match
Regular Season 2025 · T20 · · Grace Road, Leicester
South Africa Champions won by 10 wickets (with 46 balls remaining) (England Champions 152/6, South Africa Champions 153/0).
- England Champions: 152/6 (20 ov)
- South Africa Champions: 153/0 (12.2 ov)
Match report
England Champions (ENG-C) faced South Africa Champions (SA-C) in the 8th Match of Regular Season 2025, a T20 match, at Grace Road, Leicester. Play began on Thursday, 24 July 2025 at 15:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
South Africa Champions won the toss and chose to bowl.
England Champions made 152/6 in 20 overs, with Phil Mustard top-scoring on 39 from 33 balls. Imran Tahir was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 17. South Africa Champions made 153/0 in 12.2 overs, with AB de Villiers top-scoring on 116 not out from 51 balls.
Result: South Africa Champions won by 10 wickets (with 46 balls remaining). AB de Villiers was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
England Champions · 1st innings: 152/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Mustard | c Sarel Erwee b Duanne Olivier | 39 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Ravi Bopara | c Jacques Rudolph b Wayne Parnell | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Moeen Ali | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Imran Tahir | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Samit Patel | b Wayne Parnell | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 150 |
| Eoin Morgan | b Imran Tahir | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Ian Bell | c Morne van Wyk b Chris Morris | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Tim Ambrose | not out | 19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 118.75 |
| Liam Plunkett | not out | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.67 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Ajmal Shahzad, Stuart Meaker, Dimitri Mascarenhas
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardus Viljoen | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Wayne Parnell | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9 |
| Duanne Olivier | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Imran Tahir | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
| Chris Morris | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
South Africa Champions · 1st innings: 153/0 (12.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | not out | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 116 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 116 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 227.45 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Jacques Rudolph, Sarel Erwee, Jean-Paul Duminy, JJ Smuts, Morne van Wyk, Wayne Parnell, Chris Morris, Hardus Viljoen, Duanne Olivier, Imran Tahir
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajmal Shahzad | 3.2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 9.3 |
| Stuart Meaker | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 |
| Liam Plunkett | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 17.5 |
| Samit Patel | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Ravi Bopara | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Dimitri Mascarenhas | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Latest overs
- Over 13 (SA-C, Ajmal Shahzad): 4 runs, 153/0 – 4 •
- Over 12 (SA-C, Stuart Meaker): 17 runs, 149/0 – 1 4 1 wd 1 2 nb5 1
- Over 11 (SA-C, Ajmal Shahzad): 5 runs, 132/0 – • • • wd wd 1 1 1
- Over 10 (SA-C, Ravi Bopara): 10 runs, 127/0 – • 1 • 4 1 4
- Over 9 (SA-C, Dimitri Mascarenhas): 19 runs, 117/0 – • 1 6 6 • 6
- Over 8 (SA-C, Ravi Bopara): 8 runs, 98/0 – 1 1 1 4 • 1