South Africa opt to bowl against England in final T20 at Edgbaston

By CricketCountry Staff

 

South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to field against England in their rain-truncated third and final Twenty20 International at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday.

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Birmingham: Sep 12, 2012

 

South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to field against England in their rain-truncated third and final Twenty20 International at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday.

 

The match has been reduced to 11 overs per-side affair after rain denied scheduled start. 

 

England have to win the match in order to level the three-match series after the second tie was washed off due to rain.

 

South Africa defeated the hosts comprehensively by seven wickets in the opening game to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. 

 

The win will also give a boost ahead of the ICC world T20 in Sri Lanka starting from September 18.

 

The tie will be the last match of South Africa’s 2012 tour of England where the visitors won the Test series 2-0 and tied the One-Day International series 2-2.

 

Teams: 

 

England: Craig Kieswetter (wk), Michael Lumb, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad (c), Danny Briggs, Jade Dernbach.

 

South Africa: Richard Levi, Albie Morkel, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (c & wk), Jean-Paul Duminy, Justin Ontong, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

 

Catch live score and ball-by-ball commentary of the third T20 match between England and Sputh Africa at Birmingham, here

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