September 17, 2007	Monday	Ramazan 04, 1428

CAPE TOWN, Sept 16: A late blast by Albie Morkel helped South Africa reach a total of 154 for eight in their Twenty20 World Championship Super Eights match against England on Sunday.

Morkel smashed his 43 off 20 balls. He hit three fours and four sixes, three of them consecutively off leg-spinner Chris Schofield.

Number seven batsman Morkel came to the crease in the 15th over after South Africa had slumped to 91 for five, and six balls later they were 94 for six.

Pace bowler Stuart Broad led the England attack with his return of three for 37.

England bowled with discipline but did themselves no favours by dropping five catches.

Scoreboard

SOUTH AFRICA:

G.C. Smith c Mascarenhas b Broad 19

J.P. Duminy c Prior b Broad 0

A.B. de Villiers c Prior b Flintoff 18

J.M. Kemp c Prior b Mascarenhas 21

M.V. Boucher c Pietersen b Schofield 29

S.M. Pollock c Prior b Anderson 0

J.A. Morkel c Snape b Flintoff 43

V.D. Philander b Broad 6

J.J. van der Wath not out 9

EXTRAS (LB-2, W-7) 9

TOTAL (for eight wkts, 20 overs) 154

FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-33, 3-42, 4-91, 5-91, 6-94, 7-133, 8-154.

DID NOT BAT: M. Morkel, M. Ntini.

BOWLING: Anderson 4-0-22-1 (2w); Broad 4-0-37-3 (2w); Flintoff 4-0-23-2 (1w); Mascarenhas 3-0-24-1; Schofield 4-0-34-1 (1w); Snape 1-0-12-0.

ENGLAND: L.J. Wright, M.J. Prior, K.P. Pietersen, P.D. Collingwood, O.A. Shah, A. Flintoff, J.N. Snape, A.D. Mascarenhas, S.C.J. Broad, C.P. Schofield, J.M. Anderson.

UMPIRES: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and A.L. Hill (New Zealand).

TV UMPIRE: I.L. Howell (South Africa).

MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).—Agencies