Summary

  • South Africa beat England by seven runs to close on semi-finals

  • England finish on 156-6 in pursuit of 164 in Saint Lucia

  • They were 61-4 and needed 101 from final nine overs before Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone shared 78

  • England needed 25 from 18 balls but South Africa close out for win

  • South Africa raced to 69-0 off seven overs but England rallied well to limit them to 163-6

  • Quinton de Kock top-scores with 65 and David Miller adds 43

  • Jofra Archer takes 3-40 and Jos Buttler claims superb catch and run out

Live Reporting

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  1. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That is breaking the shackles.

  2. 6 runs

    SA 140-4

    Oof, David Miller has absolutely nailed that through the leg-side and over the rope for six.

    Miller then aggressively fist bumps Tristan Stubbs, he looks angry.

    Jofar Archer is shaking his head as he walks back to his mark, with Jos Buttler running after him for a quick pep talk.

  3. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Reece Topley will feel, despite there not being the wickets that he would have wanted, he's done a very useful job for England with his economy rate in this tournament.

  4. You need to watch this. Absolutely superb stuff from Jos Buttler.

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    Struggling to see the reason for both Woods and Archer in this team selection? Woods is leaking runs left, right and centre. What or who were the other options?

    Stevo, Cheltenham

    Right-arm seamer Chris Jordan and left-arm spinner Tom Hartley are the two bowlers to miss out today.

  6. SA 133-4

    That is a very good over at this stage of the innings, just the four runs and a wide conceded as Topley ends with very handy figures of 0-23.

    Jofra Archer is back for the death overs.

  7. Will Grigg has a lot to answer for.

    Anyway, Reece Topley is back for his fourth and final over.

  8. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in St Lucia

    First Freed from Desire of the trip…

  9. SA 128-4

    A welcome boundary for South Africa as David Miller clubs Mark Wood through mid-wicket.

    He then makes to two boundaries for the over as he gets on top of a short ball, swivels and pulls the ball around the corner to the rope.

    South Africa's best over in a while.

  10. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

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    South Africa will see the extra pace as a godsend here.

    David Miller might see this over as an opportunity to put momentum back in their favour.

  11. Mark Wood will continue for his second over.

  12. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

    It has been curious from South Africa so far. It would say to me that this pitch maybe isn't the belter that we think it is from the overnight games.

  13. This was a huge moment in the match as Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler combine to remove the dangerous Quinton de Kock.

  14. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

    Adil Rashid was the instigator of England's fightback after the powerplay because he bowled the seventh over. They have turned the screw and forced Aiden Markram to be aggressive, he was under pressure to get going because of the way Heinrich Klaasen played.

    Adil Rashid and Jos Buttler celebrate a wicketGetty Images

  15. SA 115-4

    Adil Rashid ends with figures of 1-20 from his four overs.

    One of the best at his craft.

  16. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in St Lucia

    This is some turnaround.

  17. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Adil Rashid strikes and South Africa are going nowhere.

    Aiden Markram is bowled by Adil RashidGetty Images
  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Markam b Rashid 1 (SA 113-4)

    And Aiden Markam goes second ball!

    Adil Rashid gets a bit of turn - but perhaps not as much Aiden Markam was expecting - and the South Africa captain can only under-edge the ball onto his own stumps.

    The Proteas are wilting in the St Lucia heat.

  19. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

    Every batter, other than De Kock, has scored at a strike rate of less than 100. It has been bizarre.

  20. Skipper Aiden Markam comes out to join David Miller with South Africa's previously fluent innings beginning to stall.