By Meg Anderson
LONDON (TheSportsNext) September 9, 2012: South Africa took first blood in the three-match Twenty20 International series Saturday when they defeated England by seven wickets at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street.
Victory was attributed mainly to cool innings by right-hand batsman Jacques Kallis (48*) and left-hand batsman JP Duminy (47*) after South African bowlers restricted England to 118 for seven from 20 overs.
England’s right-arm fast bowler Jade Dernbach (2/31) scared the Proteas early in the innings with a great combination of fast and slower deliveries getting rid of Richard Levi (8) and skipper AB de Villiers (10). Faf du Plessis (4) also failed to prove his worth in the team and South Africa looked in trouble at three for 29 after four overs.
Robin Peterson (2/27) and Johan Botha (2/19) did marvelous job with the ball for the Proteas but star of the show was fast bowler Dale Steyn who once again exhibited a great spell of fast bowling taking a wicket for 13 runs from his four overs.
In reply, the visitors achieved the target from 19 overs, thanks to unbeaten 90-run partnership between Kallis and Duminy.
Dale Steyn was declared Man of the Match for his hostile bowling spell of 4-0-13-1.
The second Twenty20 International between the two sides will be played on Monday at Old Trafford in Manchester.
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