South Africa beat England by 7 wickets in the Super 8 match at Trent Bridge. It was a walk-over for South Africa. England won the toss and elected to bat. The first three wickets fell cheaply. England was reduced to 25 for 3. Much-valued, Kevin Pietersen failed to live up to the expectations. He was out for 19 runs and England collapsed with him. 

Owais Shah showed some sparks for a bried period of time. He scored 38 runs off 33 balls. But, he did not get enough support from other batsmen. Parnell was the pick of the bowlers for the Proteas. He claimed 3 wickets for 14 runs. der Merwe and Kallis chipped in with 2 wickets each. The team was all out for 111. 

South Africa was not in a hurry to chase the target. The batsmen took time to settle down. They could do that as the total was below par. The situation was ideal for Kallis to pace his innings. After Smith got out for 11 runs, Kallis and Gibbs played responsibly and added 74 runs for the second wicket. Kallis guided the team through and remained unbeaten on 57. The team reached the target with 7 wickets in hand. Kallis was adjudged the man of the match for his all-round performance. 

England - 111 all out (Owais Shah 38, Parnell 3/14, Kallis 2/20)

South Africa - 114/3 (Kallis 57*, Gibbs 30, Broad 1/14)

Result - South Africa won by 7 wickets.

Man-of-the-match - Jacques Kallis

Venue - Trent Bridge, Nottingham (June 11, 2009)