South Africa beat England by 3 runs to qualify for semis

South Africa defeated England by three runs to advance to the semifinals of the ICC World T20 here today.

Sent into bat, South Africa scored 196/5 in 20 overs, and then restricted England to 193/7.

Brief scores:

South Africa: 196/5 in 20 overs (A B de Villiers not out 69, Hashim Amla 56)

England: 193/7 in 20 overs (Alex hales 38, Jos Buttler 34, Ravi Bopara 31; Wayne Parnell 3/31, Imran Tahir 2/27).