South Africa's captain Graeme Smith wins the toss and elects to bat first and soon starts to punish the English bowling attack - clubbing Saj Mahmood for 21 off his first over
Loots Bosman continues the onslaught alongside his skipper as South Africa progress to 51-0 from just five overs with England struggling to contain the openers
Smith brings up his half-century in the eighth over as his side progress to 107 with the ball disappearing to all sides of the Centurion ground at a remarkable rate
Smith falls for 88 to Joe Denly before part-time bowler Kevin Pietersen enjoys success with the ball - removing Albie Morkel for 14 with the hosts dominant on 192-2 in the 15th over
Bosman's big hitting helps the hosts to 241-6, the second highest total ever in Twenty20 internationals, his 94 off 45 balls includes nine sixes and five fours before his dismissal by Luke Wright in the 17th over
Denly's poor form with the willow continues as he is bowled by South Africa's Yusuf Abdulla for 14 with England facing an uphill battle on 20-1 after 3.1 overs
And despite the odd boundary, stand-in skipper Alastair Cook fails to ignite the innings and he soon follows his opening partner back into the hutch as England's reply gets off to a faltering start
Jonathan Trott provides some measure of comfort, though, despite the fact England never look likely to chase down South Africa's mammoth total. He strikes 51 off 38 balls, including one four and three sixes
Kevin Pietersen, in his first competitive action since July 20, also spends valuable time in the middle as he returns following an Achilles operation before he is bowled attempting his trademark switch-hit
Wickets fall at a regular rate following Pietersen's demise, with England losing four wickets for six runs in the last few overs, South Africa eventually sealing an 84-run victory - a record defeat in Twenty20s for England
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