22 August 2008
Captain Kevin Pietersen led England to a hard-fought 20-run victory over South Africa in the opening day-night international at Headingley.
FIRST ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL, Headingley: England 275-4 (50 overs) bt South Africa 255 (49.4 overs) by 20 runs
Umpires: I J Gould, S J A Taufel
England: Prior, Bell, Shah, Pietersen, Flintoff, Bopara, Wright, Patel, Broad, S Harmison, Anderson
South Africa: Smith, Gibbs, Kallis, de Villiers, Duminy, Boucher, Philander, Botha, Nel, Steyn, Ntini
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