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- South Africa's triumph by 112 runs is their tenth in succession at Newlands, Cape town between January 25, 2004 and November 27, 2009.
- South Africa have won all their four games against England at this venue between January 9, 1996 and November 27, 2009.
- Of the 28 matches played at this venue, South Africa have won 25 with a winning % of 89.29.
- South Africa's winning sequence is their best at any venue in ODIs, thus becoming the third nation to have recorded ten or more victories in succession at one venue, next only to the 13 by West Indies at Arnos Vale between March 2, 1994 and May 16, 2004 and 11 by Australia at Melbourne between January 5, 1989 and December 12, 1991.
- South Africa's 354 for six is their highest total against England, outstripping the 311 for seven at East London on February 9, 2005.
- With their performance, South Africa have equalled their previous highest at Newlands, Cape Town. Against Kenya in the Standard Bank Triangular Tournament at this venue, they had made 354 for three, thanks mainly to hundreds from Gary Kirsten (124) and Neil McKenzie (131 not out).
- South Africa's total has been exceeded only six times by them - their top totals being 438 for nine against Australia at Johannesburg on March 12, 2006 and 418 for five against Zimbabwe at Potchefstroom on September 20, 2006.
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- Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith put on 107 - South Africa's third century stand for the first wicket at Newlands, Cape Town - the first two being being 173 between Herschelle Gibbs and Smith against New Zealand on December 2, 2007 and 113 (unfinished) between Smith and Abraham de Villiers against Pakistan on February 11, 2007.
- The century stand is the sixth for the first wicket for South Africa against England.
- Smith's 41st fifty (54) in ODIs is his second against England.
- Smith's run-aggregate is now exactly 500 in twelve innings in 2009 at an average of 41.66, including one century and four fifties in 12 matches.
- Amla, for the first time, has recorded three fifties in succession - 80 against Zimbabwe at Benoni on November 8; 57 against England at Centurion on November 22 and 86 against England at Cape Town on November 27.
- Amla's sixth fifty (86)in ODIs is his second against England.
- Abraham de Villiers' first century against England is his fourth in ODIs - his career-best being 146 off 130 balls against West Indies at St.George's on April 10, 2007
- Villiers' 121 off 85 balls is his first hundred in South Africa, surpassing the 92 not out against India at Centurion on December 3, 2006.
- Villiers is averaging 41.65 in South Africa - 1666 in 48 matches, including one hundred and 12 fifties with a strike rate of 88.71.
- Villiers, during the course of his century knock, has completed his 3,000 runs in ODIs - 3070 at an average of 39.87 - in 92 matches. He is the 12th South African to aggregate 3,000 runs or more in ODIs.
- In terms of run-aggregate, Villiers has been enjoying his best year in ODIs - 549 (ave.54.90) in 12 games.
- Villiers' 75-ball hundred is the second fastest for South Africa, next only to the 44-ball hundred by Mark Boucher against Zimbabwe at Potchefstroom on September 20, 2006.
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- For the sixth time in ODIs, Stuart Broad has claimed four wickets or more in an innings - twice against South Africa.
- Broad's career-best in ODIs is 5 for 23 against South Africa at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on August 26, 2008. His best overseas performance is 4 for 39 against New Zealand at Johannesburg on September 29, 2009.
- Broad has claimed 15 wickets in seven games against South Africa at 18.86 runs apiece.
- Broad has performed quite well in 2009, claiming 30 wickets at 23.36 runs apiece in 14 games.
- Alviro Petersen's third fifty (51 not out off 40 balls) is his second against England - Petersen's highest is 80 against Zimbabwe at Potchefstroom on September 20, 2006.
- South Africa's first instance of four fifty-plus individual innings against England is their sixth in ODIs.
- Paul Collingwood's second fifty against South Africa is his 24th in ODIs.
- Collingwood has been enjoying his best year in ODIs as a batsman, aggregating 703 at an average of 54.07, including one century and four fifties in eighteen matches.
- Wayne Parnell (5/48) has produced his career-best bowling performance - his second five-wicket haul, his first being 5 for 57 against New Zealand at Centurion on September 24, 2009.
- In his first eight matches, Parnell has claimed 22 wickets at 19.63 runs apiece, including four wickets or more in an innings three times with an impressive strike rate of 20.0.
- Parnell has become the third bowler to capture five wickets in an innings for South Africa against England, joining Andrew Hall (5/18 at Bridgetown on April 17, 2007) and Shaun Pollock (5/20 at Johannesburg on February 13, 2000).
- Parnell's excellent figures are the best by a South African against England at Cape Town - the only one from South Africa to bag five wickets against England at this venue.
- Zimbabwe's Henry Olonga's figures of 6 for 19 against England on January 28, 2000 are the best at Newlands, Cape Town. Olonga is the only non-South African to capture five wickets in an innings at this venue.
- Abraham de Villiers' first Man of the Match award against England is his seventh in ODIs. He has received four awards in 2007, followed by one in 2008 and two in 2009.
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