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England vs South Africa Live Highlights, Group 1 18th T20, ICC World Twenty20 2016, March 18, 2016

SAF 229/4 (20)
England won by 2 wickets
ENG 230/8 (19.4)
Match over
1.1 : Over 1.1: Topley to de Kock, SIX, over-pitched ball outside the off-stump is driven over the cover boundary for six!
1.3 : Over 1.3: Topley to de Kock, FOUR, advances down the pitch and lofts it over the infields for a one bounce four to the cover boundary.
1.4 : Over 1.4: Topley to de Kock, FOUR, over-pitched ball outside the off-stump is driven square of the wicket for four more! Too wide from Topley and do Kock punishes him!
2.3 : Over 2.3: Willey to de Kock, SIX, advances down the ticket and smashed back over the bowlers head for six more! Wonderful start here for de Kock!
2.4 : Over 2.4: Willey to de Kock, FOUR, slower ball is driven wonderfully to the long-on boundary for four! Fantastic ball striking here for the South African opener.
2.5 : Over 2.5: Willey to de Kock, FOUR, short wide ball outside the off-stump is cut through the gully region for another boundary! de Kock moves to 30 from 14 balls.
2.6 : Over 2.6: Willey to de Kock, SIX, full ball on off-stump is smashed over the cover boundary for six! What a start here for de Kock! 91 metre six to end the over. SAF 37/0 (de Kock 36, Amla 1)
3.1 : Over 3.1: Ali to Amla, FOUR, smashed to the cover boundary for four! Runs flowing here for South Africa!
3.3 : Over 3.3: Ali to Amla, FOUR, driven into the gap at cover as the ball runs away for four more!
3.5 : Over 3.5: Ali to de Kock, FOUR, late cut to third-man for four more!
4.1 : Over 4.1: Jordan to Amla, FOUR, smashed through point for four!
4.2 : Over 4.2: Jordan to Amla, FOUR, guided to third-man for another boundary!
4.3 : Over 4.3: Jordan to Amla, FOUR, flicked to fine-leg for four more!
4.4 : Over 4.4: Jordan to Amla, SIX, smashed over fine-leg for a huge six!
4.5 : Over 4.5: Jordan to Amla, FOUR, slashed through the off-side for four more!
5.3 : Over 5.3: Stokes to Amla, FOUR, driven through the covers to the boundary for four!
5.5 : Over 5.5: Stokes to de Kock, FOUR, full ball outside the off-stump is driven wonderfully over the top of the infield to the cover boundary.
6.1 : Over 6.1: Rashid to de Kock, FOUR, whipped through the leg-side to the boundary for four! 50 for de Kock, coming up in just 21 balls including 7 fours and 3 sixes!
6.6 : Over 6.6: Rashid to Amla, SIX, full toss is clubbed over mid-wicket for a six! SAF 96/0 (de Kock 52, Amla 44)
7.1 : Over 7.1: Ali to de Kock, OUT, no run, played in the air out to deep mid-wicket to Hales, who takes a comfortable catch! de Kock is on his way for 52 from 24 balls including 7 fours and 3 sixes! What an innings! de Villiers is promoted to number 3!
8.3 : Over 8.3: Rashid to de Villiers, SIX, advances down the wicket and smashes it over the long-on boundary for six!
8.4 : Over 8.4: Rashid to de Villiers, SIX, hooked over mid-wicket for another six! Too short from Rashid!
8.6 : Over 8.6: Rashid to de Villiers, OUT, no run, top edge goes high in the air and is caught at point by Morgan! de Villiers is on his way for 16 from 8 balls. SAF 114/2 (Amla 46, de Villiers 16)
Over 9.6: Ali to Amla, SIX, short ball is hooked over the square-leg boundary for six! 50 for Amla coming up in 54 from 25 balls! SAF 125/2 (Amla 54, du Plessis 3)
11.5 : Over 11.5: Ali to Amla, OUT, no run, attempts to sweep the ball as it crashes into the front pad. The umpire raises his finger and Amla is on his way for 58 from 31 balls including 7 fours and 3 sixes.
13.4 : Over 13.4: Root to Duminy, FOUR, driven down the ground and a misfields on the boundary by Hales allows for a four! Terrible mistake.
13.5 : Over 13.5: Root to Duminy, FOUR, sweeps it towards fine leg for a boundary
14.2 : Over 14.2: Stokes to du Plessis, FOUR, bends down on his knee and scoops it towards fine leg for a boundary
14.5 : Over 14.5: Stokes to Duminy, FOUR, glances the low full toss into the fine leg fence for a boundary
15.3 : Over 15.3: Willey to du Plessis, OUT, no run, full toss, du Plessis swings it towards deep mid wicket. Roy takes the catch
16.2 : Over 16.2: Jordan to Miller, FOUR, good length ball on the pads, Miller glances it into the fine leg fence
17.4 : Over 17.4: Willey to Miller, SIX, makes room and swings the low full toss over deep mid wicket for a huge SIX
96 metres that ball travelled off the bat
18.1 : Over 18.1: Topley to Duminy, SIX, makes room and lofts the low full toss over deep extra cover for SIX
79 metres was the distance of that hit
18.2 : Over 18.2: Topley to Duminy, SIX
South Africa goes past 200
Over 19.2: Jordan to Duminy, SIX
Duminy reaches his fifty from 26 balls with 3 FOURS and 3 SIXES
19.5 : Over 19.5: Jordan to Miller, SIX, clear the front leg and flicks it over deep mid wicket for SIX
19.6 : Over 19.6: Jordan to Miller, FOUR, drives it towards deep extra cover for a boundary. SAF 4/229 (Duminy 54, Miller 28)
South Africa finishes with a massive score of 229/4
England set a massive 230 to win after South Africa put on a fantastic performance with the bat. Its the 6th highest t20 score.
de Kock and Amla got South Africa off to a fantastic start, with both openers notching up half centuries. Duminy continued the great performance by notching a half century of his own.
England were simply not good enough in the field here in Mumbai. They will require just above 11 an over to complete the run chase.
Dont go away, we are in for an exciting run chase!
0.1 : Over 0.1: Rabada to Roy, FOUR, driven wonderfully down the ground! Four runs!
0.2 : Over 0.2: Rabada to Roy, FOUR, smashes it through cover to the boundary for four! Great start for England!
0.3 : Over 0.3: Rabada to Roy, five wides, too much bounce this time and its five wides over the keeper!
0.4 : Over 0.4: Rabada to Roy, FOUR, short ball is pooled to the square-leg boundary for four!
0.6 : Over 0.6: Rabada to Roy, FOUR, driven back past the bowler to the boundary for four! Wonderful shot to end a fantastic over from England! 21 from it! ENG 0/21 (Roy 16, Hales 0)
21 runs from the first over
1.1 : Over 1.1: Steyn to Hales, DROPPED, FOUR, flicked to fine-leg and dropped by Abbott! The ball runs over the rope for four more
1.2 : Over 1.2: Steyn to Hales, FOUR, whipped to fine-leg for four more! Wonderfully batting!
1.3 : Over 1.3: Steyn to Hales, FOUR, flicked to the fine-leg boundary for four more! 3 in a row!
1.5 : Over 1.5: Steyn to Roy, FOUR, smashed over mid-off for a one bounce four! Boundaries are flowing her for England.
1.6 : Over 1.6: Steyn to Roy, SIX, whipped off the pads over square-leg for six! 23 off Steyn's first over! ENG 0/44 (Roy 26, Hales 13)
Steyn concedes 23 runs in his first over
2.1 : Over 2.1: Abbott to Hales, FOUR, short ball is smashed to square-leg boundary!
2.3 : Over 2.3: Abbott to Hales, OUT, no run, yorker traps Hales in front and he is on his way for 17 from 7 balls, including 4 fours. Stokes comes to the crease!
2.5 : Over 2.5: Abbott to Roy, SIX, short ball is hooked over square-leg for six! Excellent shot!
3.3 : Over 3.3: Rabada to Stokes, FOUR, slashed away to the third-man boundary for four!
4.2 : Over 4.2: Abbott to Roy, SIX, full toss is smashed over fine-leg for six! What a shot!
4.3 : Over 4.3: Abbott to Roy, OUT, no run, attempts the ramp shot, but the slower ball confuses Roy and the ball is easily caught behind by de Kock. He is on his way for 43 from 16 balls, including 5 fours and 3 sixes.
Over 4.3: Abbott to Stokes, five wides, short ball rockets over the keepers head for 5 wides!
5.1 : Over 5.1: Rabada to Stokes, SIX, smashed over mid-wicket for a huge six! Great shot from Stokes.
94 metres that ball went off the bat
5.4 : Over 5.4: Rabada to Stokes, OUT, no run, whipped out to deep square-leg and straight to Morris who takes a comfortable catch! Stokes gone for 15 from 9 balls! England lose their 3rd wicket.
Over 9.4: Duminy to Morgan, OUT, no run, ball skids on and crashes into the stumps! The England Captain is on his way for 12 from 15 balls! South Africa in a dominating position here!
9.6 : Over 9.6: Duminy to Root, SIX, smashed over the mid-wicket boundary for six! Great over for South Africa nonetheless. ENG 4/118 (Root 18, Buttler 1)
10.2 : Over 10.2: Morris to Root, SIX, short ball is smashed over backward point for six! Wonderful shot from Root!
10.6 : Over 10.6: Morris to Buttler, FOUR, goes on the back foot and cuts it over point for a boundary. ENG 4/133 (Root 25, Buttler 6)
15 off the over
97 runs needed from 54 balls
11.1 : Over 11.1: Duminy to Root, FOUR, pulls the short ball towards deep mid wicket for a boundary
11.6 : Over 11.6: Duminy to Buttler, SIX, too short and Buttler dismisses it over deep square leg for SIX. ENG 4/148 (Root 33, Buttler 13)
12.5 : Over 12.5: Steyn to Root, FOUR, flicked to fine-leg for four more!
14.3 : Over 14.3: Morris to Root, SIX, amazing shot over third-man for Root. Reverse sweep brings up his hald century!
Root brings his fifty from 29 balls with 2 FOURS and 3 SIXES
15.4 : Over 15.4: Imran Tahir to Buttler, OUT, no run, ball beat the bat and de Kock has a stumping! After some confusion whether or not he had the ball in his gloves when making contact, the replay clearly shows it is out. Buttler gone for 21 from 14 balls.
England need 44 from 26 balls!
16.1 : Over 16.1: Abbott to Root, FOUR, yorker is whipped to the square-leg boundary for four! Wonderful shot!
16.2 : Over 16.2: Abbott to Root, SIX, smashed over the long-on boundary for six! Wonderful caught by the security guard in row 1, but its a maximum for Root!
32 runs needed from 22 balls. An exciting finish is on the way. Wonderful game of cricket
17.1 : Over 17.1: Morris to Root, FOUR, ball slides down the leg-side and flicks it to the fine-leg boundary for four!
A boundary off the first ball and now 24 runs needed from 17 balls
17.2 : Over 17.2: Morris to Root, FOUR, driven over wide third-man for a one bounce four! Wonderful batting here from Root! England require 20 from 16 balls!
20 runs and 16 balls is the equation now
17.3 : Over 17.3: Morris to Root, FOUR, short ball is edged and it beats de Kock's gloves and runs away to the boundary for four! 16 from 15 now!
17.6 : Over 17.6: Morris to Ali, FOUR, yorked finds the edge and runs away to the third-man boundary for four! What an over for England! They need just 11 from 12 balls. ENG 5/219 (Root 83, Ali 6)
Over 17.6: Morris to Ali, four leg byes, yorked finds the pad and runs away to the third-man boundary for four! What an over for England! They need just 11 from 12 balls. ENG 5/219 (Root 83, Ali 2)
18.2 : Over 18.2: Rabada to Root, OUT, no run, full toss is hooked out to deep square-leg and caught by Miller and Root is on his way for 83 from 44 balls.
A huge wicket But England still favourites to win the match
18.3 : Over 18.3: Rabada to Ali, FOUR, smashed through mid-wicket to the boundary for four! 7 runs from 9 balls needed now for England!
18.5 : Over 18.5: Rabada to Jordan, FOUR, full toss is smashed through extra cover for four more! 2 runs needed from 7 balls!
19.1 : Over 19.1: Abbott to Jordan, OUT, no run, short ball is pulled out to deep square-leg and is caught on the boundary by Duminy!
19.2 : Over 19.2: Abbott to Ali, OUT, no run, played to mid-wicket and a mix-up seeing Willey run out at the non-strikers end! England need 1 run from 4 balls.