| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the first of the 3-match ODI series between England and South Africa at Headingley, Leeds. This series is going to be a good preparation for both the teams going into the Champions Trophy. The Proteas are currently the first ranked team in ODIs and AB de Villiers would expect his team to live upto that. The hosts on the other hand have come on their own after a dismal performance in the 2015 World Cup. They are on a 6-match winning streak but they would surely be test |
| The hosts on the other hand have come into their own after a dismal performance in the 2015 World Cup. They are on a 6-match winning streak but they would surely be tested against the numero uno side. It is bright and sunny at the moment and we hope it will remain the same throughout the day. Expect a thrilling contest! |
| TOSS - South Africa win the toss and opt to field. |
| England XI - Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(WK), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood. |
| South Africa XI - Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(WK), Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers(C), JP Duminy, David Miller, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir. |
| There would be a minute's silence at the start of the match and players of both the teams will wear a black armband in memory of those who lost their lives in the Manchester attack. |
| So after observing a minute of silence, the Proteas have made their way out in the middle and are currently in a huddle. Jason Roy and Alex Hales to open the batting for England. Kagiso Rabada to start the proceedings with the new ball. Three slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : K Rabada to J Roy, Starts off with a fullish delivery outside off, nice away movement on that. Roy plants his front foot across and leaves it alone. |
| 0.2 : K Rabada to J Roy, Leg bye! Full length delivery and shaping in this time, Jason looks to flick it through square leg but misses. The ball brushes his pads and the ball rolls to the left side of the keeper. A leg bye taken. |
| 0.3 : K Rabada to A Hales, On a length outside off, Hales points his bat skywards and allows it through. |
| 0.4 : K Rabada to A Hales, Full length delivery outside off, Hales is lured into it and pushes at it with hard hands. Ends up getting a thick outside edge to third man for a run. |
| 0.5 : K Rabada to J Roy, Fuller length ball outside off, Roy walks down the track and drives it crisply to mid off. |
| 0.6 : K Rabada to J Roy, Similar length delivery outside off, Roy goes for the drive but gets an outside edge past the diving gully fielder. A run taken. A tidy first over from Rabada. |
| Wayne Parnell to bowl from the other end. Two slips in place for him. |
| 1.1 : W Parnell to J Roy, Fullish delivery around off, pushed confidently off the front foot to mid off. |
| 1.2 : W Parnell to J Roy, OUT! Just the start South Africa wanted! On a fuller length and slanting across Roy. He goes for an expansive drive but makes the mistake of playing away from his body. Ends up getting a thick outside edge and de Kock behind the stumps moves a touch to his right and takes a straightforward catch. Poor shot and Roy pays the price for it. His lean patch with the bat continues. |
| Joe Root strides out to bat. |
| 1.3 : W Parnell to Joe Root, Good way to get off the mark! Fullish delivery around off, Root leans into it and strokes it through covers. Good timing on that one and de Villiers has to hare after that. Slides near the fence and saves a run for his side. |
| 1.4 : W Parnell to A Hales, Great work, Miller! Fuller length ball outside off, Hales drives it sweetly towards extra cover. Miller dives to his right to make an excellent stop. Saves a certain boundary for his side. |
| 1.5 : W Parnell to A Hales, Similar length delivery around off, stroked to mid off. |
| 1.6 : W Parnell to A Hales, A touch short outside off, Hales goes for a cut but only manages to connect thin air. A wicket and three runs from that over. |
| 2.1 : K Rabada to Joe Root, Short of a length outside off, Root rises on his toes and dabs it behind point for a single. |
| 2.2 : K Rabada to A Hales, Fullish and too straight on this occasion, Hales clips it nicely through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 2.3 : K Rabada to A Hales, Fuller length ball on off, Hales drives it towards Rabada who makes a partial stop on his followthrough and deflects it to his left. The batsmen look for a single but decide against it. |
| 2.4 : K Rabada to A Hales, Back of a length delivery just outside off, Hales knows where his off stump is and makes a good leave. |
| 2.5 : K Rabada to A Hales, That was a jaffa! On a length outside off, shapes in sharply. Hales looks to play a drive down the ground but he is not a good position to play it. Ends up missing it and the ball whizzes over his stumps. De Kock dives full length to his left but can't stop it. Four byes signaled by the umpire! |
| 2.6 : K Rabada to A Hales, FOUR! Easy pickings! Fullish and straying on the pads, Hales flicks it with good timing through front of square on the leg side and earns himself a boundary. |
| 3.1 : W Parnell to Joe Root, In the air.. but safe! On a length outside off, Root drives it towards extra cover. The fielder dives to his right but fails to stop it. Two runs taken. |
| 3.2 : W Parnell to Joe Root, Straying on the pads, clipped towards front of square on the leg side for a run. |
| 3.3 : W Parnell to A Hales, Fullish and on middle and leg, pushed to mid on. |
| 3.4 : W Parnell to A Hales, Fullish in line of the stumps, Hales pushes at it but gets a thick outside edge towards point. |
| 3.5 : W Parnell to A Hales, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 3.6 : W Parnell to A Hales, Fullish delivery around off, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 4.1 : K Rabada to Joe Root, FOUR! Good timing! Good length delivery outside off, Root waits for it and pushes it with an angled bat towards point. Duminy dives full length to his right but fails to stop it. Well played and he gets the desired result! |
| 4.2 : K Rabada to Joe Root, Back of a length outside off, dabbed neatly to third man for a single. |
| 4.3 : K Rabada to A Hales, No ball! On a length and angling into Hales. He flicks it to mid-wicket. Rabada overstepped on that occasion. |
| Free Hit coming up! |
| K Rabada to A Hales, FOUR! Takes full toll of the Free Hit! Full toss and room on offer, Hales frees his arms and carves it through point for another boundary. |
| 4.4 : K Rabada to A Hales, Full delivery just outside off, pushed to mid off. |
| 4.5 : K Rabada to A Hales, Straighter this time, Hales tucked to mid-wicket. |
| 4.6 : K Rabada to A Hales, Good game awareness! Fullish delivery outside off, Hales pushes it with soft hands to wide mid off and calls immediately. His partner responds and they complete the run with ease. 11 from that over. |
| 5.1 : W Parnell to A Hales, Hales stays back to the length delivery in line of the stumps and gets behind it solidly. |
| 5.2 : W Parnell to A Hales, FOUR! Wristwork at its best! Fuller length ball slanting across Hales. He takes it from outside off and clips it through mid-wicket for an elegant boundary. |
| 5.3 : W Parnell to A Hales, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 5.4 : W Parnell to A Hales, On a fuller length this time and angling away from Hales. He pushes at it but gets an outside edge to third man. A run taken. |
| 5.5 : W Parnell to Joe Root, Good fielding, Ab de Villiers! Fuller length ball outside off, Root takes a couple of steps down the track and drives it towards de Villiers. He moves swiftly to his right and dives to stop it. The batsmen complete the run safely in the end. |
| 5.6 : W Parnell to A Hales, FOUR! Shot! Fullish delivery on middle, Hales flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races to the fence. |
| 6.1 : K Rabada to Joe Root, FOUR! Well played! Short of a length outside off, Root guides it nicely past second slip who dives to his right but fails to stop it. |
| 6.2 : K Rabada to Joe Root, Well bowled! Rabada bangs in short just outside off, Root drops his wrists to let it through. |
| 6.3 : K Rabada to Joe Root, On a length and angling in sharply, Root looks to tuck but is hit on the pads. |
| 6.4 : K Rabada to Joe Root, No ball! On a good length on off, Root stays back and defends it nicely to the off side. Rabada overstepped on that occasion. |
| Free Hit coming your way! |
| K Rabada to Joe Root, Brilliant yorker on off, Root stays leg side of the ball and jams it out to covers. |
| 6.5 : K Rabada to Joe Root, Fullish delivery in line of the stumps, driven to mid on. |
| 6.6 : K Rabada to Joe Root, Length delivery outside off, Root guides it towards third man for a run. Thinks about the second but decides against it. |
| Chris Morris comes into the attack. |
| 7.1 : C Morris to Joe Root, Very full on off, Root digs it out towards the slip region. |
| 7.2 : C Morris to Joe Root, Back of a length outside off, cut to third man for a run. |
| 7.3 : C Morris to A Hales, FOUR! Shot! On a length outside off, Hales drives it with an open face through cover-point. Has timed that well and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 7.4 : C Morris to A Hales, Fullish and angling in, Alex drives it crisply towards mid on. Parnell dives to his left and keeps it down to a single. |
| 50-run stand between Root and Hales! |
| 7.5 : C Morris to Joe Root, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 7.6 : C Morris to Joe Root, Fullish delivery and shaping in, driven to mid off. |
| 8.1 : K Rabada to A Hales, Appreciable inward movement! On a length and tailing in sharply, Hales is stuck on the crease and looks to keep it out. Misses to get rapped on the thigh pad. |
| 8.2 : K Rabada to A Hales, On a length and tailing in sharply, clipped to square leg for a single this time. |
| 8.3 : K Rabada to Joe Root, No ball! Fullish and going down leg this time, Root nudges it through square leg for a run. Rabada again oversteps. Third no ball for him. |
| Free Hit coming up! Third one of the innings. The field can change as the batsmen crossed. So, third man comes up. |
| K Rabada to A Hales, Fails to capitalize on the Free Hit! Hales moves across his crease and looks to unsettle Rabada. He follows him with a low full toss and Alex fails to put it away. |
| 8.4 : K Rabada to A Hales, Fullish delivery on off, pushed confidently off the front foot to mid on. |
| 8.5 : K Rabada to A Hales, Fullish and straight again, defended nicely this time. |
| 8.6 : K Rabada to A Hales, Fuller length ball on middle and leg, Hales times his clip nicely through mid-wicket. Parnell in the deep runs to his left and puts in a slide to keep the ball in play. Two runs taken. |
| 9.1 : C Morris to Joe Root, Back of a length outside off, Root stays back and lets it go. |
| 9.2 : C Morris to Joe Root, Beaten! Fullish delivery well outside off, Root reaches out to it and looks to carve it square of the wicket but the ball whizzes past his outside edge. |
| 9.3 : C Morris to Joe Root, Fullish delivery around off, Joe lunges forward and strokes it to mid off. |
| 9.4 : C Morris to Joe Root, Good length delivery around off, Root camps back and punches it nicely to covers. |
| 9.5 : C Morris to Joe Root, On a length and it comes in appreciably from outside off, Root walks across a touch and closes his bat face early as he looks to clip it. Gets a slight leading edge that falls safely in the cover region. |
| 9.6 : C Morris to Joe Root, Fullish delivery around off, Root pushes it to covers. |
| Powerplay 2 is signalled. Now, 4 fielders can be placed outside the inner ring. |
| Imran Tahir comes into the attack now. |
| 10.1 : I Tahir to A Hales, Served on middle and leg, defended back to the bowler. |
| 10.2 : I Tahir to A Hales, Flatter delivery outside off, keeps a touch low, cut straight to covers. |
| 10.3 : I Tahir to A Hales, Leg spinner around off, Hales opens the face of the bat and places it in the cover-point region. |
| 10.4 : I Tahir to A Hales, Tossed up outside off, driven crisply but straight to covers. |
| 10.5 : I Tahir to A Hales, Googly on the shorter side outside off, Alex reads it and punches it off the back foot to covers. |
| 10.6 : I Tahir to A Hales, Full on middle, Hales leans ahead and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. Just a single from the over. Good start by the leggie! |
| 11.1 : C Morris to A Hales, FOUR! Just a push! Fuller length outside off, Hales first go a touch back and then drives it to perfection. Beats mid off and the ball races to the fence. The English opener is looking very solid out there! |
| 11.2 : C Morris to A Hales, FOUR! In the air... but in no man's land! Banged in short by Morris, takes Hales by surprise. He still goes through with his hook, gets a top edge and the ball lands safely in the fine leg region and crosses the fence on one bounce. Another boundary for Hales! |
| 11.3 : C Morris to A Hales, Length delivery outside off, defended on the off side. |
| 11.4 : C Morris to A Hales, Pitched on a length outside off, Hales plays with loose hands towards covers. Is lucky that the ball doesn't carry to the fielder there. |
| 11.5 : C Morris to A Hales, Angling into Hales, tucked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.6 : C Morris to Joe Root, Shortish delivery, angling in, Root pulls it over square leg and gets a run. 10 runs off the over! |
| 12.1 : I Tahir to Joe Root, Tossed up on middle and leg, pushed off the front foot past the diving short mid-wicket fielder for a single. |
| 12.2 : I Tahir to A Hales, Full toss on middle, eased down to long on for a one. |
| 12.3 : I Tahir to Joe Root, Full outside off, Root bends his back knee and drives it crisply but finds the man at covers. |
| 12.4 : I Tahir to Joe Root, Full toss on the stumps, Joe kneels down and sweeps it through backward square leg for a single. He should have put that away! |
| 12.5 : I Tahir to A Hales, Leg break on the shorter length around middle, punched down to long on for a single. |
| 12.6 : I Tahir to Joe Root, Full on middle and leg, clipped in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
| 13.1 : C Morris to Joe Root, On a length around off, nipping in a touch, Root goes back and tucks it in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
| 13.2 : C Morris to A Hales, Full and straight on the stumps, flicked with ease to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.3 : C Morris to Joe Root, Short and angling down leg, pulled on its way to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 13.4 : C Morris to A Hales, FOUR! Streaky runs! Length delivery outside off, Hales looks to cut it but gets an outside edge. The ball runs fine past de Kock and beats the third man fielder as well to find the fence. |
| 13.5 : C Morris to A Hales, Pitched on a length delivery, Hales chops it towards the keeper. A dot after 7 balls! |
| 13.6 : C Morris to A Hales, On a length outside off, Hales punches it comfortably through covers for a single. |
| 14.1 : I Tahir to A Hales, Served outside leg, straightening a touch. Alex goes back and works it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 14.2 : I Tahir to Joe Root, Full on middle, Root looks to push it off the front foot but gets it off the inner half in the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 14.3 : I Tahir to A Hales, Low full toss on the pads, clipped towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 14.4 : I Tahir to Joe Root, Leg spinner around off, JR goes back and punches it towards extra cover. |
| 14.5 : I Tahir to Joe Root, Root leans ahead and flicks the ball in the gap at mid-wicket. Gets a couple. He is ticking along nicely! |
| 14.6 : I Tahir to Joe Root, Tossed up around off, driven to extra cover. |
| 15.1 : C Morris to A Hales, Good fielding, Duminy! A touch behind length outside off. Hales looks to latch on the width on offer as he cuts it away. But, Duminy at point, dives to his right to half-stop the ball. He then goes to the ball and hurls a throw at the non-striker's end but misses. A single is completed and so is Hales' half century. |
| 0.0 : 8th ODI fifty for Alex Hales. |
| 15.2 : C Morris to Joe Root, Full outside off, driven to Duminy at point. |
| 15.3 : C Morris to Joe Root, Angling into the batsman, tucked to mid-wicket. |
| 15.4 : C Morris to Joe Root, Short delivery, pulled towards deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 15.5 : C Morris to A Hales, On a length outside off, pushed to covers. |
| 15.6 : C Morris to A Hales, Banged in short, Hales pulls it handsomely and the ball goes on the bounce to the deep mid-wicket fielder. A single is taken. |
| Time for Drinks. England are cruising at the moment. Hales is looking really confident and is batting well. Root is also rotating the strike nicely. The Proteas need to break this threatening partnership to come back into the contest |
| Wayne Parnell is back on. |
| 16.1 : W Parnell to A Hales, On the pads, Hales tickles it fine down the leg side. Tahir from fine leg, runs to his right and makes a good sliding stop. A brace is taken! |
| 16.2 : W Parnell to A Hales, Good length delivery on middle, played on the up to mid on. |
| 16.3 : W Parnell to A Hales, SIX! Boom! That has come out of nowhere! Length delivery on middle and leg, Hales comes down the wicket, gives himself some room as well and then tonks it over wide long on for a maximum. He is now taking the attack to the opposition. |
| The umpires are having a look at the ball. There is a bit of damage done to it and it is being replaced by a different one. |
| 16.4 : W Parnell to A Hales, Slower one on the pads, Hales wrists it behind sqaure on the leg side for a single. |
| 16.5 : W Parnell to Joe Root, Short and angling away, Root gets on his toes and glides it towards third man for a single. 100 up for England! |
| 16.6 : W Parnell to A Hales, Slower one on a length on middle, Hales gets across, waits for the ball to come towards him and then clips it fine down the leg side for a single. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is introduced into the attack! |
| 17.1 : A Phehlukwayo to A Hales, OUT! Wicket off the first ball for Phehlukwayo! Just what his skipper wanted from him! Back of a length wide outside off. It's there to be hit and Hales goes after the width. He flashes his bat at it but gets an outside edge through to de Kock, who doesn't make any mistake. Hales cannot believe that he missed out on that. A much-needed wicket for the Proteas. End of a 98-run stand! |
| 0.0 : Eoin Morgan walks out to bat. A slip in place for the English skipper. |
| 17.2 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Short around leg, Morgan stays tall and tucks it on the leg side for a single. Off the mark straightaway! |
| 17.3 : A Phehlukwayo to Joe Root, Pitched outside off, Root guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 17.4 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Pitched on a good length on middle, slanting away, Morgan gets across and defends it on the leg side. |
| 17.5 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Angling away from Morgan, punched with the angle towards cover. |
| 17.6 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, On a length around middle and off, Eoin pushes it off the front foot towards mid off. |
| 18.1 : W Parnell to Joe Root, Full and straight on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.0 : Parnell is having a discussion with his skipper. The third man fielder has been moved a bit squarer. |
| 18.2 : W Parnell to E Morgan, Fuller length outside off, Morgan walks ahead a touch and drives it straight to covers. |
| 18.3 : W Parnell to E Morgan, Angling into the southpaw, Morgan wrists it wide of de Villiers at mid on for a single. |
| 18.4 : W Parnell to Joe Root, On a length and slanting away. Root waits for the ball to come close to him and then glides it towards third man for a single. |
| 18.5 : W Parnell to E Morgan, Edged but safe! Fuller length delivery outside off, Morgan looks to cover drive it on the up but ends up outside edging it towards third man for a single. |
| 18.6 : W Parnell to Joe Root, Parnell comes from around the wicket and angles it into Root, who clips it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 19.1 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Morgan dances down by making some room. Phehlukwayo bowls it back of a length outside leg. The English skipper looks to tuck it away but misses. He wants a wide but the umpire doesn't signal it. The ball might have clipped something on it's way. |
| 19.2 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Fuller length delivery, slanting across, pushed on the up to mid off. |
| 19.3 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, On middle and leg, Morgan plays it across the line to mid on. |
| 19.4 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Cutter on middle, Morgan gets across and flicks it past diving de Villiers at mid on. Tahir from deep mid-wicket covers good ground to his right and pulls the ball back in. De Villiers then gets to the ball and throws it back. Three runs are taken. |
| 19.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Joe Root, Root clips the ball straight to mid-wicket. |
| 19.6 : A Phehlukwayo to Joe Root, Short and angling in, pulled towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 20.1 : W Parnell to Joe Root, Angles in a length ball from around the wicket to Root. He camps back and pushes it to the off side. |
| 20.2 : W Parnell to Joe Root, Back of a length delivery angling in from outside off, Root moves across, walks down the track and pulls it to fine leg for a single. |
| 20.3 : W Parnell to E Morgan, Morgan charges down the track and Parnell bowls it wide outside off. The English skipper carves it to deep point for a run. |
| 20.4 : W Parnell to Joe Root, On a length outside off, Root taps it towards point and looks for a run. Duminy attacks the ball and denies the single. |
| 20.5 : W Parnell to Joe Root, Shortish delivery on middle and leg, stays a bit low. Root is surprised a bit but manages to pull it down to fine leg. A run taken. |
| 20.6 : W Parnell to E Morgan, Short delivery outside off, Morgan rises on his toes and pulls it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 21.1 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, SIX! What a shot! On a good length on middle and leg, Morgan shimmies down the track and tonks it over wide long on for a maximum. He was so confident with the use of his feet and absolutely nailed it. |
| 21.2 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Brilliant stop, Dumniny! Back of a length outside off, Morgan crouches and cuts it hard to Duminy at point. He dives to his left and makes a sharp stop. |
| Fine leg comes up. Square leg goes back. |
| 21.3 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Leg bye! On a length around the pads, Morgan misses his tuck and the ball strikes his pads and rolls towards square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 21.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Joe Root, OUT! Root departs in search to up the ante! And it is Phehlukwayo who again does the trick! Dug in short just outside off and it shoots off the pitch. Root rises on his toes and looks to pull it away. He is not in control as he top edges his shot and the ball spoons towards Amla at mid-wicket, who moves to his right and takes a simple catch. End of a decent knock from Root. |
| Ben Stokes is the new man in. |
| 21.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Stays back to the length delivery and defends it solidly to mid on. |
| 21.6 : A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Good bouncer! Dug in short and slanting across Stokes. He sways away from the line to evade it. End of a great over from Phehlukwayo. |
| Seeing two southpaws out in the middle, AB de Villiers have brought his off spinner, JP Duminy into the attack now |
| 22.1 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, A touch short around off, punched with the spin to covers. |
| 22.2 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Low full toss on off, Eoin eases it through mid off for a single. |
| 22.3 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Sliding into the pads, Stokes looks to defend it off his front foot but is hit on the pads. |
| 22.4 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Another one that is sliding into the pads and this time Stokes misses his tuck to get rapped on the pads. |
| 22.5 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Fullish on middle, Ben eases it down towards long on for a single. |
| 22.6 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Wide! Pushed quicker through the air but down the leg side, Morgan look to clip but misses. |
| JP Duminy to E Morgan, Slow through the air on off, Morgan drives it a bit uppishly through mid off for a run. |
| 23.1 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Straying on the pads, nudged through square leg for a run. |
| 23.2 : A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Once again the line is leg sidish and Ben helps it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 23.3 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Good length delivery outside off, Morgan cuts it behind point for a run. |
| 23.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, This time it is a bit wider outside off, Stokes lets it go. |
| 23.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Shortish delivery on middle and leg, Stokes mistimes his pull through square leg for a run. |
| 23.6 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Eoin stays back to the length delivery in line of the stumps and defends it solidly. |
| 24.1 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Sliding into the pads, Stokes looks to defend tentatively off his front foot but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg. |
| 24.2 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Flatter delivery on middle, pushed off the back foot towards mid on. Duminy and du Plessis run after it. There is no calling who will stop the ball and the ball lobs up from the boot of du Plessis and into the hands of Duminy. |
| 24.3 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 24.4 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Vicious turn this time! Flatter delivery on off, Morgan shapes for the cut but is beaten all ends up. |
| 24.5 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Morgan eases this one through mid on for a single. |
| 24.6 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Ben helps this one to the leg side for a run. |
| An appeal for lbw against Stokes is turned down. The umpire has signaled it as run and so South Africa have opted to use their review! |
| 25.1 : A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Not out! Fuller length delivery around the leg stump, Stokes looks to clip it through mid-wicket but seems to have missed it. The ball rolls towards third man and the batsmen take a run. However, Phehlulkwayo convinces his skipper that it hit the pad before the bat. De Villiers goes for the review. The replays show that it has probably pitched outside leg. There is also an inside edge there. Review wasted! |
| 25.2 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, FOUR! Short delivery in line of the stumps, Morgan pulls it stylishly over square leg for a boundary. |
| 25.3 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, On a length and angling across, cut past point for a single. |
| 25.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Stokes comes down the track to this one and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 25.5 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, SIX! On a fuller length around off, Morgan looks to go inside out but ends up slicing it over wide long off. The umpires check whether it is a boundary or a maximum. The replays show that it landed on the boundary cushions. |
| 25.6 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Andile comes around the wicket and bowls it around off, Morgan looks to dab it but gets a bottom edge towards the keeper. |
| 26.1 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Tossed up around off, drilled to long off for a single. |
| 26.2 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 26.3 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Flatter delivery outside off, cut past point for a single. |
| 26.4 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Quicker delivery coming in with the arm. Punched to long off for a single. |
| 26.5 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Strides forward to the loopy delivery and defends it nicely. |
| 26.6 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Flatter delivery on middle and off, Morgan camps back and cuts it towards point. |
| Imran Tahir is back on. |
| 27.1 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Tossed up around the pads, Morgan nudges it towards front of square on the leg side. Stokes wants the single but is rightly sent back. |
| 27.2 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Tahir drags his length back a bit and bowls it on middle and leg, punched towards wide mid on for a run. |
| 27.3 : I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Camps back to this one and works it nicely to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 27.4 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Googly on a fullish length outside off, played with an open face to point. |
| 27.5 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Quicker one on middle, turned to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 27.6 : I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Full on middle and leg, whipped to deep mid-wicket for a single. Tidy over from Tahir. |
| 28.1 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Full toss on middle, Stokes strokes it down the track. Duminy runs to his left and slides but fails to stop it. A single taken. |
| 28.2 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, A touch short around off, punched through covers for a single. |
| 28.3 : JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, That one almost zipped through! Quicker delivery on off, Stokes looks to cut it but the length is a bit fullish. Ends up chopping it through point for a run. |
| 28.4 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Fullish outside off, Morgan drives it crisply but finds AB at extra cover. |
| 28.5 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Tossed up outside off, Morgan goes inside out and does so beautifully. Plays it in the gap in the deep cover region for a boundary. |
| 28.6 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Tossed up delivery, eased through mid on for a run. |
| 29.1 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Floated on off, Morgan eases it to the left side of Tahir. He tries desperately to stop it but fails to stop the single. |
| 29.2 : I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Loopy delivery outside off, stroked past the cover fielder for a run. |
| 29.3 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Fullish around off, Morgan milks it to long off for a single. |
| 29.4 : I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Stays back to the shorter length delivery and eases it through mid off for a run. |
| 29.5 : I Tahir to E Morgan, FOUR! Shot! Tahir comes around the wicket and bowls a googly outside off, Morgan uses his wrists and lifts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 29.6 : I Tahir to E Morgan, FOUR! Tahir drags his length back and bowls another googly around off, Morgan reads it well, goes deep in his crease and cuts it through cover-point. It has been hit well and the ball rolls away to the fence. A well-deserved fifty for the English skipper and he has brought it up in quick time. |
| 33rd ODI fifty for Eoin Morgan! The 50-run stand between Morgan and Stokes also comes up. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack now. |
| 30.1 : K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Back of a length delivery, angling away, defended from within the crease on the off side. |
| 30.2 : K Rabada to Ben Stokes, SIX! That's a clean hit! Length delivery on middle and leg, Stokes charges down, gives himself room and smokes it over long on for a biggie. This is some shot from Ben. They have got the platform now and are also getting a move on. |
| 30.3 : K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Pitched around leg, flicked to deep mid-wicket. Morgan wants a second but Stokes is satisfied with a single. |
| 30.4 : K Rabada to E Morgan, Back of a length delivery, angling away, defended on the leg side. |
| 30.5 : K Rabada to E Morgan, Well-directed bouncer! Rabada bangs it short, angling away. Morgan leans backwards to leave it alone. |
| 30.6 : K Rabada to E Morgan, Morgan waits for the ball to come close to him and then glides it to third man for a single. |
| 31.1 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Quicker one around off, defended down the wicket. |
| 31.2 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Full outside off, Morgan wrists it through wide mid on for a single. |
| 31.3 : I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Googly, full on leg. Stokes reads it and drives it with the turn through mid off for a single. |
| 31.4 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Edged but safe! Flatter delivery, sliding away, Morgan looks to punch it away but gets an outside edge. The ball runs fine past the keeper. Phehlukwayo at short third man, runs to his right and puts in a dive to make a fantastic stop. A single is taken. |
| 31.5 : I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Flatter through the air again around off, defended on the off side. |
| 31.6 : I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Leg break on leg, turned through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Time for Drinks. |
| 32.1 : K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Wide! Rabada looks to angle it away from Stokes but gets his line wrong. It's too wide and the umpire spreads his arms to signal a wide. |
| K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Full wide outside off, Stokes drives it through cover-point for a single. |
| 32.2 : K Rabada to E Morgan, Wide! Angling away from Morgan. He goes after it with a wild slash but misses. Wide is signalled! |
| K Rabada to E Morgan, Length delivery, angling away, punched to covers. |
| 32.3 : K Rabada to E Morgan, Once again it's full outside off, Morgan drives it through cover-point for a single. |
| 32.4 : K Rabada to Ben Stokes, OUT! Rabada strikes! Clever bowling this, from Rabada. After going full and wide in all his previous deliveries, he goes a touch short and on middle. Stokes pulls it flat in front of square on the leg side. Miller in the deep, runs to his right, judges the ball to perfection and pouches it with a reverse cup. The dangerous Stokes depart and this ends the 68-run stand. |
| Jos Buttler is the new man in. A slip and a leg gully in place for him. |
| 32.5 : K Rabada to Jos Buttler, On a length outside off, left alone. |
| 32.6 : K Rabada to Jos Buttler, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for the batsman. |
| 33.1 : I Tahir to E Morgan, A touch short outside off, punched to covers. |
| 33.2 : I Tahir to E Morgan, In the air... but safe! Shortish delivery on middle, Morgan is early into his pull shot and top edges it down the ground. Miller comes running in from long on but the ball falls short of him. A run taken. |
| 33.3 : I Tahir to Jos Buttler, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 33.4 : I Tahir to Jos Buttler, Tossed up on off, Buttler goes for the fancy reverse sweep and connects decently. Gets it past the backward square leg fielder for two runs. |
| 33.5 : I Tahir to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Effortless! Full toss on middle, Buttler clips it with pure timing through mid-wicket and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 33.6 : I Tahir to Jos Buttler, Fullish delivery, eased to long off for a run. |
| Chris Morris is into the attack now. |
| 34.1 : C Morris to Jos Buttler, OUT! Excellent captaincy from de Villiers! Angling down leg, Buttler looks to flick it away but finds Miller at short fine leg, who gets low and takes it with a reverse cup. Buttler is disappointed and why won't he be? He just had to get it to either side of the man there but hit it straight to him. This is a big blow as Buttler can be very dangerous in the fag end of the game. |
| 0.0 : Moeen Ali strides out to bat. |
| 34.2 : C Morris to M Ali, Pitched outside off, left alone. |
| 34.3 : C Morris to M Ali, On a length and angling away, punched to covers. |
| 34.4 : C Morris to M Ali, Back of a length delivery, angling away, Ali looks to pull it on the leg side but the ball goes from under his bat. |
| 34.5 : C Morris to M Ali, FOUR! Just past! Shortish delivery, angling away, Ali pushes it uppishly through point. Duminy there, leaps to his right but fails to get his hands to the ball. The ball runs to the fence behind. Ali has to be more careful. They have just lost Buttler. |
| 34.6 : C Morris to M Ali, Banged in short, Ali ducks and leaves it. |
| JP Duminy is back on. |
| 35.1 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Fuller on the stumps, driven straight back. Duminy dives to his left and makes a good stop. |
| 35.2 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, FOUR! poor line, punished! Duminy bowls it down the leg side, Morgan kneels down and sweeps it through fine leg for a boundary. |
| 35.3 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Morgan prods ahead and defends the off spinner on the off side. |
| 35.4 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Tossed up outside off, milked down to long off for a single. |
| 35.5 : JP Duminy to M Ali, Shortish off spinner around off, Ali looks to cut but gets a bottom edge towards covers. |
| 35.6 : JP Duminy to M Ali, Tossed up full outside off, Ali drives it through covers for a single. |
| 36.1 : C Morris to M Ali, Full and straight on the stumps, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 36.2 : C Morris to E Morgan, Angling away from Morgan, he prods ahead and pushes with the angle on the off side. The fielder at extra cover, hares to his left but fails to make a clean stop. However, the long off fielder is quick to back up and so no runs conceded. |
| 36.3 : C Morris to E Morgan, Back of a length delivery around leg, Morgan gets on his toes to tuck but gets an inside edge onto the body and on the leg side. A single is taken. |
| 36.4 : C Morris to M Ali, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 36.5 : C Morris to M Ali, Wide! Down the leg side, Moeen looks to flick it but misses. A wide is signalled. |
| C Morris to M Ali, Length delivery, angling away, Ali presses forward and pushes with the angle in the cover-point region. Duminy there half stops it and the batsman run through for a single. |
| 36.6 : C Morris to E Morgan, Banged in short, Morgan jumps, leans back to leave but it's too close to his body. Morgan then puts bat on it, gets an outside edge and the ball runs down to third man for a single. Good delivery to end the over! |
| 37.1 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, FOUR! Cut away! Off spinner but slightly shorter in length. Morgan goes back and cuts it through the gap between point and short third man for a boundary. |
| 37.2 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Morgan prods forward and pushes the ball on the off side by bringing bat and pad close. A single is taken. |
| 37.3 : JP Duminy to M Ali, Fired in full around off, Ali digs it out on the off side for a single. |
| 37.4 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Flatter delivery, Morgan goes back and cuts it past point for a brace. |
| 37.5 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 37.6 : JP Duminy to E Morgan, Flatter delivery, Morgan goes back and punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 38.1 : C Morris to E Morgan, Length delivery, slanting away, Morgan prods forward and pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 38.2 : C Morris to M Ali, On a length around middle and leg, Ali plays with soft hands wide of mid on for a single. |
| 38.3 : C Morris to E Morgan, Back of a length delivery outside off, Morgan cuts it past point for a single. |
| 38.4 : C Morris to M Ali, Full outside off, angling away. Ali goes for a flashy drive but misses it completely. |
| 38.5 : C Morris to M Ali, Banged in short, Ali ducks underneath and lets it sail through. |
| 38.6 : C Morris to M Ali, Run out chance! Short delivery, angling away, Ali gets on his toes and looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the boots. The ball rolls on the off side and the batsmen run through for a single. Duminy at point is quick to get to the ball and hurls a throw at the bowler's end but misses. Had he hit, Ali was a goner! |
| Andile Phehlukwayo comes back into the attack. |
| 39.1 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, On a length around leg, Ali looks to play across the line but is beaten. |
| 39.2 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, Short outside leg, Ali pulls it on its way down to fine leg for a single. |
| Long on in place now. |
| 39.3 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Leg bye! Pitched on a length around leg, Morgan looks to pull but misses. The ball lobs off the thigh pad and falls safely on the leg side. A leg bye is taken. |
| 39.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, Back of a length delivery, angling away, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 39.5 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, No ball! Fuller length delivery, defended on the off side. Hang on, a no ball has been called as there were 5 men outside the circle. |
| Free Hit coming up! |
| A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, SIX! Freebie! Such a poor Free Hit delivery! Banged in short at such a slow pace. Morgan waits and waits for it and pull it into the mid-wicket stands for a biggie. This literally was a gift! |
| 39.6 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Length delivery, slanting away, Morgan punches it with the angle to deep covers for a single. 11 runs off the over! |
| Powerplay 3 has been signalled! |
| Wayne Parnell to start the proceedings of this Powerplay. |
| 40.1 : W Parnell to E Morgan, Morgan works it on the leg side for a single. |
| 40.2 : W Parnell to M Ali, Length delivery on middle and leg, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 40.3 : W Parnell to M Ali, Back of a length delivery, punched to mid off. |
| 40.4 : W Parnell to M Ali, SIX! Smoked it! A touch behind length around leg, Ali dances down and pulls it over mid-wicket for half a dozen. Moeen Ali showing some intent now. |
| 40.5 : W Parnell to M Ali, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 40.6 : W Parnell to M Ali, Wide! Down the leg side, Ali still goes after it but misses. A wide is signalled. |
| W Parnell to M Ali, FOUR! Banged in short down the leg side, Ali pulls it over backward square leg for a boundary. 12 runs off the over. So, England are getting a move on now! |
| 50-run stand comes up between Morgan and Ali! |
| 41.1 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Short delivery on leg stump, pulled to fine leg for a single. 250 comes up for England and it is met with a loud cheer from the crowd. |
| 41.2 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, Short of a length delivery on middle and leg, Morgan looks to pull it hard but misses to get rapped on the thigh pad. The ball sails into the gloves of the keeper. |
| 41.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, Another short delivery down the leg side, Ali mistimes his pull towards fine leg. Morris runs to his left and keeps it down to two. |
| 41.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, In the air... but safe! On a length on off, Ali punches it on the up. Parnell dives to his right but the ball falls short of him. A run taken. |
| 41.5 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 41.6 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Back of a length in line of the stumps, Morgan goes for the pull but gets an inside edge past his leg stump and towards short fine leg. A single taken. |
| Imran Tahir is back on. |
| 42.1 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Very full outside off, Morgan jams it out down the track. |
| 42.2 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Fullish on middle and leg, Eoin works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 42.3 : I Tahir to M Ali, Slow through the air outside off, played with an open face to point. |
| 42.4 : I Tahir to M Ali, FOUR! Sloppy work from de Villiers! Ali steps down the track and drives it on the full. AB at extra cover makes a mess of it and allows the ball to go through to the fence. |
| 42.5 : I Tahir to M Ali, Full around off, Ali jams it past the bowler and towards long off for a run. |
| 42.6 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Tossed up outside off, drilled down to long off for a single. |
| 43.1 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Short of a length outside off, Morgan goes for the cut but gets a bottom edge towards the keeper. |
| 43.2 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Slower short delivery on middle and leg, Morgan pulls it through backward square leg for a run. |
| 43.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, On a good length on middle, Ali clears his front leg and has a wild heave at it. Mistimes it past the bowler for a single. |
| 43.4 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Morgan uses his feet and strokes it to deep cover for a run. |
| 43.5 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, Another well-executed slower bouncer outside off, Moeen drags it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 43.6 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Low full toss outside off, Morgan carves it straight to the point fielder. Failed to capitalize on it. |
| 44.1 : I Tahir to M Ali, SIX! Tossed up outside off, Ali extends his arms and tonks it over mid off. Hasn't got it from the middle of the bat but still has enough on it to clear the man in the deep. |
| 44.2 : I Tahir to M Ali, Floated outside off, Ali lifts it over covers for an easy single. |
| 44.3 : I Tahir to E Morgan, Quicker and flatter delivery on off, Morgan plays a short arm jab to long on for a run. |
| 44.4 : I Tahir to M Ali, SIX! Straight as an arrow! Loopy ball on middle, Ali dances down the track and clubs it over the bowler's head. Has timed that to perfection and the ball clears the fence with ease. |
| 44.5 : I Tahir to M Ali, SIX! Reaches his fifty in style! Tossed up on middle and leg, Ali uses his feet and lifts it over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum. It has been a top knock from him and he is taking England towards a big total. |
| 5th ODI fifty for Moeen Ali! |
| 44.6 : I Tahir to M Ali, Full toss wide outside off, Ali reaches to it and carves it to deep point for two runs. 22 runs from that over, a great one for the home side. |
| 45.1 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, SIX! England are gaining a lot of momentum here! Back of a length delivery on leg stump, Morgan uses his feet and pulls it over deep mid-wicket. Generated good power on that and gets the desired result! |
| 45.2 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Fullish delivery on middle, played down to mid on for a run. |
| 45.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, Phehlukwayo comes around the wicket and bowls a low full toss on off, Ali mistimes his loft to deep cover for a single. |
| 45.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, Ali backs away and Phehlukwayo follows him with a full toss. He can only hit it down to deepish mid off for a run. |
| 45.5 : A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Slower bouncer sliding down leg, pulled through backward square leg for a single. |
| 100-run stand between Morgan and Ali and that too just in 73 balls. Great stand, this! |
| 45.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Ali, Short of a length delivery outside off, Ali looks to force it over covers but misses. |
| Kagiso Rabada comes on to bowl now! |
| 46.1 : K Rabada to E Morgan, Very full delivery outside off, Morgan can only carve it through point for a run. |
| 46.2 : K Rabada to M Ali, Well-directed bouncer in line of the stumps, Ali goes for the pull but gets beaten. |
| 46.3 : K Rabada to M Ali, Wide! Bowls it very full but well outside off, Ali fails to reach to it. 300 up for England1 |
| K Rabada to M Ali, Fuller length ball slanting across Moeen. He has a wild swing at it but gets an outside edge to third man. A run taken. |
| 46.4 : K Rabada to E Morgan, Morgan shuffles across and Rabada keeps it on a length outside off, cut to backward point. |
| 46.5 : K Rabada to E Morgan, SIX! Brilliant knock from the English skipper! Dug in short on leg stump, Morgan pulls it over fine leg for a huge maximum. A very well-deserved century and he is absolutely pumped up. |
| 11th ODI ton for the English skipper, Eoin Morgan! |
| 46.6 : K Rabada to E Morgan, FOUR! Sloppy work from Morris! Full toss on middle, Morgan whips it towards mid-wicket. Morris makes a mess of it and concedes a boundary. 13 from that over. |
| Chris Morris is back on. |
| 47.1 : C Morris to M Ali, Fullish delivery around off, pushed to covers for a single. |
| 47.2 : C Morris to E Morgan, Keeps it full and on odd, Morgan backs away and pushes it to covers for a run. |
| 47.3 : C Morris to M Ali, Wide! Bowls a low full toss wide outside off, Ali lets it go. |
| C Morris to M Ali, Ali makes room and Morris follows him with a fullish delivery. Ali turns it from the inner half to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 47.4 : C Morris to E Morgan, OUT! A special knock from Morgan come to an end! He has put his side in a commanding position. Fuller length ball on off, Morgan clears his front leg and looks to go downtown. His head was not in a good position when he played that shot and so he ends up miscuing it towards wide long off. JP Duminy runs in and keeps his calm to pouch it safely. |
| Chris Woakes walks out to bat. |
| 47.5 : C Morris to M Ali, Full and on off, Ali jams it back to the bowler. |
| 47.6 : C Morris to M Ali, FOUR! Streaky runs! Fuller length ball outside off, Ali swings wildly across the line but gets an outside edge through third man for a boundary. |
| 48.1 : K Rabada to C Woakes, Well bowled! Back of a length ball on off, zips through the pitch. Woakes look to play it with an angled bat but gets beaten. |
| 48.2 : K Rabada to C Woakes, Brilliant yorker on middle, Woakes backs away and keeps it out on the off side for a single. |
| 48.3 : K Rabada to M Ali, FOUR! Easy pickings! Shortish delivery on leg stump, sits up nicely for Ali. He pulls it with authority over backward square leg to find the fence. |
| 48.4 : K Rabada to M Ali, Rabada hurls in a fine yorker well outside off, Ali fails to carve it away. |
| 48.5 : K Rabada to M Ali, Full toss around the pads, clipped to deep square leg for a run. |
| 48.6 : K Rabada to C Woakes, Very full on off, Woakes guides it towards point for a run. |
| 49.1 : C Morris to C Woakes, Fullish delivery tailing in nicely, Chris Woakes gives himself room and carves it to backward point. A run taken. |
| 49.2 : C Morris to M Ali, Fullish and on the pads, Ali picks it up over backward square leg for two runs. |
| 49.3 : C Morris to M Ali, Shortish delivery in line of the stumps, Ali pulls it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 49.4 : C Morris to C Woakes, Run out chance missed! Woakes drills this fullish delivery to Faf du Plessis at extra cover and takes off. Faf aims at the bowler's end but misses. There is no one backing up and the batsmen steal an extra run. Had Faf hit, Woakes was a goner. |
| 49.5 : C Morris to C Woakes, Keeps it very full and around off, Woakes jams it through mid off for a run. |
| 49.6 : C Morris to M Ali, SIX! Ali finishes off in style! On a length and on the pads, Ali whips it over long leg and the ball keeps on sailing. Clears the fence with ease. ENGLAND FINISH WITH 339/6! |
| Superb finish from the Englishmen see them post the highest-ever total in ODIs at this ground. After losing Jason Roy early, Alex Hales and Joe Root steadied the ship for England with a 98-run stand. The former scored his 8th half century while the latter failed to capitalize on his start. |
| Captain Eoin Morgan then led from the front, steering his team to a huge total by scoring a century. He first stitched a partnership with Ben Stokes and then a crucial one with Moeen Ali towards the end. Ali's knock was an entertaining one which helped them add 102 runs in the last 10 overs, which would be hurting the Proteas a lot. |
| All the bowlers apart from JP Duminy conceded more than 6 runs an over. Andile Phehlukwayo and Chris Morris picked up a couple of wickets each while Kagiso Rabada and Wayne Parnell picked up a wicket apiece. Imran Tahir had a rare off day at the office and would look to come back stronger next time around. Their batsmen have an uphill task in front of them but they do possess the firepower to chase this total down. Second innings coming up shortly! |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase. Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla to open the batting for South Africa. Chris Woakes to start off with the new ball. Two slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : C Woakes to H Amla, Full delivery on off, Amla works it through mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0.2 : C Woakes to de Kock, Full length delivery outside off, de Kock strides forward and pushes it towards wide mid off. |
| 0.3 : C Woakes to de Kock, Stunning effort from Morgan! Fuller length ball outside off, Quinton drives it crisply towards Morgan at short extra cover. He dives to his left like a goalkeeper and saves a boundary for his side. |
| 0.4 : C Woakes to de Kock, Fullish delivery outside off, de Kock drives it sweetly to mid off. |
| 0.5 : C Woakes to de Kock, Good length delivery angling across the southpaw. He dabs it to the point region. |
| 0.6 : C Woakes to de Kock, On a fuller length around off, de Kock shuffles a touch and drives it to the left of Woakes. He makes a good partial stop in his followthrough. |
| Mark Wood to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : M Wood to H Amla, Good start from Mark Wood! Length delivery outside off, shapes away after landing. Amla shuffles a touch and sees it through safely. |
| 1.2 : M Wood to H Amla, In the corridor of uncertainty, Amla doesn't fiddle with it. |
| 1.3 : M Wood to H Amla, Straying on the hips, Hashim tucks it to fine leg for a run. |
| 1.4 : M Wood to de Kock, Bangs in a sharp bouncer on off, shoots through the pitch. De Kock ducks under it to evade it. |
| 1.5 : M Wood to de Kock, On a length outside off, Quinton plays a punchy drive on the up through covers. Liam Plunkett hares after it and keeps it down to three. |
| 1.6 : M Wood to H Amla, Fullish and straying on the pads, Amla clips it through backward square leg. It is racing towards the fence as Ali from fine leg sprints to his left. Puts in a slide and makes a good stop. Two runs taken. |
| 2.1 : C Woakes to de Kock, Fuller length ball on off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 2.2 : C Woakes to de Kock, Back of a length ball on off, de Kock drags his pull through square leg. A run taken. |
| 2.3 : C Woakes to H Amla, Fuller and shaping in from outside off. Amla pushes it with a bit of an open face to covers. |
| 2.4 : C Woakes to H Amla, Good length delivery outside off, Amla rises on his toes and punches it with good timing but finds Morgan at covers. |
| 2.5 : C Woakes to H Amla, Full length delivery on off, Hashim drives it sweetly but picks up mid off. He is finding the fielders at the moment. |
| 2.6 : C Woakes to H Amla, Amla gets behind this one and pushes it towards the right side of the bowler. The batsmen come across for a sharp single. |
| 3.1 : M Wood to H Amla, FOUR! Shot! On a fullish length and straight on this occasion, Amla whips it through mid-wicket. Good use of the bottom hand and he gets the desired result! |
| 3.2 : M Wood to H Amla, Fuller length ball outside off, Hashim mistimes his drives to mid off. |
| 3.3 : M Wood to H Amla, Back of a length well outside off, Amla goes deep in his crease and punches it to Roy at point. |
| 3.4 : M Wood to H Amla, FOUR! Elegant! On a driving length outside off, Amla accepts the invitation and creams it through extra cover for an exquisite boundary. That was pleasing to the eyes! |
| 3.5 : M Wood to H Amla, Straying on the hips this time, tucked behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 3.6 : M Wood to de Kock, Good length delivery on off, Quinton looks to tuck it through mid-wicket but gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad. 9 runs from that over. |
| 4.1 : C Woakes to H Amla, Full length delivery outside off, Amla strokes it down the track and Woakes makes a clean stop in his followthrough. |
| 4.2 : C Woakes to H Amla, Good length delivery outside off, Amla punches it with good timing towards Morgan covers. He is sharp there and dives to his right to make a fine stop. |
| Woakes gets his trouser taped. May be he had an issue with his pocket. Earlier also he stopped in his runup as his bowling hand clipped his right pocket while rolling his right arm. |
| 4.3 : C Woakes to H Amla, Length delivery outside off, Amla dabs it behind point for a single. |
| 4.4 : C Woakes to de Kock, Off cutter this time, de Kock waits for it and guides it nicely to third man for a single. |
| 4.5 : C Woakes to H Amla, Amla looks to tap and run this time but it has gone near the first slip fielder who denies the single. |
| 4.6 : C Woakes to H Amla, On a length around off, Amla stands tall and works it towards wide mid on for a single. Will keep strike with that. |
| 5.1 : M Wood to H Amla, On a length outside off, Amla comes forward a touch and offers a solid defense to covers. |
| 5.2 : M Wood to H Amla, FOUR! Well played! Short delivery outside off, sits up nicely for Amla. He camps back and pulls it with authority through mid-wicket. Has hit that well and the ball races to the fence. |
| 5.3 : M Wood to H Amla, FOUR! Crunched! Similar length ball outside off, Amla gets into a good position and flat-bats it past the right side of the mid on fielder for another boundary. He is looking in good touch out there. |
| 5.4 : M Wood to H Amla, On a length outside off, driven crisply to covers. |
| 5.5 : M Wood to H Amla, Comes forward confidently to the fullish delivery and eases this one to covers. |
| 5.6 : M Wood to H Amla, FOUR! Delightful! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Amla extends his arms and drives it past extra cover. Pure timing on that and away she whistles away to the fence. |
| 6.1 : C Woakes to de Kock, A touch short on off, Quinton pulls it uppishly towards mid on. Ali moves to his right and stops it. |
| 6.2 : C Woakes to de Kock, OUT! Woakes gets the crucial breakthrough! Bowls this on a back of a length around off, de Kock shuffles a touch and looks to pick it up over mid-wicket. He is early into his shot and ends up top edging it towards short fine leg. There is a fielder stationed there but Jos Buttler calls for it. Judges it well and dives to his right to pouch it safely. The English side is elated and why not? De Kock can take the game away from the opposition. |
| Faf du Plessis walks out to bat. |
| 6.3 : C Woakes to H Amla, On a fuller length outside off, driven sweetly to covers. |
| 6.4 : C Woakes to H Amla, On a good length outside off, dabbed behind point for a run. |
| 6.5 : C Woakes to du Plessis, Faf gets behind the line and blocks it solidly. |
| 6.6 : C Woakes to du Plessis, FOUR! Nicely done! On a fuller length outside off, du Plessis drives it with an open face through cover-point. Has timed it well and gets a boundary to his name. |
| Liam Plunkett comes into the attack. |
| 7.1 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Straying on the hips, Amla tucks it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 7.2 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Fullish and straight again, Faf clips it with good timing through backward square leg. Ali comes across to his left and slides to keep the ball in play. Two runs taken. His knee got stuck while stopping it and a piece of turf came off. |
| 7.3 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 7.4 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Faf tucks this one towards front of square on the leg side and takes off. Hales aims at the striker's end but misses. |
| 7.5 : L Plunkett to H Amla, In the air... but safe! On a fuller length around off, Amla closes his bat face early and gets a leading edge towards covers. Morgan runs across to it but it falls short. |
| 7.6 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Fullish delivery, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 8.1 : C Woakes to du Plessis, FOUR! Dug in short outside off, du Plessis pulls it through mid-wicket and earns himself a boundary. |
| 8.2 : C Woakes to du Plessis, FOUR! This one is even better! Back of a length outside off, du Plessis punches it through point for an exquisite boundary. |
| 8.3 : C Woakes to du Plessis, Fullish and nipping in, clipped through square leg for a couple. |
| 8.4 : C Woakes to du Plessis, FOUR! Shot! The runs are flowing now. Short of a length outside off, Faf gets up on his toes and flays it through point to get the desired result. |
| 8.5 : C Woakes to du Plessis, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 8.6 : C Woakes to du Plessis, Faf cuts this one but finds the man at backward point. |
| 9.1 : L Plunkett to H Amla, On a length around off, Amla shuffles across and defends it solidly. |
| 9.2 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Straying on the pads, nudged to deep square leg for a run. |
| 9.3 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, This one shapes in a touch from outside off, Faf gets behind it and blocks it. |
| 9.4 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, On a length and angling into Faf. He clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.5 : L Plunkett to H Amla, On a length outside off, Amla dabs it towards the gully region for a single. |
| 9.6 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, That one came back sharply! On a fuller length and shaping in appreciably, du Plessis looks to clip it across but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signalled. Maximum of 4 players can be placed at the boundaries till the 40th over. |
| Time for spin now. Adil Rashid comes into the attack. |
| 10.1 : A Rashid to H Amla, That just skid through! Served outside off, straightens a touch after pitching. Amla looks to punch it off the back foot but gets beaten all ends up. Good start by Rashid! |
| 10.2 : A Rashid to H Amla, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 10.3 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Leg spinner on middle and leg, worked on the leg side for a single. |
| 10.4 : A Rashid to H Amla, Flipper around off, punched to extra cover. |
| 10.5 : A Rashid to H Amla, FOUR! Poor line, punished! Short delivery, sliding in, Amla goes back and pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : A Rashid to H Amla, FOUR! Amla gets lucky! Googly, full outside off, Amla presses forward and looks to push it on the off side but gets an inside edge and the ball runs past the leg stumps fine down the leg side. There's no man present there and the ball races to the fence. 10 runs off the over. |
| 11.1 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Pitched outside off, pushed to covers. |
| 11.2 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Back of a length delivery around off, holds its line. Du Plessis looks to play it on the leg side but gets it off the outer half on the off side. |
| 11.3 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, On a length and wide outside off, du Plessis goes hard at it but gets it off the outer half towards third man for a single. |
| 11.4 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Angling into the batsman, turned on the leg side for a single. |
| 11.5 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Fuller length delivery, du Plessis pushes it past the bowler for a quick single. The mid on fielder hares across and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 11.6 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Length delivery outside off, Amla check his push and the ball goes through the gap in covers for a single. |
| 12.1 : A Rashid to H Amla, Leg spinner outside off, punched through covers for a single. |
| 12.2 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Sliding into the pads, worked on the leg side. |
| 12.3 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Rashid bowls a googly quicker through the air around off, defended in the cover region. |
| 12.4 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Beaten! Leg spinner outside off, du Plessis looks to push it on the off side but fails top make any connection. |
| 12.5 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Tossed up wide outside off, driven crisply but straight to extra cover. |
| 12.6 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Flatter delivery, dabbed to point. Just a single from the over! |
| 13.1 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Beaten! Back of a length delivery outside off, Amla looks to play it on the off side but slight extra bounce does him. Plunkett has been looking dangerous since the time he has come on. |
| 13.2 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Back of a length delivery around off, holds a touch after pitching. Amla looks to defend it on the leg side but is early in closing his bat face. Gets it off the outer half back to the bowler. |
| 13.3 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Length delivery, Amla blocks it. |
| 13.4 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Shortish delivery outside off, Amla stands tall and punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 13.5 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Wide! Du Plessis dances down the track, Plunkett looks to follow him but gets his line wrong marginally. It's down the leg side and du Plessis jumps across and lets it through. A wide is signalled. |
| L Plunkett to du Plessis, Pitched on a length around off, defended neatly. |
| 13.6 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, In the air... but safe! Back of a length around off, Faf charges down and looks to go big but gets an outside edge. The ball lobs in the air but falls between extra cover and sweeper cover. A couple is taken. |
| 14.1 : A Rashid to H Amla, Amla eases down to long on for a single. |
| 14.2 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Served in the line of the stumps, du Plessis goes back and works it through square leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : A Rashid to H Amla, Amla stays back and opens the face of the bat. Guides it in the point region and gets a single. |
| 14.4 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Tossed up outside off, pushed off the front foot to cover. |
| 14.5 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Full on middle, driven to long on for a single. |
| 14.6 : A Rashid to H Amla, Tossed up outside off, Amla presses forward and pushes it to cover. |
| 15.1 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Back of a length delivery, du Plessis dances down, makes room and looks to go big on the leg side. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and on the off side. A single is taken. 50-run stand between Amla and du Plessis! |
| 15.2 : L Plunkett to H Amla, FOUR! Tickled fine! On a length, it's too straight and Amla gets across, flicks it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. Gets to his fifty. What a knock! |
| 32nd ODI fifty for Hashim Amla! |
| 15.3 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Length delivery on middle and off, angling in, Amla gets across to flick but misses. There's some sound as the ball crosses him and Buttler after pouching the ball goes up in appeal. The umpire however is not interested. The replays shows that the ball clipped the thigh pad on its way. Good decision, that! |
| 15.4 : L Plunkett to H Amla, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 15.5 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Fuller length delivery on the stumps, clipped behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 15.6 : L Plunkett to H Amla, Pitched up delivery outside off, Amla looks to drive but gets beaten. |
| 16.1 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Tossed up around off, milked down to long off for a single. |
| 16.2 : A Rashid to H Amla, Wide! Sliding down leg, Amla looks to flick it but misses. A wide is signalled. |
| A Rashid to H Amla, Flatter delivery around off, guided to point. |
| 16.3 : A Rashid to H Amla, Tossed up around off, driven through wide mid off for a single. |
| 16.4 : A Rashid to du Plessis, FOUR! Served a touch shorter around off, du Plessis dances down the track, looks to loft it on the leg side but gets a leading edge over extra cover. There's a big gap there and the ball runs to the fence. |
| 16.5 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Full outside off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 16.6 : A Rashid to H Amla, Amla prods forward and pushes it in the cover region. |
| Ben Stokes is called into the attack. |
| 17.1 : Ben Stokes to du Plessis, Back of a length delivery outside off, punched wide of mid off for a single. |
| 17.2 : Ben Stokes to H Amla, Pitched outside off, glided to third man for a single. |
| 17.3 : Ben Stokes to du Plessis, Back of a length delivery outside off, du Plessis looks to punch it on the up but gets an outside edge. The ball runs behind point and a single is taken. |
| 17.4 : Ben Stokes to H Amla, Angling into Amla, he looks to play it across the line but misses and gets rapped on the thigh pad. |
| 17.5 : Ben Stokes to H Amla, The batsman guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 17.6 : Ben Stokes to du Plessis, Full outside off, driven to sweeper cover for a single. |
| Time for Drinks. |
| 18.1 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Googly on the shorter side, du Plessis goes back and punches it to extra cover. |
| 18.2 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Served fuller on middle and leg, flicked on the leg side. |
| 18.3 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Just short! Leg spinner around off, du Plessis looks to play it with the spin on the off side but gets an outside edge which falls just short of Root at first slip. The ball then runs away and short third man mops it up. A single is taken. |
| 18.4 : A Rashid to H Amla, Amla waits for the ball to spin and then guides it with the spin in the point region for a single. |
| 18.5 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Full around off, eased down to long off for a single. |
| 18.6 : A Rashid to H Amla, Flatter and slightly shorter, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 19.1 : Ben Stokes to H Amla, A touch ahead of a length outside off, driven on the up to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 19.2 : Ben Stokes to du Plessis, FOUR! Pulled away! Back of a length delivery, angling in, sits up nicely for du Plessis. He gets into the position early and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Ben Stokes to du Plessis, Pitched outside off, run down to third man for a single. |
| 19.4 : Ben Stokes to H Amla, Full outside off, driven through cover-point for a single. |
| 19.5 : Ben Stokes to du Plessis, On a length outside off, du Plessis drives it on the up to mid off, takes off for a quick single and completes it with ease. |
| 19.6 : Ben Stokes to H Amla, Amla gets a long way across and pushes this back of a length delivery towards mid on for a single. |
| Ben Stokes is going off the field now. He was struggling after bowling the previous over and it was reflecting in his bowling as well. And with Champions Trophy coming up, the skipper won't take any chance on one of the big player of his team. |
| 20.1 : A Rashid to H Amla, Fullish delivery on middle and leg, clipped to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 20.2 : A Rashid to H Amla, Tossed up outside off, Amla mistimes his drive past Morgan at short cover. A run taken. |
| 20.3 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 20.4 : A Rashid to H Amla, A touch shorter around off, Amla cuts it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 20.5 : A Rashid to du Plessis, Slow through the air on middle, perhaps the googly. Du Plessis mistimes his chip over the bowler's head. A run taken. |
| 20.6 : A Rashid to H Amla, Another googly on middle, driven confidently to long on for a run. |
| Moeen Ali will roll his arm now! |
| 21.1 : M Ali to H Amla, A touch short outside off, worked with the spin to mid-wicket. |
| 21.2 : M Ali to H Amla, Slow through the air outside off, Amla dabs it past the keeper for a single. |
| 21.3 : M Ali to du Plessis, Shorter in length again, du Plessis punches it towards the bowler who dails to stop it. A single taken. A fine fifty for Faf but he knows his job is not done. |
| 27th ODI fifty for Faf du Plessis! |
| 21.4 : M Ali to H Amla, Turns this one with the spin through mid-wicket for an easy run. |
| 21.5 : M Ali to du Plessis, Taps this one towards the point region. |
| 21.6 : M Ali to du Plessis, Faf shuffles across and turns it through mid-wicket for an easy run. Retains the strike. |
| Mark Wood is back on. |
| 22.1 : M Wood to du Plessis, Back of a length outside off, glided neatly to third man for a single. |
| 22.2 : M Wood to H Amla, Full and straight this time, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 22.3 : M Wood to du Plessis, On a length and angling into du Plessis. He stays leg side of the ball and angles it to point. |
| 22.4 : M Wood to du Plessis, FOUR! Dug in short outside off, comes at a nice height to du Plessis. He pulls it with authority past the diving short mid-wicket fielder. |
| 22.5 : M Wood to du Plessis, FOUR! Streaky runs! Good length delivery outside off, du Plessis chips down the track and looks to go inside out over covers. Ends up skewing it behind point and it beats the man in the deep to the fence. |
| 100-run stand between du Plessis and Amla! Just in 98 balls. |
| 22.6 : M Wood to du Plessis, Back of a length outside off, Faf punches it to deep cover for a couple of runs. 12 from that over. |
| 23.1 : M Ali to H Amla, Amla waits for the ball to turn in and works it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 23.2 : M Ali to du Plessis, A touch short outside off, cut away to deep cover for a run. |
| 23.3 : M Ali to H Amla, Good fielding, Woakes! Amla fetches this one from outside off and sweeps it hard through square leg. Woakes runs to his left in the deep and slides to keep it down to two. |
| 23.4 : M Ali to H Amla, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 23.5 : M Ali to du Plessis, Works the flighted delivery to the leg side. |
| 23.6 : M Ali to du Plessis, Slow through the air outside off, du Plessis looks to turn it on the leg side but is hit on the pads. There is a stifled appeal for an LBW but it is turned down. Impact was well outside off. |
| 24.1 : M Wood to H Amla, Close shave! On a back of a length and angling in, Amla looks to defend it but the ball rolls right through his legs and past the leg stump. A sharp run taken. |
| 24.2 : M Wood to du Plessis, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| A huge shout for lbw against Hashim Amla is turned down. England have opted for the review! If that hasn't hit the bat, it's going to be very close. |
| 24.3 : M Wood to H Amla, OUT! The review works wonders for England! On a good length and shaping into Amla. He hops back a touch and looks to tuck it across but misses to get pinged on the front pad. There is a big appeal for an LBW but the umpire is unmoved. Mark Wood consults his skipper, Morgan and they go for the review. Time for the replays. Hawk Eye shows that it is going to crash into the stumps and hence, the original decision is overturned. A well constructed knock from Amla comes to an |
| AB de Villiers strides out to bat. |
| 24.4 : M Wood to de Villiers, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 24.5 : M Wood to de Villiers, Back of a length and angling in, AB gets behind it and defends it to mid on. |
| 24.6 : M Wood to de Villiers, A touch short outside off, punched off the back foot to covers. End of a successful over for England. |
| Liam Plunkett is back on! |
| 25.1 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Back of a length outside off, glided down to third man for a single. |
| 25.2 : L Plunkett to de Villiers, Similar length delivery outside off, de Villiers punches it nicely through covers for a couple. |
| 25.3 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, Straighter on this occasion, Faf nudges it towards backward square leg. Aggressive running between the wickets allows the batsmen to come back for two runs. |
| 25.4 : L Plunkett to du Plessis, OUT! The English side is making a comeback! Two set batsmen have departed in a matter of two overs and the Proteas are losing their way. Length delivery outside off, straightens a touch after landing. Faf du Plessis walks a long way across his stumps and looks to work it through mid-wicket. The line is not correct to attempt such a shot and he ends up getting a thin outside edge. Jos Buttler pouches it safely behind the stumps. Can England keep on building more p |
| JP Duminy is the new man in. Even Stokes has made his way back onto the field. |
| 25.5 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, On a length on middle and leg, Duminy works it off the inner half through square leg. Two runs taken. |
| 25.6 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 26.1 : M Wood to de Villiers, Back of a length outside off, punched to covers. |
| 26.2 : M Wood to de Villiers, FOUR! Easy pickings! Low full toss on off, de Villiers strokes it past the bowler and the ball races to the fence. |
| 26.3 : M Wood to de Villiers, On a good length around off, played with an angled bat to backward point. The replays show that Wood fell in his followthrough. |
| 26.4 : M Wood to de Villiers, FOUR! Fullish delivery on off, de Villiers clips it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 26.5 : M Wood to de Villiers, The batsman has played it to the point region. |
| 26.6 : M Wood to de Villiers, On a length and shaping in, AB covers the line and defends it. |
| 27.1 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, Short of a length ball around off, Duminy cuts it past point for a couple of runs. |
| 27.2 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, On a length and outside off, Duminy taps it to point. |
| 27.3 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, Shortish and width on offer, Duminy cuts it hard to point. Roy aims at the bowler's end but misses his shy. |
| 27.4 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, Plunkett comes around the wicket and bowls a shortish delivery outside of, JP goes for the pull but misses. |
| 27.5 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, Fullish delivery on middle, pushed off the inner half towards mid on. |
| 27.6 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, Close shave! On a length and shaping in sharply, Duminy looks to tuck it across but gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball lobs beside the pitch on the leg side and Plunkett attacks the ball. Dives in front but fails to reach it. End of a good over. |
| Adil Rashid is back for a spell. |
| 28.1 : A Rashid to de Villiers, FOUR! Poor delivery and it is duly punished! Half-tracker down the leg side, de Villiers kneels and sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 28.2 : A Rashid to de Villiers, Driven through mid off by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 28.3 : A Rashid to JP Duminy, Fullish on the stumps, jammed back to the bowler. |
| 28.4 : A Rashid to JP Duminy, FOUR! Well played! Tossed up outside off, Duminy goes inside out and connects well. Finds the gap in the deep to earn himself a boundary. |
| 28.5 : A Rashid to JP Duminy, A touch short, cut through covers for a run. |
| 28.6 : A Rashid to de Villiers, Full on off, pushed back towards the bowler. |
| 29.1 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, Fullish delivery slanting across JP. He goes for a drive but gets it off the inner half down the track. |
| 29.2 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, Good length delivery outside off, glided to third man for a single. |
| 29.3 : L Plunkett to de Villiers, On a fuller length and shaping in, AB shuffles and works it to backward square leg. Good running between the wickets earns them two runs. |
| 29.4 : L Plunkett to de Villiers, Good length delivery outside off, dabbed past the diving gully fielder for a single. |
| 29.5 : L Plunkett to JP Duminy, Good length delivery in line of the stumps, JP turns it towards mid on for a brisk single. |
| 29.6 : L Plunkett to de Villiers, Fullish delivery on off, de Villiers whips it to wide mid on. The Proteas need 164 runs from 120 balls. |
| 30.1 : A Rashid to JP Duminy, Full outside off, Duminy drives it with ease through covers for a single. |
| 30.2 : A Rashid to de Villiers, Tossed up on middle, driven off the inner half towards long on for a single. |
| 30.3 : A Rashid to JP Duminy, Served full outside off, Duminy drives it past extra cover for a couple. Good running! |
| 30.4 : A Rashid to JP Duminy, Flatter and shorter around off, JP camps back and places it fine down towards third man. Wood at short third man is quick to move to his right and dives to make a good stop. A single is taken. |
| 30.5 : A Rashid to de Villiers, Tossed up outside off, carved towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 30.6 : A Rashid to JP Duminy, OUT! Duminy holes out! The pressure is mounting on South Africa now! Short delivery, sliding away, Duminy goes back and pulls it over mid-wicket and finds the only man there in the deep, Chris Woakes, who remains calm to grab the catch. Duminy had so much time and should have done better. He is furious with himself and punches his bat. South Africa need one solid partnership now. |
| David Miller is the new man in. |
| Moeen Ali is back for a bowl. |
| 31.1 : M Ali to de Villiers, Full around off, de Villiers reverse paddles it fine behind square on the off side. Rashid at short third man, chases it down but once again his knee gets stuck in the turf. However, he does well to sweep the ball in. Three runs taken! |
| 31.2 : M Ali to D Miller, Off spinner on middle, pushed with the spin in covers for a single. |
| 31.3 : M Ali to de Villiers, Fuller one on the stumps, defended back to the bowler. |
| 31.4 : M Ali to de Villiers, Flatter delivery, punched to long on for a single. |
| 31.5 : M Ali to D Miller, Sliding into the pads, flicked on the leg side for a single. |
| 31.6 : M Ali to de Villiers, FOUR! Put away! Long hop from Moeen Ali and de Villiers doesn't miss out on it. Goes back and pulls it over in the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 32.1 : A Rashid to D Miller, Full outside off, driven through cover-point for a single. |
| 32.2 : A Rashid to de Villiers, Served full on the stumps, milked down to long on for a single. |
| 32.3 : A Rashid to D Miller, Miller gets to the pitch of the ball and eases it down to long on for a single. |
| 32.4 : A Rashid to de Villiers, FOUR! Crunched! Tossed up outside off, de Villiers gets down on one knee and drives it crisply through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 32.5 : A Rashid to de Villiers, Tossed up on middle, driven hard to long off for a single. |
| 32.6 : A Rashid to D Miller, SIX! That's huge! Rashid tosses it up, Miller uses his feet. Gets to the pitch of the ball and clubs it straight down the ground for a maximum. The replay shows that a spectator tried catching it but fell on the sightscreen. 14 runs off the over! |
| 33.1 : M Ali to de Villiers, Straighter one outside off, AB looks to push it on the off side but gets beaten all ends up. |
| 33.2 : M Ali to de Villiers, The batsman has driven it straight down the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 33.3 : M Ali to D Miller, Beaten! Tossed up around off, spinning away sharply. Miller looks to defend it but gets beaten by the away turn. |
| 33.4 : M Ali to D Miller, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 33.5 : M Ali to D Miller, Served full around off, pushed with the spin to covers. |
| 33.6 : M Ali to D Miller, Ali drags his length back, Miller punches it off the back foot wide of cover for a single. |
| Chris Woakes returns for a bowl. |
| 34.1 : C Woakes to D Miller, OUT! Change works! Back of a length delivery, angling away, Miller goes for the pull but fails to get it off the meat. Stokes it out there at deep mid-wicket and takes the catch comfortably. Another southpaw departs in a similar fashion and the Proteas have started to choke. The required rate wasn't out of their reach and so Miller should not have gone through with this shot as wickets in hand was the need of the hour for his side. 132 needed off 95 balls! |
| 0.0 : Drinks has been taken. |
| Chris Morris strides out to bat. |
| 34.2 : C Woakes to de Villiers, Pitched outside off, de Villiers glides it to third man for a single. |
| Joe Root comes in to field at gully. |
| 34.3 : C Woakes to C Morris, Back of a length around off, Morris stays tall and places it behind square on the off side for a single. |
| 34.4 : C Woakes to de Villiers, Length delivery, angling in, de Villiers gets across and tucks it through backward square leg. They run for the second and complete it with ease by the time the throw comes towards Buttler. |
| 34.5 : C Woakes to de Villiers, Back of a length delivery, punched to point. |
| 34.6 : C Woakes to de Villiers, On a length around off, tapped back to the bowler. |
| 35.1 : M Ali to C Morris, Served fuller outside off, Morris gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it crisply but straight to the man at extra cover. A touch unfortunate there, Morris! |
| 35.2 : M Ali to C Morris, FOUR! That's hit hard! Flatter delivery outside off, Morris bunts it past a diving Ali. Stokes at long on, hares to his left, dives full stretch, gets his hands to the ball but fails to keep it in play. A boundary is signalled. |
| 35.3 : M Ali to C Morris, OUT! Another soft dismissal! Flatter, quicker and straight delivery, sliding in. Morris goes for a reverse sweep but gets a top edge and the ball lobs behind. Buttler backpedals a touch and completes the catch. This is going from bad to worse for South Africa. They have lost 3 wickets for 34 runs and Ab de Villiers is stranded out at the opposite end. |
| Wayne Parnell comes out to bat. |
| 35.4 : M Ali to W Parnell, Tossed up, spinning away, driven to extra cover. |
| 35.5 : M Ali to W Parnell, Driven off the inner half to mid on. |
| 35.6 : M Ali to W Parnell, Sliding into the pads, Parnell looks to play it across the line but misses and gets rapped on the pads. |
| 36.1 : C Woakes to de Villiers, Length delivery around off, defended with soft hands into the pitch. |
| 36.2 : C Woakes to de Villiers, Back of a length delivery outside off, de Villiers looks to punch it through point but Roy there, dives to his right to make a great stop. |
| 36.3 : C Woakes to de Villiers, Pitched outside off, pushed towards Roy again. |
| 36.4 : C Woakes to de Villiers, FOUR! Shortish delivery, sits nicely for de Villiers. He makes full use of it as he pulls it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary. |
| 36.5 : C Woakes to de Villiers, FOUR! That's some shot! Back of a length delivery, angling in, de Villiers dances down, makes room and slaps it through the gap between mid off and covers for a boundary. |
| 36.6 : C Woakes to de Villiers, Back of a length delivery outside off, AB hops and defends it down the track. |
| 37.1 : M Ali to W Parnell, Beaten by turn! Off spinner outside off, Parnell looks to push it on the off side but gets beaten by the away turn. |
| 37.2 : M Ali to W Parnell, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 37.3 : M Ali to W Parnell, Tossed up outside off, pushed to covers. |
| 37.4 : M Ali to W Parnell, Full outside off, drilled to long off for a single. |
| 37.5 : M Ali to de Villiers, OUT! Ali has got the big fish! Just the wicket, England were searching for! Flatter delivery, slightly on the shorter side. De Villiers dances down the track and looks to club it on the leg side but fails to make a proper connection. He knows that and so is disappointed. Plunkett at deep mid-wicket, gets underneath the ball and takes the catch. The skipper departs. South Africa need 115 off 74 balls! |
| Andile Phehlukwayo comes out to bat. |
| 37.6 : M Ali to W Parnell, Full on the stumps, driven to mid on. |
| Adil Rashid is back for his final over. |
| 38.1 : A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, Rashid pushes his googly through the air, Phehlukwayo fails to pick it and gets beaten. |
| 38.2 : A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| England decide to take a review against Andile Phehlukwayo. It is regarding an LBW decision. It seemed to the naked eye that it pitched outside leg. |
| 38.3 : A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, NOT OUT! Good decision from the umpire! Googly, full around leg. Phehlukwayo looks to defend it off the front foot but fails to pick the wrong 'un once again. Is rapped on the pads and the players go up in appeal. The umpire, however, turns it down and England opt for review. The Snicko doesn't detect any involvement of the bat and the Hawk Eye shows that it pitched just outside leg. So, the decision stands and Andile survives! |
| 38.4 : A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, Wide! Down the leg side, Phehlukwayo looks to work it on the leg side but misses. A wide is signalled. |
| A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Against the run of play! Full delivery on the stumps, Andile kneels down and sweeps it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 38.5 : A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 38.6 : A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, OUT! Bowled 'em! Googly outside leg, Phehlukwayo kneels down to sweep but misses. The ball spins and goes off the stumps onto the stumps. Another one bites the dust. The visitors need 110 off 66 balls! |
| Kagiso Rabada comes out to bat. |
| 39.1 : M Ali to W Parnell, 1 run. |
| 39.2 : M Ali to K Rabada, Sliding into the batsman, flicked on the leg side. |
| 39.3 : M Ali to K Rabada, Tossed up nicely outside off, spinning away. Rabada looks to drive but misses. |
| 39.4 : M Ali to K Rabada, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 39.5 : M Ali to K Rabada, No run. |
| 39.6 : M Ali to K Rabada, 1 run. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signalled by the umpire. Joe Root has been called into the attack. |
| 40.1 : Joe Root to K Rabada, Tossed up on leg stump, clipped uppishly to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 40.2 : Joe Root to W Parnell, Fullish outside off, driven with an open face through point for a single. |
| 40.3 : Joe Root to K Rabada, Floated on off, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 40.4 : Joe Root to K Rabada, Fullish on middle and leg, clipped to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 40.5 : Joe Root to W Parnell, Just short! Tossed up on off, Parnell hits it uppishly towards Plunkett at long off. He comes forward but the ball lands short of him. A single taken. |
| 40.6 : Joe Root to K Rabada, Quicker one outside off, Rabada looks to cut but gets beaten. |
| 41.1 : M Ali to W Parnell, FOUR! Nice improvisation! Loopy ball around off, Parnell reverse sweeps it past short third man for a boundary. |
| 41.2 : M Ali to W Parnell, A touch short around off, cut away to sweeper cover for a run. The replays show that Buttler by mistake clipped the bails off with his gloves. |
| 41.3 : M Ali to K Rabada, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. |
| 41.4 : M Ali to W Parnell, Flatter delivery outside off, placed to cover-point for a single. |
| 41.5 : M Ali to K Rabada, Tossed up on off, Rabada chips down the track and just manages to lift it over a leaping Moeen Ali. A run taken. |
| 41.6 : M Ali to W Parnell, Quicker and flatter delivery, skidding in. Pulled to long on for a single. |
| So after one over of Root, Morgan goes back to his premium bowlers. Liam Plunkett is back on. |
| 42.1 : L Plunkett to W Parnell, Fuller length delivery on middle, Plunkett dances down and digs it out to mid off for a single. |
| 42.2 : L Plunkett to K Rabada, Length delivery, tucked on the leg side for a single. |
| 42.3 : L Plunkett to W Parnell, Length delivery, angling away, Parnell looks to glide it to third man but misses. |
| 42.4 : L Plunkett to W Parnell, In the air... but in the no man's land! Banged in short, Parnell looks to pull it away but gets a top edge. The ball goes high in the air but falls safely in the fine leg region. A brace is taken. |
| 42.5 : L Plunkett to W Parnell, FOUR! Stylish! Fullish delivery around off, Parnell just lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 42.6 : L Plunkett to W Parnell, Very full on the pads, Parnell looks to flick it but misses and gets pinged on the pads. |
| 43.1 : M Ali to K Rabada, FOUR! Full in the line of the stumps, Rabada kneels down and slogs it over wide mid on for a boundary. |
| 43.2 : M Ali to K Rabada, Sliding into Rabada, worked in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
| 43.3 : M Ali to W Parnell, Straight and sliding in with the arm, Parnell dances down and looks to go big but gets it off the inside edge towards fine leg for a single. |
| 43.4 : M Ali to K Rabada, Sliding into the batsman, Rabada blocks it out from within the crease. |
| 43.5 : M Ali to K Rabada, SIX! Boom! Served full outside off, Rabada charges down the track and tonks it over wide mid off for a maximum. Now, Rabada is getting a move on! |
| 43.6 : M Ali to K Rabada, Rabada plays with the angle as he works it on the leg side for a single. |
| Chris Woakes comes back into the attack. |
| 44.1 : C Woakes to K Rabada, Fuller length delivery on middle and leg, defended back to the bowler. |
| There is a direct hit at the striker's end. Rabada seems to be safe though. |
| 44.2 : C Woakes to K Rabada, NOT OUT! Slight hesitation in the middle! Back of a length delivery, angling away, Rabada looks to pull it but gets a bottom edge onto the pads. The ball rolls on the off side and Kagiso takes off for a single but is sent back by Parnell. Morgan at cover, rushes to the ball and scores a direct hit at the striker's end. The ball ricochets behind and the batsmen run through. Buttler appeals for run out and the umpire takes it upstairs. The replay shows that Rabada's ba |
| 44.3 : C Woakes to W Parnell, Back of a length delivery, angling away, Parnell mistimes his pull back to the bowler. |
| 44.4 : C Woakes to W Parnell, OUT! 3-fer for Woakes! Banged in short again, angling away, Parnell goes for the pull shot but gets a top edge. The ball balloons up and goes straight down the throat of Mark Wood at mid off, who gobbles it safely. England just 1 wicket shy of a victory. |
| Imran Tahir is the last man in. |
| 44.5 : C Woakes to K Rabada, Shortish delivery, Rabada defends it from within the crease. |
| 44.6 : C Woakes to K Rabada, OUT! South Africa are bowled out! Back of a length delivery, angling away from Rabada, who looks to slap it away by making room but gets a faint nick and Buttler behind the stumps, stretches to his left and takes a good catch to complete the proceedings. ENGLAND WIN BY 72 RUNS! |
| An emphatic win for England and they go 1-0 up in the 3-match ODI series. They got off to a perfect start with the ball as one of the star Protea batsman, de Kock fell cheaply. After that, the visitors fought back. Amla and du Plessis kept on rotating the strike and putting the bad balls away. However, the threatening 112-run stand was broken and the Proteas lost both their set batsmen in back-to-back overs. The pressure again started building upon them. |
| AB de Villiers in his usual flamboyant style kept on picking up the boundaries but found minimal support from the middle order. As he was running out of partners, he felt the need to hit the big shots more often. However, he holed out in attempting one. The lower order were asked too much to do and crumbled in the end. |
| Chris Woakes led the way with the ball for the home side and bowled brilliantly. He ended with figures of 8-0-38-4 and also found good support from his teammates. The fielding was also sharp. The spinners, Rashid and Ali picked up two wickets each as well. The latter also played a gem of a knock with the bat and was instrumental in scripting this win for the hosts. |
| South Africa skipper, AB de Villiers says that England played superbly and applauds Morgan's knock. Feels that they didn't bat well and should have come closer to the target. Adds that when they got Buttler's wicket, he got excited and placed a very attacking field. Mentions that it wasn't a bad performance with the ball but conceded a few extra runs. Feels that they failed to get any partnership going with the bat. Informs that a player like Morne Morkel coming in will definitely help them. End |
| England skipper, Eoin Morgan says that it is very pleasing to get this win. Mentions that it was a very good day at the office for them. Feels that the partnerships that they built helped them to post a good score on the board. Reckons that not getting too many games in the Indian T20 League was disappointing for him. Further adds that he is happy to get some runs under his belt. Mentions that Moeen Ali played a really good knock and was also brilliant with the ball. Opines that South Africa hav |
| Man of the Match, Moeen Ali says that he got into the rhythm. Adds that he has given his wicket away in such situations in the past. Mentions that the pitch was good, with an even bounce and good to bat on. Informs that he was trying to bowl a little but shorter as it spun from there. Says that when Australia used to dominate the world cricket, they also had a similar situation with players likes Bairstow, Billings and Ball sitting on the bench. |
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