| 1.3 : 1.3: Ollie Robinson to Dean Elgar, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Ollie Robinson srikes in his very first over. Just the start England were after. Ollie Robinson does very well to use the angle to his benefit. He steams in from around the wicket and hurls a length ball, outside off. It nips in off the deck. Dean Elgar tries to defend it out but misses it completely. The ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad to shatter the stumps. An early success for England. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: James Anderson to Sarel Erwee, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Trouble for South Africa. James Anderson gets his man now. England right on top. Sarel Erwee walks back to the pavilion on a duck. Anderson serves a length ball, around off, angled across the left-hander. Sarel Erwee hangs inside his crease and tries to have a poke at it. All he manages to get in a thick outside edge. Ben Foakes does really well to dive to his left and pouch the ball safely. Both the openers for South Africa are sent b |
| 2.5 : 2.5: James Anderson to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Ryan Rickelton gets off the mark in some fine fashion. This should ease the pressure for him. It is fuller, outside off. Ryan Rickelton leans in and creams it through the gap at covers for four. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Ollie Robinson to Keegan Petersen, FOUR! Incredible shot! It is much fuller this time, outside off. Keegan Petersen frees his arms and drives it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Ollie Robinson to Keegan Petersen, OUT! TIMBER! Top of off stump yet again for Ollie Robinson. He has been magnificent this morning. Ollie Robinson hurls it on a length, outside off. Keegan Petersen thinks that this will hold its line and shoulders his arms at it. Although, he was left shook, as he stared at the disturbed stumps as the ball nips back in sharply off the deck and hits the top of off. Keegan Petersen trudges back to the pavilion. South Africa are in a spot of bother. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Stuart Broad to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Nicely played! It is a length ball, outside off. Ryan Rickelton stays back and punches it past gully. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Stuart Broad to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ryan Rickelton does not even wait for the decision and walks back instantly. Stuart Broad serves it full and on off, this one is angling across the left-hander. Ryan Rickelton looks to defend it out but only gets a thick outside edge. It carries to Ben Foakes behind the sticks who makes no mistake. Stuart Broad gets his first wicket here. South Africa lose 4 wickets inside the first hour of play in the morning session. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Ollie Robinson to Kyle Verreynne, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ollie Robinson is on fire here. He gets his third wicket now. Kyle Verreynne is the target this who has been hunted down by Robinson. This man is on a mission. Robinson serves a length ball, around off. It nips away a touch of the deck. It enough to get some wood on the way. Kyle Verreynne outside-edges it to Ben Foakes, who takes it with ease. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Ollie Robinson to Wiaan Mulder, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Not the greatest of shots by Wiaan Mulder. That ball was full, outside off. Wiaan Mulder plays a half-hearted shot towards cover but the ball is swinging away. Mulder gets an outside edge and the ball is pouched comfortably by Ben Foakes. Simplest of catches. South Africa is in deep trouble. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Stuart Broad to Marco Jansen, FOUR! Nicely worked away. On the pads, Jansen flicks it away in front of mid-wicket and the ball runs away into the fence. |
| 15.3: Ollie Robinson to Marco Jansen, FOOUR! Classic on drive! That was full, onto the middle stump. Marco Jansen shows the full face of the bat and plays it straight past the stumps for a boundary. This also brings up 50 for South Africa in style. They have something to cheer about. |
| 20.3: Jack Leach to Khaya Zondo, SIX! Excellent use of the feet by Khaya Zondo! Tossed up on middle, Zondo skips down the track and just times the lofted shot back over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 20.5 : 20.5: Jack Leach to Khaya Zondo, FOUR! Short and wide, duly punished. Leach drops it short and around off, Khaya Zondo rocks back and cuts it behind point for a boundary. |
| 24.6 : 24.6: Stuart Broad to Khaya Zondo, OUT! CAUGHT! Extra bounce from Stuart Broad and the useful stand is broken right away after the interval. Broad digs it in a bit short and around off, the ball shoots up off the deck. Khaya Zondo is batting outside his crease and gets hurried on and the ball takes the shoulder of the bat. The ball pops up around the gully region where Alex Lees takes a simple catch. Zondo's resistance is over and South Africa lose their 7th wicket. |
| 28.5 : 28.5: Stuart Broad to Marco Jansen, Edged and four! Full again from Broad, around off and inviting the drive. Marco Jansen goes for the cover drive once again and once again the outside edge is found. Ollie Pope at fourth slip dives low to his left and fails to grab it as the ball runs away to the fence. Two chances dropped in the very same over and Jansen's stay at the crease isn't over yet. |
| 29.4 : 29.4: Ollie Robinson to Marco Jansen, FOUR! Top shot! Very full and on off, Marco Jansen drives it straight back past the bowler and picks up a boundary. |
| 30.2 : 30.2: Stuart Broad to Keshav Maharaj, FOUR! No need to run! That was short, outside off. Keshav Maharaj cuts it through the point region for an easy boundary. |
| 31.2: Ollie Robinson to Keshav Maharaj, FOUR! Well played! A bit of a long hop by Robinson, around off. Keshav Maharaj pulls it away, the ball goes aerially and in front of square for a boundary. |
| 33.2: Ollie Robinson to Marco Jansen, OUT! CAUGHT! There it is, a five-wicket haul for Ollie Robinson and it has been a superb spell from him. Robinson serves it full and around off, inviting the drive from the batter. Marco Jansen does go for it and this time the outside edge is found. The ball goes quickly and straight into the bread basket as Joe Root takes a sharp catch at first slip. Jansen's important contribution comes to an end and South Africa are now eighth down. |
| 34.5 : 34.5: Stuart Broad to Keshav Maharaj, OUT! TIMBER! Stuart Broad gets his third wicket. Back of length, around fourth stump. Keshav Maharaj clears his front leg and goes for the pull but he gets a bottom edge. The ball goes onto shatter the stumps. Stuart Broad is in a hurry to end things here. |
| 36.1 : 36.1: Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje, FOUR! Edge over the fielder at third slip. That was short, outside off. Anrich Nortje goes hard at the ball but gets an outside edge and the ball travels over the slips for a boundary. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: Stuart Broad to Anrich Nortje, OUT! CAUGHT! Stuart Broad ends his innings with a four-fer. It is a full-length ball, on off stump. Anrich Nortje ends up slicing it towards covers. Ben Stokes takes the simplest of catches to bundle out South Africa for just 118 here. A forgetful innings for South Africa. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Zak Crawley opens his account with a lovely boundary. Overpitched and on off stump, Crawley drives it straight back past the bowler and finds the fence. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, FOUR! Not the best of opening spells by Rabada here. Length ball, around off, Alex Lees goes after it and gets it off the middle of the bat, through cover-point and picks up a boundary. |
| 3.1: Marco Jansen to Alex Lees, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Marco Jansen draws first blood for South Africa against the run of play and sends Alex Lees packing. Length ball from Jansen, around off stump and Lees is drawn forward. Lees looks for the straight drive with hard hands but the ball nips in off the deck and goes between bat and pad to hit the top of middle stump. Lees departs after a fast start and South Africa will now look to build up on this. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Banged in short this time, around off, Ollie Pope is quick to latch onto it and plays a well-controlled pull shot through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, FOUR! This time in front of square! Short of a length and around off, Pope pulls it past the man at wide mid on and the ball just about beats that same man to the ropes. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Easy pickings for Ollie Pope. It is a length ball, on the pads, much straighter. Pope hangs back and glances it down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Ollie Pope is on fire here. He has been quick off the pull so far. It is a short ball, on off. Pope picks up the length quite early and pulls it through square leg for a boundary. The umpire signals a no ball now as the bowler oversteps. England right on top at the moment. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Marco Jansen to Zak Crawley, OUT! LBW! Marco Jansen breaks this stand which was starting to hurt them. It looks plumb to the naked eye. Zak Crawley has a chat with his partner and goes for the review. Coming to the delivery, it is a length ball that lands around off and nips in off the deck. Zak Crawley looks to push it down the track but misses it. The ball goes through to ping his pads. Marco Jansen appeals an the umpire raises his finger in a flash. Later the review also does not hel |
| 10.1: Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root, FOUR! Muscled! Just a fraction short and around off, Joe Root picks up the length early and pulls it well in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Edged away and nothing is going Rabada's way at the moment. Length ball, around off, Ollie Pope steps out and looks to go across the line. The ball goes off the outside edge and past backward point as well for a boundary. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, FOUR! It's going from bad to worse here for Kagiso Rabada. Serves it full and straight, Ollie Pope drives it gloriously down the ground for a boundary. Rabada has now gone for 49 runs in just 6 overs. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Marco Jansen to Joe Root, FOUR! That was short, outside off. Joe Root punches it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Wiaan Mulder to Joe Root, FOUR! A poor way to end the over by Wiaan Mulder. This is a half-volley on the pads, Root clips it away through mid-wicket and picks up a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Poor delivery by Anrich Nortje. That was short, wide outside off. Ollie Pope slaps it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Wiaan Mulder to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Length again, around middle and leg, this time Ollie Pope does manage to get inside the line and gets a fine tickle on it as well. The ball races away into the fine leg fence. England trail by just 35 now. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Marco Jansen to Joe Root, OUT! TAKEN! Keegan Petersen takes a blinder of a catch and Marco Jansen strikes right after the interval. Just a tad bit shorter and well outside off, Joe Root has a slash at it but doesn't quite control it. The ball flies off the toe-end and goes to the right of Petersen at third slip who pouches it out of thin air. Big wicket this for Jansen and South Africa as Root was looking positive out there. |
| 17.5: Anrich Nortje to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Clipped nicely! Length again, on the pads, Ollie Pope whips it away through square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Marco Jansen to Harry Brook, FOUR! Harry Brook is off the mark in Test cricket with a boundary. Full and wide, Brook goes back and across to cream it through covers for a boundary. Brook will be a relieved man now. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Marco Jansen to Harry Brook, FOUR! Jansen serves a half-volley outside off and Harry Brook latches onto it. This is driven squarer and on the up, through cover-point for yet another boundary. |
| 22.5 : 22.5: Marco Jansen to Harry Brook, OUT! CAUGHT! Harry Brook gets suckered into Marco Jansen's plan and he will be disappointed with that shot. Jansen sticks to around the wicket and delivers a shorter one around the hips. Brook shuffles a bit as he tries to pull it up and over the fence behind square on the leg side. Brook mistimes it and Kagiso Rabada from fine leg runs towards long leg and pouches it safely. Brook departs for a low score on debut and England still trail by 11 runs. |
| 23.6 : 23.6: Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, Short of length, around off. Ben Stokes goes on the back foot and punches it through covers for a boundary and Ben Stokes gets off the mark in style. |
| 24.2 : 24.2: Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Top edge but Ollie Pope gets away with it and brings up a very well-made FIFTY. Shorter again from Jansen, at the body, Pope looks to pull but gets a top edge that goes down into the vacant fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 25.2: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Luck running England's way. That was short, around off. Ollie Pope tries to defend it but the ball takes the outside edge goes over the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 25.6 : 25.6: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Fuller length, angling in. Ollie Pope flicks from his front foot nicely into the gap through wide mid-on Keshav Maharaj chases and tries to stop the ball but the third umpire signals it a boundary. |
| 26.5 : 26.5: Anrich Nortje to Ben Stokes, OUT! CAUGHT! Ben Stokes is a goner this time around and Anrich Nortje has his man. This is served on a fuller length and angled in from around off. The ball holds its line as Stokes looks to just hit through the line. The outside edge is found and the ball goes straight into the pouches of Sarel Erwee at first slip. Erwee makes no mistake and the English skipper departs after an edgy inning. England lead by 11, can South Africa seize the opportunity? |
| 27.2 : 27.2: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Fuller length, onto the pads. Ollie Pope flicks it towards the fine leg for a boundary. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Pope, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! First wicket for Kagiso Rabada and that to of the big fish, Ollie Pope. Back of the length, angling away from Ollie Pope, outside off. Pope tries to punch it away but gets an outside edge. It carries to Kyle Verreynne behind the sticks who makes no mistake. There is surely a comeback on the cards now for the Proteas. |
| 30.3 : 30.3: Anrich Nortje to Ben Foakes, FOUR! Nortje errs in his line this time. It is a length ball, sliding down leg. Foakes hangs back and tickles it down to fine leg for four. |
| 31.6 : 31.6: Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, FOUR! Stuart Broad smashes it over mid-off. That was full into the arc, Broad goes hard at the ball and clears the fielder of mid-off for a boundary. |
| 33.1 : 33.1: Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Soft dismissal for Stuart Broad. That was short, and onto the body by Kagiso Rabada. Stuart Broad tries to make room and pull that one but he gets a bottom edge and the ball goes straight to Kyle Verreynne. South Africa are back in the game now. |
| 33.6 : 33.6: Kagiso Rabada to Ollie Robinson, OUT! CAUGHT! Ollie Robinson faces his first delivery in the morning and has to trudge back. Just the start South Africa were after. Kagiso Rabada picks up his third wicket of the innings. It is a full-length ball, on off. Ollie Robinson just chips it to short extra cover. Dean Elgar stationed there takes a dolly. |
| 35.4 : 35.4: Kagiso Rabada to Jack Leach, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Kagiso Rabada comes 'round the wicket now and it does the trick. Jack Leach walks back on a 3-ball duck. It is a good-length ball, outside off. Jack Leach hangs back and looks to cut it away. The ball takes the inside edge and shatters the stumps. South Africa are right back in the game. Kagiso Rabada gets his fourth wicket now. He has been sensational this morning. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: Marco Jansen to Ben Foakes, OUT! CAUGHT AT SLIPS! Marco Jansen records his maiden fi-fer in Test cricket. An excellent start for South Africa this morning. It is a length ball, on off, shaping away a touch. Ben Foakes looks to defend it out but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies to the left of third slip. Keegan Petersen gets low to his left and pouches it safely with both hands. England have been bundled out for 158 runs. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: James Anderson to Dean Elgar, FOUR! Fortunate boundary for Elgar. It is a short ball, outside off, seaming away. Dean Elgar gets it past gully off the outer half. It races away. First boundary for South Africa. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: James Anderson to Dean Elgar, FOUR! NIcely played! Back of a length, outside off. Dean Elgar stands tall and cuts it through point. The ball races away. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: James Anderson to Dean Elgar, FOUR! Poor delivery and Elgar punishes. It is short, wide of off. Elgar frees his arms and flays it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: Ollie Robinson to Sarel Erwee, FOUR! Good looking shot by Erwee! It is full, straight, on the pads. Erwee flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket and finds the boundary. |
| 8.5: Stuart Broad to Dean Elgar, FOUR! Nicely played! It is a good-length ball, outside off. Dean Elgar opens the face of the blade and guides it past backward point. It has enough legs to reach the ropes. Scores level now. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Stuart Broad to Sarel Erwee, FOUR! Shorter and wider from Broad, Erwee hangs back and just steers it behind point for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Stuart Broad to Sarel Erwee, FOUR! Full and straight from Broad, Sarel Erwee gets inside the line of the ball and flicks it fine. The ball races away into the fine leg fence. The 50 is up for South Africa and they will be delighted with this start. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: James Anderson to Dean Elgar, FOUR! James Anderson angles this one down the leg side, Dean Elgar just about gets some bat on it and the ball runs away fine, into the fence. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Ben Stokes to Sarel Erwee, OUT! CAUGHT! A masterstroke by the skipper Ben Stokes and he breaks the opening stand. Stokes continues from over the wicket and just angles across a very full ball. This is around off and Sarel Erwee gets suckered into driving at it. The outside edge is found and Joe Root at first slip takes a really good catch diving forward. The catch is a clean one and South Africa have lost their first wicket. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Ben Stokes to Dean Elgar, FOUR! Poor delivery from Ben Stokes and Dean Elgar puts it away with ease. This is a half-volley, around the pads and Elgar clips it away in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Stuart Broad to Keegan Petersen, FOUR! Back of a length from Broad and there's width on offer as well. Keegan Petersen stays back and slaps it away through the point region for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Stuart Broad to Keegan Petersen, FOUR! Up and over! Short and wide, Keegan Petersen throws his hands at it and gets it over the leaping fielder at point for yet another boundary. |
| 20.3 : 20.3: James Anderson to Keegan Petersen, FOUR! Keegan Petersen is on fire at the moment. Good length, around off, Petersen rocks onto the back foot and punches it through extra cover for a glorious boundary. |
| 21.4 : 21.4: Stuart Broad to Dean Elgar, OUT! LBW! This time Stuart Broad does get his man! Broad goes fuller and angling into the pads. Dean Elgar looks to flick it away but falls over and ends up playing all around it. The ball crashes into the pads and Elgar starts walking even before the finger is raised. England do have the prozed wicket of the South African skipper and they will look to build on it. The replays show that the ball was going down leg and Elgar will be very disappointed as he did |
| 21.6 : 21.6: Stuart Broad to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! This is banged in short and wide, Ryan Rickelton slaps it up and over the cover region and opens his account with a boundary. |
| 24.3 : 24.3: James Anderson to Keegan Petersen, OUT! CAUGHT! James Anderson finds a breakthorugh now. It is a length ball, outside off, moving away off the deck. Keegan Petersen looks to push it away but only gets a thick outside edge. Ollie Pope at fourth slip dives forward and takes a brilliant catch. South Africa lose their second wicket in the afternoon session. Khaya Zondo is the new man in. |
| 25.1 : 25.1: Stuart Broad to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Excellent shot! It is an outswinging delivery, wide outside off. Ryan Rickelton picks up pretty early and drills it through covers for a boundary. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: Stuart Broad to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! LBW! This time he raps him on the pads without the inside edge. Stuart Broad appeals and the umpire raises his finger in a flash. Ryan Rickelton has a chat with his partner and takes the review. Coming to the delivery. It is full, around middle, straightens a touch off the deck and hits him on his pads. The UltraEdge confirms no bat is involved. The Ball Tracking shows three reds and Ryan Rickelton trudges back to the pavilion. |
| 37.2 : 37.2: Ollie Robinson to Khaya Zondo, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for South Africa. It is a short ball, outside off. Zondo hangs back and crunches it through point for a boundary. |
| 38.4 : 38.4: Ben Stokes to Wiaan Mulder, FOUR! Nicely played! A short ball, on middle and leg. Mulder swivels on his back foot and pulls it behind square on the leg side to find a boundary. |
| 40.2 : 40.2: Ben Stokes to Wiaan Mulder, FOUR! Easy pickings for Mulder! Full length, sliding down leg. Mulder hangs back and glances it down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 41.6 : 41.6: Ollie Robinson to Wiaan Mulder, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Ollie Robinson picks up his 50th Test wicket. He has bowled brilliant thoughout and finally gets into the wicket's column here. It is a length ball, wide outside off. It hits the deck and nips in sharply off. Wiaan Mulder hangs back and looks to cut it away. It takes the inside edge and rattles the stumps. South Africa lose their fifth wicket now. |
| 42.3 : 42.3: Ben Stokes to Khaya Zondo, FOUR! Up and over! Back of a length, outside off. Zondo stands tall and upper cuts it over backward point. It clears the fielder and races away. |
| 42.6 : 42.6: Ben Stokes to Khaya Zondo, FOUR! Boundaries in quick succession for Zondo here. This is a very good-looking shot. It is fuller, on off. Zondo caresses it past mid off. The ball has enough legs to reach the boundary. The lead moves to 88. Still 50 overs left in the day. |
| 43.3 : 43.3: Ollie Robinson to Khaya Zondo, OUT! LBW! Ollie Robinson gets another wicket here. Brilliant bowling by him. Zondo though takes the review for lbw. It is a length ball, that lands outside off and zips in off the deck. Zondo offers no shot this time and gets pinged on his thigh pads. Ollie Robinson appeals and the finger goes up. The Ball Tracking shows that it is umpire's call on hitting the wickets and Zondo has to head back to the pavilion. |
| 43.6 : 43.6: Ollie Robinson to Marco Jansen, FOUR! Top shot! It is fuller, outside off. Marco Jansen creams it through covers for a boundary. No chance for Ben Stokes to chase it down as the outfield has gotten a bit quicker with the sun beating down. |
| 47.1 : 47.1: Ollie Robinson to Kyle Verreynne, SIX! In the air and in the gap. A good short ball over middle and leg, Kyle Verreynne looks to take it on but gets a top edge. The ball flies down towards fine leg and hits the ropes on the full. A maximum is signalled. |
| 48.4 : 48.4: Ben Stokes to Marco Jansen, OUT! TIMBER! A gem of a delivery from Ben Stokes and Marco Jansen is beaten all ends up. This is full and around off, nipping in a long way off the deck. Jansen just looks to defend it off the front foot but leaves a huge gap between bat and pad. The ball goes between that gap and knocks over the leg stump. England have the breakthrough they needed and that will be Tea on Day 4. |
| 50.2 : 50.2: Ben Stokes to Keshav Maharaj, FOUR! Driven and into the gap. Full and wide, Keshav Maharaj drives it through the vacant wide mid off region for a much-needed boundary. |
| 52.2: Ben Stokes to Keshav Maharaj, FOUR! Bonus runs for South Africa. It is a short ball, sliding down leg. Maharaj glances it down to fine leg for four. The lead moves to 118 runs now. |
| 48.6 : 48.6: Ben Stokes to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! CAUGHT! Ben Stokes with the double strike and South Africa lose their eighth wicket now. This is full, from around the wicket and angling in from around off. Kagiso Rabada sticks out his bat as he looks to defend but the outside edge is found. Harry Brook at second slip moves to his right and pouches it safely. The umpires go upstairs to check for a bump catch but it is clearly off the edge and the English skipper has done the trick for his team yeat a |
| 55.3 : 55.3: Stuart Broad to Keshav Maharaj, OUT! TIMBER! Stuart Broad breaks this doughty stand. It is a length ball, it lands outside off and nips in off the deck. Keshav Maharaj stays behind and looks to defend it out but misses. The ball goes through and hits the top of middle. South Africa lose their ninth wicket. |
| 56.2 : 56.2: James Anderson to Kyle Verreynne, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! James Anderson takes his second wicket. It is a short ball, on off. Kyle Verreynne stands tall and throws his blade at it. The ball takes the outside edge and lobs towards short mid on. James Anderson goes to his right and takes a dolly. South Africa have been bundled out for 169 runs here. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Marco Jansen to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Nicely driven! This is pitched up on off stump, Zak Crawley drives it straight back past the bowler and picks up a boundary. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Marco Jansen to Alex Lees, FOUR! Firmly driven! Overpitched on middle, Alex Lees leans in and drives it straight back past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Easily done! Shorter and there's width on offer, Zak Crawley stands tall and strokes it away through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Pitched up around middle and leg, gloriously driven by Crawley and straight down the ground for another boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Anrich Nortje to Alex Lees, FOUR! Nicely played! It is fuller, outside off. Lees gets it past the man at gully off the outer half. It races away to the boundary ropes. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Slapped away! Length ball, outside off, Zak Crawley thumps it past short extra cover for a boundary. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Short again and around the hips, easily pulled away by Zak Crawley into the backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley, NO BALL AND FOUR! Good length, outside off, Zak Crawley gets on the back foot and strokes it away through the point region for a boundary. England are inching closer to victory here. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, NO BALL AND FOUR! Edged away! Length ball, around off, Rabada oversteps yet again. Zak Crawley plays at it with soft hands and edges it down past the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, FOUR! England seem to be in a hurry now. Rabada pitches it up, around off, Zak Crawley drives through the line and past mid off for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, FOUR! And again! Rabada strays onto the pads and this is easily clipped away by Zak Crawley into the square leg fence for a boundary. Crawley brings up a well-compiled 50! |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Anrich Nortje to Zak Crawley, FOUR! EDGY! A fortunate boundary this time. A length ball, around off. Zak Crawley gets a thick outside edge. It goes through the gap between the wicket-keeper and the man at first slip. It races away to the third man fence. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Marco Jansen to Alex Lees, FOUR! England are fighting with time here to end the game before any evidence of bad light. Alex Lees is on a mission to end things in a hurry. It is full, wide outside off. Lees reaches out and drives it through covers for a boundary. Well, just as I wirte it. The umpires have stopped play due to BAD LIGHT! |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Marco Jansen to Alex Lees, FOUR! Alex Lees is riding on his luck this morning. It is a length ball, outside off, shaping away. Lees gets a thick outside edge on it. It flies over Keegan Petersen at the third slip, although he is a bit late in picking up the ball. It flies over him and races away to the third man fence. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Kagiso Rabada to Alex Lees, OUT! An appeal for lbw but turned down! It is a length ball, pitching around off and coming in with the angle. Lees looks to defend it out but gets rapped on his pads. Rabada appeals but the umpire is unmoved. It looks like it would be missing the wickets due to the bounce. Dean Elgar though takes the review as there is not much left in the game here. It is concluded that there is no bat involved. The Ball Tracking though shows three reds and Kagiso Rabada fin |
| 20.5: Marco Jansen to Ollie Pope, Short of length, around middle stump. Ollie Pope pulls it towards the square leg for a boundary. |
| 21.6 : 21.6: Kagiso Rabada to Zak Crawley, NO BALL AND FOUR! Zak Crawley is on fire. Incredible shot. It is a length ball, outside off. Zak Crawley crunches it through cover-point. It races away to the boundary. The umpire later signals a no ball as the bowler oversteps this time. |
| 22.3 : 22.3: Marco Jansen to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Zak Crawley gets the winning runs here. It is a length ball, outside off. Zak Crawley hangs back and punches it through covers. It races away to the fence and England win by 9 wickets. |
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