Broad with the ball. Two slips in place for the right-handed Amla. Amla in bright pink with an even brighter shade of pads which are in green. Can't say much for colour-co-ordination, can you?
Welcome back for the chase. Should be a good one under lights. England need to get Amla and de Kock early to give themselves a chance of winning the series tonight. The Protea openers are in great nick and coming off tons in the last game. Let's see whether there is any swing on offer and also if it skids on. All eyes on Broad - playing in his first ODI since the 2015 World Cup. Back on the same ground where he destroyed the hosts in the Test match. Still bright and sunny but the lights are on. The England players are walking out
Earlier on, Roy failed after getting a start while Hales threw it away after becoming the first Englishman to get four successive fifties against South Africa in ODIs. That sparked a collapse but when Joe Root is batting like he has been doing, allied to a batting-order that bats pretty deep, it was always difficult for South Africa to run through the line-up. My money is on South Africa to chase this down in 42 overs. Let's see how that goes. We will be back shortly with the chase...
So England have been bowled out with 13 balls remaining. They were at one stage in danger of being bowled out earlier than that, when they were 108/6 but once again Root came to the party. Along with Woakes he put on a stand and resurrected the innings. Root kept his head when the middle-order collapsed and calmly got to his second successive hundred. His innings has given his side a total to bowl at, though it must be said England look at least 40 short on this Johannesburg pitch. But one thing it must be noted here, this pitch looks a bit slower and there is some uneven bounce on offer. Under lights, it may skid on and both de Kock and Amla are coming off hundreds in the last game.
47.5 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, out Caught by de Villiers!! How did de Villiers make that look so easy? As easy as snatching candy from a kid. Cross-seamer from Rabada, Adil Rashid flat-batted that and miscued it, off the bottom of the bat, it was going to the left of mid-off and low, AB covered ground and took it with both hands. Gets up and nonchalantly flicks the ball back. Athletic ability at its best. Any other fielder and it would've escaped to the fence. Adil Rashid c de Villiers b Rabada 39(26) [4s-5]
Rabada to Adil Rashid, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
47.4 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, no run, cramped for room by a good length delivery on off, Adil Rashid was making room to dab that down to third man, finds de Kock instead
47.3 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, FOUR, boundary to Adil Rashid. Helped by a filthy leg-side delivery with fine leg up, deftly glanced away. Freebie
Reece Topley, right handed bat, comes to the crease
47.2 -
Rabada to Broad, out Caught by Duminy!! An almighty hoick to leg and caught at long-on. Rabada rolled his finger over that cutter, Broad was deep in his crease and hit it straight up in the air. Duminy at long-on was never going to drop that. Broad c Duminy b Rabada 6(6) [4s-1]
Rabada to Broad, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
47.1 -
Rabada to Broad, no run, Broad looks at the umpire after letting a full delivery outside off inside the guideline go. It was within the rulebook, well bowled by Rabada
46.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Adil Rashid, no run, Adil Rashid is shaking his head. He knew he has missed out on four there. Slower one down leg, Adil Rashid got a faint bat/pad and that ruled out the wide call as well
46.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Adil Rashid is hitting everything to the off-side, sliced to square third man, for two
46.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Adil Rashid, wide, Kyle Abbott has lost it. Slips in the back of the hand slower delivery down leg, another wide
46.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, Adil Rashid gets forward and opens the face of the bat to slice it square of the wicket, two taken
46.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Broad, 1 run, brilliant delivery, yorker on the stumps, Broad digs it out past Kyle Abbott's right-hand
46.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Broad, wide, Kyle Abbott follows a backing away Broad but drifts it down leg, called wide
46.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Broad, no run, Broad backs away and tries to slash the shortish delivery but misses. That is Broad's go-to shot
46.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Adil Rashid, 3 runs, Wiese is in the wars at third man. He had to run a long way around from third man and some desperate scrambling results in a run being saved. On a length and outside off, Adil Rashid got forward, opens the face of the bat and then drives with a lot of timing, Wiese did well and saw his glasses fly away while he threw the ball back to the keeper
Kyle Abbott [8.0-1-47-2] is back into the attack
45.6 -
Rabada to Broad, FOUR, bad ball by Rabada and Broad won't miss out. It was a low full toss and angling across Broad, who opens the face of the bat and slices it over point. Raced away. Rabada put his head back in disappointment for he knew that was a poor delivery
45.5 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, 1 run, full around off, Adil Rashid opens the face of the bat on the drive and gets it to sweeper cover
45.4 -
Rabada to Broad, 1 run, good length around off, Broad stands tall and flashes it to sweeper cover
45.3 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, 1 run, length outside off, heaved to deep mid-wicket
45.2 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, FOUR, Adil Rashid had to wait for it and still got four. It was a slower ball bouncer outside off, Adil Rashid pulled it over backward square inside the ring, once he beat the fielder, it was four all the way, with the short boundary on the on-side
45.2 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, wide, slower delivery gone wrong, down leg, Adil Rashid misses and wide called
45.1 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, low full toss, swiped down to fine leg, two
Kagiso Rabada [8.0-1-27-2] is back into the attack
Nice little touch from the South Africans, when Root was walking back, Morris ran up and shook his hand. That's why the Proteas are such a loved outfit. The most likeable bunch after the Kiwis and the Zimbabweans. But that is my personal call.
44.6 -
C Morris to Adil Rashid, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Adil Rashid gets forward and taps it to the right of point, single taken
44.5 -
C Morris to Adil Rashid, no run, he is going after everything, full outside off, Adil Rashid flashes and misses
Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease
44.4 -
C Morris to Root, out Caught by Tahir!! End of Root. End of a tremendous innings. Shuffles across and outside off, looks to scoop the full ball over Tahir at short fine leg, doesn't get enough elevation and it is taken easily. Root walks off to a standing ovation. Nice little touch from the South Africans, when Root was walking back, Morris ran up and shook his hand. That's why the Proteas are such a loved outfit. The most likeable bunch after the Kiwis and the Zimbabweans. But that is my personal call. Root c Tahir b C Morris 109(124) [4s-10 6s-1]
C Morris to Root, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
44.3 -
C Morris to Adil Rashid, 1 run, yorker outside off, dug out to point, quick single taken
44.2 -
C Morris to Adil Rashid, 2 runs, leading edge and Behardien drops running in from long-off. That should've been taken, especially once he got there. It was full outside off, Adil Rashid early into the flick and got a hefty leading edge, maybe Behardien was put off by Rabada running in from extra cover, must have seen him in his peripheral vision, came forward, slid on his knees, got both hands and out it went. Behardien wears a sorry look on his face
44.1 -
C Morris to Adil Rashid, FOUR, huge dive from de Kock but the edge eludes the keeper and runs away. Full outside off and Adil Rashid got a thick edge on the attempted cover drive. Regulation catch if there was a slip
Chris Morris [8.0-0-44-0] is back into the attack
43.6 -
Tahir to Adil Rashid, 1 run, quicker and outside off, sliced to the left of backward point
43.5 -
Tahir to Adil Rashid, no run, stays back and defends the flat delivery on off
43.4 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, comes down the track and drills it to long-on
43.3 -
Tahir to Root, 2 runs, it was slower and Root was shaping for the paddle initially, then saw it outside off, changed his mind and opens the face of the bat to glide it to third man. So effortlessly done, shows the talent of the man
43.2 -
Tahir to Root, 2 runs, rocks back and wrists it to deep mid-wicket, the call was for two and they come back easily
43.1 -
Tahir to Root, FOUR, shouts of "catch" but that has gone to the fence. It was short on the stumps, Root rocked back and pulled it to deep mid-wicket, wide of the fielder. Four more
Imran Tahir [9.0-0-36-3] is back into the attack
42.6 -
Wiese to Adil Rashid, FOUR, length outside off, Adil Rashid sits on one knee and heaves it over mid-on, who was inside the ring. Calculated blow as he knew the ball was there for the taking, since the fielder wasn't back. Good way to end the over
42.5 -
Wiese to Adil Rashid, no run, meanwhile Adil Rashid is beaten, tried to play inside the line of that good length delivery that straightened outside off, the ball whizzes past the edge
42.4 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, 100 yet again for Root. Successive hundreds and his eighth in ODIs. Got there with a flick to deep square leg. So easy as there were gaps on the leg-side. No big celebration, just a raise of the bat and then kisses the crest on his helmet. Nice touch from AB and Amla who clap that effort. When his side is in trouble, expect Root to come to the party. Another classy innings when his side needed him to stand up. What a player and what a talent. And so young as well. Right up there with the best batsmen in the world currently
42.3 -
Wiese to Adil Rashid, 1 run, full outside off, whipped to deep mid-wicket, and that brings Root on strike
42.2 -
Wiese to Adil Rashid, no run, and just as I said that, he plays a nothing shot and gets beaten. Similar delivery to the last one, but this moved away and Adil Rashid pushed out, trying to run it down and is beaten. Lucky not to have edged that
42.1 -
Wiese to Adil Rashid, FOUR, beautiful lofted drive on a bent knee and it has gone for four. Over cover. It was pitched up outside off and Adil Rashid went down to time that, beats sweeper to his left, lovely pose after playing the stroke. This guy can bat
41.6 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, 1 run, full around off, Adil Rashid gets forward and defends, the ball runs off a sort of a thick outside edge, all along the ground and down to third man
41.5 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, no run, iffy dab down to third man and beaten. On a back of a length and outside off, Adil Rashid's feet doesn't move and he is beaten
41.4 -
Rabada to Root, 1 run, full on the stumps, flicked to deep mid-wicket
41.3 -
Rabada to Adil Rashid, 1 run, length on the stumps, tickled down to fine leg
Adil Rashid, right handed bat, comes to the crease
41.2 -
Rabada to Woakes, out Caught by de Kock!! A little nick and gone. High bouncer and Woakes was late on the hook, got a toe and a leaping take by de Kock. Rabada has broken through but Woakes has done his job. That was well bowled, over the shoulder of Woakes and it is always difficult to control the shot when it is bouncing so high. Woakes c de Kock b Rabada 33(38) [4s-3]
Rabada to Woakes, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
41.1 -
Rabada to Root, 1 run, short on the stumps, Root rocks back and rolls his wrists on it, to pull to fine leg
Kagiso Rabada [7.0-1-23-1] is back into the attack
40.6 -
Wiese to Woakes, no run, Wiese has his hands on his head. Bowled it full and Woakes was on the shuffle, walks forward and across, misses the drive. No edge
40.5 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Root reaches out and drives in the gap at cover
40.4 -
Wiese to Woakes, 1 run, length outside off, run down to third man
40.3 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, full outside off, Root gets forward and drives airily, but in the gap to sweeper cover
40.2 -
Wiese to Woakes, 1 run, full outside off, Woakes wrists it uppishly, but on the bounce to long-on
40.1 -
Wiese to Woakes, no run, loose from Woakes. On a length and outside off, Woakes tries to dab it down and is beaten
David Wiese [8.0-0-44-0] is back into the attack
39.6 -
Tahir to Root, no run, good review from Root. He should know whether he has hit that or not. It was a googly on middle and leg, Root was looking to drive that off the front foot. Got a thin inside edge onto the pad. The umpire didn't spot that and raised the finger, Root went for it and the original decision was overturned. UltraEdge showing a thin spike as the ball met bat. Tahir will have to wait for a while to celebrate again. He was high-fiving his team-mates when the finger went up, but he too must have known that there was a slight nick. Root will bat on in the nineties
Root has reviewed that. Immediately too. Was there an inside edge onto the pad? Slight deflection on the first replay and UltraEdge confirms that. Root will stay. The original decision will be overturned
39.5 -
Tahir to Root, no run, googly on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler
39.4 -
Tahir to Woakes, 1 run, dabbed to short third man, an agile fielder would've had a better fist of running out Root, but Kyle Abbott allows the ball to come to him and allows the quick single. Lax stuff
39.3 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, full on the stumps, Root gets forward and eases a single to long-on
39.2 -
Tahir to Root, 2 runs, down leg, Root takes it on the full and neatly paddles it to fine leg, two taken
39.1 -
Tahir to Woakes, 1 run, googly on the stumps, flicked to deep mid-wicket, the batsmen wanted two but it went too quickly to the fielder
38.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, FOUR, Tahir needed to dive at backward square leg. Didn't and allowed the boundary. This slower ball bouncer sat up and Root rolled his wrists to pull it wide of Tahir inside the ring, short boundary and deep square had too much ground to cover
38.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, no run, pitched up outside off, Root drives and finds extra cover on the edge of the ring
38.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Woakes, 1 run, slower ball bouncer, sits up and Woakes rocks back to pull to deep mid-wicket
38.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Woakes, no run, pitched up outside off, Woakes goes hard on the drive, completely mistimed to mid-off
38.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Woakes, 2 runs, now Woakes opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man, they take on Wiese and make it back for the second
38.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Root plays an open-batted dab to square third man
37.6 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, googly keeps low, Root crouches and nurdles a single to backward square leg
37.5 -
Tahir to Woakes, 1 run, shuffles across outside leg in trying to outwit the bowler, but Tahir follows Woakes who nudges a single to deep square leg
37.4 -
Tahir to Woakes, no run, stays back and wrists this tight delivery to mid-wicket
37.3 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, very full googly on the stumps, eased down to long-on
37.2 -
Tahir to Root, no run, full on the stumps, flicked to mid-wicket
37.1 -
Tahir to Root, no run, stays a bit low, punched to a straight mid-wicket
Imran Tahir [7.0-0-28-3] is back into the attack
36.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Root skews a drive over the leaping backward point. Well over Faf and never catchable that
36.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, SIX, there comes the big hit. Walks out and then biffs the length ball over mid-on. A flat hit and went all the way, outsmarted the bowler there by rushing out. It was bowled on a length and Root got good bat on it to get a six
36.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, no run, this is a bad delivery but Root has toe-ended the pull to mid-on. Was early into the shot and didn't time it. It was short and begging to be hit
36.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, FOUR, magnificent shot. It was just a fraction short, but Root is in such fine nick, rocks back and then murders the pull past a diving Amla at mid-wicket. The ball rocketed away to the fence, leaving no chance for the deep fielder. How well he timed that. Kyle Abbott shouldn't feel bad for it was not a bad delivery at all
36.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Woakes, 1 run, length outside off, dabbed with an open face through backward point for a single
36.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, 1 run, pitched up outside off, driven wide of a diving cover, but since it is wide of mid-off, they take a single
Kyle Abbott [6.0-1-26-2] is back into the attack
35.6 -
Wiese to Woakes, no run, on the stumps, flicked in the air but falls well short of Amla at mid-wicket
35.5 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, punches the slower delivery to long-on
35.4 -
Wiese to Root, 2 runs, now flicks to deep square leg, exceptional effort from Morris running around and then sticking his left-hand out to intercept that. It was four all the way till Morris came around. Saved two
35.3 -
Wiese to Root, FOUR, slightly short outside off and Root pulls out the cut, placed it through point and has enough timing on the shot to beat a sliding deep fielder. Hit all along the ground and raced away
35.2 -
Wiese to Root, no run, short of length outside off, punched to the left of Amla at mid-wicket
35.1 -
Wiese to Root, no run, slower delivery outside off, Root plays a crisp drive but straight to the fielder at extra cover
34.6 -
C Morris to Root, 1 run, it has been quite a usual trend in this series - ABD failing to hit the stumps that is. Root shuffles and flicked this to mid-on and set off. He saw AB rushing forward and aborted, sent Woakes back. Woakes though gave up as he was half-way down the track, AB misses the target and the duo cross over on the overthrow. Woakes had given up but AB missed, but not by much
34.5 -
C Morris to Root, no run, back of a length wide of off, Root jumps inside the crease and times the pants off the punch stroke, Faf throws himself to his left to try and deny Root a boundary
34.4 -
C Morris to Woakes, 1 run, lifter angled in, Woakes pulls off the outside half towards deep backward square
34.3 -
C Morris to Woakes, no run, gets forward slightly and manages to block this length delivery in front of mid-on
34.2 -
C Morris to Root, 1 run, swivels and twirls his wrists on the pull, placed through square leg
34.1 -
C Morris to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, Root opens the blade to dab past slip but ends up skewing it off the outer half, towards the slip cordon
33.6 -
Wiese to Woakes, no run, length delivery on middle, tucked to mid-wicket
33.5 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, 2500 ODI runs for Root - Needless to say about Root's class and calibre. He reaches the milestone with a drive past mid-on
33.4 -
Wiese to Woakes, 1 run, and that's the 50-run stand. A much-needed one indeed. Got there with a tuck through square leg
33.3 -
Wiese to Root, leg byes, 1 run, 132ks back of a length delivery sprayed down leg, Root missed out on that. Tries to hook but was a fraction late in doing so. The ball strikes the thigh pad and rolls behind square
33.2 -
Wiese to Woakes, 1 run, flicked away to deep square leg
33.1 -
Wiese to Woakes, FOUR, four straightaway, that was played deliberately. Waits inside the crease and steers this delivery past the keeper, no slip in place and Woakes can breathe a sigh of relief
So, after a yawn-inducing first hour of play, Tahir - Who was caught napping thus far in the series, woke up and bamboozled the English batsmen with his googlies. Hales, Morgan, Stokes - All three had no clue and Tahir looked unstoppable during that spell. Abbott consumed 2 wickets with short deliveries and so far the trend has been - Bowl short balls and googlies and get wickets. Must say, England batters were lackadaisical in their approach and are now staring at a modest total finish. Let's see if Root and Woakes can pull something off.... Here's Wiese...
32.6 -
C Morris to Root, no run, crisply driven to mid-off and that will be drinks
32.5 -
C Morris to Root, FOUR, edged and safe! Tad fuller and plenty of width on offer, Root throws himself into the flashy drive, the thick outside edge flies over the lone slip and there is no third man
32.4 -
C Morris to Woakes, 1 run, Woakes waits inside the crease and taps this good length delivery past backward point
32.3 -
C Morris to Root, 1 run, jagged back in on middle and leg, Root clips to mid-on and sets off for a quick single
32.2 -
C Morris to Root, 2 runs, sits back inside the crease to late-cut this back of a length delivery wide of third man
32.1 -
C Morris to Root, no run, full and straight, Root drives and BAAAANG goes the sticks at the other end, the duo ponder about a single but there was never one there
31.6 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, top-edge and safe! Only if there was a deep square leg fielder. Short again and Root couldn't resist his pull, the thick top-edge lands in the unguarded deep square area
31.5 -
Wiese to Root, FOUR, this time he times the stroke. Short and Root would have smashed that in his dreams. Swivels and pulls over mid-wicket, a couple of bounces and into the fence
31.4 -
Wiese to Root, no run, Root is struggling to pick the subtle variations from Wiese, this time its a 133ks good length delivery flung in onto the pads who shuffles and misses on the tuck
31.3 -
Wiese to Woakes, 1 run, angled in on the pads, Woakes moves around the crease to flick this to fine leg
31.2 -
Wiese to Woakes, FOUR, short ball on middle, Woakes keeps his eyes on the ball and executes the pull to perfection, raced away behind square leg
31.1 -
Wiese to Root, leg byes, 1 run, slower full ball on leg-stump, Root advances and fails to connect with the flick, wears it on the pad which rolls away to the leg-side
30.6 -
C Morris to Root, 1 run, short and sat up nicely at a comfortable height, Root pulls to find the gap through mid-wicket, retains the strike with that run
30.5 -
C Morris to Root, no run, this time he finds mid-off on the drive
30.4 -
C Morris to Root, no run, full again, Root drives but cannot get it past mid-on
30.3 -
C Morris to Root, no run, full toss outside off, Root drives hard and ekes out a thick outside edge which dies down on its way to first slip, Amla dives to his left and saves a certain boundary
30.2 -
C Morris to Root, 2 runs, short and wide, Root goes up and over point with a cut, brings up his fifty too - It hasn't been a fluent knock but he's been patient at the crease
30.1 -
C Morris to Root, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Root rises on his tippy toes to punch this to short cover
Chris Morris [5.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack
29.6 -
Wiese to Woakes, no run, good length delivery outside off, Woakes opens the bat face and tries to angle it past backward point, but it goes straight to the man
29.5 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery around off, Root punches down the ground, towards long-on for an easy single
29.4 -
Wiese to Root, no run, 132ks, toe-smashing yorker, Root jams his bat down in time, rolled away towards mid-on
29.3 -
Wiese to Root, no run, fullish and nipped in a touch, Root looks to play a straight-bat stroke but gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad
29.2 -
Wiese to Root, 2 runs, full and aiming for the stumps, Root shuffles and flicks elegantly through mid-wicket
29.1 -
Wiese to Woakes, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Woakes punches and finds the gap through extra cover
David Wiese [4.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
28.6 -
Rabada to Root, no run, this was on a good length and outside off, Root looks to run it down to third man - Does so with soft hands and hence the outside edge didn't carry to Amla at first slip, went on the bounce to his right
28.5 -
Rabada to Woakes, 1 run, half-hearted pull towards mid-wicket, but a single nonetheless
28.4 -
Rabada to Root, 1 run, ABD hits but Woakes has made it in. This was short and outside off, Root fetches the pull from there and plays it along the ground. ABD at mid-on gets to the ball quickly and rifles a dircet hit at the bowler's end but Woakes dived to make his ground. The duo take a run on the overthrow as there was no one backing up at extra cover
28.3 -
Rabada to Root, no run, 141ks, good length on middle, stopped a little on the batsman, Root adjusts and drops with soft hands towards mid-on
28.2 -
Rabada to Root, no run, good length delivery that kep low, outside off and Root's well-timed punch is intercepted at cover-point
28.1 -
Rabada to Woakes, 1 run, short ball at the batsman, Woakes gets on top of the bounce as he swivels and pulls to deep square leg
27.6 -
Tahir to Woakes, 1 run, drifting in and turned away late, Woakes wrists it square on the leg-side to keep strike
27.5 -
Tahir to Woakes, no run, slower and just outside off, Woakes punches it onto the ground and towards cover
27.4 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, at the toes, Root tickles it to fine leg
27.3 -
Tahir to Woakes, 1 run, flattish outside off, Woakes moves around the crease to push-drive this towards long-off
27.2 -
Tahir to Woakes, no run, slower through the air, on middle, Woakes nudges it in front of short mid-wicket
27.1 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, dragged down on middle, Root rocks back and pulls through mid-wicket, but there is protection in the deep
26.6 -
Rabada to Woakes, no run, good length just outside off, Woakes punchily defends to ABD at cover
26.5 -
Rabada to Woakes, FOUR, short at a friendly height for Woakes who pulls off the middle and places it in the unmanned deep square region
26.4 -
Rabada to Woakes, no run, full again, Woakes stays inside the crease and pushes tamely towards cover
26.3 -
Rabada to Root, 1 run, pitched fuller and just outside off, Root drives off the toe-end, past the bowler but only a single as mid-off gets across to field
26.2 -
Rabada to Root, no run, hops inside the crease and tucks this short of length delivery towards short mid-wicket
26.1 -
Rabada to Root, no run, back of a length targetting off, Root jabs it back towards the bowler
Kagiso Rabada [5.0-1-15-1] is back into the attack
It's pink everywhere in J'oburg and the crowd is seen enjoying their drink. Still a lot of people expected to come on in as the game progresses...
25.6 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, stoops a bit low to fetch the ball on the full, cross-batted drive to long-on
25.5 -
Tahir to Root, no run, gets across slightly and turns this towards short mid-wicket
25.4 -
Tahir to Woakes, 1 run, slower through the air, on the stumps, Woakes drills past a diving bowler to sneak in a single
25.3 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, easily wristed down to long-on
25.2 -
Tahir to Woakes, 1 run, flighted full on middle and leg, Woakes closes the bat face on the drive, beats a diving short mid-wicket to nab a single and to get off the mark
25.1 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, straight-roller on the stumps, Root presents the full face of the bat as he drives to long-on
24.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Woakes, no run, this one kept low, only a touch, tad fuller outside off, Woakes covers his off-peg and shoulders arms
24.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Woakes, no run, back of a length just outside off, Woakes respects it with a straight bat
Two slips for the new batsman
Chris Woakes, right handed bat, comes to the crease
24.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Amla!! Nicked and gone! As simple as that. The umpires are checking for a possible front foot no-ball but Abbott's fancy pink boots are fine on that account. Amla is having a memorable time standing at slip, looks like he cannot drop any at the moment. This was short and wide, Ali throws the kitchen sink at it. Only a trailing plug of it making contact. A thick outside edge flies above Amla's head who times the jump to perfection to clasp another beauty. Moeen Ali c Amla b Kyle Abbott 4(10)
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
24.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, 1 run, short and angled in on leg-stump, Root half-swivels and rolls his wrists on the pull towards long leg
24.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali, 3 runs, full on the pads, Ali flickes wristily wide of mid-wicket. Wiese gives chase and dives adjacent to the boundary boards to save a run for his side
24.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Root, 1 run, short and a touch wide, Root rises on his toes and cuts through cover
23.6 -
Tahir to Moeen Ali, no run, full and driven crisply, Morris at extra cover dives to his left and makes a commendable stop
23.5 -
Tahir to Moeen Ali, no run, wrong 'un again, quick too, Ali looks to dab past slip but is beaten on the outside edge
23.4 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, flatter outside off, Root pushes with an open bat face between point and cover to squeeze a single
No slip for Root
23.3 -
Tahir to Moeen Ali, 1 run, floater outside off, Ali drives gently to long-off
23.2 -
Tahir to Moeen Ali, no run, googly outside off, Ali taps to backward point
One slip for Moeen Ali
23.1 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, eased down to long-on
22.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali, no run, slanted across the left-hander, back of a length wide of off, Ali shoulders arms - The only wise option to do at the moment
22.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali, no run, another one targetting the stumps, from a good length, Ali looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto his pad, scary stuff!
22.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali, no run, there's that extra bounce that troubled most of the batsmen, back of a length that climbs onto Moeen Ali who hops to defend, he gets some glove and ends up dropping with soft hands
22.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali, no run, swinging in late from a fuller length, on and around off-stump, Ali drives to mid-on
A slip and a gully for Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease
22.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Buttler, out Caught&Bowled!! Abbott strikes and the boys in pink are flying high. Oh! Someone play the pinkfloyd tunes... The crowd go berserk too. This was banged in short at the batsman and Buttler was committed to the pull stroke. It hurried onto him and the thick top-edge grazes the helmet before Abbott came forward and grasped a dolly. Buttler c and b Kyle Abbott 1(6)
Kyle Abbott to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
22.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Buttler, no run, back of a length just outside off, Buttler walks forward and punches it to the off-side
Kyle Abbott [4.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
21.6 -
Tahir to Buttler, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, Buttler leans on the drive and slots it wide of long-off for a strike-retaining single
21.5 -
Tahir to Buttler, no run, allows the ball to turn away and then bunts it in front of point
One slip for Buttler
21.4 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, might have been the googly on the stumps, Root tucks off his pads to fine leg
21.3 -
Tahir to Root, no run, flatter on off, Root drives to the left of Tahir who dives and takes the pace off the ball
21.2 -
Tahir to Root, no run, keeps it full around off, Root drives only to find mid-off
21.1 -
Tahir to Root, no run, full and straight, driven back to the bowler
20.6 -
Wiese to Buttler, no run, leading edge and safe! Buttler must have had his heart in his mouth. This was an off-pace delivery outside off, Buttler was early into the leg-side stroke, the thick edge tantalisingly falls short of mid-off
20.5 -
Wiese to Buttler, no run, walks forward across to clip this, but only succeeds in finding the fielder at mid-wicket
20.4 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, this one angled in from a length, Root wrists it wide of mid-on to get off strike
20.3 -
Wiese to Root, no run, this time he gets the timing right, but picks out mid-off
20.2 -
Wiese to Root, no run, driven again, sans any timing towards the same fielder
20.1 -
Wiese to Root, no run, driven towards mid-on
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.6 -
Tahir to Stokes, out Caught by Amla!! Oh jeez! Someone tell Imran Tahir that he has a cricket match to play. He is on his celebratory run as the rest of the players rally around him. Three googlies and three wickets. Mind you! Amla just grabbed a stunner at first slip. So it's more of an Amla wicket I would say. It was a googly which Stokes didn't pick. He gropes with loose hands and the outside edge flies to the right of Amla who times the dive to perfection. O-N-E H-A-N-D-E-D S-T-U-N-N-E-R. Stokes c Amla b Tahir 2(2)
Tahir to Stokes, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.5 -
Tahir to Stokes, 2 runs, so a left-hander replaces another at the crease, Stokes is off the mark straightaway. Full and outside off, Stokes drills the drive past a tumbling cover
Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4 -
Tahir to Eoin Morgan, out Caught by Behardien!! Tahir strikes again! Another googly and England skipper is on his bike. Tahir generated some extra bounce off the surface and that did the trick for him. It was well wide of off and Morgan had to reach out for the cut shot. He strokes and gets a thick top-edge which lobs high towards backward point who reverse-cups in front of his face. England are in some sort of trouble now. They desperately need a partnership to get something substantial on the board. Eoin Morgan c Behardien b Tahir 2(3)
Tahir to Eoin Morgan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.3 -
Tahir to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, floater wide of off, didn't turn much, Morgan reaches out and flat-bats the drive through cover
Tahir and ABD converge, some changes in the field. No slip though
19.2 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, deft! allows the ball to spin away and then guides it off the face towards short third man
19.1 -
Tahir to Root, no run, tossed up around off, Root goes back and punches to cover
18.6 -
Wiese to Eoin Morgan, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Morgan clips to square leg and yelps a loud "no" to his partner
18.5 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, steered down to third man
18.4 -
Wiese to Root, FOUR, that's the slice of luck he needs. Full delivery begging to be hit, Root times the drive to the right of a diving cover and once it beat the fielder it was always going to be a boundary
18.3 -
Wiese to Root, no run, stays back and tucks this back of a length delivery in front of short mid-wicket
18.2 -
Wiese to Root, no run, another miscue! Root was trying to turn this into the leg-side, gets a thick leading edge that travels safely towards mid-off. Lucky that it didn't carry to the fielder
18.1 -
Wiese to Root, no run, fuller and outside off, Root mistimes the drive back towards the bowler
David Wiese [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
Eoin Morgan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.6 -
Tahir to Hales, out Caught by (sub)D Miller!! Hales throws it away - Yet again. And guess what! Tahir finally finds his name in the wickets column. This was looped up around off, in fact its the googly, Hales drops to one knee and aims a slog sweep - Could only get it off the toe of the bat and David Miller, the newly appointed PUN skipper plucks a sitter at deep mid-wicket. Hales c (sub)D Miller b Tahir 50(56) [4s-7]
Tahir to Hales, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.5 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, worked away through mid-wicket
17.4 -
Tahir to Hales, 3 runs, flat around off-stump, late turn away from Hales takes the outside edge, he was going for the drive. The ball races away to third man and he brings up his 4th successive fifty - The first Englishman to do so in ODIs against South Africa
17.3 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, crouches low and sweeps this flat delivery through mid-wicket
17.2 -
Tahir to Root, no run, drifting towards leg, not much turn, Root leans forward to defend, gets an inside edge onto his pad
17.1 -
Tahir to Hales, 1 run, tossed up on middle, quicker too, Hales drives with hard hands and gets an inside edge behind square on the leg-side
Drinks are on the field now. If South Africa have been disciplined, England have been feeble. Got into a shell after a Rabada bumper sent back Roy and have tickled since then. The pitch, as de Villiers pointed out, is sticky to be fair. A little more intent wouldn't have harmed. And it looks like that we have been spared the run-fest in this match...but you never know
16.6 -
C Morris to Root, no run, stays his ground and open-bats this length ball straight to backward point
16.5 -
C Morris to Hales, 1 run, gets forward and lets out a flowy stab push to extra cover for a harey single
16.4 -
C Morris to Root, 1 run, shortish ball on middle and leg, Root swivels and short-arm pulls it through mid-wicket
16.4 -
C Morris to Root, wide, sliding down leg, Root turns to tickle but cannot connect the glance
16.3 -
C Morris to Root, FOUR, shimmies out of his crease and hammers this short ball over extra cover. Horizontal bat mimicking a flat-batted forehand shot
16.2 -
C Morris to Root, no run, slides deep and high-bats the defence in front of cover
16.1 -
C Morris to Root, 2 runs, Rabada was quite square at third man, runs fine and slide-stops the ball to rifle a throw back. Seeing no slip, Root had throws his bat at the width and managed a top edge behind
15.6 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, flighted full, Root shimmies to get behind the line and punches the ball to long-on
15.5 -
Tahir to Hales, 1 run, flat and straight, Hales tucks it off his pads to backward square leg
15.4 -
Tahir to Hales, no run, shortish delivery and punched this to cover
15.3 -
Tahir to Hales, no run, stifled appeal for an LBW. Googly that was going down leg after pitching on leg-stump. Inside edge off the attempted flick too
15.2 -
Tahir to Hales, no run, flatter legbreak, Hales drives it but can't get it past cover
15.1 -
Tahir to Root, 1 run, quick on off, Root stands taller and punches it through mid-on
Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Here's our first sighting of spin. No slip.
14.6 -
C Morris to Root, 1 run, takes out the in-out movement with a cross-batted swat that's been played to mid-on. Hurries to the danger end for a strike-retaining single
14.5 -
C Morris to Root, no run, and Morris is hosting the "Guess now" show. Gets this ball to nip away and beats Root's outside edge
14.4 -
C Morris to Hales, 1 run, Hales was back to play this ball. Pitches and ducks back in at pace. Hales pulls out a hurried flick but is not good enough. Inside edge onto the pad that runs to backward square leg
14.3 -
C Morris to Root, 1 run, 140ks bumper, Root didn't convince as he played it but did well to get his ball well on top of the ball to keep the pull down. A single to fine leg
14.2 -
C Morris to Root, no run, went forward with the cut but this shortish ball cut back in to cramp him whilst zooming over his horizontal bat
14.1 -
C Morris to Root, no run, gets forward and bunts this ball to mid-off
Rabada has been as frugal as your mom in your teenage years. 15 runs in 5 overs with a wicket.
13.6 -
Wiese to Hales, 2 runs, gets forward and across and guides this ball with an open face. Third man runs across and cuts it off. Then lets out a throw at the bowler's end. Batsmen think of running the overthrow but then abort it
13.5 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, width and Root cashes in with a glided single to third man
13.4 -
Wiese to Root, no run, South Africa today look hungry for that Kookaburra. Have thrown themselves around to stop the ball. Amla gets low on his left to stop this Root flick
13.3 -
Wiese to Root, no run, slides back while widening his stance and meets this shortish ball with a dodo-dead bat
13.2 -
Wiese to Hales, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Hales had his bat high and parallel for a dab to third man
13.1 -
Wiese to Hales, no run, full and straight, Hales bends and defends it
12.6 -
C Morris to Root, FOUR, just over de Villiers' leaping one-handed reach at mid-off! Got hold of this length ball and tonked it well enough to get the better of ABD
12.5 -
C Morris to Root, no run, gets forward and defends this length ball into the off-side
12.4 -
C Morris to Hales, leg byes, 1 run, targets the stumps again, is late on the flick and the ball takes the pad to allow a leg bye
12.3 -
C Morris to Hales, no run, veering into the batsman who misses on the tickle and is hit on the pad. Muted appeal but that was going down leg
12.2 -
C Morris to Hales, no run, shuffles across and wrists this fuller length delivery into the leg-side
12.1 -
C Morris to Hales, FOUR, with utmost ease. Powers this open-bat shot and places it wide of backward point's dive
11.6 -
Wiese to Root, FOUR, it was long coming. Walks out of the crease and gets under this full ball with a crossed bat. Lofts it over mid-on and it scoots to the fences
11.5 -
Wiese to Hales, 1 run, fuller length on off, Hales opens his blade and dabs it to third man
11.4 -
Wiese to Hales, no run, was standing on leg-stump and Wiese fires in a bumper on off. Just lets out a formal half-duck to respect that
11.3 -
Wiese to Hales, no run, arrows in with the angle on leg-stump, Hales misses the whip altogether, is rapped on the pads and the ball lays dead there. Tries to sneak a leg-bye but Wiese runs in to cut it off
11.2 -
Wiese to Hales, no run, dragged down outside off, Hales is beaten on the cut shot
11.1 -
Wiese to Root, 1 run, you hit it to de Villiers and run. Fires in a direct-hit at the bowler's end but missed it. Pushed this fuller length delivery straight and whistled off. Looked like he had made it back in
David Wiese, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
10.6 -
C Morris to Hales, no run, low full toss, Hales drives it straight to extra cover. Morris had his hands up but it was hit along the carpet
10.5 -
C Morris to Hales, no run, walks across to get behind this ball outside off and puts in so much into this whip that it's been dragged to mid-wicket
10.4 -
C Morris to Root, 1 run, gets his front leg forward and punches this length ball through extra cover
10.3 -
C Morris to Hales, 1 run, gets this steer past backward point and earns another single to third man
10.2 -
C Morris to Hales, FOUR, full and wide, Hales couldn't resist and half-deliberately slices it in between gully and backward point, runs away
Slip has been moved to gully
10.1 -
C Morris to Hales, 2 runs, modest ball outside off, Hales steers it down to square third man for a brace
Four men outside the ring now
9.6 -
Rabada to Hales, 1 run, full on the pads, Hales bends forward and flicks it to fine leg
9.5 -
Rabada to Hales, FOUR, short ball but lacking the venom that sent Roy back. Stays on the front foot, swivels and hammers the pull through backward square leg
9.4 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, short down leg, Hales half ducks and lets it go
9.3 -
Rabada to Root, 1 run, full and on leg-stump, Root missed out on the flick and it runs to gully off the pad. A little tickle as suggested by UltraEdge and the stifled appeal denied. Going down leg by a distance too
9.2 -
Rabada to Root, no run, stays back and pushes this good length delivery to cover
9.1 -
Rabada to Hales, 1 run, swerving in on a very fuller length, Hales squeezes it out to mid-off who lets out a throw to where a keeper would have been on the adjacent pitch
8.6 -
C Morris to Root, no run, no plugholes in the field at the moment. Another front foot drive and another one straight to cover
8.5 -
C Morris to Hales, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Hales stays hinged to the crease and lets his hands out to guide this ball to third man
8.4 -
C Morris to Hales, no run, McGrath line-and-length outside off, Hales stays put and defends it sanely
8.3 -
C Morris to Root, leg byes, 1 run, fires it full on leg-stump, Root turns to tickle, misses and the ball runs off the pads to allow a leg-bye
8.3 -
C Morris to Root, wide, there's either width or venom. This moved in the air to take it past the tramline but not before it beat Root's reach-out cut shot
8.2 -
C Morris to Root, no run, there's width alright but de Villiers' off-side ring is unbreachable today. Punched with a 45-degree bat to cover again
8.1 -
C Morris to Root, no run, full and angled in on off, Root slides back and bunts it back
Chris Morris, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Morris' comeback begins now
7.6 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, 144ks bumper roaring in at him, Hales gives up and just ducks under it
7.5 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, this was mediocred with width but it's been tamely clouted to cover
7.4 -
Rabada to Root, 1 run, short to Root this time and this man had enough time to spindle, get on top of the bounce with rolled wrists for a single to fine leg. Did exactly what Roy didn't
7.3 -
Rabada to Root, no run, fullish on off, Root gets low and drives it back to Rabada who fields it in his followthrough
7.2 -
Rabada to Root, no run, throws his hands on the square drive so hard that his bottom hand comes off. Two one-handed ball meetings in a row
7.1 -
Rabada to Root, no run, this back of a length delivery bounds off the pitch, Root half-turns to tuck, sees the bounce and then takes his bottom hand off to defend it down
6.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, FOUR, that's been walloped. Short and it's at that ideal height, Hales swivels and pulls it uppishly over square leg
6.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, no run, length on top of off, Hales backs away and then defends it in front of cover
6.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, no run, stays statue-like in his crease and bends his knees a touch to dig this ball into the pitch
6.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, no run, rocks back and punches this back of a length delivery to one of the off-ring guarders
6.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, 2 runs, you do take on Tahir when you get an opportunity. Steers this ball to third man, spots Tahir manning the region and pushes for a second
6.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, FOUR, full and straight, Hales stays still and uses his wrists to whip it past mid-wicket. Beats Wiese's chase and a forward dive and vrooms to the fence
5.6 -
Rabada to Root, no run, full toss that kept dipping on Root and caught him by surprise. Quickly gets his bat low and bunts it back
Two slips back in as a reward
5.5 -
Rabada to Root, no run, plonks his front leg forward and punch-defends this good length ball into the off-side
5.4 -
Rabada to Root, no run, full outside off and zooming off the pitch, Root lifts his bat and lets it go
Root's gloves and his bat have pink stripes
Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease
5.3 -
Rabada to Jason Roy, out Caught by Kyle Abbott!! And Rabada after all that full-saga bangs one in. Gets it to roar off the pitch, Roy doesn't shy away from the hook, goes for it, gets it high on the bat and lobs it straight to fine leg. Abbott just had to move in a couple of steps and then station himself to pouch that. Bullring, buzzing but half-full, roars. Jason Roy c Kyle Abbott b Rabada 6(16) [4s-1]
Rabada to Jason Roy, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
5.2 -
Rabada to Jason Roy, no run, gets it die-straight on the stumps and Roy gets his bat high as he blocks this out
5.1 -
Rabada to Jason Roy, no run, half-turns in his crease and turns this good length delivery to mid-wicket
4.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, no run, tries to go full and dishes out a full toss. Hales, all content with that boundary, drives it straight to extra cover
4.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, no run, width and it's not digested. Tamely cut away to cover-point this time
4.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, FOUR, gets this one away alright! Fullish ball and Hales carves it out over cover-point and beats the two men chasing it
4.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, no run, tries to fetch that ball with protracted hands. Was squatting trying to late-cut that ball to third man but the late movement beats his bat
4.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, no run, fullish with width, allowing Hales to lean on the drive only to find cover
One slip has vanished
4.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, 1 run, works with the width on offer and steers this ball to third man. Follows it up with a quick single
3.6 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, hurls this on a yorker length, Hales stooped and dug it out to mid-on
3.5 -
Rabada to Jason Roy, 1 run, gets it past backward point employing straightened knees and an open bat
3.4 -
Rabada to Hales, 1 run, lovely from Wiese, ran across to square third man and flung to his right to stop the ball. This was short and wide and Hales didn't hold back. Went full-blooded at the upper cut but found Wiese in the deep
3.3 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, this one was armoured with Rabada's back and with Bullrings' venom. Fullish outside off and zipping off the surface, Hales attempts the thrashy cut and is beaten
3.2 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, stayed put and rose a little inside his crease to open-bat this fullish delivery outside off
3.1 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, full and straight, Hales stays deep and pushes the ball to mid-on
2.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, no run, shuffles across to get closer to the pitch of this delivery. Fullish outside off and moves away further to allow Roy to ignore that
2.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, no run, drags his length back and it allows Roy to rock back and dab it defensively with a horizontal bat
2.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, no run, and another one. This time beats Roy's defensive blade. Had his soles glued to the crease as he protracted his hands to reach this good length that nipped away
2.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, no run, beaten! Shimmies out a touch, like Tendulkar, and looks to play straight on the up. Ball has other plans, nips away a touch and beats the bat's outside edge
2.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, 1 run, just can't beat de Villiers. And trying to do that when he's donning pink? Not a chance. Lets out a dive at mid-offf and stops this rocketed drive from Hales
2.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Hales, no run, another leaning cheesy drive but this attempt off a fuller length delivery is intercepted by extra cover
1.6 -
Rabada to Jason Roy, no run, du Plessis flung to his left at backward point to stop this open-batted dab from Roy
1.5 -
Rabada to Hales, 1 run, lets this back of a length delivery come to him and softy turns it to backward square leg from where Behardien loops it back in
1.4 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, gets forward and defends this good length delivery into the off-side
1.3 -
Rabada to Hales, FOUR, overpitched and this has been creamed. Like how you butter your morning toast. Leans in, middles the drive and sends it roaring through extra cover
1.2 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, good length ball pushes Hales deep and he chops it into the ground. The ball ricochets up and then rolls behind to befuddle Hales for a moment. Safely past the stumps
1.1 -
Rabada to Hales, no run, starts with a fuller length delivery outside off, Hales leans in and drives it defensively to mid-off
Kagiso Rabada, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, FOUR, the elbows said "hello" to the heavens there. Fuller delivery, Roy stays put, lofts it through the line and sends it sailing over Kyle Abbott's head. And then holds his pose to celebrate getting off the mark
0.5 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, no run, walks down the pitch as he lifts his straight bat high in defence
0.4 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, no run, gets this one to nip in, Roy misses his tuck shot and is struck high on the thigh pad
0.3 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, no run, ah, the ugly swish is here. Shimmies out and tries to throw his hands at an ambitious drive. Ball moves away and beats the bat swing
0.2 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, no run, fullish and zipping away, staying just inside the guideline and Roy shoulders arms
0.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, no run, outswinger pitched on a length, Roy opens the face of the bat and taps it
0.1 -
Kyle Abbott to Jason Roy, wide, curling away a touch taking bit past the tramline and a wide called first up. Good bounce to be seen as usual
Jason Roy and Hales are at the crease. Jason Roy is on strike. Kyle Abbott will open the attack
That's it. The series, that initially looked as dead as a dodo, has been ushered with life, courtesy South Africa's back-to-back wins. Stays hung at 2-2. Thanks to the Chris Morris storm, South Africa go to Newlands with genuine hopes of sealing a series win. Defnitely will be a balm on the heart-rending 2-1 Test series loss. Join us for the finale at Newlands on Valentine's Day. Goodnight and ta-ta.
Morris: "We have done a lot of work in the last couple of months on my batting. Thanks to all the coaches who have been throwing the balls to me. When Dave got out, we were in a bit of a stifle. Then KG (Rabada) got out and luckily they dropped me [chuckles]. I thought to myself to play my game. I know the altitude helps. Me getting out was a disappointment but it was a great delivery. Before I came in, I said that I will hand over my match fee to the PinkDrive. I will hand over my Man of the Match amount too. I guess it rounds off to some 50K rand. That will be my contribution for the noble cause."
Chris Morris is the Man of the Match for his match winning knock of a 38-ball 62
de Villiers: "Didn't expect it go down to nine-down, I had a little strain watching from the back. The Jo'burg crowd always come out in full force and they helped us get over the line tonight. Very happy with the win. We had an opportunity to bowl them out early. 260 was still very chaseable. Unfortunately lost some wickets but Morris and guys batted very well. We were soft with a couple of wickets and naughty with my run-out, or else we could have finished it earlier. England played well to get back in. Hopefully we can finish it off at Newlands."
Morgan: "I think at the half-way stage, it was RSA's game to lose. Root was fantastic again. We got the ball moving around and continued to take wickets. Game ebbed and flowed and at the end, it was our game to win. I am surprised that we have taken this long. Even today, when the wicket was trickier, guys came out and expressed themselves. Woakes got the ball moving around. First bowl in the series and he was brilliant. They played out of their skins. We could have clinched the series but it's good to see the fight in our boys."
Hang on for the presentations..
What a match! No other fancy way to put this. South Africa remain invincible in their pink kits. Odds on this being the World Cup kit too? After England had underwhelmed, despite a Root ton, with 262 on board, chase looked easy. Broad, on his ODI return, breached Amla's defences in the first over to raise hopes. QDK wasn't quite fluent for his 27 runs. du Plessis and de Villiers then threatened to take the match away but regular well-timed wickets kept England in the game. Back-to-back wickets of ABD and Duminy, with the former been defeated by Duminy's false call and Woakes' bullet arm, made things gloomy. Morris, riding high on his T20 League contract, came in, swung his arms and churned out boundaries at a stunning pace. When all looked easy, he fell to a Rashid googly but Tahir came in and punished his counterpart for the winning run. Phew.
47.2 -
Adil Rashid to Tahir, FOUR, South Africa win by 1 wicket. This was not the googly as many would have expected. Dishes out a legbreak and Tahir thrashes it past the infield and it scoots to the fence. It was all meant to be. Tahir had to hit the winning run and we were destined to see him celebrate. Punches the air and lets out a roar
Another wrong'un? Morris had a few words to say to Tahir
Imran Tahir, right handed bat, comes to the crease
47.1 -
Adil Rashid to C Morris, out Bowled!! And he's gone. This is as anti-climactic as it can get. One run to get with the red-hot man on strike. Doesn't read the googly that in all fairness was a gentler with the pace, Morris waits to thrash it through covers but misses and it pegs the off stick back. C Morris b Adil Rashid 62(38) [4s-3 6s-4]
Adil Rashid to C Morris, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Adil Rashid [5.0-0-34-1] is back into the attack
Surprise! Rashid has the ball..
46.6 -
Stokes to Kyle Abbott, no run, dot ball. Morris will get to hit the winning run. Full ball outside off, Abbott pushed it into the cover but couldn't beat the off-side ring
Just a run needed. Fielders inside the ring to save the single
46.5 -
Stokes to C Morris, 1 run, scores level! A full length desperate dive from mid-on to stop this ball that was drilled down the ground by Morris
46.4 -
Stokes to C Morris, no run, dipping full toss on leg-stump, Morris inside-edges the whip on his pad and the ball rolls square of the wicket on the off-side
46.3 -
Stokes to C Morris, SIX, that's the sealing blow perhaps. He's on fire! Looks like the Wanderers will collapse. Follows Morris with a short ball, Morris swivels and helps it with an intentional uppish pull that sails over fine leg. A mere brace needed. You know what? The ball's lost in the crowd!
46.2 -
Stokes to C Morris, no run, length ball robbed of pace outside off, Morris looks to fetch it with a whip and is defeated
46.1 -
Stokes to C Morris, no run, lovely. Swings this yorker in on middle and Morris jams his bat into the ground to keep it out
Ben Stokes [9.0-0-38-2] is back into the attack
Two hits away! Stokes, England's miracle-man, has the ball
45.6 -
Broad to Kyle Abbott, no run, yes, Morris will get the strike in the next over. Full ball, Abbott hangs his bat out and toe-ends it to see the ball roll back to the keeper
45.5 -
Broad to Kyle Abbott, no run, there's the leave. Length ball outside off, Abbott lifts his bat as if wiping the windshield clockwise
45.4 -
Broad to C Morris, 1 run, denies him the width this time, offers one full and straight on the stumps and Morris drives it to long-off. Kyle Abbott has two deliveries to survive
14 runs already! Victory is nigh.
45.3 -
Broad to C Morris, FOUR, and again! He wants to go home early. Another full ball outside off, Morris throws his arms at it. Middles this forceful drive and places it through cover
45.2 -
Broad to C Morris, FOUR, fifty for him! Just off 30 balls. Talk about timing things well. Full ball outside off, Morris stayed put and crashed it through covers. And then his bat followthroughs to pat his back, sort of
45.1 -
Broad to C Morris, SIX, Morris is breathing fire. Was already on his leg-stump to make room, Broad follows him and he backs away further to clobber this over deep mid-wicket. Just threw everything on this and took on the fielders in the deep
Stuart Broad [6.0-0-40-1] is back into the attack
I wish I could describe Bullring's atmosphere. Imagine lakhs of pink bees buzzing and waiting encircled to victimize someone. Broad has the ball..
44.6 -
Woakes to Kyle Abbott, no run, back of a length outside off, Abbott hops and taps it in front of cover. A bit of yes-and-no but they aborted the idea of a run before it became dangerous
Last ball. Broad has a chat with Woakes..
44.5 -
Woakes to C Morris, 1 run, very full and just inside the tramline, Morris straightens his elbows and drives it to the sweeper cover
44.4 -
Woakes to C Morris, no run, yorker length outside off, Morris leans in but fails to dig it out. Buttler had his hands up in air
44.4 -
Woakes to C Morris, wide, tries to be too cheeky, hurls this one way outside off and Morris lets it go
44.3 -
Woakes to C Morris, 2 runs, Moeen does well to slide in front and stop this at deep square. This was a low full toss wide of off, Morris protracted his hands and sliced it wide of cover-point
44.2 -
Woakes to C Morris, SIX, woah! The Bullring gets its voice. Hales looks stunned. Absolute ball-assassination this. Full on the pads, Morris bends a touch forward and swings it away with disdain over deep mid-wicket
44.1 -
Woakes to C Morris, FOUR, Rashid is not having a good fielding night! Morris throws his hand on the lofted drive, ekes out an outside edge. Rashid at third man dives to stop but then parries the ball away
Chris Woakes [7.0-1-28-1] is back into the attack
Doesn't look over, this. South Africa need 37 runs in 36 balls. Hang on! Long conference between Woakes and Morgan..
43.6 -
Topley to Kyle Abbott, no run, good length delivery, Abbott crashes it down the ground and it's die-straight. Hits the stumps and there's no single on offer
Bullring is buzzing! Like a Day 1 Lord's crowd on some energy drinks
43.5 -
Topley to C Morris, 1 run, dishes a low full toss on the pads and sees Morris whip it to deep mid-wicket for a single
43.4 -
Topley to C Morris, SIX, that's a million dollar shot. Short ball, Morris reads it early, rocks back and hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket - the longest boundary on the ground
43.3 -
Topley to C Morris, no run, Topley is on fire. Morris thrashes this full ball straight down and Topley tumbles in his followthrough to stop the ball
43.2 -
Topley to Kyle Abbott, 1 run, bumper, Abbott takes his eyes off and fends it to short mid wicket for a sharp single
43.1 -
Topley to Kyle Abbott, no run, goes full on middle, Abbott squeezes the drive to mid-off, no run there
42.6 -
Stokes to C Morris, 2 runs, "take it, bowler!". Flat-bats this length ball over Stokes's head. Not off the middle as the bat turned in his hand and Moeen runs across and cuts it off from long-on
42.5 -
Stokes to C Morris, no run, agile Buttler dives to his left and collects this delivery veering down. Morris missed the glance and it's not a wide because it brushed the pad
42.4 -
Stokes to C Morris, 2 runs, Rashid slides at third man and stops this. Slower wide ball, Morris throws his bat at it and the upper-edge flies
42.3 -
Stokes to Kyle Abbott, 1 run, direct-hit and it would have been a goodbye for Abbott. Morgan collects this pat from Abbott and runs across at short cover to under-arm the ball at the bowler's end. Misses it and Abbott lets out a sigh of relief
42.2 -
Stokes to Kyle Abbott, no run, whoosh! Back of a length ball that pitched and nipped away, Abbott ended up playing inside the line
42.1 -
Stokes to Kyle Abbott, no run, arrowed in from a length, Abbott lets out a hurried flick onlt to be rapped on the pads
41.6 -
Topley to C Morris, no run, drifting down leg, Morris turns to tickle and the ball takes the pad en route to the keeper
41.5 -
Topley to C Morris, 2 runs, dropped! Rashid has shelled one at long-off! Mistimes this horizontal-batted loft over the infield and Rashid came swooping in, caught it with a slide and then let it burst through
41.4 -
Topley to Kyle Abbott, 1 run, fullish delivery angled away, Abbott leans in and drives it through cover
Kyle Abbott, right handed bat, comes to the crease
41.3 -
Topley to Rabada, out Caught by Root!! Edged and caught! South Africa are slipping away, England can sense a series victory now. This was full and just outside off, a hint of nip away from the left-hander, he went with hard hands, gets a thick outside edge - to the left of Root at first slip. He grabs at it and hold on, on the rebound. Topley is chuffed to bits and so are the rest of the team. Rabada c Root b Topley 0(1)
Topley to Rabada, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
41.2 -
Topley to C Morris, 1 run, banged in short and on the stumps, Morris swivels across on the pull, doesn't get hold of the shot, just a single as the ball rolls away backward of square
41.1 -
Topley to C Morris, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off, Morris prods across and pulls it wide of long-on. MOeen gets across quickly and keeps them down to a couple of runs
Kagiso Rabada, left handed bat, comes to the crease
40.6 -
Stokes to Wiese, out Caught by Eoin Morgan!! That's a soft dismissal for Wiese! This was full and way outside off, the slower ball from Stokes, Wiese could have let it go, it was that wide, instyead, he went chasing after that, gets it low on the bat and spoons it in the air - to the left of cover. Morgan jumps across and holds on. Delight in the English camp, despair at the South African dug-out. Wiese c Eoin Morgan b Stokes 20(32) [4s-1]
Stokes to Wiese, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
40.5 -
Stokes to C Morris, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Morris goes hard on the drive, gets a thick edge towards third man for a run
40.4 -
Stokes to Wiese, 1 run, short of a good length and on Wiese's pads, he looks to flick and gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad, the ball lobs in the air and drops behind square on the on-side
40.3 -
Stokes to C Morris, 1 run, back of a length and on Morris' pads, whipped away behind square on the on-side for a single
40.2 -
Stokes to C Morris, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Morris plays a half-arm jab, Root dives to his right at mid-wicket and saves a certain boundary
40.1 -
Stokes to C Morris, no run, back of a length and just outside off, defended towards the off-side
39.6 -
Topley to Wiese, no run, short and wide from Topley, Wiese throws the kitchen sink at that and is beaten
39.5 -
Topley to C Morris, 1 run, very full and on off, worked away in front of square on the on-side for a single
39.4 -
Topley to C Morris, 2 runs, short and angling across Morris, he rocked back on the pull, doesn't get hold of it, has enough to clear mid-wicket and comes back for the second run
39.3 -
Topley to Wiese, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and on Wiese's pads, he looks to flick and is struck high on the pads, scampers across for a quick leg-bye
39.2 -
Topley to Wiese, no run, short of a length and angling across the right-hander, Wiese looks to cut and misses
39.1 -
Topley to C Morris, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Morris leans into the free flowing drive, can't get the placement right, just a single, brings up England's 200
38.6 -
Stokes to C Morris, 1 run, just short of a good length and on off, worked away to the left of cover for a single
38.5 -
Stokes to C Morris, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, nudged towards the on-side
38.4 -
Stokes to C Morris, no run, Stokes goes for the yorker, ends up slipping in a low full toss, defended back towards the bowler
38.3 -
Stokes to Wiese, 1 run, short of a length and well outside off, slapped away behind square on the off-side for a single
38.2 -
Stokes to C Morris, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Morris dabs it in front of point, calls for a quick single and scampers home
38.1 -
Stokes to C Morris, 2 runs, lovely shot, on a good length and just outside off, Morris leans forward and caresses it through cover, comes back for the second run
37.6 -
Topley to Wiese, no run, short of a good length and on off, pushed back towards the bowler
37.5 -
Topley to Wiese, 2 runs, banged in short and just outside off, Wiese swivels across and pulls it wide of mid-wicket, didn't strike it all that well and is happy with just a brace
37.4 -
Topley to Wiese, no run, loud, loud shout for LBW, was there an inside edge? The umpire certainly thinks so, Wiese was quick to show his bat to the umpire as well and replays suggest he had jammed it back onto the pads. This was a short of a length delivery on off, Wiese was caught in his crease, brought his bat down with an angle, the inwside edge saved him, else, it was curtains
37.3 -
Topley to C Morris, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, steered down towards third man for a single
Chris Morris, right handed bat, comes to the crease
37.2 -
Topley to Behardien, out Caught&Bowled!! That's a stunner and the match has tipped back firmly in England's favour. The last recognised South African batsman departs, yet again, he doesn't convert the start into a bigger knock. On a good length and on off, Behardien firmly pushed it back towards the bowler. Topley was on his followthrough, he sticks his left hand out and holds on. The England camp celebrates, yet another promising stand has been nipped in the bud. Behardien c and b Topley 38(42) [4s-2]
Topley to Behardien, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
37.1 -
Topley to Behardien, no run, Behardien comes down the track, takes the ball on the full and flicks it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
Reece Topley [4.0-1-18-0] is back into the attack
36.6 -
Stokes to Wiese, no run, almost chopped on! On a good length and jagging back in sharply, Wiese was cramped for room, gets an inside edge that rolled back towards the stumps, off his pads, missed it narrowly
36.5 -
Stokes to Wiese, no run, on a good length and on off, punched back towards the bowler
36.4 -
Stokes to Wiese, leg byes, FOUR, too straight from Stokes, ends up drifting onto Wiese's pads, he looks to flick and misses, the ball rolls away off the pads, beats Buttler and rolls away to the fence - for four leg byes
36.3 -
Stokes to Wiese, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Wiese prods forward and gets an inside edge towards short mid-wicket
36.2 -
Stokes to Behardien, 1 run, short of a length and on Behardien's pads, nudged away behind square on the on-side for a run
36.1 -
Stokes to Behardien, 2 runs, back of a length and on Behardien's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side, comes back for the second run
Ben Stokes [5.0-0-23-1] is back into the attack
35.6 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, Moeen drops one short and just outside off, Behardien chopped it straight to short third man, there's a lot of confusion in the running, but Broad fumbles and allows the run to be completed
35.5 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, 1 run, Moeen tosses one well outside off, punched down towards long-off for a run
35.4 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, no run, Moeen drifts one on Wiese's pads, he looks to flick and gets an inside edge onto the pads
35.3 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, no run, pushed through on off, Wiese gets forward and manages an inside edge towards the on-side
35.2 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, flighted delivery and on Behardien's pads, nudged towards the on-side
35.1 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 2 runs, Ali gives this one more air, Behardien gets well forward and punches it past the diving cover fielder, comes back for the second run
34.6 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 1 run, a direct hit and Behardien would have been struggling! He was well short had there been a direct hit, wasn't even in the frame, Roy was the fielder at extra cover. Behardien pushed a flighted delivery in front of cover and set-off for an improbable single
34.5 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, no run, Rashid tosses one on off, driven back towards the bowler
34.4 -
Adil Rashid to Wiese, 1 run, tossed up and well outside off, driven down towards long-off for a single
34.3 -
Adil Rashid to Wiese, FOUR, lovely shot, tad too short from Rashid, Wiese waits on it, allows the ball to turn and cracks it behind square on the off-side for a boundary
34.2 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 1 run, slower and just outside off, punched down towards long-off for a single
34.1 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, no run, flatter on the stumps, punched to cover
33.6 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, bowls this outside off delivery, Behardien wrists it to deep mid-wicket
33.5 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, no run, that turned in sharply, Behardien was making room to go on the off-side, the turn cramps him up and in the end he keeps it out
33.4 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 2 runs, good early call gets 2 for Behardien, full on the pads, clipped to fine leg, takes on the fielder and makes it back safely
33.3 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, 1 run, full on the stumps, driven to long-on
33.2 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, no run, short and outside off that bounced and beats the bat on the outside edge
33.1 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Wiese looks to drive and gets an inside edge that rolls to cover off the pad
32.6 -
Adil Rashid to Wiese, 1 run, fuller well outside off from Rashid, driven to sweeper cover
32.5 -
Adil Rashid to Wiese, no run, Wiese looks to drive and ekes out an inside edge that rolls off the boot
32.4 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 1 run, back of a length delivery turning away, pushed to cover and calls for a quick single
32.3 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, FOUR, rank long-hop from Rashid, Behardien rocks back and pulls this over mid-wicket and finds the fence
32.2 -
Adil Rashid to Wiese, 1 run, fullish on the stumps, driven to long-on
32.1 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Behardien pushes it in front of mid-on and sets off for a quick single
31.6 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, no run, full from Moeen Ali, Wiese knocks it to mid-on
31.5 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, 2 runs, Wiese misjudges the length, went back to a quicker one, chopped in front of point. Needless throw ricochets off something and the batsmen return for a second
31.4 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, clipped behind square leg
31.3 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, 1 run, slower and on the stumps, Wiese gets an inside edge on the pad to this off-break turning in
31.2 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, driven to long-on
31.1 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Behardien gets the reverse lap out to the vacant third man region
Drinks are on the field now. This game is beautifully poised. Anyone's match at this point of time. England have chipped away at the wickets and the run out of AB may well prove decisive in the end analysis. Now up to Wiese and Behardien and the rest to take their side through
30.6 -
Adil Rashid to Wiese, 2 runs, this time the outside edge that goes well past the slip fielder, batsmen scamper back for a brace
30.5 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 1 run, Behardien gets forward to defend and manages a thick inside edge to fine leg
30.4 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, no run, turning away and Behardien misses it completely. Was that a stumping chance? Yes it was. Buttler didn't gather it cleanly, Behardien had overstretched on the drive and had his back foot out, had Buttler gathered it cleanly and whipped the bails off, Behardien would've been walking back. That is another chance gone abegging
30.3 -
Adil Rashid to Wiese, 1 run, flipper just outside off, Wiese gets back and punches it to sweeper cover
30.2 -
Adil Rashid to Wiese, no run, quicker on the stumps, driven to cover
30.1 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, Behardien leans forward and drives it to long-off
29.6 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, turning in sharp, Behardien nudges it to fine leg
29.5 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, 1 run, flatter from Moeen Ali, driven to long-off
29.4 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, flatter and turning into the right-hander, clipped to fine leg
29.3 -
Moeen Ali to Wiese, 1 run, slower and outside off, Wiese drives it to long-off
29.2 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, Behardien drives past cover
29.1 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, no run, well tossed up delivery on the stumps, Behardien drives it to mid-on
David Wiese, right handed bat, comes to the crease
28.6 -
Adil Rashid to Duminy, out Lbw!! Will Duminy review? No he doesn't. Shakes his head after having a chat with Behardien and walks off. Rashid strikes with one that turned and raps the batsman right in front. Duminy should've been forward to that sharply turning delivery, but went back and didn't get the bat down in time. The ball skidded on and trapped him in front of all three. Easy call for the umpire and sensibly Duminy doesn't waste the review. England needed that wicket. Duminy lbw b Adil Rashid 31(49) [4s-3]
Adil Rashid to Duminy, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
28.5 -
Adil Rashid to Duminy, 2 runs, very full and Duminy goes on one knee to paddle the sweep fine, fielder runs to his left and fires in a throw, Duminy calls for a couple and just manages to make his ground
28.4 -
Adil Rashid to Duminy, no run, flatter turning into Duminy, defended back to the bowler
28.3 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, driven to long-off
28.2 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, no run, flatter on the stumps, punched to mid-wicket
28.1 -
Adil Rashid to Duminy, 1 run, well tossed up delivery on the stumps, Duminy has enough time to get back and tuck it to mid-wicket
27.6 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, no run, very full on the stumps, jams the drive to covers
27.5 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, no run, shortish delivery on the stumps, pushes it off the back foot to mid-wicket
27.4 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, no run, slower on the stumps, defended
27.3 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, tucked to mid-wicket
27.2 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, FOUR, short and wide, Duminy gets back and makes room to cut this past backward point, finds the gap and the ball races away to the boundary
27.1 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Behardien gets forward and drives it to long-on
26.6 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 1 run, bit quicker and chopped into the gap at point
26.5 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, no run, tossed up outside off, defended
26.4 -
Adil Rashid to Duminy, 1 run, turning down leg, paddled to fine leg
26.4 -
Adil Rashid to Duminy, wide, Rashid bowls this outside off, Duminy looks to paddle and misses, wide called
26.3 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 1 run, short and turning away, Behardien cuts it to sweeper cover
26.2 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, FOUR, full outside off, Behardien drives it past the man at cover and finds the boundary. That was hit all along the carpet and should give Behardien confidence
26.1 -
Adil Rashid to Behardien, 2 runs, tossed up delivery outside off, Behardien cuts it to sweeper cover
Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
25.6 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, Behardien gets off the mark with a single to long-on
25.5 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, no run, Behardien keeps this one out
25.4 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, no run, fullish outside off, Behardien drives it to cover
25.3 -
Moeen Ali to Behardien, no run, full delivery on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket
25.2 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, 1 run, slower on the stumps, tucked to the on-side
25.1 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, no run, tossed delivery on the stumps, Duminy defends it to short mid-wicket
Farhaan Behardien, right handed bat, comes to the crease
24.6 -
Woakes to Duminy, out de Villiers Run Out!! Why Duminy, why Duminy? That was an unnecessary call from him and he has cost his side a wicket. That too of de Villiers. But what a piece of fielding that is from Woakes. It was nudged to the left of the bowler, maybe de Villiers was a bit late to set off, Woakes sprinted forward and then under-armed it direct catching a diving de Villiers short. A one-handed pick up and throw, lightning quick reflexes and athletic ability to get the quick silver AB out. Will that be the series winning moment? Only time will tell. Woakes knew it as soon as he hit direct, his side were mobbing him in celebration and the third umpire confirmed the same. de Villiers run out (Woakes) 36(27) [4s-4 6s-1]
Woakes to Duminy, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Has Woakes run AB out? Yes he has. What a bad call from Duminy that is. AB knows he is gone and the third umpire is called for here. The replays are in and England have got the big, big wicket. All due to the brilliance of Woakes
24.5 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended solidly off the back foot
24.4 -
Woakes to de Villiers, 1 run, fullish delivery on the stumps, AB gets forward to defend and a thick inside edge runs behind square for a single
24.3 -
Woakes to de Villiers, FOUR, that's arrogance from AB. Sheer arrogance. Can't describe any other way. It was a length delivery outside off, many batsmen would've defended that, but AB had made up his mind to pull even before the ball left Woakes' hand, rocked back and thumped it wide of mid-on. Has a smile at Duminy after getting the boundary. Woakes knew how good a shot that was and let out a "ooooh" shrugging his shoulders to suggest he was helpless at the genius batting on show
24.2 -
Woakes to de Villiers, FOUR, full outside off, de Villiers dismisses it from his presence. No intentions of keeping the ball down. Cover leapt high to catch but was never in his range. Rocketed away
24.1 -
Woakes to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, de Villiers gets on top of the bounce and defends off the back foot
23.6 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, de Villiers flicks it to deep mid-wicket
23.5 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, 1 leg byes, flatter down leg, Duminy misses the flick and runs for a leg-bye
23.4 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up delivery just outside off, de Villiers gets on one knee and paddles it fine, Moeen Ali lets out an appeal which is turned down by the umpire. He reckoned there was some wood on that. I'm not sure. AB got outside the line of off, so no danger of being given lbw
23.3 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, no run, flatter on the stumps, clipped to square leg
23.2 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, 1 run, slower outside off, Duminy leans forward and drives it to long-off
23.1 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, de Villiers comes down the track and drives it to long-on
22.6 -
Woakes to Duminy, FOUR, short and wide, asking to be hit, Duminy slaps the cut past the diving point fielder who had no chance of getting a hand on it
22.5 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, very full on the stumps, Duminy jams it out back to the bowler
22.4 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, length on the stumps, defended
22.3 -
Woakes to Duminy, 2 runs, short delivery over Duminy's head, pulls it well in front of square on the on-side and gets a brace
22.2 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Duminy sways away
22.1 -
Woakes to de Villiers, 1 run, slight away movement for Woakes, de Villiers gets a thick outside edge that rolls away to third man
Chris Woakes [5.0-1-12-1] is back into the attack
21.6 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers puts his leg right across and clips this full delivery to deep mid-wicket
21.5 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, no run, full on the stumps, driven to mid-wicket
21.4 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, no run, tossed up delivery just outside off, de Villiers gets across and tucks it to mid-wicket
21.3 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, no run, slower and on the stumps, defended
21.2 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, 1 run, shortish delivery aiming at the stumps, Duminy gets back and punches it to long-on
21.1 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, no run, tossed up just outside off, Duminy gets forward in defence
20.6 -
Broad to Duminy, 1 run, short delivery outside off, Duminy mistimes the cut to cover-point and scampers for a single
20.5 -
Broad to Duminy, no run, bowls this well wide of off, left alone
20.4 -
Broad to Duminy, no run, Broad comes round the wicket, Duminy shoulders arms
20.3 -
Broad to Duminy, FOUR, this time Duminy rocks back and pulls it, gets it right of the middle and well wide of mid-on. Duminy was back in a flash and picked the length very quickly. Broad knew that he had bowled a bad ball and turned around to head back to his mark
20.2 -
Broad to Duminy, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Duminy lets it go
20.1 -
Broad to Duminy, 2 runs, short delivery outside off, Duminy miscues the pull straight down the ground and gets two before the ball is hunted down
19.6 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, 1 run, short and wide from Moeen Ali, Duminy cuts it to sweeper cover
19.5 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, 1 run, full on the stumps, de Villiers drives it to long-on
19.4 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, 1 run, flatter and full on the stumps, Duminy gets forward and places it between point and cover
19.3 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, no run, slower outside off, pushed to point
19.2 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, no run, tossed up delivery just outside off, Duminy pushes it back to the bowler
19.1 -
Moeen Ali to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, ABD gets across and clips it to deep square leg
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
18.6 -
Broad to Duminy, no run, short and wide from Broad, Duminy cuts it to point and looks to steal a single, decide against it as the fielder dives to his left and makes a fine stop
18.5 -
Broad to de Villiers, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, de Villiers clips it to deep square leg
18.4 -
Broad to de Villiers, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps that stops on the batsman, de Villiers looks to flick and gets a leading edge that dies on the mid-off fielder
18.3 -
Broad to de Villiers, SIX, take that Broad, I'm coming for you, seems to say AB. Down the track and to the pitch of the ball before lofting it to the long-on fence. That came out of the blue, Broad would've been caught unawares by that for sure. This is a thrilling contest and the crowd love every bit of it. They seem to have woken up
18.2 -
Broad to de Villiers, FOUR, full delivery outside off, de Villiers drills the drive past cover and adds salt to the wound. It was hit all along the ground and laced as Broad went a bit too full
18.1 -
Broad to de Villiers, no run, has he caught that? Broad is running around and celebrating, but Roy has put that down. Full delivery outside off, de Villiers square drives it uppishly as one hand came off the bat handle after he played it and it carries to Roy at point who puts down the opportunity after diving to his right. He had the ball in his hand until he went to ground and it popped out. What a move that would have been had Roy taken it. This could well be the moment of the series. And this battle could well decide how the series will go
Stuart Broad [4.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Stokes to Duminy, no run, full and angling in, Duminy completely missed it and wears it on the pads. Stokes and Co. go for a review and is turned down as the impact is umpire's call. Duminy was playing around the flick and was struck low on the pads. Would've been crashing into the stumps. Duminy is a tad lucky as the umpire took a long while before turning it down. England don't have anymore reviews for the rest of the game
England take a review for this LBW appeal.. Stokes comes round the wicket and angles it into Duminy who misses the flick. The umpire check for the no-ball, impact is umpire's call so the batsman survives. Mighty close that and certainly crashing into the stumps. Since the umpire didn't give it out, Duminy will continue batting. England lose their only review
Stokes comes round the wicket
17.5 -
Stokes to de Villiers, 1 run, full on the stumps, de Villiers flicks it to deep mid-wicket
17.4 -
Stokes to de Villiers, FOUR, short ball rearing high, de Villiers picks the bones out of it and forehands it deep mid-wicket, fielder there had no chance of stopping it
17.3 -
Stokes to Duminy, 1 run, fullish outside off, driven square of the wicket and gets to the other end
17.2 -
Stokes to Duminy, no run, full delivery outside off, driven to mid-off
17.1 -
Stokes to Duminy, no run, length delivery angling away, Duminy watches it carefully and lets it go to the keeper
16.6 -
Woakes to Duminy, 1 run, short and wide of off, Duminy punches it to sweeper cover
16.5 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, so the plan is clear, its to bowl away to the left-hander. Duminy mistimes the cut to mid-off
16.4 -
Woakes to de Villiers, 1 run, length delivery outside off, de Villiers opens the bat face to third man
16.3 -
Woakes to Duminy, 1 run, Dropped!! Hales at second slip has made a mess of that. On a back of a length and outside off, Duminy went hard on the punch, a thick outside edge flew to the right of Hales who went with bot hands and could only parry it away as the ball was travelling. It was going to the left of Jordan at first slip, but Hales went for it. Mind you, Jordan doesn't drop many. How costly will that drop turn out to be? Woakes is a frustrated man
16.2 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, full on the stumps, driven to mid-on
16.1 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, slightly short and angling away from Duminy, looks to pull and misses by a long way
15.6 -
Stokes to Duminy, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off, Duminy drives it to sweeper cover and gets off the mark
15.5 -
Stokes to Duminy, no run, full and angling away outside off, Duminy gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it to cover
15.4 -
Stokes to Duminy, no run, full outside off, Duminy loses his bottom hand on the drive, straight to cover
15.3 -
Stokes to Duminy, no run, back of a length delivery aiming at the stumps, Duminy defends it down the ground
15.2 -
Stokes to de Villiers, 1 run, length outside off, de Villiers opens the bat face and guides it to third man
15.1 -
Stokes to de Villiers, 2 runs, ABD clubs this drive past cover and the man in the deep had to run to his right and make a diving effort to stop this, saves a couple for his team
14.6 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, full delivery outside off, Duminy drives it to mid-off
14.5 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, Woakes is making the ball talk. Full and swinging away from Duminy who shoulders arms
14.4 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, short delivery outside off, Duminy watches the ball and lets go to the keeper
14.3 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, angling away from the left-hander, Duminy watches it carefully and shoulders arms
14.2 -
Woakes to Duminy, no run, low full toss on the stumps, Duminy drives it to mid-off. Woakes went for the yorker there and didn't get it right
Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease
14.1 -
Woakes to du Plessis, out Bowled!! Peach!! Dream delivery for any bowler and what a sight, Woakes bowls this full and gets it to swing away late, du Plessis looks to drive as he stumbled forward with a closed bat face and is beaten all ends up. He was opened up like a tin of biscuits. The stumps go for a toss. He did nothing wrong there, just that the ball was too good. Woakes can certainly produce gems like that every now and then. England have two in two overs now and have comeback into the game. Woakes is jumping around in joy. du Plessis b Woakes 34(38) [4s-4]
Woakes to du Plessis, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
13.6 -
Stokes to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery angling into AB, defended to cover
13.5 -
Stokes to de Villiers, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, de Villiers gets back and defends it to the on-side
Two slips in place for ABD
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.4 -
Stokes to de Kock, out Bowled!! Dragged on!! de Kock looked to play this back of a length delivery with soft hands but, only manages to get an inside edge that rattles middle and leg stump, Stokes yet again breaks the partnership which he's very good at. Like Root when England need someone to stand up and be counted, it is Stokes who does it with the ball. Certainly looked chuffed as his mates mobbed him. Angry too. What a big wicket that is. de Kock b Stokes 27(42) [4s-4]
Stokes to de Kock, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
13.3 -
Stokes to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis is quick to pick the short delivery from Stokes, pulls it well in front of square on the on-side and gets a single
13.2 -
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, length delivery on the stumps, du Plessis deadbats it back to the bowler
13.1 -
Stokes to de Kock, 1 run, fullish delivery on the stumps, de Kock clips it wide of mid-on and calls for an easy single
12.6 -
Woakes to du Plessis, no run, very full and hint of away swing for Woakes, du Plessis misses the jab. Stifled appeal from the keeper
12.5 -
Woakes to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis defends this length delivery back to the bowler
12.4 -
Woakes to de Kock, 1 run, short delivery outside off, de Kock pulls it well but finds the man at deep mid-wicket on the bounce
12.3 -
Woakes to de Kock, no run, full delivery on the stumps, de Kock drives it to straight to mid-on, can't pinch a single
12.2 -
Woakes to de Kock, no run, length outside off, driven back to the bowler
12.1 -
Woakes to de Kock, no run, full delivery angling away, de Kock covers the line and mistimes the drive back to the bowler
11.6 -
Stokes to de Kock, 1 run, fullish on the pads, de Kock tucks it to deep square leg and keeps the strike
11.5 -
Stokes to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, du Plessis covers his off-stump and guides the ball to third man
11.4 -
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, du Plessis defends it to point
11.3 -
Stokes to de Kock, 1 run, full delivery outside off, de Kock gets forward and pushes it to the right of the bowler, mid-off runs in and fires in a throw at the non-striker's end and misses
11.2 -
Stokes to de Kock, no run, angling away from de Kock, beats the outside edge
11.1 -
Stokes to de Kock, no run, full delivery angling away from left-hander, de Kock covers the line and defends it back to the bowler
10.6 -
Woakes to du Plessis, no run, full delivery outside off, du Plessis shoulders arms
10.5 -
Woakes to du Plessis, FOUR, short delivery and du Plessis fetches this from way outside off, pulls it well wide of the man at mid-on and shows everyone what kind of a form he is in
10.4 -
Woakes to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis defends this back of a length delivery to mid-on
10.3 -
Woakes to du Plessis, no run, length delivery outside off, du Plessis lets it go to the keeper
The players are back on the ground as the lights come on once again and we are all set for the resumption. A 11-minute delay to be precise. Woakes to continue
The lights go off at the stadium as du Plessis pulls out, meanwhile players take a break. This will take a while. du Plessis has a word with Broad and with a smile on his face to boot. One of the stranger things that can happen on a cricket field, but we have seen this happen quite often recently. The players have actually gone off the field of play
10.2 -
Woakes to du Plessis, no run, back of a length delivery that spits from the wicket, du Plessis manages to keep the ball down with his defence
10.1 -
Woakes to du Plessis, no run, length delivery just outside off, defended by du Plessis
9.6 -
Stokes to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, du Plessis tucks it to mid-wicket
9.5 -
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, length delivery outside off, shoulders arms
9.4 -
Stokes to du Plessis, FOUR, full delivery outside off, du Plessis drives it on the rise and wide of Roy at backward point who made a diving effort but it went in vain. Stokes wasn't happy with his effort though
9.3 -
Stokes to de Kock, 1 run, length just outside off, de Kock looks to cut and gets an inside edge that goes over the stumps and the man at backward square leg tides up
9.2 -
Stokes to du Plessis, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps that stops a bit on the batsman, du Plessis pushes it uppishly to mid-off
9.1 -
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, length delivery that kicks off well wide of the outside off, du Plessis shoulders arms
9.1 -
Stokes to du Plessis, wide, short ball down the leg to start off, wide called by the umpire
Ben Stokes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
8.6 -
Woakes to de Kock, FOUR, full on the pads, de Kock flicks it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region and gets another boundary
8.5 -
Woakes to de Kock, no run, this ball stopped on the batsman, de Kock was surprised and keeps it out awkardly
8.4 -
Woakes to de Kock, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, ball got big on de Kock, pushed it to mid-on
8.3 -
Woakes to de Kock, no run, angling away from the left-hander, de Kock drives it straight to the fielder at cover
8.2 -
Woakes to de Kock, no run, short delivery rearing up on the batsman, de Kock mistimes the pull to mid-wicket
8.1 -
Woakes to de Kock, no run, Woakes starts off with a wide delivery outside off, de Kock drives it straight to cover
Chris Woakes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Topley to du Plessis, FOUR, full delivery outside off, du Plessis leans forward and times the drive well between cover and mid-off, no chance for the fielder. That was a long half-volley and du Plessis laced that, along the ground. Topley sinks to his knees in disappointment
7.5 -
Topley to du Plessis, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, du Plessis cuts it past the diving point fielder, third man tides up
7.4 -
Topley to du Plessis, no run, full length delivery on the stumps, du Plessis pushes it back to the bowler who bends down and stops it
7.3 -
Topley to du Plessis, no run, driven hard to mid-off to this full delivery from Topley
7.2 -
Topley to de Kock, 1 run, fullish delivery on the stumps, de Kock gets a thick inside edge on the back foot punch, the ball dribbles wide of mid-on
7.1 -
Topley to de Kock, no run, very full on the stumps from Topley, de Kock pushes it to mid-on, loses balance on the push
6.6 -
Broad to de Kock, 1 run, length delivery outside off, de Kock punches it to wide mid-off and gets back on strike
6.5 -
Broad to de Kock, FOUR, length delivery outside off, de Kock punches it wide of the man at short cover who dives to his right but couldn't get a hand to it. He is in such fine nick and cannot afford any width to this man and that's what Broad did that time
6.4 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, de Kock looks to drive on the up, gets a thick outside edge that goes on the bounce to point
6.3 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, Broad gets his length fuller way outside off, de Kock mistimes the drive to mid-off
6.2 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, de Kock chops this cut onto the ground hard and finds the man at point
6.1 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, back of a length delivery way outside off, de Kock cuts it to cover-point who makes a diving stop to his left
5.6 -
Topley to du Plessis, FOUR, full and asking to be hit, du Plessis flicks it past mid-on and gets an easy boundary
5.5 -
Topley to du Plessis, 2 runs, fullish delivery swinging into the batsman, du Plessis flicks it to mid-wicket
5.4 -
Topley to de Kock, 1 run, full outside off, de Kock drives to the right of the bowler and scampers for a single
5.3 -
Topley to du Plessis, 1 run, short length delivery on the stumps, du Plessis gets the short arm jab and gets a single
5.2 -
Topley to du Plessis, length delivery outside off, du Plessis gets an inside edge onto the pad on the drive, not far away from hitting the stumps
5.1 -
Topley to du Plessis, no run, length delivery on the stumps, du Plessis gets forward and pushes it past the bowler and looks to steal a single, decides against it
4.6 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, de Kock gets forward and drives this full delivery from Broad wide of Morgan at mid-off, the skipper dives to his right and stops a boundary. That was travelling and Morgan put in a fine effort
4.5 -
Broad to de Kock, FOUR, Top shot!! Full delivery outside off, de Kock drills the drive past the mid-on fielder and the ball raced away to the fence in a hurry. Broad went a bit too full and was put away, bangs his hand on the turf in disappointment after the ball passed him
4.4 -
Broad to de Kock, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the stumps, de Kock tucks it past backward square leg for a brace
4.3 -
Broad to du Plessis, 3 runs, full on the stumps, du Plessis drives to the right of the bowler and gets three
4.2 -
Broad to du Plessis, no run, fullish delivery outside off, du Plessis ekes out an inside edge onto the pads that rolls away on the off-side
4.1 -
Broad to du Plessis, no run, length delivery angling into du Plessis, defended back to the bowler
3.6 -
Topley to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, du Plessis stands tall and punches in front of cover, scampers across for the quick single
3.5 -
Topley to du Plessis, no run, short of length and du Plessis punches off the back foot to cover
3.4 -
Topley to du Plessis, no run, angled across du Plessis on a length, close to off, but du Plessis shoulders arms
3.3 -
Topley to du Plessis, no run, again drives this full one on middle and finds mid-off
3.2 -
Topley to du Plessis, 2 runs, du Plessis nearly holes out to Woakes at deep mid-wicket. Went for the short-arm jab and looked like he deliberately didn't hit it hard, that enabled the ball to bounce in front of the on-rushing Woakes, bounces in front and that allows the second
3.1 -
Topley to du Plessis, no run, hint of inswing, du Plessis gets forward and drives to mid-off
2.6 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, good length outside off, de Kock's bat is coming down very straight, off the back foot and the punch finds mid-off
2.5 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, full on the stumps, de Kock flicks, mid-wicket is in the way
2.4 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, pitched up outside off, de Kock drives and finds mid-off
2.3 -
Broad to de Kock, FOUR, that's a front foot stab by de Kock and it's four. Nothing more than that. Little width outside off, de Kock came forward and knifed it between point and cover-point. Raced away on the quick outfield
2.2 -
Broad to du Plessis, 1 run, good length outside off, du Plessis angles it down to third man
2.1 -
Broad to du Plessis, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, du Plessis gets forward to drive and finds third man, races back for the second, du Plessis slipped while turning for the second, yet takes on Topley and makes it, courtesy a weak throw. Better throw and the batsman might have been in trouble
1.6 -
Topley to de Kock, no run, Topley starts well, another back foot defence to cover
1.5 -
Topley to de Kock, no run, spungy bounce outside off, de Kock checks his back foot defence and finds the bowler
1.4 -
Topley to de Kock, no run, nice testing line in the corridor of uncertainty, de Kock gets forward and shoulders arms
1.3 -
Topley to de Kock, no run, back of a length outside off, de Kock shuffles across in defence
1.2 -
Topley to de Kock, no run, back of a length outside off, bit of extra bounce, de Kock stood tall to slap that on the off-side, hits it in the air but well in front of cover
1.1 -
Topley to de Kock, no run, full outside off, left alone
Reece Topley, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.6 -
Broad to Amla, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. Broad has got the early wicket. Unlucky dismissal but it all counts. Full outside off, Amla leant forward to cover-drive, got an inside edge onto the back pad and the ball dribbled to flick the off bail. Maybe Amla should've left that alone, was late in moving his feet and paid the price for a half-hearted attempt at a drive. Broad is all smiles. Amla b Broad 0(3)
Broad to Amla, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
0.5 -
Broad to de Kock, 1 run, width outside off, de Kock opens the face of the bat and drives with a slanted bat to third man
0.4 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, Broad goes to ground as de Kock's bat face closes on the drive, he manages to take some pace off the shot as he went down on his followthrough
0.3 -
Broad to de Kock, no run, what a drive that is, but a tumbling and diving stop by Morgan at mid-off, saves four. Broad overpitches and de Kock leans into a glorious off-drive but can't beat the fielding effort
0.2 -
Broad to Amla, leg byes, 1 run, slides into the pads, hint of inward shape, Amla misses the flick, off the pad and that's a leg-bye
0.1 -
Broad to Amla, no run, short of length outside off, wristed off the back foot to mid-wicket
Amla and de Kock are at the crease. Amla is on strike. Broad will open the attack