130.4 -
Anderson to de Kock, FOUR, full and wide, de Kock consumes it with a mighty swing. Gets low on his knee and lofts it over extra cover. One bounce and over the ropes
126.3 -
Moeen Ali to de Kock, FOUR, opens up the off-side on this flatter delivery and flays the drive through extra cover, no exaggeration, that actually went like a bullet
126.1 -
Moeen Ali to de Kock, FOUR, he had enough time to cut that one and it went pretty square as well, cut it through extra cover and no one had a chance to cut it off
123.2 -
Broad to D Piedt, FOUR, slipped down the leg-side and Piedt moves across to tuck it fine, beats a diving Bairstow and goes between him and Anderson at leg slip. Fine leg is pretty square and the ball races away
121.0 -
Moeen Ali to de Kock, FOUR, Mo decides to flight this one and de Kock accepts the gift, lofts it straight over the bowler's head to move to 99. One away from a maiden Test hundred
120.5 -
Moeen Ali to de Kock, FOUR, touch short and de Kock did not get hold of the pull but gets it away between mid-wicket and mid-on, the ball dribbles away towards the fence
112.5 -
Woakes to de Kock, FOUR, Woakes is supposed to be the next Anderson and he's being one now. Even bettering him with the bad luck. Cook and Bairtow just let the ball sail in between them. Hefty bat swing from de Kock helped a thick edge that flew behind at a comfortable height only for it to go untouched and unwished for. It was a keeper's dive but a rare miscommunication lets it all go into the drains. Chance missed
108.5 -
Woakes to de Kock, FOUR, ah, that's a shot. As brutal a whip you'll see. Fetches this full ball from wide of off and spanks it past mid-wicket for another four runs. They are flowing, aren't they?
106.3 -
Woakes to de Kock, FOUR, made the best use of his height, stood high and swiveled to hook this ball to deep square leg. As controlled as a good driver when he's sober
103.1 -
Stokes to Kyle Abbott, FOUR, everything is racing away at the moment. That happens when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Full and outside off, Abbott leaned in with a push and the ball sped away. Past Moeen Ali at mid-off
103.0 -
Moeen Ali to de Kock, FOUR, big, big over for South Africa. Touch short and a little room on offer outside off. Kock rocked back and cut it hard through the point region
101.2 -
Stokes to Kyle Abbott, FOUR, induces the outside edge but beats Root at second slip. Lenght delivery and outside off, Abbott poked at it with laden feet and got a thick edge, the ball fell away from a diving Root and rolled away to the third man fence
100.4 -
Moeen Ali to de Kock, FOUR, Short and wide outside off, gift for de Kock, he camps back and cuts it away fine to beat the diving backward point. Brings up his fifty
96.1 -
Anderson to de Kock, FOUR, now that is poetry from de Kock, did not try to hit it too hard, moved across a tad to cover the line of the delivery. It was a half-volley but needed to be put away. Presented the full face of the bat and pierced the gap between the bowler and mid-off
95.2 -
Broad to de Kock, FOUR, width on offer this time and de Kock makes merry. Flays the drive and beats the man scouting the sweeper cover fence
95.1 -
Broad to de Kock, FOUR, flashes at this. It is in the air but away from the men stationed inside the ring. Short of a good length and outside off, Kock cracked at it, got a thickish outside edge and it flew towards the third man fence, one bounce and over the ropes
89.4 -
Stokes to Bavuma, FOUR, fuller length delivery and outside off, Bavuma brings out the drive and keeps it all along the ground. The ball runs away to the fence square of the wicket on the off-side
87.5 -
Broad to Bavuma, FOUR, Broad bowls a half-volley, Bavuma leans into the drive and the ball races away through the cover-region. No need to run for those
87.1 -
Broad to Bavuma, FOUR, very full and just outside off, Bavuma punches it down the ground. He keeps the shot all along the turf. Moeen looks to hound it down, but he can't succeed in his endeavour
86.5 -
Anderson to de Kock, FOUR, Anderson bangs it short, this time, de Kock looks to pull without really rocking back. He mistimes it, but it had enough legs on it to run away to the deep mid-wicket fence
86.3 -
Anderson to de Kock, FOUR, a touch of width on offer, de Kock stays slightly leg-side of the ball and then punches it to the sweeper cover boundary. Moeen Ali looks to hound it down. He even puts in a slide, but to no avail
86.2 -
Anderson to de Kock, FOUR, with a concotion of timing and placement, de Kock blazes the straight drive to this fuller length delivery. It scurries to the fence all along the carpet
83.2 -
Broad to de Kock, FOUR, Broad bends his back and uses the short delivery. However, de Kock rocks back to pull it all along the turf. It runs away to the deep mid-wicket boundary. de Kock rolled his wrists on that occasion
80.2 -
Anderson to Bavuma, FOUR, a touch of width on offer, Bavuma stands tall and punches it to the deep extra cover boundary. It crashes into the ad-cushions in a jiffy
78.2 -
Woakes to Bavuma, FOUR, Bavuma gets the width to swing a cat and takes a heavy toll of it. Short and wide delivery, Bavuma stands tall and blazes the cut. The ball runs away past the backward point fielder for a boundary
73.2 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, FOUR, Moeen Ali has bowled some ordinary deliveries in this spell. Duminy would be a pleased man if he keeps bowling such stuff. Dragged down delivery from Moeen Ali, Duminy rocks back quickly and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary
72.5 -
Anderson to Duminy, FOUR, Anderson again strays it down leg, Duminy rolls his wrists on it and clips it to the fine leg fence. The ball rockets to the boundary boards in a jiffy
72.3 -
Anderson to Stephen Cook, FOUR, now, that was just out of reach of Root at gully. On replays it might have just about carried but it went wide of him. Fullish delivery that swings back into the right-hander, Cook shuffles across his stumps and ekes out an outside edge that runs away past the diving Root at gully to the third man boundary
71.4 -
Moeen Ali to Duminy, FOUR, now, that was a rubbish delivery and Duminy took full toll of it. Juicy high full toss from Moeen Ali, Duminy dances down the track and clubs it across the line to the deep mid-wicket fence. A gift from Moeen Ali
69.3 -
Stokes to Duminy, FOUR, got a bit of shape away from Duminy this time and made him play as well. But Duminy accounted for the swing and drove it beautifully through cover, the bat turned a bit in his hand but enough steam to make it cross the fence at deep extra cover
66.2 -
Broad to Stephen Cook, FOUR, he has started to open up just after getting to his ton. Short delivery and he had been ducking under those just a while ago, this time gets into position and swivel-pulls it through mid-wicket with ease. That is his another side
62.2 -
Broad to Amla, FOUR, fuller length delivery and caressed through cover, did not go full-blooded on the drive, just opened the face of the bat a little and there was no chance for the man running across in the deep
52.4 -
Woakes to Stephen Cook, FOUR, smidgen short and begging to be hit. Cook shuffles across as he's done all day and times the pull to perfection, placed it well wide of mid-on and got the desired outcome
49.3 -
Anderson to Stephen Cook, FOUR, aaaaand England's woes continue... Pitched up and drew Cook into a drive. Cook obliges as he goes for the shot. Went with laden feet and got a thick inside edge which skims past a diving Bairstow, to his left and into the fine leg fence
49.0 -
Woakes to Amla, FOUR, that won't help! On the pads and Amla, like he did all day, flicks nonchalantly through mid-wicket. Alastair Cook wears a frustrated look on his face and he had every reason to be so
46.5 -
Moeen Ali to Amla, FOUR, into the 90s now. Full and asking to be driven. Amla placed this to perfection. Leant forward and ensured he got all of it, went through the gap at cover
46.1 -
Moeen Ali to Amla, FOUR, full toss on the stumps - Amla doesn't need any second invitation. Drove with sublime timing to the right of Moeen who tried to prevent the boundary
44.3 -
Moeen Ali to Amla, FOUR, the 150 stand comes up. Slightly overpitched just outside off. Amla gets forward and clubs the drive through cover, elegant stuff!
42.4 -
Stokes to Amla, FOUR, this wasn't short and Amla could still pull it to deep mid-wicket. Not quite a pull but an uppish cut-the-tree slash. Was cramped for room as the ball wasn't quite short but then got on his toes and placed that to deep mid-wicket
41.1 -
Moeen Ali to Amla, FOUR, another serving on the pad, Amla meets it with Warney's wrists and flicks it to deep square leg along the carpet
40.1 -
Stokes to Amla, FOUR, that inswing from Stokes and Amla slid deep in his crease and gave himself room to time the flick to deep mid-wicket
36.4 -
Stokes to Stephen Cook, FOUR, overpitched and Cook takes full monty off it. Comes forward, opens the face of the bat and places it wide of the point fielder for a boundary
34.2 -
Woakes to Amla, FOUR, that's been clouted! Put on his jet pack, hopped in the air and pounced on this short delivery mediocred with width. Off she goes to the sweeper cover fence!
34.1 -
Woakes to Amla, FOUR, ever seen a chef carve out a slice of butter? This shot was just better. Full and curling away, Amla gets to the front foot and eases it through the off-side to get to his fifty
33.3 -
Broad to Stephen Cook, FOUR, 100-run partnership is up. The ball was wide on a length, Cook slices it past the cordon and got it to the third man fence
33.1 -
Broad to Stephen Cook, FOUR, this is what dreams are made of. Canes a drive through cover, raises his bat high in the middle of a debut he waited so long for and brings up his maiden fifty. Pure delight. Should be happy but there's more to be done
33.0 -
Woakes to Amla, FOUR, that sped off the bat. Almost like you've always seen Amla. Length ball outside off, Amla gets forward and creams it through cover. On the up and off the middle. Pristine
31.0 -
Woakes to Amla, FOUR, another four runs but it's spanked to the fence this time. Not a flowing drive but a stab off the front foot. Dragged his back leg further back and propelled into an open-bat dispatch through the off-side
30.3 -
Woakes to Amla, leg byes, FOUR, horrible follow-up to that ball. Drifting down the leg side, Amla half-turns to tickle, misses and the ball rolls off the pads. To the fences
30.1 -
Woakes to Amla, FOUR, that's a delight. Fullish and curling away a touch, Amla gets forward, protracts his hands and canes the half-volley through cover
27.0 -
Moeen Ali to Amla, FOUR, full and straight, whipped away in the gap at mid-wicket, nicely done that!
23.3 -
Anderson to Amla, FOUR, Amla seems to be in the mood today! Just a touch fuller from Anderson and that's enough for Amla who smacks the punchy-drive through cover, don't bother chasing that
22.5 -
Stokes to Stephen Cook, FOUR, Stokes seems to have lost his line and length since that dropped catch. Bowls another leg-stump half-volley which the debutant smashes through mid-wicket
22.0 -
Woakes to Amla, FOUR, mark my words. CLASS! Hashim just exhibited that. He averages 85 at this ground I reckon. Pitched full and width on offer too. Amla dispatches it off his sight with a flowing drive through cover
21.3 -
Woakes to Stephen Cook, FOUR, too straight from Woakes and Cook ain't sparing that. Wristily whips and finds the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket. Both gave chase, but to no avail
19.0 -
Stokes to Amla, FOUR, brilliant from Amla! Just opened the bat face and massaged that fullish ball through cover, save your legs Hashim!
17.4 -
Woakes to Amla, leg byes, FOUR, drifting into Amla's pads who misses on the tickle and it runs away off the thigh pad to the fine leg fence
17.3 -
Woakes to Amla, FOUR, ah, shot! Short and asking to be slapped. Amla obliges as he rises on his toes to flay the cut square on the off-side
16.1 -
Stokes to Amla, FOUR, Stokes comes in and much like Jimmy Anderson he offers a freebie. Full and outside off. Amla leans forward and creams the drive wide of mid-off. The moment it flew off the bat, everyone knew it was a boundary. No one moved!
15.2 -
Woakes to Stephen Cook, FOUR, another freebie on offer. Slipping down leg and all Cook needed to do was get some bat on that. He does so nonchalantly, flicked down to the fine leg fence
14.5 -
Moeen Ali to Stephen Cook, FOUR, don't bowl there! Full and on the pads and Cook puts it away where it deserved. Clipped off his pads square on the leg-side
13.1 -
Woakes to Stephen Cook, FOUR, Cook prods forward and traces the line through the cover-region with his drive to a fuller length delivery. It races away to the sweeper cover fence in a hurry. Cook's top-hand did all the work there
9.3 -
Broad to Stephen Cook, FOUR, Broad bangs it short and gets good shoulder on it. Cook gets on top of the bounce and clips it past the leg-slip fielder for a boundary. He knew where the leg-slip fielder was placed and also rolled his wrists to keep it down
7.5 -
Broad to Elgar, FOUR, Broad bangs it on a back of a length and this one is angled into the left-hander, Elgar though, rocks back quickly and pulverizes the ball with his pull shot. It rockets to the deep mid-wicket boundary in a jiffy
4.1 -
Anderson to Elgar, FOUR, Anderson looks for the inswinger. However, this time around, the seam presentation was not great. It was splayed down leg, Elgar neatly clips it to the mid-wicket boundary. No need to run for those
1.0 -
Anderson to Elgar, FOUR, this time, leg-stump half-volley from Anderson, Elgar rolls his wrists on the ball and flicks it to the deep mid-wicket boundary. It crashes into the ad-cushions in a hurry
0.1 -
Anderson to Stephen Cook, FOUR, gentle loosener from Anderson, Cook gets off the mark in Test cricket with a nice flick that scurries to the deep square leg fence. He must be a relieved man after scoring a boundary off his first ball in Test cricket