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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
23.0 -
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
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
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
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
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
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
9.0 -
Woakes to de Kock, FOUR, full on the pads, de Kock flicks it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region and gets another boundary
8.0 -
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
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
6.0 -
Topley to du Plessis, FOUR, full and asking to be hit, du Plessis flicks it past mid-on and gets an easy boundary
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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]
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)
41.0 -
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]
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]
29.0 -
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]
25.0 -
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]
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]
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]
1.0 -
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)
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
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
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
35.0 -
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
18.0 -
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