Final
- Ben Stokes to K Rabada, FOUR! STREAKY! Not sure though why there isn't a slip in place! Length and outside off, Rabada hangs his bat out. The ball flies off the outside edge and to the third man fence.
South Africa 203, England 311 SA 1st (39.1)May 30 12:32 PM - L Plunkett to L Ngidi, SIX! Full and on middle, Ngidi lofts it with ease over the long on fence.
South Africa 199, England 311 SA 1st (38.4)May 30 12:29 PM - Ben Stokes to H Amla, On the pads, Amla flicks it to fine leg and keeps the strike.
South Africa 193, England 311 SA 1st (37.6)May 30 12:26 PM - Ben Stokes to K Rabada, Back of a length ball on off, KG pushes it wide of cover and gets a single.
South Africa 192, England 311 SA 1st (37.5)May 30 12:25 PM - Ben Stokes to K Rabada, FOUR! Just over! Stokes bowls it short, Rabada plays the pull towards mid-wicket. Eoin Morgan stretches his right hand up but it still goes over him for a boundary.
South Africa 191, England 311 SA 1st (37.2)May 30 12:23 PM - Ben Stokes to H Amla, Good length ball on off, Amla nudges it to cover and gets a single.
South Africa 187, England 311 SA 1st (37.1)May 30 12:22 PM - L Plunkett to H Amla, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.
South Africa 186, England 311 SA 1st (36.5)May 30 12:21 PM - L Plunkett to K Rabada, This time Rabada pulls it and does so nicely towards fine leg for just a single.
South Africa 185, England 311 SA 1st (36.4)May 30 12:20 PM - L Plunkett to H Amla, This is angled into the batsman, he works it to mid-wicket for one.
South Africa 184, England 311 SA 1st (36.2)May 30 12:19 PM - Ben Stokes to H Amla, Starts with a length ball on middle, Amla tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
South Africa 183, England 311 SA 1st (35.1)May 30 12:15 PM - A Rashid to H Amla, Amla keeps strike as he pushes it through covers.
South Africa 182, England 311 SA 1st (34.6)May 30 12:13 PM - A Rashid to K Rabada, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.
South Africa 181, England 311 SA 1st (34.4)May 30 12:12 PM - J Archer to A Phehlukwayo, A single to end the over! Good length and on off, it is guided towards cover for a run.
South Africa 179, England 311 SA 1st (33.6)May 30 12:06 PM - J Archer to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Easy-peasy! On the pads, Phehlukwayo works it fine on the leg side and the ball races away.
South Africa 178, England 311 SA 1st (33.4)May 30 12:04 PM - J Archer to H Amla, Brilliant, just brilliant from Roy. As far as I can remember, he has saved at least 3 boundaries today. Short and wide outside off, Amla cuts it to the left of point. Roy there dives to his left and stops it. The batters take a run.
South Africa 174, England 311 SA 1st (33.2)May 30 12:03 PM - A Rashid to H Amla, On the pads now, Amla turns it away to fine leg and gets a single.
South Africa 173, England 311 SA 1st (32.5)May 30 12:00 PM - A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, On the pads, Andile sweeps it down to fine leg for a single.
South Africa 172, England 311 SA 1st (32.2)May 30 11:59 AM - A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Swept and swept away! Rashid flights it on off, Phehlukwayo gets down on one knee and sweeps it over mid-wicket. The ball bounces in front of the ropes and goes away for a boundary.
South Africa 171, England 311 SA 1st (32.1)May 30 11:59 AM - A Rashid to van der Dussen, Fifty for van der Dussen. He has made the most of the life he has got here. He was dropped on 6 by Buttler and has made the full use of it. He gets to his 6th ODI fifty by punching this short ball wide of cover and taking a single. The onus will be on him to take South Africa over the line.
South Africa 167, England 311 SA 1st (30.4)May 30 11:50 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, A single to end a good over for South Africa. This is stroked through covers for one. 146 more needed in 120.
South Africa 166, England 311 SA 1st (29.6)May 30 11:48 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, FOUR! Second boundary in the over! Too short and outside off, Rassie goes back and slaps it past covers and it races away.
South Africa 165, England 311 SA 1st (29.4)May 30 11:47 AM - M Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Flatter and outside off, Phehlukwayo hits it through covers for one.
South Africa 161, England 311 SA 1st (29.3)May 30 11:47 AM - M Ali to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Up and over! Phehlukwayo dances down the track but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He still manages to drag it over mid on for a boundary. Risky shot but the risk comes off.
South Africa 160, England 311 SA 1st (29.1)May 30 11:46 AM - A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, Floated on middle and leg, Phehlukwayo sweeps it away for a single and he will keep the strike.
South Africa 156, England 311 SA 1st (28.6)May 30 11:45 AM - A Rashid to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Floated on off. It is very full, Phehlukwayo picks the bones out of it and smashes it through mid off for a boundary.
South Africa 155, England 311 SA 1st (28.4)May 30 11:44 AM - A Rashid to van der Dussen, The slider on the pads, it is worked through square leg for one.
South Africa 151, England 311 SA 1st (28.1)May 30 11:43 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Flighted on off, Rassie defends it off his front foot towards cover and keeps the strike with a single.
South Africa 150, England 311 SA 1st (27.6)May 30 11:42 AM - M Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Tossed up on off, Phehlukwayo strokes it to long off for a single.
South Africa 149, England 311 SA 1st (27.5)May 30 11:41 AM - M Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Short on off, Andile cuts it wide of deep point and gets a couple.
South Africa 148, England 311 SA 1st (27.1)May 30 11:40 AM - L Plunkett to A Phehlukwayo, Short and outside off, AP looks to cut but it goes off the outside edge to third man for a run.
South Africa 146, England 311 SA 1st (26.5)May 30 11:38 AM - L Plunkett to van der Dussen, The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. They pick up a single.
South Africa 145, England 311 SA 1st (26.3)May 30 11:37 AM - L Plunkett to van der Dussen, OUT! Pretorius is well short! This is probably the last thing South Africa would have wanted. Rassie strokes this through covers. They take one and then go for the second. Stokes does brilliantly as he runs to his right and then picks it up with one hand. Fires it to Morgan who is standing ahead of the stumps. He collects it and then whips the bails off. They appeal a
South Africa 144, England 311 SA 1st (26.2)May 30 11:36 AM - L Plunkett to D Pretorius, Short ball and it is pulled powerfully towards deep square leg but just for a single.
South Africa 143, England 311 SA 1st (26.1)May 30 11:34 AM - M Ali to JP Duminy, FOUR! Good use of the feet here. Moeen tosses it up on off and middle, Duminy comes down the track and lofts it over mid-wicket. The ball bounces before the ropes and goes away for four.
South Africa 142, England 311 SA 1st (25.3)May 30 11:30 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Floated on off, Rassie looks to defend but it goes to the leg side off the inner half of his bat for a single.
South Africa 138, England 311 SA 1st (25.2)May 30 11:29 AM - L Plunkett to van der Dussen, On the shorter side outside off, Rassie slaps it through covers for one.
South Africa 137, England 311 SA 1st (24.4)May 30 11:27 AM - L Plunkett to JP Duminy, On the shorter side, Duminy pulls it through backward square leg. The fine leg fielder does well to get to the ball quickly and keep it down to one.
South Africa 136, England 311 SA 1st (24.3)May 30 11:26 AM - M Ali to JP Duminy, Nicely played! Plays it with the turn through covers for a run.
South Africa 135, England 311 SA 1st (23.6)May 30 11:25 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Flatter and outside off, Rassie slaps it through covers for another single.
South Africa 134, England 311 SA 1st (23.5)May 30 11:24 AM - M Ali to JP Duminy, Flatter and on off, Duminy strokes it through covers for one.
South Africa 133, England 311 SA 1st (23.4)May 30 11:24 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Flatter and on off, Rassie guides it through point and gets to the other end.
South Africa 132, England 311 SA 1st (23.3)May 30 11:23 AM - M Ali to JP Duminy, Flighted ball on middle, Duminy strokes it down to long off and gets to the other end.
South Africa 131, England 311 SA 1st (23.2)May 30 11:23 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Flighted ball on off, Rassie strokes it through covers for one.
South Africa 130, England 311 SA 1st (23.1)May 30 11:22 AM - L Plunkett to van der Dussen, Full on off, Rassie drives it to the right of the sweeper cover and gets a single.
South Africa 129, England 311 SA 1st (22.5)May 30 11:19 AM - L Plunkett to van der Dussen, Good shot for a couple. Full on off, Rassie drives it handsomely through covers. The sweeper cover though gets there and they take two.
South Africa 128, England 311 SA 1st (22.2)May 30 11:18 AM - L Plunkett to de Kock, Good length ball on middle, de Kock flicks it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.
South Africa 126, England 311 SA 1st (22.1)May 30 11:17 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, FOUR! Third boundary in the over! This may have been off the edge. Yes, it is. Floated outside off, it is the straighter one. Rassie looks to defend but does so for the turn which is not there. The ball goes off the outside edge. The fielder from short third man runs after it and dives but his effort goes in vain.
South Africa 125, England 311 SA 1st (21.5)May 30 11:16 AM - M Ali to de Kock, Flighted ball on off, de Kock strokes it down to long off and rotates strike.
South Africa 121, England 311 SA 1st (21.4)May 30 11:15 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Just a single now! Sensible batting. He pushes it down to long on and gets to the other end.
South Africa 120, England 311 SA 1st (21.3)May 30 11:15 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, FOUR! Lovely batting from Rassie! He showed power on the last ball and finesse this time. Goes down on one knee and reverse sweeps it through short third man for a boundary. 10 from the first two balls.
South Africa 119, England 311 SA 1st (21.2)May 30 11:14 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, SIX! Top shot! Rassie dances down the track, gets to the pitch of it and then lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie. Runs starting to flow now for South Africa. Ideal start to the over, pressure on the bowler now.
South Africa 115, England 311 SA 1st (21.1)May 30 11:12 AM - L Plunkett to de Kock, SIX! What a shot! Full on off, de Kock moves away slightly towards the leg stump and tonks it over covers for a maximum.
South Africa 109, England 311 SA 1st (20.5)May 30 11:11 AM - L Plunkett to van der Dussen, Good length ball on off, van der Dussen punches it wide of cover and gets one.
South Africa 103, England 311 SA 1st (20.3)May 30 11:10 AM - L Plunkett to de Kock, On middle and leg, de Kock flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
South Africa 102, England 311 SA 1st (20.2)May 30 11:09 AM - L Plunkett to de Kock, FOUR! Just the start to the over South Africa would have wanted. Plunkett bangs it in short, de Kock was waiting for it and he pulls it through square leg for a boundary. With that boundary 100 comes up for the Proteas.
South Africa 101, England 311 SA 1st (20.1)May 30 11:09 AM - M Ali to de Kock, Very full on the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.
South Africa 97, England 311 SA 1st (19.5)May 30 11:08 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, The reverse sweep comes out again. It is played too early though. It goes through covers for one.
South Africa 96, England 311 SA 1st (19.1)May 30 11:05 AM - L Plunkett to van der Dussen, Uppish but wide! Short and outside off, Rassie slashes at it, it goes uppishly but well wide of point and down to third man for one.
South Africa 95, England 311 SA 1st (18.6)May 30 11:04 AM - L Plunkett to de Kock, Once again on the pads, de Kock works it towards fine leg and gets to the other end. 50-run stand up between the two. The job is only half done though.
South Africa 94, England 311 SA 1st (18.5)May 30 11:03 AM - L Plunkett to van der Dussen, Back of a length on off, Rassie guides it down to third man for a single.
South Africa 93, England 311 SA 1st (18.3)May 30 11:02 AM - L Plunkett to de Kock, This time it is flicked to the left of fine leg for a single.
South Africa 92, England 311 SA 1st (18.2)May 30 11:01 AM - L Plunkett to de Kock, A little too straight to begin with! De Kock flicks it through backward square leg. He calls for two straight away and completes it.
South Africa 91, England 311 SA 1st (18.1)May 30 11:01 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Tossed up on off, van der Dussen sweeps it wide of fine leg and gets a couple.
South Africa 89, England 311 SA 1st (17.5)May 30 10:59 AM - M Ali to de Kock, Fifty for de Kock. It has been a great knock from him. Shorter on off, de Kock punches it wide of cover this time and gets a single to get to his 22nd ODI fifty. South Africa need him to convert this into a big one and take them over the line.
South Africa 87, England 311 SA 1st (17.4)May 30 10:58 AM - A Rashid to de Kock, On the pads, de Kock turns it away towards square leg and keeps the strike.
South Africa 86, England 311 SA 1st (16.6)May 30 10:54 AM - A Rashid to van der Dussen, Rassie is struggling to pick the spin here. Rashid bowls a wonderfully googly, van der Dussen looks to block it thinking of it as a leg spinner but it spins in and luckily for him he gets an inside edge which goes towards mid-wicket and they take single.
South Africa 85, England 311 SA 1st (16.4)May 30 10:53 AM - A Rashid to de Kock, Floated on middle, de Kock strokes it to long on for one.
South Africa 84, England 311 SA 1st (16.3)May 30 10:53 AM - A Rashid to de Kock, FOUR! On the pads, de Kock looks to whip it but gets an inside edge which goes fine down the leg side. The ball races away to the fien leg fence for a boundary.
South Africa 83, England 311 SA 1st (16.1)May 30 10:52 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, FOUR! Reverse swept and that has been played nicely! He goes down on one knee and hits it past backward point. First boundary for him and that should get him going.
South Africa 79, England 311 SA 1st (15.2)May 30 10:50 AM - M Ali to de Kock, Flatter and on off, de Kock goes back and pushes it through covers for one.
South Africa 75, England 311 SA 1st (15.1)May 30 10:49 AM - A Rashid to de Kock, Flatter on the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.
South Africa 74, England 311 SA 1st (14.2)May 30 10:47 AM - A Rashid to de Kock, Nicely played! Floated up on middle, de Kock plays the slog sweep through mid-wicket for a brace.
South Africa 73, England 311 SA 1st (14.1)May 30 10:47 AM - M Ali to de Kock, Tossed up on off, de Kock comes down the track and milks it to long off for a single.
South Africa 67, England 311 SA 1st (13.3)May 30 10:45 AM - A Rashid to de Kock, Down the leg side, de Kock looks to sweep but the ball goes off the top edge and towards short fine leg for one.
South Africa 66, England 311 SA 1st (12.6)May 30 10:43 AM - A Rashid to de Kock, Risky shot! This is tossed up outside off, it comes back in. De Kock plays it late towards short third man for a single.
South Africa 64, England 311 SA 1st (12.3)May 30 10:42 AM - A Rashid to van der Dussen, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
South Africa 63, England 311 SA 1st (12.1)May 30 10:41 AM - M Ali to de Kock, SIX! That was six the moment it left the bat. Moeen flights it on off. He ends up serving it under de Kock's bat. He takes full toll of it and smothers it over the mid-wicket fence for the first maximum of the innings.
South Africa 62, England 311 SA 1st (11.6)May 30 10:41 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Floated on off, Rassie strokes it to sweeper cover and gets one.
South Africa 56, England 311 SA 1st (11.5)May 30 10:40 AM - M Ali to de Kock, Short on off, QdK milks it to long off for one.
South Africa 55, England 311 SA 1st (11.4)May 30 10:40 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Tossed up on off, Rassie nudges it towards sweeper cover for a single.
South Africa 54, England 311 SA 1st (11.3)May 30 10:40 AM - M Ali to van der Dussen, Starts with a shorter ball on middle, Rassie gets on his back foot and pulls it towards deep square leg for a couple.
South Africa 53, England 311 SA 1st (11.1)May 30 10:39 AM - A Rashid to de Kock, FOUR! What happened there? Has that hit the stumps? Yes, it has! But the bails have not come off, instead the ball has gone to the boundary. The googly which pitches around leg. De Kock goes for the sweep shot but misses as the ball stays low. It kisses the off pole, goes past Buttler and down to the third man fence. Interesting. The umpire does not give any signal, which mean
South Africa 51, England 311 SA 1st (10.5)May 30 10:38 AM - A Rashid to de Kock, Down the leg side, de Kock works it towards fine leg for a couple.
South Africa 47, England 311 SA 1st (10.2)May 30 10:36 AM - A Rashid to van der Dussen, Flatter and on off, this is pushed down to long off for one.
South Africa 45, England 311 SA 1st (10.1)May 30 10:35 AM - J Archer to de Kock, Back of a length on the body, it is worked down to fine leg for one.
South Africa 44, England 311 SA 1st (9.1)May 30 10:29 AM - C Woakes to de Kock, On the pads, it is worked through backward square leg for a single.
South Africa 43, England 311 SA 1st (8.4)May 30 10:26 AM - C Woakes to Plessis, Plessis has driven it through mid-off. One run added to the total.
South Africa 42, England 311 SA 1st (8.3)May 30 10:26 AM - C Woakes to de Kock, On the pads, de Kock looks to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg for one.
South Africa 41, England 311 SA 1st (8.2)May 30 10:25 AM - J Archer to du Plessis, FOUR! Faf du Plessis is off the mark with a boundary! He uses the pace of the bowler here. It is fuller and on off, Faf leans into it and times it past mid off. It races to the fence.
South Africa 40, England 311 SA 1st (7.5)May 30 10:23 AM - J Archer to A Markram, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Not a very bad ball. It is on a length and it is just outside off. Markram strides forward and then strokes it through covers for a boundary.
South Africa 36, England 311 SA 1st (7.3)May 30 10:20 AM - J Archer to de Kock, On the pads, this is flicked through backward square leg for a run.
South Africa 32, England 311 SA 1st (7.2)May 30 10:19 AM - C Woakes to A Markram, FOUR! Glorious! Length ball on off, Markram drives it elegantly through covers. No fielder can stop that from going to the fence.
South Africa 31, England 311 SA 1st (6.5)May 30 10:17 AM - C Woakes to de Kock, Woakes bowls it on the pads, Quinton flicks it to fine leg and gets a single.
South Africa 27, England 311 SA 1st (6.1)May 30 10:14 AM - J Archer to de Kock, That is the first time de Kock lost his shape. He looks to slog this full ball on middle, ends up mistiming it towards the right of mid on for a run.
South Africa 26, England 311 SA 1st (5.5)May 30 10:12 AM - J Archer to A Markram, Nicely played! He opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for one.
South Africa 25, England 311 SA 1st (5.3)May 30 10:10 AM - J Archer to A Markram, On the fuller side, Markram hits it wide of mid off and takes two. He is off the mark.
South Africa 24, England 311 SA 1st (5.2)May 30 10:10 AM - C Woakes to de Kock, FOUR! On the up! Lovely stroke. Length and around off, de Kock stands tall and strokes it past covers and the ball races away. Second boundary in the over.
South Africa 22, England 311 SA 1st (4.5)May 30 10:08 AM - C Woakes to de Kock, FOUR! Poor ball and put away! Yes, de Kock did make a little room but Woakes too helped him by bowling it short and outside off. De Kock slaps it through point for a boundary.
South Africa 18, England 311 SA 1st (4.3)May 30 10:07 AM - J Archer to H Amla, FOUR! DEFT! Lovely from Amla. Back of a length and it is slightly outside off, Amla hops and then plays it late. Guides it past second slip and into the third man fence. First boundary for Amla.
South Africa 14, England 311 SA 1st (3.2)May 30 9:58 AM - C Woakes to de Kock, A couple now! On the pad, de Kock works it through backward square leg for two.
South Africa 10, England 311 SA 1st (2.5)May 30 9:56 AM - C Woakes to de Kock, EDGED AND FOUR! No slip and it races away. Slightly short and it is just outside off, de Kock throws his bat at it. The ball goes off the outside edge, past the diving Buttler and into the third man fence. First one for South Africa.
South Africa 8, England 311 SA 1st (2.4)May 30 9:56 AM - J Archer to de Kock, Once again a tight line, on middle, de Kock nudges it around the corner for a single. A tight over from Archer as well.
South Africa 4, England 311 SA 1st (1.6)May 30 9:53 AM - J Archer to H Amla, Amla is off the mark now! Length and on middle, HA looks to defend but it goes off the inner half towards square leg for one.
South Africa 3, England 311 SA 1st (1.3)May 30 9:51 AM - C Woakes to de Kock, De Kock is underway! On the pads, this is flicked through backward square leg for a couple.
South Africa 2, England 311 SA 1st (0.4)May 30 9:47 AM - K Rabada to L Plunkett, Single to end the innings. 11 runs off the final over. The last ball is full on off, Plunkett hits it towards mid off and gets a single. ENGLAND FINISH WITH 311/8 FROM THEIR 50 OVERS.
South Africa 0, England 311 ENG 1st (49.6)May 30 9:13 AM - K Rabada to L Plunkett, On the pads, Plunkett flicks it towards deep square leg and gets a couple.
South Africa 0, England 310 ENG 1st (49.5)May 30 9:13 AM - K Rabada to J Archer, Pulls hard but to the man in deep. Back of a length ball on off, Jofra whacks his pull to deep mid-wicket for a single.
South Africa 0, England 308 ENG 1st (49.4)May 30 9:12 AM - K Rabada to J Archer, Tremendous running this. Full on off, Jofra flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket and runs the first one hard and comes back for the second.
South Africa 0, England 307 ENG 1st (49.3)May 30 9:12 AM - K Rabada to J Archer, FOUR! Excellent shot! Length ball outside off, Jofra rocks onto his back foot and slashes it through covers for a boundary.
South Africa 0, England 305 ENG 1st (49.2)May 30 9:11 AM - K Rabada to L Plunkett, Another slower ball, short in length, pulled behind square leg for a single.
South Africa 0, England 301 ENG 1st (49.1)May 30 9:10 AM - L Ngidi to L Plunkett, Fuller on off, Plunkett hits it over mid off and gets a run. 300 comes up for England with that single.
South Africa 0, England 300 ENG 1st (48.4)May 30 9:08 AM - L Ngidi to Ben Stokes, Fuller on off, Stokes plays it to long off and gets a run. Better from Ngidi. Stokes does not look too pleased. Don't know what the reason is.
South Africa 0, England 299 ENG 1st (48.2)May 30 9:06 AM - L Ngidi to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Poor start this. Comes steaming in and bowls it on the body, Stokes just helps it on its way down to the fine leg region for a boundary.
South Africa 0, England 298 ENG 1st (48.1)May 30 9:05 AM - K Rabada to L Plunkett, FOUR! Plunkett gets off the mark with a boundary! So what was a brilliant over till then is spoiled. Short and on the body, LP pulls it hard through backward square leg and it races away.
South Africa 0, England 294 ENG 1st (47.6)May 30 9:04 AM - K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Another short one and on middle, Stokes pulls it through mid-wicket for one.
South Africa 0, England 290 ENG 1st (47.5)May 30 9:03 AM - K Rabada to Ben Stokes, FOUR! The second half of the over has began well for England. This is not off the middle but Stokes gets the desired result. Short and wide outside off, Stokes slaps it but off the bottom, through covers and into the boundary. England would love a few more.
South Africa 0, England 289 ENG 1st (47.4)May 30 9:03 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Slower ball which is shorter in length, Stokes pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket and gets just a run.
South Africa 0, England 284 ENG 1st (46.5)May 30 8:55 AM - A Phehlukwayo to C Woakes, Fuller on middle, Chris nudges it to long on and gets a run.
South Africa 0, England 283 ENG 1st (46.4)May 30 8:55 AM - A Phehlukwayo to C Woakes, Fuller on off, Woakes drives it wide of sweeper cover and gets a couple.
South Africa 0, England 282 ENG 1st (46.3)May 30 8:54 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, On the pads, Ben turns it behind square and gets one.
South Africa 0, England 279 ENG 1st (46.2)May 30 8:53 AM - A Phehlukwayo to C Woakes, Good fielding by Amla. He has made up for the misfield he committed early in the day. Length ball on off, Woakes drives it towards point. Amla there dives to his right and keeps it down to one.
South Africa 0, England 277 ENG 1st (46.1)May 30 8:51 AM - K Rabada to C Woakes, Length ball on off, Woakes pulls it towards deep mid-wicket and gets only a run. 10 runs off the over.
South Africa 0, England 275 ENG 1st (45.6)May 30 8:49 AM - K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Full on middle, Stokes nudges it to long on and gets a run.
South Africa 0, England 274 ENG 1st (45.5)May 30 8:49 AM - K Rabada to C Woakes, Back of length on off, Woakes punches it wide of cover for a single.
South Africa 0, England 272 ENG 1st (45.4)May 30 8:48 AM - K Rabada to C Woakes, FOUR! Rabada bowls it short outside off, Woakes frees his arms and slashes it over backward point for a boundary.
South Africa 0, England 271 ENG 1st (45.3)May 30 8:47 AM - K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Length ball on off, Ben strokes it towards cover for a single.
South Africa 0, England 267 ENG 1st (45.2)May 30 8:46 AM - K Rabada to C Woakes, Good length ball on off, Woakes drives it uppishly over cover for a single.
South Africa 0, England 266 ENG 1st (45.1)May 30 8:45 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Good running! A couple to end but just 5 from Phehlukwayo's over. South Africa would take that any day. Full and on middle, Stokes works it with soft hands towards mid-wicket. It is the longer side of the ground and the batsmen run two.
South Africa 0, England 265 ENG 1st (44.6)May 30 8:44 AM - A Phehlukwayo to C Woakes, Another single! South Africa won't mind this. Short and on the body, it is pulled towards fine leg for one.
South Africa 0, England 263 ENG 1st (44.5)May 30 8:43 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Well kept by de Kock and he almost produced a run out opportunity! This is down the leg side, Stokes flicks it fine. De Kock dives to his right and makes a half stop. He then gets up quickly and runs after it. The batsmen think of a second but then seeing the effort bail out.
South Africa 0, England 262 ENG 1st (44.4)May 30 8:43 AM - A Phehlukwayo to C Woakes, Just a single now! This is guided past point and Woakes gets to the other end.
South Africa 0, England 261 ENG 1st (44.3)May 30 8:42 AM - L Ngidi to Ben Stokes, Toe-end! Another slower one on off, Stokes looks to reverse sweep the pacer. He is way too early in the shot. It goes towards cover and the batters take one.
South Africa 0, England 260 ENG 1st (43.5)May 30 8:37 AM - L Ngidi to M Ali, Does connect this time but not off the middle. It goes towards deep mid-wicket for one.
South Africa 0, England 259 ENG 1st (43.4)May 30 8:36 AM - L Ngidi to Ben Stokes, Extra bounce there! Length and on off, it takes off. Stokes does well to play it with soft hands towards backward point for one.
South Africa 0, England 258 ENG 1st (43.1)May 30 8:34 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, The googly and it is on the shorter side, Stokes goes back and slaps it through covers for one.
South Africa 0, England 257 ENG 1st (42.5)May 30 8:32 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Another couple! Stokes works this full toss in the similar region. They take one and go for the second. The fielder fires it to the bowler who deflects it onto the stumps but the batter is in.
South Africa 0, England 256 ENG 1st (42.4)May 30 8:32 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Gives it a lot of air, Stokes nicely works it in the gap on the mid-wicket region and takes two.
South Africa 0, England 254 ENG 1st (42.3)May 30 8:32 AM - I Tahir to M Ali, Flatter and outside off, Moeen goes back and pushes it through covers for one.
South Africa 0, England 252 ENG 1st (42.2)May 30 8:31 AM - I Tahir to Stokes, Driven through mid-off by Stokes. One run added to the total.
South Africa 0, England 251 ENG 1st (42.1)May 30 8:31 AM - L Ngidi to Ben Stokes, Shortish and it bounces a touch extra. Stokes does well to get on top of the bounce and guide it towards point for one. 250 comes up for the hosts. 8 overs to go after this, how many more can they add?
South Africa 0, England 250 ENG 1st (41.5)May 30 8:29 AM - L Ngidi to M Ali, Slower ball on the stumps, Ali gets off the mark by pushing it towards covers.
South Africa 0, England 248 ENG 1st (41.4)May 30 8:27 AM - L Ngidi to Ben Stokes, On the bounce! Stokes hits it hard down towards long on. The fielder there moves quickly to his right and keeps it down to one.
South Africa 0, England 247 ENG 1st (41.1)May 30 8:24 AM - I Tahir to Jos Buttler, Once again bowls it short outside off, Buttler cuts it wide of third man and gets a couple. 11 runs off the over. It has come without any risk being taken.
South Africa 0, England 246 ENG 1st (40.6)May 30 8:22 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Follows it up with a single down to long on.
South Africa 0, England 244 ENG 1st (40.5)May 30 8:22 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Short, wide and punished. Tahir is guilty of giving width to Stokes. He accepts the invitation to hit it and slashes it through covers. Andile Phehlukwayo runs to his right in the deep and puts in a desperate dive to stop the ball from going to the fence but it goes in vain as the ball beats him to the fence.
South Africa 0, England 243 ENG 1st (40.4)May 30 8:22 AM - I Tahir to Jos Buttler, Floated on off, Buttler plays it to cover and gets to the other end.
South Africa 0, England 239 ENG 1st (40.3)May 30 8:21 AM - I Tahir to Jos Buttler, Low full toss on off, Buttler plays a stylish flick between deep mid-wicket and long on and gets a brace.
South Africa 0, England 238 ENG 1st (40.2)May 30 8:21 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Straightaway comes down the track and hits it hard but there is a man at long on so he'll just get a run.
South Africa 0, England 236 ENG 1st (40.1)May 30 8:20 AM - L Ngidi to Ben Stokes, On off, Ben strokes it to long off and keeps the strike with a single.
South Africa 0, England 235 ENG 1st (39.6)May 30 8:19 AM - L Ngidi to Jos Buttler, Length ball on off, Buttler stands tall and punches it wide of cover for one.
South Africa 0, England 234 ENG 1st (39.5)May 30 8:18 AM - L Ngidi to Jos Buttler, Back of a length ball, Buttler pulls it wide of Amla at mid-wicket. He looks to stop it with a dive but fails in his attempt to do so. The batsmen get two.
South Africa 0, England 233 ENG 1st (39.4)May 30 8:18 AM - L Ngidi to Ben Stokes, Slower ball on off, it is bowled at 112 kph. Stokes does well to connect his pull towards mid-wicket and gets one.
South Africa 0, England 231 ENG 1st (39.3)May 30 8:17 AM - L Ngidi to Jos Buttler, Length ball on off, Jos flicks it to mid-wicket and gets a single.
South Africa 0, England 230 ENG 1st (39.2)May 30 8:17 AM - L Ngidi to Jos Buttler, Poor ball to begin with. He bowls it on the pads, Buttler flicks it fine down towards fine leg and they run the first one hard which allows them to take two. Good running this.
South Africa 0, England 229 ENG 1st (39.1)May 30 8:16 AM - I Tahir to Jos Buttler, The googly to end! Buttler picks it and works it through mid-wicket for one.
South Africa 0, England 227 ENG 1st (38.6)May 30 8:14 AM - I Tahir to Jos Buttler, Very full on off, Buttler squeezes it through covers for a brace.
South Africa 0, England 226 ENG 1st (38.4)May 30 8:13 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.
South Africa 0, England 224 ENG 1st (38.3)May 30 8:13 AM - I Tahir to Jos Buttler, Just wide! A tremendous effort from Tahir. He bowls it slower through the air on middle, the ball sticks in the surface a little. Buttler looks to push it but it flies off the inner half, past the diving and outstretched hand of Tahir and down to long on for one.
South Africa 0, England 223 ENG 1st (38.2)May 30 8:12 AM - K Rabada to Jos Buttler, Buttler shuffles across and Rabada bangs it short. He pulls it through mid-wicket for one.
South Africa 0, England 222 ENG 1st (37.5)May 30 8:10 AM - K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Slower and shorter outside off, Stokes guides it through point and a run is taken.
South Africa 0, England 221 ENG 1st (37.4)May 30 8:10 AM - K Rabada to Jos Buttler, Good length and on off, Buttler pushes it through covers and for a single.
South Africa 0, England 220 ENG 1st (37.3)May 30 8:09 AM - K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Short and on the body, Stokes plays a controlled pull towards fine leg for one.
South Africa 0, England 219 ENG 1st (37.2)May 30 8:09 AM - K Rabada to Jos Buttler, A direct hit and Stokes was a goner! Markram was the man again and he is disappointed he missed. Back of a length on off, Buttler taps it towards cover and sets off. Markram runs in and underarms it diving forward towards the striker's end. He misses though.
South Africa 0, England 218 ENG 1st (37.1)May 30 8:08 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, A yorker on off, Stokes jams it out towards cover for one.
South Africa 0, England 217 ENG 1st (36.4)May 30 8:03 AM - I Tahir to E Morgan, Shorter and on middle, this is hit through covers for another single.
South Africa 0, England 216 ENG 1st (36.2)May 30 8:02 AM - I Tahir to E Morgan, Flatter and on off, this is hit wide of long off for a brace.
South Africa 0, England 215 ENG 1st (36.1)May 30 8:02 AM - D Pretorius to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Perfect execution! Stokes gets to his fifty with a brilliant shot. Pretorius bowls it full on off, Ben gets down on one knee and plays a delightful reverse paddle over the vacant slip region and into the third man fence for a boundary to get to his 16th ODI fifty. This is just brilliant stuff from the English all-rounder.
South Africa 0, England 213 ENG 1st (35.5)May 30 8:00 AM - D Pretorius to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Excellent shot! Good length ball on off, Stokes comes down the track and hits it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
South Africa 0, England 209 ENG 1st (35.4)May 30 7:59 AM - D Pretorius to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Slower ball gone wrong! Pretorius bowls it full outside off, Stokes stretches out and smashes it over cover for a boundary. Stokes is joining the party now.
South Africa 0, England 205 ENG 1st (35.2)May 30 7:58 AM - D Pretorius to E Morgan, Good length ball on middle, Morgan runs it down to third man for a run. It has started to drizzle here. Let's hope it is just a passing shower.
South Africa 0, England 201 ENG 1st (35.1)May 30 7:58 AM - A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, Slower short ball on the body, Morgan mistimes the pull shot towards fine leg for another run. 200 up for England. 15 overs to go after this.
South Africa 0, England 200 ENG 1st (34.5)May 30 7:56 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Stokes again uses his feet but Phehlukwayo bangs it short. Stokes hits it through covers for one.
South Africa 0, England 199 ENG 1st (34.4)May 30 7:56 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Now a couple! This is on the pads, Stokes whips it towards fine leg. Rabada makes a good stop but the batsmen take two.
South Africa 0, England 198 ENG 1st (34.3)May 30 7:55 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, EDGY FOUR! England won't care! Stokes dances down the track and Andile bowls it outside off. Stokes swings but the ball flies off the outside edge and down to the third man fence. England may have decided to step on the gas now.
South Africa 0, England 196 ENG 1st (34.2)May 30 7:54 AM - D Pretorius to Ben Stokes, Another length and outside off, it is hit through covers for another run.
South Africa 0, England 192 ENG 1st (33.6)May 30 7:49 AM - D Pretorius to E Morgan, 4th single in the over as Morgan jams it out through covers.
South Africa 0, England 191 ENG 1st (33.5)May 30 7:49 AM - D Pretorius to Ben Stokes, Stokes once again uses his feet but the length is quite short. Ben pushes it to mid off for another single.
South Africa 0, England 190 ENG 1st (33.4)May 30 7:48 AM - D Pretorius to E Morgan, Back of a length on off, Morgan guides it towards short third man for one.
South Africa 0, England 189 ENG 1st (33.3)May 30 7:48 AM - D Pretorius to Ben Stokes, Once again it is angled into the body of the batsman, Stokes pushes it down to long on for a single.
South Africa 0, England 188 ENG 1st (33.2)May 30 7:47 AM - A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, FOUR! Fifty comes up for the skipper with that boundary. He has been brilliant today. He gets to his 46th ODI fifty with an excellent pull through square leg. His first fifty as skipper in the World Cup.
South Africa 0, England 187 ENG 1st (32.3)May 30 7:45 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Ben Stokes, Fuller on off, Stokes drives it towards mid on and gets a single.
South Africa 0, England 183 ENG 1st (32.1)May 30 7:44 AM - A Markram to E Morgan, SIX! HUGE! Markram slows it up and bowls it on middle, Morgan brings the slog sweep out and hits it into the mid-wicket stand. Second boundary in the over.
South Africa 0, England 183 ENG 1st (31.5)May 30 7:41 AM - A Markram to Ben Stokes, Now eases this down to long off and gets to the other end.
South Africa 0, England 177 ENG 1st (31.3)May 30 7:40 AM - A Markram to Ben Stokes, FOUR! In the air... but just wide! That should break the shackles for England! Full and on off, Stokes hits it uppishly but wide of long off. Rabada there runs to his right and then dives but it is out of reach. A much-needed boundary.
South Africa 0, England 176 ENG 1st (31.2)May 30 7:40 AM - A Markram to E Morgan, A single to end! Another good Markram overs comes to an end. Morgan goes back and pushes it down to long on for one.
South Africa 0, England 170 ENG 1st (29.6)May 30 7:34 AM - A Markram to Ben Stokes, Loopy ball on off, this is eased down to long off for a single.
South Africa 0, England 169 ENG 1st (29.4)May 30 7:33 AM - A Markram to E Morgan, Once again Markram fires it outside off, Morgan looks to cut but ends up chopping it to point for a single.
South Africa 0, England 168 ENG 1st (29.3)May 30 7:33 AM - I Tahir to E Morgan, Another single to end! This is flighted on off, Morgan hits it through covers and gets to the other end. Imran Tahir has been slightly expensive today by his standards that is. He has gone for 34 in his 6 overs. Also, 7 comes from this one.
South Africa 0, England 167 ENG 1st (28.6)May 30 7:31 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, This is floated up on middle, Stokes works it through mid-wicket and takes one.
South Africa 0, England 166 ENG 1st (28.5)May 30 7:31 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Slightly short and Stokes pounces on it. It is on off, Stokes goes back and punches it through covers. It races away.
South Africa 0, England 165 ENG 1st (28.4)May 30 7:30 AM - I Tahir to E Morgan, Very full outside off, Morgan jams it down to long off for one.
South Africa 0, England 161 ENG 1st (28.2)May 30 7:30 AM - A Markram to E Morgan, Tossed up on off, this time Morgan hits it wide of cover and to long on for a single.
South Africa 0, England 160 ENG 1st (27.6)May 30 7:29 AM - A Markram to Ben Stokes, Starts with a short ball on off and middle, Stokes strokes it wide of sweeper cover and gets a single.
South Africa 0, England 159 ENG 1st (27.1)May 30 7:27 AM - JP Duminy to E Morgan, Reverse sweep now! Morgan hits it hard towards Ngidi at backward point. He makes a good diving stop to his right, it is not clean but saves two for his side. 10 from this one and 23 from the last two.
South Africa 0, England 158 ENG 1st (26.6)May 30 7:25 AM - JP Duminy to E Morgan, FOUR! Swept and swept nicely! It is on the pads, Morgan says thank you very much and hits it fine on the leg side for a boundary.
South Africa 0, England 156 ENG 1st (26.5)May 30 7:24 AM - JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Floats it up on off, Stokes stays leg side of the delivery, looks to go inside out over covers but hits it very straight and a single results towards long off.
South Africa 0, England 152 ENG 1st (26.4)May 30 7:24 AM - JP Duminy to Morgan, Morgan plays the Square-Cut. The batsmen have run through for a single.
South Africa 0, England 151 ENG 1st (26.3)May 30 7:24 AM - JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Flatter and on the pads, Stokes nudges it through mid-wicket and another single results. 150 is up for England.
South Africa 0, England 150 ENG 1st (26.2)May 30 7:23 AM - JP Duminy to E Morgan, On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.
South Africa 0, England 149 ENG 1st (26.1)May 30 7:23 AM - L Ngidi to Morgan, Pushed to the cover region by Morgan. The batsmen have run through for a single.
South Africa 0, England 148 ENG 1st (25.5)May 30 7:21 AM - L Ngidi to E Morgan, SIX! Back-to-back maximums! Easy this for Morgan. It is short but bounces at a good height for Morgan. He rocks back and helps it on its way over the fine leg fence. 12 from the first three balls. With that hit he gets to 7000 runs in ODIs.
South Africa 0, England 147 ENG 1st (25.3)May 30 7:20 AM - L Ngidi to E Morgan, SIX! He has picked the bones out of this one! Lovely shot. Dances down the track and makes it into a full ball. Morgan then smashes it over long off for a biggie.
South Africa 0, England 141 ENG 1st (25.2)May 30 7:19 AM - JP Duminy to E Morgan, Morgan nudges this flighted ball to long off and rotates the strike.
South Africa 0, England 135 ENG 1st (24.5)May 30 7:17 AM - JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, Tossed up on off, Ben milks it to long off and gets a single.
South Africa 0, England 134 ENG 1st (24.4)May 30 7:16 AM - JP Duminy to Ben Stokes, On the pads, Stokes turns it behind square and gets a couple.
South Africa 0, England 133 ENG 1st (24.2)May 30 7:16 AM - L Ngidi to E Morgan, FOUR! Glorious! Full on off and middle, Morgan plays a textbook straight drive. It goes past the mid off fielder and races away to the fence. Morgan holds the pose for the cameras.
South Africa 0, England 131 ENG 1st (23.2)May 30 7:12 AM - L Ngidi to Ben Stokes, Bowls it on a length just outside off, Stokes runs it down to third man and gets a single.
South Africa 0, England 127 ENG 1st (23.1)May 30 7:11 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Very full on the pads, it is flicked through square leg for one.
South Africa 0, England 126 ENG 1st (22.6)May 30 7:10 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Good batting! Works it wide of the fielder at deep mid-wicket and two is taken.
South Africa 0, England 125 ENG 1st (22.4)May 30 7:09 AM - I Tahir to E Morgan, Gives it a lot of air but it is very full on off, it is eased down to long off for one.
South Africa 0, England 123 ENG 1st (22.3)May 30 7:09 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Very full on off, Stokes strokes it down to long off for another single.
South Africa 0, England 122 ENG 1st (22.2)May 30 7:08 AM - I Tahir to E Morgan, Flatter and on the pads, Morgan works it through mid-wicket for a single. This is what we will be seeing for a little while now from England.
South Africa 0, England 121 ENG 1st (22.1)May 30 7:08 AM - K Rabada to E Morgan, Had Markram picked the ball up, it could have been close. Length and on off, Morgan defends it towards cover and the batters go for a quick run. Markram gets to the ball quickly but fails to pick it up.
South Africa 0, England 120 ENG 1st (21.5)May 30 7:06 AM - K Rabada to Ben Stokes, A full toss on off, Stokes works it towards mid-wicket. His one hand coms off the handle. A single taken.
South Africa 0, England 119 ENG 1st (21.4)May 30 7:06 AM - K Rabada to E Morgan, Short and it is on Morgan's body. He looks to work it on the leg side but the ball hits the glove and rolls towards square leg for a single.
South Africa 0, England 118 ENG 1st (21.3)May 30 7:05 AM - K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and it is on off, Stokes with the angle, guides it down to third man and takes a single.
South Africa 0, England 117 ENG 1st (21.2)May 30 7:05 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Flighted on the pads, Stokes flicks it to mid-wicket and gets a single. He will keep the strike.
South Africa 0, England 115 ENG 1st (20.6)May 30 7:03 AM - I Tahir to E Morgan, Short again, Morgan punches it towards sweeper cover and gets a single.
South Africa 0, England 114 ENG 1st (20.4)May 30 7:02 AM - I Tahir to Ben Stokes, Floats it on middle and off, Stokes strokes it towards mid on and gets a single.
South Africa 0, England 113 ENG 1st (20.1)May 30 7:01 AM - K Rabada to Ben Stokes, Stokes is off the mark! It is on the pads, he works it through square leg and takes one.
South Africa 0, England 112 ENG 1st (19.4)May 30 6:58 AM - A Phehlukwayo to E Morgan, FOUR! Off the mark and in some style! Length ball on off, Morgan gets on top of the ball and drives it gloriously through covers for a boundary.
South Africa 0, England 111 ENG 1st (18.6)May 30 6:54 AM - A Phehlukwayo to J Roy, FOUR! That was four the moment it left the bat. Full on middle and leg, Roy smashes it through long on. There is a man at long on but he does not move an inch.
South Africa 0, England 107 ENG 1st (18.3)May 30 6:50 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Joe Root, On the pads now, Root turns it to fine leg and gets an easy single.
South Africa 0, England 103 ENG 1st (18.2)May 30 6:50 AM - D Pretorius to Joe Root, A bit of a misfield and Root gets to his half ton. 'ROOOOOTTTTT' shouts the crowd here. He raises his bat to acknowledge the applause. His 31st in this format. He flicks this towards mid-wicket where the fielder does not stop it cleanly and a run is taken.
South Africa 0, England 102 ENG 1st (17.6)May 30 6:48 AM - D Pretorius to J Roy, Nicely played but just for a single. His fifty does come up this time. He raises his bat for the second time and the crowd cheers for the second time. His 15th in this format and 4th consecutive one. He gets there by flicking it down to long on for one. He looks all set to make it big here. Also, the 100-run stand is up between the duo, they are laying the foundation for a bi
South Africa 0, England 101 ENG 1st (17.3)May 30 6:47 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Joe Root, Safe! No, he is not short. The dive has saved Root there. Good length ball on off, Root plays it wide of mid on and takes a quick single. Rabada there moves to his left and has a shy at the bowler's end. He hits it and the umpire just to be sure takes it upstairs. Replay rolls in and it confirms Root was comfortably in.
South Africa 0, England 99 ENG 1st (16.5)May 30 6:41 AM - A Phehlukwayo to J Roy, Angles this one into the middle pole, Roy pushes it to long on and gets to the other end.
South Africa 0, England 98 ENG 1st (16.2)May 30 6:39 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Joe Root, A good bouncer there! It is at head height and just outside off, Root looks to pull but does not time it. It goes to the right of mid-wicket and a single is taken.
South Africa 0, England 97 ENG 1st (16.1)May 30 6:38 AM - D Pretorius to Joe Root, Better length this. It is on a good length on the off stump line. Root looks to play it on the off side but it goes towards fine leg off the inner half. He gets one.
South Africa 0, England 96 ENG 1st (15.5)May 30 6:36 AM - D Pretorius to Joe Root, Length ball on off, Root punches it wide of sweeper cover and gets two.
South Africa 0, England 95 ENG 1st (15.4)May 30 6:36 AM - D Pretorius to J Roy, Now flicks the next ball to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. Roy gets to 48.
South Africa 0, England 93 ENG 1st (15.3)May 30 6:35 AM - D Pretorius to J Roy, FOUR! Nice shot! Full on off, Roy gets under it and lofts it over the mid off fielder. It was a slower ball from Pretorius but he could not deceive Roy.
South Africa 0, England 92 ENG 1st (15.2)May 30 6:35 AM - D Pretorius to Joe Root, Short on off, Root pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a single.
South Africa 0, England 88 ENG 1st (15.1)May 30 6:34 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Joe Root, Full on off, Root drives it straight but Phehlukwayo does well to get his hand to it and take the pace off the ball. Mid on runs behind and they just get one.
South Africa 0, England 87 ENG 1st (14.6)May 30 6:33 AM - A Phehlukwayo to J Roy, Fuller on off, Roy defends it onto the ground. The ball goes over Phehlukwayo and wide of mid off which allows them to take a run.
South Africa 0, England 86 ENG 1st (14.4)May 30 6:32 AM - A Phehlukwayo to Joe Root, Length ball on off, Root punches it to sweeper cover and gets one.
South Africa 0, England 85 ENG 1st (14.2)May 30 6:31 AM - A Phehlukwayo to J Roy, Starts with a slightly shorter ball on off, Roy has no problem pulling it to deep mid-wicket and getting a run. The ploy from South Africa has been clear, they are looking to bowl short but it has not been short enough and it has not troubled the batsmen.
South Africa 0, England 84 ENG 1st (14.1)May 30 6:30 AM - D Pretorius to J Roy, Nice running! Length ball on off, Roy drops it towards cover and takes a very quick single to see off the over.
South Africa 0, England 83 ENG 1st (13.6)May 30 6:29 AM - D Pretorius to Joe Root, Length ball on off, Root turns it away to square leg and rotates the strike.
South Africa 0, England 82 ENG 1st (13.4)May 30 6:28 AM - D Pretorius to J Roy, Slower ball on middle, Roy just strokes it to long on and gets to the other end.
South Africa 0, England 81 ENG 1st (13.3)May 30 6:27 AM - D Pretorius to Joe Root, Outside off on a length, Root just eases it down to third man and gets a single.
South Africa 0, England 80 ENG 1st (13.2)May 30 6:27 AM - K Rabada to J Roy, FOUR! Beautifully played. Rabada bowls it slightly shorter. Roy waits on his back foot and plays a short-arm jab pull through mid-wicket for a boundary. Spoils a good over.
South Africa 0, England 79 ENG 1st (12.6)May 30 6:25 AM - K Rabada to J Roy, In the air but safe. Length ball outside off, Jason cuts it uppishly wide of third man and gets a couple.
South Africa 0, England 75 ENG 1st (12.3)May 30 6:23 AM - K Rabada to Joe Root, Length ball on off, Root pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets one.
South Africa 0, England 73 ENG 1st (12.1)May 30 6:22 AM - D Pretorius to J Roy, FOUR! Yes, he does go big. Pretorius bowls it short, Roy gets on his back foot and pulls it over mid-wicket. The ball bounces before the ropes and goes away for a boundary. That releases all the pressure that was building.
South Africa 0, England 72 ENG 1st (11.5)May 30 6:21 AM - K Rabada to J Roy, The inside edge saves Roy there because had he missed it, he was plumb LBW! Rabada goes for a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss. It tails back in a little. Roy looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls towards third man for one.
South Africa 0, England 68 ENG 1st (10.5)May 30 6:16 AM - K Rabada to Joe Root, Slightly shorter on off, Root pushes it towards cover and takes one. This is lovely batting from Root.
South Africa 0, England 67 ENG 1st (10.4)May 30 6:16 AM - K Rabada to Joe Root, A couple now! On the pads, Root works it wide of the fielder at deep square leg and takes two.
South Africa 0, England 66 ENG 1st (10.3)May 30 6:15 AM - K Rabada to Joe Root, FOUR! Delightful stroke, the on-drive! Probably the toughest shot to play in the game. On off and it is slightly fuller. Root strokes it past the diving mid on fielder and it races away.
South Africa 0, England 64 ENG 1st (10.2)May 30 6:14 AM - D Pretorius to Joe Root, Good length ball on off, Root plays an easy pull to square leg and keeps the strike with a single.
South Africa 0, England 60 ENG 1st (9.6)May 30 6:13 AM - D Pretorius to J Roy, Back of a length ball on the body, Jason pulls it to fine leg and gets to the other end.
South Africa 0, England 59 ENG 1st (9.5)May 30 6:12 AM - D Pretorius to Joe Root, On the pads, Root flicks it to to the left of fine leg and gets one.
South Africa 0, England 58 ENG 1st (9.3)May 30 6:10 AM - D Pretorius to Joe Root, Starts with a length ball on middle, Root flicks it wide of fine leg and gets a couple.
South Africa 0, England 57 ENG 1st (9.1)May 30 6:10 AM - K Rabada to Joe Root, A single to end another decent over for the hosts. Root works this with soft hands towards mid on and gets to the other end.
South Africa 0, England 55 ENG 1st (8.6)May 30 6:08 AM - K Rabada to Joe Root, FOUR! Poor effort in the deep by Ngidi. Can't blame him though, he would be tired after his spell and we could see that in the effort. Short and on middle, Root gets on top of the bounce and pulls it all along the ground towards backward square leg. Ngidi runs to his left and then instead of bending down, looks to stop it with his leg but fails to do so. That also brings up t
South Africa 0, England 54 ENG 1st (8.4)May 30 6:07 AM - K Rabada to J Roy, Good running and it brings the 50 up for England. It has come up in quick time. On middle, Roy pushes it wide of mid on and gets to the other end.
South Africa 0, England 50 ENG 1st (8.2)May 30 6:06 AM - L Ngidi to J Roy, Brilliant fielding! Duminy saves at least 2 for his side there. Short and outside off, Roy cuts it towards point. JP there dives to his left and makes a half-stop with one hand. Can't stop the single though.
South Africa 0, England 49 ENG 1st (7.4)May 30 6:03 AM - L Ngidi to J Roy, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Lovely placement! Another slower one but this is slightly fuller and on off. Roy picks it, waits for it, hits it past the diving short cover and through wide mid off for a boundary.
South Africa 0, England 48 ENG 1st (7.3)May 30 6:02 AM - L Ngidi to Joe Root, Very smart bowling! Rolls his fingers on this delivery and it is bowled at 117 KPH. Root is foxed by the lack of pace. He is a touch early in the defense. It goes off the inner half towards the leg side for one.
South Africa 0, England 44 ENG 1st (7.2)May 30 6:02 AM - K Rabada to J Roy, FOUR! Straight down the ground and that has raced across the turn! Slightly fuller and on middle, Roy, with a straight bat, hits it past the bowler. It is just a push but the outfield here is lightning fast and it races away.
South Africa 0, England 43 ENG 1st (6.1)May 30 5:57 AM - L Ngidi to Joe Root, Nice push for a brace! Slightly fuller and on off, Root times it through covers. It is not right off the middle but enough to get two.
South Africa 0, England 39 ENG 1st (5.6)May 30 5:56 AM - L Ngidi to J Roy, Uppish but safe! Just behind a driving length and it is outside off, Root is guilty of playing at it away and ahead from his body. it flies off the outer half but past point and down to third man for one.
South Africa 0, England 37 ENG 1st (5.4)May 30 5:54 AM - L Ngidi to J Roy, FOUR! Very fine and a boundary! Ngidi is guilty of drifting on the pads, Roy flicks it very fine and it races to the fine leg fence. Runs coming thick and fast now.
South Africa 0, England 35 ENG 1st (5.3)May 30 5:53 AM - L Ngidi to J Roy, This is angled into the batsman, Roy looks to play it with a straight bat. The ball goes off the thick inside edge and through square leg for a couple.
South Africa 0, England 31 ENG 1st (5.1)May 30 5:51 AM - I Tahir to Joe Root, Almost got a wicket off the full toss! It is on the pads, Root gently flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket. It goes just past the outstretched hand of the fielder there and towards the deep for a brace.
South Africa 0, England 29 ENG 1st (4.5)May 30 5:50 AM - I Tahir to Joe Root, FOUR! Misfield from Amla! Root plays the sweep to the left of Amla at square leg. He dives but the ball goes under his hands and to the boundary. Second in the over.
South Africa 0, England 27 ENG 1st (4.4)May 30 5:49 AM - I Tahir to Joe Root, Good batting! Innovates and it comes off! Root plays the reverse sweep and hits it fine. Pretorius from short third man, hares after it and keeps it down to two.
South Africa 0, England 23 ENG 1st (4.3)May 30 5:49 AM - I Tahir to J Roy, Clever batting! Roy now eases this down to long on and gets off strike.
South Africa 0, England 21 ENG 1st (4.2)May 30 5:49 AM - I Tahir to J Roy, FOUR! First poor ball by Tahir and it has been put away! Very short and on off, it sits up to be hit. Roy goes back and slaps it through covers for a boundary.
South Africa 0, England 20 ENG 1st (4.1)May 30 5:48 AM - L Ngidi to Joe Root, FOUR! Off the meat. Good length ball on off, Root waits back and pulls it excellently through mid-wicket for a boundary. he is looking in fine touch.
South Africa 0, England 16 ENG 1st (3.4)May 30 5:46 AM - L Ngidi to J Roy, Ngidi hits the deck hard outside off. No swing on that one. Roy looks to drive but it goes to third man off the outside edge for a single.
South Africa 0, England 12 ENG 1st (3.1)May 30 5:44 AM - I Tahir to J Roy, Another slider but on the pads, Roy works it to square leg.
South Africa 0, England 11 ENG 1st (2.5)May 30 5:42 AM - I Tahir to Joe Root, Root now eases it down to long on for a single.
South Africa 0, England 10 ENG 1st (2.3)May 30 5:42 AM - I Tahir to J Roy, Almost a run out there! Tahir nearly pulled off something brilliant there. He floats it up on middle, Roy smashes it back towards the bowler. Tahir sticks his leg out and almost deflects it on the stumps at his end. The ball hits the umpire and goes towards long on for one. Had that ball hit the stumps at the other end, Root was a goner.
South Africa 0, England 9 ENG 1st (2.2)May 30 5:41 AM - I Tahir to Joe Root, On the stumps, this is eased down to long on for one.
South Africa 0, England 8 ENG 1st (2.1)May 30 5:41 AM - L Ngidi to Joe Root, A little too straight this time, Root just about gets his bat down in time and works it towards fine leg for one.
South Africa 0, England 7 ENG 1st (1.6)May 30 5:40 AM - L Ngidi to Joe Root, FOUR! Beautiful! Off the mark in some style! First boundary of the World Cup. Full and outside off, Root leans into the stroke and caresses it through the covers for a boundary.
South Africa 0, England 6 ENG 1st (1.5)May 30 5:39 AM - L Ngidi to J Roy, A single! Angles this one into the batsman, Roy looks to defend but it goes off the inner half down to fine leg for one.
South Africa 0, England 2 ENG 1st (1.2)May 30 5:37 AM - I Tahir to J Roy, England are underway straightaway! They almost got an overthrow too. Flatter and on off, Roy pushes it to mid off and sets off. Andile scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end but the batter is well in. The ball deflects away from the fielder backing up but the man at deep square leg gets to it quickly and stops an extra run.
South Africa 0, England 1 ENG 1st (0.1)May 30 5:31 AM
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