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England vs South Africa Live Commentary, Group 1 18th T20, ICC World Twenty20 2016, March 18, 2016

SAF 229/4 (20)
England won by 2 wickets
ENG 230/8 (19.4)
Match over
South Africa Inning England Inning
0.0 : Hello and welcome to this Super 10 Group 1 match between England and South Africa here in Mumbai. England have won the toss and elected to bowl.
South Africa are yet to play their first game of this tournament and will be looking to get off to a flying start with a win here today in Mumbai. With a very strong Group 1, a South Africa win could see the English starting to pack their bags to go home.
England Team: JJ Roy, AD Hales, JE Root, JC Buttler†, EJG Morgan*, BA Stokes, MM Ali, CJ Jordan, AU Rashid, DJ Willey, RJW Topley.
South Africa Team: Q de Kock†, HM Amla, F du Plessis*, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, DA Miller, CH Morris, KJ Abbott, DW Steyn, K Rabada, Imran Tahir.
England go with an unchanged lineup from their defeat to the West Indies, with Morgan explaining they simply caught Gayle on the wrong night.
South Africa's big news is that Amla and de Kock are both inclusions.
Play will be underway in 10 minutes here in Mumbai, do not go away!
After posting a very competitive total against West Indies in their opening match, England's bowling attack couldn't stop the runs flowing as they were chased down after a century for Gayle. They will be looking to turn things around tonight with a win.
0.1 : Willey to Amla, no run, short ball is defended on the back foot to the man at point.
0.2 : Willey to Amla, one run, pushed onto the leg-side wide of mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark. South Africa underway!
0.3 : Willey to de Kock, no run, short of the length ball is defended on the back foot to backward point.
0.4 : Willey to de Kock, no run, mistimed cover drive easily fielded by Morgan.
0.5 : Willey to de Kock, no run, outswinger is played late to the man at backward point for another dot.
0.6 : Willey to de Kock, one run, thick outside edge runs down to third-man for a single to end the over. Good start from England, with only 2 runs coming from the opening over.
End of over: SAF 2/0 (de Kock 1, Amla 1)
1.1 : Topley to de Kock, SIX, over-pitched ball outside the off-stump is driven over the cover boundary for six!
1.2 : Topley to de Kock, no run, ball beats the bat outside the off-stump.
1.3 : Topley to de Kock, FOUR, advances down the pitch and lofts it over the infields for a one bounce four to the cover boundary.
1.4 : Topley to de Kock, FOUR, over-pitched ball outside the off-stump is driven square of the wicket for four more! Too wide from Topley and do Kock punishes him!
1.5 : Topley to de Kock, one run, defended on the back foot as Amla comes through for a quick single.
1.6 : Topley to Amla, APPEAL, no run, shout for LBW is turned down by the umpire. The ball looks to have pitched outside the legstump.
End of over: SAF 17/0 (de Kock 16, Amla 1)
2.1 : Willey to de Kock, no run, swing and a miss!
2.2 : Willey to de Kock, no run, ball crashes into the thigh pad.
2.3 : Willey to de Kock, SIX, advances down the ticket and smashed back over the bowlers head for six more! Wonderful start here for de Kock!
2.4 : Willey to de Kock, FOUR, slower ball is driven wonderfully to the long-on boundary for four! Fantastic ball striking here for the South African opener.
2.5 : Willey to de Kock, FOUR, short wide ball outside the off-stump is cut through the gully region for another boundary! de Kock moves to 30 from 14 balls.
2.6 : Willey to de Kock, SIX, full ball on off-stump is smashed over the cover boundary for six! What a start here for de Kock! 91 metre six to end the over.
End of over: SAF 37/0 (de Kock 36, Amla 1)
3.1 : Ali to Amla, FOUR, smashed to the cover boundary for four! Runs flowing here for South Africa!
3.2 : Ali to Amla, no run, forward in defence.
3.3 : Ali to Amla, FOUR, driven into the gap at cover as the ball runs away for four more!
3.4 : Ali to Amla, DROPPED, one run, driven to mid-off and dropped by Topley!
3.5 : Ali to de Kock, FOUR, late cut to third-man for four more!
3.6 : Ali to de Kock, no run, finally a dot ball to end the over.
End of over: SAF 50/0 (de Kock 40, Amla 10)
4.1 : Jordan to Amla, FOUR, smashed through point for four!
4.2 : Jordan to Amla, FOUR, guided to third-man for another boundary!
4.3 : Jordan to Amla, FOUR, flicked to fine-leg for four more!
4.4 : Jordan to Amla, SIX, smashed over fine-leg for a huge six!
4.5 : Jordan to Amla, FOUR, slashed through the off-side for four more!
4.6 : Jordan to Amla, no run, a shout for a caught is turned down by the umpire. The replay clearly shows it was a bump ball.
End of over: SAF 72/0 (de Kock 40, Amla 32)
5.1 : Stokes to de Kock, one run, flicked to short fine-leg.
5.2 : Stokes to Amla, no run, swing and a miss!
5.3 : Stokes to Amla, FOUR, driven through the covers to the boundary for four!
5.4 : Stokes to Amla, one run, thick outside edge to third-man for a single.
5.5 : Stokes to de Kock, FOUR, full ball outside the off-stump is driven wonderfully over the top of the infield to the cover boundary.
5.6 : Stokes to de Kock, one run, flicked to deep backward square-leg for a single to end the over. What a start here for South Africa, 83 without loss after 6 overs.
End of over: SAF 83/0 (de Kock 46, Amla 37)
6.1 : Rashid to de Kock, FOUR, whipped through the leg-side to the boundary for four! 50 for de Kock, coming up in just 21 balls including 7 fours and 3 sixes!
6.2 : Rashid to de Kock, one run, worked onto the leg-side for an easy single.
6.3 : Rashid to Amla, no run, swing and a miss!
6.4 : Rashid to Amla, one run, driven firmly to mid-off who misfields which allows for the single.
6.5 : Rashid to de Kock, one run, worked around the corner to square-leg for a single. Quick stat
6.6 : .
End of over: Rashid to Amla, SIX, full toss is clubbed over mid-wicket for a six! SAF 96/0 (de Kock 52, Amla 44)
7.1 : Ali to de Kock, OUT, no run, played in the air out to deep mid-wicket to Hales, who takes a comfortable catch! de Kock is on his way for 52 from 24 balls including 7 fours and 3 sixes! What an innings! de Villiers is promoted to number 3!
7.2 : Ali to Amla, one run, flicked to fine-leg.
7.3 : Ali to de Villiers, one run, pushed to long-on for a single.
7.4 : Ali to Amla, no run, forward in defence.
7.5 : Ali to Amla, one run, worked onto the leg-side.
7.6 : Ali to de Villiers, one run, whipped to the leg-side for a single to end the over.
End of over: That's the 100 up for South Africa! SAF 100/1 (Amla 46, de Villiers 2)
8.1 : Rashid to de Villiers, two runs, driven to deep extra cover for 2!
8.2 : Rashid to de Villiers, APPEAL, no run, big shout for LBW is turned down by the umpire.
8.3 : Rashid to de Villiers, SIX, advances down the wicket and smashes it over the long-on boundary for six!
8.4 : Rashid to de Villiers, SIX, hooked over mid-wicket for another six! Too short from Rashid!
8.5 : Rashid to de Villiers, no run, cut shot straight to point.
8.6 : Rashid to de Villiers, OUT, no run, top edge goes high in the air and is caught at point by Morgan! de Villiers is on his way for 16 from 8 balls.
End of over: SAF 114/2 (Amla 46, de Villiers 16)
9.1 : Ali to du Plessis, one run, driven to cover for a single.
9.2 : Ali to Amla, one run, worked to long-on for a single.
9.3 : Ali to du Plessis, one run, worked to the leg-side for a single.
9.4 : Ali to Amla, one run, pushed to long-on for a single.
9.5 : Ali to du Plessis, one run, worked to the leg-side for a single.
9.6 : .
End of over: Ali to Amla, SIX, short ball is hooked over the square-leg boundary for six! 50 for Amla coming up in 54 from 25 balls! SAF 125/2 (Amla 54, du Plessis 3)
10.1 : Rashid to du Plessis, one run, single to the legside.
10.2 : Rashid to Amla, one run, single once more.
10.3 : Rashid to du Plessis, no run, cut shot straight to point.
10.4 : Rashid to du Plessis, one run, pushed to long-on for a single and that is 1000 runs in T20 international for du Plessis.
10.5 : Rashid to Amla, no run, pushed back to the bowler
10.6 : Rashid to Amla, no run, another dot ball to end the over.
End of over: Great over from Rashid, only 3 from it! SAF 128/2 (Amla 55, du Plessis 5)
11.1 : Ali to du Plessis, one run, pushed to long-on for a single.
11.2 : Ali to Amla, two runs, whipped to the leg-side for 2 more.
11.3 : Ali to Amla, one run, cut shot to deep point for a single.
11.4 : Ali to du Plessis, one run, pushed to long-on for a single.
11.5 : Ali to Amla, OUT, no run, attempts to sweep the ball as it crashes into the front pad. The umpire raises his finger and Amla is on his way for 58 from 31 balls including 7 fours and 3 sixes.
11.6 : Ali to Duminy, one run, pushed to long-on for a single to end the over.
End of over: SAF 134/3 (du Plessis 7, Duminy 1)
12.1 : Rashid to Duminy, one run, forward in defence as they get a single.
12.2 : Rashid to du Plessis, one run, turned to the leg-side for a single.
12.3 : Rashid to Duminy, one run, soft hands allows for the single to point.
12.4 : Rashid to du Plessis, no run, defended to cover.
12.5 : Rashid to du Plessis, one run, pushed into the gap at cover for a single.
12.6 : Rashid to Duminy, one run, pushed to the off-side for a single to end the over.
End of over: Rashid finishes his 4 overs with 35./1 SAF 139/3 (du Plessis 9, Duminy 4)
13.1 : Root to Duminy, two runs, worked onto the leg-side for two as the wicket keeper fields the ball at mid-wicket.
13.2 : Root to Duminy, one run, pushed extra cover for a single.
13.3 : Root to du Plessis, one run, cut shot to deep extra cover for a single.
13.4 : Root to Duminy, FOUR, driven down the ground and a misfields on the boundary by Hales allows for a four! Terrible mistake.
13.5 : Root to Duminy, FOUR, sweeps it towards fine leg for a boundary
13.6 : Stokes is back
Root to Duminy, one run, takes a single with a push towards point.
End of over: SAF 152/3 (du Plessis 10, Duminy 16)
14.1 : Stokes to Duminy, one run, pulls it towards deep mid wicket for a single
14.2 : Stokes to du Plessis, FOUR, bends down on his knee and scoops it towards fine leg for a boundary
14.3 : Stokes to du Plessis, two byes, tries the scoop again and the ball makes no contact with the bat this time. Keeper fumbles and allows 2 byes
14.4 : Stokes to du Plessis, one run, drives it towards deep cover
14.5 : Stokes to Duminy, FOUR, glances the low full toss into the fine leg fence for a boundary
Stokes to Duminy, wide, bowls it fuller and well wide of off stump
14.6 : Stokes to Duminy, one run, drives it down towards long on and retains the strike with the single.
End of over: SAF 166/3 (du Plessis 15, Duminy 22)
15.1 : Willey to Duminy, one run, tucks it towards square leg for a single
15.2 : Willey to du Plessis, two runs, slices it over extra cover and gets a couple of runs
15.3 : Willey to du Plessis, OUT, no run, full toss, du Plessis swings it towards deep mid wicket. Roy takes the catch
Willey to Duminy, wide, down the leg side
15.4 : Willey to Duminy, one run, drives it towards long on for a single
15.5 : Willey to Miller, APPEAL, one run, looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad in line with leg stump. LBW appeal is turned down. The umpire gives it as run
15.6 : Willey to Duminy, one run, drives it towards mid off for a single.
Jordan is back
End of over: SAF 173/4 (Duminy 25, Miller 1)
16.1 : Jordan to Duminy, one run, drives it down towards deep cover for a single
16.2 : Jordan to Miller, FOUR, good length ball on the pads, Miller glances it into the fine leg fence
16.3 : Jordan to Miller, one run, drives it towards cover for a single
16.4 : Jordan to Duminy, one run, comes forward and pushes it back to the bowler. A fumble allows a single
16.5 : Jordan to Miller, one run, drives it towards deep cover for a single
16.6 : Jordan to Duminy, one run, cuts it down towards third man for a single.
3 Overs to go. South Africa must be targeting 215. Can they get there?
End of over: SAF 182/4 (Duminy 28, Miller 7)
17.1 : Willey to Duminy, one run, drives it towards deep mid wicket for a single
17.2 : Willey to Miller, one run, looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pad. The ball rolls towards fine leg
17.3 : Willey to Duminy, one run, gives the charge and drives it through square leg
17.4 : Willey to Miller, SIX, makes room and swings the low full toss over deep mid wicket for a huge SIX
96 metres that ball travelled off the bat
17.5 : Willey to Miller, one run, flicks it towards deep mid wicket for a single this time
17.6 : Willey to Duminy, one run, bends down on his knee and sweeps it towards fine leg. The fielder does well to keep it down to a single.
End of over: SAF 193/4 (Duminy 31, Miller 15)
18.1 : Topley to Duminy, SIX, makes room and lofts the low full toss over deep extra cover for SIX
79 metres was the distance of that hit
18.2 : Topley to Duminy, SIX
South Africa goes past 200
Topley to Duminy, SIX, clears the front leg and lofts it over extra cover for a 82 metres long SIX this time
18.3 : Topley to Duminy, one run, gets an inside edge towards fine leg as he looks to drive
18.4 : Topley to Miller, one run, drives it down towards long on
18.5 : Topley to Duminy, three runs, drives it towards deep mid wicket for a couple of runs. A wild throw from the fielder results in one extra run
18.6 : Topley to Miller, one run, drills it hard towards long off.
A huge over that, 18 runs came from it
Jordan to bowl the final over of the inning
End of over: SAF 211/4 (Duminy 47, Miller 17)
19.1 : Jordan to Miller, one run, drives it down towards long on
19.2 : Jordan to Duminy, SIX
Duminy reaches his fifty from 26 balls with 3 FOURS and 3 SIXES
Jordan to Duminy, SIX, swings the low full toss over deep mid wicket for SIX
19.3 : Jordan to Duminy, no run, looks to drive but misses
19.4 : 50 Partnership from 26 balls
Jordan to Duminy, DROPPED, one run, looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards mid off. Morgan dives forward but drops the catch
19.5 : Jordan to Miller, SIX, clear the front leg and flicks it over deep mid wicket for SIX
19.6 : Jordan to Miller, FOUR, drives it towards deep extra cover for a boundary.
South Africa finishes with a massive score of 229/4
Jordan to Miller, FOUR, drives it towards deep extra cover for a boundary.
England set a massive 230 to win after South Africa put on a fantastic performance with the bat. Its the 6th highest t20 score.
de Kock and Amla got South Africa off to a fantastic start, with both openers notching up half centuries. Duminy continued the great performance by notching a half century of his own.
England were simply not good enough in the field here in Mumbai. They will require just above 11 an over to complete the run chase.
Dont go away, we are in for an exciting run chase!
End of over: SAF 229/4 (Duminy 54, Miller 28)
0.1 : Rabada to Roy, FOUR, driven wonderfully down the ground! Four runs!
0.2 : Rabada to Roy, FOUR, smashes it through cover to the boundary for four! Great start for England!
0.3 : Rabada to Roy, no run, dot ball on the front foot.
Rabada to Roy, five wides, too much bounce this time and its five wides over the keeper!
0.4 : Rabada to Roy, FOUR, short ball is pooled to the square-leg boundary for four!
0.5 : Rabada to Roy, no run, swing and a miss!
0.6 : 21 runs from the first over
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End of over: Rabada to Roy, FOUR, driven back past the bowler to the boundary for four! Wonderful shot to end a fantastic over from England! 21 from it! ENG 21/0 (Roy 16, Hales 0)
1.1 : Steyn to Hales, DROPPED, FOUR, flicked to fine-leg and dropped by Abbott! The ball runs over the rope for four more
1.2 : Steyn to Hales, FOUR, whipped to fine-leg for four more! Wonderfully batting!
1.3 : Steyn to Hales, FOUR, flicked to the fine-leg boundary for four more! 3 in a row!
1.4 : Steyn to Hales, one run, single to deep mid-wicket this time.
1.5 : Steyn to Roy, FOUR, smashed over mid-off for a one bounce four! Boundaries are flowing her for England.
1.6 : .
Steyn concedes 23 runs in his first over
End of over: Steyn to Roy, SIX, whipped off the pads over square-leg for six! 23 off Steyn's first over! ENG 44/0 (Roy 26, Hales 13)
2.1 : Abbott to Hales, FOUR, short ball is smashed to square-leg boundary!
2.2 : Abbott to Hales, no run, dot ball as its defended on the back foot.
2.3 : Abbott to Hales, OUT, no run, yorker traps Hales in front and he is on his way for 17 from 7 balls, including 4 fours. Stokes comes to the crease!
2.4 : Abbott to Stokes, one run, yorker is dug out nicely and Stokes gets a single to mid-off.
2.5 : Abbott to Roy, SIX, short ball is hooked over square-leg for six! Excellent shot!
2.6 : Abbott to Roy, one run, pushed to long-off to end the over.
End of over: 12 from it! ENG 56/1 (Roy 33, Stokes 1)
3.1 : Rabada to Roy, two runs, whipped the ball to square-leg for two.
3.2 : Rabada to Roy, one run, single to cover.
3.3 : Rabada to Stokes, FOUR, slashed away to the third-man boundary for four!
3.4 : Rabada to Stokes, no run, short ball carries through to the keeper nicely! Good pace from Rabada.
3.5 : Rabada to Stokes, APPEAL, one run, bit shout for LBW is turned down by the umpire. Great yorker from Rabada.
3.6 : Rabada to Roy, one run, played to mid-on for a single to end the over.
End of over: ENG 65/1 (Roy 37, Stokes 6)
4.1 : Abbott to Roy, no run, nice yorker allows for a dot!
4.2 : Abbott to Roy, SIX, full toss is smashed over fine-leg for six! What a shot!
4.3 : Abbott to Roy, OUT, no run, attempts the ramp shot, but the slower ball confuses Roy and the ball is easily caught behind by de Kock. He is on his way for 43 from 16 balls, including 5 fours and 3 sixes.
Abbott to Stokes, five wides, short ball rockets over the keepers head for 5 wides!
4.4 : Abbott to Stokes, one run, single to the leg-side.
4.5 : Abbott to Root, one run, single to third-man for a single.
4.6 : Abbott to Stokes, one run, overpitched ball is powered down the ground for a single to end the over.
End of over: ENG 79/2 (Root 1, Stokes 8)
5.1 : Rabada to Stokes, SIX, smashed over mid-wicket for a huge six! Great shot from Stokes.
94 metres that ball went off the bat
5.2 : Rabada to Stokes, one run, yorker dug out nicely to long-on for a single.
5.3 : Rabada to Root, one run, yorker once again is played onto the leg-side.
5.4 : Rabada to Stokes, OUT, no run, whipped out to deep square-leg and straight to Morris who takes a comfortable catch! Stokes gone for 15 from 9 balls! England lose their 3rd wicket.
Rabada to Morgan, wide, too wide and is ruled an illegal ball!
5.5 : Rabada to Morgan, one run, late cut to the right of short third-man for a single to get off the mark.
5.6 : Rabada to Root, no run, short ball carries through to the keeper and that is the end of the power play.
End of over: ENG 89/3 (Root 2, Morgan 1)
6.1 : Imran Tahir to Morgan, one run, worked to the leg-side for a single.
6.2 : Imran Tahir to Root, two runs, ramp shot to fine-leg for two more! Great fielding on the boundary from Rabada.
6.3 : Imran Tahir to Root, one run, pushed onto the legside
6.4 : Imran Tahir to Morgan, one run, worked to long-on for a single
6.5 : Imran Tahir to Root, one run, pushed to long-on for a single
6.6 : Imran Tahir to Morgan, one run, a single to deep point to end the over. Just 7 of the over.
End of over: ENG 96/3 (Root 6, Morgan 4)
7.1 : Duminy to Morgan, one run, worked to the leg-side
7.2 : Duminy to Root, two runs, pulled out to deep square-leg for two. Great fielding on the boundary to save the four!
7.3 : Duminy to Root, one run, dragged to deep mid-wicket for a single. That's the 100 up for England.
7.4 : Duminy to Morgan, one run, ball skids on and is worked onto the off-side for a single to cover.
7.5 : Duminy to Root, one run, short ball is pulled out to deep mid-wicket for a single.
7.6 : Duminy to Morgan, one run, pushed to long-off for a single to end a great over for South Africa.
End of over: ENG 103/3 (Root 10, Morgan 7)
8.1 : Imran Tahir to Morgan, one run, full toss is driven to long-off. 18 balls since the last boundary!
Imran Tahir to Root, wide, ball is too far outside the off-stump and is ruled a wide.
8.2 : Imran Tahir to Root, one run, pushed to cover for a single.
8.3 : Imran Tahir to Morgan, no run, play and a miss!
8.4 : Imran Tahir to Morgan, no run, forward in defence for a dot ball.
8.5 : Imran Tahir to Morgan, two runs, worked out to deep mid-wicket for two runs.
8.6 : Imran Tahir to Morgan, one run, single to end the over. 23 balls without a boundary for England.
23 balls without a boundary
End of over: ENG 109/3 (Root 11, Morgan 11)
9.1 : Duminy to Morgan, one run, pushed to the leg-side for a single.
9.2 : Duminy to Root, one run, pushed to long-on for a single
9.3 : Duminy to Morgan, no run, another dot ball here and 26 balls without a boundary!
9.4 : Duminy to Morgan, OUT, no run, ball skids on and crashes into the stumps! The England Captain is on his way for 12 from 15 balls! South Africa in a dominating position here!
9.5 : Duminy to Buttler, one run, bottom edge to short fine-leg for a single.
9.6 : Duminy to Root, SIX, smashed over the mid-wicket boundary for six! Great over for South Africa nonetheless.
End of over: ENG 118/4 (Root 18, Buttler 1)
10.1 : Morris to Buttler, one run, good start from Morris with an inswinger and a dot ball!
10.2 : Morris to Root, SIX, short ball is smashed over backward point for six! Wonderful shot from Root!
10.3 : Morris to Root, one run, single to long-off.
Morris to Buttler, wide, ball sails down the leg-side for a wide
10.4 : Morris to Buttler, leg bye, ball clips the pad as they get a single on the legside.
10.5 : Morris to Root, leg bye, another leg bye for a single
10.6 : 15 off the over
Morris to Buttler, FOUR, goes on the back foot and cuts it over point for a boundary.
97 runs needed from 54 balls
End of over: ENG 133/4 (Root 25, Buttler 6)
11.1 : Duminy to Root, FOUR, pulls the short ball towards deep mid wicket for a boundary
11.2 : Duminy to Root, one run, works it through square leg for a single
11.3 : Duminy to Buttler, one run, drives it down towards long on
11.4 : Duminy to Root, two runs, pulls the short ball towards deep square leg. Amla runs across and makes a wonderful save
11.5 : Duminy to Root, one run, cuts it towards deep cover for a single
11.6 : Duminy to Buttler, SIX, too short and Buttler dismisses it over deep square leg for SIX.
End of over: ENG 148/4 (Root 33, Buttler 13)
12.1 : Steyn to Root, two runs, whipped to deep square-leg for two. That's the 150 for England.
Steyn to Root, wide, ball is too far outside the off-stump as is ruled a wide.
12.2 : Steyn to Root, one run, whipped out to deep mid-wicket for a single
12.3 : Steyn to Buttler, one run, flicked onto the leg-side for a single.
12.4 : Steyn to Root, two runs, flicked to long-on for two more.
12.5 : Steyn to Root, FOUR, flicked to fine-leg for four more!
12.6 : Steyn to Root, one run, driven to deep points for a single to end the over. England require 70 runs from 42 balls to win.
England needs 70 runs from last 7 Overs. It has been a wonderful run chase so far.
Tahir is back. His 2 overs are very important
End of over: ENG 160/4 (Root 43, Buttler 14)
13.1 : 50 Partnership from 23 balls
Imran Tahir to Root, one run, played to deep mid-wicket for a single. That's the 50 partnership between this pair
Imran Tahir to Buttler, three wides, ball sails down the legside and beats the keeper for 3 wides.
13.2 : Imran Tahir to Buttler, two runs, swept to fine-leg and some nice fielding on the boundary by de Villiers for two.
13.3 : Only 15 dot balls in the inning so far
Imran Tahir to Buttler, one run, quick single to the leg-side as its fielded at mid-wicket.
13.4 : Imran Tahir to Root, one run, worked to deep mid-wicket for another easy single. England turning over the strike nicely here.
13.5 : Imran Tahir to Buttler, one run, turned to deep square-leg for another single.
13.6 : Imran Tahir to Root, one run, driven to deep extra cover for a single to end the over.
10 runs from the Over. That is on par with the required run rate
End of over: ENG 170/4 (Root 46, Buttler 18)
14.1 : Morris to Root, wide, ball sails down the legside.
Morris to Root, one run, worked to the leg-side for a single.
14.2 : Morris to Buttler, one run, another single to cover.
14.3 : Morris to Root, SIX, amazing shot over third-man for Root. Reverse sweep brings up his hald century!
Root brings his fifty from 29 balls with 2 FOURS and 3 SIXES
Morris to Root, SIX, amazing shot over third-man for Root. Reverse sweep brings up his half century!
14.4 : Morris to Root, one run, single to long-on this time.
Morris to Buttler, wide, ball sails down the leg-side for a wide.
14.5 : Morris to Buttler, one run, single onto the off-side.
14.6 : 13 runs from the Over
Morris to Root, one run, well bowled to end the over as the ball finds the inside edge. They get a single to end the over.
47 runs now needed from 30 balls. Can England held their nerves?
Tahir to bowl out
End of over: ENG 183/4 (Root 55, Buttler 20)
15.1 : Imran Tahir to Root, one run, worked onto the leg-side for a single as it's fielded at mid-wicket.
15.2 : Imran Tahir to Buttler, one run, swept to short fine-leg for a single
15.3 : Imran Tahir to Root, one run, top edge flies over the keepers head and wide of the man at short third-man. England pick up a single.
15.4 : Imran Tahir to Buttler, OUT, no run, ball beat the bat and de Kock has a stumping! After some confusion whether or not he had the ball in his gloves when making contact, the replay clearly shows it is out. Buttler gone for 21 from 14 balls.
England need 44 from 26 balls!
15.5 : Imran Tahir to Ali, one run, driven into the covers for a single.
15.6 : Imran Tahir to Root, one run, swept nicely to fine-leg and a great stop on the boundary by Amla stops the boundary.
5 runs and a wicket from the 16th Over
End of over: Just 5 off the over and a wicket! ENG 188/5 (Root 58, Ali 1)
16.1 : Abbott to Root, FOUR, yorker is whipped to the square-leg boundary for four! Wonderful shot!
16.2 : Abbott to Root, SIX, smashed over the long-on boundary for six! Wonderful caught by the security guard in row 1, but its a maximum for Root!
32 runs needed from 22 balls. An exciting finish is on the way. Wonderful game of cricket
16.3 : Abbott to Root, one run, turned to the leg-side for a single to deep square-leg.
200 comes up for England
Abbott to Ali, wide, ball is too far outside the off-stump and is ruled a wide. 200 is up for England.
Fastest 200 in T-20 history
16.4 : Abbott to Ali, one run, worked to point for a single.
16.5 : Abbott to Root, one run, worked into the gap at cover for a single.
16.6 : Abbott to Ali, no run, dot ball to end the over. 28 needed from 18 balls.
28 runs is what England needs from last 3 Overs. Root is the key man here. He has played really well for his 70 runs so far
Morris to bowl the 18th Over
End of over: ENG 202/5 (Root 70, Ali 2)
17.1 : Morris to Root, FOUR, ball slides down the leg-side and flicks it to the fine-leg boundary for four!
A boundary off the first ball and now 24 runs needed from 17 balls
17.2 : Morris to Root, FOUR, driven over wide third-man for a one bounce four! Wonderful batting here from Root! England require 20 from 16 balls!
20 runs and 16 balls is the equation now
17.3 : Morris to Root, FOUR, short ball is edged and it beats de Kock's gloves and runs away to the boundary for four! 16 from 15 now!
17.4 : Morris to Root, one run, whipped to the leg-side for a single.
17.5 : Morris to Ali, no run, bottom edge to point and that is a dot ball!
17.6 : Morris to Ali, FOUR, yorked finds the edge and runs away to the third-man boundary for four! What an over for England! They need just 11 from 12 balls.
Morris to Ali, four leg byes, yorked finds the pad and runs away to the third-man boundary for four! What an over for England! They need just 11 from 12 balls.
End of over: ENG 219/5 (Root 83, Ali 2)
18.1 : Rabada to Root, no run, dot ball back to the bowler.
18.2 : Rabada to Root, OUT, no run, full toss is hooked out to deep square-leg and caught by Miller and Root is on his way for 83 from 44 balls.
A huge wicket But England still favourites to win the match
18.3 : Rabada to Ali, FOUR, smashed through mid-wicket to the boundary for four! 7 runs from 9 balls needed now for England!
18.4 : Rabada to Ali, one run, short ball is pulled and out to deep mid-wicket for a single. 6 runs from 8 balls needed.
18.5 : Rabada to Jordan, FOUR, full toss is smashed through extra cover for four more! 2 runs needed from 7 balls!
18.6 : Scores are level
Rabada to Jordan, one run, short ball is slapped to deep mid-wicket for a single.
End of over: Scores are level! England need 1 run from the last over to claim victory! ENG 229/6 (Ali 7, Jordan 5)
19.1 : Abbott to Jordan, OUT, no run, short ball is pulled out to deep square-leg and is caught on the boundary by Duminy!
19.2 : Abbott to Ali, OUT, no run, played to mid-wicket and a mix-up seeing Willey run out at the non-strikers end! England need 1 run from 4 balls.
19.3 : Abbott to Ali, no run, driven straight to cover! dot ball again! 1 run from 3 balls needed!
19.4 : Abbott to Ali, one run, driven down the ground for a single and that's it! England win!
After South Africa set a huge 229 with half centuries from de Kock, Amla and Duminy, England came out firing with the bat with Roy and Hales going crazy! Root continued the run chase with a fantasic 83.
England have completed the 2nd highest run chase in t20 international history and the biggest chase in t20 world cup history! What a perforamnce with the bat from both sides, but England are victories after a fantasic run chase here in Mumbai!
When England looked home, South Africa kept fighting and almost saved the day. But in the end it was England getting home with 2 balls to spare and 2 wicket in hand.
In summary, England win 2 wickets here in Mumbai after chasing down 230 to win!
Man of the Match is Joe Root for his performance with the bat!
We have witnessed to wonderful games of cricket today. The action continues in the world cup when India takes on Pakistan tomorrow. Do join us back for the coverage of that. Till then, Good bye and Take care.