| 0.4 : 0.4: Moeen Ali to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! There comes the first boundary! If Quinton de Kock gets going on this small ground, the bowlers would have a tough day at work. Loopy ball, on off. He backs away and goes inside out to the cover fence. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Moeen Ali to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Down the ground! Tossed up, outside off. Quinton de Kock accepts the invitation and comes down the track. He does not middle it but it goes way past mid off for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Moeen Ali to Reeza Hendricks, OUT! BOWLED! The pressure was building on Reeza Hendricks and something had to happen! He tries to break free but departs as Moeen Ali draws first blood. He tosses it up, on off. It is a touch slower too. Reeza Hendricks looks to sweep but misses it completely. The ball goes onto hit the stumps. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Chris Woakes to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Over the fielder! Full ball, on off. Rassie van der Dussen has already made up his mind about playing this stroke. He shuffles across and scoops it. The ball goes over short fine leg and runs to the fence. |
| 5.1: Chris Woakes to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Length ball, on off. Some aggression from Rassie van der Dussen as he walks down the pitch and swings his bat. The ball goes off the inner half of his bat towards deep square leg. Adil Rashid dives to his right but in vain as the ball rolls into the fence. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Chris Woakes to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! Rassie van der Dussen is on the charge! A boundary off the previous ball and now a maximum. Length ball, on off. Rassie van der Dussen walks across and uses his wrists to flick it over deep mid-wicket. Gets enough height and distance to clear the fence. Excellent batting! |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Moeen Ali to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Nicely played! Loopy ball, on middle. Quinton de Kock brings out the reverse sweep. He picks it well and gets it over backward point. Couple of bounces and over the ropes! |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Well played! Rassie van der Dussen brings out the reverse sweep now. Hits the ball past backward point for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Chris Jordan to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Easy pickings! A full ball, on the pads, Rassie van der Dussen tickles it fine to the fine leg fence. Boundary to end the over. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Adil Rashid to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Quinton de Kock gets it through! A full ball, on middle. Quinton de Kock perfectly reverse-sweeps it past short third man for a boundary. |
| 10.3: Mark Wood to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! These two are using the pace of the bowlers really well. On a length, outside off. Rassie van der Dussen shuffles way, way across on the off side and scoops it over the keeper's head for a biggie. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Adil Rashid to Quinton de Kock, OUT! TAKEN! Excellent work by Jason Roy at long on. A full ball, on middle, looks like it was the googly. Quinton de Kock gets low and tries to clear the long on fence but does not generate enough power. Hits it flat and towards long on where Jason Roy charges to his right and takes a superb catch. Quinton de Kock would be disappointed. He did the hard work and set the stage. The southpaw would have wanted to bat till the end as the pitch is not the kind |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Mark Wood to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! 100 up for South Africa! Short ball, on off. Rassie van der Dussen pulls this one over deep backward square leg for a maixmum. Clean strike! |
| 13.5 : 13.5: Adil Rashid to Aiden Markram, SIX! That's out of the park! Aiden Markram joins the party now! Tossed up, on middle. Aiden Markram shimmies down the track and absolutely clubs this over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. South Africa are well on track to impose a big total. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Chris Woakes to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! BANG! Short of a length, outside off. Rassie van der Dussen stands tall and smokes it over long off for a biggie. South Africa will look to up the ante now! |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Chris Woakes to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! Whoa! Fuller in length this time, on middle. Rassie van der Dussen comes forward and whips it over deep mid-wicket. The square boundaries are shorter and the ball goes all the way and clears the fence easily. Chris Woakes under pressure now! |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Chris Woakes to Aiden Markram, SIX! Aiden Markram says I can hit those biggies too! Looks like the conference hasn't made any difference. This is turning out to be a fantastic over for the Proteas. A juicy full toss, outside off. Aiden Markram flicks it over deep mid-wicket and gets another maximum. Brings up the fifty partnership as well. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Mark Wood to Aiden Markram, FOUR! What an incredible shot that is! Wood sees Markram backing away to the leg side. So the pacer follows him with a length ball. But Markram keeps backing away and makes room for himself. Carves it over point for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Mark Wood to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Powerful stroke! That brings up the 150 for South Africa! Shorter ball, on off. Markram backs away and then slaps it hard. The ball goes wide of sweeper cover and runs to the fence. |
| 17.6: Chris Jordan to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Incredible! Yes, that is the word to describe what Rassie van der Dussen has done there! It seems to be a pre-meditated stroke. He gets a length ball, on off. He gets low and then reverse-scoops it. The ball goes over short third man and runs to the fence. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Mark Wood to Aiden Markram, SIX! BAM! Slower and shorter ball. Markram waits and waits and then pulls it way over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 19.3: Chris Jordan to Aiden Markram, SIX! THUMPED! Full ball, outside off. Markram gets under it and carves it over long off for a maximum. 50 up for him and he gets there in only 24 balls! |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Chris Jordan to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! Just enough on that! Length ball, on off. Rassie van der Dussen heaves it high in the air. The ball goes wide of long on. The fielder runs in, dives to his right. He gets his hand to it but he crosses the ropes. Roy is the fielder and he goes onto hit the advertising board. But he seems to be fine. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Anrich Nortje to Jason Roy, FOUR! Superb shot! Fuller in length, on middle, at 146 kph. Jason Roy makes room and charges down the track. He drives it towards long off for a glorious boundary. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Anrich Nortje to Jos Buttler, FOUR! England know only one way and that is to attack! Full again from Nortje, on off. Jos Buttler stands tall and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Keshav Maharaj to Jason Roy, FOUR! Maharaj gives this one a bit of flight, on middle. Roy comes down the track and lifts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Keshav Maharaj to Jason Roy, FOUR! Dragged down, outside leg. Jason Roy gives himself more room moving that side and hammers it to deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Kagiso Rabada to Jos Buttler, FOUR! What a shot! Back of a lengh, outside off. Jos Buttler stands up on his toes and caresses it through covers for a boundary. England are motoring along well! |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Kagiso Rabada to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries! Length ball, outside off, at 144 kph. Jos Buttler plants his front foot and hoics across the line. The ball goes off the inside edge towards deep square leg for another boundary. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Kagiso Rabada to Jason Roy, FOUR! Poor from Rabada! Length ball, on the pads. Jason Roy tickles it to fine leg. The fielder there has no chance to stop that. He gets a boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Anrich Nortje to Jos Buttler, OUT! TAKEN! Buttler's stay is cut off by a sensational catch. A full ball, on off. Jos Buttler hangs back and looks to go over mid off but does not get the required elevation. He hits it low towards mid off where Temba Bavuma crouches and takes a brilliant catch. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Keshav Maharaj to Moeen Ali, NO BALL AND FOUR! In the slot, outside off. Moeen Ali carves it over extra cover. The fielder gives it a chase and puts a desperate dive to stop the ball from racing away but the ball wins the race. To add insult to the injury, Keshav Maharaj has overstepped and will have to reload again. Free Hit to follow... |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Anrich Nortje to Jos Buttler, SIX! He is in some form! A length ball, on middle. Jos Buttler clears his front leg and tonks it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Tabraiz Shamsi to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! LBW! Shamsi shows his magic right away. This one was flatter and around middle and leg. Bairstow stays back and looks to flick but misses and gets rapped on the pads. An appeal and up goes the finger. Bairstow reviews it immediately. No bat there. Ball Tracker shows three reds and Bairstow has to walk back cheaply. England in a bit of trouble here. |
| 8.2: Tabraiz Shamsi to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Good shot! Ali comes down the track and converts it into a full toss. He whips it to the mid-wicket fence. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Kagiso Rabada to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Edgy! Full ball, outside off. Malan looks to drive but gets the outside edge. The ball runs to the fence. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Kagiso Rabada to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Glorious stroke! Full ball, outside off. Malan drives it hard. The ball goes past cover and runs to the fence. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Aiden Markram to Moeen Ali, SIX! Great shot! Tossed up, on off. Ali dances down the track and lifts it over the cover fence. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Aiden Markram to Moeen Ali, FOUR! Hit hard! Flatter ball, around off. Ali smacks it to the right of the bowler. The man at long off runs to his left, he dives but cannot get there. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Tabraiz Shamsi to Moeen Ali, SIX! BANG! Loopy ball, outside off. Moeen Ali dances down the track and smokes it all over the long on fence for a biggie. That went miles over. 102 metres hit! |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Tabraiz Shamsi to Moeen Ali, OUT! TAKEN! Six and out for Moeen Ali. Tabraiz Shamsi gets his man and bags his second wicket. Tosses it up, on middle. Moeen Ali steps out and take it on the full. He heaves it towards long on. Doesn't get the distance this time and David Miller pouches this one easily. England lose their third wicket. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Anrich Nortje to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Length ball, on off. Dawid Malan this time uses the pace and whips it towards deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Dwaine Pretorius to Dawid Malan, SIX! SHOT! Fuller in length, outside off. Dawid Malan picks the length early and pummels it over long off for a maximum. 65 needed now from 30 balls! |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Kagiso Rabada to Liam Livingstone, SIX! That is huge! That is what Liam Livingstone can do! In the slot, outside off. Liam Livingstone feasts on it. He goes deep in the crease and slogs it over the cow corner fence. What a blow! Biggest six of the tournament as well. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Kagiso Rabada to Liam Livingstone, SIX! This maximum means that South Africa are knocked out and Australia go through. Rabada errs in his length and bowls it in the slot again, outside off. Liam Livingstone shuffles and clobbers this one over deep mid-wicket. The ball goes outside the stadium. There is a road right next to the stadium. Hope that this ball did not hit anyone! |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Kagiso Rabada to Liam Livingstone, SIX! Absolute carnage from Livingstone! Three in a row! Another delivery, in the slot, outside off. Liam Livingstone lays back and smokes it over long off for a biggie. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Dwaine Pretorius to Dawid Malan, OUT! TAKEN! Good catch by Rabada! South Africa needed that wicket to stop the momentum. A full ball, way outside off. Malan shuffles across and tries to go downtown but ends up slicing it high and over short third man. Kagiso Rabada there tracks back and takes it over his shoulders. A good catch and that also ends Malan's innings. 45 needed in 23 balls. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Dwaine Pretorius to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Boundary to get of the mark. A full ball, way outside off. Morgan steps across and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Dwaine Pretorius to Liam Livingstone, FOUR! 11 coming of the over! A length ball, outside off, slower as well. Liam Livingstone cuts it over point for a boundary. 35 needed in 18 balls. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Anrich Nortje to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Through the cover fielder! A length ball, slower and outside off. Morgan slashes it to cover and beats the man there for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Anrich Nortje to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! A length ball, outside off. Morgan cuts it hard and past deep point for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Dwaine Pretorius to Liam Livingstone, OUT! TAKEN! The slower ball does the trick. A short ball, outside off. Liam Livingstone looks to go big but gets deceived by the pace. Hits it high and towards long off. Miller with safe pair of hands does the rest. New batter at the crease, just what the Proteas needed now. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Dwaine Pretorius to Chris Woakes, SIX! Takes full toll of it. A short ball, outside off. Chris Woakes gets on top of the bounce and powers it over long off for a biggie. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Kagiso Rabada to Chris Woakes, OUT! TAKEN! A length ball, outside off. Woakes gets low stays back and heaves it to deep mid-wicket. He almost thought that he has cleared it but Nortje near the fence, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a stunner and holds onto it. The TV umpire is called to check the no ball but it is a fair delivery and Woakes continues his long walk. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Kagiso Rabada to Eoin Morgan, OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Rabada. Went for runs in the previous over but has started brilliantly this one. Can he finish it now? A slower length ball, outside off. Morgan drags it from outside off straight to Keshav Maharaj at deep square leg who takes a simple catch. Rabada is on a Hat-Trick. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Kagiso Rabada to Chris Jordan, OUT! CAUGHT! Hat-Trick for Kagiso Rabada. A World Cup Hat-Trick for him. You just can't keep these good players out of the game for a long time. A length ball, outside off. Chris Jordan smashes it straight to long off where Miller takes a good catch. |
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