22/07Result
2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England at Manchester, Jul 22 2022
England won by 118 runs
Player of the Match
Sam Curran
Sam CurranEngland
22/07Result
2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England at Manchester, Jul 22 2022
England won by 118 runs
Player of the Match
Sam Curran
Sam CurranEngland

7.04pm Well, that was a bit of a palaver for England. Dwaine Pretorius was the main man with 4 for 36, but contributions for all their bowlers. England meanwhile dealt in cameos, notably Livingstone and Curran. A target of 202 shouldn't be enough, but it's something...

Pretorius: "Very cool to contribute to the team's performance. The previous game was a nightmare, chaos, unfortunately Andile missing out with concussion. I had a net during the batting session [last time] so I was knackered. Seam up, the ball was coming on, so tried to mix it up. Lungi advised me to take pace off. Set our stalls we can chase this."

28.1
W
Nortje to Rashid, 1 run, OUT, rocks back and slams the drive to deep cover, via a pigeon! Rashid dives to make his ground, and he's out! Never run on a pigeon... it took the pace off, and some feathers too, tempted England to turn for two, and that was curtains for Rashid!

AU Rashid run out 12 (29m 12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Joydeepsinghgil: "Despite losing 9 wickets England done effective batting once seems like they don't even past 150 now they're gonna past 200" Yep, it's a target at least

END OF OVER:
28 | 7 Runs | ENG: 200/9 | RR: 7.14

  • Adil Rashid11 (11b)
  • Reece Topley1 (4b)
  • Lungi Ngidi5-0-39-0
  • Dwaine Pretorius6-0-36-4
27.6
1
Ngidi to Rashid, 1 run, fires in the full length, tapped to point, Rashid keeps the strike, and brings up the 200 as he does so
27.5
1
Ngidi to Topley, 1 run, gives himself room, hacks to deep third for the single
27.4
0
Ngidi to Topley, no run, bouncer, follows the tail-ender, who tumbles underneath the ball as it fizzes by. 85mph, compared to a 72mph slower ball. Decent
27.3
0
Ngidi to Topley, no run, makes room to leg, a slower ball outside off, through to the keeper

Concussion protocol time... think it was only a glancing blow. A new helmet is coming out all the same.

27.2
1lb
Ngidi to Rashid, 1 leg bye, swishes through the pull, think that flicked the helmet, over the keeper's head. More venom in that one!
27.1
4
Ngidi to Rashid, FOUR, huge swing, thin nick, huge cheer! De Kock flings out his glove but can't get close. And with that, Rashid's strike-rate is above 100 again...

END OF OVER:
27 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 193/9 | RR: 7.14

  • Reece Topley0 (1b)
  • Adil Rashid6 (8b)
  • Dwaine Pretorius6-0-36-4
  • Lungi Ngidi4-0-33-0
26.6
0
Pretorius to Topley, no run, dead-batted on a good length, and Pretorius's bowling is done. Career-best 4 for 36, not bad for a man who got his break as a concussion sub
26.6
1w
Pretorius to Topley, 1 wide, bouncer, down the leg side. Welcome to the crease Mr Topley
26.5
1
Pretorius to Rashid, 1 run, on the back foot, eased to long-on, and they jog the single

Two balls to bag a five-for for Pretorius

26.4
W
Pretorius to Willey, OUT, Six and out again! Willey's turn to let his beans do the talking, a lusty swing over the leg side, but Klaasen in the deep sets himself early at deep midwicket, and now they really are in danger of being bowled out early

DJ Willey c Klaasen b Pretorius 21 (32m 21b 1x4 1x6) SR: 100.00

26.3
6
Pretorius to Willey, SIX, biffed over long-off! The man is up so that's a freebie, a slower ball, back of a length, picked early and hit hard!

Scott: "200 would at least be something to defend on this pitch, but I wouldn't be overly confident."

26.2
1
Pretorius to Rashid, 1 run, soft hands, angled bat, down to short third
26.1
1
Pretorius to Willey, 1 run, round the wicket, takes a leading edge as the ball grips on a good length, fenced out to the off side

END OF OVER:
26 | 5 Runs | ENG: 183/8 | RR: 7.03

  • David Willey14 (18b)
  • Adil Rashid4 (6b)
  • Lungi Ngidi4-0-33-0
  • Anrich Nortje5-0-52-2

Abhinav: "Think this batting lineup consists of one too many of big hitters. Needs a batter like Malan maybe?" Interesting. I've always sensed 50 overs was his natural length, given how he likes to bed in then explode. But he's not had many chances

25.6
1
Ngidi to Willey, 1 run, tapped to the on-side, all very pedestrian for England, who are caught between their natural urges and the need to bat their 29 overs...
25.5
1
Ngidi to Rashid, 1 run, flashed down to backward point, no way through there

Noor: "Can you please explain how Adil Rashid has a strike rate over 100 in this format?" Presumably because he bats once in a blue moon and usually with licence to biff it

25.4
1
Ngidi to Willey, 1 run, fenced off the back foot, down to short third
25.3
0
Ngidi to Willey, no run, swishes at air as the ball hops through to the keeper
25.2
1
Ngidi to Rashid, 1 run, hits the bat hard on the back foot, fenced down to short third
25.1
1
Ngidi to Willey, 1 run, cutter, on the back foot, clubbed to point

END OF OVER:
25 | 11 Runs | ENG: 178/8 | RR: 7.12

  • David Willey11 (14b)
  • Adil Rashid2 (4b)
  • Anrich Nortje5-0-52-2
  • Tabraiz Shamsi6-0-39-2
24.6
1lb
Nortje to Willey, 1 leg bye, tight line, angled into the body, deflected to the off side
24.5
1
Nortje to Rashid, 1 run, hops into line on the full length, tapped to short cover and they sprint the single

Peter: "There's no point blaming Livingstone and Curran. The damage - again - was done by the top order." Indeed, this

24.4
1
Nortje to Willey, 1 run, clubbed out to deep point, full length outside off

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South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6Q de KockJN Malan
2nd0HE van der DussenQ de Kock
3rd0Q de KockAK Markram
4th0H KlaasenAK Markram
5th21DA MillerH Klaasen
6th39D PretoriusH Klaasen
7th1KA MaharajD Pretorius
8th9D PretoriusA Nortje
9th1A NortjeL Ngidi
10th6T ShamsiA Nortje