Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 11 Runs | ENG: 311/8 | RR: 6.22

  • Liam Plunkett9 (6b)
  • Jofra Archer7 (3b)
  • Kagiso Rabada10-0-66-2
  • Lungi Ngidi10-0-66-3

2.15pm: There's your World Cup right there. Is that a good score? Well, it's certainly not a bad score, though we've become accustomed to England supersizing their totals in recent years. A target of 312 won't daunt South Africa, by any means, but there's a little bit more pressure on during tournament play. England's boombastic batting got slightly clogged up - perhaps the pitch is a tad slower than hoped for? - and the bowling will now face a test. It'll be Miller to pick things up when we resume in half an hour, and until then, we have the Match Day team for your viewing pleasure.

This is from Srinath: Fiver lower totals at the Oval since 2015. Only one of them has been defended successfully.

49.6
1
Rabada to Plunkett, 1 run, full again, can only dig it out into the off side

Luc has a prediction of his own: "Archer to get a hat trick, and SA to be all out for under 200"

49.5
2
Rabada to Plunkett, 2 runs, fired in towards the blockhole, Rabada sticking to his yorkers, Plunkett squirts it behind square and they get back for two

"Just 3 sixes in England innings." SA have been hard to put away, Athar Ali

49.4
1
Rabada to Archer, 1 run, pitched up and whipped through the leg side
49.3
2
Rabada to Archer, 2 runs, fullish, 86mph and flicked into a gap, nicely done and they'll scuttle back for two
49.2
4
Rabada to Archer, FOUR, fullish outside off, Archer unleashes his levers and blaps four through cover! Good way to get off the mark in international cricket
49.1
1
Rabada to Plunkett, 1 run, angled in and clipped for one

Jofra Archer walks out for his first bat in an England shirt. Rabada to bowl the final over

END OF OVER:
49 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 300/8 | RR: 6.12

  • Liam Plunkett5 (3b)
  • Lungi Ngidi10-0-66-3
  • Kagiso Rabada9-0-55-2

Here's Matt: "I'm calling it now already. Markram is going to take this game from England with an epic century!"

48.6
W
Ngidi to Stokes, OUT, goes for the reverse-pull - slapped straight to backward point! Stokes was ticking, but he's tocked his last for today! Throws back the head in frustration, though he walks off to a round of applause. A fine knock, but we may only know how good it was come the end of the day...

BA Stokes c Amla b Ngidi 89 (132m 79b 9x4 0x6) SR: 112.65

48.5
0
Ngidi to Stokes, no run, floaty slower ball, Stokes gives it the big heave-ho... and fails to connect! He chides himself for missing out

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st14HM AmlaQ de Kock
1st22Q de KockAK Markram
2nd8F du PlessisQ de Kock
3rd85HE van der DussenQ de Kock
4th13JP DuminyHE van der Dussen
5th2D PretoriusHE van der Dussen
6th23HE van der DussenAL Phehlukwayo
7th13HM AmlaAL Phehlukwayo
8th13HM AmlaK Rabada
9th14L NgidiK Rabada
10th0Imran TahirL Ngidi