Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    0.2 Confident appeal for caught behind. Not given. England review. Looked out in real time but was the sound from ball hitting ground? It was around sixth stump, swung away and de Kock went for a cover drive. Ultra-Edge shows there is a spike. Looks like it picked up a sound before the bat hit the ground and the third umpire is happy to overturn the decision. Topley reaps reward for pitching it up after going for four. Ball tracking later reveals that the second ball was slightly fuller than the first. 4/1
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    25.2 That man Rashid again! Brilliant from the leggie, who serves up a well-disguised googly outside off stump. Hendricks opens the face to find a single behind point but ends up diverting the ball onto his own stumps. An outstanding innings from Hendricks given he only discovered he was playing about an hour before the start of play. 164/3
    19.4 Top edged straight to midwicket! Vital, vital wicket for England - Rashid slows this one, Rassie opts for a slog sweep but gets more air than distance, straight to Bairstow. The second-wicket stand is finally broken on 124 125/2
    34.6 Great tumbling catch by Bairstow! He ran to the left from deep square leg, took the catch after switching sides, and lost his balance but ensured that the trip along the way didn't affect the grip on the ball. He fell backwards but with the ball in hand. Ball was full on the pads, Markram timed the flick to perfection but it ended up working against him. 233/4
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    49.1 Klaasen goes too far across and loses his leg bail. He gets a rousing reception as he walks back, applause all round. He soaks it in, raising the bat as he trudges back. Ball was a yorker on leg stump. Atkinson aimed there cos Klaasen showed all his stumps by going across. Klaasen got 174 against Australia not that long ago, this might be better in some ways. 394/6
    36.3 Slapped straight to Stokes at mid-off! Good catch, got it on the midriff, cupped it with fingers pointing up, and the momentum had him fall back. It was a full ball outside off, Miller didn't hold back with a splashy drive. Got it off the toe. Topley to LHBs now: 26 balls, 6 wickets, notes Matt Roller. 243/5
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    49.5 Excellent sliding catch from Liam Livingstone, coming in from deep point. It was a full ball outside off that was blended by Coetzee. Livingstone went skiing on his right knee and kept himself in motion while having ball in hand 398/7
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    Extras
    15 (b 2, lb 3, nb 1, w 9)
    TOTAL
    399/7 (50 Overs, RR: 7.98)
    Did not bat: K Rabada, L Ngidi
    Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Quinton de Kock, 0.2 ov), 2-125 (Rassie van der Dussen, 19.4 ov), 3-164 (Reeza Hendricks, 25.2 ov), 4-233 (Aiden Markram, 34.6 ov), 5-243 (David Miller, 36.3 ov), 6-394 (Heinrich Klaasen, 49.1 ov), 7-398 (Gerald Coetzee, 49.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    RJW Topley8.508839.962310440
    DJ Willey916106.77276231
    JE Root6.104807.7862200
    AAP Atkinson906026.66276210
    MA Wood7076010.85910210
    AU Rashid1006126.10204100
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    2.3 Ngidi gets his man! Bairstow aims for that leg side again, but extra bounce from Ngidi sends the ball into the night sky... before dropping into the hands of Rassie van der Dussen, stationed right on the fence. Well taken 18/1
    5.1 Caught down the leg side?? Sounds more like hip than bat... but they're having a look... It's all bat! A big nick! Excellent review from South Africa and all looking really quite grim for England... 24/3
    3.6 Start the car? Jansen into the hip, Root around the corner for... no! There's a man stationed perfectly for the shot off the face, straight into the hands of David Miller at a wide leg slip 23/2
    8.1 Easy as you like! Stokes advances, tries to work to leg but ends up giving Rabada a return catch. It was Timed well but Rabada's reactions are perfect as he takes the catch just in front of his left knee! Outstanding. 38/4
    11.3 GIVEN! But Brook reviews the LBW straight away. A lack of bounce seems to have bagged Coetzee his second wicket of the over... the ball is going under the bat, impact on pad is umpire's call, projected path hitting and off Brook walks 68/6
    11.1 And that's why! Sharp delivery, bit of nip away and Buttler twitches an edge through to de Kock! After getting pumped four, four, six by the England captain at the end of his previous over, Coetzee points Buttler back to the dressing room and puts his arms out to say, "how dya like me now?" South Africa are running riot 67/5
    16.3 Brilliant diving catch by Rabada running to the left from mid-off. Ngidi went into the pitch, around fourth, Willey heaved across. Spliced it straight and around the 30-yard circle. Rabada swooped across and dove full-length, took it and slid over the turf while having ball in hand. Brilliant 100/8
    15.1 Flashed to first slip It was short and wide, 135ks, Rashid went hard for the cut, ball went off the toe. Hard to pick up on that angle but Hendricks was alert and pouched it 84/7
    21.6 Maharaj finally hits middle. South Africa win by 229 runs as England won't Topley with bat. It was a flat dart on a length. Atkinson made room and went for the cut, got beaten all ends up. 170/10
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    15 (lb 9, nb 1, w 5)
    TOTAL
    170 all out (22 Overs, RR: 7.72)
    Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Jonny Bairstow, 2.3 ov), 2-23 (Joe Root, 3.6 ov), 3-24 (Dawid Malan, 5.1 ov), 4-38 (Ben Stokes, 8.1 ov), 5-67 (Jos Buttler, 11.1 ov), 6-68 (Harry Brook, 11.3 ov), 7-84 (Adil Rashid, 15.1 ov), 8-100 (David Willey, 16.3 ov), 9-170 (Gus Atkinson, 21.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    L Ngidi512625.20232230
    M Jansen503527.00194210
    K Rabada613816.33246101
    G Coetzee403538.75135110
    KA Maharaj2027113.5041300

Match Notes

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18DJ MalanJM Bairstow
2nd5DJ MalanJE Root
3rd1DJ MalanBA Stokes
4th14BA StokesHC Brook
5th29JC ButtlerHC Brook
6th1DJ WilleyHC Brook
7th16AU RashidDJ Willey
8th16DJ WilleyAAP Atkinson
9th70MA WoodAAP Atkinson