14/02Result
2nd T20I (N), England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 14 2020
England won by 2 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland
14/02Result
2nd T20I (N), England tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 14 2020
England won by 2 runs
Player of the Match
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliEngland

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 204/7 | RR: 10.20

  • Ben Stokes47 (30b)
  • Tom Curran0 (0b)
  • Lungi Ngidi4-0-48-3
  • Andile Phehlukwayo4-0-47-2

7.40pm: Wah-wah-wee-wah! England were flogging a dead horse for most of that innings, and then suddenly ended up posting the second-highest T20 score ever made at Kingsmead. They were 125 for 4 after 15 overs, but ransacked 79 runs from the last five, with Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes to the fore. Moeen got going straight away, striking at 354.54 (right up there for 10-ball innings in this format), while Stokes made his T20I best, despite struggling for fluency. Can SA hunt those down? It'll take a decent effort to do so. Join us again shortly

Here's the stats skinny, via Matt: "When Moeen came into bat, England had a 55.5% chance of winning according to our forecaster. At the interval, that's up to 84.3%."

19.6
2lb
Ngidi to Stokes, 2 leg byes, fired full and leg side, 139kph/87mph and Stokes swipes at it, comes of the pad and squirts into a gap at square leg - they race back for two, and England can be happy with their work, here

"19.1 dropped? How harsh? Even a taller man would not have made such a valiant attempt. What an attempt!" Harsh, but fair, Ashish

19.5
2
Ngidi to Stokes, 2 runs, full toss, Stokes swings for the pickets, mistimes it back over the bowler's head, and they come haring back!

England breach the 200-mark

19.4
6
Ngidi to Stokes, SIX, brutalised down the ground! Picks up Ngidi's cutter and smears this for a 94m six, into the second tier of the stand at long-on! And having barely timed one all innings, too

Tom Curran next in. Stokes is on strike, and on his T20I best, too

19.3
W
Ngidi to Jordan, OUT, wide of the stumps, Jordan carves it up and over... BAVUMA HOLDS A STUNNER! Made the ground this time, sprinting around the rope from long-off, and he takes it in both hands while diving full length, before rolling up in triumph! Brilliant stuff

CJ Jordan c Bavuma b Ngidi 7 (6m 3b 0x4 1x6) SR: 233.33

19.2
1
Ngidi to Stokes, 1 run, cutter, gets this into a gap
19.1
4
Ngidi to Stokes, FOUR, dropped! Bavuma leaping to his left at long-on...! A taller man would surely have got there, but the ball clipped Bavuma's fingertips and bounced over the rope!

Last over, Ngidi to bowl

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | ENG: 189/6 | RR: 9.94

  • Chris Jordan7 (2b)
  • Ben Stokes34 (25b)
  • Andile Phehlukwayo4-0-47-2
  • Lungi Ngidi3-0-35-2

Tough day for Lucky Phehlukwayo, 1 for 47 from his overs

18.6
6
Phehlukwayo to Jordan, SIX, munched! Picks the slower ball, out the back of the hand... and smoked a long way back over long-on by Jordan! England are flying, too
18.5
1
Phehlukwayo to Stokes, 1 run, full length and Stokes heaves but can't connect cleanly, slugged flat to long-on
18.4
0
Phehlukwayo to Stokes, no run, fired across the bows, perilously close to the tramlines... but okay by the umpire

"Every time I ask what the quickest T20 50 is the batsman gets out so I'll stop now!" Well, Duncan Ward, it came on this ground...

18.3
1
Phehlukwayo to Jordan, 1 run, length on the pads, Jordan nudges it behind square
18.2
1
Phehlukwayo to Stokes, 1 run, dragged down, pace off and Stokes has to wait an age before plinking a pull leg side
18.1
4
Phehlukwayo to Stokes, FOUR, short, smashed down the ground! Solid biff over the bowler's head, scudding away to the rope!

Andile Phehlukwayo to bowl

END OF OVER:
18 | 19 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 176/6 | RR: 9.77

  • Ben Stokes28 (21b)
  • Lungi Ngidi3-0-35-2
  • Beuran Hendricks3-0-45-0

Chris Jordan heads out at No. 8, Forecaster predicting England will get 195 now

17.6
W
Ngidi to Ali, OUT, ...and gone for good this time! Scooped high towards long-on, where Temba Bavuma clutches it to his chest! Taken on the rope, but Moeen's chanced his arm to good effect, getting his own back on Ngidi after that final over the other night

MM Ali c Bavuma b Ngidi 39 (15m 11b 3x4 4x6) SR: 354.54

17.5
4
Ngidi to Ali, FOUR, Moeen, going, gone! Drilled through the covers this time! Full in the slot from Ngidi and Moeen latches on
17.4
4
Ngidi to Ali, FOUR, slower ball, heaved over the leg side, gets it into a gap - four more! Mo's on one, here
17.3
6
Ngidi to Ali, SIX, holy Mo-ly! How's he got that away...? A sliced drive to a full toss, soars over the ropes at deep backward point! He was almost swinging in the opposite direction to which the ball traveled!
17.2
1
Ngidi to Stokes, 1 run, full and wide, the offcutter this time, whipped away leg side
17.1
4
Ngidi to Stokes, FOUR, cross-seam, wide of the stumps, 134kph/83mph and smeared through the covers! Stokes steps out and finds the fence

Lungi Ngidi is back at the death. Can he repeat his East London heroics

END OF OVER:
17 | 21 Runs | ENG: 157/5 | RR: 9.23

  • Moeen Ali25 (7b)
  • Ben Stokes23 (19b)
  • Beuran Hendricks3-0-45-0
  • Andile Phehlukwayo3-0-34-2
16.6
6
Hendricks to Ali, SIX, heaved into the night sky, that's another Dorothy! Again he sends it over the head of the man stationed on the rope, this time over long-on... Mo, you tease!

Brings up the England 150, too

16.5
4
Hendricks to Ali, FOUR, short, slapped down the ground, almost clears the rope at long-off! Crunchy hit from Moeen, picks up four more
16.4
6
Hendricks to Ali, SIX, full on the pads, 132kph and chipped - goes all the way at deep square leg! Moeen lollipops it for six, there was a man standing on the rope, but he watched it sail over his head!

Here's Moose again: "'Great' is a bit strong Anumin. I'd go with satisfactory..."

16.4
3w
Hendricks to Ali, 3 wides, short ball, pace off and looping leg side... and out of de Kock's reach, but Ngidi does well to cut it off at fine leg

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South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st92T BavumaQ de Kock
2nd9DA MillerT Bavuma
3rd22DA MillerHE van der Dussen
4th35JT SmutsHE van der Dussen
5th0HE van der DussenAL Phehlukwayo
6th44D PretoriusHE van der Dussen
7th0HE van der DussenBC Fortuin