• BATSMEN
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    18.6 Markram is toast now! Rashid's second, and it's the big fish. Not his best ball, but the variety after that previous ripper did the trick. Markram tried to get forceful as a relative long-hop kicked through, cramping him a touch as he tried to launch down the ground. A looping miscue pops up to the bowler in his followthrough... and South Africa lose their third for 20... 93/3
    13.1 Archer strikes! Rickelton looks to take on this length ball outside off, trying to whip it leg-side but only manages a top edge that goes high up. Buttler settles under it and makes no mistake! Rickelton goes for 35 after looking so good until that shot! 73/1
    14.4 Oh, what a beauty! Drift, dip and spin sends Bavuma back to the hut! Tossed up on off, and it drifts in. Spins away to take a thin edge as Bavuma presses forward in defence. Buttler gobbles it up and the finger goes up immediately! Miller's prophecy looking more and more ominous now! 78/2
    39.6 Archer nails the yorker and it's given! But South Africa review Slower ball, and the yorker dips late on Breetzke. Did he get his bat down? Not in time. Breetzke has started to walk before ball-tracking comes on. Ball-tracking confirms that that was crashing into middle. A bit of an odd review, but maybe the fact that he was close to his century is what prompted that. But it's been yet another dazzling knock from Matthew Breetzke. Walks off to applause. Archer, meanwhile, has given England a crucial breakthrough 240/4
    41.5 Confusion all around, and Stubbs is run out! Oh my, what was that? Brevis steers it to short third and Stubbs nearly runs all the way across but Brevis starts off and then just turns back to his crease, declining the single. The fielder throws it to Archer, who has enough time to spill the ball, collect again and run to the stumps before Stubbs can get back. Umpire didn't even have to send it up for a check. Stubbs would be fuming! But England have got both set batters out in two consecutive Jofra Archer over 259/5
    45.2 Bethell has the last laugh! That's a soft wicket as Brevis looks to cut away this short-ish ball and ends up getting a top edge that lobs to Adil Rashid at backward point. Brevis falls for 42 off 20. A stunning knock, but maybe not enough, considering he also ran Stubbs out! 297/6
    not out
    32
    29
    39
    3
    0
    110.34
    49.1 Given immediately! Archer nails another yorker and Muthusamy walks back. Angles in this yorker from outside off, Muthusamy had a hoick across the line but missed. Impact could have been outside off, but Muthusamy didn't review! 326/7
    49.6 Four for Archer as he castles Maharaj! Maharaj got across the stumps trying to scoop a 140kph full toss on the stumps. No surprise that he doesn't connect and Archer finishes a good spell with a wicket. England will now chase 331! 330/8
    Extras
    17 (lb 2, w 15)
    TOTAL
    330/8 (50 Overs, RR: 6.6)
    Did not bat: N Burger, L Ngidi
    Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Ryan Rickelton, 13.1 ov), 2-78 (Temba Bavuma, 14.4 ov), 3-93 (Aiden Markram, 18.6 ov), 4-240 (Matthew Breetzke, 39.6 ov), 5-259 (Tristan Stubbs, 41.5 ov), 6-297 (Dewald Brevis, 45.2 ov), 7-326 (Senuran Muthusamy, 49.1 ov), 8-330 (Keshav Maharaj, 49.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JC Archer1006246.2336130
    S Mahmood1015305.3347020
    BA Carse1006806.8285220
    AU Rashid1013323.3331000
    JG Bethell5061112.265330
    WG Jacks5051010.263220
  • BATSMEN
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    0.1 inside-edge, nicked to the keeper! What a stunning start from Nandre! Hits his length from over the wicket with pace and bounce at 87mph, and a hint of movement back into the right-hander. Smith tries to get into line, can't cope with the extra lift, and Rickelton scoops it up! England's one source of momentum at Headingley is gone already! 0/1
    12.5 reverse sweep, splatters the stumps! It's a mercy-killing for a formless innings. Such a good get-out shot when he's on song, but on this occasion the ball skids off from its initial middle-and-off line and thumps the middle of middle 66/2
    24.5 Maharaj has Root stumped! Outfoxes him in the flight and Root is a goner! Root came down the track to this loopy delivery and got nowhere near it. He knew he had to walk back the moment he walked past the ball! Rickelton was quick behind the stumps and the game is blown wide open! 147/4
    23.3 Bosch breaks through! Brevis holds on to a good catch at backward point! Short and wide and he goes for the cut again and it flies to Brevis' right at backward point and he makes it look easy! Brevis is delighted with himself for that effort and rightly so! And Bethell goes for a very well made 58. Turned the momentum of this game single-handedly! 143/3
    36.3 big turn, loose shot! Brook was utterly suckered by that one, it was just back of a length but gripped so hard, away from the bat, as Brook's hard hands hacked through, and he couldn't hit the brakes quickly enough! A big looping chance plops out to cover, and the hunted turns hunter at a vital juncture of the chase! Not the cleanest take from Bavuma, but it'll do! 216/5
    42.3 slower ball, done like a kipper! Buttler came for a charge, but the ball was under 70mph and dipped below a flailing bat, hitting the crease on a yorker length and pinging back middle stump! Another fine but under-fulfilled innings from an England batter, and now South Africa really are in charge! 256/6
    46.5 low full toss, cuffed to point, that's surely the match! Burger's slower balls messed with his alignment. He loses his shape as he goes for broke across the line, and Maharaj clings on 290/8
    46.1 high hoist through the length ball! But Carse has got more height than distance! Leaning back on impact, Markram sets himself beneath the floodlights, and makes no mistake! 288/7
    not out
    27
    14
    22
    2
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    192.85
    48.3 full length, Archer curses as he fails to connect cleanly, it's out to midwicket, Archer demands two, as if he's Stokes in the World Cup final... and as in the World Cup final, Rashid is the sacrificial lamb! Burger picks up well, breaks the stumps to beat a despairing dive 313/9
    not out
    2
    3
    7
    0
    0
    66.66
    Extras
    21 (b 2, lb 3, w 16)
    TOTAL
    325/9 (50 Overs, RR: 6.5)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Jamie Smith, 0.1 ov), 2-66 (Ben Duckett, 12.5 ov), 3-143 (Jacob Bethell, 23.3 ov), 4-147 (Joe Root, 24.5 ov), 5-216 (Harry Brook, 36.3 ov), 6-256 (Jos Buttler, 42.3 ov), 7-288 (Brydon Carse, 46.1 ov), 8-290 (Will Jacks, 46.5 ov), 9-313 (Adil Rashid, 48.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    N Burger1006336.3305140
    L Ngidi1007217.2296240
    C Bosch1013813.8362100
    KA Maharaj1005925.9265100
    AK Markram2027013.511200
    S Muthusamy806117.62224400

Match Notes

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0BM DuckettJL Smith
2nd66JE RootBM Duckett
3rd77JE RootJG Bethell
4th4JE RootHC Brook
5th69JC ButtlerHC Brook
6th40JC ButtlerWG Jacks
7th32BA CarseWG Jacks
8th2JC ArcherWG Jacks
9th23AU RashidJC Archer
10th12S MahmoodJC Archer