Cricket Match
S Africa vs England
Last Updated: March 18, 2016 5:50pm
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19.4
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Steyn. Moeen chips it down the ground for a single, England win by two wickets. Quite unbelievable stuff from England as they successfully chase down the highest total ever in T20's. Roy and Hales set the tone first up, every ball needed to go and it did. The dew didn't help the South Africans towards the back end but the innings of Joe Root was phenomenal. 83 runs from 44 balls under that much pressure and to do it without offering a chance was remarkable. He is, unsurprisingly, man of the match.
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19.3
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by du Plessis.
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19.2
OUT! Run Out. Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover, fielded by Miller, by de Villiers. Two wickets in two balls. Moeen punches to mid off and the two are unsure where to go or not. Miller gathers and Willey is out of his ground.
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19.1
OUT! Caught. Kyle Abbott to Chris Jordan. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, by Duminy. It may not matter really but that's a superb catch from Duminy. Jordan fetches it a long way from off stump and pulls to the fielder running backwards.
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18.6
Kagiso Rabada to Chris Jordan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Miller.
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18.5
FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Chris Jordan. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Misses the yorker by a big margin, Jordan hammers it to deep cover and England need two to win.
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18.4
Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Duminy.
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18.3
FOUR! Kagiso Rabada to Moeen Ali. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
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18.2
OUT! Caught. Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root. In-swinging full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Miller. Root is caught on the boundary. Had that gone all the way it would surely have been the game for England. It's a high full toss, not no ball height, and Root doesn't quite get the contact and Miller does well to take it on the boundary edge.
There aren't enough words to describe that innings. The temperament, the skill, the innovation. -
18.1
Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Abbott.
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17.6
Chris Morris to Moeen Ali. Half volley, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad past third man for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Abbott.
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17.5
Chris Morris to Moeen Ali. Yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot pushing, bottom edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Amla.
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17.4
Chris Morris to Joe Root. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Amla.
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17.3
FOUR! Chris Morris to Joe Root. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
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17.2
FOUR! Chris Morris to Joe Root. Length ball, wide outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. That ball should never, ever have gone to third man. He opens his hands at the point of contact to deflect it over the off side, sublime batting.
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17.1
FOUR! Chris Morris to Joe Root. Length ball, down leg side backing away glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
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16.6
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali. Out-swinging yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Morris.
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16.5
Kyle Abbott to Joe Root. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
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16.4
Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali. Out-swinging yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Morris.
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16.4
Wide Kyle Abbott to Moeen Ali. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by de Kock.
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16.3
Kyle Abbott to Joe Root. In-swinging full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Morris.
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16.2
SIX! Kyle Abbott to Joe Root. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Root holds the pose beautifully. Straight on off stump and Root just chips right over long on, that's the best of them all.
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16.1
FOUR! Kyle Abbott to Joe Root. In-swinging half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.
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15.6
Imran Tahir to Joe Root. Leg spinner full toss, to leg on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Amla.
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15.5
Imran Tahir to Moeen Ali. Googly half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Duminy.
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15.4
OUT! Stumped. Imran Tahir to Jos Buttler. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, missed to wicketkeeper, by de Kock. The wrong one from Tahir. Buttler runs right by it, to the outside of the ball and misses his connection. De Kock looks as though he completes the stumping but he goes chasing after the ball as if to signify he's fumbled the ball. Replays show he did have the balls in the gloves and Buttler has to go.
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15.3
Imran Tahir to Joe Root. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot Scoop, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Steyn.
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15.2
Imran Tahir to Jos Buttler. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Abbott.
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15.1
Imran Tahir to Joe Root. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
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14.6
Chris Morris to Joe Root. In-swinging yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.
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14.5
Chris Morris to Jos Buttler. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Steyn.
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14.5
Wide Chris Morris to Jos Buttler. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by de Kock.
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14.4
Chris Morris to Joe Root. In-swinging full toss, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
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14.3
SIX! Chris Morris to Joe Root. In-swinging full toss, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control over third man for 6 runs. Short third manup in the circle so what does Root do? Get down low and catch the sweep on the full to go to a 50 off 29 balls.
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14.2
Chris Morris to Jos Buttler. In-swinging yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
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14.1
Chris Morris to Joe Root. In-swinging half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, run save by Miller.
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14.1
Wide Chris Morris to Joe Root. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by de Kock.
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13.6
Imran Tahir to Joe Root. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Morris.
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13.5
Imran Tahir to Jos Buttler. Leg spinner full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Amla.
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13.4
Imran Tahir to Joe Root. Leg spinner full toss, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Duminy.
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13.3
Imran Tahir to Jos Buttler. Googly half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
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13.2
Imran Tahir to Jos Buttler. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, run save by Morris, run save by de Villiers.
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13.2
Wide Imran Tahir to Jos Buttler. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, missed to fine leg for 3 runs, fielded by Abbott.
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13.1
Imran Tahir to Joe Root. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
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12.6
Dale Steyn to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Duminy.
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12.5
FOUR! Dale Steyn to Joe Root. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. Straight from Steyn, too straight as Root glances it off his pads. A quick outfield certainly has helped the run scoring today.
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12.4
Dale Steyn to Joe Root. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by de Villiers.
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12.3
Dale Steyn to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Miller.
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12.2
Dale Steyn to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Miller.
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12.2
Wide Dale Steyn to Joe Root. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by de Kock.
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12.1
Dale Steyn to Joe Root. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Miller.
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11.6
SIX! JP Duminy to Jos Buttler. Off break back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs. Think the shorter balls must be some kind of ploy from Duminy but they're just sitting up for the batsman to hit. Buttler turns round and with quick hands pulls over deep backward square.
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11.5
JP Duminy to Joe Root. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Miller.
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11.4
JP Duminy to Joe Root. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, well timed to deep square leg for 2 runs, run save by Amla.
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11.3
JP Duminy to Jos Buttler. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
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11.2
JP Duminy to Joe Root. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Amla.
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11.1
FOUR! JP Duminy to Joe Root. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
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10.6
FOUR! Chris Morris to Jos Buttler. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs. Bowls short and wide when both point and third man are up in the circle. It's easy for Buttler to spoon it over the aforementioned fielders.
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10.5
Chris Morris to Joe Root. In-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to square leg for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
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10.4
Chris Morris to Jos Buttler. In-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, hit pad to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.
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10.4
Wide Chris Morris to Jos Buttler. In-swinging full toss, down leg side on the front foot glancing, to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by de Kock.
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10.3
Chris Morris to Joe Root. In-swinging yorker, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Miller.
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10.2
SIX! Chris Morris to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs. Class shot from Root as he leans back and uses all the pace from Morris to cut up and over backward point.
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10.1
Chris Morris to Jos Buttler. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot working, inside edge to slips for 1 run, fielded by Abbott.
england BATTING CARD
| Batsman | R | |
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| J.J. Roy | c de Kock b Abbott | 43 |
| A.D. Hales | lbw Abbott | 17 |
| B.A. Stokes | c Morris b Rabada | 15 |
| J.E. Root | c Miller b Rabada | 83 |
| E.J.G. Morgan | b Duminy | 12 |
| J.C. Buttler | s de Kock b Tahir | 21 |
| M.M. Ali | Not out | 8 |
| C.J. Jordan | c Duminy b Abbott | 5 |
| Extras | 2 6lb | 26 |
| Total | 19.4 Overs | 230 - 8 |
Full Batting Card
s africa BOWLING CARD
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
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| K. Rabada | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Steyn | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| K.J. Abbott | 3.4 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| M I T Tahir | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Duminy | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| C.H. Morris | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
