SAF 1ST

OUT! Bowled. Jofra Archer to Keshav Maharaj. Reverse Swing-In full toss, middle stump moves in front Scoop, missed. Jofra Archer wraps up his spell with two wickets in his final over. South Africa have completed their innings, posting a total of 330 runs and only losing eight wickets. Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton gave the team a solid start, putting together a 73-run partnership during the first power play. Unfortunately, Markram fell just one run short of his half-century mis-timing a shot back to Adil Rashid. Temba Bavuma departed early, before Matthew Breetzke and Tristan Stubbs built a crucial partnership in the middle overs. Breetzke played a commanding knock of 85 off 77 balls, while Stubbs contributed a steady 58 runs. Dewald Brevis added late momentum with a quickfire cameo, scoring 42 off just 20 deliveries. Corbin Bosch chipped in with a valuable 32 runs. Jofra Archer was the standout performer, claiming four wickets. Adil Rashid supported well, picking up two wickets and remaining very economical. Stay tuned for the run chase.

OUT! L.B.W. Jofra Archer to Senuran Muthusamy. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, hit pad. Plumb in front.

OUT! Caught. Jacob Bethell to Dewald Brevis. Stock length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Rashid. Six down for South Africa.

OUT! Run Out. Jofra Archer to Dewald Brevis. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to backward point, fielded by Jacks, by Archer. Miscommunication between the batters led to Tristan Stubbs losing his wicket at a crucial moment.

OUT! L.B.W. Jofra Archer to Matthew Breetzke. Leg cutter yorker, off stump moves in front pushing, hit pad to point, fielded by Bethell. Matthew Breetzke's fine innings come to an end.

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Adil Rashid to Aiden Markram. Slider length ball, to leg on the back foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Rashid. Good reflection catch from Adil Rashid.

OUT! Caught. Adil Rashid to Temba Bavuma. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Buttler. Adil Rashid takes his first wicket in his opening over.

OUT! Caught. Jofra Archer to Ryan Rickelton. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled, caught by Buttler. England gets their first wicket.

ENG 1ST

OUT! Run Out. Nandre Burger to Jofra Archer. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Breetzke, by Burger. One run has been completed. Archer will be on strike, but Rashid is out!

OUT! Caught. Nandre Burger to Will Jacks. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Maharaj. Massive wicket for South Africa.

OUT! Caught. Nandre Burger to Brydon Carse. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Markram. Big blow for England.

OUT! Bowled. Lungi Ngidi to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed. Change of pace does the trick.

OUT! Caught. Senuran Muthusamy to Harry Brook. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover, caught by Bavuma. Skipper departs!

OUT! Stumped. Keshav Maharaj to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed, by Rickelton.

OUT! Caught. Corbin Bosch to Jacob Bethell. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Brevis. A much-needed breakthrough for South Africa.

OUT! Bowled. Keshav Maharaj to Ben Duckett. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed. Cleaned him up.

NEW BALL. OUT! Caught. Nandre Burger to Jamie Smith. Seaming in length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge, caught by Rickelton.

Over 50. 4 runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. South Africa: 330/8(rr 6.60)

Jofra Archer to Corbin Bosch. Reverse Swing-In half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Smith.

Jofra Archer to Corbin Bosch. Reverse Swing-In yorker, to leg on the front foot flick, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs.

Jofra Archer to Corbin Bosch. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Smith, fielded by Buttler.

Jofra Archer to Keshav Maharaj. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Brook.

Over 49. 7 runs. Bowler: Saqib Mahmood. South Africa: 326/6(rr 6.65)

APPEAL! Saqib Mahmood to Corbin Bosch. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump moves in front Slog, hit pad to silly point for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W.  England lost their second review.

FOUR! Saqib Mahmood to Corbin Bosch. Reverse Swing-In full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.

Saqib Mahmood to Senuran Muthusamy. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run, shy attempt by Carse.

Saqib Mahmood to Corbin Bosch. Reverse Swing-In full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Brook, fielded by Rashid.

Wide Saqib Mahmood to Corbin Bosch. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.

Saqib Mahmood to Corbin Bosch. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

Saqib Mahmood to Corbin Bosch. Reverse Swing-In yorker, wide outside off stump deep in crease driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

Over 48. 9 runs. Bowler: Will Jacks. South Africa: 319/6(rr 6.65)

Will Jacks to Corbin Bosch. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Bethell.

FOUR! Will Jacks to Corbin Bosch. Off break length ball, to leg down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

Will Jacks to Corbin Bosch. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

Will Jacks to Corbin Bosch. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

Over 50. 10 runs. Bowler: Senuran Muthusamy. England: 325/9(rr 6.50)

Senuran Muthusamy to Jofra Archer. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Maharaj. South Africa clinched a thrilling victory by just five runs in a closely fought contest to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead. England's chase stumbled early on, with Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett failing to make an impact. Joe Root and Jacob Bethell both struck well-made fifties, but neither could guide the side home. Jos Buttler added a fluent 61 before falling to a cracking delivery from Lungi Ngidi. Will Jacks chipped in with a useful 39, as England battled late on, but despite Jorfa Archer's cameo, South Africa's bowlers held their nerve. Nandre Burger picking up three crucial wickets and Keshav Maharaj claiming two. Matthew Breetzke is the Player of the Match.

FOUR! Senuran Muthusamy to Jofra Archer. Stock ball back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.

Senuran Muthusamy to Jofra Archer. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to deep cover for no runs.

FOUR! Senuran Muthusamy to Jofra Archer. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

Senuran Muthusamy to Jofra Archer. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Rickelton.

Senuran Muthusamy to Saqib Mahmood. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed to long on for 1 run, mis-fielded by Muthusamy, fielded by Markram.

Over 49. 11 runs. Bowler: Nandre Burger. England: 315/9(rr 6.43)

Nandre Burger to Saqib Mahmood. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Stubbs.

Nandre Burger to Saqib Mahmood. Reverse Swing-In yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rickelton.

Nandre Burger to Jofra Archer. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Brevis.

SIX! Nandre Burger to Jofra Archer. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Nandre Burger to Jofra Archer. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, run save by Ngidi, fielded by Muthusamy.

Over 48. 13 runs. Bowler: Lungi Ngidi. England: 304/8(rr 6.33)

Lungi Ngidi to Adil Rashid. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Bavuma.

Lungi Ngidi to Jofra Archer. Reverse Swing-In yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Markram.

Wide Lungi Ngidi to Jofra Archer. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to fine leg for 5 runs.

SIX! Lungi Ngidi to Jofra Archer. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

Lungi Ngidi to Jofra Archer. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to silly point for no runs.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
J Smithc Rickelton b Burger	0	1	0	0	0.0
B Duckettb Maharaj	14	33	1	0	42.42
J Rootst Rickelton b Maharaj	61	72	8	0	84.72
J Bethellc Brevis b Bosch	58	40	5	3	145
H Brookc Bavuma b Muthusamy	33	40	2	1	82.5
J Buttlerb Ngidi	61	51	3	3	119.61
W Jacksc Maharaj b Burger	39	33	1	2	118.18
B Carsec Markram b Burger	7	9	1	0	77.78
J Archernot out	27	14	2	2	192.86
A Rashidrun out (Breetzke)	2	4	0	0	50
S Mahmoodnot out	2	3	0	0	66.67

Bowling	O	M	R	W	WD	E/R
N Burger	10	0	63	3	4	6.31
L Ngidi	10	0	72	1	4	7.2
C Bosch	10	1	38	1	0	3.8
K Maharaj	10	0	59	2	0	5.91
A Markram	2	0	27	0	0	13.5
S Muthusamy	8	0	61	1	0	7.63

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