England vs South Africa, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of England, 2017 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: May 29, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Hashim Amla 55(54)
14.6
Roland-Jones to Amla, out Bowled!! Played on. Roland-Jones has Amla as his maiden international scalp. He'll remember this one. It's not a dream delivery by any stretch of imagination. In fact, it's a rather innocuous looking ball outside off. Back of a length, Amla might have misjudged it. Wasn't all that short to pull, and so he drags a thick under-edge back onto the stumps. Amla b Roland-Jones 55(54) [4s-11]
14.5
Roland-Jones to Amla, FOUR, a pie. Amla will have that breakfast, lunch and dinner. Proper half-volley outside off, the ball speeds off Amla's bat as he punches it through the covers
14.4
Roland-Jones to de Kock, 1 run, gets a bit steep on him as he lines up a cut, adjusts well though by taking the bottom hand off and checks it past a diving backward point
13.6
J Ball to Amla, wide, swinging away outside off, well outside off, wide
13.5
J Ball to Amla, FOUR, streaky way to get there, but another half-century for Amla. Thick inside edge runs away past leg-stump as he pokes at one away from the body. Nevertheless, he's shown some excellent touch today. Bodes well for the Champions Trophy
13.4
J Ball to Amla, no run, pitched up but it's too wide outside off, left alone
13.3
J Ball to Amla, no run, good length delivery nibbling away outside off, left alone
13.2
J Ball to Amla, FOUR, short of length, doesn't get up very high and Amla paddles it along to the fine leg boundary. He expected more bounce on the pull, but eventually helps it along off a thick under-edge
13.1
J Ball to Amla, no run, back of a length just outside off, Amla stays in the crease and defends
12.6
Roland-Jones to de Kock, no run, blocked from the crease
12.2
Roland-Jones to de Kock, 1 run, punches this away to deep backward point
11.5
J Ball to Amla, FOUR, what hands, what timing. It's always been the hallmark of Amla's play. Flows into the drive through extra-cover. Nothing wrong with the delivery whatsoever. Not overly full, nor overly wide. Just Amla's class
11.4
J Ball to Amla, no run, straightens a touch on middle, Amla makes it a point to offer a straight bat
11.3
J Ball to Amla, 2 runs, eased through point. Fraction full just outside off, Amla times it in the gap. Another couple
11.2
J Ball to Amla, 2 runs, strays on middle, Amla tucks him away through square leg in the gap. Easy couple of runs
11.1
J Ball to Amla, no run, good length outside off, left alone
10.6
Finn to de Kock, no run, initially wanted to pick the ball through mid-wicket, but seeing that the angle was leaving him from off, de Kock checks it into the off-side. That will be it. Lunch
10.4
Finn to Amla, no run, fraction fuller than a good length on off, Amla has eyes right on top of the ball as he defends forward
10.3
Finn to de Kock, 1 run, almost yorker length on middle and leg, nudged away wide of mid-on
9.5
J Ball to Amla, no run, short of length just outside off, Amla punches it firmly. Can't get it past a diving backward point though. Brilliant from Morgan
9.4
J Ball to Amla, no run, unusual from Amla as he walks a long way across the stumps trying to pick the ball away through leg. But Ball adjusts his line and bowls it even wider outside off, he also gets it to nip away from a back of length. Amla is completely squared up to be comprehensively beaten
9.3
J Ball to Amla, no run, good length just outside off, left alone
9.2
J Ball to de Kock, 1 run, picks the ball away from off through mid-wicket
8.5
Finn to Amla, no run, full, nipping in at the stumps, Amla defends
8.4
Finn to Amla, FOUR, lovely. Just lovely. Not much wrong with the delivery as Finn pitches it a bit further up searching for movement. But Amla withers him away through extra-cover with a glorious front foot drive
8.3
Finn to Amla, no run, nipping in a touch from a good length, Amla carefully defends into the on-side
8.2
Finn to Amla, FOUR, what a reply. Don't think it was too dissimilar from the previous ball as far as length goes, just that there was no exaggerated bounce or movement, and Amla absolutely climbed into it. He rocks back and punches it so forcefully through the covers
8.1
Finn to Amla, no run, that's a jaffa. You're not playing that. You're not even nicking that. Too good. Hits the back of a length, the ball rears up, nips away and zooms past Amla's shoulder of the bat
7.6
J Ball to de Kock, 2 runs, work to do for the fielders there. Back of length on leg, de Kock glances it past short fine leg. Another comfortable two
7.3
J Ball to de Kock, 1 run, short ball, pulled away nicely through square leg. Got right on top of the bounce to keep it along the floor
6.5
Finn to de Kock, 1 run, back of a length and a bit too straight, de Kock nudges him to the left of mid-on
6.2
Finn to Amla, no run, short of length outside off, Amla steers to point
6.1
Finn to Amla, FOUR, 7000 ODI runs for Hashim Amla, the quickest to the mark. Nice gentle loosener from Finn to begin with, just puts it there on a short of length and the ball sits up for Amla to pull him away through square leg
5.6
J Ball to de Kock, no run, no width to work with, de Kock is cramped as the angle comes back into him and he gets a thick inside edge onto pad
5.3
J Ball to Amla, no run, back of a length, coming back in with the arm, Amla goes back and plays it down the pitch
5.2
J Ball to Amla, no run, good length, a hint of swing away outside off, Amla watches it carefully and leaves
5.1
J Ball to Amla, no run, slants it full on leg, Amla turns it to short mid-wicket
5.1
J Ball to Amla, wide, back of a length and way too wide outside off, left alone
4.6
Willey to de Kock, no run, fullish on off, de Kock pushes towards mid-off
4.4
Willey to Amla, wide, swinging back in but going well down leg, again looking for that leg-gully in all probability. All it's doing so far is leaking runs. Wided
4.3
Willey to de Kock, 1 run, glides it down to third man
3.5
J Ball to de Kock, 1 run, concerted effort, as evident from the round the wicket angle, not to give any width. Tucks him up with the angle, de Kock turns it around the corner for a single
3.3
J Ball to Amla, wide, down the leg-side, comfortable wide
3.2
J Ball to Amla, no run, good length delivery outside off, Amla shoulders arms
3.1
J Ball to de Kock, leg byes, 1 run, he's a bit late to get his bat across and the ball deflects off the thigh pad for a single
2.5
Willey to Amla, no run, good length delivery shaping in, but not shaping in enough to threaten off, left alone
2.4
Willey to Amla, no run, punches it crisply but straight to point
2.3
Willey to Amla, no run, corrects his line and gets it shaping back in on off, Amla offers a dead-bat
2.2
Willey to Amla, FOUR, not sure if he's specifically bowling for that fielder at leg-gully or whether it's just coming down wrong. If that is indeed the plan though, it's not a very good one. Amla will keep putting these away all day. Another calculative leg-glance to beat the fielder there
2.1
Willey to de Kock, 1 run, back of a length, curling away from off, de Kock turns it into the square leg region
1.5
J Ball to Amla, no run, the ball is there to be put away and Amla slashes hard at it, but fails to make contact. The keeper and slips go up, but nothing from the umpire. Amla usually walks anyway
1.4
J Ball to Amla, no run, back of a length around off, defended from the crease
1.3
J Ball to de Kock, 1 run, hits the back of a length hard and gets some good bounce, de Kock doesn't bother with his feet again as he plays away from the body and sends a thick edge flying down to third man
0.5
Willey to Amla, no run, well wide of off, almost shading the wide guideline for the umpire. Umpire Michael Gough lets him go this time
0.4
Willey to Amla, FOUR, now it swings, and drops perfectly onto Amla's pads. Just a nice little tickle off leg-stump as Amla helps it away, fine of the man at leg-gully and into the boundary. Not a great start from Willey this
0.3
Willey to Amla, no run, another full one, trying it invite Amla on the drive, but Amla lets it go. Not much swing so far
0.2
Willey to Amla, no run, better length, pushes it full outside off, Amla leaves
0.1
Willey to Amla, FOUR, classic Amla to get off the mark. He's so good off the back foot. Have to be much fuller to him, especially early on. Willey goes back of a length, slants it away across off and Amla punches him firmly past backward point
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