England vs South Africa, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: South Africa tour of England, 2017 Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham Date & Time: Jul 14-Jul 18, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Stokes 2-34(20 ov)
98.6
Stokes to Maharaj, no run, similar ball and Maharaj once again is happy to defend it towards point with an open face of the bat
98.5
Stokes to Maharaj, no run, 84.3mph goodish length ball angling in on off, Maharaj stays in his crease and pats it towards point
98.4
Stokes to Maharaj, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Maharaj throws his bat at it only to get beaten
98.3
Stokes to Maharaj, no run, bumper outside off, Maharaj avoids it by swaying away from the line of the delivery
98.2
Stokes to Philander, 1 run, bangs it halfway down and Philander isn't afraid to go after it with a pull. He was in control of it. A single to deep backward square leg
98.1
Stokes to Maharaj, 1 run, good length delivery that zips through, Maharaj works it through mid-wicket and opens his account
96.6
Stokes to Chris Morris, no run, another one drifting down leg, Morris is surprised as umpire Paul Reiffel calls it a dead-ball. No wonder. He definitely attempted a shot there. He wanted to tickle it fine and missed. Hit the thigh pad and dribbled away into the fence. Some words from Stokes to the batsman as well
96.5
Stokes to Chris Morris, 2 runs, attacks the hips, Morris tucks it behind square on the on-side and comes back for the second. SA go past 300
96.4
Stokes to Chris Morris, no run, decks in and keeps a tad low, nudged to mid-wicket
96.3
Stokes to Chris Morris, FOUR, powerful hit! A hit-me delivery from Morris. Full and wide outside off, Morris reaches out for it and slaps it through extra cover. Raced away into the fence
96.2
Stokes to Chris Morris, no run, length ball on middle, nurdled into the on-side
96.1
Stokes to Philander, leg byes, 1 run, shortish ball drifting down leg, Philander fails to put bat on ball looking to pull. The ball wide of the keeper off Philander's thigh pad and the batters pinch a leg-bye
94.6
Stokes to Chris Morris, no run, angled in from a fullish length, Morris pushes it to mid-on
94.5
Stokes to Chris Morris, no run, length ball zooming in on off, solidly blocked off the front foot
94.4
Stokes to Philander, 1 run, very full outside off, Philander goes after it and gets an inside edge that falls just in front of a diving Bairstow. The ball hits Bairstow's wrist and rolls past first slip
94.3
Stokes to Philander, no run, on a good length, Philander knocks it down the ground
94.2
Stokes to Philander, byes, FOUR, similar line and keeps a tad low, misses everything and runs away into the fine leg fence. Bairstow couldn't stop it as he slipped while moving
94.1
Stokes to Philander, no run, straying down the leg-side, Philander misses the tickle and Bairstow moves to his left to collect it
92.6
Stokes to Philander, FOUR, Philander finds the gap this time. He stands tall and punches it through point and covers. Two men give chase. The ball raced away to the fence
92.5
Stokes to Philander, no run, Stokes dishes it a length delivery outside off, Philander hoists his bat up in the air
92.4
Stokes to Philander, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, pushed to mid-off
92.3
Stokes to Philander, no run, good looking shot for no runs. Philander picks point on the punch. Was timed well, but straight to the man
92.2
Stokes to Philander, no run, sprays it down the leg. Philander doesn't get bat to ball
92.1
Stokes to Philander, no run, punched off the back foot to the off-side
90.6
Stokes to Chris Morris, no run, slips it down leg, Morris lets it go to the keeper
90.5
Stokes to Chris Morris, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Morris allows the ball sail over him
90.4
Stokes to Chris Morris, no run, good length delivery outside off, Chris Morris watches it to the keeper
90.3
Stokes to du Plessis, out Lbw!! Kept very low and is pinged on the pad. Given out on field. FAF wants to take the case upstairs. There is no bat involved and the HawkEye shows three reds. So the decision stays. FAF was hopping in his stumps as it was on a slightly shorter side. The ball kept very low and hit him just above the ankle in front of middle and leg. Paul Reiffel had his finger up in a flash. South Africa lose a review. du Plessis lbw b Stokes 63(128) [4s-9]
90.2
Stokes to Philander, 1 run, whipped away to the on-side. Finds deep square leg. Just a single
90.1
Stokes to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis gets a longway across his stumps and tucks it wide of mid-on
88.6
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, nips back in a long way and ekes out an inside edge onto the pad. du Plessis lost balance as he looked to defend
88.5
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, picks Broad on the off-drive. A slight misfield. FAF decides against a run
88.4
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, good carry to the keeper, FAF covers his stumps and shoulders arms
88.3
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, FAF checks his push. The ball goes off the toe end on the bounce to Stokes
88.2
Stokes to Philander, 1 run, angles in on a back of a length, Philander pulls it off the inside half of the bat to the on-side
88.1
Stokes to Philander, no run, doesn't come off the surface as Philander would like. He chops it off the inner half of the blade back to Stokes
56.6
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, the extra bounce surprises du Plessis but he rides it well enough and plays it back down the pitch
56.5
Stokes to Amla, 1 run, on leg-stump, glanced away to deep backward square
56.4
Stokes to Amla, no run, slower leg-cutter outside off at 69mph, Amla isn't interested
56.3
Stokes to Amla, no run, back of a length outside off, dabbed to gully
56.2
Stokes to Amla, no run, pitched up and thrown wide of off, Amla leaves
56.1
Stokes to du Plessis, 1 run, short ball, pulled away comfortably to deep square leg. Doesn't look rushed, especially not with a delivery at 83mph
54.6
Stokes to Amla, 1 run, kicks up from a good length just outside off, Amla softens his bottom hand and nudges it into the square leg region
54.5
Stokes to du Plessis, 1 run, short of length outside off, punched wide of mid-off
54.4
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, wants to drag a short ball from outside off through mid-wicket, but gets a thick under-edge on the pull which deflects onto his thigh
54.3
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, baits one very full and wide, du Plessis doesn't bite
54.2
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, good length ball outside off, left alone
54.1
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, fullish outside off, defended into the off-side
52.6
Stokes to Amla, no run, much fuller, trying to entice Amla into driving. But it's another leave
52.5
Stokes to Amla, no run, climbs steeply from a back of length outside off, but it's too wide. Left alone
52.4
Stokes to Amla, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Amla shuffles across and punches towards mid-off
52.3
Stokes to du Plessis, 1 run, fetches the short ball from outside off and pulls to deep square leg
52.2
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, too short from Stokes, loops over to the keeper
52.1
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, good length outside off, left alone
50.6
Stokes to Amla, no run, thick inside edge onto pad this time as Stokes has Amla shuffling across on the short of length delivery
50.5
Stokes to Amla, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, blocked back to the bowler
50.4
Stokes to Amla, no run, good length outside off, defended to point
50.3
Stokes to Amla, no run, short of length outside off, Amla drops his wrists and lets it go
50.2
Stokes to Amla, no run, down the leg-side yet again. Wasted short ball
50.1
Stokes to Amla, no run, strays well down the leg-side, Amla ignores. Stokes looks back at the landing area, suggesting that he lost his footing slightly
48.6
Stokes to Amla, no run, blocked back from the crease
48.5
Stokes to Amla, no run, short of length close to off, Amla gets behind the line of it in defence
48.4
Stokes to Amla, no run, oh what a ball! That's tough to play, if not impossible. Good length ball angled into the fourth stump corridor, draws Amla across in defence and then decks away late to beat the outside edge. It hits the keeper's gloves hard as well, and stings Bairstow on the fingers
48.3
Stokes to Amla, no run, good length ball outside off, 85.6mph, Amla shoulders arms
48.2
Stokes to Amla, no run, good length delivery outside off, defended to point
48.1
Stokes to Amla, no run, sharp short of length delivery, Amla sways inside the line of it while crouching
46.6
Stokes to Amla, no run, Stokes ends the session with a maiden over. Amla defends it off the back foot
46.5
Stokes to Amla, no run, this was very close. Angles into the right-hander. Amla decides to let that go and the ball whizzes past the off-side
46.4
Stokes to Amla, no run, pushes Amla deep in the crease with a back of a length delivery. Defended to the on-side
46.3
Stokes to Amla, no run, gets across his stumps and tucks it to square leg
46.2
Stokes to Amla, no run, banged in halfway down the wicket, Amla sinks underneath and lets it sail to the keeper
46.1
Stokes to Amla, no run, short delivery outside off, Amla gets on top of the bounce and drops it to the off-side
44.6
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis expects a short delivery and he gets one. Doesn't time the pull. Gets it off the inner half of the blade and the ball rolls to square leg
44.5
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, angles into the right-hander, du Plessis tucks it to backward square leg
44.4
Stokes to du Plessis, no run, good looking drive from du Plessis. Wasn't fully forward, but he covers the line and drives it to cover
44.3
Stokes to Amla, 1 run, keeps a tad low on off-stump. Amla was on the back foot expecting it hip height. He does well to get his bat down and sneaks a run towards cover
44.2
Stokes to Amla, no run, another short of length delivery. Amla has nothing to do with it
44.1
Stokes to Amla, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Amla sinks low and lets it sail over
42.6
Stokes to de Kock, 1 run, how close was that! Surprises de Kock with a short delivery. Takes his eyes off the ball and hits the handle of the bat. Lobs wide of backward square leg and rolls to fine leg
42.5
Stokes to Elgar, out Caught by Anderson!! Much needed wicket for England. Persistent short ball theory has done the trick for Stokes. A nothing shot from Elgar. He is late on the pull and thinks of pulling himself out of the shot. He is too late and taken his eyes off the ball. Produces the leading edge and lobs to Anderson at backward square leg. Elgar c Anderson b Stokes 80(136) [4s-12]
42.4
Stokes to Elgar, no run, angles into the left-hander, Elgar taps it to the on-side
42.3
Stokes to Elgar, no run, Stokes is pushing Elgar on the back foot with some short stuff. Elgar is up to the challenge as he blocks it back to Stokes
42.2
Stokes to Elgar, no run, Elgar hops across and drops this short delivery towards backward point
42.1
Stokes to Elgar, no run, short delivery outside off, Elgar lets it sail over him
40.6
Stokes to Elgar, no run, and again. This is much wider. Elgar has nothing to do with it
40.5
Stokes to Elgar, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, left alone
40.4
Stokes to Amla, 1 run, too straight in line. Amla clips it off the pads to deep backward square leg and jogs across to the other end
40.3
Stokes to Amla, no run, waste of a delivery from Stokes. Slips it way down the leg-side. Amla isn't intrested at that
40.2
Stokes to Amla, no run, Amla plants his front foot a long way across to defend. Played a little outside the line and gets a thick inside edge onto the pad and rolls to the off-side
40.1
Stokes to Amla, no run, goes for the yorker. Amla gets his bat down straight in time to keep it out
37.6
Stokes to Elgar, no run, angles away from the left-hander, Elgar shoulders arms
37.5
Stokes to Elgar, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Elgar pushes it to mid-on
37.4
Stokes to Elgar, FOUR, Elgar gets into position early and takes on the short delivery. Pulls it well in front of square on the leg-side for a boundary
37.3
Stokes to Elgar, no run, three in a row now. Elgar is happy to let those go to the keeper
37.2
Stokes to Elgar, no run, and again, this was little closer to the stumps. Elgar is leaving the ball a lot better. Watches it into the keeper's hands
37.1
Stokes to Elgar, no run, angles in from wide of the crease, Elgar covers his stumps and shoulders arms
35.6
Stokes to Elgar, no run, back of a length delivery that bounces more than Elgar expected it to. He was surprised, but did well to defend on the off-side off the top portion of the bat
35.5
Stokes to Elgar, no run, shortish outside off, Elgar gets right behind the line of the delivery and dead-bats it
35.4
Stokes to Elgar, no run, angling in delivery that nips away a tad. Elgar is beaten on the outside edge as he looks to block. Gets hit on the pad, but the impact is way outside off
35.3
Stokes to Amla, 1 run, taps this length ball on the on-side and takes a single. Stokes does well to get to the ball in his followthrough, but can't stop the run
35.2
Stokes to Amla, no run, bowls it fuller and Amla is forward to push it down the ground
35.1
Stokes to Amla, no run, yup! No surprises. Bangs it halfway down the track just down leg, Amla moves across in his crease and shoulders arms
33.6
Stokes to Elgar, no run, comes forward and solidly defends this length ball around off. The ball rolls towards cover and Elgar yells out a loud 'no'
33.5
Stokes to Elgar, no run, straight again, turned to mid-wicket
33.4
Stokes to Elgar, FOUR, that's a gift and Elgar accepts it gleefully. Too straight from Stokes and he ends up bowling one on the pads. Elgar beautifully clips it through the vacant mid-wicket region.
33.3
Stokes to Elgar, no run, wide outside off, Elgar sees it through to the keeper
33.2
Stokes to Elgar, no run, shortish outside off, Elgar taps it on the on-side with soft hands. He thought of a single for a moment and decided against at it as Stokes was quick to get to the ball
33.1
Stokes to Elgar, no run, starts with a loosener outside off from round the wicket. Elgar is happy to let it pass
20.6
Stokes to Elgar, no run, the inward seam movement. Shuffles and doesn't bother getting the bat down as he ignores
20.5
Stokes to Elgar, no run, a touch shorter, but a smart drop of the wrists from Elgar to sway out as well
20.4
Stokes to Elgar, no run, wide again. Making life easy for Elgar as he leaves a few more of these alone
20.3
Stokes to Elgar, no run, takes the arm off the handle as he steers one to point
20.2
Stokes to Elgar, no run, nipping in from wide of the crease. Leaves it alone. Four to go..at least
20.1
Stokes to Elgar, no run, nasty. A snake off a length. Takes off a length and Elgar's forward prod gets nothing on the bat. A blow is taken on the forearm. He is down in pain. Time for the physio..smart given that we have only six minutes left in the day's play. Bring out the magic spray
18.6
Stokes to Elgar, no run, up tall on the bounce to bunt it down, straight batted
18.5
Stokes to Elgar, no run, fires it in full and wide. An easy leave
18.4
Stokes to Amla, leg byes, 1 run, a loud appeal, long too. Amla pinned inside the crease as his feet get stuck in a tuck. A negative nod from the ump but Stokes wants a review. Oh he desperately does. But Bairstow gangs up with Root to deny him. And rightly so, the ball was headed down leg
18.3
Stokes to Elgar, 1 run, cutting in, rather viciously. Gloved away around the corner
18.2
Stokes to Elgar, no run, has the bat face turning in his palms as he squirts out the drive off the inside half of the bat to mid-off
18.1
Stokes to Elgar, no run, wide enough to start off with round the wicket. Enough for Elgar to trust it and leave it alone
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