England vs South Africa, Match 1 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Venue: Kennington Oval, London Date & Time: May 30, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Rassie van der Dussen 50(61)
31.5
Jofra Archer to van der Dussen, out Caught by Moeen Ali!! There's the wicket! Morgan brought back Archer precisely to take out a wicket, preferably van der Dussen's and that's exactly what England's latest pace sensation has done. The heavy ball, good pace as well from Archer and RVD is very late on the pull. Toe-ends it uppishly and there is no distance at all on it. Mid-on gets across a few steps and pouches it with ease. van der Dussen c Moeen Ali b Jofra Archer 50(61) [4s-4 6s-1]
31.4
Jofra Archer to van der Dussen, no run, Archer is stringing up the dots. Once again the hard length and it's been the toughest to get away on this pitch. van der Dussen steers it with an open face but straight to point
31.3
Jofra Archer to van der Dussen, no run, crunchy drive but picks out the fielder at extra cover
31.2
Jofra Archer to van der Dussen, no run, angling in from around off, nicely defended towards cover
31.1
Jofra Archer to van der Dussen, no run, edged but well short of Buttler. Was an off cutter and it gripped a touch as RVD went poking with soft hands
30.6
Adil Rashid to Phehlukwayo, no run, reverse sweep from Phehlukwayo but too full and it's jammed towards point
30.3
Adil Rashid to van der Dussen, no run, slower and outside off, another watchful defence from RVD
30.2
Adil Rashid to van der Dussen, no run, fuller and outside off, van der Dussen defends it back to the bowler
30.1
Adil Rashid to van der Dussen, no run, hesitation but van der Dussen gets back in time. Phehlukwayo never responded to the call at all. This was worked in front of point and a tight single was on but not a lazy one
29.6
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, 1 run, tossed up wider outside off, eased away through the covers to retain strike
29.5
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, no run, fuller and around off, patted back towards Moeen
29.4
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, FOUR, brilliant shot! Never easy to go through the off-side against the off spinner but van der Dussen picked the length and hung back to crack it through extra cover. Superb timing and placement
29.3
Moeen Ali to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, drops it fractionally short and Phehlukwayo crunches it to sweeper cover
27.6
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, 1 run, floated up outside off, van der Dussen reaches out and pats it towards the gap at cover
27.5
Moeen Ali to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, flighted this time but too full, jammed down towards long-off
26.5
Plunkett to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, shortish and although there isn't much room, Phehlukwayo chances his arms. Gets a thick edge that's just wide of slip and down to third man
26.2
Plunkett to van der Dussen, out Pretorius Run Out!! 1 run completed. It's turning, the game's turning and England are bossing this now. Another poor moment of decision-making and Pretorius has to depart. Was a nice back foot punch from van der Dussen through cover and they went for the second run after a slight hesitation. Can't afford to be lazy with someone like Stokes near the fence and he fires a good throw that Morgan collects at the bowler's end before whipping the bails off. Comfortably short, Pretorius. Poor cricket from the Proteas. Pretorius run out (Stokes/Morgan) 1(1)
26.1
Plunkett to Pretorius, 1 run, banged in short and Pretorius pulls it away to deep square leg
25.1
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, no run, attempted reverse sweep from van der Dussen but mistimes it and picks out backward point
24.6
Plunkett to Duminy, no run, better lines from Plunkett, keeps it on off stump from a hard length. Duminy can only defend with soft hands
24.3
Plunkett to Duminy, 1 run, more of the shorter length and Duminy swivel-pulls through backward square leg. Fine leg gets across quickly to keep the batsmen to just a single
23.4
Moeen Ali to Duminy, 1 run, sliding into Duminy, no room and he squeezes it with a stab to deep point
23.2
Moeen Ali to Duminy, 1 run, drifting in from around middle and off, nicely driven down towards long-off to get JPD off the mark
22.4
Plunkett to van der Dussen, no run, shortish of a length outside off, punched off the back foot towards backward point
22.3
Plunkett to van der Dussen, no run, back of a length this time, worked off the back foot to mid-wicket
22.2
Plunkett to van der Dussen, 2 runs, nice shot! Fractionally short of a good length and van der Dussen punches sweetly on the up past extra cover. Well to the right of sweeper cover
22.1
Plunkett to de Kock, 1 run, shortish and into the hips, worked away through backward square leg
21.5
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, FOUR, edged but no slip! van der Dussen will argue that he played it intentionally but surely not that close to Buttler who couldn't get to it. Was a bit undone by the flight and the ball straightened just a bit to get the nick. Woakes gave a good chase and a slide as well but in vain. Nearly hurt himself there. Careful, Woakesy!
21.4
Moeen Ali to de Kock, 1 run, fuller and slower this time, driven down the ground towards long-off
21.2
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, FOUR, this is top class batting! After charging down for the loft, van der Dussen opts for finesse. The reverse sweep and gets it away very fine to the third man fence. Seems to be finding his feet now after a scratchy start
21.1
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, SIX, straight as an arrow! Lovely footwork from van der Dussen to get to the pitch of this one and chose the safest spot on the ground - straight over the bowler's head. Timely release shot for him after being tied down by Moeen in recent overs. SA gaining momentum now
20.6
Plunkett to de Kock, no run, shortens the length a bit this time and it's jabbed to mid-off
20.2
Plunkett to de Kock, 1 run, walks across a bit and flicks this away towards deep mid-wicket
19.5
Moeen Ali to de Kock, 1 run, fuller and straighter, worked away through mid-wicket
18.6
Plunkett to van der Dussen, 1 run, just past backward point! Already seen quite a few aerial shots in this region but strangely, there has been a wide gap there. Short of a length with a bit of bounce, van der Dussen goes at it hard but only manages a thick slice. Goes towards the deep
18.5
Plunkett to de Kock, 1 run, leg stumpish once more and de Kock flicks it to the right of fine leg. Brings up the 50-run stand! Much-needed for SA after the kind of start they had in the chase
18.2
Plunkett to de Kock, 1 run, strays onto the pads this time, glanced away down towards fine leg who is straighter
17.5
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, 2 runs, cheeky little paddle, premeditated as well and van der Dussen gets it fine down the leg-side
17.4
Moeen Ali to de Kock, 1 run, flatter one and this time, it's punched through the covers for a single. 50 for QDK! Not been at his fluent best but the key part is that he is still there and is pivotal to SA's chances in this game. He needs to bat deep
16.3
Adil Rashid to de Kock, 1 run, punched away to long-on
15.5
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, no run, shortish in length, blocked
15.4
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, no run, oh he pushes uppishly at this flighted delivery, lucky that it didn't carry to mid-off
15.3
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, no run, flatter delivery, van der Dussen defends
15.2
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, FOUR, the reverse sweep, some fresh energy from van der Dussen, Mo got this to spin back in, but the batsman was ready early to connect and hit it through backward point
15.1
Moeen Ali to de Kock, 1 run, shortish on the off stump, de Kock punches it to cover-point
14.5
Adil Rashid to van der Dussen, no run, turning away around the off stump, van der Dussen defends with an open bat face
14.4
Adil Rashid to van der Dussen, no run, spinning back in, defended off the back foot
14.3
Adil Rashid to van der Dussen, no run, spinning away outside off stump, van der Dussen leans forward and drives it to the left of the bowler
14.2
Adil Rashid to de Kock, 1 run, leg-side ball, de Kock flicks it to backward square leg
13.5
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, no run, pushed into the off-side
13.4
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, no run, was that a dropped chance? Yes! Spinning in from outside off stump, van der Dussen tries to push at it without moving his feet, got a thin edge but Buttler had butter fingers
13.3
Moeen Ali to de Kock, 1 run, takes a gentle step down the pitch and pushes it to long-off
12.4
Adil Rashid to van der Dussen, no run, defended to the left of the bowler
12.3
Adil Rashid to de Kock, 1 run, oh he almost missed that because of the sharp turn, short enough to go back to attempt the cut shot, somehow de Kock managed to get bat on ball and send it to short third man
11.6
Moeen Ali to de Kock, SIX, overpitched and QdK powers that all the way over wide long-on. Mo got greedy there looking for turn and QdK wanted that sort of a delivery to get some runs to ease the pressure
11.4
Moeen Ali to de Kock, 1 run, shortish delivery, de Kock punches it to cover
11.2
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, no run, covers the line and defends
11.1
Moeen Ali to van der Dussen, 2 runs, punched away to backward square leg
10.6
Adil Rashid to de Kock, no run, another sweep missed, hit on the pad but this is well down the leg-side
9.6
Jofra Archer to de Kock, no run, another short ball, de Kock lets it go and the crowd is right behind Archer
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