South Africa vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of South Africa, 2019-20 Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion Date & Time: Dec 26-Dec 30, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Broad 4-58(18.3 ov)
84.3
Broad to Philander, out Caught by Buttler!! A big fat nick. But when you have two reviews, why not bother the third umpire?! What's he paid for. Philander does, after poking at a leg-cutter outside off and feathering to the keeper, but for some reason, he behaves as if he hasn't nicked it. In fact he walks over to Nortje and looks really confident. England couldn't be lesser bothered with these theatrics, they walk off. And they have good reason to, it's a thick spike on UltraEdge. Philander c Buttler b Broad 35(81) [4s-6]
84.2
Broad to Philander, 2 runs, more a slice now through the covers. Bairstow chases, fires in a two-bounced throw which Broad messes up in his collection. So, 1+1
84.1
Broad to Philander, FOUR, 130kph, runs. Lots of width, Philander controls his slap, getting it carefully behind point. Broad wants a third man, but Root shakes his head, asks him to bowl on the stumps instead
82.6
Broad to Nortje, no run, 135kph, another full, wide tease. Yea, aka waster
82.5
Broad to Nortje, no run, quite an easy start this -- wide bouncer. Nortje doesn't need to, but still sways out
82.4
Broad to Rabada, out Bowled!! Through everything. The perfect seam up and then holding its line to go straight on against the conventional seam that Broad gets. Rabada plays for it though, with the smallest of gaps between bat and pad for it to sneak in, deflect off the pad flap. And timbaaah. Rabada b Broad 12(24) [4s-3]
82.3
Broad to Rabada, no run, 138kph, seams back in on middle. Rabada shuffles to get behind, still getting hit on the bat-sticker
82.2
Broad to Rabada, no run, 139kph,
82.2
Broad to Rabada, wide, 138kph, way, way outside off. Yes, this was coming
82.1
Broad to Philander, leg byes, 1 run, 130kph, straightens off the pitch, takes the thighs and rolls away behind square
80.6
Broad to Philander, FOUR, overpitches, overtly generous with the width as well. Philander leans on it, slicing it away through point. He's clearly putting his top-order to shame
80.5
Broad to Philander, no run, a millimeter from the inside edge, a millimeter from the off-pole. Broad wobbles it typically, getting it to seam back in big time off a length, bang through his defence
80.4
Broad to Philander, no run, 131kph, nope, Broad's no Jimmy to be getting strangles down leg -- it's heading massively down with his wide of the crease angle
80.3
Broad to Philander, no run, leans in on a cover drive, and ends up squirting it away to square leg
80.2
Broad to Philander, no run, 138kph, fuller on off. No swing. Philander toe-ends his flick quietly to short mid-wicket
80.1
Broad to Philander, no run, length, fifth-stump. A forward pressy defence
66.6
Broad to Philander, no run, 131kph booming inswinger and Philander falls over on his forward defensive, the ball strikes him on the pad and Broad gestures to the slip cordon that it was doing too much
66.5
Broad to Philander, no run, on a length and outside off, Philander shoulders arms
66.4
Broad to Philander, no run, back of a length on off, Philander is right behind the line to defend
66.3
Broad to Philander, no run, wayward short of length delivery outside off that Philander ignores
66.2
Broad to Philander, no run, shaping away from a fullish length, Philander lifts his bat and lets it go
66.1
Broad to de Kock, 1 run, full and at the pads, flicked away to deep mid-wicket
64.6
Broad to de Kock, no run, 132kph full delivery around off, de Kock presses forward and knocks it to cover
64.5
Broad to de Kock, no run, pitched up outside off and de Kock does not middle the drive as he finds Denly at cover
64.4
Broad to de Kock, no run, fuller and just outside off, de Kock pushes it gently to mid-off
64.3
Broad to de Kock, 2 runs, on a length and close to off, de Kock goes with hard hands on the drive and drags it off the inner portion to the left of mid-on, called for two and got it quite comfortably
64.2
Broad to de Kock, FOUR, it is all going de Kock's way. He sees the width on the good length ball and flashes hard, no half measures and the outside edge flies over the slip cordon leaving Broad fuming
64.1
Broad to de Kock, no run, angled across off-stump, de Kock lifts his bat and lets it go
62.6
Broad to de Kock, leg byes, 1 run, leg-lined and de Kock nurdles it round the corner - to backward square leg
62.5
Broad to de Kock, no run, good length ball on middle, de Kock offers a straight bat in his forward block
62.4
Broad to de Kock, no run, too full and around off, de Kock squeezes out the drive towards mid-on
62.3
Broad to de Kock, no run, muted appeal for LBW. Back of a length delivery that holds its line, de Kock misses the clip and is struck on the front pad. The ball had pitched outside leg and the impact might not have been in-line as well
62.2
Broad to de Kock, no run, full and attacking the stumps, de Kock pushes it firmly to mid-on
62.1
Broad to de Kock, FOUR, angled across the left hander and once de Kock saw the width, he was chasing and sliced it off the outer half over gully, the ball went fine enough to beat the deep point fielder
50.6
Broad to Pretorius, no run, 132kph, pitched up on middle, a checked drive on the up, something mid-on will clean up
50.5
Broad to Pretorius, no run, angles in, pitches, seams away. It's all safely outside off
50.4
Broad to Pretorius, FOUR, airborne uncontrolled flick. A middle-line, and Pretorius' wrists will manage to bisect short mid-wicket and mid-on to perfection
50.3
Broad to Pretorius, no run, 135kph, seams away sharply, off a back of a length, something Pretorius can leave on length
50.2
Broad to Pretorius, no run, 136kph, crunchy forward push, high elbows and all, to mid-off
50.1
Broad to Pretorius, no run, 140kph, quite an obvious floater outside off, sensibly left
48.6
Broad to Pretorius, no run, 130kph, shuffles, stays behind the line firmly in a soft-defence
48.5
Broad to Pretorius, no run, 135kph, length, on off, a forward stroke-out, mid-off
48.4
Broad to Pretorius, no run, floats a tease wide outside off. Harmless. Left
48.3
Broad to Pretorius, no run, 132kph, falls over on the glance, missing connection and taking it on his thighs
48.2
Broad to de Kock, 3 runs, 132kph, way too full. Quinton's got quick hard wrists, whipping it away without much of a followthrough into mid-wicket. Almost a certain boundary, but for a chasing-sliding-flicking Bairstow - who's done it all with shin pads on
48.1
Broad to de Kock, no run, 131kph, shuffles early, stays behind the line and knocks it back down the pitch
38.6
Broad to de Kock, no run, throws the bait much wider of off-stump, de Kock is not catching that as he lets it pass
38.5
Broad to de Kock, 2 runs, pitched up and de Kock obliges with the drive, placed in front of square and Denly does well in the deep, covers a lot of ground and puts in the dive to stop it from reaching the fence
38.4
Broad to de Kock, no run, 129kph good length ball outside off, de Kock shoulders arms
38.3
Broad to de Kock, no run, angled in from round the wicket, de Kock defends it with a straight bat to mid-off
38.2
Broad to de Kock, no run, good length ball outside off, de Kock lifts his bat and lets it go
38.1
Broad to de Kock, no run, the idea was to bowl a juicy full delivery, but it ends up in the blockhole and de Kock lets go
36.6
Broad to de Kock, FOUR, overpitched and de Kock puts it away. He is in the mood. Anything slightly off and de Kock is ensuring it is made to pay. He gets nicely forward and creams the drive through extra cover
36.5
Broad to de Kock, no run, pitched right up outside off and de Kock goes too hard on the drive, mistimed to cover
36.4
Broad to Pretorius, 1 run, back of a length on the hips, tucked backward of square leg for his first run in Test cricket
36.3
Broad to du Plessis, out Caught by Root!! Gone! This time the edge is found and Root makes no mistake. The England skipper is ecstatic as he goes hi-fiving everyone around. Broad rolled his fingers across the ball and it was the leg-cutter, the seam came out all wobbly and du Plessis is drawn into the poke outside off, the outside edge goes at a comfortable height to first slip. Another batsman that has gotten a start and then thrown it away. du Plessis c Root b Broad 29(80) [4s-5]
36.2
Broad to du Plessis, no run, top stuff! Even Faf goes uhhh. Broad goes wide of the crease and angles it in, du Plessis reckons it is coming in and plays for the line, but the ball straightens to beat the outside edge. Unplayable!
36.1
Broad to du Plessis, no run, on a length and around off, du Plessis covers his sticks and shoulders arms
34.6
Broad to du Plessis, no run, good length delivery around off, du Plessis defends with the head right on top of the ball
34.5
Broad to du Plessis, no run, went wide of the crease and angled it in, but it is well outside off, left alone
34.4
Broad to du Plessis, no run, back of a length and nice carry through to Buttler as du Plessis lets go
34.3
Broad to du Plessis, no run, closer to off-stump and makes du Plessis play this time, driven straight to mid-on
34.2
Broad to du Plessis, no run, fuller but the line remains the same, du Plessis ignores
34.1
Broad to du Plessis, no run, back of a length outside off, du Plessis lifts his bat and lets it go
25.6
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, 131kph, and he'll defend himself to lunch, a steery one now
25.5
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, back of a length on the body, behind it and blocked
25.4
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, 130kph, pitched up on middle, driven through the line, mid-on
25.3
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, 135kph, transfers his weight in front, soldily blocking it down the pitch
25.2
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, 130kph, shuffles, stays in his crease to help himself to a behind-the-line defence
25.1
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, probe .. pitched up, outside off, not messed with
23.6
Broad to van der Dussen, FOUR, 133kph, and first Test runs don't come any easier. Broad - the perfect wingman - dishes this one on the pads, and van der Dussen duly clips it away through an empty mid-wicket
23.5
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, 129kph, full, wide, and patience
23.4
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, 132kph, slightly wide outside off, leave-worthy, and left
23.3
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, 136kph, length, top of middle. van der Dussen shuffles, stays late, lets the ball get close and nudges it away to where a short leg would've been
23.2
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, 133kph, leans out on the drive, toe-ending it away to mid-off
23.1
Broad to van der Dussen, no run, 137kph, a decent feel first up -- solidly blocking his forward defence down
21.6
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, out Caught by Stokes!! Well, well. Life's a compensationist. It'll ensure the crispest of shots is followed up with the tamest of pokes. Broad goes back to I0$ length - slightly short of good, gets some bounce out of the pitch and Hamza flirts away from his body unnecessarily without intent. The obvious thick edge, and right down second slip's throat. Zubayr Hamza c Stokes b Broad 39(72) [4s-6]
21.5
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, FOUR, 137kph .. proper epitome of elegance, holding all his balance in getting to the pitch of this, going one-kneed and flowing through the line to smear away through the covers. Yea, he isn't getting up
21.4
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, goes fuller outside off, and Hamza keeps his defence/drive/flay to himself
21.4
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no ball, 2 runs, 133kph, swings in late onto the tummy. Tucked away through square leg .. and the umpire's spotted the tiniest of oversteps here
21.3
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, 131kph, and the back-across defence returns, getting a thick outside half to Broad's back of a length away-nipper
21.2
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, half a press in front, beside-the-line defence now
21.1
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, 130kph, jumpy shuffle, high-batted, solid block
19.6
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, 139kph, now the full pitched up follow up. Hamza close to the pitch of it though, driving confidently through the line to cover
19.5
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, a full poke now, and a fuller bat-beat. Broad pitches it on a length on off, forces Hamza to be flirting at these, only to get some exaggerated movement off the pitch and whizz past
19.4
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, 132kph, opens ups his back-footed defence, steering to point
19.3
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, 133kph, draws half a poke. It's in the channel, Hamza is sucked but then quickly recovers his senses to pull out
19.2
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, 135kph, full, wide, seaming away. Massive leave
19.1
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, 133kph, neat forward walking drive, but a diving mid-off's a spoilsport
7.6
Broad to Markram, no run, the line is outside off now and Markram shoulders arms
7.5
Broad to Markram, no run, once more the back of a length delivery is not troubling the batsman, comfortably blocked into the on-side
7.4
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, 1 run, the length is on the shorter side and that allows Hamza to tuck it wide of mid-on
7.3
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, short of length outside off, Hamza lifts his bat and lets it go
7.2
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, slanting down leg and Hamza stays inside the line and lets it pass
7.1
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, 2 runs, back of a length and too straight, clipped off the hips to deep square leg, easy two
5.6
Broad to Markram, no run, back of a length delivery with a extra bit of bounce, Markram stands tall and loosens his grip at the point of impact, the ball hits the shoulder of the blade and goes to ground quickly
5.5
Broad to Markram, no run, the right length but the line is well outside off, easy leave for Markram
5.4
Broad to Markram, no run, right on top of the good length delivery and blocks it straight down the wicket
5.3
Broad to Markram, no run, fuller than a good length and outside off, Markram hoists his bat up and lets it go
5.2
Broad to Markram, no run, good length ball that straightens, Markram opens himself up and blocks it back
5.1
Broad to Markram, no run, aiming for the top of off-stump, Markram presses forward and defends to mid-on
3.6
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, short of length outside off, Hamza sees it settle into Buttler's mitts
3.5
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, teases the batsman with a wide half volley, Hamza resists and lets it pass
3.4
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, good length ball around off, Hamza is right behind the line to defend it to mid-on
3.3
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, no run, fuller and shaping away outside off, Hamza watches it all along and lets it pass
3.2
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, 2 runs, slanted in and Hamza offers the bat at the right moment, pings off the middle and runs away past Anderson. He gives chase and does well to keep it to a couple
3.1
Broad to Markram, 1 run, cuts back into the right hander and Markram tucks it towards the mid-wicket pocket, for a single
1.6
Broad to Markram, no run, good length ball outside off, Markram shoulders arms and it carries nicely through to Buttler
1.5
Broad to Markram, no run, on a length and outside off, Markram lifts his bat and lets it go
1.4
Broad to Markram, no run, back of a length and close to finding the outside edge, Markram shuffles across and is opened completely as the ball straightens to beat the bat. Broad thought he had his man
1.3
Broad to Markram, no run, shortens the length but keeps the line around off, Markram is right behind the line to defend
1.2
Broad to Markram, FOUR, super shot! Nothing wrong with the delivery. Full and attacking top of off-stump, Markram presses forward and defends with a straight bat, the ball pings off the middle and races past a diving Anderson at mid-on, it has enough timing to carry it to the fence
1.1
Broad to Zubayr Hamza, 1 run, slanted into the pads, Hamza flicks it away backward of square leg, for a single
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