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 3010:00 AM LOCAL

Joe Denly 50(111)

37.5
W
Pretorius to Denly, out Caught by de Kock!! Pretorius has his maiden Test wicket. Another good review from South Africa. And they needed that to break this partnership. Denly as he so often does has been dismissed soon after reaching fifty. He now has six 50+ scores in Tests and no hundreds. The nip-backer from Pretorius that had Denly pushing at it away from the body, the faintest of inside edges is picked up and de Kock does the rest behind the stumps. Denly c de Kock b Pretorius 50(111) [4s-9]
37.4
Pretorius to Denly, no run, on a length and outside off, Denly defends it into the off-side
37.3
Pretorius to Denly, no run, jaffa! Full and drawing Denly into the drive, the ball swirls away late to beat the outside edge. It was almost unplayable
37.2
F
Pretorius to Denly, FOUR, fifty for Denly. He should have been back in the pavilion for nought but here he is raising his bat towards his team mate. Made the most of the dropped chance. Fuller and outside off, Denly leans forward and transfers his weight into the drive, places it right between cover and mid-off to collect the boundary
37.1
Pretorius to Denly, no run, floaty stuff at 123kph and Denly eases the forward push to mid-off
36.6
Nortje to Denly, 1 run, 147kph nip-backer and there is extra bounce as well, Denly fends it off the glove to fine leg
36.5
Nortje to Stokes, 1 run, straighter line - on middle and leg, tucked to the vast open space near mid-wicket
35.5
Maharaj to Denly, no run, nice loop and dip right in front of Denly, who turns it to mid-wicket
35.4
Maharaj to Stokes, 1 run, flatter and turning in, nudged in front of square on the leg-side
34.6
Nortje to Stokes, no run, angled across the off-stump and Stokes dead-bats it back to Nortje
34.4
Nortje to Denly, no run, 148kph good length ball that Denly does not bother with it outside off
34.3
Nortje to Denly, no run, spears it in around the blockhole at 144kph and Denly jams it out to mid-on
34.3
Nortje to Denly, 5 wides, that's a horrible delivery. Nortje came close to the stumps and banged it in almost near his shoelaces, the ball flies high and to the right of de Kock, who had no chance whatsoever to get across to stop that
34.2
Nortje to Denly, no run, 148kph angled in full delivery that Denly meets with a straight bat
34.1
Nortje to Denly, no run, harmless back of a length stuff outside off, left alone
33.6
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, pushed through flatter. Defence. Drinks
32.5
Nortje to Denly, no run, 142kph, bouncer, makes QdK go one-handed, oh and also makes Denly sit
32.4
Nortje to Denly, no run, 150kph, leans over in a walking block, mid-on
32.3
Nortje to Stokes, 1 run, 145kph, sharp kick up off a back of a length, hurrying Stokes in a fend-away behind square
32.1
Nortje to Denly, no run, 144kph, tummy-lined, glanced away to square leg
31.6
Rabada to Stokes, no run, 138kph, in front, across and knocking it away to mid-wicket
30.6
Philander to Stokes, no run, 128kph, a rare one off-target - down leg with Stokes just not being able to glance
30.3
Philander to Denly, no run, 126kph, another shuffling defence, softly down the pitch
30.2
Philander to Denly, no run, 127kph, a back-footed stab, letting the ball get close before mistiming it to cover
30.1
Philander to Denly, no run, 125kph, in the channel. A half-forward defence
29.6
Rabada to Stokes, no run, 141kph, attempts the yorker on off, squeezed back down
28.5
Philander to Denly, 2 runs, 129kph, comes across, uses the middle-line to tuck away through mid-wicket
28.4
Philander to Denly, no run, 129kph, tightens up just outside off. Denly's nicely close here, blocking
28.3
Philander to Denly, no run, 130kph, slight kick up off a length, taking the splice on Denly's forward block. Safe ..
28.2
Philander to Denly, no run, fifth-stumped, a forward pushy tap to point
28.1
Philander to Stokes, 1 run, 129kph, pitched up, driven away to a fumbling mid-off -- and that breaks Philander's string of maidens in this spell
27.5
Maharaj to Denly, no run, rocks behind, lining up his straight-batted defence rather well
27.4
Maharaj to Denly, no run, small spin, but well outside off to start with to allow Denly to leave
27.3
Maharaj to Denly, no run, on a dance down, is barely to the pitch of it but still goes through with a big on-drive. Finds mid-on, whose midfielding won't leak the run either
27.2
Maharaj to Denly, no run, leans out again, opening up his bat face rather late on his defence
27.1
Maharaj to Denly, no run, drifting in on off as it dips full, for a solid smother
26.6
Rabada to Stokes, no run, 146kph, stays back of a length, and gets a stern block back
26.4
4
Rabada to Denly, FOUR, 146kph, educated edge you'd say, with Rabada staying on the shorter side, with Denly in his soft defences trying to stab to point and ending up getting it between second slip and gully instead
26.3
Rabada to Denly, no run, 146kph, back foot, going up on this to bunt it away to off
26.2
Rabada to Denly, no run, 146kph, wobbly-seamed, jagging away big time. But all of it is well outside off
26.1
Rabada to Denly, no run, 142kph, goes hard on the pull, with no control whatsoever, toe-ending it away to mid-on
25.6
Philander to Stokes, no run, 132kph, a bit of intent on the drive, but ends up skewing it away off the outside half to point
24.5
Rabada to Denly, no run, looked like he's getting squared up here, opening up his defence
24.4
Rabada to Denly, no run, better. In that fifth-stump channel, getting Denly to play away from his body, which he does with a delicate stab towards gully
24.3
4
Rabada to Denly, FOUR, 146kph, strays onto the legs now -- for some easy clippings, not over-hitting and ensuring it goes fine
24.2
Rabada to Denly, no run, 140kph, hangs behind, opening up his bat face late and guiding it to a diving gully
24.1
4
Rabada to Denly, FOUR, 144kph, but a dragged down sitter. Denly sees it early, swivelling on his back heel to swat it away over mid-on
23.6
Philander to Stokes, no run, 125kph, dies through to the keeper, but it's again in that harmless line outside off with Stokes not doing anything silly with
22.5
Rabada to Denly, no run, 140kph, back of a length, nibbling in, kept out off the tummy
22.4
Rabada to Root, 1 run, 139kph, softly tapped just next to the pitch, and Denly's quick to call him through. Steady, steady ..
21.5
Philander to Denly, no run, 127kph, presses in front, inside the line in a high-elbowed defence down the pitch
21.4
Philander to Root, 1 run, 125kph, a quick shuffle down and across now, getting completely behind this to tuck round the corner
20.3
Nortje to Denly, no run, bouncer at the batsman, Denly ducks but leaves his bat hanging up
20.2
Nortje to Denly, no run, wide of the crease and angled in at 146kph, Denly blocks it to mid-on
20.1
Nortje to Root, 1 run, 147kph good length ball outside off, Root angles it away to deep point
19.5
Maharaj to Denly, no run, 84kph flighted delivery on off, Denly knocks it to the left of Maharaj
19.4
Maharaj to Denly, no run, bit more air and Denly is well forward to negate that
19.3
Maharaj to Denly, no run, flatter in trajectory and Denly stabs it in front of cover
19.2
Maharaj to Denly, no run, tossed up around off, Denly keeps his bat and pad close as he blocks back
19.1
Maharaj to Denly, no run, straight on the money, attacking the stumps and Denly defends with the bat in front of the pad
18.6
Nortje to Root, no run, three quarter length on off, Root solidly behind that
17.5
Pretorius to Denly, no run, back of a length just outside off, Denly hoists his bat up and lets it pass
17.4
4
Pretorius to Denly, FOUR, boundaries starting to flow from Denly's willow.. That is the third one he has struck in 10 balls. Angled in on middle and leg, Denly times the flick superbly as the ball scurries away to the mid-wicket fence
17.3
Pretorius to Denly, no run, aiming for off-stump and Denly drives it straight down the ground, Philander tumbles across near mid-on to make the stop
17.2
Pretorius to Denly, no run, 125kph good length ball outside off, Denly presses across and defends to mid-off
17.1
Pretorius to Denly, no run, back of a length outside off, Denly lifts his bat and lets it go
16.6
Nortje to Root, no run, loud shout for LBW. Umpire Paul Reiffel shakes his head. Faf thinks about it and decides against the review. A sharp nip-backer that catches Root in the crease, beats the inside edge and crashes into the pad right in front of the stumps. Height was the only thing that could have saved Root there
16.4
4
Nortje to Denly, FOUR, 152kph and with that pace the margin for error is very little. Angled in on off-stump, Denly offers a straight bat on his on-drive and with mid-on squarish the ball runs away, a tired Philander gives up the chase pretty early
16.3
Nortje to Denly, no run, 144kph back of a length outside off, Denly rises on his toes and tries to force it through the off-side, but ends up playing inside the line and is beaten on the outside edge
16.2
Nortje to Denly, no run, back of a length hurrying the batsman, Denly inside halves the block to the left of short leg
16.1
4
Nortje to Denly, FOUR, first shot of any confidence from Denly. Nortje errs in line and is made to pay. Leg-lined back of a length delivery and Denly clips it elegantly past the short leg fielder, the pace of Nortje rocketed the ball to the fence
15.6
4
Pretorius to Root, FOUR, edged and four. The away nibbler and though Root ended up opening the bat face, it was after the ball had taken the outside edge and run through the slip cordon
14.5
Nortje to Root, 1 run, 145kph short of length delivery and Root rises with the bounce, drops it into the vacant cover region and crosses over
13.5
Pretorius to Denly, no run, back of a length around off, Denly drops it dead with loose hands into the on-side
13.4
Pretorius to Denly, no run, straighter line - on off and middle, Denly flicks and finds mid-wicket in the way
13.3
Pretorius to Denly, 2 runs, first runs off the bat from this end. And it is off the outside edge. Fullish and around off, Denly prods forward and pushes with soft hands, the ball rolls past the diving gully fielder and Maharaj hunts it down from point
13.2
Pretorius to Denly, no run, fuller and away nibbler at 123kph, Denly reaches out and stabs it towards cover
13.1
Pretorius to Denly, no run, keeps it in the corridor around off, Denly covers his stumps and lets go
12.6
4
Nortje to Root, FOUR, streaky! The extra lift once again causing problems for the English batsmen. Root tries his best to ride the bounce on this back of a length delivery but fails to do so, the outside edge flies to the left of gully and Hamza dives across in vain, just out of his reach
11.5
Pretorius to Denly, no run, short of length at 122kph, Denly had plenty of time to get behind that and block it down
11.4
Pretorius to Denly, no run, 129kph good length ball in the channel, Denly bunts it to mid-off
11.3
Pretorius to Denly, no run, floats one up at 123kph outside off, Denly watches it closely and lets it pass
11.2
Pretorius to Denly, no run, straighter line - on off and middle, Denly tucks it to mid-wicket
11.1
Pretorius to Denly, no run, starts with back of a length just outside off, Denly shoulders arms
10.6
Rabada to Denly, 1 run, off the mark after 28 balls. Denly should be a relieved man. Back of a length around off, Denly gets on top of the bounce and taps it with soft hands into the off-side, Root responds to the quick single call
10.5
Rabada to Denly, no run, short of length outside off, Denly lifts his bat and lets it go
10.4
Rabada to Denly, no run, sprays this down leg, easy leave for Denly
10.3
Rabada to Denly, no run, dropped! van der Dussen has put it down but de Kock should be blamed for it. Denly lost his patience and went fishing at a back of a length delivery in the channel, the outside edge goes low to first slip but de Kock dived across and put van der Dussen off. Rabada cannot believe it as he is down on his haunches
10.2
Rabada to Denly, no run, 140kph angled in full delivery and Denly pushes with a straight bat to mid-on
10.1
Rabada to Denly, no run, back of a length on off, Denly is right behind the line to defend it to mid-on
9.6
Philander to Root, no run, maiden number five. There and thereabouts, Root watcfully defends it to point
9.4
Philander to Denly, no run, he is asking plenty of questions, is Philander. The nip-backer and Denly was not sure whether to play or leave, in the end is late in raising his bat up and the toe-end rolls to the slip cordon
9.3
Philander to Denly, no run, 127kph swings in the air and then holds its line around off, Denly prods forward and ekes out an inside edge onto the pad
9.2
Philander to Denly, no run, nice areas from big Vern - just outside off and shaping away, Denly lifts his bat and lets it go
9.1
Philander to Denly, no run, 128kph nibbling in from a fullish length, Denly pushes off the inner half to mid-on
8.6
Rabada to Root, no run, 137kph, on a length and slanting in after Root had let it pass
7.5
Philander to Denly, no run, seaming away, and Denly lets it do what it wants outside off
7.4
Philander to Denly, no run, 128kph, off-lined, a shuffle, defending under his eyes
7.3
Philander to Denly, no run, 128kph, controls his edge, ensures he does it softly to keep the square-up down before it gets to second slip
7.2
Philander to Denly, no run, 132kph, fourth-stumped again, more of a walk across his stumps now to keep it down the pitch
7.1
Philander to Denly, no run, 129kph, presses in front, leaning to get head-on-ball in defence
6.6
Rabada to Root, no run, a tad shorter on off. A shuffling block, neatly lining up
5.5
Philander to Denly, no run, 126kph, a big stride in front now, premeditating his leave here
5.4
Philander to Denly, no run, probes away in the channel, Denly gets across, keeps it out
5.3
Philander to Denly, no run, loud LBW appeal, so much so that Philander doesn't bother turning back to see what the umpire's done with this, typically. So once again, in his little bag of tricks, the ball seams back in ever so little to beat the defence that's outside and hit the knee roll. Yea, too high
5.2
Philander to Denly, no run, 132kph, skids back in with the angle onto the tummy, past the glance
5.1
Philander to Denly, no run, 128kph, loose hanging bat away from his body, inside-edging his defence onto his pads
3.5
Philander to Denly, no run, some seam away outside off, kept out
3.4
Philander to Denly, no run, another surprise in-seam, clipped away rather well to square leg
3.3
Philander to Denly, no run, sharp in-seamer, luckily off an inside-edge onto the pad to stop it from being a plumb LBW. Denly looks to play for the straighter one, but nah, it's not
3.2
Philander to Denly, no run, half a flirt. Full, swinging away outside off, Denly reaches out, but quickly, sensibly, wafts his bat back in
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