South Africa vs England, 4th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of South Africa, 2019-20 Venue: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Date & Time: Jan 24-Jan 28, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Dane Paterson 1-18(13.3 ov)
52.6
Paterson to Root, no run, full and teasing Root into a drive, horribly mistimed as the England captain looks to go hard and drags it off the inside half back towards the bowler
52.5
Paterson to Sam Curran, 1 run, opens the bat face and taps the full delivery square on the off-side
52.4
Paterson to Root, 1 run, hacks at this and gets it well wide of the fielder at mid-wicket
52.3
Paterson to Root, no run, runs down the pitch and looks to smash this on the leg-side, the ball is full and nips in a touch at the last moment to catch an inside edge on that
52.2
Paterson to Sam Curran, 1 run, full and nipping away just outside off, Curran seeks to drive and gets a soft leading edge wide of cover
52.1
Paterson to Root, 1 run, short and angled into the body, Root swivels and pulls to the right of the fielder at deep square
50.6
Paterson to Sam Curran, 1 run, short of length at the hip at I0$, helped away to the left of fine leg for a strike-retaining single
50.5
Paterson to Root, 1 run, I0$ back of a length delivery outside off, guided away with an open face square on the off-side
50.4
Paterson to Sam Curran, 1 run, goes on the back foot, drops the I0$ length delivery on the off-side and calls his partner through for a quick single
50.3
Paterson to Sam Curran, no run, hangs his bat at an away swinger and gets beaten on the outside edge
50.2
Paterson to Root, 1 run, shuffles across and picks the full delivery off the pads and flicks it to the right of the fielder at deep square
50.1
Paterson to Root, no run, full and angled in just outside off, Root prods across to drive and ekes a thick inside edge onto his back knee
48.6
Paterson to Root, 1 run, looks to run this down to third man but gets cramped for room and chops it off the bottom edge into the point area
48.5
Paterson to Sam Curran, 1 run, back of a length angling away at I0$, Curran opens the bat face and steers it square of third man
48.4
Paterson to Sam Curran, no run, unveils the bumper just outside off, Curran ducks under it
48.3
Paterson to Sam Curran, no run, full and curling in towards off, Curran hangs back and defends with soft hands
48.2
Paterson to Sam Curran, no run, full on middle and leg, Curran checks his drive in front of mid-on
48.1
Paterson to Root, 1 run, angled in at the pads at I0$, tickled away off the pads wide of backward square
46.6
Paterson to Buttler, no run, seaming back in but still far too far to cause any alarms - left alone by Buttler
46.5
Paterson to Buttler, no run, seaming away sharply from a marginally wide line, left alone by Buttler
46.4
Paterson to Buttler, no run, good length delivery outside off, punched from the crease to the cover fielder
46.3
Paterson to Root, 1 run, width, not a lot of bounce, a crouch to balance and a top-spin slap away towards deep backward point for a single
46.2
Paterson to Root, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, tapped on the head off the backfoot towards point
46.1
Paterson to Root, no run, back of a length delivery on off, Root gets across and fends it off the top-hand towards the off-side
31.6
Paterson to Sibley, no run, 134kph, lands this on a good length just outside off. Defended compactly
31.5
Paterson to Root, 1 run, worked to mid-wicket, the fielder hits the stumps at the striker's end. Root was well in and will get off the strike because it ricochets away to sweeper cover
31.4
Paterson to Root, no run, sliding down leg, eludes Root's tickle
31.3
Paterson to Root, no run, pounds it on a length just outside off and gets it to break away outside off. Root just at the last moment keeps his bat inside the line
31.2
Paterson to Root, no run, wicket-to-wicket line, whipped to mid-wicket.. the fielder gets a hand and parries it to mid-on
31.1
Paterson to Root, no run, very full just outside off, beautifully driven but straight back at the bowler
29.6
Paterson to Sibley, no run, Paterson gets some purchase off the pitch as another one grips and holds its line just outside off. Sibley is squared up, fails to defend it and wears it on the thigh pad
29.5
Paterson to Sibley, no run, 131kph, straightens after hitting a crack. Spooks Sibley as he was playing for the original line. Just past the edge..
29.4
Paterson to Sibley, no run, massages it into the pitch
29.3
Paterson to Sibley, no run, length, outside off. Sibley takes a stride forward and waves a goodbye to the ball
29.2
Paterson to Sibley, no run, wafted up, Sibley greets it with a bottom-handed drive to mid-on
29.1
Paterson to Sibley, no run, Sibley stonewalls it down the pitch
27.6
Paterson to Sibley, no run, is chained to the crease and dinks it to point
27.5
Paterson to Sibley, no run, glides it to gully
27.4
Paterson to Sibley, no run, seams back in after pitching, stayed a bit low and Sibley wasn't in a position to handle it, leaving a yawning gap between bat and pad as he groped at it. The inside edge is missed by a whisker and it was more a review out of desperation, I'd say..
27.3
Paterson to Sibley, no run, there's the bouncer which is clocked at 129kph, Sibley carefully avoids
27.2
Paterson to Sibley, no run, hint of reverse for Paterson, fizzes on briskly and Sibley inside-halves it to mid-wicket
27.1
Paterson to Sibley, no run, Sibley walks across to put Paterson off-guard and succeeds by patting it to cover
25.6
Paterson to Root, no run, consistent line and length from Paterson just outside off, solidly kept out
25.5
Paterson to Root, no run, scissoring in with the angle, blocked
25.4
Paterson to Root, no run, Root doesn't make the same mistake like the previous ball, gets right in-line of the delivery and defends
25.3
Paterson to Root, no run, beaten! Fullish and with a hint of away movement, Root plays and it goes sniffing past the outside edge
25.2
Paterson to Root, no run, Root's weight is forward and blunts it out
25.1
Paterson to Denly, out Bowled!! Huzza! Off-stump takes a beating as Denly drags it back onto his stumps via an inside edge. Bowling change working wonders for South Africa. Went wide of the crease and bowls it on a fuller length with an inclination back into the right-hander. Denly was hoping to defend it beside the line. Big gap between bat and pad, enough for the cherry to infilterate. Paterson is relieved. Denly b Paterson 8(15) [4s-1]
12.6
Paterson to Zak Crawley, 1 run, short of length just outside off at I0$, jabbed away through mid-wicket
12.5
Paterson to Zak Crawley, leg byes, FOUR, dishes a length ball at the pads and gifts four bonus runs for England. Crawley doesn't get bat on the flick and it runs away off the thigh pad to the left of the keeper
12.4
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, length delivery just outside off, dabbed away with soft hands into the off-side
12.3
Paterson to Zak Crawley, 2 runs, pitches it short and angles it into the body, Crawley transfers his weight onto the back foot and muscles the pull to the left of deep mid-wicket
12.2
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, I0$ length ball attacking the stumps, Crawley hops and drops it dead on the leg-side
12.1
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, I0$ nip-backer around off, Crawley gets behind the line with a solid defence
10.6
Paterson to Sibley, no run, full and shaping away outside off at I0$, left alone to the keeper
10.5
Paterson to Sibley, no run, bumper down leg, Sibley doesn't bother with it
10.4
Paterson to Sibley, no run, full and swinging away at I0$, through to the keeper
10.3
Paterson to Sibley, no run, full and swinging in ever so slightly outside off, Sibley lets it go
10.2
Paterson to Sibley, no run, digs it short on the stumps at I0$, Sibley ducks under it
10.1
Paterson to Zak Crawley, 1 run, length delivery angled in at I0$, clipped away off the pads square on the leg-side
8.6
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, a wild slash outside off at a I0$ length delivery, no dice
8.5
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, good length delivery just outside off at I0$, blocked back to the bowler
8.4
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, full and well wide of off at I0$, Crawley leans onto the front foot and drives it off the toe-end to cover
8.3
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, length delivery angling in towards off at I0$, blunted into the leg-side with soft hands
8.2
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, back of a length at I0$ around off, Crawley tucks it off his hip towards square leg
8.1
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, full delivery on off-stump at I0$, Crawley closes the bat face and pushes the drive to mid-on
6.6
Paterson to Sibley, no run, good length on off at I0$, Sibley saunters forward with a dead bat
6.5
Paterson to Sibley, no run, full and wide of off at I0$, Sibley shoulders arms
6.4
Paterson to Sibley, no run, good length closing in on off-stump, Sibley ambles across and nudges with soft hands into the leg-side
6.3
Paterson to Sibley, no run, I0$ nipping away in the channel outside off, left alone
6.2
Paterson to Sibley, no run, full and curling away outside off at I0$, Sibley shuffles across off and shoulders arms
6.1
Paterson to Sibley, no run, gentle short of length delivery wide of off at I0$, Sibley lifts his bat and lets it go
4.6
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, good length angling in towards off at I0$, blocked out to mid-on
4.5
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, too full and just outside off at I0$, Crawley bunts it back to the bowler
4.4
Paterson to Zak Crawley, no run, full and swinging away outside off, Crawley gets on his front foot looking to poke and is beaten on the outside edge
4.3
Paterson to Sibley, 1 run, I0$ short of length wide of off, Sibley hops across and clips this square on the leg-side
4.2
Paterson to Sibley, no run, good length just outside off at I0$, Sibley gets across and gloves the tuck to square leg
4.1
Paterson to Sibley, no run, I0$ wobbling in off the seam in the corridor of uncertainty, Sibley looks to work it into the leg-side but gets beaten for pace
2.6
Paterson to Sibley, no run, mild appeal for lbw but that would have missed off-stump. On a good length and nips back in just outside off to hit Sibley low on the back pad, Sibley was shaping to leave it and the ball didn't curl enough to hit the stumps
2.5
Paterson to Sibley, no run, good length wide of off, nothing doing from Sibley
2.4
Paterson to Sibley, no run, good length just outside off, Sibley shoulders arms
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