South Africa vs England, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of South Africa, 2020 Venue: Newlands, Cape Town Date & Time: Nov 27, 06:00 PM LOCAL
Sam Curran 3-28(4 ov)
16.6
Sam Curran to Klaasen, out Caught by Buttler!! Another Curran surprise bouncer, and yep, another tickle. 125kph never looks threatening, but that's exactly the lull Curran wants you to slip into as a batsman, much like Klaasen, who's clearly late on his hook. He's also clearly surprised with the amount of bounce he's got on this. Anyway, there's a faint kiss on the top-edge, and Buttler has to reverse cup. Klaasen c Buttler b Sam Curran 20(12) [4s-2]
16.5
Sam Curran to van der Dussen, 1 run, 134kph, full, outside off, slaps, but it's off the inside half, and extra cover in the circle will cut it off
16.4
Sam Curran to Klaasen, 1 run, full, Klaasen gets a little too close for comfort with the length as he drills it down the ground
16.3
Sam Curran to Klaasen, 2 runs, rides the bounce and pulls it powerfully, mid-wicket, +2
16.2
Sam Curran to Klaasen, FOUR, wide yorker. Klaasen squirts, staying back in his crease and expertly placing it between backward point and short third man
16.1
Sam Curran to Klaasen, no run, 127kph, toe-ends a fierce cut, and Buttler rather luckily manages to get his glove in the way
13.6
Sam Curran to van der Dussen, no run, 129kph, kicks up a touch off a back of a length, Dussen adjusts and jabs it back
13.5
Sam Curran to van der Dussen, 2 runs, slower one, length, leg-lined. Dussen nudges it into mid-wicket, so very softly, and then takes on a running-in-Jordan's throw on the second
13.5
Sam Curran to van der Dussen, wide, another bouncer, only quicker, only higher. Rassie sways
13.4
Sam Curran to du Plessis, out Caught by Jordan!! The bouncer comes out right .. Curran takes pace off it as well with a leg-cutter of sorts that he's dug into the pitch. And Faf swings in a hook, full-blooded, and gets a thick top-edge to hole out at deep square leg. It's a swirling catch to be fair, but surely you don't expect Jordan to mess up. Yea, doesn't. du Plessis c Jordan b Sam Curran 58(40) [4s-4 6s-2]
13.3
Sam Curran to van der Dussen, 1 run, full, on off, Rassie softly chips it into an empty mid-on in the hope of pinching two. Nope, Curran makes sure he takes it upon himself to hunt it down
13.2
Sam Curran to du Plessis, 1 run, short again, higher than the ribs. Faf swishes a little more, heaving it straight to the fielder behind square this time
13.1
Sam Curran to du Plessis, 2 runs, short, rib-lined, and swatted through square leg
5.6
Sam Curran to de Kock, 1 run, fullish and wide of off, de Kock pats it through point
5.5
Sam Curran to de Kock, no run, 130kph, Curran is lucky to get away with this freebie. Was short and wide and de Kock cut hard but a good stop at backward point saved a certain boundary - Roy dived to his left
5.4
Sam Curran to du Plessis, 1 run, fifty partnership! Length ball from round the wicket and that's been clipped away to deep mid-wicket
5.3
Sam Curran to de Kock, 1 run, 131kph, fuller in length, de Kock swings and inside-halves it to deep mid-wicket
5.2
Sam Curran to de Kock, no run, 124kph, back of a length delivery, de Kock flays his bat hard for a cut and gets an under edge that eludes the sticks and rolls towards the keeper
5.1
Sam Curran to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock wants to join the party and in the process has almost knocked his batting partner down. Overpitched delivery from Sam Curran, with a big back-lift, de Kock hammers it over the non-striker's head. Faf had to take evasive action to avoid a nasty blow. That came at a quick pace too. He lies down and affords a smile
0.6
Sam Curran to Bavuma, out Caught by Buttler!! Oh dear! Bavuma has thrown his wicket away. Tries to play a premeditated shot and perishes. Walks across a long way in an attempt to scoop. It was a back of a length ball wide of off and Bavuma got into a bad position. Went through with his shot and the ball brushed the batsman's glove before settling into the mitts of the keeper. Sam Curran strikes in his very first over! He has the knack of picking wickets regularly. Bavuma c Buttler b Sam Curran 5(5) [4s-1]
0.5
Sam Curran to de Kock, 1 run, Curran bowls to his field. Offers width on this back of a length ball and that's been cut away in front of square on the off-side. There's protection in the deep
0.4
Sam Curran to Bavuma, 1 run, Curran shortens his length and Bavuma heaves it away to deep square leg
0.3
Sam Curran to Bavuma, FOUR, edged and four! Away-angling good length ball, Bavuma pushes with hard hands and gets a thick outside edge that falls short of the first slip fielder and Stokes allows it go past him. Surely, the all-rounder wouldn't be happy with that effort. South Africa and Bavuma off the mark with a streaky boundary
0.2
Sam Curran to Bavuma, no run, on a good length, hint of inswing, Bavuma stands tall in his crease and plays a good-looking punch, straight to cover
0.1
Sam Curran to Bavuma, no run, starts with a short of length from over the wicket, no room on offer and Bavuma watchfully defends it into the leg-side
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