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
Jonny Bairstow 86(48)
19.2
Ngidi to Bairstow, SIX, in the zone and it's been bullied into the construction site with a thumping blow. Bairstow's hit it into the same area (over mid-wicket) where the first six of the game was hit. What a perfect finish. England win by 5 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three match T20I series.
19.1
Ngidi to Bairstow, FOUR, just one strike away now! Slower ball dragged short outside off, Bairstow gives it all on the slog and powers it into the deep mid-wicket fence with ease
18.6
Rabada to Bairstow, 1 run, full and straight, Bairstow biffs it down to long-on and calls 'just one' as he trundles to the other end
18.3
Rabada to Bairstow, 1 run, slower short ball outside off, gets slightly big on Bairstow but he manages to pull it towards deep mid-wicket for a single
18.2
Rabada to Bairstow, 2 runs, swivels and pulls the short ball to the left of deep square, calls for two straightaway and gets it with ease
18.1
Rabada to Bairstow, no run, sees Bairstow standing just outside leg and angles a full one towards him, successfully manages to nutmeg the batsman
17.6
Ngidi to Bairstow, 1 run, walks across and forces the slower length delivery to square leg for a quick single
17.4
Ngidi to Bairstow, 1 run, fullish off-cutter outside off, drop-and-run single by Jonny Bairstow
17.2
Ngidi to Bairstow, 1 run, slower and slightly fuller outside off, Bairstow steers it to the right of backward point and hares across for a quick single
16.6
Hendricks to Bairstow, FOUR, that's it. 28 runs off the over and you'd think England's got this in the bag. A freindly delivery on the pads and all Bairstow needed to do was get bat on ball, glanced away fine past short fine to his left
16.6
Hendricks to Bairstow, wide, oh dear! Goes wide of the crease from round the wicket and bowls it outside the leg-stump, another extra
16.5
Hendricks to Bairstow, FOUR, you cannot stop Bairstow after he's got past 30. Such an intimidating batsman in this format. Stands still, opens the bat face to slice the fuller delivery over backward point for a one-bounce boundary. Hendricks perhaps wanted to bowl the yorker, but it hasn't been his day today
16.3
Hendricks to Bairstow, 1 run, angles it full at the stumps, Bairstow clears his front leg and hammers the slog to deep mid-wicket. Shouts of 'catch it' but Bavuma collects it on the bounce
16.2
Hendricks to Bairstow, FOUR, I0$ low full toss outside off, Bairstow's bottom hand comes off the handle as he biffs this over extra cover with a dash of nonchalance
15.6
Rabada to Bairstow, FOUR, pitches it up and Bairstow says thank you as he lifts it powerfully off the bottom hand and manages ample contact to get it over the backtracking long-on fielder to his right
15.5
Rabada to Bairstow, no run, slower ball bumper outside off, Bairstow was a little early into his ramp/dab dance and misses it altogether
15.2
Rabada to Bairstow, leg byes, 1 run, huge shout, but no real life in the appeal there. I0$ length delivery darting into the front pad, Bairstow was on and around leg-stump as he missed the swipe, the angle could have easily taken it down leg
15.1
Rabada to Bairstow, no run, back of a length just outside off, Bairstow pulls and picks out the fielder at mid-wicket who collects it on the bounce
14.6
Shamsi to Bairstow, 1 run, spinning in off a good length, Bairstow swivels and pulls to the left of deep mid-wicket
13.6
Hendricks to Bairstow, FOUR, pitches it up at I0$ and Bairstow takes full toll of it. Gets to his fifty with a thumping heave over mid-wicket, it's his 6th in T20Is
13.5
Hendricks to Bairstow, no run, wobble-seam length delivery outside off, a swing and a miss for Bairstow
13.4
Hendricks to Bairstow, 2 runs, slower ball dug into the pitch from round the wicket, Bairstow top-edges the pull and it drops well over the sprinting short fine fielder. The overspin on the ball did help Bairstow there
13.4
Hendricks to Bairstow, wide, digs it short and it flies way over the stand-and-stare batsman, called weight for height
13.2
Hendricks to Bairstow, 1 run, spears it in the blockhole outside off, Bairstow toe-ends the drive to cover and decides against a risky second run
13.1
Hendricks to Bairstow, no run, slower back of a length delivery outside off, Bairstow looks to slog over mid-wicket and gets beaten for lack of pace
12.5
Klaasen to Bairstow, 1 run, full and just outside off, Bairstow biffs the drive to extra cover and hares across for a quick single
11.6
Hendricks to Bairstow, no run, looks to go leg-side again but the lack of pace does him this time, didn't pick it all
11.5
Hendricks to Bairstow, FOUR, this is superb batting from Bairstow! Sees width outside off and opens the bat face at the last instant to slice it over backward point for another boundary
11.4
Hendricks to Bairstow, FOUR, goes round the wicket and bowls a slower delivery into the pitch, it's a perfect recipe for Bairstow who was hanging on the back foot and soon as he spotted the length, he went bam! Slogged away through mid-wicket and the power on the ball was good enough to beat the diving effort of Klaasen
11.2
Hendricks to Bairstow, leg byes, 1 run, off-cutter bowled from back of a length and Bairstow was early into his leg-side swing, misses it completely and gets hit around the tummy. They sneak a quick run though
10.4
Ngidi to Bairstow, 1 run, too much width outside off, Bairstow slaps it to the left of deep cover and brings up the 50-run stand between the duo.
10.3
Ngidi to Bairstow, SIX, juicy length delivery and Bairstow's smashed that into different planet. Swivels and hammers it for a 85-metre maximum over mid-wicket
10.1
Ngidi to Bairstow, 1 run, walks across his stumps and clips the slower length delivery through square leg
9.6
Linde to Bairstow, 1 run, quicker at the stumps, nudged to mid-wicket. It's an end of excellent spell from George Linde: 2/20 [Roy, Malan] in 4 overs.
9.5
Linde to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow goes for the reverse and hits it straight to the man at backward point. Got it off the splice of the bat
9.2
Linde to Bairstow, 1 run, opens the bat face and taps the shortish delivery wide of backward point
8.5
Shamsi to Bairstow, 1 run, dropped! And it's Faf of all people. He's clearly misjudged this one has the former Protea skipper. Bairstow got a fuller one which prompted another golfswing from off-stump and he smacked it off toe-end straight towards long-on. Faf was positioned well, but he went for the one-handed attempt and couldn't control it in his palms as the ball was traveling at the rate of knots. Perhaps he was under the assumption that he was very close to the ropes, wasn't to be
8.3
Shamsi to Bairstow, 1 run, shortens his length and denies room for Bairstow, flicked off the pads through mid-wicket
8.2
Shamsi to Bairstow, SIX, Shamsi once again pitches it in the arc outside off for Bairstow and he goes bam! Gets under the fullish delivery and pumps it for a 78-metre maximum over mid-wicket. I0$
8.1
Shamsi to Bairstow, SIX, golfswing from Jonny Bairstow! For a fleeting moment it looked like he was playing golf there. Clears his front leg, gets under the full delivery just outside off and clubs it flat over long-on
8.1
Shamsi to Bairstow, wide, goes for the googly and bowls it well wide of off, Bairstow lets it be
7.5
Linde to Bairstow, 1 run, fired in on leg-stump, Bairstow flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket
6.6
Shamsi to Bairstow, no run, beats the front foot nudge with the extra spin, finding the pad
6.4
Shamsi to Bairstow, 3 runs, shuffles across, sits, and laps it really fine. Ngidi's the show-stealer though, chasing it down from short fine leg and tumbling by the boundary to flick it back into play
6.2
Shamsi to Bairstow, 1 run, back foot glance again, using Shamsi's spin heading into the thighs, to short fine leg's right now
6.1
Shamsi to Bairstow, no run, spinning into the thighs, Bairstow glances, and finds 45
5.2
Linde to Bairstow, 1 run, flatter, on middle, tucked into mid-wicket
5.1
Linde to Bairstow, no run, short, allows Bairstow to hang behind and cut it through point
4.6
Ngidi to Bairstow, 1 run, slowe bouncer. Bairstow stays in control and keeps his pull down to backward square leg
4.5
Ngidi to Bairstow, no run, shuffles and taps an angle-bat to backward point
4.4
Ngidi to Bairstow, FOUR, neat. Slight width, and third man's in the circle. So Bairstow lets it come, opens his bat and guides it through the cordon
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