South Africa vs England, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of South Africa, 2023 Venue: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Date & Time: Jan 29, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Lungi Ngidi 1-66(9 ov)
48.6
Ngidi to Sam Curran, FOUR, short pitched, Curran made room and heaved his pull towards cow corner. The mid-wicket fielder almost reached there, but it bounces once in front of him and goes beyond the ropes
48.5
Ngidi to Buttler, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Buttler early on the pull and the ball deflects off his elbow towards backward point
48.4
Ngidi to Buttler, no run, cutter outside off, goes under Buttler's slog
48.3
Ngidi to Buttler, FOUR, a pretty accurate yorker but Buttler manages to lift his drive over the bowler's head for a straight four
48.2
Ngidi to Sam Curran, 1 run, fuller length, drilled down the ground for a single to long-off
48.1
Ngidi to Sam Curran, SIX, length ball with width, gave Curran the chance to free his arms with a big swign over long-on. That will be his third six!!
46.6
Ngidi to Sam Curran, SIX, attempted yorker, Curran backed away to give himself room and hoists his drive straight down the ground for a maximum
46.5
Ngidi to Sam Curran, SIX, this came off the middle!! Short pitched on off, Curran pulls it off the frontfoot and gets it over long-on. Some shot this from the youngster
46.4
Ngidi to Sam Curran, no run, cutter outside off, a swing and a miss for Curran. He's not found his timing yet!
46.3
Ngidi to Buttler, 1 run, another slower one, this one is a length ball. Cut towards covers tamely for a single
46.2
Ngidi to Buttler, SIX, another slower delivery, Buttler reads it and totally tonks this over cow corner. A huge six!! I0$
46.1
Ngidi to Buttler, FOUR, slower delivery outside off, Buttler shuffles closer to cut it behind square and into a pocket that will get him four
37.6
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, a mistimed drive to mid-off
37.5
Ngidi to Buttler, 1 run, slower ball outside off, dropped into the gap past point for a single
37.4
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, dabbed down towards third man for a single
37.3
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, no run, Ngidi keeps it full and goes wider of off, driven hard and straight to the man at mid-off, came off the inner-half as Moeen reached out
37.2
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, no run, on a good length and just outside off, dabbed with an open face, but can't beat backward point
37.1
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Moeen has gone into overdrive mode - picked the slower ball early and slapped the drive over mid-off, who was inside the ring
35.6
Ngidi to Buttler, no run, a slower ball outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
35.5
Ngidi to Buttler, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, was another slower ball from Ngidi - Buttler picks out mid-wicket with the tuck
35.4
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Moeen slices the drive over backward point for a single
35.3
Ngidi to Buttler, leg byes, 1 run, appeal for LBW, but this slower ball was angling down leg, rolled off the pads towards the on-side for a leg-bye
35.3
Ngidi to Buttler, wide, Ngidi loses his line and spills one down leg, called as a wide, bringing up England's 200
35.2
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, 1 run, full-toss outside off, driven square past cover for a single
35.1
Ngidi to Buttler, 1 run, on a length and at the stumps, Buttler gets inside the line on the clip, brushed the pads on the way to long leg for a single
33.6
Ngidi to Buttler, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed into the gap square past cover for a single
33.5
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, 1 run, slower ball outside off - driven in front of square on the off-side for a single
33.4
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, no run, fuller length delivery on off, a punchy drive straight to the fielder at cover
33.3
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, no run, Ngidi shortens the off-cutter and angles it across the left-hander, had Moeen slashing at that and beat him on the outside edge
33.2
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, no run, slower ball outside off - Moeen leans across and pushes it to cover-point
33.1
Ngidi to Buttler, 1 run, on a good length and at the stumps, worked in front of square on the on-side for a single
7.6
Ngidi to Duckett, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single
7.5
Ngidi to Duckett, no run, short of a good length and at the stumps, defended to the on-side
7.4
Ngidi to Duckett, no run, fuller length delivery and slanting away from the left-hander - Duckett saw the width and went chasing with hard hands, could've so easily edged it to the keeper
7.3
Ngidi to Duckett, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Duckett prods forward and defends it to the off-side
7.2
Ngidi to Harry Brook, 1 run, Ngidi keeps it full and wide of off, looking to lure Brook into the drive, he does so with hard hands and the edge runs down towards third man for a single
7.1
Ngidi to Harry Brook, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Brook gets half-forward and defends it to the off-side
5.6
Ngidi to Duckett, 1 run, edged and Duckett gets lucky, more seam movement for Ngidi - bowled with a scrambled seam and got it to climb onto the left-hander, Duckett was pressing forward, hit the shoulder of the bat and lobbed over second slip
5.5
Ngidi to Duckett, no run, beauty, Ngidi shortens the length and gets this one to seam away from the left-hander - had Duckett poking forward, opened him up with the angle and burst past the outside edge
5.4
Ngidi to Duckett, no run, appeal for LBW, but Ngidi was bowling from over the wicket and must have pitched outside leg, they don't review - on a good length and holding its line around middle and leg, beat Duckett's flick and trapped him high on the pad
5.3
Ngidi to Roy, out Bowled!! This was coming - Ngidi was having Roy on a toast and has got his man now. Another sharp nip-backer, came from wide of the crease and got it to angle with the seam, had Roy playing away from his body on the big drive, snuck through the big bat-pad gap and crashed into the top of off and middle. A bail-trimmer and Ngidi has his man. Roy b Ngidi 9(19) [4s-1]
5.2
Ngidi to Roy, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off - Roy watches it closely, lifts his bat and lets it go
5.1
Ngidi to Roy, no run, corker, extra bounce from a length, nipped in and went away with the angle, lured Roy into the drive and beat him on the outside edge
3.6
Ngidi to Malan, no run, on a good length and shaping across the left-hander, left alone
3.5
Ngidi to Malan, SIX, clubbed, on a good length and just outside off - Malan swivels across, picked the length early and then shovels it over mid-wicket, went sailing over the ropes for a maximum
3.4
Ngidi to Malan, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Malan leans forward and pushes it to mid-off
3.3
Ngidi to Malan, leg byes, FOUR, too straight from Ngidi, on the pads and it's flicked away fine, past the keeper and into the ropes, no bat though and it's given as leg-byes
3.2
Ngidi to Malan, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Malan leans into the drive and finds cover
3.1
Ngidi to Malan, no run, a celebappeal for caught behind and South Africa have reviewed. Ngidi was so convinced that he didn't even bother to appeal, but UltraEdge shows that the ball clearly went off the pads, Erasmus has got it spot on and the decision will stay. Full and angling down leg, Malan was shaping for the flick and missed
1.6
Ngidi to Roy, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, driven straight to the fielder at cover-point
1.5
Ngidi to Malan, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, Malan shuffles across, gets inside the line and flicks it through mid-wicket, just a single
1.4
Ngidi to Malan, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, left alone
1.3
Ngidi to Malan, no run, extra bounce from a length, straightened with the angle and burst past Malan's inside edge, hitting him high on the thigh-pad
1.3
Ngidi to Malan, wide, on a good length and shaping down leg, past Malan's flick and is called as a wide
1.2
Ngidi to Malan, FOUR, nicely played, fuller length delivery and swinging into the pads, Malan shuffles across, gets inside the line and flicks it very fine, races away to the long leg boundary
1.1
Ngidi to Malan, no run, loud shout for LBW, but Erasmus isn't convinced, they aren't reviewing either, fuller length delivery and nipping back into the left-hander, Malan was looking to work it to the on-side and missed, struck on the pads and in front of leg, would've gone down leg
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