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Right. We’re nearly ready for the off. Andrew Miller
and George Binoy are my two colleagues at Trent Bridge. Dale Steyn’s opening
and it’ll be Ravi Bopara to face the first ball. What an atmosphere

Anthem watch (Eng) This is rousing. Mascarenhas
looks confused; Foster and Key proud. Broad’s mouth is moving, but I’m not
hearing much come out - but Luke Wright, well, he’s on fire with a very
noisy and smiley effort, while Collingwood - frowning, nodding head with
serious intent - ices their cake with a strong effort. 8/10

Anthem watch (SA) Several players adopting the
Americanised signal of patriotism (right hand on heart). All pretty quiet -
but wait, Boucher and de Villiers are pulling it out of the bag here.
There’s Botha - good volume from the lanky spinner, and Smith is
understandably belting it out, but Kallis lets the side down with an
emphatically muted rendition. 7/10 and the crowd applaud.

Few questions about the wicket. Well, it’s a screamer.
New Zealand just belted nearly 200 on it, as Sri Lanka did yesterday, so
runs aplenty, I’d wager. Very much looking forward to Steyn versus Bopara…

Perfect conditions out there - breezy but warm enough,
with blue skies. The scene is emphatically set, ladies and gents. Anthem
time coming shortly. I’ve been keeping a close watch on the participants,
and the Irish have really shone in the anthems. Good tone, confident volume
- outstanding leadership from Porterfield. We’ll see how England and South
Africa fare shortly. My money’s on the hosts to produce a scintillating
rendition.

England’s women have restricted India to 112 for 8 from
their 20 overs. Should be a walk in the park for England.

If you’ve anything interesting to say, wherever you
might be reading from, you’re welcome to scribble a note to us.

Smith would have batted, he said. His team is also
unchanged, as we expected. South Africa have impressed in this tournament;
they look as relaxed as I can remember for years, and the weight of the
favourites tag doesn’t seem to be hampering them. Yet, at any rate.

Toss news: Smith calls tails, and it’s a head.
England will bat with an unchanged team. Pietersen’s fine to play and
Collingwood seems chock-full of cheer today.

Adil Rashid’s warming up in the middle. Will he play?
He would in my team.

We came across an interesting venture earlier today
called the Wisden City Cup, a scheme to promote inner-city cricket. All
sorts of prizes on offer, including the chance to train with Middlesex.
Check out their site if you’re up for the challenge.

My winning colleagues, Andrew McGlashan and Jayaditya
Gupta, are available for your questions in our frankly very entertaining
live discussion at the moment. Do join in and swamp them accordingly.
Incidentally, if you’re at all confused by how the Super Eights work, you’d
be wise to read our How The Super Eights Work piece.

4.55pm Good afternoon, cricket fans, and welcome
to Cricinfo’s coverage of the second match of the day. Will Luke here, and
we have a corker on our hands - England versus South Africa. Toss and team
news shortly, along with a maelstrom of a preamble to while away the last
hour of your working day.

0.1

Steyn to Bopara, 2 runs, down the leg side and flicked
to fine leg with a cheery roar from the crowd

And a decent crowd it is, too. "In-ger-land" roars out

0.2

Steyn to Bopara, no run, wide of the off stump and
ignored

0.3

Steyn to Bopara, 1 leg bye, Bopara takes a step outside
leg to try and unsettle Steyn, and it’s a leg-side delivery which is worked
off the pads for a crowd-pleasing single

Very, very partisan crowd here

0.4

Steyn to Wright, 1 run, fast, spicy delivery but well
played by Wright, dropping it down past gully and they run a sharp and
well-judged single

0.5

Steyn to Bopara, no run, outside off - no swing really
from Steyn, and Bopara leaves alone

0.6

Steyn to Bopara, OUT,
bowled him! A much slower delivery, an off-cutter, wide of the off stump at
which Bopara threw his hands, and the inside edge knocked over his off peg.
Gone!

RS Bopara b Steyn 2 (3m 5b 0×4 0×6) SR: 40.00

Kevin Pietersen marches to the crease. KP v SA. It
doesn’t get better, really, does it? Wayne Parnell, who has seriously
impressed us so far this tournament, to bowl

1.1

Parnell to Wright, no run, crashed out to the off side.
Good timing, poor placement

1.2

Parnell to Wright, no run, a huge, massive appeal for a
catch behind. Wright flayed his hands at it, missing, and in fairness
Boucher never really went up. Nowhere near it

1.3

Parnell to Wright, no run, fuller and again Wright
attempts a thudding slap through cover but misses

1.4

Parnell to Wright, no run, excellent delivery cutting
back on Wright

1.5

Parnell to Wright, OUT,
gone this time! Wright’s walking! Another swing-and-a-miss from Wright, and
this time he does edge it behind

LJ Wright c †Boucher b Parnell 1 (8m 6b 0×4 0×6) SR:
16.66

South Africa are absolutely on fire here. An
inauspicious start by England, with two new batsmen at the crease, neither
of whom have yet to face a ball.

1.6

Parnell to Shah, 1 run, Parnell’s first poor delivery,
down the leg side and flipped for a single

2.1

Steyn to Shah, 1 run, angled down to third man -
wideish ball

Pietersen on strike for the first time

Steyn misfires. Or rather, he misjudges his run-up to
the booing of the crowd. Here he comes again - and he’s lost his run-up once
more! There are so many white markers on the ground, it looks like a child’s
gone mad with some crayons

2.2

Steyn to Pietersen, FOUR,
four! And what a noise from the crowd - a huge roar as Pietersen flicks it
powerfully through midwicket

2.3

Steyn to Pietersen, FOUR,
excellent ball just outside off but that’s a textbook straight drive from
Pietersen and the crowd let him know it! A tremendous roar once more to a
beautiful off-drive

2.4

Steyn to Pietersen, no run, a huge shout from Steyn -
that’s out! Is it? No! Perhaps a bit high? Good grief that’s seriously
tight! The replays suggest it was just sneaking over…

2.5

Steyn to Pietersen, no run, extravagantly left alone
outside off. Pietersen looks to Tony Hill with a big smile on his face,
expecting him to call it a wide. Hill smiles back, his hands remaining
steadfast by his side

There’s a really exciting, buzzy feel to this game that
I don’t think we’ve really felt (apart from India and Pakistan’s match at
The Oval) so far. This is electric!

2.6

Steyn to Pietersen, 1 run, defended out to the off side

Parnell to Pietersen for the first time today. He’s
over the wicket

3.1

Parnell to Pietersen, no run, Pietersen ignores it
outside off, watches it sail by. Good carry through to Boucher

3.2

Parnell to Pietersen, no run, crashed to cover!
Straight to cover, though

3.3

Parnell to Pietersen, no run, very good, straight
delivery banged back to the bowler who threatens to wang into Pietersen’s
skull. He keeps hold of it instead

3.4

Parnell to Pietersen, no run, Pietersen rocks forward,
then rocks back into a punchy defence. Doubtless wary of who is the
non-striker, he roars no louder than he might otherwise

"If Trent Bridge had gunwales, which - frankly - it
should, they would be rammed," Miller notes. "A smattering of white seating
still visible in the stands at mid-on, but they are clearly just queueing at
the bar."

3.5

Parnell to Pietersen, 1 run, driven to mid-on and he
sets off. Shah’s a little slow out of the blocks - natch - but they’re home

3.6

Parnell to Shah, no run, quality over. Pushed out to
cover - really, really tight bowling this

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4.1

Kallis to Pietersen, no run, straight and nudged to leg

"Only one wicket in seven matches for Kallis," notes
Miller. "How unexpectedly village."

4.2

Kallis to Pietersen, FOUR,
too straight and worked off his pads with a charge down the wicket by
Pietersen - Botha makes a hash of it at fine-leg, much to the crowd’s
delight. Great, triumphant noise

Pietersen’s eyeing a massive score here

4.3

Kallis to Pietersen, FOUR,
down the pitch and pulls it just wide of the keeper - four more!

4.4

Kallis to Pietersen, no run, a massive swing and a
miss! Careless shot really

4.5

Kallis to Pietersen, 1 run, flicked to leg - and they
take the single

4.6

Kallis to Shah, no run, that’s a good, tight line with
which to end the over, cutting back into Shah who defends and screams a
squeeky, desperate "no"

"This game is Key," writes Toothy Talbert. "If England
Broadly get it Wright, and neither Swann about nor Rashid, that’d be pretty
Anderson." Good god alive. Sacked.

5.1

Morkel to Pietersen, no run, good line, cutting back
into the right hander

5.2

Morkel to Pietersen, OUT,
what a catch, what a stunner from van der Merwe! A full toss, Pietersen
tried to smash it over mid-on but couldn’t loft it and van der Merwe dived
to his left to take it aerially, almost behind him, with two hands.
Fantastic snaffle!

KP Pietersen c van der Merwe b Morkel 19 (20m 17b
4×4 0×6) SR: 111.76

5.3

Morkel to Collingwood, no run, defended on the front
foot

5.4

Morkel to Collingwood, no run, wide of the off stump
and left alone

This is messy for England, it really is. 25 for 3 after
winning the toss and the crowd are silent now Pietersen is out

5.5

Morkel to Collingwood, no run, such a Collingwood shot.
A dinky, mistimed, plywood-sounding donk out to cover

5.6

Morkel to Collingwood, no run, that’s better, more
power in the stroke but it’s straight to cover

That’s the lowest score after six overs that this
tournament has seen so far. Quite brilliant cricket from South Africa;
uncompromisingly accurate and aggressive. And that’s the first maiden of the
tournament, too, Andrew Miller spots.

Both into the attack

6.1

Botha to Shah, 1 run, dabbed out to extra cover - but
who’s the fielder? Gibbs! In comes the throw and it’s a direct hit! Replays
are horribly inconclusive - it’s impossible to give him out on that evidence
but it’s yet further proof just how fired-up South Africa are. They’re in
screaming form tonight

Big cheers ring round this packed Trent Bridge

6.2

Botha to Collingwood, no run, dabbed off the back foot
straight back to the bowler

6.3

Botha to Collingwood, 1 run, cracked square of the
wicket

Gibbs is simply astonishing at extra cover. The speed,
agility and accuracy - absurdly good

6.4

Botha to Shah, no run, defended on the back foot

6.5

Botha to Shah, 1 run, gives himself room to the leg
side, defending out to cover

England really have to throw the bat now

6.6

Botha to Collingwood, no run, very full, Collingwood
cracks it back to the bowler

Around the wicket

7.1

van der Merwe to Shah, no run, defended back to the
bowler

7.2

van der Merwe to Shah, no run, well bowled, much
quicker and fired into his pads

Crowd are booing each dot ball…

7.3

van der Merwe to Shah, 1 wide, tries to sweep…but
it’s a wide

7.3

van der Merwe to Shah, 1 run, flicked to leg for a
single - ironic, and slightly ridiculous, cheers that England have found a
run

7.4

van der Merwe to Collingwood, 2 runs, on his legs and
chipped just wide - only just! - of midwicket, but South Africa’s
outfielding on the boundary is slick and alert, saving four without so much
as breaking sweat

7.5

van der Merwe to Collingwood, 2 runs, squared up and
they steal two more. But Shah is seriously slow out of the blocks and has to
dive in - he looks like he’s running on sand

7.6

van der Merwe to Collingwood, no run, faster and
speared into his pads, pushed out to the off side

Around the wicket

8.1

Botha to Shah, no run, defended on the off stump

8.2

Botha to Shah, no run, swept to short fine leg

Two dots

8.3

Botha to Shah, 2 wides, down the leg side and again he
tries to sweep, but it’s a wide

8.3

Botha to Collingwood, FOUR,
full toss and four! Bunted through cover. A rare loose delivery from a South
African and that’s England’s first boundary in four overs

8.4

Botha to Collingwood, 1 run, steps to leg, guiding it
out off the back foot

8.5

Botha to Shah, no run, very fast and straight in at the
stumps! A yorker. So hard to dig that out

8.6

Botha to Shah, 1 run, a beamer pulled to deep square
leg, but not given as no-ball. Erm - that was neck-high, or certainly above
shoulder. Odd decision

9.1

van der Merwe to Shah, no run, Shah steps outside leg;
van der Merwe fires it into the leg side

9.2

van der Merwe to Shah, 1 run, goes leg-side with a
sweep but only for a single

9.3

van der Merwe to Collingwood, 2 runs, a leading edge
out to deep extra cover

9.4

van der Merwe to Collingwood, 1 run, driven hard out to
long-off

9.5

van der Merwe to Shah, 1 run, ooh, fine yorker! Can’t
do anything with that. Shah was going to sweep, then realised it was heading
towards his off stump at a rate of knots, so he adjusted to dab it
defensively

9.6

van der Merwe to Collingwood, no run, chipped uppishly,
but short of mid-off! This is outstanding bowling, it really is

10.1

Botha to Shah, 1 run, a swept single off the pads

10.2

Botha to Collingwood, 1 run, reverse sweep out to deep
point…or deep square leg, depending on your view

10.3

Botha to Shah, no run, another yorker defended

Boos - strong, loud boos - around the ground

10.4

Botha to Shah, SIX,
full toss banged for six! That’s woken up the crowd. They’re here for
sixes, not dots…

…though you really can’t blame England too much.
Quality bowling here

10.5

Botha to Shah, no run, defended on the front foot

10.6

Botha to Shah, 1 run, tickled to leg

11.1

van der Merwe to Shah, SIX,
Shah’s got hold of this. A skip down the pitch and he lofts him high and
handsome over long-off for six

Better cricket by Shah, making something out of nothing

11.2

van der Merwe to Shah,
FOUR, savage! A ferociously slapped four through extra cover

11.3

van der Merwe to Shah,
FOUR, more. More! Down the leg side and flogged over midwicket, flat,
and very nearly for six

This is much more like it and the crowd are alive once
more

11.4

van der Merwe to Shah, 1 run, tickled to leg

11.5

van der Merwe to Collingwood, 1 run, Colly nurdles this
to long-on. Top nurdling

11.6

van der Merwe to Shah, 1 run, a phantom step outside
leg, before nudging a single to short midwicket

Kallis back into the attack

12.1

Kallis to Shah, 1 run, lovely crunchy shot and he’s
timed the pants off it, pulling through midwicket but straight to the
fielder

12.2

Kallis to Collingwood,
FOUR, ooh a paddle down the leg side! Boucher gloved it - that’s
cheeky from Collingwood

12.3

Kallis to Collingwood, OUT,
bowled him! Stumps shattered as Collingwood steps to leg and is castled by
an 86mph middle-stump yorker

PD Collingwood b Kallis 19 (24m 19b 2×4 0×6) SR:
100.00

Foster the new man in

12.4

Kallis to Foster, no run, oh what a ball! A bouncer
which nearly decapitates Foster, snapping his head out of the way. 90mph
from Kallis…

12.5

Kallis to Foster, no run, swing and a miss outside off

12.6

Kallis to Foster, 1 run, tries to pull this fast,
aggressive bouncer and flings it to leg

Meanwhile, England’s women have smashed India by 10
wickets, chasing down 113 with

26 balls to spare. Monstrous effort from the ladies.

13.1

van der Merwe to Foster,
OUT, gone! Reverse swept but mistimed and short third man makes a
leap high to his right, a fine catch

JS Foster c Morkel b van der Merwe 1 (1m 4b 0×4 0×6)
SR: 25.00

Terrible shot, that. No need for such dinkiness off the
first ball, particularly one so full. Here’s England’s apparent one-day
saviour, Mascarenhas.

13.2

van der Merwe to Mascarenhas, no run, flicked to leg

13.3

van der Merwe to Mascarenhas, 1 run, down the leg side,
Mascarenhas works it to square leg

13.4

van der Merwe to Shah, 1 wide, a wide down the leg side

Van der Merwe looks like a baddie in a film. Utterly
unapproachable; he looks like he’ll bite your head off

13.4

van der Merwe to Shah, 1 run, down the leg side

13.5

van der Merwe to Mascarenhas,
OUT, oh that’s awful. Far too close to
be cutting, and it’s a little quicker than he expected. The off stump is
ruined, as are England

AD Mascarenhas b van der Merwe 1 (1m 3b 0×4 0×6) SR:
33.33

13.6

van der Merwe to Swann, 1 run, flicked to the leg side

14.1

Kallis to Swann, 1 run, steps to leg and guides to
third man

14.2

Kallis to Shah, FOUR,
four down the leg side, clipping it nicely

Still time for England to post a competitive. They just
need both these batsmen to go absolutely mental

14.3

Kallis to Shah, no run, odd shot - caught in two minds
whether to drive or defend or leave. So, that’s three minds he was caught in

14.4

Kallis to Shah, no run, terrific ball on the off stump
at 88mph. They just haven’t given England a sniff

14.5

Kallis to Shah, OUT,
beautiful - brilliant from Kallis. That is a stunning leg-cutter! Shah
nibbled and Boucher did the rest. This is some display from South
Africa

OA Shah c †Boucher b Kallis 38 (52m 33b 3×4 2×6) SR:
115.15

14.6

Kallis to Broad, no run, horrid shot, a loose flap
outside off

Plenty of angry feedbackers fizzing in our inboxes.
England have simply been outplayed. South Africa have hardly put a foot
wrong, bar the occasional and fleeting wide or full toss. Their cricket has
been astonishingly slick; they’ve bowled like potential champions.

15.1

Botha to Swann, 2 runs, flicked to leg

15.2

Botha to Swann, 1 run, where’s this gone? (Why am I
asking you?) It’s swept just short of deep square leg

Over the wicket

15.3

Botha to Broad, 1 run, flicked to leg

15.4

Botha to Swann, no run, quicker - much quicker and he
beats the attempted cut

15.5

Botha to Swann, OUT,
er, gone, I think. Tried to smite him over midwicket and got a leading edge
to short third man. Barely a celebration; it’s all too facile for South
Africa

GP Swann c Morkel b Botha 5 (7m 6b 0×4 0×6) SR:
83.33

Rashid now, to see if he can salvage anything from this
innings

15.6

Botha to Rashid, 1 run, neatly turned to leg

England’s dug-out is a miserable looking place. Here’s
Steyn to cheer them all up

16.1

Steyn to Rashid, no run, fast and straight, driven
neatly but - wow - de Villiers dives brilliantly at short third man to save
four. Stunning

16.2

Steyn to Rashid, 2 runs, a bouncer, wide of the off
stump, cut down to third man

16.3

Steyn to Rashid, no run, he follows this outswinger,
trying to cover-drive it but missing

16.4

Steyn to Rashid, no run, a swing and a miss outside off

16.5

Steyn to Rashid, 1 wide, oops! Well wide of the off
stump

16.5

Steyn to Rashid, no run, Rashid steps to leg and whacks
it back to the bowler…no power in the stroke

16.6

Steyn to Rashid, no run, wide of the off stump

Parnell over the wicket

17.1

Parnell to Broad, no run, Broad stands tall, slaps,
misses

It’s a little like watching men versus boys. Not
exactly, but a little. South Africa looks so assured of everything they do

17.2

Parnell to Broad, 1 run, worked out to the off side.
Gibbs again hits the stumps - 2 out of 2 tonight for him - though there was
no chance of a run-out

Parnell remains over the wicket to the right-hander

17.3

Parnell to Rashid, 1 wide, wide down the leg side

17.3

Parnell to Rashid, no run, nicely timed but who’s there
at point? de Villiers. No chance of a run

17.4

Parnell to Rashid, 1 run, good yorker but Rashid dabs
it to leg

17.5

Parnell to Broad, 1 run, down the leg side and worked
to third man

England’s hundred is up! Ironic cheers by the crowd

17.6

Parnell to Rashid, 1 run, a thumping slog but Rashid
has yet to time the ball since he came in

18.1

Steyn to Rashid, no run, hammered to mid-on

18.2

Steyn to Rashid, no run, wide of the off stump. But not
a wide! Well, that’s a little unfair to be honest. The ball was only just
inside the white line

18.3

Steyn to Rashid, no run, another short ball, Rashid
tries to whack it through midwicket

18.4

Steyn to Rashid, no run, and again he plays and misses.
Rashid swings and misses over midwicket. Poor Rashid, he’s just completely
inexperienced. Nothing he can do

18.5

Steyn to Rashid, 2 runs, a touch fuller and he’s got
contact down to long-off

18.6

Steyn to Rashid, 1 run, slower ball, wellied to mid-on

Last over, Rashid on strike

19.1

Parnell to Rashid, 1 run, pulled over midwicket

19.2

Parnell to Broad, 2 runs, full and straight, bashed to
long-on

19.3

Parnell to Broad, FOUR,
Broad heaves this high, but how long? Smith’s dropped it on the
boundary - he leapt high, clasped it, but fell over and parried it for four

19.4

Parnell to Broad, OUT,
bowled. 87mph yorker rips out the off stump - a superb delivery. Parnell is
a serious prospect.

SCJ Broad b Parnell 9 (19m 8b 1×4 0×6) SR: 112.50

19.5

Parnell to Anderson, OUT,
gives himself room and he too is bowled - another middle-stump yorker.
Parnell wraps things up in stunning style

JM Anderson b Parnell 0 (1m 1b 0×4 0×6) SR: 0.00

An outstanding performance from South Africa. It’s hard
to think how they could have improved on this, really. So much so that I
have absolutely nothing to add, other than the fact this is England’s
lowest-ever total in Twenty20s. "England’s women managed more runs than that
today, without even losing a wicket," chirps Miller with a wry grin. I’ll be
back in 10 minutes for South Africa’s chase.

Welcome back. Smith on strike to face Mascarenhas

0.1

Mascarenhas to Smith, no run, starts with a good,
swinging delivery just outside the off stump

0.2

Mascarenhas to Smith, no run, another good one swinging
into the left-hander who, as ever, swings to leg

0.3

Mascarenhas to Smith, no run, again smudged to leg -
cheers by the crowd for another dot ball

0.4

Mascarenhas to Smith, no run, he plays and misses do
the fourth dot ball of the over. Good take by Foster standing up to the
stumps

0.5

Mascarenhas to Smith, no run, driven to mid-off

Second maiden of the tournament?

0.6

Mascarenhas to Smith, 1 run, flicked to leg to ruin the
maiden

1.1

Anderson to Smith, 1 run, down the leg side and nudged
to fine leg

1.2

Anderson to Kallis, no run, wide of the off stump and
left alone

1.3

Anderson to Kallis, no run, sweetly struck on the up
but Collingwood’s alert at cover

1.4

Anderson to Kallis, 1 run, worked off his pads

1.5

Anderson to Smith, 1 run, and again he works it to leg

1.6

Anderson to Kallis, no run, spanking extra-cover drive
but again a fine stop in the covers

2.1

Mascarenhas to Smith, no run, good, full delivery on
leg stump and again Smith tries to work it to midwicket but can’t break the
infield

Impressively tight start by England.

2.2

Mascarenhas to Smith, no run, tries to go on the off
side this time - Smith steps outside leg, tries to loft it but finds cover

Pressure building now

2.3

Mascarenhas to Smith, FOUR,
lovely late cut brings Smith four! It was just short enough to run it out of
Foster’s hands

2.4

Mascarenhas to Smith, no run, bashed out to cover

2.5

Mascarenhas to Smith, FOUR,
that’s broken the heavily-packed off-side field! Steps to leg and gives
himself room, forcing it past point for four. Top shot

2.6

Mascarenhas to Smith, no run, nudged back to the bowler

Broad into the attack

3.1

Broad to Kallis, FOUR,
four more. Outside off and uppercut wide of third man whose dive parries the
ball into the rope

3.2

Broad to Kallis, 1 run, dabbed to third man

3.3

Broad to Smith, OUT,
short, Smith gets a top edge as he pulls it and Foster runs 10 or 12 strides
to his right, diving to take a fine chance

GC Smith c †Foster b Broad 11 (15m 15b 2×4 0×6) SR:
73.33

3.4

Broad to Kallis, 1 run, shorter and cut to Rashid at
third man

3.5

Broad to Gibbs, no run, guided to the recently-instated
backward point, Swann, whose roll-and-tumble saves a run. Very good

3.6

Broad to Gibbs, no run, left alone outside off

Well this is a good start this, by England. Not
conceded an extra yet and they’ve kept things very tight indeed

Anderson now. South Africa need 94 for 96

4.1

Anderson to Kallis, no run, ooh a good slower ball by
Anderson beats Kallis’s wafty drive

4.2

Anderson to Kallis, FOUR,
fantastic delivery, edging straight to the vacant first slip

4.3

Anderson to Kallis, 1 run, straighter, Kallis clips
behind square leg

4.4

Anderson to Gibbs, 1 run, forced out to the off side
but mistimed. Good-length delivery

4.5

Anderson to Kallis, no run, a neat defensive dab but
Foster saves it nicely to his right

4.6

Anderson to Kallis, 2 runs, short and dispatched
through midwicket with a pull. Pietersen gives chase with general stiffness,
and the pair of them save four

5.1

Broad to Gibbs, no run, beaten by a beauty! A fine
outswinger which beats Gibbs’ loose stroke outside off

5.2

Broad to Gibbs, no run, another swing and a miss as
Gibbs charges down the pitch. Foster flings the ball at the stumps,
threateningly

5.3

Broad to Gibbs, no run, a short, fast delivery angling
into Gibbs who tries to hook and again misses

Hmm. This is very good by Broad

5.4

Broad to Gibbs, 1 run, pulled to square leg

5.5

Broad to Kallis, 1 run, neat late cut - played with
high, soft hands

5.6

Broad to Gibbs, no run, fuller this time and nudged to
leg

Swann into the attack

6.1

Swann to Kallis, no run, starts with a nicely flighted
delivery outside off, stroked to mid-off

6.2

Swann to Kallis, 1 run, crashed to long-off

6.3

Swann to Gibbs, 1 run, fuller this time and Gibbs
squirts it out to point

6.4

Swann to Kallis, no run, a timid clip off his toes

6.5

Swann to Kallis, 1 run, well flighted and he flicks it
uppishly to the leg-side - not in control of that shot at all

6.6

Swann to Gibbs, no run, an attempted sweep but only
three runs from that over. England just about holding their own here

Rashid now

7.1

Rashid to Kallis, no run, he too starts with a dot
ball, tossing it up and Kallis bunts to mid-off

7.2

Rashid to Kallis, 1 run, classical legspinner guided
out to the off side

7.3

Rashid to Gibbs, 1 run, nice ball on middle-and-leg,
nudged to leg

7.4

Rashid to Kallis, no run, encouraging turn again for
Rashid as Kallis goes for a sweep and is hit in the stomach

7.5

Rashid to Kallis, 1 run, poor delivery, tossed up wide
of the off stump and crashed out to deep extra cover

7.6

Rashid to Gibbs, 1 run, carved for another single to
the same deep extra cover fielder

8.1

Swann to Gibbs, 1 run, swept through midwicket

8.2

Swann to Kallis, 1 leg bye, lovely flight by Swann,
beating Kallis’s sweep, and the ball balloons out to the off side but they
nevertheless steal a single

Tip-and-run cricket here

8.3

Swann to Gibbs, 1 run, nudged to deep mid-on

8.4

Swann to Kallis, 1 run, back-cut to third man

8.5

Swann to Gibbs, 1 wide, wide down the leg side

8.5

Swann to Gibbs, 1 run, swept powerfully to fine leg

8.6

Swann to Kallis, 1 run, a full toss, boshed to long-on.
No power or great intent in the stroke

9.1

Rashid to Kallis, 2 runs, pushed into the deep - a
direct hit by the fielder but he’s easily home

9.2

Rashid to Kallis, 1 run, dabbed out to the off side and
again they steal an easy single

9.3

Rashid to Gibbs, 1 run, ooh beaten by a flighty
delivery, loose shot to mid-on

9.4

Rashid to Kallis, 1 run, comes forward, pushing this
tamely out to the off side

9.5

Rashid to Gibbs, 1 run, Gibbs attempts a strong pull
but can’t really time it

9.6

Rashid to Kallis, 2 runs, carved out to deep point

Well, who’d have thunk it, eh? South Africa, 50 from 10
overs. Well, well, well.

10.1

Mascarenhas to Gibbs, no run, big shout for lbw, but it
struck him outside the line. Ball balloons to backward point but
Collingwood’s throw is terrible and Foster takes it miles above his head

10.2

Mascarenhas to Gibbs, 1 run, forced off the back foot
out to cover

10.3

Mascarenhas to Kallis, 1 run, nudged out to long-on

10.4

Mascarenhas to Gibbs, 1 run, opens the face and guides
it almost down third man’s throat, but it doesn’t carry

10.5

Mascarenhas to Kallis, 2 runs, forced off the back foot
past point, down to third man and they get two

10.6

Mascarenhas to Kallis, 1 run, stroked out to long-off

Still no great intent by South Africa, though the pitch
has slowed down significantly. It’s a walk in the park really. Here’s Rashid

11.1

Rashid to Kallis, SIX,
huge shot! A slow long-hop which sat out and begged to be flogged. Kallis
thusly flogged

11.2

Rashid to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up - good response

11.3

Rashid to Gibbs, no run, tossed it up wide of the off
stump and induces a play-and-miss. Big turn

11.4

Rashid to Gibbs, 1 run, another flogging pull - well
fielded by Wright on the boundary

11.5

Rashid to Kallis, no run, beautiful delivery! Drift
there into the right hander before spinning away. Rashid’s best delivery by
a long shot - a corking jaffa

11.6

Rashid to Kallis, 1 run, leg-side this time and swept
hard to steal the strike

12.1

Mascarenhas to Kallis, no run, good, straight ball
cutting back into Kallis who smacks it back to the the bowler

12.2

Mascarenhas to Kallis, 1 run, swinging into the right
hander, flicked to long-on

12.3

Mascarenhas to Gibbs, FOUR,
solid thump over midwicket! Absolutely hammers it for four to bring up their
54-ball fifty partnership

12.4

Mascarenhas to Gibbs, 1 run, nice thinking by
Mascarenhas, pitching it fuller

12.5

Mascarenhas to Kallis, no run, forced to cover

12.6

Mascarenhas to Kallis, 1 run, expansively driven but
only for a single

13.1

Anderson to Kallis, no run, Kallis murders this -
absolutely hammers it of the back and Collingwood somehow stops it at short
extra cover with one hand

13.2

Anderson to Kallis, 1 run, short of a length and it
hurries onto Kallis, the ball hitting high on his bat - a mistimed pull.
Difficult to time the ball on this pitch, at this stage of the evening

13.3

Anderson to Gibbs, FOUR,
Gibbs tries to flip it to fine leg but gets a leading/top edge over the
wicketkeeper for four

13.4

Anderson to Gibbs, 1 wide, well wide of the off stump

13.4

Anderson to Gibbs, 1 run, pulled to midwicket, just for
a single this time

13.5

Anderson to Kallis, FOUR,
short and hammered over midwicket. South Africa on the charge now

13.6

Anderson to Kallis, no run, attempts to crash it
through the covers but it’s a little too full

Swann glides into the attack

14.1

Swann to Gibbs, SIX,
bosh! Take that. Skips down the pitch and dispatches Swann over his head for
six

The end is nigh

14.2

Swann to Gibbs, no run, ping! Gibbs gave that
everything but was beaten by the flight

14.3

Swann to Gibbs, 1 run, flings down a dart, Gibbs steps
to leg and carves out to the off side

14.4

Swann to Kallis, 1 run, elegantly stroked, opening the
face out to the off side

14.5

Swann to Gibbs, OUT,
goddim! Well bowled, Swann. Tossed it up and Gibbs tried to pull, but the
turn sneaked under his bat to shatter his stumps

HH Gibbs b Swann 30 (42m 30b 2×4 1×6) SR: 100.00

14.6

Swann to de Villiers, 2 runs, flicked over midwicket

19 to win. Here we go. Here’s Broad

15.1

Broad to Kallis, 1 run, opened the face down to third
man

15.2

Broad to de Villiers, no run, Broad tries something
different, stretching out his left arm just before he reached his delivery
stride, but de Villiers works it out behind square. Bopara’s throw hits the
stumps, but, frankly, vast amounts of whatever

15.3

Broad to de Villiers, no run, a slower bouncer which
hits de Villiers in the chest

15.4

Broad to de Villiers, no run, chopped down. Foster
fields

15.5

Broad to de Villiers, 1 run, another full toss which he
forces to leg

15.6

Broad to Kallis, FOUR,
another full toss and Kallis smacks it behind square for four, bringing up
his fifty from 46 balls

His first fifty in Twenty20s. Take a bow, then win it
and let us go home

16.1

Swann to de Villiers, no run, outside off, stroked to
mid-off

42 runs have come in singles for South Africa

16.2

Swann to de Villiers, 2 runs, skips down the pitch and
cracks this miles in the air! That’s hit jupiter! Bopara doesn’t pick
it up initially then drops it going for a glory-slide. Pretty shoddy
effort to be frank

16.3

Swann to de Villiers, 1 run, pushed to leg

16.4

Swann to Kallis, no run, cuts and misses

16.5

Swann to Kallis, 1 run, worked to long-on

16.6

Swann to de Villiers, 3 runs, beautiful little
late-cut-cum-dab by de Villiers

Right. Please let this be the last over. Six to win

17.1

Rashid to de Villiers, no run, very well bowled,
flighting this on middle and it squares him up

17.2

Rashid to de Villiers, 2 runs, short, wide, cut

17.3

Rashid to de Villiers, OUT,
lovely ball, lovely catch - well bowled Rashid! Classic legspinner’s
delivery which bounced and turned on de Villiers, edging it to Collingwood’s
right at first slip. Fine catch

AB de Villiers c Collingwood b Rashid 11 (8m 12b 0×4
0×6) SR: 91.66

17.4

Rashid to Duminy, no run, nice flight, good pace and
raps him on the body

17.5

Rashid to Duminy, no run, good googly turns away from
Duminy. This is very impressive from Rashid

17.6

Rashid to Duminy, 1 run, sharp turn back into the
left-hander

Well bowled young man

18.1

Anderson to Duminy, 1 run, tickled to fine leg

18.2

Anderson to Kallis, FOUR,
short and wide, Kallis crashes it for four behind square

And there’s the win. A thumping for England by a team
surely heading towards the final of this tournament. Their run-chase may
have lacked the pizazz we were expecting, but such was the slow nature of
the pitch that they just milked the singles. Outstanding bowling and
fielding crushed England for 111, and although the hosts were tight in the
field, they had so little to defend. Well, that’s about it from us. Don’t
forget to check out the bulletin and, of course, we’ll be back for more
tomorrow. Join us then.