Roy holes out going for the boundary on a slow pitch, straight into the fielder’s hands
51-1
Smuts to Roy, OUT , a yawning lofted drive, looking to clear long on, but no! Roy knew he’d muffed the stroke the moment he played it, a scudding flat catch straight to Hendricks, set back at long-on. The end of a threatening innings, and respite for South Africa
JJ Roy c RR Hendricks b Smuts 32 (40m 32b 5x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
End of first power play, 52-1
And Bairstow follows shortly after, he never really got going, slaps a slower ball straight to mid-off
53-2
Phehlukwayo to Bairstow, OUT , crashed to mid-off, and both openers are gone!
JM Bairstow c Sipamla b Phehlukwayo 19 (46m 25b 3x4 0x6) SR: 76.00
Root gone, run out after a mix-up between himself and Morgan, he ran, Morgan didn’t, he didn’t ragin his ground quickly enough.
Good fielding mind.
83-3
Shamsi to Morgan, OUT , Morgan advances to sweep, excellent connection, but a brilliant intercept at backward square, and here’s trouble! Root is committed to the single, turns on his heel, but van der Dussen gets to his knees quickly, and pings out the middle stump from 30 yards!
JE Root run out (van der Dussen) 17 (28m 21b 0x4 0x6) SR: 80.95
And it gets worse, Morgan thick edging to Bavuma in the slips, gone for 11
83-4
Banton gone LBW, England reviewed but the impact was given Umpires call.
108-5
Shamsi to Banton, OUT , looks to slog sweep, struck on the pad, and given! Shamsi is off on his travels in celebration, Imran Tahir-style, but after a chat with Denly, Banton decides to review Struck on the back thigh, kneeling down - the same height as the knee roll on his front pad. Impact is umpire’s call - only a tiny fraction away from being outside the line - and crashing into the top of off stump, which means Banton is on his way!
T Banton lbw b Shamsi 18 (24m 23b 3x4 0x6) SR: 78.26
Denly gone for 87, 254-8
4 balls left
258-8, considering where they that’s not a bad recovery, props to Denly.
Saffers going well, 117-1
Bavuma and de Kock both have fifties*
Pitch is a slow one which, we know, doesn’t suit England
How tall isn’t Bavuma?
We lost. The end
SA batting first in Jo-Burg
South Africa are 25 for 1 with 41.2 overs left
Cricket making VAR look faultless at the moment.
Chaos.
B Hendricks run out Morgan 3 (SA 204-7)
Miller dragging them somewhere respectable.
