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ENG vs SA 2nd Match, ENG vs SA 2022

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ENG
149-1016.4
South Africa won by 58 runs 🏆
SA
20.0207-3
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14th Over:
wd
4
0
2
0
1
4
 
= 12
15th Over:
wd
4
4
W
4
1
4
 
= 18
Last Over:
4
W
2
wd
wd
wd
1
1
W
 
= 11
This Over:
0
W
1
W
 
= 1
ENGENG - 2nd Innings
SessionOpenPASS
6 Over 6153
10 Over 9187
15 Over 139
SASA - 1st Innings
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6 Over 5058
10 Over 91100
15 Over 148154
20 Over 210207

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That brings us to the end of our coverage for today. A comprehensive win for South Africa as the series gets levelled at 1-1. Till the next time, it's good bye and goodnight from me (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty), my fellow commentator Ninaad Dixit and our scorer Zeeshan Naiyer
Rilee Rossouw: "Feels a little bit dizzy but I'm alright. Sometimes you gotta trust your instincts to play a knock like that. I had confidence coming into this summer I played a lot of games in this country and did well. I tried my best to get three figures but unfortunately against a world class bowling attack like that, it didn't happen."
Rilee Rossouw is the player of the match!
David Miller, South Africa skipper- I mean we will take the win. Great turnaround. We took a lot of catches which we didn't do last night. The batters and bowlers were phenomenal. One or two meetings in the morning today but you know you cannot harper to much. I am really happy with the bowlers, picking up wickets all the way through.  I was juggling around but the guys executed brilliantly today. There was a massive boundary, it was a left-right combination and it was tactical and had to put pressure on them. 
Jos Buttler, England skipper: "Really pleased with the way we finished the innings off. We could have restricted them to a lower total. I think it was a good wicket. We had a few guys and myself who got good starts but no one could get a match defining knock. We haven't quite performed to a level which we can and haven't been consistent. Its gonna be a great decider at the Ageas Bowl."

Arya- It was England skipper Jos Buttler who won the toss earlier in the day and decided to chase. He wanted his team to get accustomed to a different set of challenges that they might face in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Reeze Hendricks and Quinton de Kock started off brilliantly and got South Africa off to a flying start. Both the batters decided to step on the accelerator and get as many runs as possible in the powerplay. De Kock was eventually dismissed by Moeen Ali in an attempt to clear the mid-on fielder. 

From there on, it was a run-fest for South Africa as Rilley Rossouw and Reeza Hendricks gave some hard time to the England bowlers. They batted sensibly on occasions and whenever there was a delivery in their range, they went after that and succeeded on most occasions. It was a great partnership which set the platform for a massive total. Hendricks continued his great form and scored his second half-century on a trot. Rossouw was in a dismissive mood and made great use of the short boundaries. 

A 73 runs partnership came to an end when Gleeson bagged the wicket of Hendricks as England hoped that the run flow can be stalled. However, Rossouw was still there and was joined by Heinrich Klaassen at the crease. Klaassen also got off to a great start courtesy some fine hitting early on but the main damage was being done at the other end by Rossouw. It was hitting of the highest order as the left-hander targeted the short boundaries and kept clearing it consistently. 

Klaassen was dismissed after making 18 as Chris Jordan held his nerves and bowled an off-pace delivery and Klaassen couldn’t quite get the timing over the cover fielder. However, Rossouw was hitting the long ball and would have certainly hoped Tristan Stubbs to launch from the other end. He struck a six and a four but couldn’t time the ball anywhere close to what he was doing yesterday. Chris Jordan bowled a sensational final over which kept Rossouw agonisingly short of the century mark. He eventually remained unbeaten on 96, an innings which included 10 fours and 5 sixes. 

Arya- England needed to get off to a great start if they had to harbour hopes of chasing this massive target down but with their batting order, they would have backed themselves to chase this down. Roy couldn’t get the gaps in the powerplay but Buttler launched into Phehlukwayo in his first over, as he was spanked for two sixes and a four before he came back brilliantly and got the prized wicket of Buttler. 

Dawid Malan couldn’t quite bother the scorers much as he was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj with a darter on the leg stump and he ended up top-edging that straight down the throat of the keeper. Jason Roy was joined by Moeen Ali and he got off to a great start yet again. However, Roy kept struggling at the other end and eventually played a false shot of Tabraiz Shamsi’s bowling and was holed out at long-off. 

Moeen Ali was dismissed soon after by the left-arm chinaman bowler as he tried to club one flatter trajectory delivery down the ground and ended up slicing that straight down the throat of the long-off fielder. He bagged one more in that very over as Sam Curran also fell prey to his guile and disguise. He shortened his length after seeing Curran step down the track and eventually it was an easy catch for Maharaj at long-off. 

Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone kept England in the hunt with some lusty blows but the target was still too far away and they needed to strike big on a consistent basis. Bairstow was eventually dismissed by Rabada on 30 as he tried to keep up the momentum but faltered. Livingstone was also dismissed soon after by Phehlukwayo as he persisted with the wide line and it paid off. It was a formality for South Africa from there on as Lungi Ngidi bagged two wickets in his final over to hand South Africa a comfortable 58 runs victory. 

Arya- A comprehensive victory for South Africa. What a comeback, they showed faith wth the team that was taken to all parts in Bristol less than 24 hours ago and they have come out all guns blazing here and have stormed past a formidable England side by 58 runs to level the three-match series 1-1. It was a great all-round performance from South Africa. On the back of a sensational 96 by Rilee Rossouw, they posted a mammoth 206 on the board and with the ball, Tabraiz Shamsi rose from the front and came out with a brilliant spell to rock England in the middle overs which eventually resulted in a convincing win.
Quinton de Kock is confident there is an edge. This has been referred by South Africa. There is a spike on ultra edge!
16.4 L Ngidi to R Gleeson
W A slower fuller-length delivery down the leg side and it has been called a wide. Ngidi has to reload that. Oh what has happened here? There might be a review for caught behind. Gleeson tries to get some bat to that and it will be interesting to see the replays. Yes it is a sensational review from South Africa which gives Ngidi another wicket. Gleeson tries to turn it away towards fine leg and gets some wood which has been safely taken by QDK. 
16.3 L Ngidi to R Topley
1 Another slower delivery on the surface from Jordan. Topley clears his front leg and clubs it away towards deep midwicket for a single. 
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Jordan has referred this immediately! Original decision is out. Looks like a feather edge. It's a fair delivery.
16.2 L Ngidi to C Jordan
W One more bites the dust. There was noise and it was Ngidi again who does the trick. Jordan has reviewed it immediately though. There was clearly some sound heard on the stump mic. An off-cutter on the surface, rolls his fingers through it. It grips off the surface and reaches Jordan at an awkward height and he couldn't quite keep that down. Jordan tries to flat bat that down the ground, ends up getting a feather and an easy catch for Quinton de Kock. Not quite sure why Jordan took the review. Was hoping for divine intervention there to save him. Deceives Jordan as he is way too early into his shot again. 
16.1 L Ngidi to C Jordan
0 A slower back of a length delivery outside off from Ngidi. Jordan is through his shot way too early. A nothing swing across the line and doesn't make any contact. 
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