ENG vs SA Live Cricket Commentary ball by ball Score Update

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46.5: Anrich Nortje to Brydon Carse, OUT! CAUGHT! Anrich Nortje ends the innings with a four-fer. Back of a length, on off. Brydon Carse looks to heave it across the line. It catches the toe-end and flies towards long on. Dwaine Pretorius pouches it safely. SOUTH AFRICA WIN THE GAME BY 62 RUNS.

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46.5: Anrich Nortje to Brydon Carse, WIDE! Brydon Carse goes down the leg side, Anrich Nortje follows him with a slow short ball. Carse misses his pull attempt. Wide called.

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46.4: Anrich Nortje to Brydon Carse, Back of a length, on middle. Carse looks to hook it away but misses.

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46.3: Anrich Nortje to Brydon Carse, FOUR! Up and over! Carse is on a roll here. Full length, on off. Carse lofts it straight over the bowler's head for four.

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46.2: Anrich Nortje to Brydon Carse, Length ball, on the pads, Carse flicks it past the diving mid-wicket fielder. They take two.

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46.1: Anrich Nortje to Matthew Potts, Slower bumper, on middle Potts goes to the leg side and punches it to point for a quick single.

End of over 46
ENG263/9
ENG Batting B Carse 8(4) M Potts 2(3)

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45.6: Lungi Ngidi to Brydon Carse, FOUR! Brydon Carse giving the fans something to cheer. It is short and on off. Carse comes down the track and swings hard at it. It goes over backward point off the outside edge and finds a boundary.

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45.5: Lungi Ngidi to Brydon Carse, Slower ball, full length, on off. Carse chips it to deep mid-wicket but it lands safely. The batters take two.

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45.4: Lungi Ngidi to Matthew Potts, Full length, around middle. Potts clips it through square leg for a single.

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45.3: Lungi Ngidi to Matthew Potts, Full length, on fourth stump, an off pace delivery yet again. Potts tries to chase it but misses.

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45.2: Lungi Ngidi to Brydon Carse, A slower length ball, outside off. Carse reaches out and lofts it towards mid on. The batters cross for a single.

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45.1: Lungi Ngidi to Matthew Potts, Length ball, on off. Potts pushes it to covers for one.

End of over 45
ENG254/9
ENG Batting A Rashid 0(1) B Carse 1(1)

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44.6: Anrich Nortje to Adil Rashid, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Anrich Nortje picks up three wickets in the over. The job is almost done for South Africa. It is a short ball, on off. Adil Rashid stays back and looks to hook it away. It flies off the top-edge towards the keeper. Quinton de Kock dances around the helmet and eventually pouches it safely. South Africa are just a wicket away now from victory.

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44.6: Anrich Nortje to Adil Rashid, WIDE! A short ball, down leg. Rashid leaves it alone. Wide called by the umpire.

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44.5: Anrich Nortje to Sam Curran, OUT! LBW! Anrich Nortje gets his second wicket of the over and it is all going downhill for England now! Anrich Nortje has been superb today with his yorkers and bouncers. This time he dished out a yorker on off. Curran gets across and looks to scoop it but misses. The ball hits his pads and there is an appeal. The umpire raises his finger and Curran walks back disappointed.

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44.4: Anrich Nortje to Brydon Carse, Short on off. Carse pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

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44.3: Anrich Nortje to Joe Root, OUT! BOWLED! Anrich Nortje gets rid of Root and have to say South Africa have now sealed the deal with this wicket. On a length, angling into leg. Root goes for a wild swing across the line. He gets the inside edge onto his thigh pad and the ball goes onto hit the stumps. Root is disappointed and South Africa now need 3 wickets to win this game.

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44.2: Anrich Nortje to Joe Root, Back of a length, outside off. Root looks to cut it but misses.

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44.1: Anrich Nortje to Joe Root, FOUR! A fullish delivery on leg. Root flicks it towards the cow corner for a boundary. Third boundary in a row for England now!

End of over 50
SA333/5
SA Batting D Miller 24(14) A Phehlukwayo 0(0)

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49.6: Brydon Carse to David Miller, Brilliant final ball and it is a dot again! A slower length ball, outside off. Miller swings across the line but misses. The ball goes off the bounce to the keeper. Miller stands there in disbelief. However, it is a good score from South Africa. They finish with 333/5 after 50 overs!

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49.5: Brydon Carse to David Miller, Slower length delivery, around leg. Miller makes room and looks to swipe it away but misses. The ball hits his thigh pad and it is dot ball from Carse.

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49.4: Brydon Carse to David Miller, FOUR! Beats Stokes at long on and it is a crucial boundary for South Africa! A low full toss on middle. Miller hits it down the ground. Stokes runs to his right at long on and dives to stop it but the ball goes past him for a boundary.

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49.3: Brydon Carse to David Miller, A slower shorter-length delivery on middle. Miller pulls it towards the cow corner and gets a couple.

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49.2: Brydon Carse to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! CAUGHT! Brydon Carse finally gets a well-deserved wicket and Heinrich Klaasen holes out at long on. This is on the shorter side, on off. It is not a slower one and is bowled at a normal pace at 136 kph. Heinrich Klaasen makes room and looks to power it over long on. However, he gets the bottom of his blade and the ball goes straight down the throat of Jason Roy at long on. Andile Phehlukwayo is the next man in.

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49.1: Brydon Carse to Heinrich Klaasen, Dot to start the final over! A slower length delivery, outside off. Heinrich Klaasen looks to reverse-scoop it but misses.

End of over 49
SA327/4
SA Batting D Miller 18(10) H Klaasen 12(8)

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48.6: Sam Curran to David Miller, FOUR! Sam Curran has been very unfortunate in the last couple of overs. It is on the shorter side and back of a hand slower one this. Miller looks to cut but gets the underedge of his blade and the ball goes left of Buttler towards the third man fence for a boundary.

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48.5: Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, Just a single! Curran continues to bowl off-pace deliveries, on a length, on middle. Heinrich Klaasen makes room and hits it to mid off for a single.

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48.4: Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, Bangs it short and is slower in pace on middle. Heinrich Klaasen skips down the track and pulls it to deep square leg for a couple.

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48.3: Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Heinrich Klaasen gets this one away! Very nicely played! Curran goes for a yorker on middle. Heinrich Klaasen takes it on full and scoops it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

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48.2: Sam Curran to David Miller, On a length, on off. Another slower delivery. Miller only manages to cut it to point for a single.

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48.1: Sam Curran to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length, on leg. Heinrich Klaasen looks to clip it away. However, he gets the inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls towards the off side and a single is taken.

End of over 48
SA314/4
SA Batting H Klaasen 4(4) D Miller 13(8)

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47.6: Brydon Carse to Heinrich Klaasen, So, just a single to end the over! On a length, on leg. Heinrich Klaasen works it to fine leg for a single. Can South Africa reach 340 from here?

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47.5: Brydon Carse to David Miller, Five singles now from five balls! Shorter delivery on off. It is slower in pace and Miller pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

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47.4: Brydon Carse to Heinrich Klaasen, Goes fuller on middle. Heinrich Klaasen clips it to deep mid-wicket for another single.

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47.3: Brydon Carse to David Miller, On a length, on off. Miller works it wide of long on for a single.

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47.2: Brydon Carse to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length, on off. Heinrich Klaasen works it to fine leg for a single.

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47.1: Brydon Carse to David Miller, Back of a length, on off. Miller punches it to deep extra-cover for a single.

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SA in ENG, 3 ODIs, 2022 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

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