South Africa vs England, 3rd T20I, February 16, 2020 - Full Commentary
Commentary
Over 19
04:04 PM
Phehlukwayo to Moeen Ali, FOUR, England take the series 2-1. It is their second highest chase in T20Is and it is their captain leading from the front. The slower ball and Ali had plenty of gaps to pick from as the field was up with one run needed, he lofts it over mid-off to seal the victory
FOUROver 18
04:03 PM
Ngidi to Morgan, 2 runs, in the air and put down. This was a tough one and Pretorius tries his best. Slower off-cutter and Morgan is down on his knee to play the slog sweep, the top-edge skies up over short fine and Pretorius runs back to get his hands to it, the ball does not stick and the backing up fielder tidies up
over-break04:02 PM
Ngidi to Morgan, SIX, fifty for Morgan. He equals his own record of the fastest T20I fifty for England. A captain's knock from him and he must see this through. The slower ball that is leg-lined, Morgan sits down on his back knee and deposits it into the grass banks near backward square leg
FIFTY04:01 PM
Ngidi to Morgan, SIX, Morgan is doing it for England. A low full toss and he might have missed it the previous time but not this time, he crouches low to get right under it and smokes it over a leaping deep mid-wicket fielder. 9 off 8 now..
SIX04:00 PM
Ngidi to Moeen Ali, 1 run, dropped! Ngidi is down on his haunches. Plenty of people in the crowd have their hands on their head. They cannot believe it. The bouncer and Ali has no other option than to take it on, the top-edge skies up towards square leg and Pretorius runs across from short fine, he gets there but the ball pops out as he hits the ground
DROPPED03:59 PM
Ngidi to Morgan, 1 run, low full toss and Morgan will feel missed out there as he drills it to long-on
03:58 PM
Ngidi to Stokes, out Caught by (sub)Hendricks!! There's the twist. And it is that man again - Ngidi. He did it in East London and needs to pull one off at Centurion as well. Full and angled across from over the wicket, Stokes clears his front leg and does not middle the heave, straight down Hendricks's throat at deep square leg. The crowd come alive as they expect another tight finish. Stokes c (sub)Hendricks b Ngidi 22(12) [4s-1 6s-2]
WICKETOver 17
03:57 PM
Phehlukwayo to Morgan, 2 runs, full delivery around off, Morgan walks across and drills it past Phehlukwayo, the call was for two immediately and Stokes responds to his skipper. They scamper back comfortably to end another big over
over-breakKey Moments
04:19 PM
It was a hard fought series and South Africa should be proud of the way they played. Both teams stayed in the hunt right through the three games and eventually the final T20 ended in the last over with five balls to spare. The home side have a lot of positives to take into the Australia series in which they might welcome the likes of Faf du Plessis and Rabada. That clash begins on Friday (February 21). Do join us for all the action from that series. Time to pull the plug on this one. Until next time, goodbye and take care..
03:57 PM
England have this in the bag. 17 off 12 needed. But do they? They were in a similar kind of situation in the first T20I as well. But having their skipper and one of their most experienced batsmen in Stokes does put them in the driver's seat.