Live Cricket Score | England vs South Africa Live Score & Commentary | ENG vs SA Scorecard, South Africa tour of England

2nd T20I • Sophia Gardens • Cardiff

South Africa

207/3 (20)

England

149/10 (16.4)

SA won by 58 runs

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Stadium

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Pitch

Batting friendly wicket

Type

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Expert Team 1

J Bairstow

R Hendricks

Expert Team 2

J Buttler

Q de Kock

Venue Details

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

1st Innings

154Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

2nd Innings

150Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

Fantasy Tips Exclusive

Jos Buttler is batting at a strike rate of 314.29 in this T20I series. The star batsman has a good batting record vs RSA scoring 428 runs in 22 T20Is. He will be a top player to pick in the Fantasy team for the 2nd T20I.

South Africa’s out-of-form middle-order comprising David Miller (1M, 8 Runs), Heinrich Klaasen (1M, 20 Runs) & Rilee Rossouw (1M, 4 Runs) is a major concern for the visitors.

Moeen Ali scored England’s fastest T20I fifty in just 16 balls in the series opener. The star all-rounder should not be ignored while making Fantasy teams. Meanwhile, Jonny Bairstow will be another player in the spotlight, who scored 90 runs off 53 balls in the 1st T20I.

Lungi Ngidi vs Jos Buttler Player Battle- Jos Buttler has scored only 43 runs since 2020 against Ngidi out of which he has been dismissed 3 times in 7 T20I matches.

Hot Picks: Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali

Safe Picks: Lungi Ngidi, Quinton de Cock, Reeza Hendricks

Stay Aways: K Maharaj, S Curran

Player of the Match Rilee Rossouw

96(55)

SA s

ENG s

Info

South Africa s

207/3 (20)

Batters

Quinton de Kock

136.36

c J Roy b M Ali

Reeza Hendricks

165.63

c J Bairstow b RJ Gleeson

Rilee Rossouw

174.55

Not out

Heinrich Klaasen

190.00

c D Malan b C Jordan

Tristan Stubbs

125.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 10.35)

207/3

Did not Bat

David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

Bowlers

EXT

9.50

7.50

8.50

12.67

12.67

10.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Quinton de Kock

c J Roy b M Ali

1-39

3.5

Reeza Hendricks

c J Bairstow b RJ Gleeson

2-112

11.3

Heinrich Klaasen

c D Malan b C Jordan

3-143

14.1

England s

149/10 (16.4)

Batters

Jason Roy

90.91

c R Hendricks b T Shamsi

Jos Buttler

(C)

207.14

c R Hendricks b A Phehlukwayo

Dawid Malan

125.00

c Q Kock b K Maharaj

Moeen Ali

164.71

c K Maharaj b T Shamsi

Jonny Bairstow

142.86

c L Ngidi b K Rabada

Sam Curran

66.67

c K Maharaj b T Shamsi

Liam Livingstone

180.00

c Q Kock b A Phehlukwayo

Chris Jordan

125.00

c Q Kock b L Ngidi

Adil Rashid

100.00

b A Phehlukwayo

Richard Gleeson *

0.00

c Q Kock b L Ngidi

Reece Topley

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 8)

TOTAL

(16.4 Ov, RR: 8.94)

149/10

Bowlers

EXT

Kagiso Rabada

11.67

Lungi Ngidi

2.4

4.13

Andile Phehlukwayo

13.00

Keshav Maharaj

9.25

Tabraiz Shamsi

6.75

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Jos Buttler

c R Hendricks b A Phehlukwayo

1-37

3.4

Dawid Malan

c Q Kock b K Maharaj

2-48

5.4

Jason Roy

c R Hendricks b T Shamsi

3-77

8.3

Moeen Ali

c K Maharaj b T Shamsi

4-88

10.2

Sam Curran

c K Maharaj b T Shamsi

5-92

10.6

Jonny Bairstow

c L Ngidi b K Rabada

6-128

14.3

Liam Livingstone

c Q Kock b A Phehlukwayo

7-141

15.2

Adil Rashid

b A Phehlukwayo

8-148

15.6

Chris Jordan

c Q Kock b L Ngidi

9-148

16.2

Richard Gleeson

c Q Kock b L Ngidi

10-149

16.4

Match Info

Date & Time

28 Jul, 11:00 PM IST

Venue

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Match

2nd T20I,

South Africa tour of England

Umpires

David Millns(England), Martin Saggers(England), Alex Wharf(England, TV)

Referee

Chris Broad (England)

Pitch Report

Batting friendly wicket

Toss

England elected to bowl

1wd 4 0 2 0 1 0

Over 14

Runs: 8

1wd 4 4 W 4 1 4

Over 15

Runs: 18

4 W 2 1wd 1wd 1wd 1 1 W

Over 16

Runs: 11

0 W 1 W

Over 17

Runs: 1

All Overs

Player of the Match Rilee Rossouw

96(55)

Commentary

Right then. It's 1-1 as we head into the decider. A drubbing for each side in this three-match series. Which one will come out on top at the Rose Bowl on Sunday before they shift their focus to the longest format? Well, join us at the weekend to find out. Until then, this is duo of Pratyush and Pragadeesh, signing off. Goodnight, see ya!

Chris Jordan with Sky Sports: I was focused on executing the yorkers, trying to access the situation and bowl accordingly. I am in a good place physically and mentally. I want to stay hungry and that's important. I guess on a ground like this bowling short with a change of pace would really help. We have to look at the things we need to improve on and a couple of days' rest will definitely help. It's going to be a great match and I am looking forward to the decider

Rilee Rossouw is the Player of the Match for his unbeaten knock of 93. Here's what he has to say: (The injury) It's alright. A little bit dizzy but the doctors will get us through it. (attempting the ramp) You have to try and be proactive. Jordan was bowling fantastic yorkers and we've discussed about trying to do something different. I'm very proud to be selected for South Africa again. I've done well in Somerset and felt confident coming into the game. (on missing out on a century) I tried my best for the three figures but we're just glad to get the W. (On his shirt tucked in being a superstition) Not at all. I saw the boys tuck in their shirts and it became a thing. Might become superstitious, we'll see.

David Miller (South African captain): We'll take the win. It's a great turnaround from last night. We took our catches, which we didn't do last night. We executed a lot better and were a bit more clear with our plans. We had a couple of meetings in the morning. We had to pick ourselves up and we did that, which is good. I'm chuffed with the bowlers. They (the bowlers) made it easier for me by picking up wickets all the way through. (Five bowlers) I was juggling them around but the guys executed really well tonight and made my job easier. (On promotion Stubbs) A massive boundary on one side and we spoke about it. The left-right combination was very tactical and we decided to go with it. It's one-one going into the decider. We are pretty excited.

Jos Buttler (England Captain): We are pleased with the way we played but it's not good enough. We could've restricted them better in the middle. I think it was a good wicket and there are a few guys who got the start including me but Rossouw played the match-defining innings. We didn't perform well with the bat and that's something we have to look at and play at the highest level. Consistency-wise, we can do much better. It's gonna be a great decider in Ageas-Bowl

South Africa won by 58 runs

Rilee Rossouw - 96* (55) | Tabraiz Shamsi - 3/27
Jonny Bairstow - 30 (21) | Moeen Ali - 1/17

Well, that's the way the cookie crumbles for England. After a dominant performance at Bristol, they've been brought back down to earth by this spirited and proud Proteas side. After superb half-centuries from Rossouw and Hendricks set the tone for the visitors with the bat in hand, the bowlers did the rest.

Plenty of England batters got starts but failed to convert them into anything significant. While Roy was rusty again, Buttler, Bairstow, and Livingstone couldn't make the most of their decent starts. No significant contribution from any England batter as they lost wickets in clusters and never really got any sort of momentum under their belt.

Proving that cricket is a great leveler, Tabraiz Shamsi roared back after an expensive outing in the first game with figures of 3/27 tonight. Phehlukwayo bagged a three-fer as well with Ngidi picking a brace and Maharaj and Rabada sharing a couple of wickets between them.

With the pace assisting the spinners slightly, Shamsi and Maharaj's extended spells in the middle overs proved to be the defining factor, allowing Miller to get away with five bowlers which included three overs from Phehlukwayo. England remain far from convincing in the post-Morgan era. Let's see what the captains have to say about this contest.

Well. It seems like an optimistic review from de Kock but he's pretty confident. And well, what do we know? Gleeson's got a tickle on that one. That will be that.

16.4 Lungi Ngidi to Richard Gleeson, slow delivery going down leg, Gleeson tries to turn this away but misses it. Wide called. Oh wait, de Kock has convinced Miller to take the review. It turned out to be a superb review as there is a clear spike in the ultra edge when the ball passed the bat. That's it. South Africa level the series by beating England comprehensively by 58 runs

16.3 Lungi Ngidi to Reece Topley, slow delivery again, Topley swings this across the line and the ball goes towards deep mid-wicket

Reece Topley, RHB, comes to the crease

Jordan has reviewed this one. Clear spike on ultra edge though. He'll have to walk. South Africa just one wicket away now.

16.2 Lungi Ngidi to Chris Jordan, OUT! Jordan reviews it but there was a noise and the umpire had no hesitation. Ngidi tricks Jordan with another slow delivery, he was early into the shot again and gets a nick before de Kock takes a regulation catch

Ultra edge confirms there is a clear spike when the ball passes the bat.
Chris Jordan c Quinton de Kock b Lungi Ngidi 5 (4b 1x4 0x6)

16.1 Lungi Ngidi to Chris Jordan, slow delivery outside off, Jordan was into his shot early and the ball beats his inside edge and through to the keeper

Lungi Ngidi [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

Richard Gleeson, RHB, comes to the crease

That's game-defining over from Andile Phehlukwayo. He was under a bit of pressure to start with Livingstone up against him but he's held his nerve. That should seal the deal for the South Africans. The crowd certainly think so, as most of them move swiftly towards the exit.

overs

148 /8 score

runs

Chris Jordan

5 (2)

Adil Rashid *

3 (3)

Andile Phehlukwayo

3 /39

15.6 Andile Phehlukwayo to Adil Rashid, BOWLED! Slow back of a hand slow delivery, Rashid moves across, goes down one knee and tries to play a scoop shot. But the ball hits his pad and kisses the leg-stump to light up the zing bails.
Adil Rashid b Andile Phehlukwayo 3 (3b 0x4 0x6)

15.5 Andile Phehlukwayo to Chris Jordan, length delivery outside off, Jordan punches this firmly to sweeper cover and takes a single

15.4 Andile Phehlukwayo to Adil Rashid, finally gets it right and bowls a slow delivery just outside off, Rashid tucks this into the leg-side and takes a single

A hat-trick... of wides!