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SA beat ZIM by 6 wickets | Zimbabwe vs South Africa, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd T20I Match - Commentary
Zimbabwe in South Africa, 3 T20I Series, 2018
Date: Oct 12, 2018 Start Time: 21:30 IST | 16:00 GMT | 18:00 LocalVenue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
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Zimbabwe vs South Africa Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Match - T20I Commentary
The South African bowlers on the other hand were very impressive. Paterson and Frylinck were the pick with the two finishing with combined figures of 8-0-42-4. Phehlukwayo was very economical. Ngidi and Shamsi did take some pounding but the two did take a few important wickets. The target is not a big one and with the small boundaries here, the hosts will fancy themselves to chase this down. Will South Africa seal the series or will Zimbabwe level it? Join us to find out.
An excellent bowling performance by South Africa there. They were asked to field and they will be the happier side heading into the break. It all started with the man making a come back in the team, Dane Paterson as he got rid of Mire in the second over itself. Masakadza did hit some meaty blows but he too fell after getting a start and then Zimbabwe were three down for not a lot in quick time. Taylor and Williams then tried to steady the ship but the former perished when he tried to step on the accelerator. Williams found the fence a few times but fell at the wrong time. However, his innings has given the Zimbabwe bowlers something to bowl at.
Dane Paterson to Brandon Mavuta. Bye! Slow ball outside off, Mavuta swings hard but cannot make contact. They scamper for a run as Quinton fails to hit the target. ZIMBABWE FINISH ON 132/7 after their 20 overs.
Dane Paterson to Brandon Mavuta. DROPPED! Full and outside off, Mavuta swings hard but gets a top edge to it. The ball flies towards mid-wicket where Klaasen settles under it but cannot hold onto it. Two runs taken by the batsmen.
Dane Paterson to Tendai Chisoro. Length on leg, reverse swept towards point. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Dane Paterson to Tendai Chisoro. Excellent ball! Follows Chisoro and yorks him outside off, the batsman can only hit it back to the bowler.
Dane Paterson to Tendai Chisoro. SIX! Expected the short ball and waits for it. When it arrives pulls it over the square leg boundary for a maximum. Short boundaries these!
Dane Paterson to Brandon Mavuta. Good connection but straight to the man. Short ball down leg, pulled to deep square leg for a run.
Lungi Ngidi to Brandon Mavuta. The batsman has driven it through mid on. The batsmen have run through for a single. They think of the second but Chisoro sends Mavuta back at the right time.
Lungi Ngidi to Brandon Mavuta. Innovation! full and outside off, Mavuta moves across and paddles it over the keeper's head. The ball doesn't go to the fence as the fine leg fielder mops it up. They manage to come back for the second.
Lungi Ngidi to Tendai Chisoro. Good ball, length around off, Chisoro pushes the ball through covers to change ends.
Lungi Ngidi to Brandon Mavuta. On off, Mavuta punches the ball through the off side. One run added to the total.
Lungi Ngidi to Tendai Chisoro. The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. One run added to the total.
Brandon Mavuta walks out to the middle.
Lungi Ngidi to Peter Moor. OUT! Moor holes out! Back of a length ball down leg, Moor gives room and looks to clear cow corner. His bat turns in his hand as the ball balloons towards deep mid-wicket. Miller there comes running in and takes a good catch. Big wicket at this stage as this guy could have made a difference in the remaining 11 balls.
Robbie Frylinck to Peter Moor. Just short! Full and on off, Moor extends his arms and lofts it towards long off. JP there takes it on the bounce and Moor will retain the strike. 4-0-22-0 for Robbie in his comeback to the side.
Robbie Frylinck to Tendai Chisoro. The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery. One run added to the total.
Robbie Frylinck to Tendai Chisoro. Back of a length ball on leg, TC looks to flick it away but gets hit on his thigh pad.
Robbie Frylinck to Tendai Chisoro. Couldn't find the gap. Full and on off, Chisoro drives it hard but straight to the man at covers. He is disappointed as he knew that was a boundary if it had passed that fielder.
Robbie Frylinck to Tendai Chisoro. FOUR! Nicely played! Looks for the yorker but fires in a low full toss. Chisoro paddles it fine and with fine leg up, that runs to the boundary. Nothing the fielding side can do about it.
Robbie Frylinck to Peter Moor. Length ball outside off, driven to mid off, they pick up a quick single.
Robbie Frylinck is back.
Lungi Ngidi to Tendai Chisoro. Full and on off, Chisoro taps it in front of him. 7 runs and a wicket from it.
Lungi Ngidi to Tendai Chisoro. The batsman has played it to the point region.
Tendai Chisoro strides out to the middle.
Lungi Ngidi to Elton Chigumbura. OUT! What a catch! De Kock took one blinder in the last match and holds onto one in this game again. Full and outside off, Chigumbura looks to go hard at this one. Gets a thick edge which flies to de Kock. The keeper moves to his right, stretches his right hand out and the ball stick in his glove.
Lungi Ngidi to Elton Chigumbura. SIX! What a way to get off the mark, but they will need more of this. Short ball again outside off, Elton makes room and smokes it over backward point for a flat six.
Lungi Ngidi to Elton Chigumbura. Length ball on off, cut to point. EC yet to get off the mark after 5 balls.
Lungi Ngidi to Peter Moor. Short ball outside off, the batsman has deliberately lofted it over the slip region. They pick up a single.
Lungi Ngidi is back into the attack.
Dane Paterson to Elton Chigumbura. Goes fuller on leg, flicked through mid-wicket. Just 4 runs and a wicket off it.
Dane Paterson to Elton Chigumbura. Back of a length ball from Paterson who bangs the deck hard. Another surprise for Chigumbura who gets a soft leading edge towards the bowler.
Dane Paterson to Elton Chigumbura. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Dane Paterson to Elton Chigumbura. Length on off, Catches Elton by surprise as he gets a leading edge which falls next to him.
Elton Chigumbura is the new man in.
Dane Paterson to Sean Williams. OUT! Against the run of play! Paterson gets a wicket in his second ball of his first spell and now in the second ball of his second spell. Fuller in length, follows Williams, who tries to flick it to the on side. Cramps him for room and gets the leg stump to cart-wheel! A good innings of 41 from Williams comes to an end at the wrong time for Zimbabwe.
Dane Paterson to Sean Williams. FOUR! Momentum change in the game! Zimbabwe on top! Full and outside off, Williams drives it through covers for a good looking boundary.
Dane Paterson is back on.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Peter Moor. FOUR! 24 runs off the over! A big one for the visitors. Tossed up ball outside off, Moor goes for the booming drive but gets a fat outside edge which flies to the third man fence.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. Comes in from round the wicket and changes the angle. Lands it on off, Williams looks to pull but can't connect. The ball goes to the off side as they change ends.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. SIX! 3rd maximum of the over! And this one is the best of the lot. Another loopy ball from Shamsi on middle and leg, Sean slogs it over square leg and deposits it into the stands.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. Wide. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. The umpire has signalled a wide.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. SIX! They could have had him in the first ball but instead, he gets his second biggie of the over. Once again the one-hand swipe. Middles it this time and gets six more in that mid-wicket region.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. Driven towards the mid off region.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. SIX! DROPPED! Loopy ball on off, Williams goes for the slog sweep. His bottom hand comes off the bat as the ball sails towards cow corner. Rassie looks to take it with the reverse cup, covering some decent ground to his left but fails to hold on it. To rub salt to the wound, he tips it over the ropes for a maximum.
Robbie Frylinck to Sean Williams. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. They pick up a single.
Robbie Frylinck to Sean Williams. FOUR! This was coming, just one run in the over so far and they take on Robbie. Short ball on leg, Williams pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Robbie Frylinck to Peter Moor. Another change of length from Robbie. 4 different lengths from him so far. Moor taps this in front of him to the off side and hares to the other end.
Robbie Frylinck to Peter Moor. Length on off, flicked for the mid-wicket fielder to collect. 3 dots in 3 balls.
Robbie Frylinck to Sean Williams. Fuller this time and outside off, played with soft hands to the off side to rotate the strike.
Robbie Frylinck to Sean Williams. Length ball on the pads of Williams who delicately glances it to short fine leg.
Robbie Frylinck is back on.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Peter Moor. Defended off the back foot by Moor.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. A short delivery which has been pulled away through square leg. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Peter Moor. Driven towards the mid off region. One run added to the total. Moor is off the mark.
Peter Moor is the new man in. He played an excellent innings in the last game. Can he do the same here? Zimbabwe would love for him to do so.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendan Taylor. OUT! Bowled' em! Off goes the middle stump and Shamsi is pumped up. He needed this and it is surely a confidence boosting wicket. Tossed up ball on middle and leg, Taylor goes for another sweep but fails to put bat on ball. Looks back to see the stumps uprooted.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendan Taylor. Another swipe. This time through square leg for a brace.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. Leg spin on off, swept through mid-wicket for one.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. A very good over comes to an end along with an even better spell. Length outside off, Taylor looks to drive it but fails to connect. Phehlukwayo's figures read 4-0-15-0.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Slower short ball outside off, Brendan goes for the pull but connects with thin air.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Slower length ball around off, Taylor plays it with a straight bat. So far so good from Andile in his last over.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Sean Williams. Short ball on middle and leg, pulled towards deep square leg for just one.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Another run through that vacant region. Turns his bat to the leg side and gets to the other end.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Sean Williams. Length ball on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendan Taylor. Wrong 'un to end the over. Floated ball on off, Taylor gets ahead and bunts it down.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. Looks to revere sweep but can't make proper contact. The ball goes to the off side.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendan Taylor. In the air... but safe. Just short of Robbie at long off. Wrong 'un around off, Taylor goes low and looks to slog this but gets an inside edge which flies high. Robbie runs in but it is well ahead of him. They cross.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendan Taylor. Another loopy ball closer to the stumps, defended off the front foot.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendan Taylor. Leg spinner around off, driven to covers.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Sean Williams. Two dots to end! So only 7 from the over, despite it going for a biggie. On the pads, Williams tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Sean Williams. Well saved! Full and outside off, the batsman strokes it towards covers. The fielder there dives to his right and saves a few runs.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Length again around off, Taylor plays it towards covers for a quick run. Good batting, a run after a maximum.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. SIX! Straight as an arrow! Fifty up with a much-needed biggie. Slightly fuller foes Phehlukwayo and Taylor lofts it over the bowler's end. The connection is such that it goes all the way. Need a few more.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Hits the good length again, Taylor finds the man at covers. He scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but the batsman is well in.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Good length around off, Taylor guides it to point.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendan Taylor. Works it with the turn through mid-wicket for a run. A good start for Shamsi, a much-needed one for a bowler who is slightly under confidence at the moment.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. Slightly shorter and outside off, it is cut to deep point and the batsmen change ends.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. A high full toss but Williams does not take full toll of it. He flicks it through mid-wicket and takes two.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. Brings the reverse sweep out but does not connect well. It goes to the man at point.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Brendan Taylor. Taylor now strokes it to long on for another run.
Tabraiz Shamsi to Sean Williams. Tosses it up on middle, Williams eases it down to long on for a run.
Tabrez Shamsi to roll his arm.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Sean Williams. Good length and outside off, Williams plays it towards third man for another single. Single won't harm South Africa.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Sean Williams. Back of a length again around off, it is guided to point. 2 dots in a row.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Sean Williams. Back of a length around off, coming in with the angle, Williams keeps it out.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Fullish around off, Taylor strokes it through covers for a run.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Sean Williams. Around off, it is guided down to third man for a run.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Works it with the angle towards mid-wicket for a run. This is what you will see now, the batsmen will look to play themselves in.
Robbie Frylinck to Brendan Taylor. Length ball around off, Taylor keeps it out towards covers and takes a quick run. 5 and wicket from Frylinck's second and he has figures of 2-0-6-2.
Robbie Frylinck to Brendan Taylor. Goes for a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss. Taylor flicks it through mid-wicket and takes two.
Robbie Frylinck to Brendan Taylor. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Robbie Frylinck to Sean Williams. Fullish around off, Williams strokes it towards mid on for a run.
Sean Williams walks in next.
Robbie Frylinck to Tarisai Musakanda. OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Third one down and Frylinck gets his second. Also back-to-back ducks for Musakanda. The bounce does him in there. RF bangs it around a length on off, Musakanda stands tall and swings hard but the ball takes a faint edge and goes into the mitts of de Kock. He takes it and appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Musakanda stands there in disbelief, not sure why. Maybe he felt he did not edge it. However, no reviews in this series and he has to take the long walk back.
Robbie Frylinck to Brendan Taylor. Direct hit needed but the fielder misses! Taylor pushes it towards mid off and sets off for a run. The fielder there is quick to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Would have been very close if he would have hit.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Tarisai Musakanda. Back of a length around off, TM pushes it uppishly but well short of cover-point. Another good over, just 1 from it. 3 and a wicket form the last two and South Africa will be the happier of the side after the Powerplay as Zimbabwe are 34 for 2.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Tarisai Musakanda. Beaten for the second time in a row! Another length ball around off, it shapes away just a touch. Musakanda plays inside the line and the ball whizzes past the outside edge.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Tarisai Musakanda. BEATEN! Good delivery, some swing on offer there. Fuller in length and around off, it shapes away a touch. Musakanda goes after it but gets beaten.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Tarisai Musakanda. Another shorter in length delivery, it skids off the surface. Musakanda goes for the pull but mistimes it to mid-wicket.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Brendan Taylor. Good length and it has been defended.
Tarisai Musakanda is the new batsman. Also, Andile Phehlukwayo will bowl for SA.
Robbie Frylinck to Hamilton Masakadza. OUT! No better way could he have ended the over! The LED light flashes for the second time today. The dangerman, Hamilton Masakadza walks back. This was coming, wasn't it? The intent Zimbabwe have shown till now and with only two from the over, the big shot was around the corner. It does not come off and Frylinck gets his first. He bowls it a touch short and around middle, Hamilton dances down the track and swings hard. He misses to see the ball hit the leg pole. Masakadza walks back after getting a start and Zimbabwe are in a spot of bother.
Robbie Frylinck to Brendan Taylor. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. One run added to the total. It is really good over till now, can he end it well?
Robbie Frylinck to Hamilton Masakadza. Not watching the ball here is Hamilton! He goes for the paddle again, maybe by taking his eyes off the ball. Misses to get hit high on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batsmen take a leg bye.
Robbie Frylinck to Hamilton Masakadza. Straight on the helmet! Once again HM tries to be innovative as he goes for the paddle. He misses to get hit on the grille. He seems fine though.
Robbie Frylinck to Hamilton Masakadza. Goes after him on the second ball by stepping down the track. Frylinck bangs it short and Masakadza punches it to mid off.
Robbie Frylinck to Hamilton Masakadza. On a length and around off, kept out. Masakadza wants to have a look at the new bowler.
Robbie Frylinck into the attack.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. Another dot! So ends the over brilliantly! Just 4 from it! Bangs it in short, surprises the batsman. Taylor goes for the pull but is beaten by pace.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. Three dots! So a good comeback after being hit for a boundary. On a length and around off, it is stroked to mid off.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. Tucks the batsman for room but bowling it on his body. Taylor works it to mid-wicket.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. This was also hit really well but the fielder was found. Just ahead of a length, Taylor hits it hard but finds mid off.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. FOUR! Things keep getting better for the visitors here! The slightest of width on offer and Taylor pounces on it. He smacks it through covers, beating the diving fielder and into the fence. Making full use of the first 6 here.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. Around off, kept out.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. FOUR! You bet, he can! Ends the over in style! 16 from it. Short and on middle, bounces just about at the right height for the batsman to put it away. He pulls it through square leg for another boundary. Masakadza looks in fine touch here. Zimbabwe off to a flier, despite losing one early.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. SIX! Second in the over! Brings out the innovation this time as he goes for the paddle. Connects it well and it carries all the way, over the fine leg fence. 12 from the over so far. Can HM make it a 16 run or an 18 run over?
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. Play and a miss! Masakadza will feel he missed out on another boundary there. Short and outside off, Masakadza throws the kitchen sink at it but gets beaten.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. SIX! He has picked the bones out of that one! WOW! Bring the bag of balls out as that is outside the park. Full and right in the zone, Masakadza tonks it over the long off fence. He also holds the pose for the cameras. First of the innings.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. Hits the length again around off, HM tries to drive but gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket. Two dots to begin.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. Just ahead of a length around off, Masakadza pushes it to mid off.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. A dot to end a successful over for South Africa. Full and on off, it is stroked to mid off.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. Goes back to bowling length around off, Taylor defends it out.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. FOUR! That went to the ropes like a tracer bullet! Off the mark in style is Taylor. Slightly straighter in line and Taylor makes Paterson pay. He flicks it through square leg and the ball races away.
Dane Paterson to Brendan Taylor. On a length and outside off, Taylor wants a sighter as he makes a leave.
Brendan Taylor is in next.
Dane Paterson to Solomon Mire. OUT! TIMBER! Paterson makes an impact straightaway! What a sight for the pacer. The off stump going for a walk. Early strike for South Africa. He spears it slightly fuller and outside off, it shapes back in. Mire tries to whack it across the line but misses to see his off stump get uprooted. He fails to make an impact on return to the team as he walks back cheaply.
Dane Paterson to Solomon Mire. Starts off right on the money around off, the batsman blocks it out.
Dane Paterson to bowl from the other end.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. FOUR! Slapped! Slightly short again and it sits up to be hit. Masakadza stands tall and hits it through covers for the first boundary for the innings. Spoils the over and makes it a good one for Zimbabwe.
Lungi Ngidi to Solomon Mire. In the air... but on the bounce to the fielder! Slightly short and outside off, Mire goes for the cut shot but he gets a thick outside edge which flies towards third man for a run. Mire is off the mark too.
Lungi Ngidi to Solomon Mire. WIDE! Too short and it bounces over the batsman's head. First extra of the innings.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. Zimbabwe are underway! Hamilton steps down the track and also moves across his stumps. He gets a short ball and HM pulls it to fine leg for a run.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. Best of the first three deliveries! On a length and around off, in the corridor of uncertainty. Masakadza defends it.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. Once again the straightish line, it shapes in just a little bit. Masakadza works it to mid on.
Lungi Ngidi to Hamilton Masakadza. Bangs it into the pitch, not very short though and angles it into the batter. Masakadza works it with the angle towards mid-wicket.
We are all set to get underway! The players make their way out to the middle. Hamilton Masakadza and Solomon Mire are the openers for Zimbabwe. Lungi Ngidi to start the proceedings for South Africa. Here we go...
Team news - As many as 4 changes for South Africa as Duminy, Klaasen, Frylinck and Paterson come in and Tahir, Dala, Cloete and Jonker go out. For Zimbabwe, Mire comes in for Chibhabha.
TOSS - Zimbabwe win the toss and elect to bat first!
Hello and welcome for the series decider between South Africa and Zimbabwe. In the first game, the visitors gave the Proteas a real run for their money. The batting, ironically, got them close and faltered at the same time. It needs a better showing, especially from the experience in the ranks. The bowling unit has been delivering so far and you can bank on them to do the same. South Africa, constrastingly, have done well, but will be without their star bowling Imran Tahir who's been rested. A lot will rest of Tabraiz Shamsi's shoulders in his absence. Should be a good contest this time out again, hopefully more thrilling than the previous one. Let's see how it unfolds...
So that is it from this game! The hosts once again have emerged victorious and they would now be eyeing a whitewash. Zimbabwe on the flip side, will hope to avoid that in the third T20I which will be played on the 14th of October at 0230 local (1230 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye!
Dane Paterson has been awarded the Man of the Match for his excellent bowling performance in the first innings. He ended with figures of 4-0-22-2.
Earlier in the day, the South African bowlers were on song as they bundled restricted the visitors to a small total. Dane Paterson and Robbie Frylinck were the pick of the bowlers. Sean Williams top scored for the hosts but his effort went in vain. Stay tuned for the presentation in a while.
The hosts would have had a real chance had they taken Klaasen's catch when was on 1 but that was not to be. Taylor dropped him and Klaasen made them pay. His 44-run stand with Duminy took them closer to the finish line. He departed but the latter stayed there till the end and hit the winnings runs for the hosts. The Zimbabwe bowlers did try hard, they even bowled well, with Sean Williams being the most impressive. However, the total put up by their batsmen was way-under par.
South Africa have sealed the series with a match to go. They have chased down the paltry target quite easily in the end. However, it was not how easy how it reads on the scorecard. They were rocked early as Dussen departed cheaply. De Kock then started finding the middle of the bat but perished after getting a start. Du Plessis too departed soon and at that time Zimbabwe must have felt they were in the game.
Chris Mpofu to JP Duminy. FOUR! That is the game! Duminy finishes it off in style. He comes down the track, gets a short ball on his hips, he helps it on its way to the square leg fence. Customary handshakes go on in the middle as SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 6 WICKETS!
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. On the body of the batsman, takes off after pitching. Miller tries to flick but gets hit on the gloves and the ball rolls towards mid-wicket for a run.
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. A bumper on middle, the batsman ducks under it. However, the bounce is too much and it has been wided.
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. Back of a length around off, guided to point.
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. FOUR! Only 4 needed now! Slightly fuller in length around off, Miller lunges and times it through covers for a boundary.
Tendai Chisoro to David Miller. Leans ahead and drills it down the ground to long on. Single to the total.
Tendai Chisoro to David Miller. Closes the face of the bat and flicks it towards mid-wicket.
Tendai Chisoro to David Miller. Miller stays behind the line and blocks it out.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They pick up a single.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. Full outside off, driven through covers.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. Wide! Third one of the over. Down the leg side again.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. Wide! Another one down the leg side, wide called.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. Straighter one on middle and leg, worked away to mid-wicket.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. Wide! The batsman tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side. The umpire signals a wide.
Tendai Chisoro back on.
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. FOUR! Glorious! Too good. Extremely full outside off, Miller presents the full face of the bat and drives it through the covers for a boundary.
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. Off cutter on off, Miller gets a leading edge as he tries to play at it.
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. Wide! Angling too far down, easy call for the umpire to make.
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. FOUR! Room on offer and David Miller has absolutely smashed that. The sound was like the cracking of a gun. BAM! Well outside off, Miller rocks onto the back foot and sends it across the cover boundary.
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. Cramping the batsman for room as he keeps it close to off, David Miller plays it off the outer half in front of point.
Chris Mpofu to David Miller. Miller tries to do the same, but can't beat backward point who moves swiftly to his right.
Chris Mpofu to JP Duminy. Length delivery straightening up after hitting the deck, around off, Duminy opens the face and runs it down to third man for a run.
Chris Mpofu called back into the attack.
Sean Williams to JP Duminy. Knocks it down to long on and keeps strike. 23 more to win off 42.
Sean Williams to David Miller. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single.
Sean Williams to David Miller. FOUR! Stumping chance missed! Difficult take for Taylor. Oof! No chance for him. Miller comes down the track to work it on the leg side but it goes through his legs after taking the inside edge, past the keeper to the fine leg fence.
Sean Williams to JP Duminy. Whips this away to deep backward square leg for a single.
Sean Williams to JP Duminy. Wide! Fires it down leg, Duminy misses the attempted paddle. Wide signalled by the umpire.
David Miller to bat next.
Sean Williams to Heinrich Klaasen. OUT! Another wicket goes down as Klaasen makes the long walk back. Trying to go big again by going across the line, Heinrich is down on one knee and gets a big top edge on the slog sweep. Skies over mid-wicket and straight down the throat of Mavuta in the deep. He needs a couple of attempts but eventually holds on to it.
Sean Williams to JP Duminy. Straighter in line, flicked away on the leg side for a single.
Sean Williams returns.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. Sweeps it again, all along the ground. Finds the fielder though this time and only a run. 17 from the over and the hosts need another 32.
Brandon Mavuta to Heinrich Klaasen. Eases it down to long on and takes a run. 100 up for South Africa.
Brandon Mavuta to Heinrich Klaasen. FOUR! Klaasen joins the party now! He goes down on one knee, nails the sweep and right in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary. This is probably the over which takes the game away from Zimbabwe. 15 from it and still 2 balls to go.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. Goes for the reverse sweep again and hits it towards point for a run.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. SIX! Duminy on the charge here! Targtes the short boundary and clears it with ease. Gets down on one knee, goes for the slog sweep and connects well. It sails over the mid-wicket fence. 10 from the first two balls.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. FOUR! Nicely played there! Brings out the reverse sweep and hits it very fine through the off side. No stopping that and the ball races away. 45 needed in another 50 balls.
Change of ends for Brandon Mavuta.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. Makes room and tries to go inside out over covers. Mistimes it and gets only a run.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. Duminy makes room and the bowler tries to follow him. Ends up bowling it down the leg side. The batsman misses the pull and it is wided.
Tendai Chisoro to JP Duminy. Fires it outside off, Duminy chops it to short third man.
Tendai Chisoro to Heinrich Klaasen. Very full and on the pads, Klaasen flicks it towards short fine leg for a run.
Tendai Chisoro to Heinrich Klaasen. SIX! Short and it has been put away! Klaasen there had all the time to pull this delivery into the stands. A nothing ball that. The drop is proving very costly here.
Tendai Chisoro to Heinrich Klaasen. Slightly short and outside off, the batsman cuts but finds point.
Tendai Chisoro is back on.
Sean Williams to Heinrich Klaasen. Slider coming in with the angle, flicked through mid-wicket. One run to end the over. At the halfway mark, South Africa are 75/3 and need 58 to win in 60.
Sean Williams to JP Duminy. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and connects. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Sean Williams to Heinrich Klaasen. Waits for the ball before working it off his pads on the leg side for a single.
Sean Williams to Heinrich Klaasen. SIX! Clean as a whistle! Super stuff from Heinrich Klaasen. Loopy and spinning away from around off, Klaasen opens his body up, goes inside out and lofts it over the cover boundary.
Sean Williams to Heinrich Klaasen. Touch unfortunate. Klaasen drives this straight back and it hits the stumps at the other end. Duminy takes off, but then retreats just in time as Williams uproots the stumps after collecting the ball.
Sean Williams to Heinrich Klaasen. Short and quick, around off, punched away from the back foot.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. End of the over.
Brandon Mavuta to Heinrich Klaasen. Slower through the air on the stumps, Klaasen gets low and gets a top edge as he lobs the slog sweep over mid-wicket. One run to the total.
Brandon Mavuta to Heinrich Klaasen. Hangs back and keeps it out off the back foot.
Brandon Mavuta to Heinrich Klaasen. Dropped! Difficult chance, but he should have taken that. It's such a game that these kind of opportunities change the complexion of the game. Mavuta serves it on middle, shorter in length and it turns away. Klaasen goes back to cut and gets a nick behind. Taylor can't keep a hold of it.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. Good stuff. Duminy plays this with soft hands as he drops it into the covers and scampers through.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. Loops it up on middle and leg, JP flicks but can't beat the man at mid-wicket.
Sean Williams to JP Duminy. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. A wicket and 7 runs off it.
Sean Williams to JP Duminy. Too full and quite straight, worked in front of mid-wicket.
Sean Williams to JP Duminy. FOUR! Full and darted on off, Duminy shifts his weight onto the front foot and drives it through the covers. Beats the chasing fielder and gets to the rope first.
Sean Williams to Heinrich Klaasen. Quicker, short and outside off, Klaasen gets off the mark with a punch down to long off for a single.
Heinrich Klaasen is the new man in.
Sean Williams to Faf du Plessis. OUT! What a ball! Wow. Faf du Plessis has played down the wrong line and he's out of here. Williams delivers almost instantly. Lands it on middle and off from around the wicket and it spins away ever so slightly. The Protea skipper misses and the off stump is disturbed. Big blow to South Africa.
Sean Williams to JP Duminy. Darts it in on the pads, Duminy flicks it away square on the leg side and takes a single.
Sean Williams will bowl once more.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. Turning in on the pads, clipped wide of short fine leg. JP will keep strike as he jogs across to the other end.
Brandon Mavuta to Faf du Plessis. Fraction straight in line, wristed just wide of short mid-wicket. Easy run collected.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. Floated around leg, flicked behind square on the leg side for a run.
Brandon Mavuta to Faf du Plessis. Leg spinner around off, shorter in length, punched through the gap on the off side. One run taken.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. Short and wide outside off, cut through to deep backward point for one.
Brandon Mavuta to JP Duminy. Wide! Loopy and down the leg side, Duminy tries to paddle it fine but misses. Wide signalled.
JP Duminy walks into the middle next.
Brandon Mavuta to Quinton de Kock. OUT! Bowled 'em! A bit of good fortune for Zimbabwe, but that's just what they needed. Quicker one around off which skids off the surface, de Kock stays back to defend but the ball comes on a bit quicker than he expects it to. It takes the inside edge, thuds onto his pads and deflects onto the stumps behind.
Kyle Jarvis to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Excellent. Shot from a man oozing with class. Overpitched outside off, du Plessis drives the half-volley through the gap in the covers and sends it across the boundary line.
Kyle Jarvis to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Full in length just outside off, Faf moves across the stumps, gets low and scoops it down towards fine leg. Mpofu attempts to stop it with a slide, but his leg is touching the rope as he's doing so. So, a boundary is given.
Kyle Jarvis to Quinton de Kock. Shouts of catch it but it's well short. Slower one, fullish in pace this time around off. Quinton de Kock mistimes the loft towards long on for a single.
Kyle Jarvis to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Shot. Showing his intent here by attacking Jarvis. Shortish in length, de Kock comes out of his crease and cuts this nicely past the diving point fielder for a boundary.
Kyle Jarvis to Quinton de Kock. SIX! That is outta here! Wow. Powerful hit from Quinton de Kock. He predicts the incoming short ball, so he walks across, positions himself and blasts the pull over backward square leg for a huge maximum.
Kyle Jarvis to Faf du Plessis. Back of a length delivery shaping back in on off, du Plessis rises on his toes and works it down on the leg side. One run taken.
Kyle Jarvis is back.
Brandon Mavuta to Quinton de Kock. Another short ball on the pads, de Kock tries to pull but gets it off the inner half towards short fine leg. So just a boundary from the over.
Brandon Mavuta to Quinton de Kock. Makes room again and Mavuta fires it wide outside off, de Kock misses.
Brandon Mavuta to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! That should release the pressure that was bulding! Picked his spot to perfection there. De kock makes room and the bowler follows him. He half-pulls it over the square leg region for a boundary.
Brandon Mavuta to Quinton de Kock. A low full toss outside off, de Kock drives but finds cover.
Brandon Mavuta to Quinton de Kock. Very full and outside off, de Kock tries to sweep but misses.
Brandon Mavuta to Quinton de Kock. Shortish and outside off, de Kock finds point with the cut host.
Brandon Mavuta to roll his arm over.
Chris Mpofu to Faf du Plessis. Deceives the South African skipper with the slower one. Hurls it wide outside off, Faf goes after it but fails to connect.
Chris Mpofu to Faf du Plessis. Over the wicket, fuller in length around off, Faf defends it with the full face of the bat.
Chris Mpofu to Quinton de Kock. Short of a good length outside off, cut behind point, down towards third man for a single.
Chris Mpofu to Quinton de Kock. Angling in from around the wicket, on middle and leg, de Kock waits for it, uses the angle well and flicks it well through mid-wicket. In the gap and that's two runs to his name.
Chris Mpofu to Faf du Plessis. Full delivery moving away around off, du Plessis drives it back to the right of the bowler. A single is taken.
Faf du Plessis is the next batsman in.
Chris Mpofu to Rassie van der Dussen. OUT! Mpofu draws first blood. Good bowling, this. He lands it on a length and it straightens up just a shade. It's enough as van der Dussen closes the face early to flick it away. It pops off the leading edge and lobs back towards Mpofu, who gets low and takes a comfortable catch.
Tendai Chisoro to Quinton de Kock. FOUR! Width offered and it's put away. Too full, too wide outside off, de Kock gets low and drills this through the big gap in the covers for a boundary.
Tendai Chisoro to Rassie van der Dussen. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Tendai Chisoro to Rassie van der Dussen. Wide! Down the leg side, wide signalled by the umpire.
Tendai Chisoro to Rassie van der Dussen. Shorter in length, van der Dussen stays back and keeps it out.
Tendai Chisoro to Quinton de Kock. Flicks this full ball through the mid-wicket region for a run.
Tendai Chisoro to Quinton de Kock. Quick and darted around off, going across, de Kock gets low to sweep it away again but is caught on the pads. It was missing off because of the angle.
Tendai Chisoro to Quinton de Kock. Out? No? Well, the umpire doesn't seem to think so. But, replays show maybe there is some glove on it. Quicker and straighter on middle and leg, de Kock looks to slog sweep this away but misses and it goes off something before Taylor takes it to his left. Stifled shout, but it's denied. Zimbabwe are unfortunate here.
Tendai Chisoro into the attack now.
Chris Mpofu to Rassie van der Dussen. FOUR! Too wide and it's been punished. Short and well outside off, van der Dussen accepts the gift gleefully as he stands tall and flays it over point. No stopping that one.
Chris Mpofu to Rassie van der Dussen. Back to over the wicket, on a length on off, Rassie punches it square with an open face to point.
Chris Mpofu to Quinton de Kock. De Kock walks down the track to this length ball angling in on middle and leg and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Chris Mpofu to Quinton de Kock. Switches the angle again for the left-hander, in the off stump channel, de Kock pushes it to covers.
Chris Mpofu to Rassie van der Dussen. From over the wicket, it's on a length on middle and off this time, it's played off the inner half to mid-wicket for one more.
Chris Mpofu to Quinton de Kock. Length delivery on off from around the wicket, de Kock stays back and places it behind point for a single.
Chris Mpofu will bowl from the other end.
Kyle Jarvis to Rassie van der Dussen. SIX! BANG! A biggie to end the over! 9 from the first over! The key there was Klaasen picked the length early. Short and on middle, Dussen rocks back and pulls it over the square leg region for a biggie.
Kyle Jarvis to Quinton de Kock. on the fuller side on off, de Kock strokes it towards mid off and sets off for a run. The fielder at mid off, Peter Moor, picks the ball up and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end but the batsman is in. De Kock is off the mark.
Kyle Jarvis to Quinton de Kock. Around middle, the batsman clips it towards mid-wicket.
Kyle Jarvis to Quinton de Kock. BEATEN! Drags his length back a little bit and also gets it to bounce. The batter goes for the booming drive but misses.
Kyle Jarvis to Quinton de Kock. Goes fuller in length on off, de Kock drives it nicely but finds the man at covers.
Kyle Jarvis to Quinton de Kock. WIDE! Too wide outside off, left alone. The umpire stretches his hands sideways.
Kyle Jarvis to Rassie van der Dussen. South Africa are underway off the first ball! On a length and it comes back in after pitching on middle, Dussen works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
We are back for the chase! Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen are the openers for South Africa. Kyle Jarvis will start the proceedings for Zimbabwe.