End of over 20 (9 runs) England 134/8

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End of over 20 (9 runs) England 134/8

DJ Willey7 (6b 0x4 0x6)
JC Buttler32 (30b 2x4 0x6)
K Rabada4-0-29-1
KJ Abbott4-0-31-2
 

So it's just 134 for England. They were 50 for 1 after the Powerplay, so that's a fantastic effort by South Africa - led by Imran Tahir - against some rather frenetic, careless England batting. This target shouldn't push South Africa, but you never know. Alan will be with you in a few minutes for the chase.

 
19.6
Rabada to Willey, 2 runs, full and straight, swung down the ground to long off and they are able to scamper back for the second
 

Matt Warwick: "Bah, most of the bashing is at Jordan, who is awful, and often Rashid, who has more bad days than good and needs to step up more often. The rest of the team are pretty good."

 
19.5
Rabada to Buttler, 1 run, brings out the reverse sweep for the first time, it's a low full toss, he connects well but it goes straight to short third man
19.4
Rabada to Buttler, 2 runs, good stuff, keeping it full, Buttler's bottom hand comes into play as he digs it out down the ground
 

Sam: "When the English a playing badly, you publish negative comments from England fans. When they are playing well, you publish negative comments from everyone else." I just publish what I see

 
19.3
Rabada to Willey, 1 run, length ball outside off, heaved into the leg side but he finds deep midwicket
19.2
Rabada to Buttler, 1 run, well bowled, very full, Buttler can only swing it out to deep midwicket
 

Manju: "Who took rabada in IPL auction" Nobody, he opted to go into it this year

 
19.2
Rabada to Buttler, 1 wide, a short ball over leg stump and it's too short...extra ball (and run) for England
19.1
Rabada to Willey, 1 run, full and wide outside off, squirted to backward point to give Buttler the strike
 

So, six balls to go. Can England get to 140?



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