End of over 44 (16 runs) England 231/5 (32 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 5.25, RRR: 5.33)

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End of over 44 (16 runs) England 231/5 (32 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 5.25, RRR: 5.33)

JC Buttler 29 (20b 4x4 0x6)
MM Ali 9 (9b 1x4 0x6)
KJ Abbott 9-1-58-3
K Rabada 8-0-33-0
43.6
Abbott to Buttler, FOUR, crunched through backward square, and that is surely the game. A volley of runs, 12 in three balls, 16 off the over, and England's equation looks serene once again
43.5
Abbott to Buttler, FOUR, slower ball, and that's a fine riposte, bunted through midwicket, and picks the gap nicely. Too short at that pace
43.4
Abbott to Buttler, FOUR, edged, but the keeper can't intercept! Nothing you can do as a bowler about that, a perfect ball, climbing at the edge, but without a slip in place what can you do?
43.3
Abbott to Buttler, 2 runs, short, pulled through midwicket, a measured placement of a pull rather than a full-blooded mow
43.2
Abbott to Ali, 1 run, poked back down the pitch, Abbott gathers in his followthrough
Naman: "This is the beauty of such pitches. Most of the games on flat wickets are one-sided but on these kind of wickets, a 260 run target makes for a fantastic contest. You just never know what's gonna happen." Quite so. Four big overs from Abbott and Rabada, and who knows?
43.1
Abbott to Buttler, 1 run, dabbed out to cover



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