South Africa vs Ireland, 1st T20I at Bristol, ENG v SA, Aug 03 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary

massive cheer from the crowd, as McCarthy avoids a maiden! Gets a length ball - after five yorkers in a row - as the ball lands on middle and off, and provides him with the length to crash that over long-off, although in vain

ah, make that five. This time McCarthy decides to walk down after shuffling across, but a stubborn Parnell bowls a wide-ish yorker again, as McCarthy misses his swing

four dots in a row. This is some execution. Yorker length again and a bit wide of off. No bat on ball

more of the same. A yorker again, and wider of off. He goes slashing, but doesn't connect

and again. Another miss to a yorker just outside off, as he swings at that recklessly

a yorker just outside off. He jams his bat down, but is beaten

run-out at the keeper's end! McBrine always wanted the second run there, but was sent back by his partner, who has eye on the ball. In the end, McBrine well short. It was a pull short that went on the bounce to deep square leg, as he pulled a short ball

pulls away this shortish ball on off to deep square leg

some late entertainment here! This is smeared over deep square leg, as it is a fullish delivery on middle and off

fullish ball outside off, and heaved across the line to deep midwicket

got him! Ngidi repeats his slower delivery, but this time bowls on a fuller length and just outside off. The ball shapes in a touch after pitching, and strikes the middle stump after Adair is through his across-the-line slog early. No other way out there, really

shortish ball and wide of off at only 113kph. Adair pulls but misses

makes room, and pulls this shortish ball outside leg to deep square leg

yorker length ball outside off, and he jams his bat down for a run to long-on

very full and wide of off, but not called wide since Adair had shuffled across way outside off. He looked like wanting to scoop, but because it was so wide, decided to loft overt the off side but missed

slower ball on a fullish length on off. Pushed to long-on

shuffles across, as it is a good length ball wide of off. Tucked to short third

woah, Markram runs and dives forward from long-off! Little option other than to attack, and though Dockrell gets a full toss outside off, he can only manage to mistime that off the bottom half of the bat to long-off, where South Africa's best fielder does the job of almost putting a seal on the match

is this the game for South Africa? Massive strike in the context of the game. Tucker departs after giving Ireland hope, as went for the slog sweep to this much fuller - and loopy - delivery on off. He was down on his knees to crash that, but got a top edge perhaps beaten by the slowness of the ball. De Kock took a few steps back, turned around, and gobbled that on the second attempt walking towards short fine leg

pulled between long-on and straightish deep midwicket! Short ball on middle, and he plays from deep inthe crease