slower ball bumper, hooked down to deep backward square where it's well held by Morkel had to come in a few yards and to his left, in the end took it diving down...
England vs South Africa, 2nd T20I at Manchester, Sep 10 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd T20I (N), Manchester, September 10, 2012, South Africa tour of England
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And now we have confirmation that the game is abandoned. So unfortunately despite an absolute belter of surface, the weather has prevented any meaningful cricket on it. South Africa remain 1-0 up and now we move to Edgbaston on Wednesday to get this tour done and dusted. Monty and I will be back then, hope you can dial in to join us, until then enter Cricinfo Fantasty Cricket and stay dry...
10pm: Oh dear now it's hammering down and the players are walking off, this could be curtains...the umpires gave it a good go but this looks terminal now with 10.16pm the cut off time...but the cut off time is now irrelevant because there is no chance we are going back out, this is carnage now, worst weather of the day...we only need five over for a live ball game but by the time the rain stops and they clean things up it will be Tuesday morning...
4.1
W
Morkel to Wright, OUT
Luke Wright c M Morkel b JA Morkel 14 (11b 1x4 0x6 14m) SR: 127.27
49 from 30 balls needed, one more over and we have a game...and it's raining again...England need to be 41 if they don't lose another wicket...two down is 42 D/L score...heavier rain...
end of over 410 runs
ENG: 29/1CRR: 7.25 • RRR: 3.06
Luke Wright14 (10b 1x4)
Alex Hales11 (8b 1x6)
Johan Botha 1-0-10-0
Morne Morkel 2-0-8-0
10 from the over, better for England...
3.6
1
Botha to Wright, 1 run
fired in full, dug out to long on
3.5
1
Botha to Hales, 1 run
shuffle down but again only tucked for one by Hales, this through midwicket
3.4
1
Botha to Wright, 1 run
step to leg, chance to swing it away again but can only squirt another full toss to midwicket
3.3
4
Botha to Wright, FOUR runs
down the wicket, ends up being a full toss, smashed on the bounce through square leg, finds the rope, important for England that
3.2
2
Botha to Wright, 2 runs
down the wicket and slapped over midwicket, long on scrambles really well around the boundary to slide and save four
3.1
1
Botha to Hales, 1 run
leg stump and full, careful push to deep midwicket
End of the Powerplay and not too productive for England...spin time and Johan Botha...
end of over 37 runs
ENG: 19/1CRR: 6.33 • RRR: 3.47
Luke Wright6 (6b)
Alex Hales9 (6b 1x6)
Morne Morkel 2-0-8-0
Dale Steyn 1-0-10-1
2.6
•
Morkel to Wright, no run
length ball on the stumps, swing and a miss
2.6
1w
Morkel to Wright, 1 wide
slips out and goes way down leg
2.5
1lb
Morkel to Hales, 1 leg bye
full ball, fired in, off the pads, they run and Morkel, in trying to throw down the non-striker's stumps, hits Hales flush on the back
2.4
•
Morkel to Hales, no run
short ball, just ducked
2.3
3
Morkel to Wright, 3 runs
huge, huge hit into the leg side, good connection, doesn't get it long enough over cow corner, lands a few yards short and the Peterson dives and saves the boundary
2.2
•
Morkel to Wright, no run
step to leg and swung and missed as Morkel followed him with a full bal
2.1
2
Morkel to Wright, 2 runs
another wild edge, this over cover point, again tried to go to leg
Great start for South Africa, England need to be 41 for 1 after five overs to be ahead on D/L...
end of over 210 runs • 1 wicket
ENG: 12/1CRR: 6.00 • RRR: 3.66
Alex Hales9 (4b 1x6)
Luke Wright1 (2b)
Dale Steyn 1-0-10-1
Morne Morkel 1-0-2-0
1.6
6
Steyn to Hales, SIX runs
full ball, tried to be swung to leg but it flies off a wild outside edge and sails over third man for six
1.5
1
Steyn to Wright, 1 run
little fuller, dropped into the covers
1.4
•
Steyn to Wright, no run
length ball on the stumps, tucked into the on side but too close to the bowler
1.3
1
Steyn to Hales, 1 run
back of a length, tucked to midwicket
1.3
1w
Steyn to Hales, 1 wide
full, a leg side wide
1.2
W
Steyn to Kieswetter, OUT
straight up in the air and what a take at mid on that is an absolute stunner. Peterson didn't get under it but dived full length at the last moment and took it with two hands, amazing effort. Kieswetter tried to drive a length ball over the top but put it high into the sky
Craig Kieswetter c Peterson b Steyn 1 (6b 0x4 0x6 7m) SR: 16.66
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