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England vs South Africa, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: South Africa tour of England, 2025 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: Sep 04, 01:00 PM LOCAL

Joe Root 61(72)

24.5
W
Maharaj to Root, out Stumped!! Two wickets in quick succession! Maharaj gets the big fish! He is such a shrewd operator. Maharaj spots Root chipping down the track and hence, he shortens his length and bowls it slow through the air at 80kph around off. Root is not quite to the pitch of it but still tries to heave it across. The ball skids on after pitching and beats him on the inside edge. An easy stumping for Rickelton. This is a great passage of play for the visitors. Root st Rickelton b Maharaj 61(72) [4s-8]
24.3
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Root kneels down on one knee and laps it to fine leg
24.2
Maharaj to Root, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, eased to extra cover
24.1
Maharaj to Root, no run, full fighted delivery outside off, Root reverse sweeps it to backward point
23.5
Corbin Bosch to Root, 1 run, back of a length and width on offer, Root cuts it hard. Brevis at backward point dives to his left to save certain runs for his side
23.1
Corbin Bosch to Root, 1 run, back of a length ball on off, tapped past backward point for a run
22.6
Ngidi to Root, 1 run, this slower-ball off-cutter nearly dips under the bat, yorker length and Root just about gets his bat down to clip to deep backward square-leg
22.5
Ngidi to Root, no run, missed out there. A low full-toss on middle, Root flicks straight to the fielder at mid-wicket, who has been placed after that four earlier in the over
22.4
Ngidi to Root, no run, slower-ball off-cutter outside off, it grips and turns in, Root opens the face of the bat and edges it, but it's on the bounce to Rickelton
22.3
4
Ngidi to Root, FOUR, that's superb from Root. He shuffles across well outside off and flicks the length delivery through vacant mid-wicket and it races away into the gap. Used his wrists so well
21.4
Nandre Burger to Root, 1 run, short outside off, Root gets across and pulls to deep mid-wicket, Stubbs keeps it to one
21.2
Nandre Burger to Root, 1 run, slightly off-pace outside off, good length and Root opens the face of the bat to run it down to third man
20.6
Ngidi to Root, no run, short of length just outside off, Root goes on the back foot and taps it to backward point
20.1
Ngidi to Root, 1 run, length outside off, Root gets forward and drives it hard and straight to sweeper cover
19.2
F
Nandre Burger to Root, 1 run, Root continues his good run. 50 for him. Full outside off, Root gets forward and drives square of the wicket on the off-side, his 43rd ODI fifty - the most by an England batter, surpassing Eoin Morgan (42)
18.1
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, sloppy from Maharaj. It's driven back to him and he lets it go, should have stopped that
17.4
Markram to Root, 1 run, sliding down leg, length and Root sinks low to pull that to deep backward square-leg
16.6
Maharaj to Root, no run, comes back in with the arm on middle, Root goes on the back foot and makes room slightly, to punch to point. Risky shot that
16.1
Maharaj to Root, byes, 1 run, was a wide had Root not gone for the reverse-sweep there, down leg and even though he aborted the shot, it is a bye as Rickelton fumbles
15.5
Markram to Root, 1 run, flat good length and turning in on off, Root goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on
15.1
Markram to Root, 1 run, tossed up on a length outside off, Root gets forward to drive wide of point
14.4
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, drifts into leg-stump, length and nurdled to deep backward square-leg
14.3
Maharaj to Root, no run, slower and good length outside off, Root goes on the back foot and punches to short cover
14.2
Maharaj to Root, 2 runs, tossed up full on leg-stump, Root gets forward to flick and it's wide of fine-leg for two
13.5
Corbin Bosch to Root, 1 run, length and angled in on off, Root turns it to the mid-wicket area for one
13.4
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, back of a length just outside off, Root is squared up as he goes on the back foot, but the thick leading-edge rolls to backward point, this is very good bowling
13.3
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, sharp nipbacker on the stumps, Root is hit on the thigh as he gets forward to nudge and misses, it's too high for LBW and there's not even a big appeal
13.2
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, hard length, Root shuffles across and gets forward to defend it back
13.1
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, short of length and angled in on off, tight delivery, Root goes on the back foot and defends it back
12.4
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Root gets forward to drive wide of Temba at cover, he cuts it off with a dive to his left, and there's almost a mix-up between the two batters, but they are safely in
12.3
Maharaj to Root, no run, loud appeal for LBW and it's turned down. Looks to be sliding down leg, drifts into leg-stump, Root gets forward to flick and misses, with the angle it's missing
12.2
Maharaj to Root, 2 runs, flat good length outside off, Root goes on the back foot and punches wide of sweeper cover for two
12.1
Maharaj to Root, no run, wide of the crease and tossed up full on middle, Root gets forward to drive it back to Maharaj
11.4
Corbin Bosch to Root, 1 run, short of length outside off, Root goes on the back foot to pull and it's mistimed to mid-on
11.3
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, brilliant stop by Corbin Bosch and Root has to turn around hurriedly and get back. It's a length delivery and Root is on the walk as he drives it back, Bosch stops it with his right hand and then throws, but it's well wide of the stumps
11.2
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, full outside off, Root gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive to mid-off
11.1
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, short of length and tight on off, Root goes on the back foot and defends solidly to backward point
10.6
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, again good work by Bosch at short third man. He dives to his left and keeps it to one. Yet another reverse-sweep by Root and it was heading for four
10.4
Maharaj to Root, 3 runs, Duckett makes it for the third. Great running that. It's slower and tossed up outside off, Root reverse-sweeps and Bosch at short third man dives to his left and half-stops, doesn't know where the ball went, Markram chases it down and had there been a direct-hit, things would have been close
9.6
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, fuller length delivery, Root push-drives to mid-off
8.6
Ngidi to Root, no run, 136kph, fuller than a length, angling in towards off and Root defends it to the right of the bowler
8.1
Ngidi to Root, 1 run, short of length outside off, Root arches back to cut it to third man
7.3
Corbin Bosch to Root, leg byes, 1 run, 140kph, angling in towards leg, Root misses the tuck and the ball rolls to square leg off his pad. Fifty up for England
7.2
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, 128kph, hits the bat hard with this short of length ball. Defended on the off-side
7.1
Corbin Bosch to Root, no run, beautiful first ball from Corbin Bosch! 140kph, hard length, angles in and seams away to square up the batter. Root plays from the crease to get beaten on the outside edge
6.6
Nandre Burger to Root, 1 run, 140kph, pitched up, Root toe-ends the drive to mid-off for a quick single
6.5
4
Nandre Burger to Root, FOUR, cracking cut shot! Burger pulls his length back, ample width and Root pounces. Bends his back leg to touch the ground and slaps the cut through point. Hat-trick of fours
6.4
4
Nandre Burger to Root, FOUR, back-to-back fours for Root. Length ball angling away at 141kph, Root opens the bat-face and nicely punches it through point. Once again, the timing is good from Root
6.3
4
Nandre Burger to Root, FOUR, pierces the gap! Full and outside off, Root sweetly drives it past the diving cover fielder and the ball has the legs to hit the boundary rope
6.2
Nandre Burger to Root, 2 runs, short again, Root swivels across to pull it in front of square on the leg-side. Hits the lower part of the bat
6.1
Nandre Burger to Root, no run, shortish ball, Root pulls and inside-edges onto his pad
5.5
Ngidi to Root, 1 run, 133kph, one slip now and Root guides this length ball down to third man
5.4
Ngidi to Root, no run, 140kph, Root shapes to pull and inside-edges it onto his pad
5.3
Ngidi to Root, no run, 135kph, punched to cover-point
5.2
Ngidi to Root, no run, 130kph, short of a good length just outside off, Root defends into off
4.6
Nandre Burger to Root, no run, on a length in the channel, some nibble in the air, a tentative push from Root and he gets an inside edge onto the pads. Testing stuff from Nandre Burger, only a run off the over
3.6
4
Ngidi to Root, FOUR, nicely played! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Root transfers his weight nicely on the front foot and creams the drive through covers for a gorgeous boundary. 12 off the over
3.5
4
Ngidi to Root, FOUR, edged but safe! Fullish ball outside off, swings away late, Root reaches out and goes for a booming drive but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies past the right of second slip and goes through to the fence
3.4
Ngidi to Root, no run, 135kph length ball seaming in on off, Root covers the line and defends it to covers
3.3
Ngidi to Root, no run, length ball angling down leg, skids after pitching, Root plays down the wrong line and is struck on the pads. Ngidi has a grin on his face
3.2
4
Ngidi to Root, FOUR, short of length ball well outside off, Root rises on his toes and punches it with good timing through point. Brevis from backward point hares after it and dives near the fence but can't prevent the boundary
3.1
Ngidi to Root, no run, short of length ball just outside off, Root camps back and pushes it to covers
1.6
Ngidi to Root, no run, 133kph fuller length ball swinging in on off, Root covers the line and defends it towards mid-on
1.5
4
Ngidi to Root, FOUR, Root finally gets off the mark and does so in style! Short delivery outside off at 130kph, sits up nicely for Root. He stands tall and pulls it with authority through mid-wicket to get the desired result
1.4
Ngidi to Root, no run, Ngidi persists with the hard length outside off. Root camps back and pushes it to covers
1.3
Ngidi to Root, no run, hard length ball in the channel, seaming in, hits Root's bat hard as he manages to block it off the outer half towards cover-point
1.3
Ngidi to Root, wide, back of a length ball hurled down leg, wided
1.2
Ngidi to Root, no run, 130kph back of a length ball outside off, Root camps back and taps it towards point
0.6
Nandre Burger to Root, no run, brilliant start from Nandre Burger, a wicket and only a run off it! A skiddy shortish delivery angling across Root. Once again he goes for the pull but only meets thin air
0.5
Nandre Burger to Root, no run, 138kph back of a length ball outside off, keeps a bit low, Root tries to pull it through mid-wicket but misses
0.4
Nandre Burger to Root, no run, full ball wide outside off, Root reaches out and drives it towards cover-point
0.3
Nandre Burger to Root, no run, back of a length ball seaming towards leg-stump, Root looks to tuck it across but is struck on the thigh pad
0.2
Nandre Burger to Root, no run, 135kph length ball outside off, shaping away, Root shoulders arms to it
0.2
Nandre Burger to Root, wide, back of a length ball swinging down leg, Root looks to tuck but misses. Wided
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