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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

Keshav Maharaj 2-59(10 ov)

32.6
Maharaj to Brook, 1 run, full on middle, Brook gets forward to drive to long-on
32.5
Maharaj to Buttler, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Buttler gets forward to drive and it beats short mid-wicket's dive to his left
32.4
Maharaj to Buttler, 2 runs, tossed up full around leg-stump, Buttler gets forward and flicks wide of deep square-leg and rushes back for the 2nd
32.3
Maharaj to Brook, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover
32.2
Maharaj to Brook, no run, skids on from a good length and quicker on off, Brook goes on the back foot and punches to cover
32.1
Maharaj to Brook, no run, tossed up on a length on middle, turned softly to short mid-wicket
30.6
Maharaj to Buttler, 1 run, full floated delivery on middle, Buttler knocks it down to long-off
30.5
Maharaj to Buttler, no run, full ball drifting in nicely on middle, Buttler lunges and blocks it back to Maharaj
30.4
Maharaj to Brook, 1 run, floated full delivery outside off, driven down to long-off
30.3
4
Maharaj to Brook, FOUR, easy pickings! Full ball drifting towards the pads, Brook crouches in his stance and sweeps it hard through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep moves to his right but has no chance to stop it
30.2
Maharaj to Buttler, 1 run, quicker and flatter around off, keeps a bit low, Buttler adjusts in his stance to cut it to sweeper cover
30.1
Maharaj to Brook, 1 run, Brook strokes this one down to long-on for a single
28.6
Maharaj to Buttler, 1 run, 80kph full ball on off, Buttler stays leg-side of it and knocks it down to long-off to retain strike
28.5
Maharaj to Brook, 1 run, on the shorter side around off, chopped towards cover-point for a quick single
28.4
Maharaj to Brook, no run, this one grips a bit from a length on middle, Brook blocks it off the outer half to covers
28.3
Maharaj to Buttler, 1 run, loopy full ball on middle, driven down to long-on
28.2
Maharaj to Brook, 1 run, quicker and flatter around off, cut to sweeper cover
28.1
Maharaj to Brook, no run, 82kph full ball on off, driven back to Maharaj
26.6
Maharaj to Brook, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, Brook flicks it towards deep mid-wicket. The batters search for the second run but it's not on
26.5
Maharaj to Buttler, 1 run, Buttler leans ahead to the flighted delivery and strokes it down to long-off
26.4
Maharaj to Buttler, no run, full on off, pushed back to Maharaj
26.3
Maharaj to Buttler, no run, beautifully bowled! 80kph length delivery around off, Buttler hangs back to block but it turns away sharply to beat Buttler on the outside edge
26.2
4
Maharaj to Buttler, FOUR, nicely executed! Buttler switches his stance to the tossed up delivery around off and reverse sweeps it past the left side of backward point to find the fence
26.1
Maharaj to Buttler, no run, oh, almost sneaked through! This one comes in with the arm and skids on after landing on a back of a length, Buttler was expecting it to turn away and gets cramped for room. Pushes at it and gets it off the inner half towards square leg
24.6
Maharaj to Buttler, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, flicked straight to mid-wicket. A wicket and only 2 off the over
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]
24.4
Maharaj to Brook, 1 run, full ball drifting in nicely on middle and off, Brook leans ahead to block but gets it off the inner half to mid-wicket
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
18.6
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Jacob Bethell gets forward to flick and the thick leading-edge rolls wide of cover
18.5
4
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, Jacob Bethell has raced to 45 off just 22 balls. This is another drag-down on middle, Jacob Bethell goes on the back foot and pulls to the right of deep mid-wicket, hit into the gap and Maharaj is being given a real pasting here
18.4
4
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, still mid-off is up and Jacob Bethell takes the invitation on. It's full outside off, he gets forward and lofts so cleanly over Ngidi
18.3
4
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, Jacob Bethell on the attack. He comes down the track and takes it on the half-volley outside off, lofts and it's one bounce over the ropes at long-off
18.2
6
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, SIX, Jacob Bethell with another biggie. This is a drag-down on leg-stump, Bethell goes on the back foot and pulls it 10 rows back at deep mid-wicket, nice batting
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
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
16.5
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, round-arm but full outside off, Jacob Bethell gets forward to drive, off the thick outer half of the bat, but in the gap at backward point
16.4
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, tossed up full outside off, Jacob Bethell gets forward to drive to short cover
16.3
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, quicker good length on middle, Jacob Bethell goes on the back foot and flicks, the thick leading-edge almost carries back to Maharaj
16.2
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, flat and good length, Jacob Bethell comes down the track to punch it back
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
14.6
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, beautiful bowling. On a length and slides on straight, Jacob Bethell goes on the back foot to punch and is beaten, close to the outside-edge
14.5
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, tossed up full outside off, Jacob Bethell gets forward to drive and mistimes it to mid-off
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
14.1
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, tossed up and Jacob Bethell comes down the track to drive to long-on
12.6
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, slower and tossed up outside off, grips and turns in, Jacob Bethell gets forward to push and it's a thick inside-edge to mid-wicket, oohs and aahs from the South Africans
12.5
W
Maharaj to Duckett, out Bowled!! Duckett's painful stay ends. Switches around and tries to reverse-sweep a length delivery on middle hard, misses and that's the end of Duckett. He was struggling throughout his stay. Now he has to depart. Maharaj strikes in his 2nd over. Duckett b Maharaj 14(33) [4s-1]
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
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
10.5
Maharaj to Duckett, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Duckett turns around and reverse-sweeps it to sweeper cover
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
10.3
Maharaj to Duckett, 1 run, full outside off, Duckett gets forward to drive to long-on
10.2
Maharaj to Duckett, no run, tossed up outside off, on a length, Duckett turns it softly to short mid-wicket
10.1
Maharaj to Duckett, no run, tossed up outside off on a length, Duckett gets forward to defend it back
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