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England vs South Africa, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: South Africa tour of England, 2025 Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton Date & Time: Sep 07, 11:00 AM LOCAL

Codi Yusuf 0-80(10 ov)

45.6

Codi Yusuf to Buttler, 3 runs, fuller length delivery outside off - Buttler goes hard on the drive and slices it high over extra-cover, chase for the fielder at mid-off and he's back for the third

45.5

Codi Yusuf to Buttler, no run, slower ball wide of off, Buttler backed away and then let it go, well inside the tramlines and isn't called as a wide

45.4

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, 19th ODI hundred for Root and the crowd cheer in delight - he removes the helmet, raises his arms and soaks in the appreciation from everyone present at the Rose Bowl, gets a warm hug from his partner, was full and at the stumps, driven down to long-on

45.3

Codi Yusuf to Root, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, Root back-cuts and finds the fielder at backward point

45.2

Codi Yusuf to Buttler, 1 run, short and at the stumps, pulled through square leg for a single

45.1

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, Root throws his bat on the drive and slices a thick edge towards third man

45.1

Codi Yusuf to Root, no ball, 2 runs, a direct hit at the bowler's end and Root would've been short, but he gets an extra run as the back-up fielder fails to stop it cleanly - Maphaka with the shy at the bowler's end, was a writy flick to mid-wicket and Root set-off for a non-existent single, it's a no-ball as well and Root will get a free-hit on 98*

45.1

Codi Yusuf to Root, wide, another wide, Yusuf slides one full and down leg, called by the umpire

43.6

Codi Yusuf to Buttler, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Buttler - full and down leg, he gets inside the line and clips it fine, races away to the long leg boundary

43.6

Codi Yusuf to Buttler, wide, Yusuf looks to follow Buttler as he came down the pitch, pushed down leg and it's another wide

43.5

Codi Yusuf to Buttler, 2 runs, slower ball at the stumps, Buttler was late on the flick and the ball went off the inside half, rolls away fine and Buttler is back for the second

43.5

Codi Yusuf to Buttler, wide, a close call, but it's gone against the bowler - Yusuf pushed one full and wde as Buttler came down the track, left alone and it's very close to the tramline

43.4

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, another high bouncer from Yusuf - pulled down to long leg for a single

43.3

Codi Yusuf to Buttler, 1 run, banged in short as Buttler advanced down the pitch -a flat-batted pull through square leg for a single

43.2

Codi Yusuf to Buttler, no run, back of a length and just outside off - punched off the back-foot to mid-off

43.1

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, slower ball wide of off, driven straight to the fielder at extra-cover for a single

35.6

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, Jacob Bethell continues to go on his merry way! Fullish ball well outside off, Jacob Bethell reaches out and creams the drive through extra cover to get the desired result

35.5

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, in the air... but safe! 119kph slower bumper outside off, Root is early into the pull and miscues it towards deep square leg. Stubbs runs in a few yards but it drops short of him. 250 up for England

35.4

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Jacob Bethell backs away and it's a low full-toss in the arc. He can only toe-end his expansive shot to long-on

35.3

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, fullish ball on middle and off, Root whips it to deep backward square leg

35.2

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, 135kph length ball on the pads, Jacob Bethell tries to play a pick-up shot but mistimes it to the right of backward square leg

35.1

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, no run, Jacob Bethell uses his feet and makes some room but can only flat-bat it to mid-off

33.6

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! Codi Yusuf overcompensates and bowls it short on off. It sits up nicely for Jacob Bethell. He stands tall and pulls it hard through mid-wicket. Brevis in the deep dives to his right but to no avail. 11 off the over

33.5

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, this time he finds the gap! Fullish ball outside off, Jacob Bethell reaches out and drives it on the up through wide mid-off. The chase is on but the ball wins the race. Not off the meat of the bat but got enough on it

33.4

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, no run, Jacob Bethell backs away and Codi Yusuf follows him with a full delivery. Driven crisply but straight to mid-off

33.3

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, no run, Codi Yusuf switches to round the wicket and angles in a back of a length delivery, tucked to mid-wicket

33.2

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, back of a length outside off, glided down to third man

33.2

Codi Yusuf to Root, wide, a bouncer outside off, Root walks down the track and sways away from the line to evade it. Wided for height

33.1

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, back of a length ball on off, Jacob Bethell hops and tucks it round the corner

25.6

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short and angling into the left-hander - Bethell is surprised by the extra bounce on the pull, hit the top of the bat and popped up to the on-side

25.5

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

25.4

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - wristily worked past square leg for a single

25.3

Codi Yusuf to Root, no run, fuller length delivery on off, a shuffle across as Root picked out mid-on with the on-drive

25.2

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Yusuf shortens the length outside off, Bethell runs it down towards third man for a single

25.1

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off - Bethell picks the length early and then hammers a powerful pull, to the right of deep mid-wicket and he's back for the second

23.6

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, nicely played, on a length and just outside off - Bethell waits on it, plays with an open face, uses Yusuf's pace and runs it fine, past the keeper and beats third man to the boundary

23.5

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Root walks across and then punches the drive to the left of mid-on

23.4

Codi Yusuf to Root, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the pads, clipped away with sumblime timing and it needed a sliding effort in the deep to prevent the boundary

23.3

Codi Yusuf to Root, no run, on a length and well wide of off, Root mistimes the chop to backward point

23.2

Codi Yusuf to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, short of a length and angling into the left-hander, clipped down to long leg for a single

23.1

Codi Yusuf to Root, 1 run, on a length and at the stumps, clipped wide of mid-wicket for a single

7.6

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, FOUR, Duckett continues to find gaps! A shortish delivery outside off, Duckett rises on his toes and cuts it expertly in the gap between backward point and cover-point. 44 off the 58 runs have come in boundaries so far

7.5

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, no run, short of length ball seaming in from outside off, Duckett is cramped for room and chops it towards backward point

7.4

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, no run, full and wide outside off, Duckett reaches out and drives it crisply but finds wide mid-off

7.3

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, no run, Codi Yusuf switches to round the wicket and gets this length ball to straighten from outside off. Duckett feels for it and gets beaten

7.2

Codi Yusuf to Jamie Smith, 1 run, Jamie Smith punches this one on the up. Codi Yusuf manages to get something on it on his followthrough and parries it towards extra cover. A single results

7.1

Codi Yusuf to Jamie Smith, FOUR, the runs continue to flow! A short of length ball in the channel, Jamie Smith camps back and punches it past the right side of Codi Yusuf. He struck it well and picked up another boundary

5.6

Codi Yusuf to Jamie Smith, no run, back of a length ball angling towards the leg-stump, Jamie Smith tries to work it across but is struck on the thigh pad

5.5

Codi Yusuf to Jamie Smith, no run, short of length outside off, Jamie Smith camps back and pushes it towards point

5.4

Codi Yusuf to Jamie Smith, FOUR, great timing! A length ball straying on the pads, Jamie Smith moves inside the line, stays well-balanced and flicks it nicely past the left side of mid-wicket. The chase is on but the ball wins the race

5.3

Codi Yusuf to Jamie Smith, no run, pitched up outside off, Jamie Smith drives it on the rise and it goes on the bounce to mid-off

5.2

Codi Yusuf to Jamie Smith, no run, 135kph skiddy back of a length ball around off, Jamie Smith is rushed a bit and punches it to cover-point

5.1

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, 1 run, fullish ball swinging in, flicked off the inner half to long leg

3.6

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, leg byes, 1 run, length ball angling down leg, Duckett looks to work it across but it deflects off his thigh pad behind. Rickelton dives to his right but can't stop it cleanly. The batters sneak in a run

3.5

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, FOUR, lovely stroke! On a length outside off, Duckett stands tall and slaps it through point for a rocketing boundary. He is looking in good touch today

3.4

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, no run, fullish delivery around off, Duckett leans ahead a touch and defends it off the inner half to the left of Codi Yusuf

3.3

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, no run, on a length shaping across Duckett. He tries to hit it on the up but mistimes it towards extra cover

3.2

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, no run, 133kph length ball on off, Duckett camps back and stonewalls it

3.1

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, FOUR, shot! Back of a length and some width on offer, Duckett cuts it hard through backward point. Burger in the deep hares to his left and puts it a desperate dive but it goes in vain

1.6

Codi Yusuf to Jamie Smith, no run, that's a beauty! 131kph delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, angling in initially but straightens after pitching. Jamie Smith has no option but to play at it and is lucky not to edge it behind

1.5

Codi Yusuf to Jamie Smith, no run, 131kph back of a length delivery seaming in on off, Jamie Smith covers the line and defends it towards mid-on

1.4

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, 1 run, good length ball shaping in a touch on middle, Duckett tucks it towards mid-wicket to scamper across

1.3

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, no run, 136kph pitched up ball outside off, Duckett tries to play a booming drive through covers but gets it off the inner half towards mid-on. He played at that with minimal foot movement

1.2

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, no run, fuller length ball swinging across Duckett at 135kph. He leans towards it and taps it towards cover-point

1.1

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, 2 runs, 131kph back of a length ball on middle, Duckett hops and tucks it through square leg. The fielder in the deep moves to his right to cut it off. A couple results

1.1

Codi Yusuf to Duckett, wide, a false start for the debutant! Length delivery swinging down leg, wided