Maharaj to Buttler, SIX, thumped, tossed up on middle, Buttler shimmies down the pitch, takes the momentum into the lofted shovel and heaves it wide of long-on - another expensive over, 15 came off it
Maharaj to Buttler, FOUR, cracking shot, too full and too wide of off - Buttler reaches out on the drive and places it wide of extra-cover, no chance for the man running to his left at long-off
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, slower and well outside off - Root was early into the reverse sweep, lobs it off the toe-end to the off-side
Maharaj to Buttler, 1 run, dropped short and wide of off, punched square on the off-side for a single
Maharaj to Root, 3 runs, nicely played, dropped short and just outside off - Root gets down low and then plays the reverse lap, two men chase, Yiusf lobs the return over Maphaka's head, there 's a slip from the substitute and that allows Root to come back for the third
Maharaj to Root, no run, flighted delivery on off, punched off the back-foot to cover
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - Root bends down low and sweeps it through mid-wicket for a run
Maharaj to Buttler, 1 run, Maharaj drags the length back as Buttler came down the pitch, an inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolled to the off-side
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, loopy delivery outside off, swiped down to long-on for a single
Maharaj to Root, no run, tossed up just outside off, punched off the back-foot to cover
Maharaj to Root, 2 runs, that was close, was pushed through by Maharaj as Root shaped for the lap, might've got a fine edge past the leg-stump and he's back for the second
Maharaj to Buttler, 1 run, tossed up and sliding into the right-hander, worked down to long-on for a single
Maharaj to Buttler, no run, Maharaj tosses one on off, Buttler leans well forward as he defended it to cover
Maharaj to Buttler, no run, flighted delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
Maharaj to Brook, out Brook Run Out!! 1 run completed. Has Brook been run-out? There was no second run, but he was looking to scamper an extra run, he doesn't look all that confident. An accurate throw from the deep and he's indeed short when Rickelton broke the wicket - Brook is OUT. That's a waste of another wicket, England finding ways to get themselves dismissed - was a loopy full-toss down leg, Brook somehow reached onto the sweep and toe-ended it over square leg, took the first run casually and then decides that there was a second run out there, Yusuf with a strong throw and Brook was always struggling, caught short by a yard or so. Brook run out (Codi Yusuf/Rickelton) 3(2)
Maharaj to Brook, 2 runs, loopy delivery on off, Brook shuffles across and gently laps it fine, comes back for the second and brings up England's 300
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, out Stumped!! Good bowling from Maharaj and Bethell falls after a superb innings - gave it away far too early, rushed down the pitch and Maharaj saw it coming, fired it quicker and wider of off, having been completely undone in the flight, Bethell had no chance of reaching the ball - a simple stumping for Rickelton and Bethell walks off to a rousing reception from the Southampton crowd, gets a tap on his back by Maharaj, has been a stunning innings. Jacob Bethell st Rickelton b Maharaj 110(82) [4s-13 6s-3]
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, tossed up and following Bethell as he backed away, punched back at the bowler
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, tossed up just outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, another reverse sweep, and Bethell gets away with a boundary, gets down low, rides the bounce and then sweeps it over backward point
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, tossed up and drifting acros the left-hander, drew Bethell into the drive and went past the outside edge
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, half-an-appeal for LBW, but there was a bottom-edge onto the pad - Root was shaping for the reverse sweep and got away
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, 3 runs, Maharaj slows down the pace, but drifts it down leg - Bethell bends down low and then laps it fine, long chase for the fielder and he's back for the third
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up and sliding into the pads, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, Maharaj tosses one just outside off, driven into the gap wide of cover-point for a single
Maharaj to Root, 2 runs, tad too straight from Maharaj - the drift takes it down leg and Root paddles it fine, comes back for the second run
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Maharaj drags the length back as Bethell came down the pitch, punched down to long-on for a run
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, Maharaj tosses one just outside off - Bethell pushes away from his body and skews it down to backward point
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, flighted delivery on off, whipped off the back-foot to mid-wicket
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, cracking shot, dropped short and wide of off - Bethell makes room and then finds the gap past cover-point with the cut, no one in the deep and the ball races away
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, SIX, beautifully played, Bethell comes down the pitch, gets right to the pitch of the ball, extends his arms on the lofted drive and swings it through the line, high and over long-off for a maximum - that looked picture perfect
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, beaten, pushed through quicker, skidded straight on and past Bethell's edge as he went back
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tad too full from Maharaj, Root stays leg-sided as he drove it down to long-off for a single
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, tossed up on off, punched down to long-on for a single
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Bethell leans across and clips it to mid-wicket
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, clipped to mid-wicket where Brevis fumbles and allows a single
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, pushed through by Maharaj as Root shaped for the lap, he adjusts and dops it into the gap wide of cover-point for a run
Maharaj to Root, no run, tossed up on off, Root stays leg-sided and pushes it to cover
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, pushed down to long-on for a single
Maharaj to Jacob Bethell, no run, tossed up well wide of off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
Maharaj to Jamie Smith, out Caught by Corbin Bosch!! There's the wicket for South Africa - Smith was looking very edgy, got away with a few false shots in the last over, but his luck runs out now. Came down the pitch, was undone in the flight and got too close to the ball, was looking to whip it onto the on-side, the ball caught the leading edge and lobbed high towards long-on - Bosch settles under and completes a good catch in the deep. A fine innings, but Smith will feel he left runs out there. Jamie Smith c Corbin Bosch b Maharaj 62(48) [4s-9 6s-1]
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up on off, driven down to long-off for a single
Maharaj to Jamie Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, punched down to long-on for a single
Maharaj to Jamie Smith, FOUR, lovely timing! Full ball drifting down leg, Jamie Smith flicks it beautifully through mid-wicket and the ball races to the fence. The 50-run stand comes up between the duo
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, full ball drifting in on middle, Root drives it past the right side of Maharaj. The batters scamper through for a quick run
Maharaj to Jamie Smith, 1 run, coming in with the arm on middle and off, Jamie Smith camps back and punches it off the inner half to long-on
Maharaj to Jamie Smith, no run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, flicked to short mid-wicket
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, floated delivery on middle and off, Root strokes it down to long-off