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England vs South Africa, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: South Africa tour of England, 2017 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: Jul 06-Jul 10, 11:00 AM LOCAL

Ben Stokes 56(108)

54.3
W
Rabada to Stokes, out Caught by de Kock!! Feather and Stokes is walking off. Paul Reiffel has the finger up. Rabada looks pumped, while Stokes is shaking his head as he trudges back. Fiery short ball, climbing all the time, Stokes went for the instinctive pull and toe-ended it. de Kock takes it over his face and appeals. Clearly there was a tickle. The breakthrough that South Africa badly needed has been found. Stokes c de Kock b Rabada 56(108) [4s-8 6s-1]
54.2
Rabada to Stokes, no run, full on off, Stokes on-drives and finds mid-on
54.1
Rabada to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, Stokes hangs back and defends
53.6
4
Maharaj to Root, FOUR, too quick and down leg, Root kneels down, and plays the cute paddle. Did enough bat and got it fine enough to enable it run away to the fine leg fence. Moves into the 80s
52.5
4
Rabada to Stokes, FOUR, fine shot. Was not that shortish to cut or punch off the back foot, but Stokes has got great eyes. Flashes it away and wide of backward point who dived to no avail. Raced away
52.4
Rabada to Stokes, no run, pitched up outside off, Stokes gets forward to block to cover
52.3
Rabada to Stokes, no run, hits a good length and bowls it on the fourth-stump channel, Stokes gets forward to block
52.2
Rabada to Stokes, no run, short of length and angling back in, Stokes shows the full face of the bat to punch it to mid-on
52.1
Rabada to Stokes, no run, not so shortish to cut, but Stokes still goes for it. Chops it to cover
51.6
Theunis de Bruyn to Root, 2 runs, walks down the pitch and squirts it off a thick inside edge backward of square. Easy two there. The throw from the fielder slightly grazes Root on the thigh and he makes the most of it to get the umpires to call tea
51.4
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, full length just outside off, eased to Bavuma at a very short mid-off
51.3
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, full just outside off, towards mid-off
51.2
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, pushes off the front foot into the off-side
51.1
F
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, 2 runs, now he gets fifty, and sheepishly raises his bat again to a similar applause. A full in-swinger from de Bruyn, Stokes flicks it away through square leg. He's not totally consumed by the fifty, and has the awareness to get back for two. Good running
50.6
Morne Morkel to Root, no run, full just outside off, Root gets forward and defends to mid-on
49.5
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, walks out of his crease, converts it into a full toss but hits it straight to mid-off
49.4
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, yorker length at the stumps, Stokes digs it out
49.3
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, good length on middle, turned to mid-wicket
49.2
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, full at the stumps, Stokes checks his drive to mid-on
49.1
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, back of a length around off, Stokes punches back to de Bruyn
48.6
Morne Morkel to Root, no run, rears up from a length while also nipping away from the seam. Morkel making things happen. He beats Root on the outside edge
47.5
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, pitched right up and it curls back in just a touch. Stokes had to really make an effort to yank his feet out of the way as he clipped it to mid-wicket
47.4
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, turned to mid-wicket
47.3
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, punches the full ball to mid-on
47.2
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, similar ball, forward and defended
47.1
Theunis de Bruyn to Stokes, no run, floaty full ball, defended
46.6
4
Morne Morkel to Root, FOUR, back of a length wide of off, Root uses the pace of the ball to glide it through gully for four
46.5
4
Morne Morkel to Stokes, no ball, byes, FOUR, knocked him over .. oh goodness me, it's a no-ball. It's a massive no-ball. He had just aborted from his delivery stride after losing his run-up, and the next time he tries is this one, and he still doesn't get it right. The back of length delivery zipped through from round the wicket and floored Stokes as he tried to play across the line. Went right through his gate. What a reprieve. Stokes was down on his knees and when he looked up, Root was smiling at him
46.4
Morne Morkel to Stokes, no run, short of length, Stokes gets on top of the ball and punches to mid-off
46.3
Morne Morkel to Stokes, no run, rather ravishing cover-drive from Stokes but he isn't able to get it past cover
46.2
Morne Morkel to Stokes, no run, back of a length outside off, Stokes jabs down on the ball and punches it to cover
46.1
Morne Morkel to Root, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Root punches to deep point
45.5
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, tucks it to mid-wicket
45.4
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, defended back off the front foot
45.3
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, punches into the point region where Bavuma quickly gets across
44.6
Philander to Root, no run, nibbles it away from a back of length on off, Root shuffles across to cover the movement and blocks
43.2
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, floated up at the stumps, played to silly mid-on
43.1
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, some turn from the footmarks which excites Maharaj after Stokes shoulders arms. But it really wasn't very close to off stump
42.6
Philander to Root, no run, back of a length just outside off, blunted into the off-side
42.4
Philander to Stokes, no run, thick inside edge onto his boot as Stokes presses forward and jabs while defending at the ball
42.3
Philander to Stokes, no run, back of a length, keeping it around off, Stokes punches to mid-off
42.2
Philander to Stokes, no run, good length on off, solid in defence on the front foot
42.1
Philander to Stokes, no run, full and straight, Stokes pushes to mid-on
41.6
Maharaj to Root, no run, hint of turn from a length, Root plays it late and steers to backward point
41.1
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, lunges forward and smothers the ball
40.6
Philander to Root, no run, back of a length on middle, tucked to square leg
40.3
Philander to Stokes, no run, full on middle and leg, Stokes pushes to mid-on
40.2
Philander to Stokes, no run, well, well .. Stokes jumps down the pitch before choosing to defend the length ball. Getting a little restless in these last couple of overs, unnecessarily so
40.1
Philander to Stokes, no run, back of a length just outside off, Stokes mistimes his punch to cover
39.6
4
Maharaj to Root, FOUR, how well has this been timed? Just a push from Root, maneuvering the ball in the gap, and it's raced away through cover-point. A big forward stride is what made the shot as he got right to the pitch of it
39.3
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, now he plays back to a ball he should have been forward to. Keeps it out
39.2
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, now that's rash from Stokes. In his eagerness to take Maharaj on, he tries to sweep a ball which is a touch too full. Lucky that the thick under-edge didn't yield any damage
39.1
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, flighted at the stumps, nudged towards short mid-wicket
38.6
Rabada to Root, no run, full just outside off, Root smothers to cover-point
38.1
F
Rabada to Root, 1 run, so in his first innings as England captain, Root has fifty. This has been an excellent hand from the skipper, who came in when his team was in some strife. It's his bread and butter shot to get there, clipping the ball off his pad to long leg
37.2
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, a bit too full which allows Stokes to get to the pitch of it as he pushes to mid-off
37.1
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, flighted ball outside off, driven to mid-off
36.6
Rabada to Root, no run, wristily pushes a full ball from outside off to mid-on
36.1
Rabada to Stokes, no run, full at the stumps, Stokes pushes towards mid-on
35.6
Maharaj to Stokes, 1 run, eases it down to mid-on who has now been pushed back
35.5
4
Maharaj to Stokes, FOUR, well flighted around off which draws another big hit out of Stokes, but he hasn't got this all that well. It's been popped over Duminy at mid-on who thinks he's a chance, but the ball drops behind him despite his best efforts
35.4
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, flat at the stumps, tucks it to square leg
35.3
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, forward and defended
35.2
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, offers the full face of the bat this time to defend into the off-side
35.1
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, floated up just outside off, Stokes gets a semblance of a leading edge but checks it along the ground towards mid-off
34.6
Rabada to Stokes, 1 run, further up, right into the blockhole, Stokes digs it out to the left of mid-on
34.5
Rabada to Stokes, no run, pitched right up, squeezed back to Rabada
34.4
Rabada to Stokes, no run, fullish just outside off, Stokes pushes to cover
34.3
Rabada to Stokes, no run, short of length at the stumps, Stokes is right behind the line of it
34.2
Rabada to Stokes, no run, full on middle, Stokes tries to beat Morkel at mid-on by rolling his wrists on the bottom-handed drive, but the tall fast bowler makes a good effort to dive to his left
34.2
Rabada to Stokes, no ball, back of a length just outside off, blocked to cover. Rabada's foot is well over the line
34.1
Rabada to Stokes, no run, well directed bumper which Stokes doesn't fancy taking on. He sways his head out of the way
33.6
Maharaj to Stokes, 1 run, drifting in on middle, flicked away through to deep mid-wicket
33.5
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, little slower through the air, forward and defended
33.4
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, flat again, defended from the crease again
33.3
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, goes flatter at the stumps, Stokes blocks off the back foot
33.2
6
Maharaj to Stokes, SIX, how will Stokes play Maharaj? Here's your answer. Just the second ball, he shimmies down and lofts him over mid-off for an effortless six
33.1
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, and straight away there's a flourish of the bat from Stokes as he drives the flighted ball to mid-off
32.6
Rabada to Root, no run, throws one out wide to follow the short one, Root isn't tempted
31.6
Morne Morkel to Root, no run, good length outside off, steered to point
31.4
4
Morne Morkel to Stokes, FOUR, that's proper batting. He left the previous two deliveries which were on a good length, causing Morkel to pitch it further up, and then gets right to the pitch of the ball and drives handsomely back past the non-striker. He had Root scurrying back into the crease for a bit, but there was nothing to worry about
31.3
Morne Morkel to Stokes, no run, good length delivery, pretty similar to the last one, left alone
31.2
Morne Morkel to Stokes, no run, good length delivery angled away outside off, left alone
31.1
Morne Morkel to Root, 1 run, short of length into the body, not a lot of height on the ball so Root gets his wrists right on top of it and pulls to deep square leg
30.5
Rabada to Stokes, no run, back of a length just outside off, Stokes fancies a cut but it's not all that short, so he half-heartedly chops it to cover
30.4
Rabada to Stokes, no run, fullish on off, Stokes defends towards mid-off
30.3
4
Rabada to Stokes, FOUR, flashes at a wide one and the ball flies away off a thick edge for four. There's no third slip, but I'm not sure he could have done anything about it either. It zoomed away off the edge rather quickly. But Rabada did manage to get Stokes drawn into that tempter
30.2
Rabada to Stokes, no run, pitched up and angled in towards off, Stokes gets a proper stride forward and drives firmly, but straight to the bowler
30.1
Rabada to Stokes, no run, back of a length on off, Stokes jabs it across the line to square leg
29.6
4
Morne Morkel to Root, FOUR, nicely done. Back of a length outside off, Root opens his bat-face late to steer the ball away behind point for four. Had it all in control
28.5
Rabada to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, left alone
28.4
Rabada to Stokes, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and blocks
28.3
Rabada to Stokes, no run, straighter from Rabada, blocked from the crease
28.2
4
Rabada to Stokes, FOUR, he has absolutely climbed into that one. What authority. A little short, a little wide, and Stokes slaps it through the covers with disdain
28.1
Rabada to Stokes, no run, fraction fuller than a good length, Stokes presses forward - almost urging his front foot to get a long way down - and defends
27.6
Morne Morkel to Root, no run, rank half-volley which is punched back firmly down the ground, but Morkel is able to make up for his error by getting down quickly in the follow-through and stopping the ball
26.5
Rabada to Stokes, no run, back of a length just outside off, Stokes tries to steer it in the gap to the left of point but Bavuma is so quick to get to the ball
26.4
Rabada to Stokes, no run, back of a length just outside off, punched to short cover
26.3
Rabada to Stokes, no run, full on off, Stokes shuffles forward and defends
26.2
Rabada to Stokes, no run, steep bounce from a back of length, the line is still wide so Stokes isn't obliged to play
26.1
Rabada to Stokes, no run, pushed across the left-hander wide of off, left alone
25.6
Morne Morkel to Root, no run, fullish around off, Root pushes defensively to mid-off
24.5
Philander to Stokes, no run, fullish and around off, Stokes gets nicely forward to block that right under his nose
24.4
Philander to Root, 1 run, full on off and middle, flicked wide of mid-on, where Rabada tumbles to prevent the ball from running away
23.5
Maharaj to Stokes, no run, forward and blocked
23.4
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, flat and full down leg, a bottom edge on the paddle but Root will be at the other end with that single
22.5
Philander to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, left alone
22.4
4
Philander to Stokes, FOUR, juicy full delivery on the pads and Philander knows it. Chides himself for allowing Stokes to get off the mark with that flick. Stokes's eyes must have lit up when he saw that. Just timed the shot and put it in the gap
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