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
Moeen Ali 87(147)
100.4
Rabada to Moeen Ali, out Bowled!! Knocked him over. Extra pace and zip from Rabada and he has gone through the drive. Moeen Ali driving down the wrong line, past the inside edge and hitting the top of off. Was there for the shot, just that Mo, left a gap between bat and pad. Ends a fine knock though and Rabada is a relieved man. Moeen Ali b Rabada 87(147) [4s-8]
100.3
Rabada to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, good length on the stumps, flicked to the right of deep mid-wicket for two more
100.2
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, down leg, Moeen Ali flicks and misses
100.1
Rabada to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, long chase for Morkel from deep backward square. But he does well with a sprawling dive and pull-back. Moeen Ali pulling that short delivery away and getting two, when three was there for the taking
99.6
Morne Morkel to Broad, no run, ill-directed short delivery down leg. Broad can leave and does so
99.3
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, Temba has saved 12 runs in the last two overs. What a fielder he is. Flies to his right to stop the full-blooded, sweetly timed cover drive. Moeen Ali would've been in the 90s already but for Temba's astounding brilliance on the field
99.2
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, pitched up outside off, Moeen Ali pushes to Temba again
99.1
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, more good fielding by Temba. This time at cover. Crunching cover drive by Moeen Ali and it was headed for the fence, if not for the diving half-stop by the little man
98.6
Rabada to Broad, no run, brilliant follow-up delivery, short followed by the full one outside off, Broad drives leaden-footedly and misses
98.2
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, stays back and cuts hard, but good fielding by Temba at point, cuts it off
98.1
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, good length in the corridor of uncertainty, Moeen Ali defends to point
97.6
Morne Morkel to Broad, no run, Broad isn't getting forward. Back and then pushes it to mid-on
96.6
Rabada to Broad, no run, bouncer to end, Broad ducks under that
95.4
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, phew! That is a helmet cracker. Right on the side of the helmet - near the ear. Moeen Ali beaten for pace by the quickness of the short delivery, is late on the hook and gets conked on the ear. Thankfully, the helmet takes the brunt of the blow
95.3
Morne Morkel to Broad, 1 run, he isn't looking comfortable against the short ball. Ever since Varun Aaron broke his nose. This is headed to his armpit and he fends away in hope rather than any conviction. Luckily for him, the ball brushes the glove and drops to the vacant short leg area. Takes the single and gets to the other end
94.5
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, nice shot for no run. Punched on the rise, but straight to the fielder at cover
94.4
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, tight line and length from Philander, on the stumps, turned to mid-on
94.3
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, pitched up outside off, Moeen Ali's bat face closes and the drive rolls to mid-on
94.2
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, wanted to leave that and then had second thoughts, in the end the ball hits the bat and rolls to gully
94.1
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, fuller than a good length on off, Moeen Ali defends with an open face to cover
93.6
Morne Morkel to Broad, no run, splice-jarring length from Morne Morkel, forces Broad to get back and defend as three slips and a wide gully wait in anticipation of the edge
93.3
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, full on the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket, there are two fielders there, so just a couple
93.2
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on off, Moeen Ali defends from the crease. Right behind that
93.1
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, full on off, driven to cover
92.6
Philander to Broad, 2 runs, swinging into the pads, flicked to the left of Rabada at fine leg
92.4
Philander to Moeen Ali, FOUR, 2000 Test runs for Moeen Ali. Well played to get there. It swung in late, but was drifting down, Moeen Ali played the deftest of glances to the fine leg fence. Rabada at deep backward square was too wide to have any chance
92.3
Philander to Moeen Ali, FOUR, fraction short outside off and Moeen Ali has picked that up to pull it fiercely wide of the man at deep mid-wicket. Knew there was a fielder there, but still managed to hit the gap
92.2
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, good length around the fourth-stump line, Moeen Ali defends towards point
92.1
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, nips back in slightly and traps Moeen Ali on the pad. But may have pitched outside leg and height was always an issue. Would've gone over. That's why there was no real appeal from Philander or the rest
91.6
Morne Morkel to Broad, FOUR, edged and four. Between third slip and gully. Pitched up and Broad went for it, but the toe-end of the edge was found and went in the gap. Lucky runs to third man
91.2
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, similar delivery to the last one, again Moeen Ali shoulders arms
91.1
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, lifting back of a length delivery outside off, Moeen Ali does well to leave that. Almost played that
90.6
Philander to Broad, no run, big shout for lbw. Not given. Philander lets out a roaring appeal. Wants a review. Has a chat with Elgar. Who isn't interested. And that doesn't please Philander. He isn't happy. HawkEye shows it is hitting - hoho - South Africa would've had Broad there. Had they reviewed it. This one swung back into Broad, who fell over on the flick and missed. Struck just above the kneeroll. Inexperience from Elgar and that has cost SA. Philander at the end of the over, raised his finger to signal that was out, to someone in the team. May well have been Elgar
90.3
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, edged and doesn't carry to Elgar at second slip. Philander pitched this fuller and the angle forced Moeen Ali to drive, again gets lucky
90.2
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, bang on the stumps, Moeen Ali shows the full face of the bat to block it back to Philander
90.1
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on off, Moeen Ali defends with soft hands to gully
89.6
Morne Morkel to Broad, no run, short and down leg, Broad can let it go
88.5
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on off, Moeen Ali defends from the crease
88.4
Philander to Root, 1 run, full outside off, Root gets forward to drive and the thick inside edge goes to his left, Moeen Ali calls him through for a quick single
87.5
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, bang on off, Moeen Ali defends off the back foot
87.4
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, yorker length outside off, dug out to short cover
87.3
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, good length on the stumps, Moeen Ali is content to defend
87.2
Morne Morkel to Root, 1 run, full delivery on the pads, flicked to deep backward square leg, for a single. Root is away today
86.3
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, bumper on leg-stump, Ali ducks underneath
86.2
Rabada to Root, 1 run, nice, high bouncer, but Root is seeing the ball so well. He even keeps the hook shot down and nails it to deep mid-wicket
85.6
Philander to Root, no ball, 1 run, loses his line, probably a result of flicking the bails off in his delivery motion. Root duly flicks it off the pads behind square for one, and it will be a no-ball too
85.1
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
84.6
Rabada to Moeen Ali, leg byes, 1 run, nips back in from leg-stump, beats the inside edge and takes some pad on the way behind square
84.5
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, full ball on off, Ali hesitantly gets forward and pushes into the off-side
84.4
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on off, blocked off the back foot
84.3
Rabada to Moeen Ali, FOUR, South Africa leaking runs towards the end. Ali has smashed this through backward point. Not much movement of the feet, sees the width, throws his hands and belts it away
84.2
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length down leg, Ali fails to glance it away
84.1
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, short on off, Ali arches his back to sway inside the line
83.6
Philander to Root, no run, the inside edge saves him. It's a full ball at the stumps, very straight, Root wants to whip it away hard through mid-wicket but chops it onto pad instead
83.3
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, good length outside off, left alone
83.2
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, fullish on middle, Ali prods forward and defends to mid-on
83.1
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, good length delivery wide of off, left alone
82.6
Rabada to Root, no run, climbs from a short of length, Root gets on his toes to ride the bounce and steers to gully
82.4
Rabada to Root, 1 run, back of a length outside off, steered into the backward point region
81.5
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length outside off, punches to cover-point
81.4
Philander to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, back of a length but erring in line, Ali clips it off the pads behind square. Two more for him
81.3
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, that's so Philander. Hitting a length around off and then getting the ball to dance around off the seam. It nips away sharply off the deck and Ali is completely opened up
81.2
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, full delivery outside off, Ali drives to cover
81.1
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, floats one up into the blockhole hoping for some swing, but there isn't much. Ali digs it out comfortably
80.6
Rabada to Root, FOUR, flashes hard and slices a length ball over a leaping Bavuma at backward point. He saw the width and went hard at it. Really flew off the bat. The ball just about evaded Bavuma's reach
79.5
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, full outside off, pushes it into the cover region
79.4
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, on the pads again and two more runs through the same area. That gets Moeen Ali to his 10th Test fifty. He's batted fluently today and scored at a decent clip
79.3
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, full ball which swings in a touch but it's down the leg-side. Ali flicks it to the right of long leg and races back for two
79.2
Bavuma to Root, 1 run, straying in line a touch to allow Root an easy single off the pads to long leg
78.5
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, plenty of encouragement for Maharaj now. The ball has started gripping a touch, even from the straight. This one even holds on Root as he pushes forward and chips it in the air wide of cover
78.3
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, pushes with the turn through the covers
78.1
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, steps out of the crease and turns it to mid-wicket
77.6
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, 1 run, flicks it off his pads through the on-side
77.5
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, low full toss at the stumps, Ali eases it to mid-off. Could have actually belted that
77.4
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, fullish outside off, pushes to cover
77.3
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, bouncer from Bavuma. There's no way Ali was expecting it, and he just sways away from it. The ball took its time to arrive
77.2
Bavuma to Root, 1 run, slanting into leg, Root clips him behind square
76.1
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Root makes room and drives well to deep extra cover
75.4
Bavuma to Root, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Root steers through the backward point region
75.2
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length but too close to cut, Ali so nearly chops it back on. But obviously he doesn't. Nothing has gone right for South Africa after lunch
75.1
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, full at the stumps, eases it down the pitch towards mid-off
74.6
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, 1 run, turning down the leg-side, Ali helps it round the corner for a single
74.5
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, flat on middle, Ali defends to short leg
74.4
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, turns it to mid-wicket
74.3
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, defended
74.2
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, and now the crowd erupts as Root punches the ball through to sweeper cover to get to 150. It keeps getting better for him
73.4
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, pretty sharp and late in-swing for Bavuma as he lands a yorker on middle, Ali just about gets his feet away to dig it out
73.3
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, curling back a shade on off, Ali drives to extra-cover
73.2
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, down the leg-side, brushes Ali's pad along the way to the keeper. Good stop from de Kock as it bounced just in front of him
73.1
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, good length around off, Ali defends forward but the ball rolls away past off-stump giving Ali a scare. Wasn't really threatening the stump though
72.6
Maharaj to Root, no run, Root careful of the extra bounce on the cut, glides it straight to the fielder at backward point
72.3
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, too full outside off, dug out to short mid-wicket
72.2
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Root gets forward and drives to the deep point fielder
71.5
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, pitched up and Moeen Ali mistimes the off-drive, short cover fields
71.4
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, on off stump, on a good length, Moeen Ali gets forward to block to cover
71.3
Bavuma to Moeen Ali, no run, good length outside off, left alone
71.2
Bavuma to Root, 1 run, swing for Bavuma, but too easy for Root as this short and wide outside off, cut to deep backward point
70.3
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, oohs and aahs. Moeen Ali early into the sweep, lobbed off the forearm onto the helmet grille. No bat or glove and the ball dies on the pitch
70.2
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, slipping down leg, swept to fine leg, for a couple
70.1
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up and pushed back to Maharaj
69.6
Theunis de Bruyn to Root, 2 runs, good length outside off, dabbed to square third man, a fumble but Root was always going to come back for the second
68.6
Morne Morkel to Root, no run, pitched up on off, Root flicks, but straight to the fielder at mid-on
68.1
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length outside off, Moeen Ali punches to point
67.6
Theunis de Bruyn to Root, no run, wants to get more runs. But this flick finds mid-wicket. Would feel he has missed out there
67.1
Theunis de Bruyn to Root, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Root walks into the drive, finds mid-off. Wide of him and it's a single
66.5
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, short outside off, Moeen Ali drops his hands and lets it go
66.4
Morne Morkel to Moeen Ali, no run, full and Moeen Ali is rooted to the crease, defends
66.3
Morne Morkel to Root, 1 run, good length outside off, Root defends wide of cover-point and takes the single
65.3
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Moeen Ali is happy to get forward and block
65.2
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Root opens the face of the bat on the push-drive to sweeper cover
64.5
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on the stumps, easily defended off the back foot
64.4
Philander to Root, 1 run, definitely reverse. This tailed back in late off a fuller length and Root was committed to the flick, played around his front pad and got it to deep backward square leg
64.2
Philander to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Moeen Ali drives wide of mid-off. The fielder on the dive took pace off the shot and that's why it is just a couple
64.1
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, Philander had the hands go up in an appeal then realised that there was a big inside edge onto the pad. Cut back in from a good length and trapped Moeen Ali on the crease. The inside edge saved Mo. Or else he would've been plumb in front
63.6
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, 1 run, gets outside off and nudges a single to backward square leg
63.5
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, ooh! Bowled slower and outside off, Moeen Ali leaves it and it turns out of the footmarks to rip into de Kock's gloves. Not far from off
63.4
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Moeen Ali will take Maharaj on. Down the track and lofts over mid-on. Cleared the fielder and dribbled away
63.3
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up and he gets forward to ease a drive back to Maharaj
63.2
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, bit of turn from the footmarks, that's why Moeen Ali's attempt at a defence finds the inside edge. No harm as the ball dies down immediately
63.1
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, very full and Moeen Ali squeezes down on it to deep backward point, for a couple
62.6
Philander to Root, no run, good length outside off, Root drives off the back foot but finds backward point
62.3
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, third leave in a row. Moeen Ali picked that from the hand and once he saw it outside off, left it
62.2
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, bit more effort from Philander, hits a good length good length and the ball moves off the seam, Moeen Ali lets it go
62.1
Philander to Moeen Ali, no run, good length outside off, loosener from Philander, left alone
61.6
Maharaj to Root, FOUR, all that hard work by Rabada has gone to waste. The trailing hand drags it over the line. A paddle from Root, racing away and Rabada giving chase pulled the ball back, but it trickled back over after touching the other hand. But full marks for the effort
61.2
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up again, Root this time gets forward and drives to mid-off who is deep. Easy single
60.5
Rabada to Moeen Ali, FOUR, half-volley outside off, slanted across, Moeen Ali bends his back leg and creams it through the covers. Bat came down nicely on the ball
60.4
Rabada to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, top edge on the pull but well wide of deep backward square leg. Moeen Ali took on the short ball and went half-heartedly on the pull. Would've had his heart in his mouth for a while there
60.3
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, full on off, Moeen Ali gets forward to on-drive sweetly only to be intercepted by a diving mid-on. Good effort that, for it would've escaped to the fence, had it not been for that piece of fielding
60.2
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, lifting back of a length delivery outside off, Moeen Ali pushes off the back foot to cover
60.1
Rabada to Root, 1 run, sliding into the pads, on a fuller length, clipped to deep backward square leg
59.5
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, "catch it" was the cry but Moeen Ali gently nudged it to short mid-wicket
59.4
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up and he gets forward to push it back to Maharaj
59.3
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, slightly flat and Moeen Ali is back and across to defend off the back foot
59.2
Maharaj to Moeen Ali, no run, too full to drive and Moeen Ali has jammed it off the inside half to short mid-wicket
59.1
Maharaj to Root, 3 runs, "Rooootttttttttttt" go the headmasterly Lord's crowd. 100 on his England captaincy debut. A special player, dotting a special occasion with a special hundred. Too many specials in that. Because he is special. Joe Root take a bow. Not a chanceless innings, but he has made the most of his luck and the generosity of the Proteas. Should've been out at least twice and boy has he kicked on or what. That's what great players do. Never allow a chance to go unpunished. 12th Test hundred for Root. This is how he got there: he paddles a full delivery sliding down leg towards fine leg and comes back for the third. A standing ovation from everyone at the ground as he punches the air and then gets the appreciation from his partner. Slightly subdued celebration from Root. I expected a more aggressive one. Maybe that's what captaincy and its responsibilities bring I guess - maturity! First match at Lord's as captain and a hundred to cap it off. Can't get better than that. And against a quality attack too, which it makes the effort all the more sweeter
58.5
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, Moeen Ali looks to punch that through the off-side, gets a thick inside edge to the deepish backward short leg fielder
58.4
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, goes full and on the stumps, Moeen Ali wrists it to mid-on
58.3
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, pitched up and Moeen Ali gets forward to drive to mid-off
58.2
Rabada to Root, 1 run, width outside off, slashed away straight to the fielder at third man. On 99 now
57.5
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Root launches into the drive, but finds sweeper cover
56.5
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, good length and on the stumps, Moeen Ali pushes with a full bat face to mid-on
56.4
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, dug in short from round the wicket, Moeen Ali half-sits and lets it go
56.3
Rabada to Root, 1 run, short of length outside off, Root defends to third man. Just a single this time
55.5
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, skips out and whips it wide of mid-on. Quick single taken
54.5
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on off, Moeen Ali stands tall and blocks
54.4
Rabada to Moeen Ali, no run, the bluff. Goes for the yorker, nails it too, but Moeen Ali digs it out
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