ENG vs SA Ball by Ball Commentary

That's it, South Africa have done it! Anrich Nortje hits the deck hard and bowls it around middle and leg, angling it in with pace on. Jofra Archer stays back in the crease, clears the front leg and swings across the line but misses and the ball goes through to the keeper for a dot ball. SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 7 RUNS!

That should do it for South Africa and that's brilliant bowling from Anrich Nortje. Goes pace on and nails it in the blockhole around off. Sam Curran hangs deep but can't get under it and only jams it out to mid off for a single. 8 needed off the final ball.

A golden dot ball and Sam Curran has denied the single to Jofra Archer. Anrich Nortje misses his mark and serves a full toff over middle and leg, Sam Curran does get cramped up a bit and ends up heaving it straight to deep mid-wicket.

FOUR! That is a poor delivery from Anrich Nortje but Sam Curran still had to put it away. Putched up full on the legs, Curran flicks it away and gets it fine of the man at short fine leg as the ball races away into the fence. 9 needed now off 3 balls.

Goes full and quick and attacks the toes well, Jofra Archer clears the front leg and whips it away in front of square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Unbelievable take from skipper Aiden Markram and he could have just won the game for his side. Anrich Nortje steams in from over the stumps and rolls his fingers over the ball before pitching it up around off stump. Harry Brook is on the front foot and looks to hit through the line but is early in the shot and the ball gets lofted over mid off. Markram backtracks and keeps his eyes on the ball before diving over his shoulder and grabbing a stellar catch with both hands. Markram even manages to keep the ball in his grasp when his elbows thud into the ground. What a turnaround this could be!

Pushing hard for two and they will get it, 14 needed now off the final over and that is a solid over from Marco Jansen. Shorter in length and angled at the batter, Sam Curran lifts it away over the square leg region and runs back for the second run.

Up in the air but won't carry! Jansen bangs it in and angles it well across off stump, Harry Brook comes forward to go over covers but slices it up into the breeze and the ball lands well short of Tristan Stubbs who runs in from deep cover. Just another single.

Short of a good length and angled in from around middle, Sam Curran half-pulls it away to deep mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

Bowled back of a length, a bit slower and angled across the right-hander. Harry Brook goes a long way across the off stump trying to pull it behind square but gets it off the gloves and the ball goes nowhere. They scamper through for a quick single.

That is brilliant running and that will be FIFTY for Harry Brook, his first in the T20 World Cup and third T20I fifty overall. Marco Jansen bangs this one in a bit over the stumps, Brook gets across a bit and pulls it through mid-wicket and races back for the second run. Brook will be aware that his job isn't quite done yet.

Jansen comes from over the stumps and pitches it a bit up, angling it across the right-hander. Harry Brook looks to fetch and swips across the line but miscues it back to the bowler.

Kagiso Rabada delivers under pressure again just as he did in the last game and South Africa are still in the game. Goes slower and into the pitch again, angling it in at the batter, Harry Brook backs away and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 21 needed now off 12 balls.

Another slower ball, on a good length and sliding onto the pads, Sam Curran tucks it neatly through mid-wicket and looks for two again but won't get it.

Slower one, into the pitch and following the batter down the leg side, Harry Brook pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bowled a bit into the pitch and over middle and leg, Sam Curran works it away from the crease and through mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? Kagiso Rabada with another full toss and this time, Liam Livingstone has holed out. Livingstone will though feel that he has done his job. KG serves this one on the pads and gets it to dip just a bit, Liam Livingstone picks it up and looks to slog it over deep backward square leg but hits into the breeze. Tristan Stubbs moves to his right from deep square leg, slides on his knees, and takes a good catch under pressure with the reverse cup. Rabada seems pumped up but is it too late for South Africa?

Kagiso Rabada now bowls a full toss, on middle and gets away with it. Liam Livingstone punches the ball straight back and KG manages to get a hand on it.

FOUR! A fifth full toss to end the over and Ottneil Baartman has crumbled under pressure here. On middle, not that high but enough for Harry Brook to get under it and heave it over mid on for another boundary. 21 off that over and now, England need 25 runs off 18 balls.

Finally, Ottneil Baartman gets one into the deck and bowls it outside off, Liam Livingstone hits it down to long off and collects a single.

Four full tosses in a row and this time, Ottneil Baartman gets away with it. This is bowled on middle and Liam Livingstone swipes across the line towards deep mid-wicket before picking up a couple of runs.

SIX! Oh, dear! The wheels are starting to come off for South Africa and this is poor bowling from Ottneil Baartman, 14 off the over already. Another juicy full toss and on middle, Liam Livingstone swings across the line and manages to dispatch the ball over the leaping fielder at deep square leg for a biggie now.

FOUR! That is a gift for Liam Livingstone. A juicy full toss wide of the off stump, Liam hangs back again and forces the lofted shot with raw power over the cover region and picks up another boundary.

FOUR! Flat and hard! Ottneil Baartman misses the wide yorker and ends up serving a full toss, Liam Livingstone hangs deep in the crease and reaches out before slapping it flat to the left of sweeper cover where Tristan Stubbs dives across but the ball evades him and goes on the bounce and into the ropes.

Good length angled into middle, Liam Livingstone clears the front leg and clobbers the ball flat down to long on and picks up just another single.

Full and straight, Harry Brook flicks the ball down to fine leg and picks up a single.

WIDE! Oh, that's a slightly harsh call and Anrich Nortje will feel he nailed that delivery. Sees Harry Brook making room and gets in the wide yorker, flirting with the tramline outside off and maybe that sneaked inside the line as well but it will be a wide.

Full and quick, angled in at the toes, Liam Livingstone takes the front leg out and flicks it away past square leg for just a single.

Much better from Anrich Nortje as he follows the batter with a fuller delivery on the pads, Harry Brook flicks it away in front of mid-wicket for a single. Liam Livingstone wants two but won't get it.

FOUR! Harry Brook is now toying with the field and what a momentum shift this has been. Just back of a length and angling back in from middle, Brrok makes room and smashes the ball wide of covers and picks up yet another boundary.

FOUR! A perfect start to the over for Harry Brook and England. Anrich Nortje runs in and bangs it in short around off at over 144 clicks, Brook gives him the charge and swats the ball up and over mid off for a boundary.

Slower one again, outside off and short in length, Harry Brook steers it down to deep backward square leg for a single to end the over. 5 overs remaining and England need 59 runs to win. This partnership is turning out to be a pivotal one for the Englishmen.

FOUR! This is good from Brook! KG Rabada delivers a slower off-cutter outside off, on a fuller length, Harry Brook shuffles across and outside off, and scoops it over short fine for a boundary.

FOUR! Flashed away! Quick hands there from Brook! Shade full in length at 137 kph, around the fourth stump, Harry Brook stays leg side of the ball and cuts it nicely and beats the diving Keshav Maharaj at backward point for a boundary. England 100 up now.

Goes full this time, and outside off, Harry Brook drives it on the up through cover-point for a brace.

Short and outside off, Liam Livingstone pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Smashed away and all the way into the stands! Clocks 144 kph but lands a friendly half-volley on the stumps, nipping slightly into the batter with the angle, Liam Livingstone clears his front foot and swipes it across the line aerially and deposits it behind deep square leg for a six.

Swing and a miss. On a length and on the middle, Harry Brook shuffles way across the stumps and goes to scoop it up but misses. The ball carries through to the keeper.

FOUR! Gets it through this time. Much-needed one for England. Hard length, and angling into the batter from outside off, Harry Brook stands deep in his crease and cuts it to perfection though backward point for a cracking boundary.

Hits the deck hard again, on a tight line, at the stumps, Harry Brook cuts it closer to the body and finds backward point in the midway.

Back of a length, wide of off, Liam Livingstone walks down a couple of steps and slashes it towards deep point for one.

Ouch, that must have hurt! Length ball, angling on the middle, Liam Livingstone goes for a swipe across the line but it hits him right on the box around the thigh pad.

Angles it on the pads, on a length, Harry Brook clips it across the line towards deep backward square leg for a single.

On middle and full, Harry Brook attempts a reverse sweep but airs it off the top edge in front of short third for a single.

Direct hit would've surely been tight! Short in length and wide of off, Harry Brook slaps it off the back foot towards deep backward point and wants the double straightaway. He hurries back to the striker's end. The throw comes in flat and quick from the deep towards Quinton de Kock who flashes the bails but Brook is well home in time. Risky running though.

Length ball, on off, Harry Brook defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Swept away with ease! Drifts it onto the pads, and lands it full in length, the ball further tails in with the wind, Harry Brook sits down and sweeps it very well behind deep square leg for a boundary.

Slower through the air, and full on off, Harry Brook strides ahead and eases it in front of covers.

Drifts it onto the pads, on a fullish length, Harry Brook leans onto the ball and flicks it along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. Good running between the wickets by the two.

Short and outside off, Harry Brook drags and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

Just in! Full toss around off, Livingstone pushes it in front of mid on and sets off for a single. Kagiso Rabada is quick to pick and throw at the bowler's end and scores a direct hit. But the replay shows that he is well home

FOUR! Good shot! Short in length, on the stumps, Liam Livingstone clears his front leg and pulls it in front of square towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Angling onto the pads, on a hard length, Harry Brook clips it towards deep fine for a single.

Full in length, and on the pads, Liam Livingstone flicks it away towards deep square leg for a single.

Aims the stumps, on a hard length, Harry Brook hits it off the inner half of the bat towards deep square leg for one.

Length ball angling in from outside off, Harry Brook pushes it towards mid on for a quick single.

Hits the deck hard, attacks the stumps, Harry Brook watches it closely and defends it back to the bowler.

Full and on the off stump, Harry Brook gets forward and pushes it out to mid off.

Full toss on the pads, Liam Livingstone looks to turn it in the on side but misses, and gets hit on the pad. The ball trickles to the leg side and a leg bye is taken.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Baartman strikes now and England is in all sorts of trouble being four down now. Ottneil Baartman comes from around the wicket, and delivers a short-pitched delivery outside off, Moeen Ali tries to drag it uppishly over mid-wicket but doesn't move his feet at all, and hits it too hard, losing his shape and completely slicing the ball up in the air. The ball goes up in the air and travels straight into the safe hands of Keshav Maharaj who runs from the deep and takes a good catch ahead of deep mid-wicket.

On the back of a length, around off, Harry Brook guides it with the pace towards deep third for a single.

Tidy from Aiden Markram, just four singles off the over and England are reeling at 60/3 at the halfway mark. On the shorter side and turning into middle, Harry Brook goes on the back foot and works it away through square leg for a run.

On a length and outside off, Harry Brook leans right ahead and plays it back to the bowler.

Flighted up around off stump, Moeen Ali leans on and uppishly plays it between the two cover fielders for a quick single.

Switches to over the wicket for the right-hander and bowls it flatter on the legs, Harry Brook flicks it away through the mid-wicket region and turns the strike over.

Drags this one down over middle stump, Moeen Ali rocks back but is unable to latch onto it and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

Starts from around the stumps and floats it up full on the off stump, Moeen Ali plays it late and towards the point region.

Floated up on a length outside off and turning back in, Moeen Ali punches it from the crease through the cover region and picks up a single.

Pushed through a bit fuller and at the stumps, Harry Brook tentatively plays it off the inner edge of the bat on the leg side for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! The pressure was telling and Keshav Maharaj has got rid of the dangerman Jos Buttler. Nicely slowed up, on a length, and drifted into middle and leg. Buttler goes down on one knee and goes for the slog-sweep with the wind but gets it quite high on the bat and gets no distance on it. The ball hangs up in the air towards deep mid-wicket where Heinrich Klaasen settles under it and redeems himself with a reverse-cup take over his head. Maharaj has his second wicket and the English skipper walks back after a sedate inning. England three men down now.

On a shorter length and bowled wide of the off stump, Moeen Ali goes across a bit and cuts it in front of point for just a single.

Flighted ball, looped up outside off, Moeen Ali plants his front leg across and sweeps it hard to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Good effort in the deep!

Floated up on the stumps, Jos Buttler brings out the reverse sweep and drags the ball to sweeper cover for just a single.

Just over the top! Takes some pace off and bowls it into the pitch, angling it wide of the off stump. Moeen Ali gets stuck on the crease and reaches out, lobbing the ball over the head of the fielder at short cover for a couple of runs more.

Short again, quicker this time and following the batter down leg, Jos Buttler manages to pull it down to fine leg for a single.

Banged in well short over middle, a bit slower too, Jos Buttler swivels and pulls it away without much timing wide of deep square leg and picks up a handy couple of runs.

Bowls it fuller and at the batter, Jos Buttler looks to get on the front foot but has to adjust and blocks it back to the bowler.

Short again over leg stump, Moeen Ali uses his wrists and works it down to deep fine leg for an easy single.

Starts on the shorter side and angles it into the hips, Jos Buttler tucks it away just past square leg and picks up a single in the deep.

On a length, flatter and around off from over the stumps, Moeen Ali blocks it off the front foot.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jonny Bairstow won't get another life and Keshav Maharaj gets another breakthrough for South Africa. Maharaj changes the length and shortens it, bowling it slower and around off. The ball grips a bit and turns away, Jonny Bairstow rocks back and tries to cut hard but ends up slicing it in front of point. Anrich Nortje there scampers across his right and dives in to take a fine catch with both hands.

On a length and sliding it into the pads, Jos Buttler nudges it away wide of short fine leg and picks up a single.

On a length and around middle, drifted in, Jonny Bairstow goes down on one knee and slogs it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

And again! Pushed through quicker around off stump, Jonny Bairstow nails the reverse sweep but hits it straight to the man at backward point this time.

Bowled a bit fuller and around off stump, Jonny Bairstow brings out the reverse sweep but finds the man at short third man.

Excellent end to the Powerplay by Ottneil Baartman, and England are 44/1, their lowest Powerplay total of the competition so far. Pitched up on the off stump line, Jonny Bairstow drills it straight back and the ball deflects away off Baartman's hand to mid off and they get a single.

Good change of length here from Ottneil Baartman. Spears in the yorker around off stump, Jonny Bairstow makes room to open up the off side but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and misses the off stump by a few inches.

Hard length again and outside off, Jonny Bairstow backs away and goes hard at the ball but mistimes it over the cover region for a couple of runs.

On a hard length and outside off, going away from the right-hander, Jonny Bairstow hangs back and looks to go over covers but is well beaten.

Jos Buttler looks to step out but Ottneil Baartman shortens the length and angles it into the body. The ball goes off the thigh bat to backward square leg and they get a leg bye.

Starts from over the stumps and bowls it full and outside off, taking come pace off as well. Jonny Bairstow backs away and gets an inside edge past the stumps. The ball rolls to short fine leg and they get a single.

Loops it up, on off, Jos Buttler presses forward and drives it towards covers again.

Pulls his length slightly this time, and delivers it around off, Jos Buttler hits it straight to covers.

Flights it up, around off, Jonny Bairstow gets his front leg ahead and eases it towards long off for another single.

Tossed up, nice and full, on the stumps, Jos Buttler leans and pushes it towards long off for one.

FOUR! There comes the switch hit! Flighted off-break around off, Jos Buttler reads it early and reverse sweeps it over backward point for a boundary.

Drops it full and outside off, Jos Buttler drives it along the ground and wide of long off for a brace.

Length ball, outside off, Jonny Bairstow guides this one straight towards short third.

Good length, onto the stumps, Jonny Bairstow mistimes it to mid on.

Pace-off and outside off on a length, Jonny Bairstow gets his one hand off the bat and hits it straight to covers.

Rabada follows Buttler who advances down the ground, and surprises him with a shorter delivery, taking the pace off at 120 kph. Buttler gets it off the inside edge and onto the pads. The ball rolls towards the bowler and Buttler sneaks in a single. Rabada and Bairstow both bump into each other and a single is taken.

Back of a length, around off, Jos Buttler defends it to covers.

DROPPED! Would you believe it? Heinrich Klaasen shells a sitter and Kagiso Rabada has his hands on his head in disbelief. Length-delivery outside off, Jonny Bairstow throws kitchen-sink at it and flashes hard but slices it in the air towards deep backward point where Heinrich Klaasen runs forward but fails to sustain the catch in his hands and drops it. Allows a single.

Bends his back and bangs it short on the bodyline, Jonny Bairstow miscues the pull shot towards deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Ugly but quite effective. A low full toss on the stumps, Jonny Bairstow takes his front leg out and goes for an expansive shot as he swings it across the line, but gets a thickish inside edge and the ball races through the left of short fine for a boundary.

Yorker on off at 143 kph, on off, Jos Buttler makes room and shovels it out to covers. The fielder misfields and allows to fetch a single. Oh, wait! Jansen has overstepped here and it is a No Ball. Free Hit to follow now.

Screamer of a delivery there by Jansen! Shapes the ball away on the back of a length, shade on the off-stump line, Jos Buttler gets squared up and opens up, and gets beaten on the outside edge.

On the back of a length, at the stumps, Jonny Bairstow hops on the back foot and eases it in front of covers for a quick single.

Short in length, outside off again, Jonny Bairstow cuts it hard but finds David Miller at backward point.

Good running. Over the wicket steams Jansen, delivers it on a short length, outside off, Jonny Bairstow cuts it behind square and hurries back for the double.

A yorker at the stumps, Jonny Bairstow clips it nicely and gets off the mark with a single towards deep square leg.

OUT! TAKEN! Screamer of a catch from Reeza Hendricks. He didn't have a good outing with the bat, but takes an absolute blinder at covers. Phil Salt departs early this time and the Proteas are up in delight. Kagiso Rabada fires in a fuller-length delivery, outside off, Phil Salt takes a step ahead and spanks it flatly but fails to keep it along the ground and hits it toward covers where Reeza Hendricks flies to his left and takes a brilliant catch in the air with both hands.

WIDE! He will have to reload that one again. Sprays it down the leg stump line again. Phil Salt goes for another pull shot but misses. Wide again.

WIDE! A pace-off delivery by Rabada on a length, but angling down the leg side, Phil Salt swivels to pull it away but misses to connect. Wide given.

Good length, and closer to the off-stump, Phil Salt drives it hard towards the bowler.

FOUR! Punished! Lands it outside off, on a fuller length, Phil Salt takes a step ahead and thumps it downtown for a boundary. The mid off fielder chases the ball to the deep but it has got enough wheels on it to breach the fence.

Angles it on the pads this time, on a length at 138 kph. Jos Buttler steers it to widish mid on for a single.

KG Rabada comes from over the wicket and lands it on a hard length, outside off, Jos Buttler reaches for it and drives it to covers.

Hits the deck hard, around off, Jos Buttler takes a good stride ahead and pushes it towards the right of mid off and runs for a single.

Full and swinging into the batter on the middle and leg, Phil Salt steers it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Back of a length, shade outside off, Phil Salt punches it to covers on the back foot.

SIX! Cracker of a shot and England are underway in style! Short in length, on the stumps, Phil Salt stays on the back foot and creates a strong base before pulling it with the middle of the bat over deep square leg for a six.

Length ball, outside off, going away with the angle this time, Phil Salt throws his hands at it and misses.

Drama first up! Marco Jansen starts off from over the wickets, and gets an inward movement on the pads, on the length, Phil Salt hops on the back foot and looks to tuck it away but misses. The ball takes off from the thigh pad, and lobs up towards the short fine where Kagiso Rabada leaps in the air and takes it.