Summary

  • South Africa beat USA by 18 runs in Super 8s opener in Antigua

  • USA recovered from 76-5 to need 28 off last two overs but fall short

  • Andries Gous now leading run-scorer in tournament after making unbeaten 80

  • South Africa post 194-4 with Quinton de Kock making 74, including 26-ball half-century

  • Saurabh Netravalkar pick of USA bowlers with 2-21

  • England and West Indies complete Group Two and face each other at 01:30 BST

Live Reporting

Mike Peter

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    Anderson b Nortje 12 (USA 71-4)

    Six and out!

    Corey Anderson breaks the boundary by muscling a flat six to the square boundary, but Nortje responds brilliantly, jamming in a yorker that uproots the batter's leg stump.

    The USA are running out of frontline batters, and we're not halfway through yet.

  2. USA 65-3

    Maharaj follows up with another handy over, five singles this time as the USA batters can't get him away.

    That's four overs without a boundary now.

  3. Kagiso Rabada took two wickets in the powerplay.

    Here they are:

  4. Peter Della Penna
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Aaron Jones is dismissed against South AfricaGetty Images

    Aaron Jones was a huge wicket. It's when he's most vulnerable as he's a slow starter.

    Clever bowling from Maharaj drawing him away from his body and it extended too far and he feathered it straight to Quinton de Kock.

  5. USA 60-3

    Target 195

    Good first over from Anrich Nortje, just three singles from it.

    Up creeps the required run rate.

  6. USA 57-3

    Target 195

    Here's Corey Anderson at five - he'll likely need to be here for a while if the USA are to win this game.

    Takes a single from his first ball, pushing behind square.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Jones c de Kock b Maharaj 0 (USA 56-3)

    Jones departs without scoring!

    The captain, who plundered an unbeaten 94 in the opening match of this tournament, goes for a duck today.

    He feathers an edge to Quinton de Kock off Keshav Maharaj, stretching a little too far from his body.

  8. USA are just behind where South Africa were after the powerplay, largely because of Quinton de Kock's rapid start.

    They've also lost another wicket. Could that prove crucial?

    Worm shows South Africa ahead of USA after six oversBBC Sport/CricViz

  9. USA 53-2

    The skipper starts by fending off the final three balls of Rabada's over for no runs.

  10. Peter Della Penna
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Kagiso Rabada celebrates a wicketGetty Images

    It's a tame end to Nitish Kumar's innings.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Nitish c Stubbs b Rabada 8 (USA 53-2)

    Another big hit... caught this time!

    Nitish tries a wristy lofted shot towards the square boundary off Rabada - but this time he's hitting into the wind and the ball drops into the hands of Tristan Stubbs.

    In comes stand-in captain Aaron Jones.

  12. WinViz is closing in.

    A reminder it was 84-16 at the start of the innings.

    WinViz has it 66-34 in South Africa's favour against USABBC Sport/CricViz
  13. 6 runs

    USA 51-1

    "Anything you can do", thinks Andries Gous.

    He launches his own massive six in a similar area to Nitish three balls earlier, before closing the over with two off his pads to bring up the USA 50.

    Jansen has struggled, he's gone for 32 from his first three overs.

  14. Katherine Sciver-Brunt
    Ex-England bowler on BBC Sounds

    That is such a good shot. 95 metres, the biggest shot of the day from Kumar.

  15. 6 runs

    USA 40-1

    That's huge, Nitish Kumar!

    Picks Marco Jansen sends him for a vast six over mid-wicket, the wind carrying the ball far over the advertising boarding.

  16. USA 34-1

    Nitish Kumar is the new batter and he gets off strike immediately via a leg bye.

    Andries Gous, who scored a lovely down the ground four from the first ball of this over, then almost pops a catch back to Rabada, but it drops short.

  17. Katherine Sciver-Brunt
    Ex-England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Kagiso Rabada celebrates the wicket of Steven TaylorGetty Images

    It's unfortunate for Taylor as he was doing well, but it's good bowling from Rabada.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Taylor c Klaasen b Rabada 24 (USA 33-1)

    But now Taylor has to go!

    Markram gives way to Kagiso Rabada and the seamer has a wicket with his third delivery, dropping just short of a length and hitting high on Taylor's bat as he tries to lift the ball to the long-off boundary again.

    Instead it spoons up and Heinrich Klaasen takes the catch from mid-off, running round to take the catch behind the bowler.

  19. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Steven TaylorGetty Images

    That was an awkward length that Taylor has muscled over and he's rattled Jansen.

  20. USA 28-0

    Steven Taylor knows he can't afford to let his side slip too far behind the rate, and he accordingly tucks into Marco Jansen, sending him for two fours in the over.

    The first is lofted over mid-off, the second is rather more unfortunate - an edge that jags behind the stumps and runs away to the boundary.