Summary

Live Reporting

by Ffion Wynne and Matthew Henry

  1. 6 runs

    SA 44-0

    Target 305

    What on earth is in this pitch?

    Ryan Rickelton whacks Jofra Archer for four, before crisply timing the next down the ground for six!

  2. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on TMS

    The skipper's gone 'do you know what? I'm going to have some of my own fun.'

    It's a belting wicket to bat on, so why not make the most of it?

  3. 6 runs

    SA 34-0

    Target 305

    HUGE!

    That could be the biggest we've seen all night, and that's quite something.

    Luke Wood bowls just back of a length but Markram picks it so quickly and it sails over square leg.

  4. dropped catch

    Markram dropped on 22

    SA 28-0

    Chance... but Archer puts it down!

    Aiden Markram tries to hit straight again but hasn't got it out of the middle.

    Jofra Archer runs back from mid-off with the ball swirling above his head, but it slips through his hands. He never looked confident underneath it.

  5. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on TMS

    It will be interesting to see how the bowlers react.

    South Africa will have nothing to lose here, but how will the bowlers look after their own game?

  6. 6 runs

    SA 22-0

    Target 305

    Aiden Markram is seeing it a little better.

    He launches Luke Wood for six down the ground, before edging streakily past the keeper for four.

  7. SA 12-0

    Target 305

    Fair enough, Ryan Rickelton is swinging at everything.

    The only problem is he's not hitting it. One boundary is thumped down the ground, but he just swipes at thin air for the other five balls.

  8. SA 8-0

    Make that four dots in a row!

  9. Here is England's history-making moment.

  10. SA 8-0

    Just who you want to see when you're chasing 305 in a T20.

    Jofra Archer starts with a dot.

  11. SA 8-0

    Target 305

    Good recovery from Luke Wood, with just two more coming from the over.

    They need to be going at double that run-rate...

  12. Scott Read
    Test Match Special commentator

    What a hit for six. We've seen some terrific batting tonight and that shot was up there with the very best of them.

  13. 6 runs

    SA 6-0

    Target 305

    Aiden Markram got the memo!

    An effortless flick off his pads for six.

    Yep, this is a good pitch.

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    Is “Anon 19.37” gonna honour his bet to dress up as the best suggestion for the entire day tomorrow at wedding if England score 300? Dress up as a stick of rhubarb!

    Tom

    Right, Anon, let's get the ball rolling: Wilma Flintstone.

    Matt

  15. SA 0-0

    Target 305

    Dot ball to start.

    Can't afford too many of those, lads.

  16. Over to you, Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram. All the best.

  17. England batter Jos Buttler, speaking to Sky Sports: "Three hundred, I never thought I'd see that. Unbelievable. That was great and obviously we're delighted to get that many."

    On conditions at Old Trafford: "It's a really fresh wicket, hard wicket and not much in it for the bowlers. Salty put so much pressure on them straight away and carried that on into the power play."

    On message to bowlers: "See how we go. It will be interesting to see how slow Adil Rashid bowls with 300 on the board. Obviously it's a lot of runs, but we respect the game. We'll go out there and try and bowl and execute well."

  18. That was absolutely bonkers.

    Spare a thought for the bowlers - look at these figures:

    • Jansen 0-60 (4 overs)
    • Rabada 0-70 (4)
    • Williams 0-62 (3)
    • Fortuin 2-52 (4)
    • Maphaka 0-41 (4)
    • Markram 0-19 (1)

  19. Thanks, Matt.

    So... what just happened?!

  20. You're not the only one, Jos.

    I'm off for a lie down. Here's Ffion Wynne to take you through South Africa's glorious victory/chase.