Summary

  • England lose four wickets for five runs as South Africa claim thrilling win

  • Morgan (52) smashes 16 in penultimate over before being caught in the deep

  • Roy hits 22-ball half-century for England - the joint-second fastest ever

  • South Africa stutter to 177-8 after losing four wickets in last two overs

  • Jordan takes two wickets in two balls in final over

  • Bavuma stars at top of the order with 43

  • England won toss; First of three T20s

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2020

    #bbccricket

    Jacob Wadsworth: Not so sure why people disagree with you suggesting Root should be in ahead of Denly. Do people forget Root was the second best batsman in the last World Cup in India? Only Kohli had a better tournament..

    DenlyImage source, Getty Images
  2. Eng 155-5published at 18 overs

    Need 23 off 12 balls

    Moeen Ali slices behind point for a couple to get off the mark.

    But England have slid from firmly on top to this game being in the balance.

  3. Eng 153-5published at 17.5 overs

    Target 178

    Eoin Morgan cuts to backward point for a single.

    New man Moeen Ali on strike for his first ball next.

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17.4 overs

    Stokes c Miller b Ngidi 4 (Eng 152-5)

    England are making a hash of this.

    A fine off-cutter from Lungi Ngidi and Ben Stokes can't middle it as he bashes the ball out to wide long-on.

    David Miller has safe hands and duly snaffles it.

  5. Eng 152-4published at 17.3 overs

    Need 26 off 15 balls

    Eoin Morgan fetches a ball outside off round the corner for one.

    Good bowling from Lungi Ngidi, following the batsman.

  6. Eng 151-4published at 17.2 overs

    Need 27 off 16 balls

    Ben Stokes brings out a reverse sweep and picks out short fine leg but Eoin Morgan scrambles through for the single.

  7. Eng 150-4published at 17.1 overs

    Ben Stokes misses with an almighty heave at the returning Lungi Ngidi.

    Ngidi asks for caught behind but nothing doing.

  8. Eng 150-4published at 17 overs

    Need 28 off 18 balls

    He got away with it the ball before but Beuran Hendricks errs with another leg-side delivery that Eoin Morgan doesn't miss out on.

    The England captain scoops it inside short fine leg and away for four. Another vital boundary.

  9. Eng 146-4published at 16.5 overs

    Ben Stokes helps a short ball round the corner but picks out the fine leg fielder for one.

    A metre either side and that was four.

  10. Eng 144-4published at 16.3 overs

    Beuran Hendricks follows Eoin Morgan with a well-placed short ball that the England captain can't get away.

  11. Eng 144-4published at 16.2 overs

    Need 34 off 22 balls

    Eoin Morgan waits for the slower ball and flat-bats it back down the ground for four.

    A needed boundary for England.

  12. Postpublished at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2020

    England will still back themselves but this has got a bit nervy now.

    Another wicket and it gets very, very tense.

  13. Postpublished at 19:09 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2020

    Tim Peach
    BBC Radio 5 Live in East London

    There's a group of people who keep shouting at Bavuma, fielding on the boundary. 'Temba! Temba!'. Not sure what they'd say if he actually turned round to them...

    Temba
  14. Eng 139-4published at 16 overs

    Need 39 off 24 balls

    New man Ben Stokes taps his first ball back down the pitch for no run.

    He gets off the mark second ball, clipping to deep mid-wicket for one.

    That's a fine over by Andile Phehlukwayo - five runs and a wicket.

  15. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 15.3 overs

    Denly c Van der Dussen b Phehlukwayo 3 (Eng 137-4)

    Hmm. Yet to be convinced by Joe Denly in the England T20 team, especially if he's not going to bowl.

    He skips down again and tries to clear mid-wicket but instead picks out the fielder on the fence.

    Would another Joe, not in this squad, provide more?

  16. Eng 137-3published at 15.2 overs

    Target 178

    Joe Denly skips down the pitch and slaps the bowl down to wide long-off for a couple.

  17. Postpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2020

    Andile Phehlukwayo returns for his final over.

  18. Postpublished at 19:04 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2020

    Tim Peach
    BBC Radio 5 Live in East London

    Rob and Polly know that a Tailenders reference will help get their flag a bit of publicity.

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  19. Eng 134-3published at 15 overs

    Need 44 off 30 balls

    Joe Denly miscues a pull shot and the ball drops just short of Quinton de Kock.

    De Kock probably should've brought Beuran Hendricks on before the 15th over. He can only have a max of three overs now.

    Just six runs and a wicket from Hendricks' first over.

  20. Postpublished at 19:01 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2020

    Joe Denly is in.

    He needs a run of good performances in the T20 side to prove his worth for the World Cup.