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Ben Stokes returns.
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
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Fin Tungate: Rashid is absolutely class - best short-form bowler we have by a mile.
Josh Verrills: Rashid producing the key wicket for England during one of the most pivotal moments in the opposition innings - this has happened so often throughout the years. England’s most underrated man in both of the shorter formats
SA 128-3published at 14 overs
Adil Rashid screams in appeal as JJ Smuts fails to pick the googly and is struck on the pads.
Nothing doing. Perhaps turning too much and missing leg?
Image source, Getty ImagesSA 126-3published at 13.4 overs
Jonny Bairstow is the only England fielder having a flawless day.
A fine tumbling stop on the fence by the Yorkshireman.
Smuts dropped on 1published at 13.3 overs
JJ Smuts skies one off the top edge.
Jason Roy gets underneath it, but spills it.
Should have been taken. He was set.
SA 122-3published at 13.1 overs
David Miller unfurls an excellent reverse sweep to middle Adil Rashid for four.
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Tim Peach
BBC Radio 5 Live in East LondonThe main grass bank is really filling up now. The building on top is the Buffalo Club - South Africa's third oldest rugby club, founded in 1877. According to their website, "The Buffalo Club now has 8 sub-sections, namely rugby, cricket, men’s hockey, ladies hockey, road running, snooker, squash and radio control cars". I want a go on the radio control cars.
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Duke: Bavuma a big wicket. Had he stayed in this would have been a BIG chase. England can turn the screw on two new men.
SA 118-3published at 13 overs
Moeen 4-0-22-1
Yet another fumble in the field from England, this time from Jason Roy.
Not the most famous misfield of his career, of course.
It's good from Moeen Ali though, just five from the over.
He finishes with superb figures of 4-0-22-1.
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Image source, AFPJack Counsell: Good planning for England to let SA get a big score. The practice of chasing 200-plus will be very useful. I assume that is the plan, otherwise this is quite bad.
SA 113-3published at 12 overs
Miller 1, Smuts 0
New man Jon-Jon Smuts plays out three dot balls to start his innings.
A sublime over from Adil Rashid - just two runs and the key wicket of Temba Bavuma.
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Tim Peach
BBC Radio 5 Live in East LondonThey've got flamethrowers that go off when boundaries are hit. I was at a game once in Hamilton when Morgan went to fetch the ball from the boundary, only to nearly be scorched by the flamethrower that was placed too close to the boundary. He wasn't a happy bunny.
WICKETpublished at 11.3 overs
Bavuma c Moeen b Rashid 43 (SA 113-3)
England's spin twins combine to remove Temba Bavuma.
Joe Denly's drop doesn't count for much as Bavuma sweeps Adil Rashid round the corner where Moeen Ali takes a solid low catch.
Bavuma dropped on 42published at 11.1 overs
A tough chance but Joe Denly should have taken that as Temba Bavuma miscues a sweep shot.
Denly got there running in from square leg but spilled it.
SA 111-2published at 11 overs
Ben Stokes finishes off a fine over with a dot ball as new man David Miller picks out cover.
WICKETpublished at 10.5 overs
Van der Dussen c Bairstow b Stokes 31 (SA 111-2)
Ben Stokes makes things happen. Nelson strikes. All the cricket cliches.
Rassie van der Dussen miscues a pull shot and Jonny Bairstow scoots in to take a superb low catch.
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Ben Stokes is into the attack.
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Tim Peach
BBC Radio 5 Live in East LondonThere are children dancing behind the band as they walk along, like some sort of brass Pied Piper.
SA 105-1published at 10 overs
VDD survives another lbw appeal.
Adil Rashid will fancy getting him out if he gets another few balls at him, mind.
Not outpublished at 9.4 overs
Huh. The ball hit him on the full dead in front of the stumps but ball tracking shows the ball was sliding just past leg stump.
It looked very, very out in real time.
A quick check of the rules and you don't correct it to just assume the ball is going straight on if hit on the full. For example if the ball is delivered from very wide on the crease but clearly going down leg hits the pad in front of leg stump.
The path of the ball before interception is assumed to be the path of the ball after.