Eng 172-5published at 18.5 overs
Target 180
Cut for a single. Eight from seven needed. South Africa need a wicket.
Summary
England win with four balls to spare
Bairstow 86* off 48 balls
Stokes 37 (27), debutant Linde 2-20
Bairstow & Stokes add 85 from 34-3
SA 179-6: Du Plessis 58 (40)
Van der Dussen 37, S Curran 3-28
1st T20, Cape Town; three-match series
South Africa's first game since March
Eng 172-5published at 18.5 overs
Eng 171-5published at 18.4 overs
Target 180
Incredible shot! Sam Curran somehow gets a wide one over long on.
Surely that's the ball game?
Eng 165-5published at 18.3 overs
Target 180
Bairstow moves to 75 by fetching a bouncer to cow corner. 15 off 9 required.
How's stat?!published at 19:41 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2020
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statisticianThis is Bairstow's highest T20 international score.
Eng 164-5published at 18.2 overs
Target 180
Two pulled to square leg. 16 off 10.
Eng 162-5published at 18.1 overs
Target 180
Dot. Bairstow nutmegged by a yorker.
Eng 162-5published at 18 overs
Target 180
Rabada to bowl it. Ngidi or Shamsi to bowl the final one.
Eng 162-5published at 18 overs
Target 180
Bairstow keeps the strike. He has 72 from 42.
England need 18 from 12 balls. They will want to make a big dent in that in the upcoming 19th over.
Eng 161-5published at 17.5 overs
Target 180
SCurran is tries to hook a slower-ball bouncer but only takes it on the lid. Bairstow calls him through for a leg bye, leaving the younger Curran diving for home at the bowler's end. Even though it was a slower ball, Curran still has to take the concussion test.
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Ben Lovett: Bairstow doesn't need love, he needs constantly to be told he isn't good enough! Brings out the beast!
Eng 160-5published at 17.4 overs
Target 180
Bairstow remains, though, and we've already talked about what a super option Sam Curran is at number seven.
Postpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2020
Tymal Mills
England bowlerYou could hear Morgan straightaway say "down, down, down". He knew he didn't get enough of that. Is there another twist in the tale?
WICKETpublished at 17.3 overs
Morgan c Bavuma b Ngidi 12 (Eng 159-5)
A lifeline for South Africa?
A Lungi Ngidi slower ball is almost going backwards. Eoin Morgan goes after it, but he's miles too early, finding Temba Bavuma on the deep mid-wicket fence.
How's stat?!published at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2020
Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statisticianHendricks' 0-56 is the joint third most expensive figures against England in T20s.
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Robin Smit: Hendricks reminds me of Wayne Parnell. Wild & overrated and clearly throwing the game away for the Proteas when they have dominated.
Eng 157-4published at 17 overs
Target 180
"Four, that's four," says Morgan as he runs past Bairstow after YJB turns to long leg.
28 from the over. The game has completely turned. Only 23 from three required.
Bairstow has 69 from 39.
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big_tez: I really feel Bairstow is underappreciated as a cricketer. England not sure about him, underused in the IPL, always delivers. Back him and make him feel some love!
Eng 153-4published at 16.5 overs
Target 180
Wide again, down the leg side.
Beuran Hendricks might be bowling this one all night.
24 off it.
Eng 152-4published at 16.5 overs
Target 180
They're having to change the ball. Beuran Hendricks has bowled it out of shape.
Eng 148-4published at 16.5 overs
Target 180
Another wide where they run, then Bairstow plays another glorious open-faced guide to the point boundary.
23 off it with one to go. Hendricks is doing a Tom Curran.