Summary

  • England chase 147 to win series

  • Tourists win with one ball to spare

  • Malan 55 (40), Morgan 26* (17)

  • Left-arm spinner Shamsi 3-19

  • SA 146-6: De Kock 30, Linde 29

  • Rashid 2-23, Archer 1-18

  • England 2-0 up in three-game series

  • Second T20, Paarl

  1. Eng 97-4published at 15 overs

    Target 147

    Malan in on the act too, cutting for four. It looks so much easier to score when there's pace on the ball. 12 off the over, the most in recent memory.

    50 off 30 required.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

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    Jonathan France: England worryingly falling behind the rate. Slow pitches our undoing - again! Need to address this issue as the next World T20 is in India and you can guarantee slow, low, turning pitches.

    James4986: England melting again under pressure of targeting a low score.

  3. 6 runs

    Eng 92-4published at 14.3 overs

    Target 147

    Hello, skipper.

    Morgan announces his arrival with a bullet pull for six off Ngidi. Badly needed.

  4. Eng 85-4published at 14 overs

    Target 147

    Superb from Tabraiz Shamsi, 3-19 from his four overs. Ten dot balls. Eoin Morgan is England's new man. They need more than 10 an over, but are going backwards. Only 30 scored in the last five.

  5. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13.2 overs

    Stokes c De Kock b Shamsi 16 (Eng 83-4)

    Ben Stokes can't repeat the dose!

    Same shot, different outcome. Looking for the slog sweep again, the ball sticks in the pitch and Stokes edges it straight up in the air. A simple catch for Quinton de Kock. Tabraiz Shamsi has three.

  6. 6 runs

    Eng 83-3published at 13.1 overs

    Target 147

    Not if you're Ben Stokes. Slog sweep off Shamsi nailed.

  7. Eng 77-3published at 13 overs

    Target 147

    Only four from it. When do England start to think this is getting out of control? Ten an over required. Not usually a cause for concern, but scoring runs seems more difficult today.

  8. Eng 75-3published at 12.4 overs

    Target 147

    Rabada is back into the attack. Remember, the game on Friday turned when Beuran Hendricks went for 28 in an over. There doesn't look to be that weak link in the South Africa attack today.

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    How to get published in the live textpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

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    Lord Lucan: I think everybody ought to use their real name when commenting on the BBC live text.

  10. Eng 73-3published at 12 overs

    Target 147

    74 from 48 required.

    I don't believe in the commentator's curse nonsense, so I'm happy to say that Dawid Malan is looking remarkably composed.

  11. Not outpublished at 11.4 overs

    Eng 71-3

    Tight, tight, tight.

    Umpire's call for where it would have hit the leg stump. If Stokes had been given out on the pitch, it wouldn't have been overturned. As it is, he survives.

  12. South Africa reviewpublished at 11.4 overs

    Eng 71-3

    This is worth a shout. Stokes is right back on his stumps to Shamsi, but is it missing leg?

  13. Eng 70-3published at 11 overs

    Target 147

    Stokes goes all Headingley 2019 on us, only this time the reverse sweep/hit goes for four, rather than six. South Africa were 74-3 at this point.

  14. Eng 64-3published at 10.3 overs

    Target 147

    England need nine an over, but it's worth remembering that Malan is rated as the world's best and Stokes is, well, Stokes. Lovely from Malan, an inside-out check drive to long-off for four.

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    How to get published in the live textpublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

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    Yes, I've sent in some really witty, insightful and funny comments over the years - never had one published.

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  16. Eng 59-3published at 10 overs

    Target 147

    Ben Stokes is the new man, so England will have left-handers at the crease for a little while. Morgan in next, then Sam Curran. That means Shamsi, who is bowling beautifully will be turning the ball away from the bat. England are 11-2 in the past three overs.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 9.1 overs

    Bairstow c Hendricks b Shamsi 3 (Eng 55-3)

    Cat, meet pigeons.

    Jonny Bairstow was panting these into the stands the other night, but this is a slower pitch, with bigger boundaries and greater gusts. A slog sweep finds the hands of deep mid-wicket. The squeeze is bringing wickets. Game on.

    Jonny BairstowImage source, Getty Images
  18. Eng 55-2published at 9 overs

    Target 147

    This is an interesting passage of play, left-arm spinners at both ends, making life difficult for England on this slow pitch. There's lots of swishing and swiping, and not too much leather on willow. There's not a huge amount of pressure on England, yet, but they need to have a little rethink.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

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    Butlins McCarthy: Think Buttler just had a Kafkaesque moment.

  20. Eng 52-2published at 8.2 overs

    Target 147

    You tell me, 'Ben'.