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. SA 127-5published at 18 overs

    Fifteen runs from the over, and I daresay South Africa are going to need two more like it to post a competitive score.

  2. 6 runs

    SA 126-5published at 17.5 overs

    Hello!

    Another stonking swing of the bat from George Linde and Tom Curran watches his penultimate delivery get flayed over mid-wicket for six.

  3. SA 120-5published at 17.4 overs

    That's a horrible wide from Tom Curran, missing those little red guidelines by a mile. Let's try that one again.

    Well that's a bit more like it! George Linde throws the kitchen sink at a wide, full delivery from Tom Curran and finally picks up a boundary.

  4. Postpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

    I'm genuinely quite touched by that last message.

    Here's Tom Curran.

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    How to get published in the live textpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

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    My one and only appearance on the live text resulted in a lap around the office high fiving everyone. I borderline dine out on that story!

    Nick P-C

  6. SA 112-5published at 16.4 overs

    South Africa haven't hit a boundary off the bat since the tenth over. Tenth!

    A testament to how good England's bowling is and how adept they are in stifling the run rate, but also how much this Proteas team is sorely lacking in batting depth.

  7. Postpublished at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

    Jofra Archer will bowl his final over.

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    Where were you when England made 517-1 at the Gabba?published at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

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    I was decorating the living room of my house in Greenville, South Carolina. Pretty sure noone else in my neighbourhood had any idea of the events taking place at the Gabba!

    Rob, Rugeley

  9. SA 108-5published at 16 overs

    A good yorker from Chris Jordan is dealt with equally well by George Linde, who whams his bat down to keep his toes from harm.

    Six runs from the over. I'm no expert, but hitting the ball straight at the fielders isn't going too well for South Africa.

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    How to get published in the live textpublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

    Text 81111

    I usually find mentioning the fact that I either have a sermon to prep and deliver during a particularly tense period of England playing, or having to finish a Sunday service early to get back home to catch up with the live reporting (as in today's case!) usually does the trick!

    Rev. Sam, from an empty church building in Edinburgh

  11. Postpublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    England could close this down. South Africa have been limp today. Tom Curran has bowled better than the other night. There isn't much batting to come.

  12. SA 102-5published at 15 overs

    Run-rate 6.80

    An lbw appeal from the returning Jofra Archer is ignored by everybody - sliding down the leg side, by the looks of things - and another quiet over ticks by for South Africa. It's singles or bust at the minute.

  13. SA 98-5published at 14.1 overs

    Has anyone ever texted in to a TV show? I'm sure when I was a teenager I texted one of those TV psychics to tell me my future. Funnily enough, writing a cricket live text wasn't one of the things she saw panning out for me.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 13:34 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

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    Anyone else remember when you could text in to Question Time on BBC1?

    Stuart, Devon

  15. SA 97-5published at 14 overs

    New man George Linde gets off the mark with a whipped couple of runs.

  16. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13.4 overs

    Klaasen c Stokes b T Curran 7 (SA 95-5)

    Ah.

    As simple a dismissal as you could hope to see. Pace off from Tom Curran and Henrich Klaasen leans back and leathers the ball straight into the waiting hands of Ben Stokes at mid-wicket.

    Tom CurranImage source, Gett
  17. SA 95-4published at 13.3 overs

    Singles, singles, singles...

  18. Postpublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2020

    Tom Curran, who saw his first over get dispatched for 11, is returning.

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    Sam Quigley: Re 13.05 I usually find that something about Darren Stevens does the trick.

  20. SA 92-4published at 13 overs

    Adil Rashid, into his final over, drifts a delivery down the leg side and watches it go trickling away for four wides.

    South Africa seem content to milk the singles from this latest over, and with one final push from Henrich Klaasen, Rashid's work for the day is done. He finishes with 2-23 from his four overs.