ENG vs SA Live Cricket Score

3 OUT! CAUGHT! Anrich Nortje strikes and Roy after playing couple of fine shots, departs! This is tad shorter in length again but not short enough. Roy goes for the pull shot again but ends up hitting it to mid-wicket. Dwaine Pretorius there takes a good low catch and South Africa get a crucial breakthrough. 22/1

8.4 OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust! This time it is the dangerous Jonny Bairstow and Dwaine Pretorius has two in the over. England now in trouble. This is a beauty of a delivery, it is on a length and just outside off, lands and comes back in. Bairstow looks to drive but leaves a gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and hits the stumps. 62/4

6.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Dwaine Pretorius bowls this on a length and on off, Philip Salt tries to pull it through the line but only manages an inside half of his blade towards mid-wicket. David Miller there takes sharp catch diving forward. The umpire goes upstairs to check the catch and the soft signal is out. The replay shows that the catch is clean and Salt has to go back. South Africa get their second wicket and Salt just like Roy departs after getting a good start. 52/2

8.2 OUT! TAKEN! A well-deserved wicket for Dwaine Pretorius and Root, who was supposedly the anchor for England has fallen. A short one and on middle, Root looks to pull but it goes off the top edge to the right of the wicket. De Kock takes it nicely. England are scoring freely but losing wickets too. Moeen Ali is the next man in. 58/3

11.4 OUT! TAKEN! Picks out the man perfectly! Yet again, not sure about this shot. Still over 15 overs to go, already 4 wickets back in the hut, this is a poor one from Moeen! It is short and on the pads, he pulls but hits it flat and straight to Anrich Nortje! England slip further. They need a stand now if they are to get to a good total here. 72/5

17.2 OUT! TAKEN! The big fish, Jos Buttler is out of here! Just when he would have thought of accelerating, he falls. Buttler steps out, this is tossed up nicely and well outside off. Buttler swings, this one turns away and it goes more off the outer half and it lobs towards short third man where it is taken easily by Dwaine Pretorius. Once again the shot could be questioned. This was the last recognized batting pair with a few all-rounders left and there are plenty of overs left. 101/6

20.5 OUT! TAKEN! Nortje has the last laugh! He did go for 22 from the first 4 balls but has got the dangerous Liam Livingstone. Timely wicket as England were getting a move on. Liam Livingstone though did not need to play this shot having got 22 in the first four balls and 28 in the last 5. He has actually thrown it away. Nortje goes short again and this is a slower one. It is outside off. The line was key as he made Liam drag it. He does not connect that well and it goes straight to mid-wicket where it is taken easily. Now South Africa are into the bowlers. 144/7

23.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Shamsi with a clever change of line and that brings the downfall of Curran! Shamsi senses that Curran is eyeing to hit him straight again and bowls a tossed up delivery, wider outside off. Curran fetches it from outside off. However, that does not allow him to get enough power behind his shot and and he hits it straight down the throat of Aiden Markram at long off. 167/8

26.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Dwaine Pretorius gets his fourth.This is a slower length delivery on middle and leg, David Willey tries to heave it over mid-wicket but mistimes his shot. The ball goes up in the air and straight into the hands of Heinrich Klaasen who was stationed at deep square leg. Can Dwaine Pretorius end with a fifer here? 191/9

28.1 OUT! RUN OUT! That is it for the England innings as they have been bowled out for the 5th consecutive time. This is full and on middle, Adil Rashid gives himself room by going to the leg side and drills it towards deep cover, he calls for two but the throw from Heinrich Klaasen from deep is quick and on point at the striker's end. Adil Rashid puts in a desperate dive but could not make his ground as Quinton de Kock takes off the bails in a flash. The umpire goes upstairs and the replay confirms this. England are bowled out for 201! 201/10

3.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Now, David Willey gets into the act and gets a big fish, Quinton de Kock! England are on a roll here. Just short of good length, around off. Quinton de Kock looks to turn it away towards the leg side but does so a bit early. He ends up getting a leading edge towards short cover and Liam Livingstone dives forward to takes a fine catch. South Africa will be feeling the heat now! 6/3

2.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Reece Topley strikes! He has been among wickets in this format in recent times and provides an early breakthrough yet again when his team needed it the most. This is a fullish delivery on middle. Malan looks to lift it over the in-field. However, he gets no timing on this one and ends up hitting it straight towards mid on. Curran takes an easy catch and English bowlers are bowling quite well with this new ball. 6/1

3 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Two in the over for Topley and England are right back in this game now! Some people will term this as an unfortunate dismissal but Rassie van der Dussen has played his part in this wicket. Topley lands it on a length, around leg. Rassie van der Dussen goes a bit across again and looks to clip it away. He gets a fine part of his blade and the ball goes to Buttler behind the stumps who takes it comfortably. Had Rassie van der Dussen played it staying still in his crease, the result would have been probably different. 6/2

3.5 OUT! RUN OUT! This is disaster for South Africa as Aiden Markram departs without even facing a delivery! He was the in-form batter and this is a big blow for the Proteas. This is a fullish delivery swinging into middle. Heinrich Klaasen looks to work it towards the leg side but misses. The ball goes off his pads behind square on the leg side. Aiden Markram calls for a quick single and Buttler behind the stumps is aware and does brilliantly to collect the ball and fires a direct hit at the batter's end. The replays show that Markram is out of his crease and South Africa are in huge trouble here. 6/4

14.4 OUT! STUMPED! Moeen Ali outfoxes Heinrich Klaasen and really the only thing that can stop England from winning this game from hereon is rain and that too if it comes before the end of 20 overs. Heinrich Klaasen skips down the track and Ali pulls his length back a bit. It is around off and Heinrich Klaasen plays for the turn as he looks to work it towards the leg side. The ball skids off the surface and beats the outside edge of the blade. Buttler behind the stumps collects the ball and whips the bails off as Heinrich Klaasen is well out of his crease. 66/6

8.4 OUT! BOWLED! Sam Curran gets a wicket in his first over and it is a big wicket. He uses the cutter this time. This is on a length around off, skids off the surface and comes into the left hander. David Miller did not pick it up and gets beaten as he looks to punch it away. The ball goes crashing into the stumps. South Africa needed something special from Miller but sadly it will not be a case today. 27/5

17.2 OUT! TAKEN! That should be the final nail in the coffin, if not nailed before! Rashid gets another one. This is tossed up outside off, Dwaine Pretorius looks to go over covers. He miscues it and Roy takes a good catch running behind. 76/8

15.1 OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust! That one skid through! Probably because of the rain as till now the wicket seemed to be holding a touch. On off, this one skids through. Maharaj is unsure whether to come forward or play back, in the end, he is late in getting his bat down, the ball sneaks through and hits the off pole. England only three wickets away now. 67/7

20.4 OUT! CAUGHT! That is it for this game and England win by 118 runs. This is slower through the air on off, Anrich Nortje dances down the track to heave it over long on but did not manage to get to the pitch of the ball and mistimes his shot. The ball goes high in the air and Moeen Ali at long on takes an easy catch. This has been an excellent performance by England as they level the series. 83/10

19.3 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Adil Rashid gets his third wicket and England are just one wicket away now from a big victory. This is on the shorter side and on off. The ball holds a bit off the surface and Lungi Ngidi looks to push it away. However, he ends up playing it early and the ball loops up straight back to the bowler. Rashid takes an easy catch off his own bowling. 77/9