CWC 19: England v South Africa - Match thread

[Sarge]

Moeen does a Moeen. His batting recently has been pants.

260-6 ...6 overs to go .... hmmm Before the match started i was thinking 350ish would be a reasonable amount, not sure if England will make 300 , or for that matter last the remaining overs

 

[Foley]

3 wides in this over has helped.
284 for 6.
Should get 300 but we will have to bowl very well.

 

[Gary Baldi]

3 wides in this over has helped.
284 for 6.
Should get 300 but we will have to bowl very well.

The selection of Plunkett could work well on this wicket. Plus their batting order is kind of short. Stokes on for ton a here?

 

[Gary Baldi]

Stokes finally got frustrated. Feels like a few balls to early to do that

 

[Gary Baldi]

312 needed, so a hard target I feel. Big opening 10 for England

 

[Foley]

311 scored then.
Could be a cracking game.
SA bowled well

 

[ZeroTheHero]

311 - that's a bit marginal in today's ODIs

 

[Sarge]

311 - that's a bit marginal in today's ODIs

way shy of 350 ...which would be a decent-ish amount

England bowlers need to be ruthless

 

[SteMerritt]

CricInfo is the death of productive work, hard to concentrate with a tab always showing the score (plus another with the Middx score on it). Not much programming going to get done this afternoon...

Come on the bowlers. Couple of early wickets please.

 

[Sarge]

C'mon England .... get De Kock out for starters

 

[Sarge]

Amla needs a new helmet ..... (why couldntve it been De Kock...for comedy value if nothing else )

decent bowling so far ...but no wickets as yet

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Could do with a wicket or two sharpish...

 

[SteMerritt]

Well there is one for you...

 

[Foley]

And there is another.
Archer looks real class.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

That's better!

How did de Kock escape that?!!

 

[Foley]

England look to be nearly there with 5 wickets down.
SA haven't got a particularly good tail so a couple more wickets...

 

[Sarge]

SA 171-6 after 32.1 overs .... a win is looking doable

 

[Northstandboy]

Amazing catch from Stokes! 180-7

 

[Foley]

Sensational catch by Stokes.
Game nearly over.
England could win.this comfortably.

 

[Gary Baldi]

Holy ?, what a catch that was.