England vs South Africa Match Stats

Tossed up on middle. Root dances down the track and looks to slog it across the line. He, however, gets a big top edge and the ball goes in the air but falls in the vacant mid on region. Two runs taken.

Shorter in length and turning into leg. Root goes back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Curran skips down the track and pushes this shorter-length delivery on off to mid off for a single.

Root gets a bit lucky again! This is tossed up, outside off. Root skips down the track and looks to hit it away. He, however, gets a top edge but luckily it goes over the third man fielder for a couple.

FOUR! Root finally gets one away! On the shorter side, on middle. Root stays back and pulls it to mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Tossed up, on middle. Root heaves it towards cow corner for a couple. 103 needed now from 48 balls!

Starts the new spell with a shorter delivery, around off at 144 kph. Curran pulls it wide of long on and runs two.

Very full delivery on middle. Curran drives it to mid off and sets off for a single. The fielder there has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. A run added to the total in the end.

On a length, around off. Root looks to guide it towards the third man region but misses.

Back of a length, on middle. Root works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bangs it short on off. Good nasty bouncer and Curran sways away from the line of the ball.

Another nasty bouncer on middle. Curran ducks under it. However, the South African skipper goes for the DRS for a caught behind. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows that the ball has hit the arm guard. So the original decsion stays. Curran will continue.

This is fuller and outside off. Root hits it to sweeper cover for a couple.

  Root skips down the track and makes a bit of room there. Dwaine Pretorius follows him and bowls it full. Root flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

This is a knuckle ball, down the leg side. Root goes for a reverse-lap but misses.

A slower fullish delivery on leg. Root flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Boundary for England and it is Curran who gets a much-needed boundary here! On a length, on off. Curran heaves it wide of long on for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Sam Curran! This is fuller and outside off. Curran makes room and hits it away wide and over mid off for a boundary. 13 from the over and 86 needed now from 36 balls!

FOUR! A fullish delivery on leg. Root flicks it towards the cow corner for a boundary. Third boundary in a row for England now!

Back of a length, outside off. Root looks to cut it but misses.

OUT! BOWLED! Anrich Nortje gets rid of Root and have to say South Africa have now sealed the deal with this wicket. On a length, angling into leg. Root goes for a wild swing across the line. He gets the inside edge onto his thigh pad and the ball goes onto hit the stumps. Root is disappointed and South Africa now need 3 wickets to win this game.

Short on off. Carse pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! LBW! Anrich Nortje gets his second wicket of the over and it is all going downhill for England now! Anrich Nortje has been superb today with his yorkers and bouncers. This time he dished out a yorker on off. Curran gets across and looks to scoop it but misses. The ball hits his pads and there is an appeal. The umpire raises his finger and Curran walks back disappointed.

WIDE! A short ball, down leg. Rashid leaves it alone. Wide called by the umpire.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Anrich Nortje picks up three wickets in the over. The job is almost done for South Africa. It is a short ball, on off. Adil Rashid stays back and looks to hook it away. It flies off the top-edge towards the keeper. Quinton de Kock dances around the helmet and eventually pouches it safely. South Africa are just a wicket away now from victory.

Length ball, on off. Potts pushes it to covers for one.

A slower length ball, outside off. Carse reaches out and lofts it towards mid on. The batters cross for a single.

Full length, on fourth stump, an off pace delivery yet again. Potts tries to chase it but misses.

Full length, around middle. Potts clips it through square leg for a single.

Slower ball, full length, on off. Carse chips it to deep mid-wicket but it lands safely. The batters take two.

FOUR! Brydon Carse giving the fans something to cheer. It is short and on off. Carse comes down the track and swings hard at it. It goes over backward point off the outside edge and finds a boundary.

Slower bumper, on middle Potts goes to the leg side and punches it to point for a quick single.

Length ball, on the pads, Carse flicks it past the diving mid-wicket fielder. They take two.

FOUR! Up and over! Carse is on a roll here. Full length, on off. Carse lofts it straight over the bowler's head for four.

Back of a length, on middle. Carse looks to hook it away but misses.

WIDE! Brydon Carse goes down the leg side, Anrich Nortje follows him with a slow short ball. Carse misses his pull attempt. Wide called.

OUT! CAUGHT! Anrich Nortje ends the innings with a four-fer. Back of a length, on off. Brydon Carse looks to heave it across the line. It catches the toe-end and flies towards long on. Dwaine Pretorius pouches it safely. SOUTH AFRICA WIN THE GAME BY 62 RUNS.