USA vs South Africa Match Stats

FOUR! TOO SHORT AND PUNISHED! Short and wide outside off, Aiden Markram plays this late and cuts this bisecting the fielders behind the wicket on the off side for a boundary. This was perfectly placed between the fielders at short third and backward point. 

On a length around off, Aiden Markram cuts this through point for one. 

Good length angling across the batter, Heinrich Klaasen carves this towards the fielder at third man region for one. 

Slower one angling across the batter with fingers rolled sideways, Aiden Markram pushes this to sweeper cover for one. 

Good length around off, Heinrich Klaasen goes back and cuts this through point for another single. 

OUT! The ploy to bowl wide of Aiden Markram has worked for USA. Full and wide outside off, Aiden Markram looks to slice this over the fielder at short third but he times this well and gets a bit more than he was expecting on it. The ball travels toward Ali Khan at deep third. Ali Khan took a good catch diving in front as the ball was dropping on him. 

SIX! Up and just over the fence! Quick and flat at the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen backs away and forces the lofted shot off the back foot and hits it flat over the leaping fielder at long off for a six.

On the shorter side and around off, punched away off the back foot through covers for one.

Looking for two but won't get it! Slides one in at the pads, Tristan Stubbs tucks it away in front of square leg and picks up a single.

Drags the length back and angles it in at the legs, Heinrich Klaasen works it off the back foot into the vacant space at mid-wicket and picks up another single.

Short and a bit wide, Tristan Stubbs reaches out and taps the ball away to deep point and turns the strike over.

Excellent running! Floated up a bit and on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it away in front of the man at deep mid-wicket and races back for the second run. Can Klaasen propel South Africa over 200 runs from here?

A full toss angled in on the legs, Tristan Stubbs just punches it away uppishly and gets it towards wide long on for a couple of runs.

Another full toss and Jessy Singh is getting away with it. On off stump and angling back in, Tristan Stubbs looks to heave but ends up just getting it off the inner half of the bat through mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Looks to bowl it into the pitch but angles it well outside the off stump for a wide.

WIDE! Another extra as Jessy Singh gets the wide yorker beyond the tramline outside off and Heinrich Klaasen is unable to reach it.

Takes some pace off that one and bowls it slightly shorter around off, Heinrich Klaasen hits it off the back foot and gets it down to long on for a single.

Nice and full outside the off stump, driven away off the front foot but not quite wide enough of long off. Just another single for Stubbs.

Rolls his fingers across the ball and floats it up full and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen drills the ball straight back past the bowler but collects just one more as the fielder in the deep tidies up.

On a good length and pushed well outside off stump, Tristan Stubbs moves to the off side and looks to cut but is well beaten. A fairly tidy over from Jessy Singh barring the two wides.

Full and on off stump, looking to get in the yorker, Heinrich Klaasen stays deep in the crease and heaves it away wide of long on for a couple of runs.

SIX! In the slot and over the ropes! Too full outside off stump, Heinrich Klaasen stays deep and opens up the off side before slam-dunking it over the cover fence for a lovely six.

Good comeback from Ali Khan. A well-directed bumper, bowled at a brisk pace and right around the face. Heinrich Klaasen sways away from the line of the ball.

Nails the straight yorker now, Heinrich Klaasen digs it out through the mid-wicket region and looks for two but has to settle for the single as the fielder in the deep is quick to attack the ball.

Oh, where was that heading? A bit pre-meditated from Tristan Stubbs and he sets up for the reverse ramp but Ali Khan bowls a full toss right at Stubbs and he somehow manages to adjust and flicks it over the keeper's head for a couple of runs.

Nice and full outside the off stump and in the blockhole, Tristan Stubbs jams the ball out through covers and picks up a single.

EDGED AND FOUR! Slower delivery from over the stumps, a touch fuller and angling it across the right-hander. Tristan Stubbs hangs back and looks to hammer it on the off side but gets a thick outside edge that goes well wide of the keeper and rolls away into the third man fence.

A low full toss, wide of the off stump, Tristan Stubbs reaches out and slaps it away wide of long off where Nitish Kumar sprints across to his left and dives in to save a couple of runs for his side.

Full and wide angled across the right-hander and this one is right on the money. Tristan Stubbs cue-ends it back to the keeper who makes a sharp stop diving to his right.

Another golden dot and that is brilliant execution from Saurabh Netravalkar. Tristan Stubbs is early to go across the off stump and Netravalkar is able to get the wide yorker even wider and the ball sneaks under Stubbs' willow.

A hat-trick of dots and Tristan Stubbs is trying too many things out there. Full and wide again, angled well across the right-hander, Stubbs walks across the off stump and looks to slog it over backward square leg but gets in a tangle and gets hit on the pads.

Immaculate bowling from Saurabh Netravalkar and only 6 runs come off the penultimate over of the innings. Full and right in the blockhole around off, this time Tristan Stubbs hangs deep in the crease and looks to go over long on but toe-ends it back to the bowler.

Attempted yorker on middle, just missing by a couple of inches and Heinrich Klaasen powers it down to long on for a single.

Banged in short and at the batter, Tristan Stubbs gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to the right of the man at deep mid-wicket for one more.

SIX! Picked-up and dispatched! Banged in well short and over middle, sitting up nicely for the batter. Heinrich Klaasen gets in position early and pulls it a bit off the top edge and gets enough power as the ball sails over the square leg fence.

Close but not close enough! Ali Khan goes full and straight and gets it right in the blockhole. Heinrich Klaasen hangs deep in the crease and drills the ball down to long on and straight away calls for two. The batters push hard and the fielder picks up the ball and throws it at the keeper's end. The bails are whipped off by the keeper and the umpires go upstairs. The replays show that Klaasen had made his ground and it will be NOT OUT.

Really well bowled that by Ali Khan. Heinrich Klaasen looks to back away and open up the off side by Ali Khan follows him with a yorker and Klaasen can only jam it out back past the bowler for a single towards mid off.

FOUR! Glorious shot from Tristan Stubbs to end the innings! Ali Khan bowls it a bit full and at the stumps, Stubbs switches his position and plays the reverse scoop right back over the keeper's head with good timing and the ball goes into the ropes. South Africa finish with a huge total of 194/4 on the board!