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South Africa vs England, 11th Match, Group B - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Venue: National Stadium, Karachi Date & Time: Mar 01, 02:00 PM LOCAL

Joe Root 37(44)

17.3
W
Mulder to Root, out Bowled!! The in-form Root is gone and problems mount for England. It's a scrambled-seam length delivery on middle, Root completely misses the flick, off the back leg and then on to middle and off. The off-stump falls down and Mulder is pumped. England are five-down and both the set batters gone in successive overs. Mulder leaps in the air and punches it in delight. Root walks off gesturing what the ball did. Maybe a hint of nip too as it landed. Root b Mulder 37(44) [4s-4 6s-1]
17.2
Mulder to Root, leg byes, 2 runs, down leg, length delivery, Root flicks and misses, off the thigh pad and wide of Klaasen for two
16.4
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, another reverse-sweep and just short of the forward-diving Rabada at backward point. Root takes it from off-stump and this time he does not keep it down, gets away
16.3
4
Maharaj to Root, FOUR, beautiful reverse-sweep. Taken from off-stump and then played down, beats the backward point diving to his left
16.1
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, tossed up full and drifts into leg-stump, flicked wide of mid-wicket
15.6
Mulder to Root, 1 run, fullish on off, Root gets forward to flick to deep square-leg
15.6
Mulder to Root, wide, length and down leg, Root swipes and misses, another wide
15.1
Mulder to Root, 1 run, short down leg, Root pulls to deep backward square-leg for one
14.4
Maharaj to Root, 1 run, full outside off, Root gets forward and drives wide of the diving cover, to his rigt
14.3
Maharaj to Root, no run, slower and tossed up full on off, Root gets forward to push it back
13.6
Rabada to Root, no run, short of length and extra bounce on off, Root defends awkwardly as he gets forward, but down. Rolls back to Rabada
13.5
Rabada to Root, no run, short of length on off, Root gets right behind the line and neatly defends off the back foot
13.3
Rabada to Root, 1 run, length delivery on off and middle, Root gets forward to flick to deep square-leg
12.6
Mulder to Root, no run, slower-ball on a fuller length outside off, Root gets forward to drive and picks out mid-off
12.4
Mulder to Root, leg byes, 1 run, length delivery down leg, Root flicks and misses, rapped on the pads but going down, takes a legbye
12.3
Mulder to Root, no run, length delivery outside off, Root gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it back to Mulder
12.3
Mulder to Root, wide, full and down leg, Root flicks and misses, called a wide
12.2
Mulder to Root, no run, fullish on off, Root gets forward to flick to mid-wicket
12.2
Mulder to Root, wide, dug in short but goes over the left shoulder of Root, loopy delivery and called a wide for height
11.6
4
Rabada to Root, FOUR, what timing from Root. Superb stuff. Was a slower-ball off-cutter on a length on off, wristed wide of the diving mid-wicket to his left and it runs away beating the gingerly chase of Ngidi at mid-on
11.4
Rabada to Root, 1 run, full on off, Root flicks to deep square-leg
10.6
Mulder to Root, 2 runs, length delivery outside off, Root gets forward to drive on the rise, to the left of sweeper cover, a fumble from the fielder and they come back for two
10.5
Mulder to Root, no run, short of length on off, nips back in a tad, Root punches to mid-on, straight to the fielder
10.4
6
Mulder to Root, SIX, what a blow. This was the shot he was aiming for the second-last ball, short of length on off, stump-high and Root swivels to pull over the deep square-leg fielder, flew over his head, great connection on the shot, the weight was on the front foot and he got it from there
10.3
Mulder to Root, no run, length delivery outside off, Root gets forward to drive to mid-on, straight to the fielder
10.2
Mulder to Root, no run, loose from Root. It's a short of length delivery on off, Root goes for the pull, it skids on and beats him on the shot, on the inside-edge, only the extra bounce takes it over the off-stump, also there was a sound when the ball was next to bat, not sure what that was
10.1
Mulder to Root, no run, big appeal for LBW but umpire Rod Tucker turns it down. Root is on the walk and shuffles across outside off, he is clearly rapped on the pads outside off, as he flicks and misses, also bounce is a factor, rapped above the kneeroll, Markram checkls with his mates and rightly does not review
9.3
Rabada to Root, 1 run, fuller length ball swinging in from outside off, Root drags his shot towards short mid-wicket. A fumble from the fielder allows the batters to take a single
9.2
Rabada to Root, no run, pitched up delivery outside off, Root drives it crisply but it's straight to short mid-wicket
9.1
Rabada to Root, no run, good length ball seaming in from outside off, Root shapes to play a booming drive but eventually decides to block it in front of him
8.6
Marco Jansen to Root, 1 run, short delivery around leg-stump, Root rolls his wrists on the pull this time and plays it down to long leg
8.5
4
Marco Jansen to Root, FOUR, Root is in great nick! Slightly short outside off, Root picks the length quickly and pulls it uppishly. The fielder at mid-wicket dives but it evades him and runs through to the fence
8.4
Marco Jansen to Root, no run, good length ball on off, chopped to backward point
8.3
4
Marco Jansen to Root, FOUR, classy shot! A length ball on middle, shaping away, Root leans ahead and shows the full face of the bat. Unfurls a beautiful straight drive and holfs his pose for the cameras after playing that. No stopping that one
8.2
Marco Jansen to Root, no run, 133kph short of length ball on middle and off, Root camps back and defends it down the track
8.2
Marco Jansen to Root, wide, full ball down leg, Root tries to glance but misses. Wided
8.1
Marco Jansen to Root, no run, short of length ball on off, Root hops and pushes it towards point
7.1
Rabada to Root, 1 run, dropped! That was a very difficult chance though! A short of length ball and some room on offer, Root slashes it hard and it's flying towards Mulder at gully. He gets his hands to it to his left but the ball pops out. He hardly had time to react there
5.6
Ngidi to Root, no run, fuller length ball outside off, Root is on the move and eases it towards wide mid-off. He shouts "No" to his partner
5.3
Ngidi to Root, 1 run, short of length ball on off, Root drags his swipe to long leg
5.2
Ngidi to Root, no run, pitched up outside off, Root leans ahead and strokes it to extra cover
5.1
Ngidi to Root, no run, short of length ball outside off, Root camps back and glides it to the right of gully
4.1
Marco Jansen to Root, 1 run, length ball in the channel outside off, Root runs it down to third man
3.5
Ngidi to Root, 1 run, full ball outside off, slashed off the outer half to third man
3.4
Ngidi to Root, no run, back of a length ball outside off, tapped to backward point
2.6
Marco Jansen to Root, no run, 139kph back of a length ball shaping across Root. He rises on his toes and punches it to cover-point
2.5
Marco Jansen to Root, no run, 139.3kph pitched up ball outside off, Root leans ahead and strokes it to mid-off
2.4
Marco Jansen to Root, no run, back of a length ball on middle, Root camps back and stonewalls it
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