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ENG vs SA WC Live: Tahir removes Morgan

May 30, 2019
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Moeen Ali comes to the crease.

O VERS 41.2: BIG WICKET! Lungi Ngidi gets the big fish at the crucial moment. Jos Buttler departs for 18 runs. Buttler tries to play a pull off Ngidi but gets an inside edge and the ball rattles his stumps. England 247/5

OVERS 40.4: FOUR! Stokes picks Tahir's googly and sends him for a boundary. Much-needed boundary for England. England 243/4

40 overs gone! England 235/4

Stokes 56*, Buttler 13*


Jos Buttler comes to the crease

OVERS 36.5: WICKET! Imran Tahir ends Eoin Morgan's stay at 57 runs. What a running catch from Aiden Markram. It's a blinder from Markram. Morgan isn't happy. England 217/4

OVERS 35.5: FIFTY! Ben Stokes brings up his 16th ODI half-century off 45 balls. That's 100-run partnership between Stokes and Morgan. England 213/3

OVERS 35.4: FOUR! Stokes does it again. This time he sends Pretorious towards deep extra cover region. Superb stuff from the all-rounder. England 209/3

OVERS 35.2: FOUR! Stokes leans forward and plays this towards deep extra cover for a boundary. England 205/3

200 comes up for England in 34.5 overs. Stokes 38*, Morgan 53*

OVERS 34.2: FOUR! Outside off delivery from Phehlukwayo. Stokes dances down the track and cuts the ball towards third man for a boundary . ENGLAND 199/3

Drinks on the field now. Morgan and Stokes are having a chat. 16 overs to go in the innings. It's time to turn to attacking mode?

OVERS 32.3: FIFTY! Eoin Morgan brings up his 46th ODI half-century off 50 balls. He smashes Phehlukwayo to bring up his half-century. Third fifty of the England innings so far. England 187/3

OVERS 31.5: SIX! Wonderful shot! Morgan takes a big stride and smashes Markram over deep mid wicket. He moves to 46 now. England 182/3

OVERS 31.2: FOUR! Excellent timing from Ben Stokes. He picks the length and sends Aiden Markram between extra cover and long off.

OVERS 28.3: FOUR! Ben Stokes slams his first boundary. The all-rounder sends Imran Tahir through covers. England 166/3

OVERS 26.5: FOUR! Morgan sends Duminy towards fine leg for a boundary. Poor delivery from the South Africa spinner. England 156/3

OVERS 26.2: 150 comes up for England!

7000 ODI runs for EOIN MORGAN

OVERS 25.3: SIX! Eoin Morgan changes to top gear. The England skipper smashes Lungi Ngidi for back-to-back sixes. A loud cheer from the Oval crowd. England 147/3


OVERS 23.2: FOUR! That's Eoin Morgan special. Elegant stright drive. Overpitched delivery from Ngidi and the England skipper takes full advantage. England 131/3

Ben Stokes comes to the crease

OVERS 19.1: WICKET! Kagiso Rabada gets rid of Joe Root for 51 runs. Both the set batsmen - Root and Roy - are back to the pavilion. Brilliant comeback from South Africa. It was an away delivery from Rabada. Root tries to slice it hard but finds Duminy at backward point. England 111/3

Eoin Morgan comes to the crease.

OVERS 18.4: WICKET! Andile Phehlukwayo ends Jason Roy's stay at 54 runs. Outside off delivery from Phehlukwayo. Roy tries to pull but gets an edge and Du Plessis takes an easy catch. Big wicket for South Africa. England 97/2

OVERS 17.6: FIFTY! Joe Root brings up his 31st ODI half-century. The right-hander raises his bat and greets the crowd. England 102/1

OVERS 16.6: FIFTY! Jason Roy brings up his 15th ODI half-century off 51 balls. 100 comes up for England.

OVERS 15.2: FOUR! Jason Roy picks the ball and sends it towards long off for a boundary. He plays this with soft hands. England 92/1

Gibbs has a prediction...


OVERS 11.5: FOUR! Short from Pretorius. Jason Roy stays back and pulls it away towards deep square leg for a boundary. Excellent batting from him. India 72/1.

OVERS 10.2: FOUR! Joe Root moves to 37 with a superb boundary off Kagiso Rabada towards long on. What a timing from the right-hander. England 65/1


OVERS 8.4: FOUR! Joe Root sends Kagiso Rabada towards backward square leg for a boundary. England 54/1

50 comes up for England in 8.2 overs after losing Jonny Bairstow for a duck

Joe Root 22*, Jason Roy 27*

OVERS 6.1: FOUR! What a shot from Jason Roy. He stands tall and hits this straight down the ground for a boundary off Kagiso Rabada. England 43/1

'Dada' is in the house!


OVERS 5.3: FOUR! Jason Roy stands tall and flicks the ball towards fine leg for a boundary. Lungi Ngidi isn't happy with this. England 35/1

OVERS 4.4: FOUR! Joe Root joins the party this time. He leans forward and plays a wonderful sweep towards fine leg. Both batsmen are set after an early blow. England 29/1

OVERS 4.1: FOUR! Imran Tahir starts his third over. Jason Roy goes on backfoot and slaps the ball towards sweeper cover for a boundary. Confident shot from Roy. England 21/1

OVERS 3.4: FOUR! Short-pitched delivery from from Lungi Ngidi. Joe Root waits till the end and pull it towards towards deep square leg boundary. Excellent stuff from the right-hander. England 16/1


OVERS 1.5: FOUR! Classy shot from Joe Root. He leans forward and drives Lungi Ngidi through deep extra cover for a boundary. England 6/1

Joe Root comes to the crease.

OVER 0.2: WICKET! What a start from South Africa. Imran Tahir strikes, removes Jonny Bairstow for 0. Golden duck for Bairstow. The Englishman gets an edge and De Kock takes an easy catch. Tahir celebrates in his own style. He opens his arms and greets the crowd. England 1/1

Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow are making their way to the middle. Imran Tahir will open the attack for South Africa.

Both teams - England and South Africa - have lined up for national anthems.

PLAYING XIs:

South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Jean-Paul Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir

England : Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

CAPTAINS' TAKE:

EOIN MORGAN (ENGLAND):

Would've looked to do the same. Wicket looks really good. It's set fair all day, shouldn't change much. Yes, Wood was available for selection. But unfortunately he's missed out. Archer's a guy who's come in and impressed. He's very calm when he plays. He's a very exciting prospect. Yeah, the favourites tag sits comfortably. It's been a collective drive for us.

FAF DU PLESSIS (SOUTH AFRICA):

Going to have a bowl. Early start at the Oval, if there's anything in the wicket, it's now. Shamsi, Miller, Morris, Steyn not playing. Steyn's around 80%. The start of the World Cup. It's going to be a good one. Ngidi and KG have been exceptional over the last couple of years. Good to see Amla scoring runs in the warm up.

TOSS: South Africa captain Faf Du Plessis wins toss, opts to field against England in the tournament opener.

It's toss time, folks.

Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of the opening match of the ICC World Cup 2019 between hosts England and South Africa at Kennington Oval.
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PREVIEW:

Tipped heavily to win their maiden World Cup, England will hope to get their campaign off to a cracking start when they take on South Africa at the Oval here on Thursday. The South Africans, for a change, are not among the favourites. In a slight worry for the organizers, it was raining here on Wednesday evening. The forecast for match day, though, is only of a cloudy sky.

ENGLAND

Record at World Cups: Matches 72, Won 41, Lost 29
ODI Record since World Cup 2015: P 88, W 58, L 23
Best finish: Runners-up (1979, 1987, 1992)

SOUTH AFRICA

Record at World Cups: Matches 55, Won 35, Lost 18
ODI Record since World Cup 2015: P 74, W 47, L 26
Best finish: Semi-finalists (1992, 1999, 2007, 2011)

SA suffered a big blow when veteran pacer Dale Steyn was ruled out due to a shoulder injury. “Dale is a big loss to our team but we expected it. When we picked the squad, he was 60% ready, so we anticipated for this to happen. But a fit Steyn would have made our attack a strong one, so we need to make a few changes to our team for England,” confessed South African skipper Faf du Plessis.

The 35-year-old’s absence gives England, already at the top of their game, a great advantage. South Africa will now bank on their other premier pacers, like the hugely talented Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi, to stop the rampaging English opening pair of Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow.

England’s batting muscle starts from the top. In the classy Joe Root and skipper Eoin Morgan, they have two solid middle-order batsmen with loads of experience. Then comes the ‘superman’ of their batting — Jos Buttler. Riding on some blazing form that saw him smash quickfire hundreds against the West Indies and Pakistan, besides enjoying another prolific IPL, Buttler, if he maintains his magical touch, can be expected to be the player of the tournament.

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches: 6


England won: 3
South Africa won: 3

“They have got wicket-takers, and spinners who do well in these conditions. But their biggest asset is the fact that they are very balanced and they have got a very long batting lineup. I don’t think there are any other teams in the world where you have all your bowlers that can come in and score runs at the end. So their balance is their real strength,” praised du Plessis.

Having been the highest wicket-taker (126) since the 2015 World Cup, Rashid can hope to find a lot of success in a tournament where the pitches might dry out in the second half.


Having won 15 of their last 19 ODI series, England are now desperate to win this trophy and assert their supremacy in this format. However, it’s never wise to underestimate what the Proteas can do.
WATCH OUT FOR THE BATTLE OF LEG-SPINNERS: Adil Rashid vs Imran Tahir

Leg-spinners have been ruling the roost in limited-overs cricket of late. It is perhaps apt then that the opening clash of the World Cup will see two leggies at the top of their game pitted against each other. While South Africa have the wily old Imran Tahir assuming the mantle of lead spinner, England – for a change – are up to the task.
Adil Rashid has steadily grown in stature for England, and a World Cup in home conditions is the ideal platform for him to showcase his talent. Both of them are fairly similar in their approach, given that they rely heavily on their well-disguised googlies to outsmart batsmen. Tahir, in particular, will be high on confidence after finishing as the highest wicket-taker in the just-concluded IPL.
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