[Cricket] 1st ODI South Africa v England

[Titanic]

Another good couple of overs, 9 and 7... 221-6 (44 overs)

36 balls to go...

 

[Titanic]

Big moment.. Woakes is caught

222-7 (44.1 overs)

44.1 Sipamla to Woakes, OUT, full length, in the slot, punched on the up, and Sipamla has his maiden wicket! Woakes gave himself some room, but couldn't get the elevation. Mid-off pouches, and a very fine partnership is broken!

CR Woakes c Miller b Sipamla 40 (42b 2x4 0x6) SR: 95.23

91 runs for the 7th wicket... has got England back in with at least a sniff

 

[jakarta]

Curran has a higher ODI strike rate (107 / 89)

We are about to find out!

 

[Titanic]

Two better overs for SA after the wicket... peg it back with 5 and 5

231-7 (46 overs)

24 balls to go...

 

[The Wizard]

Trust Denly of all players to be our one day rock

 

[Titanic]

Huge... the first SIX of the innings

239-7 with 18 balls to go

 

[Titanic]

Denly dropped by Smuts... that was a dolly

but only 4 singles off the over from Hendricks

243-7 (48 overs)

12 balls to go...

 

[Titanic]

and 4 more singles off Ngidi and then a HUGE SIX off his last ball!!! ... 253-7 going into the final over.

 

[Titanic]

Joe Denly caught on the fence for 87 (103 balls, 6 fours, 2 sixes)

He has given England a chance here... from 131-6 he has led the way to a decent total.

 

[BensGrandad]

We have now passed the average 1st Innings score on this ground which is 249.

 

[The Wizard]

I can’t see this being an easy total to chase, such a slow pitch difficult to get it away. Getting De Kock out early will be key, shouldn’t be too difficult...

 

[Titanic]

England 258-8 (50 overs, RR5.16)

Denly 87 and Woakes 40 the only significant contributions.

An interesting chase in prospect.

 

[jakarta]

Cricinfo reckons 258 is the highest target successfully chased at Newlands... intriguing

Record run chase it is then!

 

[Eeyore]

Not a bad score in the end. Springy, slow pitch. Be interesting to see how it goes under lights.

 

[The Wizard]

Theoretically you’d think Woakes, S Curran and even Parkinson should go pretty well bowling on this pitch, even T Curran with his variations.

 

[vegster]

I can’t see this being an easy total to chase, such a slow pitch difficult to get it away. Getting De Kock out early will be key, shouldn’t be too difficult... [emoji38]ol:

This, get rid of the skipper early and we can attack both ends of the wicket. This is a very defendable score on this wicket.

 

[Titanic]

That is a GREAT START for England

or could it be sliding down??

 

[Titanic]

Awful decision... missing by another stump

 

[Titanic]

Woakes STRIKES

Found a bit of bounce from this lifeless wicket, and Hendricks was over-ambitious with the drive and edged it to YJB.

25-1 (7 overs)

 

[The Wizard]

Roots captaincy during the test series was very good, but I’m not entirely sure what on Earth he is doing here, strange field placings allowing easy 1&2’s and bowling himself again, chucking down pies!