South Africa
United Arab Emirates
Aiden Markram | South Africa captain: "Yeah, that's what it was about. It was great to see the boys that came in and that have been working hard for an opportunity to grab that opportunity with both hands. I thought the bowling unit once again was really good in executing plans on that wicket. And, yeah, a lot of confidence for us as a group to know that each guy in the 15 is in a good space. (on the conditions here) It is slightly different. Today obviously with the rain and interesting weather around, it played a bit different. It was a little bit tacky up front, but I suppose it was a morning game. Different to Ahmedabad, probably a little bit less bounce, but yeah, it's good to get a run out in conditions like this, knowing that we're coming back here and I'm sure the boys will sort of realise what worked, things to stay away from and keep that in the back of our minds for when we come back. (on the dropped catches) Massively yeah. We let ourselves down in the field today, not up to the mark at all. The coach will have his say, which is needed. You don't want to create anything mentally by not being switched on and I thought in the field we probably, not probably, we definitely let ourselves down from an attitude and approach point of view. So nice little lesson for us to learn there and I've got no doubt the boys will be up for it again in Ahmedabad. (on the Super 8s) I think fortunately we've got a little bit of time before that first Super 8 game, which is obviously a great thing for the boys to be able to switch off for a little bit and then regroup. Going back to Ahmedabad as well, we spent a bit of time there now in this comp, so it won't feel too foreign to us. It's about really just zoning in on the things that we found worked there and our strengths as a unit and backing that to the hilt and looking forward to that first game."
14:32 Local Time, 09:02 GMT, 14:32 IST: South Africa win four from four and go into the Super 8s with an unbeaten record. The rain came and delayed this win, otherwise this would've been over much earlier. A target of 123 was never going to test this strong South African batting unit. Contributions from Markram, Rickelton and an aggressive knock from Brevis got the job done. UAE took four wickets but that was more of South Africa trying to find the boundaries and getting out rather than any good balls. Stay tuned for the post-match stuff…
Muhammad Arfan to Jason Smith, no run, short of length outside off, Jason Smith goes on the back foot and cuts hard and straight to backward point, either side and that was four
Muhammad Arfan to Dewald Brevis, out Caught by (sub)Harshit Kaushik!! Dewald Brevis goes for the glory hit and perishes. A seam-up short of length delivery outside off, Brevis goes on the back foot to pull, is rushed, off the top of the bat and a simple catch for the sub at mid-off. After pace-off, this was pace-on and that gets Brevis. Dewald Brevis c (sub)Harshit Kaushik b Muhammad Arfan 36(25) [4s-1 6s-3]
Muhammad Arfan to Dewald Brevis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Muhammad Arfan to Dewald Brevis, SIX, the no-look shot and it came off the thick inner half of the bat. Yet it flies all the way over deep mid-wicket. A slower-ball and on a fuller length outside off, Dewald Brevis gets forward to loft, wanted to go more over long-on. The fans take their time to send the ball back, that's why a slight delay
Muhammad Farooq to Ryan Rickelton, out Caught by Dhruv Parashar!! Good sliding catch to his right at deep square-leg. Another half-tracker, Ryan Rickelton goes on the back foot and pulls flat, but doesn't get the placement right. Parashar moves and slides to take it with both hands. That was well-taken the conventional way. Ryan Rickelton c Dhruv Parashar b Muhammad Farooq 30(16) [4s-3 6s-2]
Muhammad Farooq to Ryan Rickelton, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Muhammad Farooq to Ryan Rickelton, SIX, tossed up full outside off, Ryan Rickelton sinks low and out comes the slogsweep. Even flatter hit than the previous six. That goes over deep mid-wicket. The photographers were in danger there
Muhammad Farooq to Ryan Rickelton, SIX, a drag-down and six. It's short on middle, Ryan Rickelton goes on the back foot and pulls flat over deep mid-wicket, all the way, just had enough elevation
Haider Ali to Ryan Rickelton, byes, FOUR, beats everyone. It's down leg, turns further down, Ryan Rickelton premeditates the reverse-sweep, extra bounce beats the bat and Aryansh Sharma is nowhere near it, runs away for four byes
Haider Ali to Dewald Brevis, SIX, this he has nailed. It's full and wide outside off, hint of turn away, Dewald Brevis backs away and gets under this, gets forward and lofts all the way over long-off
Muhammad Jawadullah to Dewald Brevis, SIX, smashed for six. It's short on off, Dewald Brevis goes on the back foot and picks it so early, he pulls meatily and it flies into the top-tier at deep mid-wicket. 87m hit
Muhammad Jawadullah to Dewald Brevis, FOUR, length delivery outside off, angling away from the right-hander, Dewald Brevis gets forward to drive, the thick outside-edge flies away well wide of Aryansh Sharma to his right, beats third man running to his left
Haider Ali to Dewald Brevis, 1 run, no flight, on middle, flat good length, Dewald Brevis backs away to cut hard and straight to sweeper cover
Haider Ali to Dewald Brevis, no run, good length just outside off, Dewald Brevis makes room to cut, mistimes it back to Haider Ali
Haider Ali to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run, flat good length just outside off, Ryan Rickelton goes on the back foot and pulls to long-on
Haider Ali to Dewald Brevis, 1 run, slides on from a good length, Dewald Brevis goes on the back foot and makes room to drive from middle-stump wide of backward point
Haider Ali to Dewald Brevis, 2 runs, flat good length on off, Dewald Brevis goes on the back foot and makes room to punch stylishly, it's racing away, sweeper cover runs to his right and dives to keep it to two
Haider Ali to Ryan Rickelton, 1 run, flat length delivery outside off, Ryan Rickelton goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on
Over Summary (1-6 ov) \n* Exceptional control from Parashar. Conceded just one run. \n* Siddique leaked 13 runs in his first over. \n* Costly but effective. 18 runs and a key wicket for Haider Ali \n* de Kock gets aggresive. Smashed two boundaries off Siddique \n* Jawadullah gets de Kock caught at third man
Muhammad Jawadullah to Quinton de Kock, out Caught by Syed Haider!! Caught at third man! On a good length and well wide of off – Quinton de Kock saw the width and threw his hands on the drive, carves it high and over backward point, straight down the deep fielder's throat and Haider Shah ain't dropping those. They've taken drinks with South Africa coasting towards the winning post. Quinton de Kock c Syed Haider b Muhammad Jawadullah 14(16) [4s-3]
Muhammad Jawadullah to Quinton de Kock, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Muhammad Jawadullah to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Rickelton – width on offer once again, he plays under the bounce and then helps it on its way over short third man, bounces away to the ropes
Muhammad Jawadullah to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Ryan Rickelton doesn't miss out – gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square on the off-side for a boundary, brings up SA's 50
Junaid Siddique to Quinton de Kock, FOUR, nicely played, slower short ball outside off – Quinton de Kock backs away, opens the face of the bat and then runs it backward of square on the off-side, beats the men in the ring and runs away to the ropes
Junaid Siddique to Quinton de Kock, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander – Quinton de Kock looks to heave it over the on-side and misses
Junaid Siddique to Quinton de Kock, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off, left alone
Junaid Siddique to Quinton de Kock, FOUR, cracking shot width on offer and Quinton de Kock doesn't miss out, rides the bounce and clatters it square past point for a boundary
Junaid Siddique to Quinton de Kock, no run, short of a good length and around off – Quinton de Kock plays with soft hands and the ball bounces past the leg-stump
Junaid Siddique to Quinton de Kock, no run, beaten, on a good length and a hint of nip away from off, draws Quinton de Kock into the poke and he's beaten on the outside edge
Dhruv Parashar to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR, nicely played, fraction too short and wide of off – Ryan Rickelton backs away, opens up the off-side and then places it into the gap past cover-point for a boundary
Haider Ali to Aiden Markram, out Bowled!! Beautifully bowled and Haider Ali enjoyed the dismissal – 1st wicket for an UAE spinner in the tournament – he held the length back, slowed down the pace and drew Markram into the false shot, beaten by the length and the drift, Markram heaves across the line and misses. The ball goes on to hit the top of leg-stump. Aiden Markram b Haider Ali 28(11) [4s-5 6s-1]
Haider Ali to Aiden Markram, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Haider Ali to Aiden Markram, FOUR, lovely, pushed through by Haider – Markram backs away, chops it off his stumps and then places it backward of square on the off-side for a boundary
Haider Ali to Aiden Markram, SIX, clubbed, tad too short from Ali – Markram picks the length early, swivels across and then hoists the pull over wide long-on for a maximum. A 97m hit
Haider Ali to Aiden Markram, FOUR, nicely played, dropped short and just outside off – Markram makes room and then cuts it in front of square on the off-side, beats the man in the ring and runs away to the ropes
Haider Ali to Aiden Markram, FOUR, too straight from Haider, drifts down leg and it's a gentle tickle from Markram, runs away to the boundary
Junaid Siddique to Quinton de Kock, FOUR, hammered, back of a length and angling into the left-hander – Quinton de Kock picks the length early, swivels across and thumps the pull over mid-wicket for a boundary
Junaid Siddique to Aiden Markram, FOUR, lovely, on a length and angling into the pad s- Markram lets the ball come and then plays a straight-batted on-drive, flicks it over mid-wicket and the ball bounces away to the ropes
Junaid Siddique to Aiden Markram, FOUR, that's too easy for Aiden Markram – on a length and angling down leg, Markram gets inside the line and then flicks it fine, beats short fine to his right and runs away to the ropes
Corbin Bosch to Muhammad Arfan, out Caught by Jason Smith!! The wickets keep falling – hard length and Arfan doesn't get hold of the pull, pulls it high off the bat and lobs a simple catch down deep mid-wicket's throat. Third wicket for Bosch and he's on the money today. Muhammad Arfan c Jason Smith b Corbin Bosch 11(18)
Corbin Bosch to Muhammad Arfan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Anrich Nortje to Alishan Sharafu, out Caught by Kwena Maphaka!! A massive top-edge on the pull – went high over mid-wicket, no calling as both Maphaka and KG run towards the ball. So nearly could've been a nasty collision. Was a back of a length delivery that angled back into the right-hander, was bowled into the pitch and Sharafu miscued it completely – was Rabada's catch as he ran in from the deep, but Maphaka ran back from mid-wicket, kept his eyes on the ball and completes a fine catch. Alishan Sharafu c Kwena Maphaka b Anrich Nortje 45(38) [4s-5 6s-1]
Anrich Nortje to Alishan Sharafu, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Kagiso Rabada to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, edged and four, slower short ball outside off – Sharafu throws his hands on the cut, gets a thick top-edge and the ball flies through the vacant slip region
Corbin Bosch to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, short of third man and the ball bounces away to the ropes – on a good length and just outside off, Sharafu came down the pitch, made room and sliced a thick edge towards third man – Nortje ran in, dived frward, but the ball bounces in front of him and rolls over to the ropes
Kwena Maphaka to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, a tag team effort gone awry and Alishan Sharafu has been let-off – back of a length and angling into the hips, Sharafu shuffled across, uses the pace and looked to lap it over long leg, the top-edge goes high and over backward square leg. Nortje runs across, takes the catch and then realises that he's stepping onto the ropes, tried to lob it onto Smith's path , ends up popping it over his head
Kwena Maphaka to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, cracking shot, Sharafu breaks the shackles at last – fraction short and pushed across the right-hander, Sharafu picks the length early, swivels across and then pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary
Anrich Nortje to Syed Haider, out Caught by Kwena Maphaka!! A no-look pull and the top-edge has been swallowed at mid-wicket – banged in short and at the stumps, Haider backs away on the pull and is rushed onto the pull, he took his eyes off it and the ball lobs into the hands of mid-wicket. Maphaka with the catch and the players will take drinks at the fall of Haider. Syed Haider c Kwena Maphaka b Anrich Nortje 6(15)
Anrich Nortje to Syed Haider, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Over Summary (7-13 ov) \n* Alishan Sharafu brings up UAE's 50 with a streaky boundary \n* Nortje concedes 12 runs in the 8th over \n* Sohaib Khan falls cheaply, OUT for 6. Bosch with the wicket \n* Boundaries dry up as South Africa take complete control
George Linde to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, slower and turning away outside off, Sharafu dabs it in front of cover and keeps the strike with the single. End of a good spell. 4 overs 17 for 1
Kwena Maphaka to Alishan Sharafu, leg byes, FOUR, short delivery at the badge, Sharafu ducks under, but can't get low enough as he walks forward. Maphaka sees him advancing and bangs it short. The ball knocks the helmet and flies towards fine leg fence for four leg-byes. Physio is out there for a mandatory concussion test. Seems to be fine and we move on
Corbin Bosch to Sohaib Khan, out Caught by Quinton de Kock!! Sohaib Khan's struggle ends. The bounce and pace from Bosch gets the batter poking at a delivery outside off stump. The extra bounce made it harder for Sohaib to get on top of the bounce and the thick edge carries above QDK's shoulder on the right. Taken cleanly and moving to his right. Bosch spell reads 2 for 2 after that dismissal. Sohaib Khan c Quinton de Kock b Corbin Bosch 6(11)
Corbin Bosch to Sohaib Khan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Anrich Nortje to Alishan Sharafu, SIX, lovely shot from Sharafu. Comes down the track and makes room and slash the short delivery over third man. The pace of Nortje ensures the ball flies well over the fielder
Anrich Nortje to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, edged and past the keeper. Good length delivery outside off, Sharafu has his front foot stuck on the ground as he pushes the bat away from the body. Gets a healthy edge well wide of the slip for four down to third man
George Linde to Alishan Sharafu, no run, low full toss on middle, Sharafu hits it back to Linde on the bounce
George Linde to Alishan Sharafu, no run, goes straight on with the arm, Sharafu taps it back to Linde
George Linde to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, full and into the pads, bunted down to long-on
George Linde to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, turns away outside off, Sharafu knocks it to sweeper cover
George Linde to Sohaib Khan, 1 run, Linde pulls the length back a tad, Sohaib dabs it towards point
George Linde to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Sharafu drops it in front of cover for a single
Over Summary (1-6 ov) \n* Aryansh Sharma gets going with a streaky top-edge for a six \n* Muhammad Waseem gets going with a cracking boundary \n* Aryansh survives a LBW review off Kewna Maphaka on 6 \n* Waseem smashes Rabada for three consecutive boundaries in the 3rd over \n* de Kock drops a sitter off Aryansh on 6; Rabada was the unlucky bowler \n* Linde strikes in his 1st over; Waseem OUT for 22 and wastes a review as well \n* Alishan Sharafu gets going with a glorious boundary \n* Bosch strikes in his 1st over as well; Aryansh OUT for 13
Corbin Bosch to Aryansh Sharma, out Caught by Kwena Maphaka!! South Africa get both the openers back in the hut. Bosch with his short delivery, gets the extra pace and skids on the surface making it hard for Aryansh to connect. The ball hits high on the bat and lobs wide of mid-on. A simple catch for Maphaka moving to his right. Aryansh Sharma c Kwena Maphaka b Corbin Bosch 13(17) [4s-1 6s-1]
Corbin Bosch to Aryansh Sharma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
George Linde to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR, excellent shot. Makes room and goes inside out over cover to a full delivery on middle. The timing takes the ball well over the in-field and bounces a couple of time before crashing into the boards
George Linde to Alishan Sharafu, no run, loopy delivery bowled at 92.5ks on middle. Defended back to Linde
George Linde to Alishan Sharafu, no run, tossed up on middle, turned to mid-wicket
George Linde to Muhammad Waseem, out Lbw!! SA have got the breakthrough. UAE take the review. There is noting on UltraEdge. Ball tracking shows three reds. Umpires decision stays and Waseem has to make his walk back. With him UAE lose a review. Waseem chooses the wrong delivery to sweep. He tries to change his mind, but is too late as the full delivery pings him on the back leg. He looked dead as soon as he missed. Muhammad Waseem lbw b George Linde 22(12) [4s-4]
George Linde to Muhammad Waseem, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
George Linde to Aryansh Sharma, 1 run, Aryansh rocks back and punches it down to long-off
George Linde to Muhammad Waseem, 1 run, fired in on the pads, Waseem turns it wide of square leg for a quick single. The duo make it home just before he throw comes in
Anrich Nortje to Aryansh Sharma, FOUR, scrambled seam delivery outside off, Aryansh slices the drive uppishly wide of cover-point. Doesn't bother to keep the ball down and splits the gap on the off-side
Kagiso Rabada to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, too straight from Rabada. Waseem gets inside the line of the ball and flicks it wide of short fine leg for hat-trick of fours
Kagiso Rabada to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Waseem. Clears his front foot and thumps it back over Rabada for another four
Kagiso Rabada to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR, full delivery outside off, Waseem gets behind the line of the ball and smokes it straight down the ground. Few bounces and over the fence
Kwena Maphaka to Aryansh Sharma,no run, South Africa take the review for LBW! That looked like it was clearly pitching outside leg stump. Umpire check if there was any bat involved, nothing on UltraEdge. Ball tracking shows the ball was clearly outside leg. South Africa lose the review. Coming to the ball – It was full and on leg-stump, Aryansh goes for the flicks and misses
Kwena Maphaka to Muhammad Waseem, 2 runs, full toss on the pads, Waseem tucks it wide of deep square leg for a couple. Markram isn't happy with how this over has gone so far
