इंग्लैंड vs दक्षिण अफ्रीका, 2nd T20I, ओल्ड ट्रैफर्ड, मैनचेस्टर, 12 September 2025 - कमेंट्री

OUT! CAUGHT! DONE AND DUSTED! England have registered their biggest victory, while this is also the biggest defeat for South Africa in T20Is, both in terms of runs. Plenty of records have been broken in the match. A bit shorter and outside off, Kagiso Rabada uses his feet and looks to go for a lofted shot over covers, but ends up mistiming it off the toe end of the bat towards backward point, where Jofra Archer runs across to his left from short third and takes another catch around his chest. England beat South Africa by 146 runs in the second T20I to keep the 3-match series alive at 1-1, going into the third match.

Full and outside off, slogged away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker, full and around middle, belted down the ground to the right of long on for a singl by KG.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A simple catch for Jos Buttler and South Africa lose their eighth! Jacks bowls it fuller from around the wicket and keeps it way outside off. Bjorn Fortuin gets down on one knee and looks to fetch out with a slog-sweep, but mistimes it off the toe end of the bat. The ball skies up beside the pitch on the leg side, and Buttler calls for the catch from behind the wickets and pouches it around his chest. South Africa are 158/8.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another perishes, and Will Jacks will be on a hat trick on the next ball. He tosses it up, around middle, Kwena Maphaka changes his stance and grip to attempt a reverse-sweep on his first ball, but ends up miscuing it off the upper half of the bat. The ball lobs up towards cover, where Jacob Bethell leaps and takes the catch above his head. South Africa are 158/9.

No hat trick for Will Jacks. Full and around middle and leg, Lizaad Williams brings his bat down and jams it out to the left of the bowler.

Short and outside off, Williams drills it down the ground towards mid off.

FOUR! CHEEKY! Slower and fuller, around middle, Bjorn Fortuin changes his stance and grip before reverse-sweeping it over short third for a boundary.

SIX NOW! Full and around middle, Bjorn Fortuin sits down on one knee, opens his stance, and deposits it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Fortuin is playing all over the ground! Short and down leg as Rashid sees Bjorn Fortuin changing his stance. But Bjorn adjusts his shot and manages to loft it through a reverse-paddle over short third for another boundary.

SIX! This is good entertainment! Full and around middle, Bjorn Fortuin gets down on his knees and slog-sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Slower and fuller, around middle, Bjorn looks to sweep it but gets an inside edge onto his front pad.

Short and turning into the batter, around middle, knocked down to long on for a single.

Full and around middle, Bjorn Fortuin shuffles across and scoops it over the keeper behind the wickets for a couple of runs. The short fine leg fielder mops it up to his left.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Short and around middle, Bjorn Fortuin backs away and lofts it inside out over covers for a boundary.

Floated up, full and around middle, Bjorn sits down and looks to drag it with a sweep shot but mistimes it off the upper half of the bat. Luckily for him, the bal lands before the incoming long on fielder. A single taken.

OUT! CAUGHT! The misery of Tristan Stubbs finally comes to an end, and South Africa lose their seventh. Liam slows it up, on a nagging length and outside off, spinning away from the batter. Tristan Stubbs gets down on one knee and looks to cut it as he extends his arms, but ends up slicing it off the outer half of the bat. The ball lobs up towards short third, where Jofra Archer moves to his left a bit and pouches it. He is all smiles, and South Africa are 127/7

FOUR! Some striking on the first ball! A bit short and around middle, Kagiso Rabada presses back and drags it with a pull shot towards deep square leg for a boundary.

FOUR MORE! BELTED! Full and around off, Kagiso Rabada gets down on one knee and smashes it downtown to the left of long off for another boundary.

Floated, full and on middle, Bjorn Fortuin looks to go for the reverse sweep but gets it from the inner half towards short third.

A bit short and around off, Bjorn Fortuin tries the reverse again and toe-ends it towards deep point for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, turns away, Tristan Stubbs slashes at it hard but misses.

Fine bowling! Tossed up, full and around off, puts revs on the ball as it turns away a long way, Tristan Stubbs goes for the sweep but misses again.

Drags his length back and on off, Tristan Stubbs pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

A googly, full and on middle, turns in, Bjorn Fortuin looks to sweep but gets a bit of a top edge as the ball rolls towards square leg. Wood fails to judge the spin and dives over it to allow a run.

On a length and on middle, Tristan Stubbs clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Jofra Archer steams in and bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle, Marco Jansen ducks under it again. It is still rising, and Jos Buttler does well to grab it with a leap.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Jofra Archer has three now! He takes pace off, serves this full and on middle. Marco Jansen goes through his drive a bit early and just chips it back towards the bowler. Archer, on his follow-through, gets down quickly and tries to grab it in front. However, it pops out, but he shows great awareness to pluck it with his left hand. South Africa are 116/6, still needing 189 runs in 51 balls.

Play and a miss! A fine yorker, on off, Bjorn Fortuin is very late to get his bat down and misses.

Another yorker, on leg, follows the batter, Bjorn Fortuin jams it out towards covers for one.

Slower one, short of a length and on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs looks to pull it away but misses due to the lack of pace, he gets hit high on the body.

Fuller and on leg, Tristan Stubbs clips it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.

Slower delivery, hard length and on off, Tristan Stubbs goes through his pull early and ends up toe-ending it towards long on for a single.

WIDE! Goes fuller but down the leg side, Donovan Ferreira fails to glance it away. Wided.

A yorker, on middle and leg, Donovan Ferreira looks to work it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards short third. They cross.

Low full toss around off, Tristan Stubbs drills it straight to extra covers for a quick run. Brook has a shy at the bowler's end but misses as Bethell does the back up.

OUT! TAKEN! Sam Curran gets his second! He bangs this one hard into the pitch, on middle, gets some extra bounce as well. Donovan Ferreira looks to pull it away, but gets a bit hurried as the ball takes the top edge. It flies behind towards the short fine leg region, but Sam is already celebrating. Jos Buttler, the keeper, turns around and runs backwards, gets under the ball and takes it with ease. A quick-fire 23 off 11 balls from Ferreira, but the Proteas lose half their side now.

A bouncer, on middle, Marco Jansen ducks under it.

FOUR! Up and over! Floated, full and around off, Donovan Ferreira extends his arms to reach out for it and carves it wide of the deep point fence for a boundary.

SIX! MASSIVE HIT! Tossed up, full and on off, Donovan Ferreira gets his front leg out of the way and absolutely smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence. The ball hits near the roof and drops down, but thankfully, no one's hurt in the crowd.

A bit short and around leg, Donovan Ferreira nudges it towards square leg for one. 100 up for England!

Flighted, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs drills it to long off for one.

FOUR! Put away! Flatter, full and angling into leg, Donovan Ferreira goes down on one knee and paddles it away hard and wide of short fine for a boundary. 16 runs off the over already with one to go.

FOUR! Make that 20 off the over! Darts one full and around off, in the slot too, Donovan Ferreira stays deep in his crease and thumps it past the bowler to the long off fence for four more runs. South Africa need to continue like this till the end, if they want to even have a sniff at the target.

SIX! BANG! Liam Dawson drags his length back, on middle, Tristan Stubbs rocks back quickly and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Short and wide of off, Stubbs cuts this to sweeper cover for one.

Another short ball, outside off, Donovan Ferreira slaps it sweeper covers for one.

Fuller on off, Tristan Stubbs drives this to long off for one.

Floated wide of off, Donovan Ferreira slashes this off the under edge back to the bowler.

Fuller on off, Donovan Ferreira flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.

Clever! Adil Rashid sees the batter back away and floats this, outside off, a low full toss. Tristan Stubbs reaches out and only manages to bunt it back to the bowler.

Beautifully bowled! Flighted, full and on off, grips and turns away sharply, Tristan Stubbs goes down for the sweep but plays all over it.

TWO WIDES! Fires in a full delivery, way outside off, Tristan Stubbs leaves it alone, and Phil Salt also fails to stop it cleanly as the ball rolls behind. A bye is taken, and it is called a wide as well.

OUT! TAKEN! Adil Rashid gets the big fish here! He gives this one some more air, full and around off, and turns away too. Aiden Markram backs away and looks to go big down the ground, but fails to get underneath it completely. His bat turns in his hands and fails to get the distance or the elevation as the ball goes straight up in the air. Will Jacks at long off settles under it and pouches it safely. Markram departs for 41 off 20 balls, and South Africa are 77/4!

Tossed up, full and on off, Donovan Ferreira taps it to covers for a single.

Fires one full and on off, Tristan Stubbs changes his stance to reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Short and around off, Tristan Stubbs forces it down to long off for one.

Floated on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs rocks back and tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! Goodness gracious me. Aiden Markram has hit it miles back in the stands. Liam tosses it up around middle and leg, Aiden Markram just chips but times this so well that it ends up in the top deck down the ground towards long on for a biggie.

Fuller on middle and leg, Aiden Markram flicks this through mid on for one.

Quicker one on off, Tristan Stubbs pushes this straight to the cover fielder for no run.

Tossed up wide of off, Tristan Stubbs drives this to long off for one.

Tossed up, turning away from the batter. Aiden Markram looks to cut this off his back foot but misses out.

Good length around off, Aiden Markram punches this off his back foot for one.

Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs pulls this towards the empty pocket at deep mid-wicket for two.

Good length on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs flicks this to fine leg and takes two more.

Good length on middle and leg, Tristan Stubbs looks to flick this around mid-wicket but ends up getting a leading edge towards mid off for one.

Low full toss, slower on middle and leg, Aiden Markram drills this back to the bowler.

Just below the waist, full toss on leg. Aiden Markram slogs this towards deep mid-wicket and scampers back for two. Aiden Markram is having a word with the leg umpire for a check about the waist height No Ball, but the umpire does not entertain this.

Slower one, going across the batter. Aiden Markram plants his back foot deep inside the crease and cuts this late towards short third for one.

FOUR! Brevis is up and running with a boundary. Short and wide outside off, Dewald Brevis gets onto his back foot and cuts this past the fielder behind point, inside the circle for four runs. 

On a length around off, Dewald Brevis punches this crisply towards mid off and gives a loud call of 'NO' to deny the quick single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Dewald Brevis succumbs to this mammoth total, and South Africa's best bet is back in the hut with the dismissal of in-form Brevis, it seems. Sam Curran bends his back and fires in a short-pitched delivery around middle and leg. Brevis looks to pull but mistimes it and hangs it over Jofra Archer at mid on, where Archer makes no mistake. South Africa are 58/3, needing 247 more in 92 balls.

Good length around off, Tristan Stubbs presses forward to punch this one but misses out.

Here comes that newly labelled 'Moon Ball' from Sam Curran. This is bowled really slowly, and it comes out of the palm of Sam rather than the usual fingers. Tristan Stubbs blocks this out.

FOUR! Ryan steps up on the accelerator as well. Pitched up around middle and off, Ryan Rickelton drives this all along the carpet and through the right of mid on for four runs. 

SIX! On a good length around middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton clears his front foot and smashes this up and over the long on region for a biggie. Ryan Rickelton needs to continue such ball striking.

SIX! Another biggie added to the total, and South Africa are well and truly after the total with such a start. 50 comes up for the visitors in the fourth over. Good length on middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton slogs this beyond the long on fence for six more. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Liam Dawson takes a good catch to send Ryan Rickelton back in the dugout. Back of a length around middle and leg, and a touch closer to the batter this time than the previous two occasions. Ryan Rickelton pulls but mistimes it towards Liam Dawson at mid-wicket. Dawson times his jump to his left and holds onto this. Archer is pumped up, and South Africa are 50/1, chasing a target of 305.

WIDE! Bumper, way too high for the batter. Lhuan-dre Pretorius aims for the pull but misses. Wided.

Good length onto the pads, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks this through the right of short fine leg for two.

OUT! CAUGHT! Double-whammy for Jofra Archer. Lhuan-dre Pretorius falls prey to the variation of Archer. Slower cutter, around off and full. Lhuan-dre Pretorius gets down on a knee and looks to slog this out of the park, but the batter ends up with a leading edge right in front of Luke Wood at cover point. Luke Wood runs in and dives full stretch before holding onto it. Lhuan-dre Pretorius departs for 2(2), and South Africa are 53/2, chasing a target of 305.

SIX! Aiden Markram gets right underneath this fuller delivery and clubs this up and over the long off region for a biggie. Aiden Markram is not going down without a fight.

FOUR! A boundary to follow the biggie. On a length around middle and leg, Aiden Markram mistimes the flick but gets enough off the inside edge to take this past the right of the fielder at short fine leg for four runs. 

FOUR! Add four more to the total. Back of a length around middle and leg, Aiden Markram clears his front foot towards the leg side and slogs like a golfer for a boundary towards the long on region. 

In the air... and safe. Wood hits the hard length around leg, Aiden Markram gets cramped for the room he was after and chips this just beyond the backtracking Jofra Archer at mid on for two.

Cutter, into the surface, going across the batter. Aiden Markram swings for the stands but misses out.

SIX! DISPATCHED! We have seen some sensational ball striking here in Manchester thus far. This has landed on the balcony of one of the hotel rooms right around deep square leg. Short-pitched, around middle and off, Aiden Markram pulls and deposits this out of the park for a biggie.

On a length around middle and off, Ryan Rickelton pushes this to extra cover for no run.

Swing and a miss. On a length wide of off, Ryan Rickelton swings wildly at it but misses out. Ryan hasn't been in the best of form coming into this contest.

Three dots in a row and this deck in Manchester looks completely opposite now to what the English batter made it look. Good length, angling across the batter, Ryan Rickelton stands still and swings but misses.

Another dot. Ryan Rickelton drills a fuller one straight to mid on and settles for a dot.

FOUR! Ryan Rickelton is off the mark with a boundary. Over-pitched, around middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton gets right on top of it and plays the on-drive to perfection to the right of the bowler for a boundary. 

Good length, just outside off, going away from the batter. Ryan Rickelton stands still inside his crease and swings but misses out. 

Movement off the deck for Luke Wood under the lights. Good length shaping back into the batter. Aiden Markram gets right behind it and tucks this towards square leg for no run.

SIX! We are up and running in the chase with a biggie from the bat of Aiden Markram. Wood pitches it up around the pads, Aiden Markram leans over it and flicks this all the way towards the deep square leg region for a biggie.

Good length wide of off, Aiden Markram punches this crisply to mid off for no run.

Back of a length around off, Aiden Markram jumps down the track and swings at it but misses out.

Yorker bang in the line of the stumps, Aiden Markram jams this out. Not the start South Africa are after, chasing this gigantic total.

Too full again, around middle and leg, Aiden Markram flicks this through square leg and takes two to end the first over. Just 8 off it.