इंग्लैंड vs दक्षिण अफ्रीका, तीसरा टेस्ट, द ओवल, लंदन, 08 September 2022 - कमेंट्री

NO BALL! Zak Crawley tries something unorthodox! That was full, around off. Zak Crawley looks to switch hit it over slips but misses it and the ball hits his chin.

Fuller, on middle and leg. Ollie Pope pushes it towards the square leg for a run.

Fuller length, down the leg. Zak Crawley lets that one go through to the keeper.

FOUR! Zak Crawley gets the winning runs here. It is a length ball, outside off. Zak Crawley hangs back and punches it through covers. It races away to the fence and England win by 9 wickets.

A length ball, outside off, gets some bounce off the deck. Zak Crawley looks to chase it but decides against it later.

NO BALL! Zak Crawley tries something new! That was full, on off. Zak Crawley tries to switch hits it over the slips but gets an upper edge and the ball hits his chin. Hopefully, he is ok.

Back of a length, on off. Pope hangs back and pulls it to deep square leg. The fielder in the deep sprints to his left and makes an exceptional stop. The batters take three.

A length ball, on off, stump. Zak Crawley blocks it with full face.

Rabada attacking the stumps yet again. Crawley is solid in his defence.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Zak Crawley is on fire. Incredible shot. It is a length ball, outside off. Zak Crawley crunches it through cover-point. It races away to the boundary. The umpire later signals a no ball as the bowler oversteps this time.

Good length, in the channel. Zak Crawley leaves it alone.

Fuller length, outside off. Ollie Pope lets that one go through to the keeper.

Fuller length, outside off. Ollie Pope looks to play it towards cover but gets an inside edge and the ball goes towards square leg for a couple.

On a good length, on off. Ollie Pope blocks off the front foot.

Fuller length, outside off. Ollie Pope pushes it towards cover.

Short of length, around middle stump. Ollie Pope pulls it towards the square leg for a boundary.

Fuller length, around middle and leg. Ollie Pope pushes it towards short square leg.

This is angled into off. Lees gets an inside edge on his pads. 

Good length, on off. Lees stays back and bunts it out to safety.

Lees drives this full delivery to backward point as it goes off the outer half.

A short ball this time, outside off, coming in with the angle. Kyle Verreynne gathers it near his chest.

OUT! An appeal for lbw but turned down! It is a length ball, pitching around off and coming in with the angle. Lees looks to defend it out but gets rapped on his pads. Rabada appeals but the umpire is unmoved. It looks like it would be missing the wickets due to the bounce. Dean Elgar though takes the review as there is not much left in the game here. It is concluded that there is no bat involved. The Ball Tracking though shows three reds and Kagiso Rabada finally finds the breakthough. England need 22 more runs now. 

This is on a length, tailing into Pope. He comes down the track and flicks it to square leg to get off the mark here.

This one is angled into the pads. Lees misses his flick and gets rapped high on his pads.

FOUR! Alex Lees is riding on his luck this morning. It is a length ball, outside off, shaping away. Lees gets a thick outside edge on it. It flies over Keegan Petersen at the third slip, although he is a bit late in picking up the ball. It flies over him and races away to the third man fence.

Fuller, down leg. Lees looks to chase it but misses.

Outside off, left alone.

LEG BYE! It is full, drifting down leg. Lees looks to flick it away but misses. It goes down to third man off his pads. They cross for a leg bye.

Length and outside off. Crawley lets it go. 

Run straightaway for England and Zak Crawley. It is full, straying on the pads. Zak Crawley flicks it to fine leg and crosses for one.

Kagiso Rabada comes 'round the wicket. Fuller and outside off. Lees leans in and drives it through covers. The batters pick two comfortably.

EDGED BUT DROPPED! It is a length ball, outside off, shaping away a touch. Lees looks to hit it through the line but only finds a thick outside edge. Kyle Verreynne dives to his left behind the sticks but the ball sneaks through his gloves and the batters cross for a single. This is the second time Alex Lees has been dropped in this innings.

Length ball, around off. Zak Crawley drives it into covers for two runs now.

Good length, outside off. Crawley looks to chase it but misses.

Fuller, on off. Zak Crawley defends it out solidly.

Fuller, on off. Lees tucks it to mid on.

A single now as this length delivery is pushed into covers.

Fuller, at the stumps. Crawley blocks it to point.

Back of a length, on middle and leg. Zak Crawley pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Good length, outside off. Lees pushes it to covers.

FOUR! England are fighting with time here to end the game before any evidence of bad light. Alex Lees is on a mission to end things in a hurry. It is full, wide outside off. Lees reaches out and drives it through covers for a boundary. Well, just as I wirte it. The umpires have stopped play due to BAD LIGHT!

A length ball,on off, blocked out.

 DROPPED! A tough chance nonetheless. It is full, on middle and leg. Zak Crawley whips it to mid-wicket. It goes to Ryan Rickelton in a flash, who tries to gather it but it spills out. They take one.

Length ball, on off, defended to covers.

A single now as this is flicked through mid-wicket.

FOUR! EDGY! A fortunate boundary this time. A length ball, around off. Zak Crawley gets a thick outside edge. It goes through the gap between the wicket-keeper and the man at first slip. It races away to the third man fence.

Fuller in length, on off. Zak Crawley eases it to the mid off.

Good length, around off and angling in, Crawley gets an inside edge onto the pads.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Edged away! Length ball, around off, Rabada oversteps yet again. Zak Crawley plays at it with soft hands and edges it down past the slip cordon for a boundary.

Good length, around off, played away towards backward point.

FOUR! England seem to be in a hurry now. Rabada pitches it up, around off, Zak Crawley drives through the line and past mid off for a boundary.

FOUR! And again! Rabada strays onto the pads and this is easily clipped away by Zak Crawley into the square leg fence for a boundary. Crawley brings up a well-compiled 50!

Back of a length and around off, eased off the back foot towards cover.

Around middle, flicked away down to fine leg for a single.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Good length, outside off, Zak Crawley gets on the back foot and strokes it away through the point region for a boundary. England are inching closer to victory here.

Length ball, angling in from around off, Crawley looks to drive but misses.

Pitched up, around off, driven past wide mid off for a single.

Fuller length, in that channel around off and at 145 clicks, left alone.

Length ball, pushed outside off by Nortje, the keeper does well to dive to his left and collect the ball.

Good length, around off, left alone by the batter.

Pitches it up now, around off, Alex Lees swings at it but does not connect.

Shorter and down leg, Zak Crawley looks to pull but mistimes it to the left of the keeper.

FOUR! Short again and around the hips, easily pulled away by Zak Crawley into the backward square leg fence for a boundary.

Rabada keeps it short and Crawley gets it down to fine leg for one.

Good length, close to the off pole and left alone by Lees.

Back of a length and on off stump, punched away towards the cover region.

Good length, angling in from around off. Alex Lees gets beaten on the inside edge as he looks to keep it out.

FOUR LEG BYES! Anrich Nortje errs in line and bolws it down the leg side. Alex Lees looks to tickle it fine but the ball goes off his pads and past the diving keeper for a boundary. 50 is up for England.

Good length, around off, Lees hangs back and eases it past point for a couple of runs.

Shorter and around the body, edged down towards gully for a single. 75 more needed now for England to win.

FOUR! Slapped away! Length ball, outside off, Zak Crawley thumps it past short extra cover for a boundary.

Good length, angling into the off pole, Zak Crawley solidly keeps it out.

Fullish delivery around off, Zak Crawley looks for the expansive drive but gets an inside edge past the stumps. The ball goes towards fine leg and they get a single.

DROPPED! Marco Jansen drops Alex Lees for the second time off Rabada's bowling. Good length, angling into the body, Lees gets an inside edge off the pads and towards gully. Jansen dives to his left and sticks out a left hand but can't grab on.

On a hard length and around middle, Lees gets another inside edge onto the body.

A touch fuller and on off stump, kept out by Lees.

Rabada steams in and serves it on a hard length on middle, Alex Lees gets hurried on and gets hit on the body.

Rabada is really probing away but without much success. Shorter and angled into the body, Lees gets hurried on and gets hit on the gloves this time.

Good length, over off, blocked onto the off side for a quick single.

Good length, on fifth stump. Lees hangs back and punches it through point. They take two runs.

Length, around off. Lees gets it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Nicely played! It is fuller, outside off. Lees gets it past the man at gully off the outer half. It races away to the boundary ropes.

Length ball, on off. Lees blocks it to mid off with full face.

Fuller in length, on off. Lees blocks it to point on the front foot.

A single to end the over! Alex Lees pushes this length ball to mid off for a quick single.

It is full, angled into middle. Lees blocks it past the bowler with a straight bat.

LEG BYE! This one comes into the batter from outside off. Lees gets hit high on his pads. They collect a leg bye. 

A length ball, at the stumps. Crawley blocks it to the leg side off the inner half.

Back of a length, around off. Crawley comes down the track and pulls it hard to square leg only to find the fielder.

It is full, on middle and leg. Zak Crawley comes down the track and looks to flick it away. It rolls to the off side off his pads. 

A great over by Kagiso Rabada comes to an end. It is a short ball, outside off. Zak Crawley stands tall and looks to pull it away but only connects with thin air. 

This one lands on a length, around off. It nips back in off the deck. Zak Crawley gets pinged high on his thigh pads. 

NO BALL! A short ball, on off. Zak Crawley comes down the track a touch and pushes it to mid off. They take one. The umpire signals a no ball for overstepping.

Fuller, on off, blocked back to the bowler.

A short ball, on off. It flies off the deck. Alex Lees hangs back and looks to defend it with full face of the blade. The ball though chips in front of him off the shoulder of the blade. No trouble here.

On off, pushed out to safety.

It is fuller and on middle and leg, Lees misses his flick and it rolls out off his pads.

Back of a length, on the bodyline. Lees flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Crawley looks to flick it to the leg side but gets it through covers off the leading edge for one.

This one nips back in from outside off. Lees gets pinged on his thigh pads.

Angled in on a length, into the off stump. Lees hangs back and blocks it to the off side.

Rabada serves it into the pads, Lees misses his defence and takes a hit on his pads.

Outside off, left alone.

Length and at the stumps. Lees blocks it out.

Length ball, on the pads. Zak Crawley flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

This is angled into the pads. Lees nurdles it to mid-wicket.

Fuller, on off, blocked back to the bowler.

Good length, around off. Lees pushes it to covers with soft hands.

A quick bouncer, on middle. Lees sways away from the line. Kyle Verreynne leaps behind the sticks and grabs it one hand over his head.

Much fuller, in the channel. Lees presses forward and deals with it.

Good length, well outside off, driven on the up and through covers for a single.

Length ball, around off, Lees hangs back and pushes it out onto the off side for a single.

Good length, angling in from around off, Zak Crawley gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Good length again, over middle, Crawley defends it back onto the deck.

Fullish delivery, outside off, driven through covers for a single.

Rabada goes shorter and bowls it outside off, Alex Lees lets it through to the keeper.

Fuller and around off, defended out towards cover.

Length, around off, defended out.

Full length, on off. Lees gets under it and lofts it over mid off. The batters take two.

Just over the fielder! Alex Lees is living dangerously. It is a short ball, wide outside off. Lees looks to pull it away. It takes the outside edge and lobs over mid on. Keshav Maharaj back-pedals, stretches his left arm out but the ball lands wider. They take one.

This one is flicked to mid-wicket for a single.

Play and a miss! good length, around the top of off, Alex Lees looks to play at it but is well beaten.

Beaten! Rabada comes from around the wicket and angles it in from around off. The ball straightens off the deck and beats then outside edge.

Angling into the pads, flicked away through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Easily done! Shorter and there's width on offer, Zak Crawley stands tall and strokes it away through cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Pitched up around middle and leg, gloriously driven by Crawley and straight down the ground for another boundary.

Good length, around off, this is tapped away towards cover-point for a run.

Around off, played away onto the off side for a single.

FOUR! Nicely driven! This is pitched up on off stump, Zak Crawley drives it straight back past the bowler and picks up a boundary.

NOT OUT! A tight single but Alex Lees survives. Length ball, on the pads, Zak Crawley drops it down towards short leg and sets off for the quick single. The fielder at square leg runs in and throws it back onto the stumps at the striker's end. The decision is sent upstairs and we can see that the stretch has saved Lees.

Fuller and on off stump, defended back towards the bowler.

There is an appeal for a catch but the umpire remains unmoved. Dean Elgar does go upstairs for the review. This is on a good length from Marco Jansen and angling into middle stump. Alex Lees looks to work it away but misses. The ball goes off the thigh pads and it is caught in the slip cordon. The replays show that there is no bat on it and Lees survives yet again.

FOUR! Firmly driven! Overpitched on middle, Alex Lees leans in and drives it straight back past the bowler for a boundary.

Around the hips, tucked away towards mid-wicket for a single.

EDGED AND DROPPED! Kagiso Rabada starts off with a length ball, in that channel around off. Alex Lees pushes at it and gets a thick outside edge. Marco Jansen at fourth slip puts it down and the ball runs away towards third man. They come back for the third.

Length, around off, Zak Crawley lets it through to the keeper.

On the pads, flicked away onto the leg side.

Good length, close to the off pole, Zak Crawley has a dab at it but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Length again from Rabada, Crawley stands tall and drives it past the man at point for three runs.

Around the pads, clipped away towards mid-wicket.