England vs South Africa 2nd T20I at Manchester, 10 Sep, 2012

Toss: England, who choose to field
South Africa 77/5 (9)
England 29/2 (4.1)
Abandoned Due To Rain
  • Alex Hales 11 * (8)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 M Morkel bowls a short and rising delivery to C Kieswetter, no runs, makes room for an upper cut and gets beaten by the pace and bounce.

Over 0.2 M Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to C Kieswetter, beaten, no runs, makes room for a big heave and misses it outside off.

Over 0.3 M Morkel bowls a short and rising delivery to C Kieswetter, beaten, no runs, makes room for a pull and misses it around middle.

Over 0.4 M Morkel bowls a short and rising delivery to C Kieswetter, beaten, no runs, makes room for an upper cut and gets beaten around middle.

Over 0.5 M Morkel slips in a full toss to C Kieswetter, 1 run, makes room and digs out the near yorker to mid on for one.

Over 0.6 M Morkel bowls a short and rising delivery to Alex Hales, 1 run, fends it down to thirdman.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 DW Steyn bowls a good length delivery to Alex Hales, 1 run, drives it uppishly wide of mid off for one.

Over 1.2 DW Steyn bowls a short and rising delivery to C Kieswetter, CAUGHT, Kieswetter goes for a big pull but gets a top edge which is brilliantly caught by the diving Peterson to his right at mid on!

Over 1.3 DW Steyn bowls a short and rising delivery to Alex Hales, 1 run, tucks it through mid wicket for one.

Over 1.3 DW Steyn bowls it short of length to Alex Hales, 1 wide, misses his flick down the legside.

Over 1.4 DW Steyn bowls a short and rising delivery to LJ Wright, no runs, defends it to the bowler's right.

Over 1.5 DW Steyn bowls a short and rising delivery to LJ Wright, 1 run, punches it to covers for one.

Over 1.6 DW Steyn bowls a pitched up delivery to Alex Hales, looks to whack it over mid wicket but gets a thick edge which sails all the way over thirdman for a Six!

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 M Morkel bowls a good length delivery to LJ Wright, 2 runs, slices his big shot off the edge over point and picks up a couple.

Over 2.2 M Morkel bowls a short and rising delivery to LJ Wright, no runs, makes room for a pull and misses it around leg.

Over 2.3 M Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to LJ Wright, 3 runs, makes room and hoicks it high in the air towards deep mid wicket and picks up three runs.

Over 2.4 M Morkel bowls a bouncer to Alex Hales, no runs, ducks under it around middle.

Over 2.5 M Morkel bowls a pitched up delivery to Alex Hales, 1 lb, gets hit on the on the pad and steals a leg bye from the bowler's left.

Over 2.6 M Morkel bowls it short of length to LJ Wright, beaten, no runs, makes room for a slog and gets beaten around middle.

Over 2.6 M Morkel slips in a full toss to LJ Wright, 1 wide, misses out to that wayward delivery sprayed down the legside.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 J Botha bowls it flat in the air to Alex Hales, 1 run, flicks it through squareleg for one.

Over 3.2 J Botha bowls it flat in the air to LJ Wright, 2 runs, steps out and whacks it wide of long on for a couple.

Over 3.3 J Botha slips in a full toss to LJ Wright, steps out and whacks it flat towards deep mid wicket for a one bounce Boundary.

Over 3.4 J Botha slips in a full toss to LJ Wright, 1 run, makes room and flicks it to squareleg for one.

Over 3.5 J Botha bowls it flat in the air to Alex Hales, 1 run, flicks the low full toss to deep mid wicket.

Over 3.6 J Botha bowls it flat in the air to LJ Wright, 1 run, drills the yorker to long on for one.

  Over 5.0   

The final news from Manchester is that the 2nd T20I has been abandoned due to rain.

Over 4.1 JA Morkel bowls a bouncer to LJ Wright,CAUGHT, Wright makes room and top edges his hook shot off a slower one towards deep backward squareleg where Morne takes a good overhead catch. Oh well we have heavy rain lashing out at Old Trafford and the Umpires have no choice but to halt play! We are short of a result by just 5 balls!