00:00Last weekend of international cricket, kicks off here at Old Trafford.
00:10Toe into the bat, and it will just skip away, boundary off that first ball.
00:18Just tidies up his line, but he overcorrects, goes two straight, back-to-back boundaries for England.
00:25Belted, make that three fours in three balls, salt on the charge.
00:41That's up and over, will it go all the way? The crowd thinks so, umpire might need to check it.
00:48And Butler's first ball goes to the boundary.
01:02Sounded brilliant off the bat, it was.
01:05Welcome to the game.
01:11Into length, back of a length, 88 miles an hour, and Joss Butler dismisses it over straight mid-wicket.
01:20Down the pitch, back-to-back sixes for Butler.
01:23And quite wonderful from Butler.
01:37Williams was back of a length first ball, and maybe realising he was overcorrect.
01:41Looked to go a bit fuller, predetermined use of the...
01:46Helped, just helped on its way.
01:48This is a superb start from England.
01:55Yes!
01:56Edge, no slip, another boundary.
01:5923 from that over.
02:06Picks up length so well.
02:08All good to great players of spin do that.
02:11Went early there Butler, with one intention only, and that was to belt it down the ground.
02:20Dropped at long off, in the crowd.
02:28And again...
02:31Couple of bounces, South Africa under real pressure here.
02:34Again, it's too much on-off stump, and it's going to be a similar result, it is.
02:43Four overs gone, 68 scored.
02:49Seven.
02:50Seven.
03:04Dragged over long on.
03:06Way over long on.
03:09Butler moves to 41.
03:12In just 15 deliveries.
03:16Watch that.
03:17Opens up the offside.
03:22It is incredible batting, it really is, it will just skip away.
03:27Mid on, underneath him.
03:33And that's another boundary, 49 in 17 Butler.
03:39Pulled, another boundary, that's the third fastest half century,
03:45for an England batter.
03:48Josh Butler's 50.
03:50His 50 coming up in just 18 deliveries.
03:55Well offside this time.
04:00Once he gets going Butler, very, very difficult to stop.
04:05Pace off for Fuller, this goes further into the crowd this time.
04:09Brings up the hundred for England, and the fifth six for Butler.
04:19England, what a hundred!
04:21He now would hit it over the top.
04:23Oh, next side, and this has plenty on it from Salt.
04:27From Salt.
04:32Well, the procession of boundaries continue.
04:36Really is extraordinary at his best, Butler.
04:41John Fourteen.
04:43Well, he's gone slower and slower, and this has gone higher, and higher, for six.
04:54Normally so reliable.
04:57It is at an advantage, Josh Butler has played alongside him.
05:01That's it.
05:02Before this time goes leg side.
05:04Those fielders, just watch it, go all the way for six.
05:08On the sweep this time.
05:13The man taken!
05:15Good catch.
05:17Booze in the crowd.
05:21Well, continues to go leg side.
05:23Looks as if it's split the fielder.
05:25No, it doesn't matter.
05:27And again, another six.
05:30The tenth, eleventh of the evening.
05:34Well, it goes Yorker again, but dug out really well.
05:41From Phil Salt.
05:43That boundary will bring off his 50.
05:47In just 19 deliveries, he has looked in fine, fine touch.
05:55Ball this time.
05:58The strike sounded good.
06:00Is good.
06:02This is incredible.
06:07Well, continues to favour that leg side.
06:11Phil Salt.
06:13He's not clearing the rope.
06:17Pace off.
06:19And exactly where the fielder has come up from.
06:22The ball has disappeared to.
06:23Oh, leg side again.
06:24Disappears.
06:25For back-to-back boundaries for Salt.
06:26Hit hard.
06:28And hit straight.
06:29And again, down the ground for another four.
06:32Keeper a little bit.
06:34Down the ground now, Bethel goes.
06:35That one sounded good.
06:36Is good.
06:37Four-six for Jacob Bethel.
06:38And it's a record for England.
06:39And it's a record for England.
06:40Quite stunning.
06:41Whole of Old Trafford.
06:42Rise to their feet.
06:43Phil Salt.
06:44A huge smile on his face.
06:45Full of Old Trafford.
06:46Phil Salt.
06:47Fastest international T20 for England.
06:48Fastest international T20-100 for England.
06:50Fastest international T20-100 for England.
06:534-6 for Jacob Bethel, and it's a record for England.
07:00Quite stunning.
07:06Hole of Old Trafford rise to their feet.
07:09Phil sold a huge smile on his face.
07:11Fastest international T20-100 for England.
07:19And he's gone down the ground.
07:21Donovan Ferreira, Marco Janssen, takes the catch.
07:26So Bethel's innings comes to an end.
07:28Bright and breezy, 26, doing the right thing, trying to keep the foot down.
07:34A fair bit for the umpires to sort out there.
07:38Is it wide? Is it stumped?
07:40Keep rolling through.
07:44Keep going through.
07:47It's a clear gap between bat and ball.
07:49It's a flat line.
07:51Yeah, no bats involved, no chance of a stumping.
08:03Scoot, leg side, man out there.
08:06No, and maybe yes.
08:07I think he could have done that.
08:13Short and hit out to the man in the deep.
08:15They should just try and run back for two.
08:17They do.
08:19And Harry Brook will get home comfortably.
08:21Flicked, in the air, and six.
08:31How good is their timing, how good is their timing?
08:38Off the mark, quite wonderfully down the ground.
08:42Might be the first maximum.
08:51That has landed.
08:52Four more, four more, four more, four more, Markham on the charge.
08:59Walker.
08:59Well, leg stump, line, but Markham knew it was coming, but it's towed it in the air, and Archer puts it down.
09:07Couldn't locate it.
09:08Twisting and turning.
09:09Out, brilliant catch.
09:18Liam Dawson, I think it is at mid-wicket.
09:20Archer went back of a length again.
09:22Rickleton just maybe done for pace.
09:25And Ryan Rickleton has to be in his way.
09:27There's the change of length.
09:28Rickleton thought, okay, I've got enough of that.
09:30That's going to go to the boundary as well.
09:31But no, he leaps up in the air.
09:34Good take.
09:35Didn't go the reverse cap, but still holds on to it.
09:39Oh, in the air.
09:40Luke Wood underneath it.
09:43Four.
09:44Oh, she celebrates.
09:47He's smiling because his variation, his change-up option worked.
09:51He took all the pace off it.
09:53It was wide.
09:55Pretorius' eyes looked up, and he thought, okay, here we go.
09:57Boundary time.
09:59Not to be just cloths it up into the air.
10:04Oh, short.
10:05In the air.
10:06Jocker Archer underneath it.
10:09England have the third.
10:12Sam Curran does the trick for England in his first over once again.
10:18That's gone high, and may have gone far enough.
10:22No, it hasn't.
10:24That's a huge wicket.
10:26Will Jacks with a safe pair of hands underneath that Skyer from Southabrigus capturing.
10:34Pick length so quickly did Tristan Stubbs, and he's powered that away for six.
10:39So's that.
10:44This man has immense power, and that is cannon off the windows, off the point, and down into
10:50the crowd below.
10:52Work.
10:52That'll race away for four.
10:56Beats Luke Wood, so this is an encouraging over, and it's Ferreira that's doing the damage.
11:02He's up to 18 off eight here.
11:05Drives it into the pitch.
11:07Donovan Ferreira drives it back over his head, and drives it for four.
11:11Top over for South Africa, but they're going to have to keep going in that vein.
11:1520 from it.
11:19Butler gives chase.
11:20Sam Curran's already celebrating, because he knows Butler's not going to drop that.
11:25He uses his bounce so well.
11:27That's another wicket with it.
11:29Sam Curran mixing it up.
11:32A welcome return to England Colours for him.
11:38In the air, and has Joffre taken at the second attempt?
11:42He has.
11:47A leg cut up.
11:50Really good line.
11:52Good grab.
11:53No court and bold is easy.
11:54Nice and form.
11:57In all formats.
11:59With what lies ahead, it's very important for England that Archer continues to stay fit.
12:07Goes to that man we are talking about.
12:10Joffre Archer, a big smile on his face.
12:13He has been in the action with wickets and catch.
12:19Pulled.
12:21Fielder didn't see it there.
12:22He lost it in the lights for a while.
12:24Sam Curran.
12:24Down the ground.
12:33Robado is expensive with the ball.
12:36Trying to have some payback here.
12:38Over the man.
12:38Over the man.
12:43Short.
12:44Dawson gave up and then thought, I might give it a chase.
12:47He was right first time round.
12:50Four reverse sweeps.
12:51Now he plays the big slug sweep.
12:55Now he plays the big slug sweep.
12:55And that goes all the way.
13:00Reverse again.
13:01Dawson this time sets himself off in chase straight away.
13:04But still he loses.
13:06Goes across his stumps.
13:16He's mixing it up really well.
13:18Two slug sweeps for six.
13:20Two reverse sweeps for four.
13:22To be dominant.
13:23And again another ball goes aerial.
13:27And a simple catch from Josh Butler and Will Jacks.
13:32Just a couple of deliveries into his spell.
13:35Picks up a wicket.
13:38He didn't get an opportunity to go to the crease and show us his skills with a bat in hand.
13:41But he's been given an opportunity to deliver some offspin.
13:45And then he's got rid of Fontaine.
13:48Had some steam in the highlight.
13:50Straight on the reverse sweep.
13:52Cover.
13:53Taken.
13:55Two and two from Will Jacks.
13:59He would have been gutted his contribution.
14:02Or lack of opportunity with the bat.
14:05He is looking to finish this game in a hurry.
14:08Yeah, got a chance to pick up a hat-trick, Morgz.
14:13Next delivery, Quenna Mapaka to the crease.
14:16In the recent World Cup in Barbados against the USA.
14:21Went full.
14:23Rightly so, Polly.
14:25Slip stay in.
14:29Blazing cover drive.
14:30A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
14:3516 and over is done.
14:36158 for nine.
14:38In the air, Jofra Archer again.
14:44Tenkin.
14:48Archer seals the victory.
14:50A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
14:56A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
14:58A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
15:00A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
15:02A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
15:04A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
15:06A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
15:08A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
15:10A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
15:12A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
15:14A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
15:16A good fielding from Tom Banton at mid-off.
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