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00:11About 100 miles south of the Himalayas, we are in India's capital, New Delhi.
00:17What a place it is, what a ground we are at.
00:19A very storied ground as we bring you this clash between the UAE and South Africa.
00:26Not the blue skies there you saw in Cape Town here today in Delhi, we have had a little
00:30bit of rain, certainly not what you are going to get in the UAE, but we are going to get
00:35away on time which is great news.
00:37UAE have shown glimpses of what they are capable of but they will leave this ICC World T20 after
00:43this fixture against South Africa and they will be hoping to take down one of the biggest
00:47scalps because South Africa so far, along with India, look like the team to beat.
00:52So welcome to New Delhi, this game from Group D, South Africa of course have already qualified
00:59for the Super 8s, as I mentioned UAE will take their leave at the end of the day.
01:05From them at the top, they've got good strike rates and potential, Sohab, he has been the
01:10player of the tournament for the UAE so far, two fifties on this ground, Parisha and Faruqi,
01:15they get the opportunity back into the equation and then the bowlers, the key for me has been
01:20Junaid Siddiqui, he has been wonderful, got a five-wicket haul earlier on on this exact
01:24ground as well.
01:25South Africa making the changes, ringing the changes, four changes for them, not in the
01:29batting line-up, we've still got Markham de Cockerilton, Brevis, Stubbs, Smith comes in
01:33in place of David, Melinda gets an opportunity in place of Maharaj, Bosch keeps his spot,
01:37Rabada keeps his spot and nice to see Norkir and Mapaka getting an opportunity in the place
01:42of Lungi Ngiri and Marko Jansson.
01:45Arunia Sharma, he was particularly impressive in the counter, they managed to win UAE, he
01:53got himself a big score, Mohamed Wasim, he comes in with a wonderful strike, great and we know
01:57a lot about him but hasn't been able to hit his straps as yet, no big score from him,
02:01we've seen a few cameos at the top of the innings.
02:03Kahisa Rabada, given the new responsibility of opening the bowling in many ways, often coming
02:08on as the first change, no Lungi Ngiri today, no Marko Jansson, so he'll be given the new
02:13Conker, did actually bowl, open the bowling from the other end in the match the other night
02:17against New Zealand.
02:19Maybe give the ball a chance to move.
02:26Swing, it's a nice carry to Quinton de Puy.
02:34Top edge and that is going to go all the way, a fancy.
02:38UAE are underway in an extraordinary fashion.
02:42He missed the last one but still steep bounce and pace.
02:47Top edge, 65 metres and that's carried comfortably, it's just 55 I think we had in the pitch report,
02:55about how far you have to carry it if you bat him from that end and over the keeper, short
03:00boundaries.
03:03Better line and a lovely shot though from UAE's captain, he's away with a stylish boundary,
03:09as straight as you like.
03:11It's just slightly over-pitched, you can kind of hit through the line, there's not steep bounce to it.
03:16That one was over-pitched and that's a good start for Wassim.
03:20It's finally got one on Larn and presented the full bat.
03:24It goes down the ground, lovely shot from UAE captain Mohamed Wassim,
03:35his second boundary and he's taken it downtown from KG Rabada.
03:40Hit it on the up.
03:42I think in the last game he actually could have got out playing this similar kind of shot,
03:45but this time just enough contact.
03:47Aidan Markham was in quite close, he wasn't on the edge of the circle.
03:52And again slammed down the ground, dismissed down the ground off the back foot.
03:57Stunning shot.
03:59Stunning shot.
03:59Almost like he was expecting that length, Wardy.
04:02He's hanging back, he cleared that front leg.
04:05Flat batted.
04:07But he's dealing with Rabada here.
04:09I can see he was in position early.
04:12Opened his body up and there's where it lands and skids away to
04:16consecutive boundaries.
04:17Good start this for the UAE.
04:21That'll be four.
04:22That's a bad delivery given the field's been changed.
04:26Fine leg had gone wider, short fine leg put in place.
04:29Too easy.
04:31Missingled back at least a Rabada.
04:32I can see the thinking.
04:33Because of that change of field, he didn't want to offer up any width on the offside.
04:37So I was very conscious in his own brain that he wanted to be as straight as possible.
04:41Got far too straight.
04:45Top edge.
04:45Who wants it?
04:46De Kock.
04:47He's got the gloves.
04:48He's called for it.
04:49And he's shelled it.
04:50Would you believe it?
04:52What an awful start for South Africa.
04:55He apologises.
04:56It's a difficult one running back.
04:58Should be taken though.
05:0030 without loss from three.
05:03But De Kock will be disappointed.
05:04They wanted a breakthrough.
05:05Eventually they found the opportunity.
05:08Just at the last minute he had to go a little bit further right than he was expecting.
05:11Didn't get himself as settled.
05:13Spent a little bit of time trying to get Riggleton out of the way and take the catch.
05:17And a little bit of embarrassment for him.
05:22Sliced away and sliced away for another boundary.
05:27Scrambled seam.
05:28Probably hitting the top of the stumps.
05:29You can see the outside edge.
05:31As Jason Smith is pretty square at cover there.
05:34Tried to bundle his way across to grab a hold of it.
05:39This is a good start for the UAE.
05:46Underneath it misses the sweep.
05:48Yes says the on-field umpire.
05:51Went across the stumps to try and access the leg side.
05:53He's going to have a look at it.
05:54Let's see if it's going to pitch on and go on to crash into the stumps.
05:59Impacted line hitting the wickets.
06:02Go back on the field.
06:05Lesley you can stick the original decision out.
06:09Signal now.
06:11Lesley Reefer got that absolutely spot on.
06:14The aggressive start.
06:15UAE one down for 38.
06:18In at three is Sharifu.
06:23Up and over.
06:24Extra cover.
06:25What a stylish way to get off the mark and end the fifth over.
06:2842 for one.
06:33That's a real confidence booster.
06:35Just his second delivery.
06:41High.
06:44Comfortable at Ludwikert.
06:46Winamapaka with the catch.
06:47And Bosch strikes early.
06:49They're going to be looking to get wickets here in this power play as we look here.
06:54Just a little bit of extra bound for Bosch.
06:56What do you expect from him?
06:58That are not really being able to get enough under that and straight to Mapaka.
07:03Safe hands this time.
07:05Asafrican field and UAE are 42 for two.
07:08Into their sixth over.
07:12So Khan has been good back to back fifties.
07:20False shot that from the batter.
07:23Nokia won't be sad about that.
07:29Should have been wider and should have been further back.
07:31Might have gone over his head anyway.
07:33Lovely shot that by Alushan.
07:35Just gave himself a little bit of room.
07:37The width was there.
07:38And he just used that pace that Nokia provides.
07:43Not the biggest 58 meters.
07:46And a six is still a six.
07:50Edge taken this time by Dukok.
07:53That bounce and that movement from Bosch.
07:55At good pace picks up the third.
07:58141 kilometers an hour there from Bosch.
08:00Showing why he's such a key bowler within this bowling attack.
08:04Getting a bit of bounce outside that off stamp.
08:07Typical delivery you'll see in test cricket.
08:11UAE 64 for three.
08:13After 9.2 overs.
08:16Had the shot.
08:19Had it at six in the previous encounter against Afghanistan.
08:26Wow.
08:27I hope he's okay.
08:28We're going to have a concussion test here.
08:29But he's just done to try to take the evasive action.
08:33Just gives the thumbs up.
08:34But they have to go through the protocols.
08:35Walks down the wicket at him.
08:38Parker might have seen it.
08:44Quick delivery rushed in.
08:46Catch taken by Kwena Mapaka.
08:49Yeah, we talked about our sheriff.
08:50He was giving himself room in the leg side.
08:52And this is the reason.
08:53Because if you try and take on the pace of Nokia.
08:55When he bangs it in short.
08:57And try and drag it to the leg side.
08:59You can be done for pace.
09:00143 kilometers per hour.
09:03Had a shot.
09:03Trying to get into that position.
09:05Looked pretty uncomfortable in the end.
09:07Easy catch from Mapaka.
09:08Made a few yards to his right.
09:1082 for four.
09:11Harder goes for six.
09:13The middle joining Alishan Sharafu.
09:17Projected score at this rate.
09:18120.
09:19Certainly won't be enough.
09:26Nicely struck.
09:27And a welcome boundary for the UAE.
09:30Positioned back behind Square on the leg side.
09:33For the short pitch delivery.
09:34Probably wasn't short enough.
09:35From Mapaka.
09:36If it was an intended short pitch delivery.
09:37Only getting above.
09:38Just waste hard.
09:42Oh.
09:43Ouch.
09:43It was hard length.
09:45And he followed the batsman.
09:47Alishan has taken a.
09:50Nasty whack.
09:51There will be the concussion protocol.
09:54Definitely followed him.
09:55And he got into a.
09:57Oh jeez.
09:58Oh jeez nasty.
10:00Yeah it's a little ugly that.
10:03Just didn't really get himself into a great position.
10:06Tried to give himself some room.
10:10But the ball just followed him.
10:11And he's hit him.
10:13Straight into the grill.
10:15He's going through.
10:17He's testing there.
10:29And he's going through.
10:46Third.
10:47I mean before this.
10:49I'll fielding.
10:49The South African fielding.
10:50As we top notch.
10:52It's beating him.
10:53He's beating him there.
10:55Robata.
10:55In the air.
10:58Yeah stock standard touch.
10:59Stock standard catch that from Bosch.
11:01One of the safer.
11:03Safer fielders there in the team.
11:10Absolutely spot on.
11:12From Temba Bovuma.
11:14Spot on really from Alishan.
11:18I think the right leg side.
11:20Called for it.
11:21They're going to collide.
11:22Oh my goodness.
11:24They've taken the catch.
11:25That's one thing.
11:26The other good thing is they didn't collide.
11:28Because that could have been nasty.
11:31It's a good catch that by Cuerna.
11:35Again they're the better.
11:36Trying to fight that pace.
11:39I think as much as the communication.
11:41Wasn't it wasn't the greatest.
11:44Alishan goals for 45.
11:46Of 38 balls.
11:48Harishan back into the team today.
11:50Just 21 years of age.
11:52And he needs to get going quickly.
11:55High in the air.
11:57Leg side should be taken.
11:58But we see if you go down.
11:59Safely this time.
12:00And it's Smith.
12:02The deep with wicket boundary.
12:05Boshi again.
12:06As we've seen.
12:08All today.
12:09Hitting that hard length.
12:10Rushing the better.
12:12And the better.
12:13Just finding the man there.
12:14And the boundary.
12:15And Muhammad.
12:16Out front goal.
12:16Is 11.
12:17Of 18 balls.
12:20Mohamed Farouk.
12:47Mohamed Farouk.
12:48138.
12:48But just 122 for 6.
12:51On the board.
12:52After 20.
12:52South Africa.
12:53Have a modest chase.
12:54By their lofty standards.
12:56They will need 123.
12:57To have the perfect record.
12:59Going into the Super 8.
13:00So they're already there.
13:01And the runs required.
13:03It's just a tick over.
13:04A run of all.
13:16Welcome back to Delhi.
13:18Where it's not bubbles in the streets.
13:20It is dry-ish.
13:22So we're about to get back underway.
13:24In the capital of India.
13:26With South Africa.
13:28Leading 123 runs.
13:30To beat the UAE.
13:34Ground staff have been hard at work.
13:36They were very swift to get the covers on.
13:38When that squally little shower.
13:39Came through.
13:41They were prompt to getting the covers off.
13:43Once it relented.
13:45Put the covers off.
13:46Done the hokey-cokey.
13:47And we're now clear to go.
13:49Assuming there's no more rain.
13:50South Africa's required race.
13:53Is only a tick over a run of all.
13:56So 123 for South Africa.
13:58To have the perfect record.
13:59To take into the Super 8.
14:01They are of course already there.
14:04UAE will want to put their best foot forward.
14:12Wants to get on with it.
14:15Simple single down the ground.
14:16Starts the run chase for South Africa.
14:18The UAE spinners have not gone great.
14:24That's a gift.
14:25A gift for Markram.
14:26Who gleefully accepts.
14:28With a delicate little leg glance.
14:32Again leg side.
14:35Absolutely glorious from Aidan Markram.
14:39What a shot of authority.
14:43Pulled away from de Kock.
14:45Not necessarily out the middle of the bat.
14:47But he's underway with a boundary.
14:5114 without loss.
14:52After two.
14:59Tickled.
15:01And it's another leg glance.
15:024-4.
15:03I'm assuming it's bat.
15:04It is bat.
15:05Giving us four runs.
15:06So a couple of gifts.
15:07For Aidan Markram.
15:08And a fabulous shot.
15:10Means he's moved sprightly.
15:15Beautiful.
15:17That is absolutely top class.
15:22That's Soeb Khan at cover.
15:24I'd rather he had a word.
15:26After that ball went past.
15:27But it was so well timed and placed.
15:29No chance.
15:31No.
15:32You're not stopping that.
15:36Oh.
15:37Slammed.
15:38He was so quick to get in position.
15:40So quick to pick the length.
15:43And he has obliterated that.
15:48Slightly short.
15:50Jumped.
15:51Pounced onto that back foot.
15:53No hesitation.
15:55Banging that 97 meters.
15:57Into the deep.
16:00Oh.
16:00Now slashes off the stumps.
16:03So we've seen a beautiful back foot punch.
16:10Now.
16:11Bowled him.
16:13Beautiful.
16:14Beautiful from Haider Ali.
16:16He had been taken to the cleaners up to that point.
16:21Markram had shown him no mercy.
16:23But in fairness to the spinner.
16:27Nine kilometers difference.
16:29Just slowed it right down.
16:31Held it back.
16:32Markram way through the shot.
16:34It's a really good courage from Haider Ali.
16:38Haider Ali's got one finally for the spinners.
16:40Markram goes for 28.
16:42It's 32 for one.
16:44Ryan Rickleton bats at number three for South Africa.
16:51This time does find the gap.
16:52And Rickleton rocks back.
16:55Takes that.
16:55To the cover boundary for four.
16:59But that's just a little bit too wide and too short.
17:02So it's just more the length probably there.
17:04That he's heard with.
17:06Too easy to get onto the back foot.
17:13It's a bit more like the Quinton de Kock that we know.
17:17Lash those hands through the ball.
17:23Signature little wiggle of the bat.
17:26Gets the width he's looking for.
17:29Times it beautifully.
17:35Delicate.
17:36More use to the power of Quinton de Kock.
17:38He was dancing around the crease.
17:40And then just laid back.
17:41And back cut that for four.
17:43Five gone.
17:4347 for one.
17:48With an offer.
17:50And he doesn't miss out.
17:51Does Ryan Rickleton.
17:52Yeah.
17:52That wasn't the greatest delivery.
17:54Chabadil will be disappointed with that.
17:56In fact.
17:56UAE put on 122 for six.
17:59In 20 overs.
18:00They hit 10 fours and two sixes.
18:02South Africa are 51 for one.
18:04After 5.1.
18:05They've hit 10 fours.
18:06And they're just one six short.
18:08They've hit the one six rather than the two.
18:10So it just shows you how many boundaries.
18:12South Africa have put away in this initial.
18:13Five and a bit over.
18:14Five and a bit over.
18:17Up and over this time.
18:19And protection on the boundary.
18:21But it doesn't matter.
18:22Back to back boundaries for Rickleton.
18:29He launches this but doesn't get further.
18:33Then the fielder on the boundary.
18:36Hager shot.
18:38Eyes lit up as that ball came towards him.
18:42The second wicket goes down.
18:44Yeah.
18:45There's a little bit of width again.
18:46And Quinton de Kock's eyes lit up.
18:48He thought there's boundary for me again.
18:50But he just cut across it.
18:52Which means that it didn't go exactly where he was intending.
18:56Quinton de Kock goes for 40.
18:57And he's the other way.
18:59Bobby Mokel describes him as their X-Factor player.
19:03He says it.
19:05Good runs around the corner.
19:11Slashed at that hard.
19:13And he races to the boundary for four.
19:16Not to the intended place where he would have wanted.
19:18I think he wanted to go square of the wicket.
19:19But he'll take it.
19:20He said he slashed hard.
19:21And you can see how quickly those wrists go through the area.
19:25Flick of them to try and get it square.
19:28Motoring off.
19:30And it's the fortunate nature of the outside edge that takes it away.
19:40And it's into the crowd for six.
19:42It was about time.
19:45The noise of the bat was just sensational.
19:48He knew that it was going a long way.
19:4987 meters into a couple of tiers.
19:56He launches this.
19:58And the fielder watches it sail into the stands for six.
20:02He loves to be able to get those arms working.
20:05He's given himself room to try and open up the offside.
20:09And I'd only thought, well, I'll go wide.
20:11I'll try and tack that wide line and see what happens.
20:13But still, you can see how he just lunges and reaches out for that ball.
20:21And that is just over the head of one of them for six more to Rickleton.
20:26Bit of a half-track of that from the next spinner.
20:31Flat six more.
20:33Watch out, photographers.
20:36And it's been punished.
20:37The hundred comes up.
20:40Bringing out that power looks slog sweep of his.
20:45I think he would have liked that one.
20:52To the man.
20:53Good catch.
20:54Outstanding catch.
20:56In the deep.
20:57Dhruv Parashar it is.
21:00So a couple of sixes, but a wicket in the over for Mohamed Farouk.
21:04Rickleton, unfortunately, managed to find the man on the boundary.
21:09Again, looking to get under that one.
21:11Just rushed on him a bit.
21:13You could catch that on the boundary.
21:17Ryan Rickleton goes 30.
21:20See Tristan Stubbs.
21:23He's coming in at five.
21:28And there he goes again.
21:30He got the length.
21:31He picked the small one.
21:33I don't think he got all of that there, Brevi.
21:35And he got enough for it to go into the boundary.
21:43And there.
21:45And there he goes, young Brevis.
21:49He'll be disappointed by that dismissal.
21:51But he can still be happy with his effort.
21:56He just wasn't quite there.
21:59For him to launch.
22:00Seven required.
22:01Hasid Kocik with the catch.
22:03Coming in.
22:04Coming a long way.
22:05He's taking that inside.
22:07The circle.
22:08Brevis goes.
22:0936 for him today.
22:11116 for four.
22:12Jason Smith does get an opportunity.
22:14Just seven required.
22:19Should be enough to get the game done.
22:22And victory for South Africa.
22:25Here in Delhi.
22:27They've been superb throughout the group stages.
22:30They go four from four.
22:33Remain firmly at the top of Group D.
22:36Polished performance.
22:38From Aidan Markram and his men.
22:40And they go through to that Super 8.
22:42It was Aidan Markram who won the toss.
22:44Selected to field first.
22:47UAE were off to a brisk start.
22:49And wicket started to tumble.
22:50And they fell relatively quickly.
22:53Could not get that scoring rate going.
22:56Ended up with 122 for six.
22:59After their 20 overs.
23:00Wosh is brilliant.
23:01Linda outstanding as well.
23:03Thought with his four overs.
23:04One for 17.
23:05In South Africa.
23:06Comfortably.
23:0713.2 overs only.
23:10For their 123 for four.
23:13South Africa winning by six wickets.
23:16New Australia.have
23:20Cleared in Los Angeles. Do
23:22not yield money. Yeah.
23:23Don't
23:23eat money. Of course
23:24Ile. Do not
23:26yield money. Robert Wads
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