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9th over:
England 65-3 (Bairstow 25, Stokes 11) Target 180. BANG, BANG! England needed that, Bairstow clobbering consecutive SIXES! The first is over long-on from high in his stance, the second a proper slog-sweep. As Athers points out on TV, he won’t be a fan of being shuffled out of the opening spot and will want to make a point to the decision-makers about his overall worth - it’s how he’s hardwired. He tries again to finish and is stopped by Faf on the long-on rope! Or did the former captain save six given how well it was hit? On reflection, the latter - YJB monstered that and was unlucky du Plessis got even one hand to it. 17 from the over.
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8th over: England 48-3 (Bairstow 11, Stokes 9) Target 180. Spin to win from
South Africa, who made a very good call at the selection table on this spongy track by going with two slow bowlers while England left Moeen out. Stokes isn’t going to be dictated to by Linde though, immediately jumping down the track before crunching him through cover point for four. Nice strike. He tries it on again, with a view to taking him over his head, but the left-armer sees him coming. Good
Cricket. Eight runs from the it, meaning the required rate creeps up yet further.