USA vs SA Super Eight - Match 1 Commentary

That's it, it's all over! Fuller on off, Jessy Singh drills this to mid off for no run. South Africa get over the line as they defeat USA by 18 runs.

Full and wide outside off, Andries Gous slices this towards deep third for a single.

FOUR! On a length following the batter to his leg, Andries Gous swings and manges to slice this bumping just in front of Kagiso Rabada at short third and evading him for a boundary.

Fuller on off, Andries Gous drills this powerfully but straight back to the bowler. And that should be game, set and match for South Africa here.

Back of a length outside off, Jessy Singh punches this to sweeper cover for one. Four sixes needed off the final 4 balls for USA.

Good length in the line of stumps, Andries Gous pushes this to extra-cover and surprisingly takes the single. The best chance for USA to win this was with Andries Gous playing all the deliveries of this over.

Kagiso Rabada may have won his side this game with a sensational over. Good length outside off and slower too, Jessy Singh swings and misses. Kagiso Rabada gives away just 2 off the 19th and takes a wicket as well.

Full and wide outside off, Andries Gous slices this to deep point for another single.

Back of a length around the pads, Jessy Singh hits this towards deep mid-wicket region for one.

Good length outside off, Jessy Singh looks to get some bat behind this but gets beaten again.

Full nd wide outside off, Jessy Singh looks to push at it but gets beaten.

OUT! CAUGHT! The pendulum swings again. Pitched up on the pads, Harmeet Singh flicks this but finds Tristan Stubbs stationed at the deep mid-wicket fence. Tristan Stubbs judges this well and takes this nice and clean to dismiss Harmeet Singh who has his hands on his head and cannot believe it. End of a fine cameo from Harmeet though.

SIX! HAMMERED! Half-tracker on leg, Andries Gous clears his front leg, swivels and pulls this just over the fielder in front of the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for yet another maximum.  22 off the over and that could be a decisive one as well.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Short of a length on the pads, Andries Gous swivels and pulls this all the way over the fence for a maximum behind the fence towards the deep square leg region. The come back is on for USA

Harmeet Singh gets lucky. Short of a length on off, Harmeet Singh looks to take on the boundary riders again but the ball hits high on the sticker of his bat and lands in no man's land at mid off as they take one.

WIDE! Short of a length outside off, turning further away. Harmeet Singh leaves this and the umpire signals wide.

SIX! AUDACIOUSLY SMASHED! Tossed up way outside off, Harmeet Singh shuffles to his off and slogs this over the fence towards the long on region for a biggie. Pressure mounting on South Africa.

Fuller outside off, turns away from the batter. Harmeet Singh moves to his off and looks to slog but misses.

WIDE! Fuller one way too wide of off, turns further away. The batter swings and misses but the umpire signals wide.

Fuller on leg, Andries Gous swivels and flicks this towards deep fine leg for one.

Good length outside off, Andries Gous gets late for the pull and toe pokes this through mid off for one.

WIDE! Fuller one way too wide otuside off. Andries Gous leaves it all alone.

Good change of pace from Kagiso Rabada. On a length wide of off, Andries Gous moves to his off looking to utilize the wind to his leg but the bowler cleverly darts this even wider. The ball holds on a bit and beats the batter.

Short-pitched over middle, Harmeet Singh stamps this through point for one.

FOUR! Up and over. Back of a length around off, Harmeet Singh jumps down the track and lofts this with the wind over the extra-cover fielder towards the shorter side of the ground for a boundary.

Good length outside off, Andries Gous punches this towards sweeper cover and takes one. Gous wanted the second but Harmeet Singh denied that and rightly so.

Full and wide outside off, Harmeet Singh chops this off the inside edge towards short fine leg for one.

NO BALL! Beamer over the waist around off, Harmeet Singh misses the cut on this. Free Hit coming up...

Length dragged back around middle and leg, Andries Gous goes deep in his crease and cuts this towards Keshav Maharaj at point. Harmeet Singh came a long way down backing up on this but a fumble from Keshav Maharaj neglated the chance of a run out at the non-striking end.

Tossed up wide of off, turns further away from Harmeet Singh. The batter drags this from the cue end of his bat towards long on for one.

Wrong'un down leg, Andries Gous tucks this through square leg for a single.

FOUR! BRILLIANTLY HIT FOR FOUR! Short of a length on leg, Andries Gous moves to his leg and slams it over the bowler's head for a boundary down the ground towards long on.

Fuller on the pads, Harmeet Singh sweeps this towards deep mid-wicket region for a single this time.

SIX! Tossed up around the pads, Harmeet Singh slog sweeps this way behind the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region and gets another six for his side.

SIX! Another one and the FIFTY is up for Andries Gous, he is turning up the heat in Antigua. A slower bumper from Anrich Nortje, dug in at the body, Gous picks it up early, waits for it and pulls it well over deep backward square leg for another biggie. 19 off the over!

SIX! Andries Gous going for broke here and USA are still in it. A juicy full toss on the stumps, missing the yorker completely, Gous holds his shape well and smashes it back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Gets enough on it! Hard length around off and middle, Andries Gous stays put and looks to go downtown but mistimes the lofted shot over mid on. Aiden Markram sprints back and pulls the ball back in and keeps it down to two.

FOUR! Too much heat on that one and Aiden Markram can't cut it off. A low full toss on the stumps, Andries Gous takes the front leg out and drills it to the left od mid on where Markram dives across and gets a big hand on it but the ball deflects away to the fence.

Pitched up full and at the stumps, Harmeet Singh clears the front leg and miscues the slog towards mid wicket for a single.

Excellent delivery! Just a shade fuller and angling away from the off stump, Harmeet Singh looks to cut but the ball is too close to the body and he is beaten past the outside edge.

Short ball over middle stump, Harmeet Singh stays back and lofts it over the mid on region for just one more. The singles just won't cut it for USA at the moment.

Gives this one a nice loop and gets it to turn back in from leg stump, Andries Gous backs away and punches it away through covers for one.

Tossed up and following the batter down the leg side, Andries Gous flicks it away to square leg for a dot.

The call is for two but they won't get it. Bowled into the pitch and over off stump, Harmeet Singh rocks back and forces the ball back over the bowler's head for a single.

Tossed up a bit slower and under 80 clicks on the pads, Harmeet Singh goes for the hard sweep behind square but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Nicely tossed up around off, Andries Gous steps down the pitch and meets the ball on the full before driving it away to long on for a run. The 100 comes up for USA!

Fuller in length and drifting into the legs, Andries Gous flicks it away nicely towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Good running and smart cricket to follow up the big hit with a single. On a length and at the stumps, Harmeet Singh just blocks it on the off side and gets across for a single.

SIX! Hammered away and Harmeet Singh makes excellent use of the long handle. Tossed up a bit too full and around off, Harmeet gets on the front foot and swats it away flat and well wide of Tristan Stubbs at long on for a biggie.

Nagging length around middle and slanting it in, Andries Gous presses back and pushes it down to long on for one more.

Flighted ball, a bit shorter and wider of the off stump, Andries Gous waits well and taps the ball away in front of the man at deep point and picks up a couple of runs.

Pushed through flatter and on a length across off and middle, Harmeet Singh goes on the back foot and plays it back past the bowler down to long on for a single.

Quite full again but on middle this time, Harmeet Singh hangs back and doesn't get under it, only managing to hit it down to long on for a run.

FOUR! That's a gift and Harmeet Singh takes full advantage of the freebie. Too full and drifted down leg, Harmeet gets inside the line and paddles it down to fine leg for four runs.

Floated up again around off stump, Andries Gous drives it away through the cover region for a single.

FOUR! Up and over! Nicely placed by Andries Gous but Marco Jansen will feel he should have done better in the deep. Floated full and thrown wide of the off stump, Andries Gous reaches out and lofts it over covers. Jansen moves to his left from wide long off and is a bit late to put in the dive and the ball goes into the fence.

On a shorter length and around off stump, Harmeet Singh rocks back and punches it uppishly down to long off for a single.

OUT! LBW! A huge appeal and the finger is raised as Tabraiz Shamsi strikes on his very first delivery. Shayan Jahangir has a chat with Andries Gous at the other end and the review is taken. Shamsi tosses this one up a lot slower at around 80 clicks and floats it on middle stump. Jahangir looks to come forward and just work it on the leg side but the ball turns in and Jahangir plays all over it getting hit plumb in front. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. USA have now lost half their side.

A bit fuller again and drifting onto the stumps, Shayan Jahangir looks to flick it away but ends up chipping it off the leading edge back over the bowler's head for another single.

Bowls it a bit flat and fires it in full and wide of the off stump, Shayan Jahangir looks to reach and cut late but misses.

Tossed up around off stump, Andries Gous drives it away towards deep cover and turns the strike over.

On the stumps this this, lofted away without much timing through the vacant mid on region for a single.

Oh, that was a huge swing and a miss from Shayan Jahangir. Nicely flighted, a bit fuller and turning away from off stump. Jahangir looks to slog-sweep but is well beaten in the flight.

Quicker one, trying to slide this one into the pads, Shayan Jahangir is late on it and ends up getting it off the pads down to short fine leg.

Back of a length around leg, Shayan Jahangir pushes this towards the leg side for a single to end the over.

WIDE! Bumper, way too short for the umpire's liking. Shayan Jahangir sways away from it and the umpire signals wide.

Good length in the line of the stumps, Shayan Jahangir drives this towards extra-cover for no run.

On a length angling into the batter, Shayan Jahangir gets lucky with an inside edge onto his pads to survive a golden duck once again.

OUT! CASTLED! Change in the length of the delivery and it does the trick for Anrich Nortje. Fuller on leg, Corey Anderson moves further away and aims to slog this but this is too close to swing and the ball sneaks past the bat and clatters into the leg pole. Corey Anderson departs on 12.

SIX! GO FETCH THAT! Back of a length on middle and leg, Corey Anderson moves away from the line of it and pulls this flat and over the fence towards the mid-wicket region for a biggie.

Full and wide outside off, Corey Anderson looks for the slice but ends up getting a thickish bottom edge back to the keeper.

Tossed up on off, Corey Anderson drills this to long off for one.

Too full angling across the batter, Corey Anderson opts for the reverse sweep but misses. The ball hits him flush on his pads. A gentle appeal by the bowler but the umpire is unmoved. Quinton de Kock suggests this would've missed the stumps and South Africa does not opt for a review.

Fuller around the pads, Andries Gous flicks this through square leg for another single.

Length dragged back, turning into the batter. Corey Anderson clears his front leg and smashes this towards wide long on for one.

Tossed up on off, much slower. Andries Gous goes back in his crease and cuts this towards sweeper cover for one.

Floats one outside off, Corey Anderson cuts this to deep point for a single.

Bumper outside off, Andries Gous looks to hook this but gets late to it and ends up toe-poking it back to the keeper. It could have gone anywhere but luckily for the batter, the ball rolled back to the keeper.

Bends his back from over the wicket but strays down leg, Corey Anderson helps it on the swivel towards fine leg region for one.

Good length sliding down leg, Andries Gous nudges this towards deep square leg for one.

On a length around off, Corey Anderson rolls this to long off for one.

Corey Anderson is looking to take down Anrich Nortje. Good length on leg, Corey Anderson advances down the track and looks for the pull. Gets an inside edge instead, rolling back to the keeper.

Back of a length angling across the batter, Corey Anderson gives it a good look and leaves it all alone.

Fuller on off, Andries Gous gets on top of it and blocks it out. Keshav Maharaj starts well as he picks up a wicket and leaks just 4 runs.

Tossed up spinning down leg, Corey Anderson nudges this through square leg for one.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Tossed up around off, turns away from the right-hander after drifting in a bit. Aaron Jones pushes at it and gets an outside edge on its way into the gloves of Quinton de Kock behind the stumps. A massive blow for USA as Aaron Jones departs without troubling the scorers.

Quicker and flatter on off, keeps a tad low. Aaron Jones blocks it out.

Fuller around middle and leg, Andries Gous flicks this towards wide long on for one.

Floats one wide of off, Andries Gous cuts this off the backfoot towards deep point and jogs back for the second.

Back of a length around off, Aaron Jones dabs this towards backward point for no run. Another successful over ends for Kagiso Rabada as he picks up a wicket and gives away just 2 runs off it.

Hits the hard length attacking the stumps, Aaron Jones punches this towards the leg side for no run.

On a length around off, Aaron Jones gets on top of it and blocks this out.

OUT! A NOTHING SHOT AND Nitish Kumar DEPARTS! Pitched up on the pads, was there to be hit but Nitish Kumar just flicks this into the wind and hangs this over Tristan Stubbs at the deep square leg fence. Tristan Stubbs settles underneath and takes a good catch. Nitish Kumar departs after scoring 8 and USA are two down now.

Back of a length following the batter to his leg, Andries Gous dabs this with soft hands towards cover-point and takes a single.

On a length drifting down leg, Nitish Kumar gently tucks this through mid-wicket region for a single.

A couple of runs to end the over but the decision to give Marco Jansen and extra over has backfired for South Africa as 17 runs come off it. A bit fuller and on the pads, tucked away neatly past the square leg region for a couple of handy runs. The 50 is also up for USA.

SIX! Andries Gous now uses the wind to his advantage and goes with the wind to clear the fence. Short of a length and at the batter, Gous stays put and forces the lofted shot using the bottom hand and gets it over long on for another biggie.

Too full, in fact, a low full toss on off and middle, Andries Gous backs away and slashes the ball away square through the off side. Tristan Stubbs covers good ground to his right from deep point and dives to save the boundary. Two taken but that should have been three.

Slightly fuller and attacking the stumps, Nitish Kumar gets an inside edge off the pads and the ball rolls behind point as the batters scamper across for a run. Positive batting and running from the USA batter so far.

SIX! Stand and deliver! That is a fantastic shot from Nitish Kumar. On a hard length and around middle, Kumar just holds his shape and picks up the ball, smoking it well over wide long on for a 95-meter behemoth.

Short of a good length and around off stump, some extra bounce there as well, Nitish Kumar watchfully blocks it off the back foot.

On a good length and attacking the stumps, Andries Gous looks to heave across the line but miscues it off the inner half of the bat behind square leg.

Oh, that one almost carried back to Kagiso Rabada. Slightly pitched up and on the stumps, Andries Gous looks to get on the front foot but the ball holds in the pitch and Gous gets it off the sticker of the bat but well in front of the bowler.

On a good length and angling back in from middle, Nitish Kumar misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads on the leg side. Andries Gous calls him for a quick run and after some hesitation Nitish responds and they get a leg bye.

OUT! CAUGHT! Steven Taylor trying to replicate his shot from the previous over but this one isn't full enough. Kagiso Rabada hits the deck and bowls it over the stumps, Taylor stands tall and looks to pummel it over the mid off region but miscues it badly. The ball gets lobbed up and Heinrich Klaasen at mid off scampers toward the ball and takes a good diving catch. Kagiso gets the first wicket for South Africa and Taylor departs after a fine start.

Quicker from Kagiso Rabada and following the batter down leg with a shortish delivery. Andries Gous gets cramped for room and takes a blow to the body. The ball rolls away and the batters pick up a quick leg bye.

FOUR! That is a stunning shot! Overpitched from Kagiso Rabada at the stumps, Andries Gous goes after him right away and plays a lovely high-elbow straight drive. This is hit uppishly but races away past the bowler and into the fence.

A low full toss now, angling it in from around middle, Steven Taylor flicks the ball straight to the man at mid-wicket.

A slower bumper now, directed at the batter's head and Steven Taylor is beaten on the hook shot. No wide called either and Taylor is not happy.

FOUR! The good old 'french cut' from Steven Taylor. Follows up the bumper with a really full delivery and gets it around off stump. Taylor looks to jam it away but cue-ends it down to fine leg for a boundary.

Wow, that one really took off! Marco Jansen bangs the ball in halfway down the pitch but bends his back a bit more and bowls it around off. The ball hits the deck and shoots up as Steven Taylor is beaten all ends up on the pull. Excellent leaping take from Quinton de Kock behind the stumps.

WIDE! Fuller now and on the pads, angling down the leg side, Steven Taylor misses the flick and it will be another wide.

FOUR! Up and away! On a good length and around off stump, Steven Taylor holds his shape well and thumps it over mid off with brute force as the ball bounces over the ropes for a boundary.

Short of a length and angled into the hips, Steven Taylor stays back and looks to swing it away but misses out and gets hit on the thigh pads.

WIDE! Banged in short and trying to attack the batter but gets it just down leg for a wide.

Fractionally short and on the pads, Andries Gous hangs back and just tucks it away around the corner for a couple of easy runs. 13 off that over, a good one for USA!

Quciker one, bowled into the pitch over off and middle, Steven Taylor forces it off the back foot down to long on and picks up a single.

Should have put that one away too! Short and wide, begging to be hit, Steven Taylor rocks back and cuts it straight to the fielder at backward point again.

FOUR! Now square of the wicket and Steven Taylor has come out with real intent here. Floated up on the stumps, Taylor goes down to sweep and hits it hard to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! BANG! This is tossed up on a length around off stump, Steven Taylor gets a big stride forward and slogs it handsomely on one knee over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. That was some hit!

Begins from around the stumps and drops it short and wide, Steven Taylor would be livid with himself as he cuts it straight to backward point.

A string of four dots to end the first over of the chase and USA are 5/0. Nagging length from Jansen, dropping it around off stump, Andries Gous looks to play on the up but watches it well and makes a late leave.

Pitches it a bit further up and bowls it a bit wider as well, looking for the inswinger, Andries Gous shoulders arms at this one.

Pitched up on the off stump line, Andries Gous gets on the front foot and solidly blocks it towards mid off.

Much better from Marco Jansen. Pitches the ball up around middle, looking to curve it back in, Andries Gous gets a slight inside edge onto the pads as he looks to clip it away.

Just short of a good length and looking to swing it away from the pads, Steven Taylor clips it away in front of mid-wicket and scampers across for a single.

FOUR! Up and running in fine fashion! A bit of a loosener to begin with from Marco Jansen as he bowls this one short and wide of the off stump. Steven Taylor stands tall and slaps the ball away between point and backward point and picks up a boundary to get the run chase going.