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England beat South Africa by 211 runs

Lord's, London, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England458 & 23387.1 ov
South Africa361 & 11936.4 ov
England won by 211 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England were bowled out for 458, Joe Root 190 from 234 balls and Moeen Ali 87 from 147 balls. Morné Morkel took 4 for 111.

South Africa were bowled out for 361, Temba Bavuma 59 from 130 balls and Dean Elgar 54 from 118 balls. Moeen Ali took 4 for 59.

England were bowled out for 233, Alastair Cook 69 from 192 balls and Jonny Bairstow 51 from 76 balls. Keshav Maharaj took 4 for 85.

South Africa were bowled out for 119. Moeen Ali took 6 for 53.

England won by 211 runs.

Key performers

England 1st innings

458(105.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cookc †Q de Kock b VD Philanderc †Q de Kock b VD Philander3130023.08
Keaton Jenningslbw b VD Philanderlbw b VD Philander8122066.67
Gary Ballancelbw b M Morkellbw b M Morkel20412048.78
Joe Rootc †Q de Kock b M Morkelc †Q de Kock b M Morkel19023427181.20
Jonny Bairstow †lbw b VD Philanderlbw b VD Philander10252040.00
Ben Stokesc †Q de Kock b K Rabadac †Q de Kock b K Rabada561088151.85
Moeen Alib K Rabadab K Rabada871478059.18
Liam Dawsonlbw b M Morkellbw b M Morkel02000.00
Stuart Broadnot outnot out57*4782121.28
Mark Woodlbw b K Rabadalbw b K Rabada02000.00
James Andersonc †Q de Kock b M Morkelc †Q de Kock b M Morkel121111109.09
Extras(b 4, lb 2, nb 9)(b 4, lb 2, nb 9)15
Total105.3 Ov (RR 4.34)105.3 Ov (RR 4.34)458
Fall of wickets: 14-1 (AN Cook, 3.1 ov), 17-2 (KK Jennings, 5.2 ov), 49-3 (GS Ballance, 14 ov), 76-4 (JM Bairstow, 22.3 ov), 190-5 (BA Stokes, 54.3 ov), 367-6 (JE Root, 89.1 ov), 367-7 (LA Dawson, 89.3 ov), 413-8 (MM Ali, 100.4 ov), 413-9 (MA Wood, 101 ov), 458-10 (JM Anderson, 105.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Morné Morkel25.3211144.3510714202
Vernon Philander2036733.35938005
Kagiso Rabada28412334.3912221101
Keshav Maharaj22110704.867911201
Theunis de Bruyn513006.00184000
Temba Bavuma501402.80180000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 3(13) & KK Jennings 8(9)1419
2ndGS Ballance 3(10) & KK Jennings 0(3)313
3rdJE Root 14(22) & GS Ballance 17(31)3252
4thJE Root 17(26) & JM Bairstow 10(25)2751
5thBA Stokes 56(108) & JE Root 52(86)114192
6thMM Ali 65(111) & JE Root 107(100)177208
7thLA Dawson 0(2) & MM Ali 0(0)02
8thSCJ Broad 24(31) & MM Ali 22(36)4667
9thMA Wood 0(2) & SCJ Broad 0(0)02
10thSCJ Broad 33(16) & JM Anderson 12(11)4527

South Africa 1st innings

361(105 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dean Elgarc GS Ballance b MM Alic GS Ballance b MM Ali541188045.76
Heino Kuhnc AN Cook b SCJ Broadc AN Cook b SCJ Broad114007.14
Hashim Amlalbw b MM Alilbw b MM Ali29403072.50
JP Duminylbw b SCJ Broadlbw b SCJ Broad15383039.47
Temba Bavumac BA Stokes b MM Alic BA Stokes b MM Ali591309045.38
Theunis de Bruync †JM Bairstow b JM Andersonc †JM Bairstow b JM Anderson48856056.47
Kagiso Rabadac †JM Bairstow b LA Dawsonc †JM Bairstow b LA Dawson27554049.09
Quinton de Kock †c BA Stokes b JM Andersonc BA Stokes b JM Anderson5137100137.84
Vernon Philanderb MM Alib MM Ali52867060.47
Keshav Maharajlbw b LA Dawsonlbw b LA Dawson9221040.91
Morné Morkelnot outnot out2*80025.00
Extras(b 4, lb 7, nb 3)(b 4, lb 7, nb 3)14
Total105 Ov (RR 3.44)105 Ov (RR 3.44)361
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (HG Kuhn, 6 ov), 82-2 (HM Amla, 24.1 ov), 98-3 (D Elgar, 33.2 ov), 104-4 (JP Duminy, 36.2 ov), 203-5 (TB de Bruyn, 65.2 ov), 244-6 (K Rabada, 78.2 ov), 248-7 (T Bavuma, 80 ov), 314-8 (Q de Kock, 92.3 ov), 337-9 (KA Maharaj, 100 ov), 361-10 (VD Philander, 105 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson1964422.32884000
Stuart Broad1856223.447910000
Mark Wood2056503.259110000
Liam Dawson1526724.47587000
Moeen Ali2075942.959710000
Ben Stokes1325304.085810003
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stD Elgar 9(22) & HG Kuhn 1(14)1036
2ndD Elgar 42(70) & HM Amla 29(40)72109
3rdJP Duminy 10(29) & D Elgar 3(26)1655
4thT Bavuma 1(9) & JP Duminy 5(9)618
5thTB de Bruyn 48(85) & T Bavuma 45(89)99174
6thK Rabada 27(55) & T Bavuma 12(25)4178
7thQ de Kock 3(3) & T Bavuma 1(7)410
8thQ de Kock 48(34) & VD Philander 17(41)6675
9thKA Maharaj 9(22) & VD Philander 13(23)2345
10thVD Philander 22(22) & M Morkel 2(8)2430

England 2nd innings

233(87.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cookc T Bavuma b M Morkelc T Bavuma b M Morkel6919210035.94
Keaton Jenningsc †Q de Kock b M Morkelc †Q de Kock b M Morkel331014032.67
Gary Ballancec †Q de Kock b M Morkelc †Q de Kock b M Morkel34784043.59
Joe Rootb KA Maharajb KA Maharaj5131038.46
Jonny Bairstow †st †Q de Kock b KA Maharajst †Q de Kock b KA Maharaj51766067.11
Ben Stokeslbw b K Rabadalbw b K Rabada140025.00
Moeen Alib KA Maharajb KA Maharaj7160043.75
Liam Dawsonb K Rabadab K Rabada02000.00
Stuart Broadc TB de Bruyn b KA Maharajc TB de Bruyn b KA Maharaj01000.00
Mark Woodb K Rabadab K Rabada28364077.78
James Andersonnot outnot out0*5000.00
Extras(lb 4, nb 1)(lb 4, nb 1)5
Total87.1 Ov (RR 2.67)87.1 Ov (RR 2.67)233
Fall of wickets: 80-1 (KK Jennings, 34.5 ov), 139-2 (AN Cook, 60.2 ov), 142-3 (GS Ballance, 62.5 ov), 146-4 (JE Root, 64 ov), 149-5 (BA Stokes, 66.4 ov), 180-6 (MM Ali, 74 ov), 181-7 (LA Dawson, 75 ov), 182-8 (SCJ Broad, 75.4 ov), 227-9 (MA Wood, 84.2 ov), 233-10 (JM Bairstow, 87.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Morné Morkel2166433.05979000
Kagiso Rabada2055032.50945001
Keshav Maharaj32.188542.6415312000
JP Duminy922102.33432000
Vernon Philander51901.80241000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 42(109) & KK Jennings 33(101)80209
2ndGS Ballance 32(70) & AN Cook 27(83)59153
3rdJE Root 1(7) & GS Ballance 2(8)315
4thJM Bairstow 0(1) & JE Root 4(6)47
5thJM Bairstow 2(12) & BA Stokes 1(4)316
6thMM Ali 7(16) & JM Bairstow 24(28)3144
7thJM Bairstow 1(4) & LA Dawson 0(2)16
8thJM Bairstow 1(3) & SCJ Broad 0(1)14
9thMA Wood 28(36) & JM Bairstow 17(16)4552
10thJM Anderson 0(5) & JM Bairstow 6(12)617

South Africa 2nd innings

119(36.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Heino Kuhnc †JM Bairstow b JM Andersonc †JM Bairstow b JM Anderson9281032.14
Dean Elgarc & b MM Alic & b MM Ali221009.52
Hashim Amlalbw b LA Dawsonlbw b LA Dawson11212052.38
JP Duminyc MM Ali b MA Woodc MM Ali b MA Wood2160012.50
Quinton de Kock †b MM Alib MM Ali18372048.65
Temba Bavumab MM Alib MM Ali21412051.22
Theunis de Bruync BA Stokes b MM Alic BA Stokes b MM Ali140025.00
Vernon Philandernot outnot out19*292165.52
Keshav Maharajb MM Alib MM Ali10920111.11
Kagiso Rabadac †JM Bairstow b MM Alic †JM Bairstow b MM Ali471057.14
Morné Morkelc KK Jennings b LA Dawsonc KK Jennings b LA Dawson14702200.00
Extras(b 7, lb 1)(b 7, lb 1)8
Total36.4 Ov (RR 3.25)36.4 Ov (RR 3.25) · Target 331119
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (HG Kuhn, 7 ov), 12-2 (D Elgar, 9.1 ov), 25-3 (JP Duminy, 13 ov), 28-4 (HM Amla, 15 ov), 64-5 (Q de Kock, 25.5 ov), 67-6 (T Bavuma, 27.3 ov), 72-7 (TB de Bruyn, 29.1 ov), 82-8 (KA Maharaj, 31.4 ov), 94-9 (K Rabada, 33.5 ov), 119-10 (M Morkel, 36.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson621612.67292000
Stuart Broad31501.67161000
Moeen Ali1545363.53697100
Mark Wood10313.0040000
Liam Dawson11.443422.91592200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHG Kuhn 9(28) & D Elgar 2(14)1242
2ndD Elgar 0(7) & HM Amla 0(6)013
3rdJP Duminy 2(16) & HM Amla 11(7)1323
4thHM Amla 0(8) & Q de Kock 3(4)312
5thQ de Kock 15(33) & T Bavuma 18(32)3665
6thTB de Bruyn 0(1) & T Bavuma 3(9)310
7thVD Philander 4(7) & TB de Bruyn 1(3)510
8thKA Maharaj 10(9) & VD Philander 0(6)1015
9thK Rabada 4(7) & VD Philander 8(6)1213
10thM Morkel 14(7) & VD Philander 7(10)2517

Commentary

End of innings: SA 119 (36.4 ov)
36.4W
LA Dawson to M Morkel, OUT
M Morkel c KK Jennings b LA Dawson 14(7) [4s-0 6s-2] · FoW 119/10 (36.4 ov)
36.36
LA Dawson to M Morkel, SIX
36.20
LA Dawson to M Morkel, no run
36.16
LA Dawson to M Morkel, SIX
End of over 3613 runsSA 107/9104b116
VD Philander 19(29)M Morkel 2(3)MM Ali 15-4-53-6
35.66
MM Ali to VD Philander, SIX
35.51
MM Ali to M Morkel, 1 run
35.41
MM Ali to VD Philander, 1 run
35.34b
MM Ali to VD Philander, 4 byes
35.20
MM Ali to VD Philander, no run
35.11
MM Ali to M Morkel, 1 run
End of over 350 runsSA 94/9000000
VD Philander 12(25)M Morkel 0(1)LA Dawson 11-4-22-1
34.60
LA Dawson to VD Philander, no run
34.50
LA Dawson to VD Philander, no run
34.40
LA Dawson to VD Philander, no run
34.30
LA Dawson to VD Philander, no run
34.20
LA Dawson to VD Philander, no run
34.10
LA Dawson to VD Philander, no run
End of over 344 runs, 1 wktSA 94/90040W0
M Morkel 0(1)VD Philander 12(19)MM Ali 14-4-44-6
33.60
MM Ali to M Morkel, no run
33.5W
MM Ali to K Rabada, OUT
K Rabada c †JM Bairstow b MM Ali 4(7) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 94/9 (33.5 ov)
33.40
MM Ali to K Rabada, no run
33.34
MM Ali to K Rabada, FOUR
33.20
MM Ali to K Rabada, no run
33.10
MM Ali to K Rabada, no run
End of over 338 runsSA 90/8004220
VD Philander 12(19)K Rabada 0(2)LA Dawson 10-3-22-1
32.60
LA Dawson to VD Philander, no run
32.52
LA Dawson to VD Philander, 2 runs
32.42
LA Dawson to VD Philander, 2 runs