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South Africa and England draw

Newlands, Cape Town, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

South Africa627/7d211 ov
England629/6d & 159/665 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England made 629 for 6 declared, Ben Stokes 258 from 198 balls and Jonny Bairstow 150 not out from 191 balls. Kagiso Rabada took 3 for 175.

South Africa made 627 for 7 declared, Hashim Amla 201 from 477 balls and Temba Bavuma 102 not out from 148 balls. Stuart Broad took 2 for 94.

England made 159 for 6. Dane Piedt took 3 for 38.

Match drawn.

Key performers

England 1st innings

629/6d(125.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cookc CH Morris b K Rabadac CH Morris b K Rabada27494055.10
Alex Halesc AB de Villiers b M Morkelc AB de Villiers b M Morkel6014010042.86
Nick Comptonc T Bavuma b K Rabadac T Bavuma b K Rabada451055142.86
Joe Rootc †Q de Kock b CH Morrisc †Q de Kock b CH Morris50795063.29
James Taylorc †Q de Kock b K Rabadac †Q de Kock b K Rabada01000.00
Ben Stokesrun out (AB de Villiers)run out (AB de Villiers)2581983011130.30
Jonny Bairstow †not outnot out150*19118278.53
Moeen Alinot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 12, lb 6, w 13, nb 8)(b 12, lb 6, w 13, nb 8)39
Total125.5 Ov (RR 5.00)125.5 Ov (RR 5.00)629/6d
Fall of wickets: 55-1 (AN Cook, 16.3 ov), 129-2 (AD Hales, 43.5 ov), 167-3 (NRD Compton, 55.2 ov), 167-4 (JWA Taylor, 55.3 ov), 223-5 (JE Root, 67.5 ov), 622-6 (BA Stokes, 125.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Morné Morkel29511413.9312615111
Chris Morris28315015.3611027000
Kagiso Rabada29.5217535.8711516547
Dane Piedt25511204.481018700
Stiaan van Zyl1004304.30395100
Dean Elgar401704.25101000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 27(49) & AD Hales 27(51)5599
2ndNRD Compton 31(77) & AD Hales 33(89)74164
3rdJE Root 23(42) & NRD Compton 14(28)3869
4thJWA Taylor 0(1) & JE Root 0(0)01
5thBA Stokes 24(37) & JE Root 27(37)5674
6thJM Bairstow 143(189) & BA Stokes 234(161)399346
7thJM Bairstow 7(2) & MM Ali 0(0)7*2

South Africa 1st innings

627/7d(211 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dean Elgarc NRD Compton b BA Stokesc NRD Compton b BA Stokes44716161.97
Stiaan van Zylrun out (NRD Compton/†JM Bairstow)run out (NRD Compton/†JM Bairstow)4121033.33
Hashim Amlab SCJ Broadb SCJ Broad20147727042.14
AB de Villiersc JM Anderson b ST Finnc JM Anderson b ST Finn8821112141.71
Faf du Plessisc BA Stokes b JM Andersonc BA Stokes b JM Anderson8621611039.81
Temba Bavumanot outnot out102*14816068.92
Quinton de Kock †c JM Anderson b SCJ Broadc JM Anderson b SCJ Broad5100050.00
Chris Morrisc JE Root b ST Finnc JE Root b ST Finn6911110062.16
Kagiso Rabadanot outnot out2*100020.00
Extras(b 4, lb 9, w 13)(b 4, lb 9, w 13)26
Total211 Ov (RR 2.97)211 Ov (RR 2.97)627/7d
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (S van Zyl, 2.3 ov), 85-2 (D Elgar, 24.5 ov), 268-3 (AB de Villiers, 93.3 ov), 439-4 (HM Amla, 164 ov), 439-5 (F du Plessis, 164.3 ov), 449-6 (Q de Kock, 167.3 ov), 616-7 (CH Morris, 207.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson35127712.2017311000
Stuart Broad3489422.7615914020
Moeen Ali521415502.9824521200
Steven Finn39513223.3817420020
Joe Root2045402.70935030
Ben Stokes28410013.5711812040
Alex Hales31200.67160000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stD Elgar 1(3) & S van Zyl 4(12)715
2ndHM Amla 34(66) & D Elgar 43(68)78134
3rdAB de Villiers 88(211) & HM Amla 92(201)183412
4thF du Plessis 86(213) & HM Amla 75(210)171423
5thF du Plessis 0(3) & T Bavuma 0(0)03
6thQ de Kock 5(10) & T Bavuma 4(8)1018
7thCH Morris 69(111) & T Bavuma 89(128)167239
8thK Rabada 2(10) & T Bavuma 9(12)11*22

England 2nd innings

159/6(65 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cookc †Q de Kock b K Rabadac †Q de Kock b K Rabada8271029.63
Alex Halesc CH Morris b M Morkelc CH Morris b M Morkel5260019.23
Nick Comptonc F du Plessis b DL Piedtc F du Plessis b DL Piedt15602025.00
Joe Rootb CH Morrisb CH Morris292950100.00
James Taylorc T Bavuma b DL Piedtc T Bavuma b DL Piedt27841132.14
Ben Stokesc M Morkel b DL Piedtc M Morkel b DL Piedt26344076.47
Jonny Bairstow †not outnot out30*752040.00
Moeen Alinot outnot out10*600016.67
Extras(lb 4, nb 5)(lb 4, nb 5)9
Total65 Ov (RR 2.45)65 Ov (RR 2.45)159/6
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (AN Cook, 7.2 ov), 19-2 (AD Hales, 9 ov), 55-3 (JE Root, 17.1 ov), 85-4 (NRD Compton, 30.3 ov), 115-5 (BA Stokes, 41 ov), 116-6 (JWA Taylor, 42.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Morné Morkel1672611.63853003
Kagiso Rabada1325714.38516002
Chris Morris1242412.00612000
Dane Piedt1883832.11913100
Dean Elgar621001.67321000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 8(27) & AD Hales 5(21)1744
2ndNRD Compton 2(5) & AD Hales 0(5)210
3rdNRD Compton 6(21) & JE Root 29(29)3649
4thJWA Taylor 23(46) & NRD Compton 7(34)3080
5thBA Stokes 26(34) & JWA Taylor 4(29)3063
6thJWA Taylor 0(9) & JM Bairstow 1(1)110
7thMM Ali 10(60) & JM Bairstow 29(74)43*134

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 159/6 (65 ov)
End of over 650 runsENG 159/6000000
JM Bairstow 30(75)MM Ali 10(60)D Elgar 6-2-10-0
64.60
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
64.50
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
64.40
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
64.30
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
64.20
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
64.10
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
End of over 640 runsENG 159/6000000
MM Ali 10(60)JM Bairstow 30(69)DL Piedt 18-8-38-3
63.60
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
63.50
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
63.40
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
63.30
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
63.20
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
63.10
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
End of over 632 runsENG 159/6020000
JM Bairstow 30(69)MM Ali 10(54)D Elgar 5-1-10-0
62.60
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
62.50
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
62.40
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
62.30
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
62.22
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, 2 runs
62.10
D Elgar to JM Bairstow, no run
End of over 620 runsENG 157/6000000
MM Ali 10(54)JM Bairstow 28(63)DL Piedt 17-7-38-3
61.60
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
61.50
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
61.40
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
61.30
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
61.20
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
61.10
DL Piedt to MM Ali, no run
End of over 612 runsENG 157/6000002
JM Bairstow 28(63)MM Ali 10(48)D Elgar 4-1-8-0