Basil D'Oliveira TrophyMatch 3 · Test
England beat South Africa by 7 wickets
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa313 & 8333.1 ov
England323 & 74/322.4 ov
England won by 7 wickets
Match report
From the scorecardSouth Africa won the toss and chose to bat. South Africa were bowled out for 313, Dean Elgar 46 from 122 balls and Hashim Amla 40 from 90 balls. Ben Stokes took 3 for 53.
England were bowled out for 323, Joe Root 110 from 139 balls and Ben Stokes 58 from 54 balls. Kagiso Rabada took 5 for 78.
South Africa were bowled out for 83. Stuart Broad took 6 for 17.
England made 74 for 3, Alastair Cook 43 from 70 balls. Dean Elgar took 2 for 10.
England won by 7 wickets.
Key performers
South Africa 1st innings
313(99.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgarc †JM Bairstow b MM Ali | c †JM Bairstow b MM Ali | 46 | 122 | 5 | 0 | 37.70 |
| Stiaan van Zylc †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | c †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | 21 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 44.68 |
| Hashim Amlac †JM Bairstow b ST Finn | c †JM Bairstow b ST Finn | 40 | 90 | 7 | 0 | 44.44 |
| AB de Villiersc †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | c †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | 36 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 90.00 |
| Faf du Plessisc AD Hales b ST Finn | c AD Hales b ST Finn | 16 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 28.07 |
| Temba Bavumarun out (sub (CR Woakes)/†sub (JM Bairstow)) | run out (sub (CR Woakes)/†sub (JM Bairstow)) | 23 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 52.27 |
| Dane Vilas †c MM Ali b SCJ Broad | c MM Ali b SCJ Broad | 26 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 68.42 |
| Chris Morrisc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | c †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 28 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 45.90 |
| Kagiso Rabadac †JM Bairstow b JM Anderson | c †JM Bairstow b JM Anderson | 24 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 37.50 |
| Hardus Viljoennot out | not out | 20* | 16 | 4 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Morné Morkelc AN Cook b BA Stokes | c AN Cook b BA Stokes | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Extras(b 9, lb 9, w 1, nb 2) | (b 9, lb 9, w 1, nb 2) | 21 | ||||
| Total99.3 Ov (RR 3.15) | 99.3 Ov (RR 3.15) | 313 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 44-1 (S van Zyl, 17.3 ov), 117-2 (D Elgar, 41.2 ov), 127-3 (HM Amla, 44.3 ov), 161-4 (AB de Villiers, 55.5 ov), 185-5 (F du Plessis, 62.5 ov), 212-6 (T Bavuma, 70.5 ov), 225-7 (DJ Vilas, 74.4 ov), 281-8 (CH Morris, 93 ov), 281-9 (K Rabada, 93.3 ov), 313-10 (M Morkel, 99.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 25.2 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 2.37 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 22 | 5 | 82 | 2 | 3.73 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 18 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 2.78 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Moeen Ali | 16 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 3.13 | 76 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 18.1 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 2.92 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Elgar 15(58) & S van Zyl 21(47) | 44 | 105 |
| 2nd | HM Amla 40(79) & D Elgar 31(64) | 73 | 143 |
| 3rd | AB de Villiers 10(8) & HM Amla 0(11) | 10 | 19 |
| 4th | F du Plessis 8(36) & AB de Villiers 26(32) | 34 | 68 |
| 5th | T Bavuma 16(21) & F du Plessis 8(21) | 24 | 42 |
| 6th | DJ Vilas 19(25) & T Bavuma 7(23) | 27 | 48 |
| 7th | CH Morris 6(10) & DJ Vilas 7(13) | 13 | 23 |
| 8th | CH Morris 22(51) & K Rabada 24(61) | 56 | 110 |
| 9th | K Rabada 0(3) & GC Viljoen 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
| 10th | M Morkel 12(20) & GC Viljoen 20(16) | 32 | 36 |
England 1st innings
323(76.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cookc †DJ Vilas b GC Viljoen | c †DJ Vilas b GC Viljoen | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Alex Halesc AB de Villiers b K Rabada | c AB de Villiers b K Rabada | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Nick Comptonc D Elgar b K Rabada | c D Elgar b K Rabada | 26 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 38.24 |
| Joe Rootc †DJ Vilas b K Rabada | c †DJ Vilas b K Rabada | 110 | 139 | 17 | 0 | 79.14 |
| James Taylorc T Bavuma b M Morkel | c T Bavuma b M Morkel | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Ben Stokesc & b M Morkel | c & b M Morkel | 58 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 107.41 |
| Jonny Bairstow †c S van Zyl b K Rabada | c S van Zyl b K Rabada | 45 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 53.57 |
| Moeen Alic †DJ Vilas b CH Morris | c †DJ Vilas b CH Morris | 19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 67.86 |
| Stuart Broadb K Rabada | b K Rabada | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Steven Finnc †DJ Vilas b M Morkel | c †DJ Vilas b M Morkel | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Andersonnot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 1, lb 14, w 9, nb 3) | (b 1, lb 14, w 9, nb 3) | 27 | ||||
| Total76.1 Ov (RR 4.24) | 76.1 Ov (RR 4.24) | 323 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (AD Hales, 3.5 ov), 22-2 (AN Cook, 10.1 ov), 74-3 (NRD Compton, 25.1 ov), 91-4 (JWA Taylor, 30.1 ov), 202-5 (BA Stokes, 46 ov), 242-6 (JE Root, 55 ov), 279-7 (MM Ali, 64.3 ov), 309-8 (SCJ Broad, 71.5 ov), 311-9 (ST Finn, 74 ov), 323-10 (JM Bairstow, 76.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Morris | 15 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 4.73 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 23.1 | 5 | 78 | 5 | 3.37 | 108 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Morné Morkel | 20 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 3.80 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardus Viljoen | 15 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 5.27 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stiaan van Zyl | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AN Cook 9(13) & AD Hales 1(10) | 10 | 23 |
| 2nd | NRD Compton 2(24) & AN Cook 9(14) | 12 | 38 |
| 3rd | JE Root 18(47) & NRD Compton 24(44) | 52 | 90 |
| 4th | JWA Taylor 7(13) & JE Root 10(17) | 17 | 30 |
| 5th | BA Stokes 58(54) & JE Root 51(42) | 111 | 95 |
| 6th | JE Root 31(33) & JM Bairstow 4(21) | 40 | 54 |
| 7th | JM Bairstow 14(30) & MM Ali 19(28) | 37 | 57 |
| 8th | SCJ Broad 12(28) & JM Bairstow 13(16) | 30 | 44 |
| 9th | ST Finn 0(9) & JM Bairstow 2(4) | 2 | 13 |
| 10th | JM Bairstow 12(13) & JM Anderson 0(0) | 12 | 13 |
South Africa 2nd innings
83(33.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgarc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | c †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Stiaan van Zylc BA Stokes b SCJ Broad | c BA Stokes b SCJ Broad | 11 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 28.95 |
| Hashim Amlac JWA Taylor b SCJ Broad | c JWA Taylor b SCJ Broad | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| AB de Villiersc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | c †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Faf du Plessisc & b SCJ Broad | c & b SCJ Broad | 14 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 34.15 |
| Temba Bavumab SCJ Broad | b SCJ Broad | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dane Vilas †c JWA Taylor b ST Finn | c JWA Taylor b ST Finn | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Chris Morrisb BA Stokes | b BA Stokes | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Kagiso Rabadac †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | c †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Hardus Viljoenlbw b JM Anderson | lbw b JM Anderson | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Morné Morkelnot out | not out | 4* | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Extras(lb 2, nb 1) | (lb 2, nb 1) | 3 | ||||
| Total33.1 Ov (RR 2.50) | 33.1 Ov (RR 2.50) | 83 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 23-1 (D Elgar, 7.5 ov), 28-2 (S van Zyl, 12 ov), 30-3 (AB de Villiers, 13.5 ov), 31-4 (HM Amla, 15.3 ov), 35-5 (T Bavuma, 17.5 ov), 45-6 (DJ Vilas, 21.2 ov), 46-7 (CH Morris, 22.1 ov), 67-8 (K Rabada, 27 ov), 77-9 (GC Viljoen, 30.4 ov), 83-10 (F du Plessis, 33.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2.60 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 12.1 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1.40 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3.00 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Elgar 15(25) & S van Zyl 8(22) | 23 | 47 |
| 2nd | HM Amla 2(9) & S van Zyl 3(16) | 5 | 25 |
| 3rd | HM Amla 2(6) & AB de Villiers 0(5) | 2 | 11 |
| 4th | F du Plessis 0(5) & HM Amla 1(5) | 1 | 10 |
| 5th | T Bavuma 0(8) & F du Plessis 4(6) | 4 | 14 |
| 6th | DJ Vilas 8(13) & F du Plessis 2(8) | 10 | 21 |
| 7th | CH Morris 1(5) & F du Plessis 0(0) | 1 | 5 |
| 8th | K Rabada 16(21) & F du Plessis 4(9) | 21 | 29 |
| 9th | F du Plessis 3(7) & GC Viljoen 6(15) | 10 | 22 |
| 10th | M Morkel 4(9) & F du Plessis 1(6) | 6 | 15 |
England 2nd innings
74/3(22.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cookc †DJ Vilas b CH Morris | c †DJ Vilas b CH Morris | 43 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 61.43 |
| Alex Haleslbw b D Elgar | lbw b D Elgar | 18 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 39.13 |
| Nick Comptonc M Morkel b D Elgar | c M Morkel b D Elgar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joe Rootnot out | not out | 4* | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| James Taylornot out | not out | 2* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 1) | (b 4, lb 2, w 1) | 7 | ||||
| Total22.4 Ov (RR 3.26) | 22.4 Ov (RR 3.26) · Target 74 | 74/3 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 64-1 (AD Hales, 17 ov), 68-2 (NRD Compton, 18.4 ov), 71-3 (AN Cook, 21.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morné Morkel | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.40 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardus Viljoen | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Morris | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1.33 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | 3.4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2.73 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AN Cook 39(56) & AD Hales 18(46) | 64 | 102 |
| 2nd | AN Cook 4(8) & NRD Compton 0(2) | 4 | 10 |
| 3rd | AN Cook 0(6) & JE Root 3(10) | 3 | 16 |
| 4th | JWA Taylor 2(5) & JE Root 1(3) | 3* | 8 |
Commentary
22.41
D Elgar to JE Root, 1 run
22.31
D Elgar to JWA Taylor, 1 run
22.20
D Elgar to JWA Taylor, no run
22.10
D Elgar to JWA Taylor, no run
End of over 221 run, 1 wktENG 72/30W0100
JE Root 3(12)JWA Taylor 1(2)CH Morris 6-2-8-1
21.60
CH Morris to JE Root, no run
21.50
CH Morris to JE Root, no run
21.41
CH Morris to JWA Taylor, 1 run
21.30
CH Morris to JWA Taylor, no run
21.2W
CH Morris to AN Cook, OUT
AN Cook c †DJ Vilas b CH Morris 43(70) [4s-7 6s-0] · FoW 71/3 (21.2 ov)
21.10
CH Morris to AN Cook, no run
End of over 210 runsENG 71/2000000
JE Root 3(10)AN Cook 43(68)D Elgar 3-1-8-2
20.60
D Elgar to JE Root, no run
20.50
D Elgar to JE Root, no run
20.40
D Elgar to JE Root, no run
20.30
D Elgar to JE Root, no run
20.20
D Elgar to JE Root, no run
20.10
D Elgar to JE Root, no run
End of over 203 runsENG 71/2200100
AN Cook 43(68)JE Root 3(4)CH Morris 5-2-7-0
19.60
CH Morris to AN Cook, no run
19.50
CH Morris to AN Cook, no run
19.41
CH Morris to JE Root, 1 run
19.30
CH Morris to JE Root, no run
19.20
CH Morris to JE Root, no run
19.12
CH Morris to JE Root, 2 runs
End of over 191 run, 1 wktENG 68/2001W00
AN Cook 43(66)JE Root 0(0)D Elgar 2-0-8-2
18.60
D Elgar to AN Cook, no run
18.50
D Elgar to AN Cook, no run
18.4W
D Elgar to NRD Compton, OUT
NRD Compton c M Morkel b D Elgar 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 68/2 (18.4 ov)



