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England beat South Africa by an innings and 53 runs

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

South Africa209 & 23788.5 ov
England499/9d152 ov
England won by an innings and 53 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England made 499 for 9 declared, Ollie Pope 135 not out from 226 balls and Ben Stokes 120 from 214 balls. Keshav Maharaj took 5 for 180.

South Africa were bowled out for 209, Quinton de Kock 63 from 139 balls. Dominic Bess took 5 for 51.

South Africa were bowled out for 237, Keshav Maharaj 71 from 106 balls. Joe Root took 4 for 87.

England won by an innings and 53 runs.

Key performers

England 1st innings

499/9d(152 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zak Crawleyc HE van der Dussen b A Nortjec HE van der Dussen b A Nortje441375032.12
Dominic Sibleyc D Elgar b K Rabadac D Elgar b K Rabada36955037.89
Joe Denlylbw b KA Maharajlbw b KA Maharaj251003025.00
Joe Rootb K Rabadab K Rabada27464058.70
Ben Stokesc D Elgar b D Patersonc D Elgar b D Paterson12021412256.07
Ollie Popenot outnot out135*22618159.73
Jos Buttler †c & b KA Maharajc & b KA Maharaj115006.67
Sam Curranc D Elgar b KA Maharajc D Elgar b KA Maharaj44506188.00
Dominic Bessc PJ Malan b KA Maharajc PJ Malan b KA Maharaj1100010.00
Mark Woodc A Nortje b KA Maharajc A Nortje b KA Maharaj422325182.61
Extras(b 2, lb 14, w 4, nb 4)(b 2, lb 14, w 4, nb 4)24
Total152 Ov (RR 3.28)152 Ov (RR 3.28)499/9d
Did not bat: Stuart Broad
Fall of wickets: 70-1 (DP Sibley, 31 ov), 103-2 (Z Crawley, 48.5 ov), 134-3 (JL Denly, 61.4 ov), 148-4 (JE Root, 64.5 ov), 351-5 (BA Stokes, 123.2 ov), 354-6 (JC Buttler, 126.2 ov), 413-7 (SM Curran, 139.4 ov), 426-8 (DM Bess, 143.2 ov), 499-9 (MA Wood, 152 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Vernon Philander1654102.56777000
Dane Paterson2436212.581106010
Kagiso Rabada2869723.4612312124
Anrich Nortje2549713.8810616010
Keshav Maharaj581518053.1026114800
Dean Elgar10606.0010000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZ Crawley 23(92) & DP Sibley 36(95)70186
2ndZ Crawley 21(45) & JL Denly 12(62)33107
3rdJE Root 17(40) & JL Denly 13(38)3177
4thBA Stokes 4(13) & JE Root 10(6)1419
5thOJ Pope 79(151) & BA Stokes 116(201)203351
6thJC Buttler 1(15) & OJ Pope 2(3)318
7thSM Curran 44(50) & OJ Pope 13(30)5980
8thOJ Pope 12(12) & DM Bess 1(10)1322
9thMA Wood 42(23) & OJ Pope 29(30)7352

South Africa 1st innings

209(86.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dean Elgarc OJ Pope b DM Bessc OJ Pope b DM Bess35746047.30
Pieter Malanc & b DM Bessc & b DM Bess18322056.25
Zubayr Hamzac OJ Pope b DM Bessc OJ Pope b DM Bess10142071.43
Anrich Nortjec JE Root b BA Stokesc JE Root b BA Stokes181362013.24
Faf du Plessisc OJ Pope b DM Bessc OJ Pope b DM Bess8620133.33
Rassie van der Dussenb DM Bessb DM Bess24413058.54
Quinton de Kock †b SM Curranb SM Curran631399045.32
Vernon Philanderb SCJ Broadb SCJ Broad27615044.26
Keshav Maharajb SCJ Broadb SCJ Broad03000.00
Kagiso Rabadac MA Wood b SCJ Broadc MA Wood b SCJ Broad180012.50
Dane Patersonnot outnot out0*6000.00
Extras(b 4, w 1)(b 4, w 1)5
Total86.4 Ov (RR 2.41)86.4 Ov (RR 2.41)209
Fall of wickets: 50-1 (PJ Malan, 12 ov), 60-2 (Zubayr Hamza, 17.3 ov), 63-3 (D Elgar, 22 ov), 71-4 (F du Plessis, 24 ov), 109-5 (HE van der Dussen, 41.3 ov), 154-6 (A Nortje, 62.4 ov), 208-7 (VD Philander, 83 ov), 208-8 (Q de Kock, 83.5 ov), 208-9 (KA Maharaj, 84.3 ov), 209-10 (K Rabada, 86.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Stuart Broad13.463032.20704000
Sam Curran1123212.91535000
Dominic Bess31125151.651607000
Mark Wood1143102.82535010
Joe Denly411002.50202000
Joe Root1142502.27523000
Ben Stokes512615.20205000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stD Elgar 32(40) & PJ Malan 18(32)5072
2ndD Elgar 0(19) & Zubayr Hamza 10(14)1033
3rdA Nortje 0(12) & D Elgar 3(15)327
4thA Nortje 0(6) & F du Plessis 8(6)812
5thA Nortje 10(64) & HE van der Dussen 24(41)38105
6thQ de Kock 36(73) & A Nortje 8(54)45127
7thVD Philander 27(61) & Q de Kock 27(61)54122
8thQ de Kock 0(5) & KA Maharaj 0(0)05
9thK Rabada 0(1) & KA Maharaj 0(3)04
10thD Paterson 0(6) & K Rabada 1(7)113

South Africa 2nd innings (following on)

237(88.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Pieter Malanlbw b JE Rootlbw b JE Root12791015.19
Dean Elgarb MA Woodb MA Wood15223068.18
Zubayr Hamzac †JC Buttler b MA Woodc †JC Buttler b MA Wood2120016.67
Faf du Plessisc OJ Pope b JE Rootc OJ Pope b JE Root361236129.27
Rassie van der Dussenc OJ Pope b JE Rootc OJ Pope b JE Root10361127.78
Quinton de Kock †c MA Wood b JE Rootc MA Wood b JE Root3260011.54
Vernon Philanderc OJ Pope b SCJ Broadc OJ Pope b SCJ Broad13472027.66
Keshav Maharajrun outrun out7110610366.98
Kagiso Rabadac SCJ Broad b MA Woodc SCJ Broad b MA Wood16242166.67
Anrich Nortjeb DM Bessb DM Bess5191026.32
Dane Patersonnot outnot out39*406097.50
Extras(b 12, lb 1, w 1, nb 1)(b 12, lb 1, w 1, nb 1)15
Total88.5 Ov (RR 2.67)88.5 Ov (RR 2.67)237
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (D Elgar, 8.1 ov), 22-2 (Zubayr Hamza, 12.1 ov), 44-3 (PJ Malan, 27.3 ov), 66-4 (HE van der Dussen, 39.3 ov), 74-5 (Q de Kock, 45.5 ov), 83-6 (F du Plessis, 51.4 ov), 102-7 (VD Philander, 62.3 ov), 128-8 (K Rabada, 70.1 ov), 138-9 (A Nortje, 76.4 ov), 237-10 (KA Maharaj, 88.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Stuart Broad1051411.40552001
Sam Curran604607.67239100
Mark Wood16.563231.90885010
Dominic Bess22113611.641153100
Ben Stokes52901.80261000
Joe Root29138743.0014512400
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stPJ Malan 1(28) & D Elgar 15(22)1849
2ndZubayr Hamza 2(12) & PJ Malan 2(12)424
3rdF du Plessis 12(53) & PJ Malan 9(39)2292
4thHE van der Dussen 10(36) & F du Plessis 10(36)2272
5thQ de Kock 3(26) & F du Plessis 5(12)838
6thVD Philander 0(13) & F du Plessis 9(22)935
7thKA Maharaj 5(31) & VD Philander 13(34)1965
8thK Rabada 16(24) & KA Maharaj 10(22)2646
9thA Nortje 5(19) & KA Maharaj 4(20)1039
10thD Paterson 39(40) & KA Maharaj 52(33)9973

Commentary

End of innings: SA 237 (88.5 ov)
88.5W
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, OUT
KA Maharaj run out 71(106) [4s-10 6s-3] · FoW 237/10 (88.5 ov)
88.40
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, no run
88.30
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, no run
88.20
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, no run
88.10
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, no run
End of over 8812 runsSA 237/9044004
D Paterson 39(40)KA Maharaj 71(101)SM Curran 6-0-46-0
87.64
SM Curran to D Paterson, FOUR
87.50
SM Curran to D Paterson, no run
87.40
SM Curran to D Paterson, no run
87.34
SM Curran to D Paterson, FOUR
87.24
SM Curran to D Paterson, FOUR
87.10
SM Curran to D Paterson, no run
End of over 875 runsSA 225/9104000
KA Maharaj 71(101)D Paterson 27(34)MA Wood 16-6-32-3
86.60
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, no run
86.50
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, no run
86.40
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, no run
86.34
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, FOUR
86.20
MA Wood to KA Maharaj, no run
86.11
MA Wood to D Paterson, 1 run
End of over 8616 runsSA 220/9264040
KA Maharaj 67(96)D Paterson 26(33)SM Curran 5-0-34-0
85.60
SM Curran to KA Maharaj, no run
85.54
SM Curran to KA Maharaj, FOUR
85.40
SM Curran to KA Maharaj, no run
85.34
SM Curran to KA Maharaj, FOUR
85.26
SM Curran to KA Maharaj, SIX
85.12
SM Curran to KA Maharaj, 2 runs
End of over 850 runsSA 204/9000000
D Paterson 26(33)KA Maharaj 51(90)MA Wood 15-6-27-3
84.60
MA Wood to D Paterson, no run
84.50
MA Wood to D Paterson, no run