South Africa v England 2nd Test

England tour of South Africa - 2015 (2015/16) · Newlands, Cape Town · 2 January 2016

Match drawn

Match drawn. Ben Stokes top-scored with 258 for England.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of South Africa - 2015 (2015/16)
Ground: Newlands, Cape Town
Dates: 2 January 2016 to 6 January 2016
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Ben Stokes
Captains: Alastair Cook (England), Hashim Amla (South Africa)
Debut: Chris Morris (South Africa)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and BNJ Oxenford
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Chris Morris's first Test.

England batted first and made 629 for 6 declared. Ben Stokes top-scored with 258 off 198 balls, and Jonny Bairstow made 150. Kagiso Rabada took 3 for 175 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 399-run stand for the sixth wicket between Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes, 63% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Newlands, 348 across 13 Tests.

South Africa replied with 627 for 7 declared. Hashim Amla top-scored with 201 off 477 balls, and Temba Bavuma made 102. The innings was built on a 183-run stand for the third wicket between Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers. England led by 2 on first innings.

England made 159 for 6 in their second innings. Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 30 not out off 75 balls. Dane Piedt took 3 for 38 for South Africa.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 629 FOR 6 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Alastair Cook	c Chris Morris b Kagiso Rabada	27	49
Alex Hales	c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel	60	140
Nick Compton	c Temba Bavuma b Kagiso Rabada	45	105
Joe Root	c Quinton de Kock b Chris Morris	50	79
James Taylor	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	0	1
Ben Stokes	run out (AB de Villiers)	258	198
Jonny Bairstow	not out	150	191
Moeen Ali	not out	0	–

Did not bat: Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven Finn

Extras 39 · Total 629 for 6 declared

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	29	5	114	1
Chris Morris	28	3	150	1
Kagiso Rabada	29.5	2	175	3
Dane Piedt	25	5	112	0
Stiaan van Zyl	10	0	43	0
Dean Elgar	4	0	17	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-55 (Alastair Cook, 16.3 ov), 2-129 (Alex Hales, 43.5 ov), 3-167 (Nick Compton, 55.2 ov), 4-167 (James Taylor, 55.3 ov), 5-223 (Joe Root, 67.5 ov), 6-622 (Ben Stokes, 125.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alastair Cook (27) and Alex Hales (27)	55	100
second	Nick Compton (31) and Alex Hales (33)	74	166
third	Nick Compton (14) and Joe Root (23)	38	70
fourth	James Taylor (0) and Joe Root (0)	0	1
fifth	Joe Root (27) and Ben Stokes (24)	56	74
sixth	Jonny Bairstow (143) and Ben Stokes (234)	399	349
seventh	Moeen Ali (0) and Jonny Bairstow (7)	7	2

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 627 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Dean Elgar	c Nick Compton b Ben Stokes	44	71
Stiaan van Zyl	run out (Nick Compton, Jonny Bairstow)	4	12
Hashim Amla	b Stuart Broad	201	477
AB de Villiers	c James Anderson b Steven Finn	88	211
Faf du Plessis	c Ben Stokes b James Anderson	86	216
Temba Bavuma	not out	102	148
Quinton de Kock	c James Anderson b Stuart Broad	5	10
Chris Morris	c Joe Root b Steven Finn	69	111
Kagiso Rabada	not out	2	10

Did not bat: Dane Piedt, Morne Morkel

Extras 26 · Total 627 for 7 declared

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	35	12	77	1
Stuart Broad	34	8	94	2
Moeen Ali	52	14	155	0
Steven Finn	39	5	132	2
Joe Root	20	4	54	0
Ben Stokes	28	4	100	1
Alex Hales	3	1	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Stiaan van Zyl, 2.3 ov), 2-85 (Dean Elgar, 24.5 ov), 3-268 (AB de Villiers, 93.3 ov), 4-439 (Hashim Amla, 163.6 ov), 5-439 (Faf du Plessis, 164.3 ov), 6-449 (Quinton de Kock, 167.3 ov), 7-616 (Chris Morris, 207.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dean Elgar (1) and Stiaan van Zyl (4)	7	14
second	Hashim Amla (34) and Dean Elgar (43)	78	134
third	Hashim Amla (92) and AB de Villiers (88)	183	412
fourth	Hashim Amla (75) and Faf du Plessis (86)	171	423
fifth	Faf du Plessis (0) and Temba Bavuma (0)	0	3
sixth	Temba Bavuma (4) and Quinton de Kock (5)	10	18
seventh	Temba Bavuma (89) and Chris Morris (69)	167	239
eighth	Temba Bavuma (9) and Kagiso Rabada (2)	11	22

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 159 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Alastair Cook	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	8	27
Alex Hales	c Chris Morris b Morne Morkel	5	26
Nick Compton	c Faf du Plessis b Dane Piedt	15	60
Joe Root	b Chris Morris	29	29
James Taylor	c Temba Bavuma b Dane Piedt	27	84
Ben Stokes	c Morne Morkel b Dane Piedt	26	34
Jonny Bairstow	not out	30	75
Moeen Ali	not out	10	60

Did not bat: Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven Finn

Extras 9 · Total 159 for 6

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	16	7	26	1
Kagiso Rabada	13	2	57	1
Chris Morris	12	4	24	1
Dane Piedt	18	8	38	3
Dean Elgar	6	2	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Alastair Cook, 7.2 ov), 2-19 (Alex Hales, 8.6 ov), 3-55 (Joe Root, 17.1 ov), 4-85 (Nick Compton, 30.3 ov), 5-115 (Ben Stokes, 40.6 ov), 6-116 (James Taylor, 42.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alastair Cook (8) and Alex Hales (5)	17	48
second	Nick Compton (2) and Alex Hales (0)	2	10
third	Nick Compton (6) and Joe Root (29)	36	50
fourth	Nick Compton (7) and James Taylor (23)	30	80
fifth	James Taylor (4) and Ben Stokes (26)	30	63
sixth	Jonny Bairstow (1) and James Taylor (0)	1	10
seventh	Moeen Ali (10) and Jonny Bairstow (29)	43	134

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