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England v South Africa 4th Test

SA tour of England - 2017 (2017) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 4 August 2017

England won by 177 runs

England won by 177 runs. Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 99 for England. Moeen Ali took 5/69.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
SA tour of England - 2017 (2017)
Ground
Old Trafford, Manchester
Dates
4 August 2017 to 7 August 2017
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 177 runs
Player of the match
Moeen Ali
Captains
Joe Root (England), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
Umpires
Aleem Dar and HDPK Dharmasena
Match referee
RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 362 all out. Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 99 off 145 balls, and Ben Stokes made 58. Kagiso Rabada took 4 for 91 for South Africa.

South Africa replied with 226 all out. Temba Bavuma top-scored with 46 off 93 balls. James Anderson took 4 for 38 for England. England led by 136 on first innings.

England made 243 all out in their second innings. Moeen Ali top-scored with 75 not out off 66 balls, and Joe Root made 49. Morne Morkel took 4 for 41 for South Africa.

Set 380 to win, South Africa made 202 all out. Hashim Amla top-scored with 83 off 159 balls, and Faf du Plessis made 61. Moeen Ali took 5 for 69 for England. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the fourth wicket between Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis, 61% of the total. From 173 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 202 for 10.

England won by 177 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 362 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cookc Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj46103
Keaton Jenningsc Quinton de Kock b Duanne Olivier1737
Tom Westleyc Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada2988
Joe Rootlbw b Duanne Olivier52101
Dawid Malanc Faf du Plessis b Morne Morkel1844
Ben Stokesb Kagiso Rabada5896
Jonny Bairstowlbw b Keshav Maharaj99145
Toby Roland-Jonesc Temba Bavuma b Kagiso Rabada410
Moeen Alic Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada1412
Stuart Broadb Morne Morkel73
James Andersonnot out415

Extras 14 · Total 362 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Morne Morkel265922
Kagiso Rabada267914
Duanne Olivier213912
Keshav Maharaj30.49582
Theunis de Bruyn50180

FALL OF WICKETS

1-35 (Keaton Jennings, 12.1 ov), 2-92 (Alastair Cook, 36.3 ov), 3-92 (Tom Westley, 39.3 ov), 4-144 (Dawid Malan, 55.6 ov), 5-187 (Joe Root, 67.1 ov), 6-252 (Ben Stokes, 88.6 ov), 7-271 (Toby Roland-Jones, 94.2 ov), 8-303 (Moeen Ali, 98.2 ov), 9-312 (Stuart Broad, 99.3 ov), 10-362 (Jonny Bairstow, 108.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (18) and Keaton Jennings (17)3573
secondAlastair Cook (28) and Tom Westley (29)57146
thirdTom Westley (0) and Joe Root (0)018
fourthDawid Malan (18) and Joe Root (32)5299
fifthJoe Root (20) and Ben Stokes (23)4367
sixthJonny Bairstow (25) and Ben Stokes (35)65132
seventhJonny Bairstow (12) and Toby Roland-Jones (4)1933
eighthMoeen Ali (14) and Jonny Bairstow (14)3224
ninthStuart Broad (7) and Jonny Bairstow (2)97
tenthJames Anderson (4) and Jonny Bairstow (46)5055
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 226 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dean Elgarlbw b James Anderson03
Heino Kuhnc Ben Stokes b Moeen Ali2476
Hashim Amlac Jonny Bairstow b Toby Roland-Jones3035
Temba Bavumab James Anderson4693
Faf du Plessisb James Anderson2739
Quinton de Kockc Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad2466
Theunis de Bruync Joe Root b James Anderson1121
Keshav Maharajlbw b Moeen Ali1326
Kagiso Rabadac Ben Stokes b Stuart Broad2328
Morne Morkelnot out2035
Duanne Olivierc Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad412

Extras 4 · Total 226 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson175384
Stuart Broad16.14463
Toby Roland-Jones113411
Moeen Ali215572
Ben Stokes60340
Dawid Malan1070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Dean Elgar, 0.3 ov), 2-47 (Hashim Amla, 11.3 ov), 3-84 (Heino Kuhn, 27.3 ov), 4-131 (Temba Bavuma, 40.4 ov), 5-132 (Faf du Plessis, 40.6 ov), 6-146 (Theunis de Bruyn, 48.3 ov), 7-167 (Keshav Maharaj, 55.6 ov), 8-189 (Quinton de Kock, 62.1 ov), 9-220 (Kagiso Rabada, 68.3 ov), 10-226 (Duanne Olivier, 72.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstHeino Kuhn (0) and Dean Elgar (0)23
secondHashim Amla (30) and Heino Kuhn (14)4566
thirdHeino Kuhn (10) and Temba Bavuma (27)3796
fourthFaf du Plessis (27) and Temba Bavuma (19)4780
fifthFaf du Plessis (0) and Quinton de Kock (1)12
sixthQuinton de Kock (3) and Theunis de Bruyn (11)1445
seventhKeshav Maharaj (13) and Quinton de Kock (8)2145
eighthQuinton de Kock (12) and Kagiso Rabada (10)2237
ninthMorne Morkel (18) and Kagiso Rabada (13)3138
tenthMorne Morkel (2) and Duanne Olivier (4)622
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 243 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cookc Theunis de Bruyn b Morne Morkel1019
Keaton Jenningsc Hashim Amla b Kagiso Rabada1863
Tom Westleyc Aiden Markram b Morne Morkel918
Joe Rootb Duanne Olivier49106
Dawid Malanc Theunis de Bruyn b Keshav Maharaj615
Ben Stokesc Faf du Plessis b Duanne Olivier2354
Jonny Bairstowc Kagiso Rabada b Duanne Olivier1030
Moeen Alinot out7566
Toby Roland-Jonesc Keshav Maharaj b Kagiso Rabada1130
Stuart Broadc Theunis de Bruyn b Morne Morkel510
James Andersonc Theunis de Bruyn b Morne Morkel25

Extras 25 · Total 243 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Morne Morkel13.12414
Kagiso Rabada174502
Keshav Maharaj275921
Duanne Olivier125383

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Alastair Cook, 6.1 ov), 2-30 (Tom Westley, 10.6 ov), 3-55 (Keaton Jennings, 24.2 ov), 4-72 (Dawid Malan, 29.3 ov), 5-129 (Joe Root, 42.5 ov), 6-134 (Ben Stokes, 48.3 ov), 7-153 (Jonny Bairstow, 52.6 ov), 8-211 (Toby Roland-Jones, 64.4 ov), 9-237 (Stuart Broad, 67.4 ov), 10-243 (James Anderson, 69.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (10) and Keaton Jennings (2)1637
secondTom Westley (9) and Keaton Jennings (5)1429
thirdJoe Root (14) and Keaton Jennings (11)2580
fourthDawid Malan (6) and Joe Root (7)1731
fifthJoe Root (28) and Ben Stokes (18)5781
sixthJonny Bairstow (0) and Ben Stokes (5)534
seventhMoeen Ali (9) and Jonny Bairstow (10)1927
eighthMoeen Ali (45) and Toby Roland-Jones (11)5870
ninthMoeen Ali (17) and Stuart Broad (5)2618
tenthJames Anderson (2) and Moeen Ali (4)69
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 202 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Heino Kuhnc Alastair Cook b James Anderson1129
Dean Elgarc Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad513
Hashim Amlalbw b Moeen Ali83159
Temba Bavumac Jonny Bairstow b Toby Roland-Jones1232
Faf du Plessisc Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson6185
Quinton de Kockc Alastair Cook b Moeen Ali17
Theunis de Bruync Ben Stokes b Moeen Ali02
Keshav Maharajnot out2133
Kagiso Rabadac Tom Westley b James Anderson115
Morne Morkelc Joe Root b Moeen Ali01
Duanne Olivierc Ben Stokes b Moeen Ali01

Extras 7 · Total 202 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson147163
Stuart Broad125241
Toby Roland-Jones91521
Moeen Ali19.51695
Ben Stokes61260
Joe Root2080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Dean Elgar, 3.4 ov), 2-18 (Heino Kuhn, 10.1 ov), 3-40 (Temba Bavuma, 18.6 ov), 4-163 (Hashim Amla, 50.2 ov), 5-173 (Quinton de Kock, 52.4 ov), 6-173 (Theunis de Bruyn, 52.6 ov), 7-183 (Faf du Plessis, 57.1 ov), 8-195 (Kagiso Rabada, 61.6 ov), 9-202 (Morne Morkel, 62.4 ov), 10-202 (Duanne Olivier, 62.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstHeino Kuhn (5) and Dean Elgar (5)1022
secondHashim Amla (2) and Heino Kuhn (6)839
thirdHashim Amla (9) and Temba Bavuma (12)2253
fourthHashim Amla (72) and Faf du Plessis (45)123188
fifthFaf du Plessis (9) and Quinton de Kock (1)1014
sixthFaf du Plessis (0) and Theunis de Bruyn (0)02
seventhFaf du Plessis (7) and Keshav Maharaj (3)1025
eighthKeshav Maharaj (11) and Kagiso Rabada (1)1229
ninthMorne Morkel (0) and Keshav Maharaj (7)74
tenthKeshav Maharaj (0) and Duanne Olivier (0)01
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