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South Africa v England 2nd Test

ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021) · Newlands, Cape Town · 3 January 2020

England won by 189 runs

England won by 189 runs. Dom Sibley top-scored with 133* for England. James Anderson took 5/40.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021)
Ground
Newlands, Cape Town
Dates
3 January 2020 to 7 January 2020
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 189 runs
Player of the match
Ben Stokes
Captains
Joe Root (England), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
Debut
Pieter Malan (South Africa)
Umpires
HDPK Dharmasena and PR Reiffel
Match referee
AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Pieter Malan's first Test.

England batted first and made 269 all out. Ollie Pope top-scored with 61 not out off 144 balls, and Ben Stokes made 47. Kagiso Rabada took 3 for 68 for South Africa.

South Africa replied with 223 all out. Dean Elgar top-scored with 88 off 180 balls, and Rassie van der Dussen made 68. James Anderson took 5 for 40 for England. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the fourth wicket between Dean Elgar and Rassie van der Dussen, 52% of the total. From 191 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 215 for 9. England led by 46 on first innings.

England made 391 for 8 declared in their second innings. Dom Sibley top-scored with 133 not out off 311 balls, and Ben Stokes made 72. Anrich Nortje took 3 for 61 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the third wicket between Joe Root and Dom Sibley.

Set 438 to win, South Africa made 248 all out. Pieter Malan top-scored with 84 off 288 balls, and Quinton de Kock made 50. Ben Stokes took 3 for 35 for England.

England won by 189 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 269 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Zak Crawleyc Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander415
Dom Sibleyc Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada3476
Joe Denlyb Keshav Maharaj38130
Joe Rootc Quinton de Kock b Anrich Nortje3549
Ben Stokesc Dean Elgar b Anrich Nortje4777
Ollie Popenot out61144
Jos Buttlerc Quinton de Kock b Dwaine Pretorius2927
Sam Curranb Dwaine Pretorius913
Dom Bessc Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander01
Stuart Broadb Kagiso Rabada13
James Andersonc Rassie van der Dussen b Kagiso Rabada417

Extras 7 · Total 269 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Vernon Philander163462
Kagiso Rabada19.53683
Anrich Nortje182562
Keshav Maharaj276681
Dwaine Pretorius115262

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Zak Crawley, 2.6 ov), 2-63 (Dom Sibley, 24.5 ov), 3-105 (Joe Root, 40.5 ov), 4-127 (Joe Denly, 47.3 ov), 5-185 (Ben Stokes, 66.3 ov), 6-221 (Jos Buttler, 74.6 ov), 7-231 (Sam Curran, 78.6 ov), 8-231 (Dom Bess, 80.1 ov), 9-234 (Stuart Broad, 81.6 ov), 10-269 (James Anderson, 91.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDom Sibley (4) and Zak Crawley (4)818
secondJoe Denly (21) and Dom Sibley (30)55131
thirdJoe Denly (6) and Joe Root (35)4296
fourthJoe Denly (11) and Ben Stokes (11)2240
fifthBen Stokes (36) and Ollie Pope (22)58114
sixthJos Buttler (29) and Ollie Pope (7)3651
seventhSam Curran (9) and Ollie Pope (1)1024
eighthDom Bess (0) and Ollie Pope (0)07
ninthStuart Broad (1) and Ollie Pope (2)311
tenthJames Anderson (4) and Ollie Pope (29)3560
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 223 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Dean Elgarc Joe Root b Dom Bess88180
Pieter Malanc Joe Root b Stuart Broad517
Zubayr Hamzac Ben Stokes b Stuart Broad512
Faf du Plessisc Ben Stokes b James Anderson114
Rassie van der Dussenc Ben Stokes b Sam Curran68187
Quinton de Kockc James Anderson b Sam Curran2026
Vernon Philandernot out1758
Dwaine Pretoriusc Ben Stokes b James Anderson48
Keshav Maharajc Dom Sibley b James Anderson416
Kagiso Rabadac Jos Buttler b James Anderson01
Anrich Nortjec Ben Stokes b James Anderson416

Extras 7 · Total 223 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson196405
Stuart Broad186382
Sam Curran133392
Dom Bess273621
Ben Stokes90340
Joe Root3140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-26 (Pieter Malan, 7.1 ov), 2-38 (Zubayr Hamza, 9.5 ov), 3-40 (Faf du Plessis, 13.5 ov), 4-157 (Dean Elgar, 62.4 ov), 5-191 (Quinton de Kock, 71.2 ov), 6-200 (Rassie van der Dussen, 75.6 ov), 7-207 (Dwaine Pretorius, 80.4 ov), 8-215 (Keshav Maharaj, 84.4 ov), 9-215 (Kagiso Rabada, 84.5 ov), 10-223 (Anrich Nortje, 88.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDean Elgar (17) and Pieter Malan (5)2643
secondDean Elgar (7) and Zubayr Hamza (5)1216
thirdFaf du Plessis (1) and Dean Elgar (1)224
fourthDean Elgar (63) and Rassie van der Dussen (51)117294
fifthRassie van der Dussen (14) and Quinton de Kock (20)3452
sixthVernon Philander (6) and Rassie van der Dussen (3)928
seventhVernon Philander (3) and Dwaine Pretorius (4)728
eighthVernon Philander (4) and Keshav Maharaj (4)824
ninthVernon Philander (0) and Kagiso Rabada (0)01
tenthVernon Philander (4) and Anrich Nortje (4)825
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 391 FOR 8 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Zak Crawleyc Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada2535
Dom Sibleynot out133311
Joe Denlyc Dwaine Pretorius b Anrich Nortje31111
Joe Rootc Faf du Plessis b Dwaine Pretorius6198
Dom Bessc Quinton de Kock b Anrich Nortje08
Ben Stokesc Rassie van der Dussen b Keshav Maharaj7247
Ollie Popeb Kagiso Rabada38
Jos Buttlerc Quinton de Kock b Anrich Nortje2318
Sam Curranc Zubayr Hamza b Keshav Maharaj1315
Stuart Broadnot out815

Did not bat: James Anderson

Extras 22 · Total 391 for 8 declared

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Kagiso Rabada203692
Vernon Philander147240
Anrich Nortje182613
Dwaine Pretorius164561
Keshav Maharaj4391602

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Zak Crawley, 10.5 ov), 2-101 (Joe Denly, 43.5 ov), 3-217 (Joe Root, 77.4 ov), 4-218 (Dom Bess, 78.6 ov), 5-310 (Ben Stokes, 96.1 ov), 6-315 (Ollie Pope, 97.5 ov), 7-356 (Jos Buttler, 103.1 ov), 8-375 (Sam Curran, 106.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDom Sibley (3) and Zak Crawley (25)2865
secondJoe Denly (31) and Dom Sibley (40)73198
thirdJoe Root (61) and Dom Sibley (42)116203
fourthDom Sibley (0) and Dom Bess (0)18
fifthBen Stokes (72) and Dom Sibley (20)92103
sixthDom Sibley (2) and Ollie Pope (3)510
seventhJos Buttler (23) and Dom Sibley (16)4132
eighthDom Sibley (2) and Sam Curran (13)1920
ninthStuart Broad (8) and Dom Sibley (8)1627
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 248 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Pieter Malanc Ben Stokes b Sam Curran84288
Dean Elgarc Jos Buttler b Joe Denly3478
Zubayr Hamzac Jos Buttler b James Anderson1859
Keshav Maharajlbw b James Anderson217
Faf du Plessisc Joe Denly b Dom Bess1957
Rassie van der Dussenc James Anderson b Stuart Broad17140
Quinton de Kockc Zak Crawley b Joe Denly50107
Vernon Philanderc Ollie Pope b Ben Stokes851
Dwaine Pretoriusc Joe Root b Ben Stokes022
Anrich Nortjec Zak Crawley b Ben Stokes01
Kagiso Rabadanot out311

Extras 13 · Total 248 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson189232
Stuart Broad238371
Dom Bess3314571
Sam Curran164371
Joe Denly184422
Joe Root60110
Ben Stokes23.48353

FALL OF WICKETS

1-71 (Dean Elgar, 28.6 ov), 2-123 (Zubayr Hamza, 54.2 ov), 3-129 (Keshav Maharaj, 58.5 ov), 4-164 (Faf du Plessis, 76.2 ov), 5-171 (Pieter Malan, 86.5 ov), 6-237 (Quinton de Kock, 120.4 ov), 7-237 (Rassie van der Dussen, 125.5 ov), 8-241 (Dwaine Pretorius, 133.3 ov), 9-241 (Anrich Nortje, 133.4 ov), 10-248 (Vernon Philander, 137.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDean Elgar (34) and Pieter Malan (34)71175
secondPieter Malan (28) and Zubayr Hamza (18)52154
thirdKeshav Maharaj (2) and Pieter Malan (3)627
fourthFaf du Plessis (19) and Pieter Malan (13)35107
fifthPieter Malan (6) and Rassie van der Dussen (1)763
sixthRassie van der Dussen (16) and Quinton de Kock (50)66203
seventhVernon Philander (0) and Rassie van der Dussen (0)031
eighthVernon Philander (4) and Dwaine Pretorius (0)446
ninthVernon Philander (0) and Anrich Nortje (0)01
tenthVernon Philander (4) and Kagiso Rabada (3)724
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