South Africa v England 3rd Test

England tour of South Africa - 2015 (2015/16) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 14 January 2016

England won by 7 wickets

England won by 7 wickets. Joe Root top-scored with 110 for England. Stuart Broad took 6/17.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of South Africa - 2015 (2015/16)
Ground: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
Dates: 14 January 2016 to 16 January 2016
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: England won by 7 wickets
Player of the match: Stuart Broad
Captains: AB de Villiers (South Africa), Alastair Cook (England)
Debut: Hardus Viljoen (South Africa)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and RJ Tucker
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Hardus Viljoen's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 313 all out. Dean Elgar top-scored with 46 off 122 balls, and Hashim Amla made 40. Ben Stokes took 3 for 53 for England.

England replied with 323 all out. Joe Root top-scored with 110 off 139 balls, and Ben Stokes made 58. Kagiso Rabada took 5 for 78 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the fifth wicket between Joe Root and Ben Stokes. England led by 10 on first innings.

South Africa made 83 all out in their second innings. Kagiso Rabada top-scored with 16 off 21 balls. Stuart Broad took 6 for 17 for England. From 23 for 1 they lost 6 wickets for 23 runs, to 46 for 7.

Set 74 to win, England made 74 for 3. Alastair Cook top-scored with 43 off 70 balls.

England won by 7 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 313 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dean Elgar	c Jonny Bairstow b Moeen Ali	46	122
Stiaan van Zyl	c Jonny Bairstow b Ben Stokes	21	47
Hashim Amla	c Jonny Bairstow b Steven Finn	40	90
AB de Villiers	c Jonny Bairstow b Ben Stokes	36	40
Faf du Plessis	c Alex Hales b Steven Finn	16	57
Temba Bavuma	run out (Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow)	23	44
Dane Vilas	c Moeen Ali b Stuart Broad	26	38
Chris Morris	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	28	61
Kagiso Rabada	c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson	24	64
Hardus Viljoen	not out	20	16
Morne Morkel	c Alastair Cook b Ben Stokes	12	20

Extras 21 · Total 313 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	25.2	5	60	1
Stuart Broad	22	5	82	2
Steven Finn	18	4	50	2
Moeen Ali	16	4	50	1
Ben Stokes	18.1	1	53	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Stiaan van Zyl, 17.3 ov), 2-117 (Dean Elgar, 41.2 ov), 3-127 (Hashim Amla, 44.3 ov), 4-161 (AB de Villiers, 55.5 ov), 5-185 (Faf du Plessis, 62.5 ov), 6-212 (Temba Bavuma, 70.5 ov), 7-225 (Dane Vilas, 74.4 ov), 8-281 (Chris Morris, 92.6 ov), 9-281 (Kagiso Rabada, 93.3 ov), 10-313 (Morne Morkel, 99.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dean Elgar (15) and Stiaan van Zyl (21)	44	105
second	Hashim Amla (40) and Dean Elgar (31)	73	143
third	Hashim Amla (0) and AB de Villiers (10)	10	19
fourth	AB de Villiers (26) and Faf du Plessis (8)	34	68
fifth	Faf du Plessis (8) and Temba Bavuma (16)	24	42
sixth	Dane Vilas (19) and Temba Bavuma (7)	27	48
seventh	Dane Vilas (7) and Chris Morris (6)	13	23
eighth	Chris Morris (22) and Kagiso Rabada (24)	56	112
ninth	Hardus Viljoen (0) and Kagiso Rabada (0)	0	3
tenth	Morne Morkel (12) and Hardus Viljoen (20)	32	36

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 323 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Alastair Cook	c Dane Vilas b Hardus Viljoen	18	27
Alex Hales	c AB de Villiers b Kagiso Rabada	1	10
Nick Compton	c Dean Elgar b Kagiso Rabada	26	68
Joe Root	c Dane Vilas b Kagiso Rabada	110	139
James Taylor	c Temba Bavuma b Morne Morkel	7	13
Ben Stokes	c & b Morne Morkel	58	54
Jonny Bairstow	c Stiaan van Zyl b Kagiso Rabada	45	84
Moeen Ali	c Dane Vilas b Chris Morris	19	28
Stuart Broad	b Kagiso Rabada	12	28
Steven Finn	c Dane Vilas b Morne Morkel	0	9
James Anderson	not out	0	–

Extras 27 · Total 323 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Chris Morris	15	1	71	1
Kagiso Rabada	23.1	5	78	5
Morne Morkel	20	1	76	3
Hardus Viljoen	15	0	79	1
Stiaan van Zyl	3	0	4	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Alex Hales, 3.5 ov), 2-22 (Alastair Cook, 10.1 ov), 3-74 (Nick Compton, 25.1 ov), 4-91 (James Taylor, 30.1 ov), 5-202 (Ben Stokes, 45.6 ov), 6-242 (Joe Root, 54.6 ov), 7-279 (Moeen Ali, 64.3 ov), 8-309 (Stuart Broad, 71.5 ov), 9-311 (Steven Finn, 73.6 ov), 10-323 (Jonny Bairstow, 76.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alastair Cook (9) and Alex Hales (1)	10	23
second	Nick Compton (2) and Alastair Cook (9)	12	38
third	Nick Compton (24) and Joe Root (18)	52	91
fourth	James Taylor (7) and Joe Root (10)	17	30
fifth	Joe Root (51) and Ben Stokes (58)	111	96
sixth	Jonny Bairstow (4) and Joe Root (31)	40	54
seventh	Moeen Ali (19) and Jonny Bairstow (14)	37	58
eighth	Stuart Broad (12) and Jonny Bairstow (13)	30	44
ninth	Steven Finn (0) and Jonny Bairstow (2)	2	13
tenth	James Anderson (0) and Jonny Bairstow (12)	12	13

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 83 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dean Elgar	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	15	25
Stiaan van Zyl	c Ben Stokes b Stuart Broad	11	38
Hashim Amla	c James Taylor b Stuart Broad	5	20
AB de Villiers	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	0	5
Faf du Plessis	c & b Stuart Broad	14	41
Temba Bavuma	b Stuart Broad	0	8
Dane Vilas	c James Taylor b Steven Finn	8	13
Chris Morris	b Ben Stokes	1	5
Kagiso Rabada	c Jonny Bairstow b Ben Stokes	16	21
Hardus Viljoen	lbw b James Anderson	6	15
Morne Morkel	not out	4	9

Extras 3 · Total 83 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	10	1	26	1
Stuart Broad	12.1	6	17	6
Ben Stokes	8	1	24	2
Steven Finn	3	0	14	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-23 (Dean Elgar, 7.5 ov), 2-28 (Stiaan van Zyl, 11.6 ov), 3-30 (AB de Villiers, 13.5 ov), 4-31 (Hashim Amla, 15.3 ov), 5-35 (Temba Bavuma, 17.5 ov), 6-45 (Dane Vilas, 21.2 ov), 7-46 (Chris Morris, 22.1 ov), 8-67 (Kagiso Rabada, 26.6 ov), 9-77 (Hardus Viljoen, 30.4 ov), 10-83 (Faf du Plessis, 33.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dean Elgar (15) and Stiaan van Zyl (8)	23	47
second	Hashim Amla (2) and Stiaan van Zyl (3)	5	25
third	Hashim Amla (2) and AB de Villiers (0)	2	11
fourth	Hashim Amla (1) and Faf du Plessis (0)	1	10
fifth	Faf du Plessis (4) and Temba Bavuma (0)	4	14
sixth	Faf du Plessis (2) and Dane Vilas (8)	10	21
seventh	Faf du Plessis (0) and Chris Morris (1)	1	5
eighth	Faf du Plessis (4) and Kagiso Rabada (16)	21	30
ninth	Faf du Plessis (3) and Hardus Viljoen (6)	10	22
tenth	Faf du Plessis (1) and Morne Morkel (4)	6	15

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 74 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Alastair Cook	c Dane Vilas b Chris Morris	43	70
Alex Hales	lbw b Dean Elgar	18	46
Nick Compton	c Morne Morkel b Dean Elgar	0	2
Joe Root	not out	4	13
James Taylor	not out	2	5

Did not bat: Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Steven Finn

Extras 7 · Total 74 for 3

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	5	2	7	0
Kagiso Rabada	4	0	28	0
Hardus Viljoen	4	2	15	0
Chris Morris	6	2	8	1
Dean Elgar	3.4	1	10	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-64 (Alex Hales, 16.6 ov), 2-68 (Nick Compton, 18.4 ov), 3-71 (Alastair Cook, 21.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alastair Cook (39) and Alex Hales (18)	64	102
second	Nick Compton (0) and Alastair Cook (4)	4	10
third	Alastair Cook (0) and Joe Root (3)	3	16
fourth	James Taylor (2) and Joe Root (1)	3	8

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