South Africa v England 4th Test

England tour of South Africa - 2015 (2015/16) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 22 January 2016

South Africa won by 280 runs

South Africa won by 280 runs. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 129* for South Africa. Kagiso Rabada took 7/112.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of South Africa - 2015 (2015/16)
Ground: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Dates: 22 January 2016 to 26 January 2016
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 280 runs
Player of the match: Kagiso Rabada
Captains: AB de Villiers (South Africa), Alastair Cook (England)
Debut: Stephen Cook (South Africa)
Umpires: CB Gaffaney and HDPK Dharmasena
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

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

South Africa batted first and made 475 all out. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 129 not out off 128 balls, and Stephen Cook made 115. Ben Stokes took 4 for 86 for England. The innings was built on a 202-run stand for the second wicket between Hashim Amla and Stephen Cook, 43% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at SuperSport Park, 343 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 342 all out. Alastair Cook top-scored with 76 off 186 balls, and Joe Root made 76. Kagiso Rabada took 7 for 112 for South Africa. South Africa led by 133 on first innings.

South Africa made 248 for 5 declared in their second innings. Hashim Amla top-scored with 96 off 199 balls, and Temba Bavuma made 78. James Anderson took 3 for 47 for England. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the fifth wicket between Hashim Amla and Temba Bavuma, 47% of the total.

Set 382 to win, England made 101 all out. James Taylor top-scored with 24 off 48 balls. Kagiso Rabada took 6 for 32 for South Africa.

South Africa won by 280 runs. England's 101 all out is the lowest completed total at SuperSport Park.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 475 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Stephen Cook	b Chris Woakes	115	218
Dean Elgar	c James Taylor b Moeen Ali	20	36
Hashim Amla	b Ben Stokes	109	169
AB de Villiers	c Joe Root b Stuart Broad	0	2
Jean-Paul Duminy	lbw b Moeen Ali	16	31
Temba Bavuma	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	35	60
Quinton de Kock	not out	129	128
Kagiso Rabada	lbw b James Anderson	0	1
Kyle Abbott	lbw b Ben Stokes	16	33
Dane Piedt	c Jonny Bairstow b Ben Stokes	19	104
Morne Morkel	lbw b Ben Stokes	0	10

Extras 16 · Total 475 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	30	6	91	1
Stuart Broad	28	4	91	2
Moeen Ali	25	5	104	2
Chris Woakes	22	3	91	1
Ben Stokes	27	3	86	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-35 (Dean Elgar, 10.4 ov), 2-237 (Hashim Amla, 63.5 ov), 3-238 (AB de Villiers, 64.6 ov), 4-271 (Stephen Cook, 74.5 ov), 5-273 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 77.1 ov), 6-335 (Temba Bavuma, 93.6 ov), 7-336 (Kagiso Rabada, 94.4 ov), 8-386 (Kyle Abbott, 103.5 ov), 9-468 (Dane Piedt, 129.2 ov), 10-475 (Morne Morkel, 131.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Stephen Cook (15) and Dean Elgar (20)	35	64
second	Hashim Amla (109) and Stephen Cook (82)	202	319
third	Stephen Cook (1) and AB de Villiers (0)	1	7
fourth	Stephen Cook (17) and Jean-Paul Duminy (16)	33	59
fifth	Jean-Paul Duminy (0) and Temba Bavuma (2)	2	14
sixth	Temba Bavuma (33) and Quinton de Kock (28)	62	101
seventh	Quinton de Kock (1) and Kagiso Rabada (0)	1	4
eighth	Kyle Abbott (16) and Quinton de Kock (33)	50	55
ninth	Quinton de Kock (61) and Dane Piedt (19)	82	153
tenth	Morne Morkel (0) and Quinton de Kock (6)	7	16

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 342 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Alastair Cook	c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel	76	186
Alex Hales	c Dane Piedt b Kagiso Rabada	15	14
Nick Compton	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	19	52
Joe Root	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	76	128
James Taylor	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	14	46
Ben Stokes	c Hashim Amla b Kagiso Rabada	33	29
Jonny Bairstow	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	0	3
Moeen Ali	c Dane Piedt b Morne Morkel	61	101
Chris Woakes	c Dean Elgar b Jean-Paul Duminy	26	38
Stuart Broad	c Stephen Cook b Kagiso Rabada	5	18
James Anderson	not out	5	11

Extras 12 · Total 342 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Kyle Abbott	19	9	36	0
Kagiso Rabada	29	6	112	7
Dane Piedt	24	4	78	0
Morne Morkel	23.2	4	73	2
Dean Elgar	4	0	13	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	5	0	21	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Alex Hales, 5.2 ov), 2-78 (Nick Compton, 23.2 ov), 3-177 (Alastair Cook, 59.2 ov), 4-208 (Joe Root, 69.1 ov), 5-211 (James Taylor, 71.3 ov), 6-211 (Jonny Bairstow, 71.6 ov), 7-252 (Ben Stokes, 81.2 ov), 8-295 (Chris Woakes, 92.4 ov), 9-320 (Stuart Broad, 99.3 ov), 10-342 (Moeen Ali, 104.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alastair Cook (7) and Alex Hales (15)	22	32
second	Nick Compton (19) and Alastair Cook (32)	56	108
third	Alastair Cook (37) and Joe Root (58)	99	216
fourth	James Taylor (13) and Joe Root (18)	31	59
fifth	James Taylor (1) and Ben Stokes (1)	3	14
sixth	Jonny Bairstow (0) and Ben Stokes (0)	0	3
seventh	Moeen Ali (9) and Ben Stokes (32)	41	56
eighth	Moeen Ali (17) and Chris Woakes (26)	43	68
ninth	Moeen Ali (20) and Stuart Broad (5)	25	41
tenth	James Anderson (5) and Moeen Ali (15)	22	29

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 248 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Stephen Cook	c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson	25	69
Dean Elgar	c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson	1	3
Hashim Amla	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	96	199
AB de Villiers	lbw b James Anderson	0	2
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Jonny Bairstow b Ben Stokes	29	64
Temba Bavuma	not out	78	154
Quinton de Kock	not out	9	9

Did not bat: Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Piedt

Extras 10 · Total 248 for 5 declared

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	18	5	47	3
Stuart Broad	15	4	33	1
Ben Stokes	16	4	36	1
Chris Woakes	13.2	0	53	0
Moeen Ali	17	3	60	0
Joe Root	4	0	12	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Dean Elgar, 2.2 ov), 2-49 (Stephen Cook, 21.1 ov), 3-49 (AB de Villiers, 21.3 ov), 4-106 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 41.2 ov), 5-223 (Hashim Amla, 78.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Stephen Cook (4) and Dean Elgar (1)	5	14
second	Hashim Amla (21) and Stephen Cook (21)	44	113
third	Hashim Amla (0) and AB de Villiers (0)	0	2
fourth	Hashim Amla (24) and Jean-Paul Duminy (29)	57	119
fifth	Hashim Amla (51) and Temba Bavuma (63)	117	226
sixth	Temba Bavuma (15) and Quinton de Kock (9)	25	26

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 101 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Alastair Cook	c & b Morne Morkel	5	27
Alex Hales	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	1	7
Nick Compton	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	6	9
Joe Root	c Dean Elgar b Dane Piedt	20	56
James Taylor	c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel	24	48
Ben Stokes	c Stephen Cook b Morne Morkel	10	14
Jonny Bairstow	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	14	13
Moeen Ali	not out	10	21
Chris Woakes	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	5	8
Stuart Broad	c AB de Villiers b Kagiso Rabada	2	5
James Anderson	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	0	1

Extras 4 · Total 101 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	12	5	36	3
Kagiso Rabada	10.4	2	32	6
Kyle Abbott	2	0	10	0
Dane Piedt	7	2	11	1
Dean Elgar	2	1	8	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Alex Hales, 3.4 ov), 2-8 (Alastair Cook, 6.2 ov), 3-18 (Nick Compton, 9.1 ov), 4-58 (James Taylor, 23.6 ov), 5-58 (Joe Root, 24.3 ov), 6-83 (Jonny Bairstow, 28.3 ov), 7-83 (Ben Stokes, 29.2 ov), 8-91 (Chris Woakes, 32.4 ov), 9-101 (Stuart Broad, 34.3 ov), 10-101 (James Anderson, 34.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alastair Cook (1) and Alex Hales (1)	2	22
second	Nick Compton (1) and Alastair Cook (4)	6	16
third	Nick Compton (5) and Joe Root (5)	10	17
fourth	James Taylor (24) and Joe Root (15)	40	89
fifth	Joe Root (0) and Ben Stokes (0)	0	3
sixth	Jonny Bairstow (14) and Ben Stokes (10)	25	25
seventh	Moeen Ali (0) and Ben Stokes (0)	0	5
eighth	Moeen Ali (2) and Chris Woakes (5)	8	20
ninth	Moeen Ali (8) and Stuart Broad (2)	10	11
tenth	James Anderson (0) and Moeen Ali (0)	0	1

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