03/01Result
2nd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Cape Town, Jan 3-7 2020
England won by 189 runs
Player of the Match
Ben Stokes
Ben StokesEngland
03/01Result
2nd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Cape Town, Jan 3-7 2020
England won by 189 runs
Player of the Match
Ben Stokes
Ben StokesEngland

END OF OVER:
111 | 9 Runs | ENG: 391/8

  • Stuart Broad8 (15b)
  • Dom Sibley133 (311b)
  • Keshav Maharaj43-9-160-2
  • Kagiso Rabada20-3-69-2

1.33pm So, Sibley doesn't become the first Englishman since Cook at the MCG to carry his bat in a Test match, but that will not detract from a superb and match-defining innings. He finishes on 133 not out from 311 balls, the highest score by an England opener since Keaton Jennings at Galle last winter. And given Rory Burns' ankle concerns, those two may yet find themselves reunited in Sri Lanka in the spring. But all that's for the future. Right now, England have a Test to win ...

Bhargav Mitra: "Doesnt South Africa like to score 438 in a chase?" Indeed ... I thought there was something familiar about that figure ... Boucher is braced to scuff the winning runs over mid-on.

110.6
2
Maharaj to Broad, 2 runs, battered out to no-man's land, and there's the declaration! Root has seen enough, England have got plenty, South Africa have the best part of five sessions to survive, or score 438
110.5
1
Maharaj to Sibley, 1 run, another reverse sweep, Sibley keeps on engineering the gaps, this time into the covers
110.4
0
Maharaj to Sibley, no run, swept off the pads, a delicate deflection on a tight leg-stump line, but short fine leg is well placed
110.3
1
Maharaj to Broad, 1 run, spannered through long-on, as Broad unleashes his erratic levers on a slog-pull

Jamie Dow: "Totally loving Broad's control percentage (38%)!!! I don't think I've ever seen one so low! It's like a kind of reverse Spinal Tap."

110.2
1
Maharaj to Sibley, 1 run, conventional sweep this time, well played behind square, but intercepted this time

Raga: "What's this strategy from England called? Moral boost, Grinding opposition to dust or lack of confidence in their bowlers?" It's called building a winning position in a Test match. They should try it more often!

110.1
4
Maharaj to Sibley, FOUR, reverse sweep! Tremendously executed, hauled from the rough outside leg, and slapped through backward point

END OF OVER:
110 | 1 Run | ENG: 382/8

  • Stuart Broad5 (13b)
  • Dom Sibley127 (307b)
  • Kagiso Rabada20-3-69-2
  • Keshav Maharaj42-9-151-2
109.6
0
Rabada to Broad, no run, sniffing leather again! Broad hops back and across as the ball batters the splice and loops up into the off side. Root holds his head in his hands in the dressing room. Itchy fingers from the skipper yet?
109.5
0
Rabada to Broad, no run, tucked up on the legs, rapping the glove and pushed down, past the lurking presence of Elgar at short leg
109.4
0
Rabada to Broad, no run, short and snappy, Broad yawns into a pull across the line, but is only about a light-year off the pace
109.3
1
Rabada to Sibley, 1 run, banged in short and wide, flinched in the air, through the sparsely populated cordon
109.2
0
Rabada to Sibley, no run, flicked off the legs out to midwicket, as Stokes in the pavilion mimics a revolting slog across the line. That's the intent they are after!
109.1
0
Rabada to Sibley, no run, punched, in the air, close to Rabada's outstretched left hand, but eludes it

END OF OVER:
109 | 4 Runs | ENG: 381/8

  • Stuart Broad5 (10b)
  • Dom Sibley126 (304b)
  • Keshav Maharaj42-9-151-2
  • Kagiso Rabada19-3-68-2

If they get there, this would be only the fourth time since the 2017 Boxing Day Test that England have scored 400

108.6
0
Maharaj to Broad, no run, slipping past leg, slightly off line once again
108.5
0
Maharaj to Broad, no run, hitting the rough outside Broad's off stump once more
108.4
0
Maharaj to Broad, no run, zipping through once more, outside off, with some extra bounce too
108.3
0
Maharaj to Broad, no run, wider line, another gallumphing slap-mow across the line, can't reach this one
108.2
0
Maharaj to Broad, no run, faster and flatter, fended away in defence

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South Africa 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st71D ElgarPJ Malan
2nd52PJ MalanZubayr Hamza
3rd6KA MaharajPJ Malan
4th35F du PlessisPJ Malan
5th7PJ MalanHE van der Dussen
6th66HE van der DussenQ de Kock
7th0VD PhilanderHE van der Dussen
8th4VD PhilanderD Pretorius
9th0VD PhilanderA Nortje
10th7VD PhilanderK Rabada

ICC World Test Championship

TeamMWLDPTSWRpWr
AUS1484233221.392
IND17124152051.577
ENG21117344241.120
NZ1174042031.281
PAK1245328630.822
SL1226420010.729
WI1338219410.661
SA1358026420.787
BAN70612000.601