Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    35.1 and he strikes straight away! His first wicket in his final Test, Crawley departs for 66... back-of-a-length, bit of movement away, couldn't decide whether to play or not and ended up playing a nothing shot. It struck the edge, and looped up to Rassie VDD at first slip who took a simple catch 116/2
    32.4 short, and strangled down the leg side! Hendricks has his first Test wicket! He's been bowling for that, round the wicket, sliding down, Sibley is caught in two minds and it flicks the top of the bat before QdK takes a good diving catch to his left 107/1
    42.2 back of a length, edged to slip! Finally, Denly's torture is over! Outswinger, went neither forward nor back, and steered to slip looking to nudge defensively back down the pitch. Easy enough catch for VDD, who has found some catching form after a horror start to the series 150/3
    73.5 edged, gone this time! Superb stuff from Nortje, into the seventh over of his spell and still hitting the 90mph mark. Lures him into a drive, hint of movement back in without much foot movement, decent edge on it and QdK takes a simple enough chance! Root is fuming 269/6
    45.1 suckered into a drive, and edged to slip! Van der Dussen is having a stormer at slip! Nortje has earned that, pushing it across the left-hander, nice and full, and his bat didn't come down straight, angling towards mid-on. Thick outside edge, and van der Dussen grabs it high to his left. South Africa are biting back! 157/4
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    69.1 chops on trying to leave it! 89mph/144kph to start after drinks, Pope dangles his bat and inside edges onto the stumps! Length outside off, didn't know whether to play and as he shouldered arms got a little bit of bat on it, enough to play on. Big SA breakthrough! 258/5
    84.5 hacked off a good length, and high to Elgar in the covers! Oh my, that's a terrible way to give it away. It was back of a length, but hardly significantly so... not sure what Buttler believed he was achieving there, the extra bounce disrupted what was already a pretty rancid slog, and that's curtains as Elgar gathers well, over his shoulder ... 309/8
    73.6 slashes at a wide one pushed across him first up and feathers behind! 90mph/145kph again, fullish outside off from over the wicket, Curran throws his arms at it and gets a thin edge through to de Kock! Nortje has his career-best, and it's been an absolutely superb spell. What. A. Bowler! 269/7
    89.6 outside off, climbing off the seam, drawing a hard-handed stab, and du Plessis at second slip pounces! That is a richly deserved five-wicket haul for Anrich Nortje! He has been exceptional today, and all series for that matter. A good take from du Plessis, similar to the one he spilled off Root earlier, waist-high to his right, and travelling fast off a burly fast-bowler's edge! 318/9
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    98.2 goes again, straight up in the air looking to pull, and Malan takes the catch ten yards off the rope. 82 runs for the last wicket to drag England up to 400 400/10
    Extras
    16 (lb 9, nb 3, w 4)
    TOTAL
    400 all out (98.2 Overs, RR: 4.06, 454 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-107 (Dom Sibley, 32.4 ov), 2-116 (Zak Crawley, 35.1 ov), 3-150 (Joe Denly, 42.2 ov), 4-157 (Ben Stokes, 45.1 ov), 5-258 (Ollie Pope, 69.1 ov), 6-269 (Joe Root, 73.5 ov), 7-269 (Sam Curran, 73.6 ov), 8-309 (Jos Buttler, 84.5 ov), 9-318 (Chris Woakes, 89.6 ov), 10-400 (Stuart Broad, 98.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    VD Philander2025022.5002
    BE Hendricks23311114.8220
    A Nortje24111054.5821
    D Paterson20.238624.2200
    D Pretorius1133403.0900
  • BATSMEN
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    23.5 flashed to point, and Elgar has given it away! Oh my word, you can take issue with his approach now! Short and wide, the sort of ball that has 'sucker' stamped all over it. A limp prod to Woakes, and well, crumbs. South Africa might be batting again tonight at this rate... Elgar looks distraught, he can barely drag himself from the crease. 43/3
    18.5 edged, gone, that's the money ball! Perfect line, perfect length, and exploding off the seam at 94mph! There was no getting away from that one for the steadfast Malan. A feathered edge through to the keeper, and England have their opening! (Only just mind ... millimetres from being a no-ball...) 29/1
    20.6 edged and that's a hell of a take at second slip! Another nipper outside off, climbing into the edge and flying hard and fast off the splice. Stokes watches it all the way, and plucks it in both hands, high to his right, almost pivoting on impact to cushion it. Canny bowling, just probing off stump with an upright seam. Now South Africa are in bother! 37/2
    29.5 jags back in off the surface, struck on the pad, and given! Height might save him, and he's reviewed the on-field call. Woakes has a fraction of his heel behind the line. It hit above the knee roll - I reckon this is bouncing over the top of leg stump... nope, Hawk-Eye says Umpire's Call! It's clipping the bail, and du Plessis is left to trudge off after yet another failure! 60/4
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    66.6 ping, next batsman please! An off-stump exocet, de Kock flashed into a drive, but the ball nipped off the seam at 90mph, and flicked the top of the leg bail! In fact, he's broken the bail... that's his fourth of the innings, and he's got a golden chance for another five-for, his second in three Tests 174/9
    37.4 edged, and gone! Stokes takes a superb low catch at second slip, diving forward. The umpires are going to check it I think... soft signal is out, which tends to be the decisive factor. Back of a length ball from Wood, Bavuma looked to steer it into the off side off the back foot and it drew an edge, and the replays confirm it was a clean catch. South Africa are five down and in all sorts! 74/5
    41.5 fullish on fourth stump, leading edge and it's a great low catch in the gully! Cruel end to the day for Nortje... it should have been all about him, after his maiden five-for, and instead he has to trudge off with South Africa in disarray. Denly takes it, low down in front of him, and South Africa close on 88 for 6 88/6
    42.4 yikes, that's not a particularly clever shot... length ball, speared in towards leg stump, Philander looks to work it through midwicket, he's through the ball early and skews it straight up to Broad at shortish mid-off. South Africa lose their seventh, to the fifth ball of the day... 93/7
    65.5 Stokes makes the breakthrough! If in doubt ... throw him the ball. Back of a length, kicking off the splice, an angled defensive blade can't keep the ball down, and Crawley in the gully swoops low to his left to pluck a key scalp! It's been a battling effort, but with eight minutes to go until lunch, South Africa are back in the soup 172/8
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    68.3 swing, nick, five for Wood! That was coming, to put it mildly! Another uncomfortable mow from a less-than-happy Paterson. The off stump would have cartwheeled had he missed it, instead a thin outside-edge fizzed into Buttler's gloves! 183/10
    Extras
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    TOTAL
    183 all out (68.3 Overs, RR: 2.67, 323 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Pieter Malan, 18.5 ov), 2-37 (Rassie van der Dussen, 20.6 ov), 3-43 (Dean Elgar, 23.5 ov), 4-60 (Faf du Plessis, 29.5 ov), 5-74 (Temba Bavuma, 37.4 ov), 6-88 (Anrich Nortje, 41.5 ov), 7-93 (Vernon Philander, 42.4 ov), 8-172 (Dwaine Pretorius, 65.5 ov), 9-174 (Quinton de Kock, 66.6 ov), 10-183 (Dane Paterson, 68.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    SCJ Broad1432701.9200
    SM Curran1242512.0800
    CR Woakes1773822.2300
    MA Wood14.324653.1700
    BA Stokes1114724.2710
  • BATSMEN
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    20.4 edged and gone! Extra bounce, nibble away from Crawley, and de Kock swallows the catch! For the first time in his career, Crawley hasn't improved his Test best. But he has set England's innings up very nicely again 56/1
    35.3 chipped straight to midwicket! Back of a length on the hip, shovelled into the leg side and Malan, in relatively close, takes the catch. Sibley is furious with himself, and swipes at some thin air that had upset him on his way off. South Africa have another! 92/3
    25.1 back goes the middle stump! Through the gate as Denly presses forward with uncertainty, deceived by Paterson's angle on the crease, and that's made a terrible mess of the woodwork. A rare single-figure contribution from Denly, and SA have their second incision 75/2
    61.3 a stunner from Faf, and that's five on debut for Hendricks! Another inside-out slap from Root, a fat outside-edge, and Faf in the gully leaps to his right, and clings on in one outstretched hand! He went initially with two, but realised he had to extend with one... think of Andrew Strauss at Trent Bridge in 2005, and stick it in the mirror! 248/10
    41.3 edged, gone! Van der Dussen takes a good catch in the slips and Stokes' fun is over. Tight on the front foot, but the back of his heel is behind the line. Length ball, no real foot movement as Stokes lets out a big booming drive, it finds the outside edge and vdD holds on at first slip. Makes it up the tunnel unscathed today... 136/4
    45.2 edged, and gone! Pope departs, Nortje has another. And that's Quinton de Kock's 200th dismissal as a Test wicketkeeper. Nothing shot really, nipped in on a length to cramp him for room as he shaped to cut, feathered an edge through to de Kock 150/5
    47.6 edged through to de Kock! Back of a length outside off, 90mph/145kph, bounced sharply off the pitch, Buttler played away from his body with a straight bat and no real foot movement... is that the last time we see Jos Buttler trudge off a Test pitch? 160/6
    55.4 short, straight, Curran gets underneath a flapped hook, but he gets too far underneath. High, high, and plops into Paterson's hands at fine leg. Another rampant cameo ends! 206/7
    55.6 edged and gone! Well, that was blink-and-you-miss-it. Grazes the inside-edge as Woakes dangles his bat at an inswinger, and de Kock bags another 206/8
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    60.2 walks across his timbers, and out comes his off stump! That's the end of Wood's fun. South Africa one wicket away from the long haul ... 240/9
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    Extras
    13 (b 4, lb 8, w 1)
    TOTAL
    248 all out (61.3 Overs, RR: 4.03, 289 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Zak Crawley, 20.4 ov), 2-75 (Joe Denly, 25.1 ov), 3-92 (Dom Sibley, 35.3 ov), 4-136 (Ben Stokes, 41.3 ov), 5-150 (Ollie Pope, 45.2 ov), 6-160 (Jos Buttler, 47.6 ov), 7-206 (Sam Curran, 55.4 ov), 8-206 (Chris Woakes, 55.6 ov), 9-240 (Mark Wood, 60.2 ov), 10-248 (Joe Root, 61.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    VD Philander1.31100.6600
    A Nortje1116125.5400
    D Paterson13.351811.3300
    BE Hendricks15.326454.1200
    D Pretorius1828724.8310
    PJ Malan20502.5000
  • BATSMEN
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    15.1 oh deary me, that's such a limp dismissal! First ball after drinks, a touch of drift on the outswinger a rash, flat-footed drive, and Stokes at second slip plucks a simple take at waist-height! 39/1
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    27.5 bouncer, rapid, Elgar flaps a pull, Stokes plucks the chance! That was onto him so quickly, but it was a terrible shot all the same. The ball was through him before his bat could react, it scooped off the splice as his head rocked backwards, and lobbed back to the bowler in his followthrough. The second limp dismissal of another otherwise doughty display, which rather sums up South Africa's batting issues. 89/2
    59.2 oh Rassie! Round the wicket, van der Dussen attempts to drive... flubbed to short extra cover! There's to be no maiden hundred for Rassie today. He had been so patient, but finally bit at one, Wood pitching the ball up and maybe it skidded on, hit high up the bat and dollied to Broad. Huge celebrations from England, Stokes and Wood applying a Durham one-two combo before tea 187/4
    58.1 bowled 'im - stayed low and ricocheted into the stumps off the toe of the bat! Faf is snuffed out, for what could be the final time in Tests. England tried to wind him up, but he's finally been shot out by one he couldn't do much about. Just flicked the bail on its way up 181/3
    75.1 ha, classic de Kock dismissal! In fairness, all hope was gone, but this isn't a good shot at all. Length ball, tried to smash it into next week, hit high on the bat and went waaaay up into the air, and Woakes takes a straightforward catch! 267/8
    67.6 gloves behind, absolute snorter from Broad! Legcutter, bounces up sharply, flicks the gloves as Bavuma jumps onto the back foot, and flies through to Buttler! Wilson didn't seem convinced, but Bavuma walked straight off 235/5
    69.4 short outside off, top edged high, high, high into the air... and Curran takes the catch running in from long leg! Broad has another! Swiped at it, seemed to hang in the sky for an eternity, and Pretorius has to depart... SA in trouble! 239/6
    73.2 short ball, strangled down the leg side! Sad way for it all to end for Philander, a nothing ball, gloved down the leg side. De Kock gives him a handshake on the way off, and England clap him off. The Wanderers rises, he raises his bat, and off he heads into the sunset 260/7
    77.1 huge appeal, and has that flicked the bat? England think so... Oh yes it did! A strangle down the leg-side, another fierce lifter from Stokes, and up goes the finger after the review. Handshakes all round, as Wood's ninth of the match seals a thumping 191-run win! 274/10
    76.6 uses his feet, clipped out to Sibley at mid-on, there's a disastrous mix-up and Hendricks is stranded halfway down as Buttler whips the bails off! Jeez, that's not too clever. Nortje set off, jogged through, but Hendricks was in his own world, stuttering halfway down the pitch and turning to see everything had gone wrong for him. Next! 273/9
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    Extras
    9 (b 4, lb 2, w 3)
    TOTAL
    274 all out (77.1 Overs, RR: 3.55)
    Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Pieter Malan, 15.1 ov), 2-89 (Dean Elgar, 27.5 ov), 3-181 (Faf du Plessis, 58.1 ov), 4-187 (Rassie van der Dussen, 59.2 ov), 5-235 (Temba Bavuma, 67.6 ov), 6-239 (Dwaine Pretorius, 69.4 ov), 7-260 (Vernon Philander, 73.2 ov), 8-267 (Quinton de Kock, 75.1 ov), 9-273 (Beuran Hendricks, 76.6 ov), 10-274 (Anrich Nortje, 77.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    SCJ Broad1012622.6000
    SM Curran1123803.4510
    MA Wood16.135443.3410
    CR Woakes1434713.3500
    BA Stokes1644722.9310
    JE Root713705.2800
    JL Denly301906.3300

Match Details

Toss

England , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

England won the 4-match series 3-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10:00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00

Match days

24,25,26,27 January 2020 (5-day match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

England 30, South Africa -6

Close of Play

  • Fri, 24 Jan - day 1 - England 1st innings 192/4 (JE Root 25*, OJ Pope 22*, 54.2 ov)
  • Sat, 25 Jan - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 88/6 (Q de Kock 32*, 41.5 ov)
  • Sun, 26 Jan - day 3 - England 2nd innings 248
  • Mon, 27 Jan - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 274 (77.1 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

South Africa 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st39D ElgarPJ Malan
2nd50D ElgarHE van der Dussen
3rd92F du PlessisHE van der Dussen
4th6HE van der DussenQ de Kock
5th48T BavumaQ de Kock
6th4D PretoriusQ de Kock
7th21VD PhilanderQ de Kock
8th7Q de KockA Nortje
9th6BE HendricksA Nortje
10th1D PatersonA Nortje

ICC World Test Championship

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