SA vs ENG, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Date & Time: Dec 26, 2019, 01:30 PM
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
SuperSport Park, Centurion
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Series
South Africa v England Tests - Men's
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Toss
England won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Umpire
Reiffel, P R , Gaffaney, C B
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Match Referee
Pycroft, A J
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Tv Umpire
Dharmasena, H D P K
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Man of the Match
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ENG Batting: 268/10 in 93.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | c: Rabada b: Nortje | 84 (154) | 11 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Dominic Sibley | c&b: Maharaj | 29 (90) | 5 | 0 | 32.22 |
| Joe Denly | lbw: Pretorius | 31 (79) | 3 | 2 | 39.24 |
| Joe Root | c: de Kock b: Nortje | 48 (101) | 8 | 0 | 47.52 |
| Ben Stokes | b: Maharaj | 14 (55) | 2 | 0 | 25.45 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c: Hamza b: Rabada | 9 (25) | 2 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Jos Buttler | c: Pretorius b: Rabada | 22 (33) | 2 | 2 | 66.67 |
| Sam Curran | c: de Kock b: Rabada | 9 (10) | 2 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Jofra Archer | c: van der Dussen b: Nortje | 4 (5) | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Stuart Broad | b: Rabada | 6 (6) | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 24.0 | 3 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.29 |
| Vernon Philander | 20.0 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Anrich Nortje | 17.0 | 4 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.29 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 16.0 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.62 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 16.0 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 |
SA Batting: 272/10 in 61.4 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | lbw: Anderson | 2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Dean Elgar | c: Buttler b: Archer | 22 (27) | 5 | 0 | 81.48 |
| Zubayr Hamza | c: Buttler b: Broad | 4 (16) | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | lbw: Archer | 51 (67) | 5 | 0 | 76.12 |
| Faf du Plessis | c: Curran b: Archer | 20 (28) | 3 | 1 | 71.43 |
| Quinton de Kock | c: Bairstow b: Stokes | 34 (37) | 2 | 3 | 91.89 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | c: Sibley b: Stokes | 7 (7) | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Vernon Philander | c: Bairstow b: Curran | 46 (68) | 4 | 0 | 67.65 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c: Curran b: Archer | 11 (16) | 1 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Kagiso Rabada | not out | 16 (12) | 2 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Anrich Nortje | c: (Sub) b: Archer | 40 (89) | 6 | 0 | 44.94 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 13.0 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Stuart Broad | 11.0 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.82 |
| Jofra Archer | 17.0 | 1 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Sam Curran | 12.4 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.03 |
| Ben Stokes | 8.0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.75 |
ENG Batting: 181/10 in 53.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Rory Burns | c: de Kock b: Philander | 9 (15) | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Dominic Sibley | c: de Kock b: Rabada | 4 (12) | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Joe Denly | c: de Kock b: Pretorius | 50 (111) | 9 | 0 | 45.05 |
| Joe Root | c: de Kock b: Philander | 29 (49) | 5 | 0 | 59.18 |
| Ben Stokes | c: de Kock b: Nortje | 35 (46) | 4 | 2 | 76.09 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b: Nortje | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Jos Buttler | c: de Kock b: Philander | 12 (39) | 2 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Sam Curran | c: Hamza b: Rabada | 20 (24) | 4 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Jofra Archer | b: Philander | 3 (11) | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Stuart Broad | c: Elgar b: Rabada | 2 (7) | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 15.0 | 1 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.53 |
| Vernon Philander | 14.2 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 8.0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.87 |
| Anrich Nortje | 12.0 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.92 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 4.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
SA Batting: 284/10 in 84.3 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Dean Elgar | c: Buttler b: Anderson | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Aiden Markram | c: Bairstow b: Curran | 20 (23) | 4 | 0 | 86.96 |
| Zubayr Hamza | c: Stokes b: Broad | 39 (72) | 6 | 0 | 54.17 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | c: Root b: Curran | 6 (34) | 1 | 0 | 17.65 |
| Faf du Plessis | c: Root b: Broad | 29 (80) | 5 | 0 | 36.25 |
| Quinton de Kock | c: Buttler b: Curran | 95 (128) | 14 | 0 | 74.22 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | c: Root b: Curran | 33 (45) | 4 | 1 | 73.33 |
| Vernon Philander | c: Buttler b: Broad | 35 (81) | 6 | 0 | 43.21 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c: Stokes b: Archer | 6 (15) | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Kagiso Rabada | b: Broad | 12 (24) | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Anrich Nortje | not out | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| James Anderson | 20.0 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 |
| Stuart Broad | 18.3 | 4 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.14 |
| Sam Curran | 20.0 | 5 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2.90 |
| Jofra Archer | 19.0 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.42 |
| Joe Root | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Joe Denly | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
Key Stats
34.2 Vernon Philander to Rory Burns
Vernon Philander to Rory Burns. Half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Nortje.
34.1 Vernon Philander to Rory Burns
Vernon Philander to Rory Burns. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Elgar.
33.6 Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly
Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by van der Dussen.
33.6 Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly
Over 34. 1 run. Bowler: Keshav Maharaj. England: 1-102(rr 3.00)
33.5 Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly
Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by van der Dussen.
33.4 Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly
Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.
33.3 Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly
Keshav Maharaj to Joe Denly. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Hamza.
33.2 Keshav Maharaj to Rory Burns
Keshav Maharaj to Rory Burns. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Pretorius.
33.1 Keshav Maharaj to Rory Burns
Keshav Maharaj to Rory Burns. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, leading edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by du Plessis.