Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rory Burns	c †Verreynne b Phehlukwayo	56	81	122	11	0	69.13
Dom Sibley	b Phehlukwayo	22	56	94	2	0	39.28
Joe Denly	run out (Stuurman/†Verreynne)	103	192	257	15	0	53.64
Joe Root (c)	c Hendricks b Burger	12	36	50	1	0	33.33
Ben Stokes	c Piedt b Sipamla	47	65	93	10	0	72.30
Ollie Pope	c Burger b Phehlukwayo	132	145	216	22	2	91.03
Jos Buttler †	c Malan b Burger	32	55	82	7	0	58.18
Jonny Bairstow	not out	38	36	48	6	1	105.55
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, nb 9, w 1)	14
Total	109.3 Ov (RR: 4.16, 483 Mins)	456/7d
Did not bat: Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Matt Parkinson, James Anderson, Mark Wood
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Dom Sibley, 19.4 ov), 2-95 (Rory Burns, 25.2 ov), 3-125 (Joe Root, 37.1 ov), 4-207 (Ben Stokes, 58.1 ov), 5-285 (Joe Denly, 79.6 ov), 6-370 (Jos Buttler, 98.3 ov), 7-456 (Ollie Pope, 109.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nandre Burger	26	3	105	2	4.03	116	19	0	0	0
37.1 to JE Root, . 125/3 98.3 to JC Buttler, . 370/6
Glenton Stuurman	15	1	71	0	4.73	66	13	0	0	4
Lutho Sipamla	23	5	83	1	3.60	109	14	1	0	3
58.1 to BA Stokes, . 207/4
Andile Phehlukwayo	15.3	3	55	3	3.54	75	11	0	1	0
19.4 to DP Sibley, . 60/1 25.2 to RJ Burns, . 95/2 109.3 to OJ Pope, . 456/7
Dane Piedt	20	0	80	0	4.00	77	9	1	0	0
Neil Brand	7	1	34	0	4.85	25	3	1	0	0
Ryan Cartwright	3	0	24	0	8.00	11	5	0	0	2

South Africa A 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Pieter Malan	b Stokes	34	79	92	5	0	43.03
Reeza Hendricks	c Stokes b Anderson	6	23	34	1	0	26.08
Keegan Petersen	b Curran	111	240	352	12	0	46.25
Rudi Second	c †Buttler b Anderson	55	113	131	8	0	48.67
Kyle Verreynne †	lbw b Anderson	74	88	109	11	1	84.09
Neil Brand	not out	19	30	53	3	0	63.33
Extras	(b 1, lb 10, nb 13, w 2)	26
Total	93.2 Ov (RR: 3.48, 387 Mins)	325/5
Did not bat: Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Piedt (c), Glenton Stuurman, Nandre Burger, Lutho Sipamla, Ryan Cartwright, Kabelo Sekhukhune, Pite van Biljon
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Reeza Hendricks, 8.5 ov), 2-62 (Pieter Malan, 23.3 ov), 3-167 (Rudi Second, 58.4 ov), 4-285 (Kyle Verreynne, 82.5 ov), 5-325 (Keegan Petersen, 93.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	19	7	41	3	2.15	99	8	0	0	0
8.5 to RR Hendricks, . 28/1 58.4 to RS Second, . 167/3 82.5 to K Verreynne, . 285/4
Chris Woakes	17	2	51	0	3.00	76	4	0	0	4
Sam Curran	16.2	1	62	1	3.79	63	6	0	2	1
93.2 to KD Petersen, . 325/5
Matt Parkinson	19	3	60	0	3.15	85	9	0	0	2
Ben Stokes	13	0	68	1	5.23	53	8	1	0	6
23.3 to PJ Malan, . 62/2
Joe Denly	7	1	25	0	3.57	33	5	0	0	0
Joe Root	2	0	7	0	3.50	7	0	0	0	0

Close of Play

Fri, 20 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 337/5 (Ollie Pope 70*, Jos Buttler 16*, 89 ov)

Sat, 21 Dec - day 2 - SA A 1st innings 154/2 (Keegan Petersen 60*, Rudi Second 46*, 51 ov)

Sun, 22 Dec - day 3 - SA A 1st innings 325/5 (93.2 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

England 1st innings
England: 50 runs in 15.4 overs ( 95 balls , 74 mins , 4x7 6x0 )
1st wicket:50 runs off 95 balls in 74 mins ( RJ Burns 28 , DP Sibley 18 , Ex 4 )
RJ Burns: 52 runs off 79 balls in 118 mins 4x10 6x0
England: 100 runs in 28.4 overs ( 174 balls , 139 mins , 4x16 6x0 )
England: 150 runs in 45.4 overs ( 276 balls , 207 mins , 4x24 6x0)
JL Denly:51 runs off 96 balls in 141 mins 4x8 6x0
4th wicket: 52 runs off 100 balls in 69 mins ( JL Denly 21 , BA Stokes 29 , Ex 2)
England:200 runs in 56.2 overs ( 343 balls , 258 mins , 4x33 6x0 )
England: 250 runs in 68.1 overs ( 415 balls , 317 mins , 4x42 6x0
5th wicket: 52 runs off 74 balls in 57 mins ( JL Denly 25 , OJ Pope 26 , Ex 1 )
JL Denly: 101 runs off 188 balls in 247 mins 4x15 6x0
England: 300 runs in 83.4 overs ( 508 balls , 370 mins , 4x47 6x1 )
OJ Pope: 50 runs off 70 balls in 107 mins 4x7 6x1
6th wicket: 52 runs off 54 balls in 40 mins ( OJ Pope 34 , JC Buttler 16 , Ex 2 )

Day 2

England: 350 runs in 93.4 overs ( 570 balls , 414 mins , 4x57 6x1 )
OJ Pope: 101 runs off 123 balls in 178 mins 4x7 6x1
England: 400 runs in 103.6 overs ( 632 balls , 456 mins , 4x65 6x2 )
7th wicket: 53 runs off 50 balls in 36 mins ( OJ Pope 23 , JM Bairstow 29 , Ex 1 )
England: 450 runs in 108.5 overs ( 663 balls , 480 mins , 4x73 6x3 )
South Africa A 1st innings
South Africa A: 50 runs in 18.5 overs ( 116 balls , 73 mins , 4x7 6x0 )
South Africa A: 100 runs in 34.1 overs ( 210 balls , 136 mins , 4x14 6x0 )
3rd wicket: 50 runs off 85 balls in 55 mins ( KD Petersen 24 , RS Second 24 , Ex 2 )
KD Petersen: 50 runs off 103 balls in 137 mins 4x6 6x0
South Africa A: 150 runs in 48.6 overs ( 300 balls , 185 mins , 4x20 6x0 )

Day 3

RS Second: 51 runs off 91 balls in 107 mins 4x8 6x0
3rd wicket: 100 runs off 193 balls in 116 mins ( KD Petersen 44 , RS Second 52, Ex 4 )
South Africa A : 200 runs in 66.0 overs ( 405 balls , 261 mins , 4x25 6x0 )
4th wicket: 50 runs off 65 balls in 52 mins ( KD Petersen 5 , K Verreynne 35 , Ex 5 )
K Verreynne: 50 runs off 50 balls in 66 mins 4x9 6x1
South Africa A: 250 runs in 75.1 overs ( 461 balls , 302 mins , 4x31 6x1 )
4th wicket: 100 runs off 119 balls in 89 mins ( KD Petersen 22 , K Verreynne 63 , Ex 15 )
South Africa A:300 runs in 88.1 overs ( 542 balls , 361 mins , 4x38 6x1 )
KD Petersen: 100 runs off 229 balls in 332 mins 4x11 6x0

Match Details

Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of South Africa
Season	2019/20
Players per side	England 14 (11 batting, 11 fielding); South Africa A 14 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
Match days	20,21,22 December 2019 - day (3-day match)
Umpires	Brad White Stephen Harris
Match Referee	Zed Ndamane

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SA A Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	19	7	41	3	2.15
CR Woakes	17	2	51	0	3 (4 nb)
SM Curran	16.2	1	62	1	3.79 (1 nb)
MW Parkinson	19	3	60	0	3.15 (2 nb)
BA Stokes	13	0	68	1	5.23 (6 nb)
JL Denly	7	1	25	0	3.57
JE Root	2	0	7	0	3.5

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