result
1st Test, Durban, Dec 26 - Dec 30 2015, England tour of South Africa
303 & 326
(71 ov, target 416)214 & 174
England won by 241 runs
player of the match
England
England 1st INNINGS
| BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook (c) | c Elgar b Steyn | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Alex Hales | c †de Villiers b Steyn | 10 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | ||
| Nick Compton | c †de Villiers b Morkel | 85 | 236 | 383 | 8 | 0 | 36.02 | ||
| Joe Root | lbw b Piedt | 24 | 37 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 64.86 | ||
| James Taylor | c †de Villiers b Steyn | 70 | 137 | 203 | 9 | 1 | 51.09 | ||
| Ben Stokes | c Duminy b Morkel | 21 | 34 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 61.76 | ||
| Jonny Bairstow †| c Elgar b Abbott | 41 | 56 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 73.21 | ||
| Moeen Ali | c †de Villiers b Morkel | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Chris Woakes | lbw b Morkel | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Stuart Broad | not out | 32 | 33 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 96.97 | ||
| Steven Finn | lbw b Steyn | 12 | 33 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, nb 3, w 1) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (100.1 Ov, RR: 3.02, 475 Mts) | 303 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Alastair Cook, 2.5 ov), 2-12 (Alex Hales, 6.5 ov), 3-49 (Joe Root, 18.1 ov), 4-174 (James Taylor, 63.3 ov), 5-196 (Ben Stokes, 71.3 ov), 6-247 (Nick Compton, 85.5 ov), 7-253 (Moeen Ali, 87.3 ov), 8-253 (Chris Woakes, 87.4 ov), 9-267 (Jonny Bairstow, 90.4 ov), 10-303 (Steven Finn, 100.1 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 25.1 | 5 | 70 | 4 | 2.78 | 118 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Abbott | 24 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 2.75 | 116 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 26 | 5 | 76 | 4 | 2.92 | 115 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dane Piedt | 16 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 3.94 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stiaan van Zyl | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | 7 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3.14 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st INNINGS
| BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stiaan van Zyl | b Broad | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dean Elgar | not out | 118 | 246 | 386 | 8 | 1 | 47.97 | ||
| Hashim Amla (c) | c †Bairstow b Broad | 7 | 24 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 29.17 | ||
| AB de Villiers †| c †Bairstow b Broad | 49 | 79 | 123 | 7 | 1 | 62.03 | ||
| Faf du Plessis | b Ali | 2 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 | ||
| Temba Bavuma | b Broad | 10 | 35 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 | ||
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Stokes b Ali | 2 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | ||
| Kyle Abbott | c Taylor b Ali | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dale Steyn | c Woakes b Ali | 17 | 52 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 32.69 | ||
| Dane Piedt | c †Bairstow b Finn | 1 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
| Morne Morkel | c Root b Finn | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 3, w 1) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (81.4 Ov, RR: 2.62, 386 Mts) | 214 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Stiaan van Zyl, 0.2 ov), 2-14 (Hashim Amla, 6.3 ov), 3-100 (AB de Villiers, 32.4 ov), 4-113 (Faf du Plessis, 39.6 ov), 5-137 (Temba Bavuma, 52.2 ov), 6-150 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 57.3 ov), 7-156 (Kyle Abbott, 59.3 ov), 8-210 (Dale Steyn, 77.6 ov), 9-214 (Dane Piedt, 81.1 ov), 10-214 (Morne Morkel, 81.4 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 15 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 1.67 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 14 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2.00 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 25 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 2.76 | 112 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 15.4 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 3.13 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2.78 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd INNINGS
| BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook (c) | lbw b Piedt | 7 | 27 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 25.93 | ||
| Alex Hales | c Abbott b Piedt | 26 | 84 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 30.95 | ||
| Nick Compton | c †de Villiers b Morkel | 49 | 116 | 171 | 5 | 0 | 42.24 | ||
| Joe Root | c van Zyl b Abbott | 73 | 128 | 192 | 5 | 1 | 57.03 | ||
| James Taylor | st †de Villiers b Piedt | 42 | 97 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 43.30 | ||
| Ben Stokes | c Elgar b Piedt | 5 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 | ||
| Jonny Bairstow †| c Duminy b van Zyl | 79 | 76 | 128 | 9 | 3 | 103.95 | ||
| Moeen Ali | lbw b Piedt | 16 | 27 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 59.26 | ||
| Chris Woakes | c Duminy b van Zyl | 23 | 38 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 60.53 | ||
| Stuart Broad | c †de Villiers b van Zyl | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Steven Finn | not out | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 3) | 6 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (102.1 Ov, RR: 3.19, 444 Mts) | 326 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Alastair Cook, 9.2 ov), 2-48 (Alex Hales, 25.3 ov), 3-119 (Nick Compton, 48.6 ov), 4-192 (Joe Root, 70.4 ov), 5-197 (Ben Stokes, 73.6 ov), 6-224 (James Taylor, 79.6 ov), 7-272 (Moeen Ali, 89.6 ov), 8-315 (Chris Woakes, 100.2 ov), 9-315 (Stuart Broad, 100.4 ov), 10-326 (Jonny Bairstow, 102.1 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.61 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | 20.3 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 1.85 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Abbott | 21.4 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 2.86 | 103 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Piedt | 36 | 4 | 153 | 5 | 4.25 | 130 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3.56 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stiaan van Zyl | 10.1 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1.97 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (target: 416 runs)
| BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Root b Finn | 40 | 71 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 56.34 | ||
| Stiaan van Zyl | b Stokes | 33 | 36 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 91.67 | ||
| Hashim Amla (c) | c †Bairstow b Finn | 12 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 52.17 | ||
| AB de Villiers †| lbw b Ali | 37 | 86 | 122 | 6 | 0 | 43.02 | ||
| Faf du Plessis | c Cook b Finn | 9 | 66 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 13.64 | ||
| Dale Steyn | b Finn | 2 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 | ||
| Temba Bavuma | st †Bairstow b Ali | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 26 | 59 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 44.07 | ||
| Kyle Abbott | lbw b Ali | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | ||
| Dane Piedt | c Taylor b Woakes | 0 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Morne Morkel | lbw b Broad | 8 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 3) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (71 Ov, RR: 2.45, 311 Mts) | 174 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Stiaan van Zyl, 10.5 ov), 2-85 (Hashim Amla, 20.2 ov), 3-88 (Dean Elgar, 22.4 ov), 4-136 (Faf du Plessis, 46.3 ov), 5-136 (AB de Villiers, 47.3 ov), 6-136 (Temba Bavuma, 49.3 ov), 7-138 (Dale Steyn, 52.3 ov), 8-143 (Kyle Abbott, 55.3 ov), 9-155 (Dane Piedt, 63.6 ov), 10-174 (Morne Morkel, 70.6 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 13 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2.23 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 10 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2.50 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 15 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 2.80 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 26 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 1.81 | 130 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
| Kingsmead, Durban | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to field first |
| Series | England tour of South Africa |
| Season | 2015/16 |
| Player Of The Match | Moeen Ali |
| Series result | England led the 4-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | TEST No. 2196 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 10am start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00; Friday: Lunch 12.30-13.30; Tea: 15.30-16.00; Close: 18:00 |
| Match days | 26,27,28,29,30 December 2015Â - day match (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Alex Hales |
| Umpires | Aleem DarRod Tucker |
| TV Umpire | Bruce Oxenford |
| Reserve Umpire | Johan Cloete |
| Match Referee | Ranjan Madugalle |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 26 Dec - day 1 -England 1st innings 179/4 (Nick Compton 63*, Ben Stokes 5*, 65.1 ov)
Sun, 27 Dec - day 2 -South Africa 1st innings 137/4 (Dean Elgar 67*, Temba Bavuma 10*, 52 ov)
Mon, 28 Dec - day 3 -England 2nd innings 172/3 (Joe Root 60*, James Taylor 24*, 64 ov)
Tue, 29 Dec - day 4 -South Africa 2nd innings 136/4 (AB de Villiers 37*, Dale Steyn 0*, 47 ov)
Wed, 30 Dec - day 5 -South Africa 2nd innings 174/10 (71 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- England 1st innings
- Rain: England - 12/1 in 6.1 overs (AD Hales 10, NRD Compton 1)
- Lunch: England - 12/1 in 6.1 overs (AD Hales 10, NRD Compton 1)
- Over 18.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - JE Root (Struck down)
- England: 50 runs in 18.3 overs (113 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: England - 55/3 in 21.0 overs (NRD Compton 12, JWA Taylor 6)
- Rain: England - 55/3 in 21.0 overs (NRD Compton 12, JWA Taylor 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (NRD Compton 19, JWA Taylor 28, Ex 3)
- England: 100 runs in 36.1 overs (220 balls), Extras 6
- Tea: England - 121/3 in 40.0 overs (NRD Compton 40, JWA Taylor 41)
- JWA Taylor: 50 off 87 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 142/3 in 53.0 overs (NRD Compton 46, JWA Taylor 55)
- NRD Compton: 50 off 145 balls (3 x 4)
- England: 150 runs in 55.4 overs (337 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 226 balls (NRD Compton 38, JWA Taylor 61, Ex 4)
- Bad Light: England - 179/4 in 65.1 overs (NRD Compton 63, BA Stokes 5)
- End Of Day: England - 179/4 in 65.1 overs (NRD Compton 63, BA Stokes 5)
Day 2
- England: 200 runs in 73.2 overs (443 balls), Extras 7
- Reviews used before 80 overs: England 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful); South Africa 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
- New ball taken at 80.0 overs
- Drinks: England - 232/5 in 82.0 overs (NRD Compton 76, JM Bairstow 24)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (NRD Compton 21, JM Bairstow 29, Ex 0)
- England: 250 runs in 86.4 overs (523 balls), Extras 7
- Over 87.4: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - CR Woakes (Struck down)
- England: 300 runs in 98.5 overs (596 balls), Extras 8
- Over 99.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - ST Finn (Struck down)
- Lunch: England - 303/10 in 100.1 overs (SCJ Broad 32)
- Over 100.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - ST Finn (Struck down)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 27/2 in 10.0 overs (D Elgar 16, AB de Villiers 4)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 0
- Tea: South Africa - 55/2 in 19.0 overs (D Elgar 22, AB de Villiers 26)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (D Elgar 23, AB de Villiers 28, Ex 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 95/2 in 30.0 overs (D Elgar 41, AB de Villiers 47)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 0
- D Elgar: 50 off 93 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: South Africa - 108/3 in 35.0 overs (D Elgar 50, F du Plessis 2)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 137/4 in 52.0 overs (D Elgar 67, T Bavuma 10)
Day 3
- South Africa: 150 runs in 57.1 overs (343 balls), Extras 2
- Over 59.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - KJ Abbott (Upheld)
- Drinks: South Africa - 178/7 in 68.0 overs (D Elgar 97, DW Steyn 3)
- D Elgar: 100 off 211 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 73.6 overs (444 balls), Extras 8
- South Africa: 200 runs in 74.5 overs (449 balls), Extras 6
- Over 75.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - DW Steyn (Struck down)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls (D Elgar 31, DW Steyn 16, Ex 4)
- Reviews used before 80 overs: England 1 (1 successful, 1 unsuccessful); South Africa 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
- New Ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Innings Break: South Africa - 214/10 in 81.4 overs (D Elgar 118)
- Lunch: South Africa - 214/10 in 81.4 overs (D Elgar 118)
- England 2nd innings
- Drinks: England - 28/1 in 16.0 overs (AD Hales 15, NRD Compton 6)
- Over 20.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - NRD Compton (Struck down)
- England: 50 runs in 26.3 overs (159 balls), Extras 4
- Tea: England - 58/2 in 29.0 overs (NRD Compton 15, JE Root 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (NRD Compton 22, JE Root 28, Ex 0)
- Over 39.4: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - NRD Compton (Upheld)
- England: 100 runs in 40.3 overs (243 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: England - 111/2 in 47.0 overs (NRD Compton 44, JE Root 30)
- England: 150 runs in 56.3 overs (339 balls), Extras 6
- JE Root: 50 off 96 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (JE Root 27, JWA Taylor 24, Ex 2)
- End Of Day: England - 172/3 in 64.0 overs (JE Root 60, JWA Taylor 24)
Day 4
- England: 200 runs in 74.2 overs (446 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: England - 217/5 in 79.0 overs (JWA Taylor 41, JM Bairstow 10)
- Reviews used before 80 overs: England 2 (1 successful, 0 unsuccessful); South Africa 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
- Over 82.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - JM Bairstow (Struck down)
- England: 250 runs in 86.2 overs (518 balls), Extras 6
- Over 89.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - MM Ali (Upheld)
- Lunch: England - 275/7 in 91.0 overs (JM Bairstow 49, CR Woakes 2)
- JM Bairstow: 50 off 50 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- England: 300 runs in 98.2 overs (590 balls), Extras 6
- Innings Break: England - 326/10 in 102.1 overs (ST Finn 0)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- South Africa: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (D Elgar 15, S van Zyl 33, Ex 2)
- Tea: South Africa - 65/1 in 13.0 overs (D Elgar 26, HM Amla 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 26.4 overs (160 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa - 113/3 in 31.0 overs (AB de Villiers 24, F du Plessis 2)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 136/4 in 47.0 overs (AB de Villiers 37, DW Steyn 0)
Day 5
- Over 47.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - AB de Villiers (Struck down)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 58.4 overs (352 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: South Africa - 155/8 in 62.0 overs (JP Duminy 15, DL Piedt 0)
- Over 70.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - M Morkel (Struck down)