result
1st Test, Centurion, Dec 26 - Dec 29 2019, ICC World Test Championship
284 & 272
(93 ov, target 376)181 & 268
South Africa won by 107 runs
player of the match

South Africa
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dean Elgar | c †Buttler b Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Aiden Markram | c Bairstow b Curran | 20 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 86.96 | ||
Zubayr Hamza | c Stokes b Broad | 39 | 72 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 54.17 | ||
Faf du Plessis (c) | c Root b Broad | 29 | 80 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 36.25 | ||
Rassie van der Dussen | c Root b Curran | 6 | 34 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 17.65 | ||
Quinton de Kock † | c †Buttler b Curran | 95 | 128 | 179 | 14 | 0 | 74.22 | ||
Dwaine Pretorius | c Root b Curran | 33 | 45 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 73.33 | ||
Vernon Philander | c †Buttler b Broad | 35 | 81 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 43.21 | ||
Keshav Maharaj | c Stokes b Archer | 6 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
Kagiso Rabada | b Broad | 12 | 24 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
Anrich Nortje | not out | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (lb 4, nb 2, w 3) | 9 | |||||||
TOTAL | (84.3 Ov, RR: 3.36, 388 Mts) | 284 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Dean Elgar, 0.1 ov), 2-32 (Aiden Markram, 9.4 ov), 3-71 (Zubayr Hamza, 21.6 ov), 4-97 (Rassie van der Dussen, 33.2 ov), 5-111 (Faf du Plessis, 36.3 ov), 6-198 (Dwaine Pretorius, 54.5 ov), 7-245 (Quinton de Kock, 71.5 ov), 8-252 (Keshav Maharaj, 74.5 ov), 9-277 (Kagiso Rabada, 82.4 ov), 10-284 (Vernon Philander, 84.3 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Anderson | 20 | 4 | 69 | 1 | 3.45 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stuart Broad | 18.3 | 4 | 58 | 4 | 3.14 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sam Curran | 20 | 5 | 58 | 4 | 2.90 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jofra Archer | 19 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 3.42 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Root | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Denly | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rory Burns | c †de Kock b Philander | 9 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
Dom Sibley | c †de Kock b Rabada | 4 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
Joe Denly | c †de Kock b Pretorius | 50 | 111 | 165 | 9 | 0 | 45.05 | ||
Joe Root (c) | c †de Kock b Philander | 29 | 49 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 59.18 | ||
Ben Stokes | c †de Kock b Nortje | 35 | 46 | 87 | 4 | 2 | 76.09 | ||
Jonny Bairstow | b Nortje | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | ||
Jos Buttler † | c †de Kock b Philander | 12 | 39 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 30.77 | ||
Sam Curran | c Zubayr Hamza b Rabada | 20 | 24 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
Jofra Archer | b Philander | 3 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 | ||
Stuart Broad | c Elgar b Rabada | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | ||
James Anderson | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (b 4, lb 5, nb 2, w 5) | 16 | |||||||
TOTAL | (53.2 Ov, RR: 3.39, 259 Mts) | 181 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Rory Burns, 3.1 ov), 2-15 (Dom Sibley, 4.6 ov), 3-70 (Joe Root, 23.1 ov), 4-142 (Joe Denly, 37.5 ov), 5-143 (Jonny Bairstow, 38.5 ov), 6-150 (Ben Stokes, 40.3 ov), 7-176 (Sam Curran, 48.5 ov), 8-176 (Jos Buttler, 51.1 ov), 9-181 (Stuart Broad, 52.4 ov), 10-181 (Jofra Archer, 53.2 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kagiso Rabada | 15 | 1 | 68 | 3 | 4.53 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Vernon Philander | 14.2 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1.12 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwaine Pretorius | 8 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2.88 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anrich Nortje | 12 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 3.92 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aiden Markram | lbw b Anderson | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
Dean Elgar | c †Buttler b Archer | 22 | 27 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 81.48 | ||
Zubayr Hamza | c †Buttler b Broad | 4 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
Faf du Plessis (c) | c Curran b Archer | 20 | 28 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 71.43 | ||
Rassie van der Dussen | lbw b Archer | 51 | 67 | 148 | 5 | 0 | 76.12 | ||
Anrich Nortje | c sub (Z Crawley) b Archer | 40 | 89 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 44.94 | ||
Quinton de Kock † | c †Bairstow b Stokes | 34 | 37 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 91.89 | ||
Dwaine Pretorius | c Sibley b Stokes | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
Vernon Philander | c †Bairstow b Curran | 46 | 68 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 67.65 | ||
Keshav Maharaj | c Curran b Archer | 11 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 68.75 | ||
Kagiso Rabada | not out | 16 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 133.33 | ||
Extras | (b 5, lb 3, nb 2, w 9) | 19 | |||||||
TOTAL | (61.4 Ov, RR: 4.41, 310 Mts) | 272 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Aiden Markram, 0.5 ov), 2-25 (Zubayr Hamza, 7.4 ov), 3-29 (Dean Elgar, 8.2 ov), 4-62 (Faf du Plessis, 14.4 ov), 5-153 (Rassie van der Dussen, 38.1 ov), 6-170 (Anrich Nortje, 40.1 ov), 7-177 (Dwaine Pretorius, 41.2 ov), 8-220 (Quinton de Kock, 51.3 ov), 9-250 (Keshav Maharaj, 58.4 ov), 10-272 (Vernon Philander, 61.4 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Anderson | 13 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 3.62 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stuart Broad | 11 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 3.82 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jofra Archer | 17 | 1 | 102 | 5 | 6.00 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Sam Curran | 12.4 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 4.03 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ben Stokes | 8 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2.75 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
England 2nd INNINGS (target: 376 runs)
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rory Burns | c Rabada b Nortje | 84 | 154 | 216 | 11 | 0 | 54.55 | ||
Dom Sibley | c & b Maharaj | 29 | 90 | 118 | 5 | 0 | 32.22 | ||
Joe Denly | lbw b Pretorius | 31 | 79 | 126 | 3 | 2 | 39.24 | ||
Joe Root (c) | c †de Kock b Nortje | 48 | 101 | 166 | 8 | 0 | 47.52 | ||
Ben Stokes | b Maharaj | 14 | 55 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 25.45 | ||
Jonny Bairstow | c Zubayr Hamza b Rabada | 9 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 36.00 | ||
Jos Buttler † | c Pretorius b Rabada | 22 | 33 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 66.67 | ||
Sam Curran | c †de Kock b Rabada | 9 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 90.00 | ||
Jofra Archer | c van der Dussen b Nortje | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | ||
Stuart Broad | b Rabada | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
James Anderson | not out | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (b 8, lb 3, w 1) | 12 | |||||||
TOTAL | (93 Ov, RR: 2.88, 417 Mts) | 268 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Dom Sibley, 27.6 ov), 2-139 (Rory Burns, 51.2 ov), 3-158 (Joe Denly, 56.3 ov), 4-204 (Ben Stokes, 72.3 ov), 5-222 (Jonny Bairstow, 80.2 ov), 6-232 (Joe Root, 87.2 ov), 7-251 (Sam Curran, 90.4 ov), 8-256 (Jofra Archer, 91.4 ov), 9-262 (Jos Buttler, 92.2 ov), 10-268 (Stuart Broad, 92.6 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kagiso Rabada | 24 | 3 | 103 | 4 | 4.29 | 108 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Philander | 20 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 1.75 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anrich Nortje | 17 | 4 | 56 | 3 | 3.29 | 80 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Dwaine Pretorius | 16 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 1.63 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keshav Maharaj | 16 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 2.31 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
SuperSport Park, Centurion | |
Toss | England, elected to field first |
Series | ICC World Test ChampionshipEngland tour of South Africa |
Season | 2019/20 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Quinton de Kock |
Series result | South Africa led the 4-match series 1-0 |
Match number | TEST No. 2377 |
Match days | 26,27,28,29 December 2019 - day match (5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Dwaine Pretorius![]() Rassie van der Dussen |
Umpires | ![]() Chris Gaffaney![]() Paul Reiffel |
TV Umpire | ![]() Kumar Dharmasena |
Reserve Umpire | ![]() Adrian Holdstock |
Match Referee | ![]() Andy Pycroft |
Points | South Africa 30, England 0 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 26 Dec - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 277/9 (Vernon Philander 28*, 82.4 ov)
Fri, 27 Dec - day 2 -South Africa 2nd innings 72/4 (Rassie van der Dussen 17*, Anrich Nortje 4*, 20 ov)
Sat, 28 Dec - day 3 -England 2nd innings 121/1 (Rory Burns 77*, Joe Denly 10*, 41 ov)
Sun, 29 Dec - day 4 -England 2nd innings 268/10 (93 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 39/2 in 13.0 overs (Zubayr Hamza 17, F du Plessis 2)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 1
- Lunch: South Africa - 79/3 in 26.0 overs (F du Plessis 14, HE van der Dussen 4)
- Over 32.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - F du Plessis (Upheld)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 35.1 overs (212 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: South Africa - 118/5 in 39.0 overs (Q de Kock 20, D Pretorius 1)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 43.4 overs (263 balls), Extras 3
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (Q de Kock 35, D Pretorius 15, Ex 0)
- Q de Kock: 50 off 45 balls (9 x 4)
- Tea: South Africa - 187/5 in 52.0 overs (Q de Kock 64, D Pretorius 25)
- Over 54.4: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - D Pretorius (Struck down)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 56.2 overs (340 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: South Africa - 235/6 in 67.0 overs (Q de Kock 91, VD Philander 10)
- Over 73.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - KA Maharaj (Upheld)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 74.1 overs (447 balls), Extras 7
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs.
- End Of Day: South Africa - 277/9 in 82.4 overs (VD Philander 28)
Day 2
- Innings Break: South Africa - 284/10 in 84.3 overs (A Nortje 0)
- Over 84.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - VD Philander (Struck down)
- England 1st innings
- Over 0.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - RJ Burns (Upheld)
- Drinks: England - 25/2 in 8.4 overs (JL Denly 0, JE Root 6)
- England: 50 runs in 16.4 overs (102 balls), Extras 7
- Lunch: England - 60/2 in 21.0 overs (JL Denly 17, JE Root 23)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (JL Denly 17, JE Root 28, Ex 5)
- England: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (191 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (JL Denly 22, BA Stokes 24, Ex 4)
- Drinks: England - 120/3 in 34.0 overs (JL Denly 43, BA Stokes 24)
- JL Denly: 50 off 108 balls (9 x 4)
- Over 37.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - JL Denly (Upheld)
- England: 150 runs in 39.6 overs (242 balls), Extras 16
- Tea: England - 157/6 in 45.0 overs (JC Buttler 6, SM Curran 7)
- Innings Break: England - 181/10 in 53.2 overs (JM Anderson 0)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Over 0.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - AK Markram (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 44/3 in 11.0 overs (F du Plessis 12, HE van der Dussen 2)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 2
- End Of Day: South Africa - 72/4 in 20.0 overs (HE van der Dussen 17, A Nortje 4)
Day 3
- JM Bairstow kept wickets in place of JC Buttler from the start of day 3.
- Over 24.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - A Nortje (Upheld)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 28.5 overs (174 balls), Extras 3
- Over 32.1: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - HE van der Dussen (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (HE van der Dussen 21, A Nortje 26, Ex 3)
- Drinks: South Africa - 133/4 in 34.0 overs (HE van der Dussen 46, A Nortje 30)
- HE van der Dussen: 50 off 65 balls (5 x 4)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 37.2 overs (225 balls), Extras 14
- Over 38.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - HE van der Dussen (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Lunch: South Africa - 197/7 in 44.0 overs (Q de Kock 30, VD Philander 5)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 44.5 overs (270 balls), Extras 16
- Drinks: South Africa - 242/8 in 57.0 overs (VD Philander 34, KA Maharaj 10)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 58.3 overs (353 balls), Extras 18
- Innings Break: South Africa - 272/10 in 61.4 overs (K Rabada 16)
- England 2nd innings
- Over 0.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - RJ Burns (Upheld)
- Tea: England - 24/0 in 5.0 overs (RJ Burns 18, DP Sibley 2)
- England: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (RJ Burns 36, DP Sibley 10, Ex 4)
- Drinks: England - 72/0 in 22.0 overs (RJ Burns 46, DP Sibley 21)
- RJ Burns: 50 off 62 balls (8 x 4)
- England: 100 runs in 30.5 overs (185 balls), Extras 5
- End Of Day: England - 121/1 in 41.0 overs (RJ Burns 77, JL Denly 10)
Day 4
- Drinks: England - 149/2 in 54.0 overs (JL Denly 27, JE Root 4)
- England: 150 runs in 54.4 overs (328 balls), Extras 5
- Over 56.3: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - JL Denly (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Lunch: England - 171/3 in 66.0 overs (JE Root 13, BA Stokes 4)
- England: 200 runs in 70.6 overs (426 balls), Extras 11
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Drinks: England - 222/5 in 80.2 overs (JE Root 43)
- England: 250 runs in 90.3 overs (543 balls), Extras 12