result
3rd Test, Port Elizabeth, Jan 16 - 20 2020, ICC World Test Championship
499/9d
(88.5 ov)(f/o) 209 & 237
England won by an innings and 53 runs
player of the match

England
England 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zak Crawley | c van der Dussen b Nortje | 44 | 137 | 203 | 5 | 0 | 32.12 | ||
Dom Sibley | c Elgar b Rabada | 36 | 95 | 135 | 5 | 0 | 37.89 | ||
Joe Denly | lbw b Maharaj | 25 | 100 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
Joe Root (c) | b Rabada | 27 | 46 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 58.70 | ||
Ben Stokes | c Elgar b Paterson | 120 | 214 | 272 | 12 | 2 | 56.07 | ||
Ollie Pope | not out | 135 | 226 | 382 | 18 | 1 | 59.73 | ||
Jos Buttler † | c & b Maharaj | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | ||
Sam Curran | c Elgar b Maharaj | 44 | 50 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 88.00 | ||
Dom Bess | c Malan b Maharaj | 1 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
Mark Wood | c Nortje b Maharaj | 42 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 182.61 | ||
Extras | (b 2, lb 14, nb 4, w 4) | 24 | |||||||
TOTAL | (152 Ov, RR: 3.28, 655 Mts) | 499/9d | |||||||
Did not bat: Stuart Broad | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Dom Sibley, 30.6 ov), 2-103 (Zak Crawley, 48.5 ov), 3-134 (Joe Denly, 61.4 ov), 4-148 (Joe Root, 64.5 ov), 5-351 (Ben Stokes, 123.2 ov), 6-354 (Jos Buttler, 126.2 ov), 7-413 (Sam Curran, 139.4 ov), 8-426 (Dom Bess, 143.2 ov), 9-499 (Mark Wood, 151.6 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vernon Philander | 16 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 2.56 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dane Paterson | 24 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 2.58 | 110 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kagiso Rabada | 28 | 6 | 97 | 2 | 3.46 | 123 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Anrich Nortje | 25 | 4 | 97 | 1 | 3.88 | 106 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Keshav Maharaj | 58 | 15 | 180 | 5 | 3.10 | 261 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Elgar | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dean Elgar | c Pope b Bess | 35 | 74 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 47.30 | ||
Pieter Malan | c & b Bess | 18 | 32 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 56.25 | ||
Zubayr Hamza | c Pope b Bess | 10 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 | ||
Anrich Nortje | c Root b Stokes | 18 | 136 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 13.24 | ||
Faf du Plessis (c) | c Pope b Bess | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 | ||
Rassie van der Dussen | b Bess | 24 | 41 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 58.54 | ||
Quinton de Kock † | b Curran | 63 | 139 | 166 | 9 | 0 | 45.32 | ||
Vernon Philander | b Broad | 27 | 61 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 44.26 | ||
Keshav Maharaj | b Broad | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Kagiso Rabada | c Wood b Broad | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
Dane Paterson | not out | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Extras | (b 4, w 1) | 5 | |||||||
TOTAL | (86.4 Ov, RR: 2.41, 360 Mts) | 209 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Pieter Malan, 11.6 ov), 2-60 (Zubayr Hamza, 17.3 ov), 3-63 (Dean Elgar, 21.6 ov), 4-71 (Faf du Plessis, 23.6 ov), 5-109 (Rassie van der Dussen, 41.3 ov), 6-154 (Anrich Nortje, 62.4 ov), 7-208 (Vernon Philander, 82.6 ov), 8-208 (Quinton de Kock, 83.5 ov), 9-208 (Keshav Maharaj, 84.3 ov), 10-209 (Kagiso Rabada, 86.4 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stuart Broad | 13.4 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 2.20 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Curran | 11 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 2.91 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dom Bess | 31 | 12 | 51 | 5 | 1.65 | 160 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Wood | 11 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2.82 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Denly | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Root | 11 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 2.27 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Stokes | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5.20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)
BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pieter Malan | lbw b Root | 12 | 79 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 15.19 | ||
Dean Elgar | b Wood | 15 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 68.18 | ||
Zubayr Hamza | c †Buttler b Wood | 2 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | ||
Faf du Plessis (c) | c Pope b Root | 36 | 123 | 144 | 6 | 1 | 29.27 | ||
Rassie van der Dussen | c Pope b Root | 10 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 27.78 | ||
Quinton de Kock † | c Wood b Root | 3 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 11.54 | ||
Vernon Philander | c Pope b Broad | 13 | 47 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 27.66 | ||
Keshav Maharaj | run out (Curran) | 71 | 106 | 148 | 10 | 3 | 66.98 | ||
Kagiso Rabada | c Broad b Wood | 16 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 66.67 | ||
Anrich Nortje | b Bess | 5 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 | ||
Dane Paterson | not out | 39 | 40 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 97.50 | ||
Extras | (b 12, lb 1, nb 1, w 1) | 15 | |||||||
TOTAL | (88.5 Ov, RR: 2.66, 348 Mts) | 237 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Dean Elgar, 8.1 ov), 2-22 (Zubayr Hamza, 12.1 ov), 3-44 (Pieter Malan, 27.3 ov), 4-66 (Rassie van der Dussen, 39.3 ov), 5-74 (Quinton de Kock, 45.5 ov), 6-83 (Faf du Plessis, 51.4 ov), 7-102 (Vernon Philander, 62.3 ov), 8-128 (Kagiso Rabada, 70.1 ov), 9-138 (Anrich Nortje, 76.4 ov), 10-237 (Keshav Maharaj, 88.5 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stuart Broad | 10 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1.40 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sam Curran | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 7.67 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Wood | 16.5 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 1.90 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dom Bess | 22 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 1.64 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Stokes | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.80 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Root | 29 | 13 | 87 | 4 | 3.00 | 145 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | |
Toss | England, elected to bat first |
Series | ICC World Test ChampionshipEngland tour of South Africa |
Season | 2019/20 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Ollie Pope |
Series result | England led the 4-match series 2-1 |
Match number | Test no. 2380 |
Match days | 16,17,18,19,20 January 2020 - day match (5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Dane Paterson |
Umpires | ![]() Bruce Oxenford![]() Rod Tucker |
TV Umpire | ![]() Joel Wilson |
Reserve Umpire | ![]() Allahudien Paleker |
Match Referee | ![]() Andy Pycroft |
Points | England 30, South Africa 0 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 16 Jan - day 1 -England 1st innings 224/4 (Ben Stokes 38*, Ollie Pope 39*, 90 ov)
Fri, 17 Jan - day 2 -South Africa 1st innings 60/2 (Dean Elgar 32*, Anrich Nortje 0*, 18 ov)
Sat, 18 Jan - day 3 -South Africa 1st innings 208/6 (Quinton de Kock 63*, Vernon Philander 27*, 82 ov)
Sun, 19 Jan - day 4 -South Africa 2nd innings 102/6 (Vernon Philander 13*, Keshav Maharaj 5*, 62 ov)
Mon, 20 Jan - day 5 -South Africa 2nd innings 237/10 (88.5 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- England 1st innings
- Drinks: England - 30/0 in 14.0 overs (Z Crawley 11, DP Sibley 13)
- England: 50 runs in 19.2 overs (117 balls), Extras 11
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (Z Crawley 18, DP Sibley 21, Ex 11)
- Lunch: England - 61/0 in 27.0 overs (Z Crawley 20, DP Sibley 30)
- Drinks: England - 95/1 in 44.0 overs (Z Crawley 37, JL Denly 11)
- England: 100 runs in 48.2 overs (291 balls), Extras 11
- Tea: England - 117/2 in 58.0 overs (JL Denly 13, JE Root 13)
- Over 61.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JL Denly (Upheld)
- Over 63.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - BA Stokes (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 65.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - BA Stokes (Struck down)
- England: 150 runs in 65.6 overs (398 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: England - 174/4 in 73.0 overs (BA Stokes 17, OJ Pope 11)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- England: 200 runs in 80.5 overs (488 balls), Extras 14
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (BA Stokes 21, OJ Pope 29, Ex 2)
- Over 81.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - BA Stokes (Struck down)
- End Of Day: England - 224/4 in 90.0 overs (BA Stokes 38, OJ Pope 39)
Day 2
- Rain: England - 224/4 in 90.0 overs (BA Stokes 38, OJ Pope 39)
- Wet Ground: England - 224/4 in 90.0 overs (BA Stokes 38, OJ Pope 39)
- Rain: England - 224/4 in 90.0 overs (BA Stokes 38, OJ Pope 39)
- Wet Ground: England - 224/4 in 90.0 overs (BA Stokes 38, OJ Pope 39)
- BA Stokes: 50 off 102 balls (7 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 185 balls (BA Stokes 48, OJ Pope 49, Ex 3)
- England: 250 runs in 95.5 overs (578 balls), Extras 15
- OJ Pope: 50 off 93 balls (10 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 296/4 in 103.0 overs (BA Stokes 83, OJ Pope 62)
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 234 balls (BA Stokes 81, OJ Pope 63, Ex 7)
- England: 300 runs in 103.5 overs (626 balls), Extras 19
- BA Stokes: 100 off 174 balls (10 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 113.4: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - OJ Pope (Upheld)
- Lunch: England - 335/4 in 117.0 overs (BA Stokes 108, OJ Pope 75)
- 5th Wicket: 200 runs in 338 balls (BA Stokes 114, OJ Pope 78, Ex 8)
- England: 350 runs in 121.6 overs (735 balls), Extras 20
- Drinks: England - 373/6 in 132.0 overs (OJ Pope 84, SM Curran 14)
- England: 400 runs in 138.1 overs (832 balls), Extras 22
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (OJ Pope 13, SM Curran 35, Ex 2)
- OJ Pope: 100 off 190 balls (14 x 4)
- Tea: England - 426/8 in 143.2 overs (OJ Pope 106)
- England: 450 runs in 147.3 overs (888 balls), Extras 23
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (OJ Pope 18, MA Wood 35, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: England - 499/9 in 152.0 overs (OJ Pope 135)
- South Africa 1st innings
- South Africa: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (D Elgar 32, PJ Malan 18, Ex 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 50/1 in 12.0 overs (D Elgar 32)
- Rain: South Africa - 60/2 in 18.0 overs (D Elgar 32, A Nortje 0)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 60/2 in 18.0 overs (D Elgar 32, A Nortje 0)
Day 3
- Drinks: South Africa - 78/4 in 33.0 overs (A Nortje 2, HE van der Dussen 5)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 39.5 overs (239 balls), Extras 4
- Rain: South Africa - 113/5 in 43.2 overs (A Nortje 14, Q de Kock 0)
- Lunch: South Africa - 113/5 in 43.2 overs (A Nortje 14, Q de Kock 0)
- Rain: South Africa - 113/5 in 43.2 overs (A Nortje 14, Q de Kock 0)
- Tea: South Africa - 113/5 in 43.2 overs (A Nortje 14, Q de Kock 0)
- Rain: South Africa - 113/5 in 43.2 overs (A Nortje 14, Q de Kock 0)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 56.2 overs (338 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: South Africa - 154/5 in 62.0 overs (A Nortje 18, Q de Kock 36)
- Q de Kock: 50 off 94 balls (8 x 4)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 73.6 overs (444 balls), Extras 5
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (Q de Kock 25, VD Philander 25, Ex 0)
- New ball taken at 81.4 overs
- End Of Day: South Africa - 208/6 in 82.0 overs (Q de Kock 63, VD Philander 27)
Day 4
- Innings Break: South Africa - 209/10 in 86.4 overs (D Paterson 0)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Rain: South Africa - 15/0 in 6.5 overs (PJ Malan 1, D Elgar 13)
- Lunch: South Africa - 15/0 in 6.5 overs (PJ Malan 1, D Elgar 13)
- Rain: South Africa - 15/0 in 6.5 overs (PJ Malan 1, D Elgar 13)
- Tea: South Africa - 44/3 in 27.3 overs (F du Plessis 12)
- Over 27.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - PJ Malan (Struck down)
- Over 27.4: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - HE van der Dussen (Struck down)
- Over 30.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 31.1 overs (188 balls), Extras 5
- Over 35.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - HE van der Dussen (Upheld)
- Drinks: South Africa - 72/4 in 44.0 overs (F du Plessis 26, Q de Kock 2)
- Over 51.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 61.1 overs (368 balls), Extras 6
- End Of Day: South Africa - 102/6 in 62.0 overs (VD Philander 13, KA Maharaj 5)
Day 5
- Drinks: South Africa - 145/9 in 78.0 overs (KA Maharaj 20, D Paterson 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 79.2 overs (477 balls), Extras 7
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (KA Maharaj 27, D Paterson 17, Ex 8)
- KA Maharaj: 50 off 90 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 83.2 overs (501 balls), Extras 15