England vs South Africa Live Score and Commentary, 1st Test, ENG vs SA, 6 July, 2017

COMPLETED / 1st Test / Lord's

England

458/10 (105.3 ov) & 233/10 (87.1 ov)

South Africa

361/10 (105 ov) & 119/10 (36.4 ov)

England won by 211 runs

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Player of the match

Moeen Ali, England

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Vernon Philander	19	29	2	1	65.51
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO
Liam Dawson	11.4	4	34	2	2.91
Moeen Ali	15	4	53	6	3.53

England won by 211 runs

England vs South Africa, Live Cricket Commentary

0

32.2

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, no run,
4

32.3

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, Four,
2

32.4

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, 2 runs,
2

32.5

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, 2 runs,
0

32.6

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, no run,
End of over 33 (8 runs)
1. Vernon Philander 12 (19)
2. Kagiso Rabada 0 (2)
3. Liam Dawson 10-3-22-1
4. Moeen Ali 13-4-40-5
5. South Africa 90/8
0

33.1

Moeen Ali to Kagiso Rabada, no run,
0

33.2

Moeen Ali to Kagiso Rabada, no run,
4

33.3

Moeen Ali to Kagiso Rabada, Four,
0

33.4

Moeen Ali to Kagiso Rabada, no run,
w

33.5

Kagiso Rabada c J Bairstow b M Ali 4 (7) Moeen Ali to Kagiso Rabada, no run, c J Bairstow b M Ali,
0

33.6

Moeen Ali to Morne Morkel, no run,
End of over 34 (4 runs)
1. Morne Morkel 0 (1)
2. Vernon Philander 12 (19)
3. Moeen Ali 14-4-44-6
4. Liam Dawson 10-3-22-1
5. South Africa 94/9
0

34.1

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, no run,
0

34.2

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, no run,
0

34.3

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, no run,
0

34.4

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, no run,
0

34.5

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, no run,
0

34.6

Liam Dawson to Vernon Philander, no run,
End of over 35 (0 runs)
1. Vernon Philander 12 (25)
2. Morne Morkel 0 (1)
3. Liam Dawson 11-4-22-1
4. Moeen Ali 14-4-44-6
5. South Africa 94/9
1

35.1

Moeen Ali to Morne Morkel, 1 run,
0

35.2

Moeen Ali to Vernon Philander, no run,
4b

35.3

Moeen Ali to Vernon Philander, 4 bye,
1

35.4

Moeen Ali to Vernon Philander, 1 run,
1

35.5

Moeen Ali to Morne Morkel, 1 run,
6

35.6

Moeen Ali to Vernon Philander, Six,
End of over 36 (13 runs)
1. Vernon Philander 19 (29)
2. Morne Morkel 2 (3)
3. Moeen Ali 15-4-53-6
4. Liam Dawson 11-4-22-1
5. South Africa 107/9
6

36.1

Liam Dawson to Morne Morkel, Six,
0

36.2

Liam Dawson to Morne Morkel, no run,
6

36.3

Liam Dawson to Morne Morkel, Six,
w

36.4

Morne Morkel c KK Jennings b L Dawson 14 (7) Liam Dawson to Morne Morkel, no run, c KK Jennings b L Dawson,

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Key Stats

Partnership: 25 run (2.5 ov): Morne Morkel: 14 (7), Vernon Philander: 7 (10)
Last Bat: Morne Morkel 14(7) - c KK Jennings b L Dawson Liam Dawson
Fall of Wickets: 12 - 1 Heino Kuhn, 12 - 2 Dean Elgar, 25 - 3 Jean Paul Duminy, 28 - 4 Hashim Amla, 64 - 5 Quinton de Kock, 67 - 6 Temba Bavuma, 72 - 7 Theunis de Bruyn, 82 - 8 Keshav Maharaj, 94 - 9 Kagiso Rabada, 119 - 10 Morne Morkel
Reviews Remaining: South Africa - 0 of 0, England - 0 of 0
Toss: England elected to bat

Match Info

Match: 1st Test
Series: England vs South Africa
Date: Thursday, July 06, 2017
Time: 03:30 PM
Venue: Lord's
City: London
Umpires: Simon Fry (Australia, TV), Paul Reiffel (Australia), Sundaram Ravi (India)
Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)