England vs South Africa Live Score and Commentary, 1st Test, ENG vs SA, 17 August, 2022
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Lord's
165/10 (45 ov) & 149/10 (37.4 ov)
326/10 (89.1 ov)
South Africa won by an inning and 12 runs.
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Player of the match
Kagiso Rabada,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Jack Leach | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Marco Jansen | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.55 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 8 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3.38 |
South Africa won by an inning and 12 runs.
England vs South Africa, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 3 run (1.5 ov): James Anderson: 1 (7), Jack Leach: 0 (4)
- Last Bat: James Anderson 1(7) - b M Jansen Marco Jansen
- Fall of Wickets: 20 - 1 Zak Crawley, 38 - 2 Ollie Pope, 57 - 3 Joe Root, 81 - 4 Jonny Bairstow, 86 - 5 Alex Lees, 86 - 6 Ben Foakes, 141 - 7 Stuart Broad, 146 - 8 Matthew Potts, 146 - 9 Ben Stokes, 149 - 10 James Anderson
- Reviews Remaining: England - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: South Africa elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 1st Test
- Series: England vs South Africa
- Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022
- Time: 03:30 PM
- Venue: Lord's
- City: London
- Umpires: Nitin Menon (India), Richard Illingworth (England), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand, TV)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Ben Stokes plays flick, of the frontfoot to fine leg for 1 run
Marco Jansen to Stuart Broad, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays, but fails to act on ball.
End of over 34 (8 runs)
Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, 2 no ball, good length, on the middle stump, Ben Stokes plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover for 2 run.
Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, 2 runs, full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays lofted of the frontfoot to straight for 2 run
Stuart Broad c D Elgar b K Rabada 35 (29) Kagiso Rabada to Stuart Broad, no run, c D Elgar b K Rabada, Caught out!! full length, on the middle stump, Stuart Broad plays inside out, of the frontfoot to the cover where Dean Elgar completes catch. Gone.
Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Matthew Potts plays, but fails to act on ball.
Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Matthew Potts plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to slip for 1 run.
Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Ben Stokes plays flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
Kagiso Rabada to Matthew Potts, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Matthew Potts plays, but fails to act on ball.
End of over 35 (6 runs)
Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, no run, good length, on the middle stump, Ben Stokes plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, 2 runs, good length, on the middle stump, Ben Stokes plays flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 2 run
Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Ben Stokes plays, but fails to act on ball.
Marco Jansen to Ben Stokes, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Ben Stokes plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover for 1 run.
Marco Jansen to Matthew Potts, no run, dot ball!! inswinger back of length, on the middle stump, Matthew Potts plays, but fails to act on ball.
Matthew Potts b M Jansen 1 (5) Marco Jansen to Matthew Potts, no run, b M Jansen, Bowled out!!! Marco Jansen bowled inswinger good length, on the middle stump, Matthew Potts gets on the frontfoot to play but could not get it on time, wicket smashed, but fails to act on ball.
End of over 36 (3 runs)
Ben Stokes c K Maharaj b K Rabada 20 (28) Kagiso Rabada to Ben Stokes, no run, c K Maharaj b K Rabada, Caught out!! inswinger good length, on the off stump, Ben Stokes plays outside edge of the backfoot to the mid wicket where Keshav Maharaj completes catch. Gone.
Kagiso Rabada to James Anderson, no run, dot ball!! outswinger full length, outside off, James Anderson plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Kagiso Rabada to James Anderson, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside the leg stump, James Anderson plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Kagiso Rabada to James Anderson, 2 no ball, good length, on the middle stump, James Anderson plays defensive shot on the backfoot to cover for 2 run.
Kagiso Rabada to Jack Leach, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, outside off, Jack Leach plays cut, of the backfoot to point.
Kagiso Rabada to Jack Leach, 1 no ball, inswinger good length, outside off, Jack Leach plays defensive shot on the backfoot to cover for 1 run.
Kagiso Rabada to Jack Leach, no run, inswinger good length, on the off stump, Jack Leach plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
Kagiso Rabada to Jack Leach, no run, inswinger good length, on the off stump, Jack Leach plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
End of over 37 (3 runs)
Marco Jansen to James Anderson, no run, dot ball!! outswinger good length, outside off, James Anderson plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Marco Jansen to James Anderson, no run, dot ball!! outswinger full length, outside off, James Anderson plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Marco Jansen to James Anderson, no run, dot ball!! outswinger full length, outside off, James Anderson plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
James Anderson b M Jansen 1 (7) Marco Jansen to James Anderson, no run, b M Jansen, Bowled out!!! Marco Jansen bowled outswinger full length, on the off stump, James Anderson gets on the frontfoot to play but could not get it on time, wicket smashed