England vs South Africa Live Score and Commentary, 3rd Test, ENG vs SA, 27 July, 2017
COMPLETED / 3rd Test / Kennington Oval
353/10 (103.2 ov) & 313/8 (79.5 ov)
175/10 (58.4 ov) & 252/10 (77.1 ov)
England won by 239 runs
Recent
Player of the match
Ben Stokes,
England
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshav Maharaj | 24 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 92.30 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Moeen Ali | 16.1 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 2.78 |
| Ben Stokes | 14 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 3.64 |
England won by 239 runs
England vs South Africa, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 0 run (1.1 ov): Keshav Maharaj: 0 (6), Morne Morkel: 0 (1)
- Last Bat: Morne Morkel 0(1) - lbw b M Ali Moeen Ali
- Fall of Wickets: 21 - 1 Heino Kuhn, 47 - 2 Hashim Amla, 52 - 3 Quinton de Kock, 52 - 4 Faf du Plessis, 160 - 5 Temba Bavuma, 160 - 6 Vernon Philander, 205 - 7 Chris Morris, 252 - 8 Dean Elgar, 252 - 9 Kagiso Rabada, 252 - 10 Morne Morkel
- Reviews Remaining: South Africa - 0 of 0, England - 0 of 0
- Toss: England elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 3rd Test
- Series: England vs South Africa
- Date: Thursday, July 27, 2017
- Time: 03:30 PM
- Venue: Kennington Oval
- City: London
- Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies), Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka, TV)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Toby Roland-Jones to Dean Elgar, no run,
End of over 73 (12 runs)
Moeen Ali to Keshav Maharaj, Four,
Moeen Ali to Keshav Maharaj, 1 run,
Moeen Ali to Dean Elgar, no run,
Moeen Ali to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
Moeen Ali to Keshav Maharaj, no run,
Moeen Ali to Keshav Maharaj, no run,
End of over 74 (6 runs)
Ben Stokes to Dean Elgar, no run,
Ben Stokes to Dean Elgar, no run,
Ben Stokes to Dean Elgar, no run,
Ben Stokes to Dean Elgar, no run,
Ben Stokes to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
Ben Stokes to Keshav Maharaj, no run,
End of over 75 (1 runs)
Moeen Ali to Dean Elgar, no run,
Moeen Ali to Dean Elgar, no run,
Moeen Ali to Dean Elgar, no run,
Moeen Ali to Dean Elgar, no run,
Dean Elgar c B Stokes b M Ali 136 (228) Moeen Ali to Dean Elgar, no run, c B Stokes b M Ali,
Kagiso Rabada c B Stokes b M Ali 0 (1) Moeen Ali to Kagiso Rabada, no run, c B Stokes b M Ali,
End of over 76 (0 runs)
Ben Stokes to Keshav Maharaj, no run,
Ben Stokes to Keshav Maharaj, no run,
Ben Stokes to Keshav Maharaj, no run,
Ben Stokes to Keshav Maharaj, no run,
Ben Stokes to Keshav Maharaj, no run,
Ben Stokes to Keshav Maharaj, no run,
End of over 77 (0 runs)
Morne Morkel lbw b M Ali 0 (1) Moeen Ali to Morne Morkel, no run, lbw b M Ali,