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Result
South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
South Africa won the toss and chose to field
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Lees | c K Verreynne b K Rabada | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Zak Crawley | c AK Markram b K Rabada | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 39.1 |
| Ollie Pope | b K Rabada | 73 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 71.6 |
| Joe Root | lbw b M Jansen | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.1 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b A Nortje | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ben Stokes | c KD Petersen b A Nortje | 20 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 |
| BT Foakes | b A Nortje | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.3 |
| Stuart Broad | c D Elgar b K Rabada | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Matthew Potts | not out | 6* | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| MJ Leach | b M Jansen | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 88.2 |
| James Anderson | lbw b K Rabada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 7, w 0, nb 0) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 45 overs | 165 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (AZ Lees, 2.6 ov), 2-25 (Z Crawley, 8.5 ov), 3-42 (JE Root, 13.5 ov), 4-55 (JM Bairstow, 16.3 ov), 5-100 (BA Stokes, 25.6 ov), 6-116 (BT Foakes, 31.4 ov), 7-134 (OJ Pope, 36.2 ov), 8-145 (SCJ Broad, 38.5 ov), 9-164 (MJ Leach, 43.6 ov), 10-165 (JM Anderson, 44.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Rabada | 19 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 2.74 | 0 | 0 |
| L Ngidi | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
| M Jansen | 8 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nortje | 13 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 4.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | b JM Anderson | 47 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 58.0 |
| SJ Erwee | c BT Foakes b BA Stokes | 73 | 146 | 6 | 0 | 50.0 |
| KD Petersen | c JM Bairstow b MJ Potts | 24 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 58.5 |
| AK Markram | c BT Foakes b MJ Leach | 16 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 59.3 |
| HE van der Dussen | lbw b BA Stokes | 19 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 52.8 |
| M Jansen | c Z Crawley b SCJ Broad | 48 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 60.8 |
| K Verreynne | c BT Foakes b SCJ Broad | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 52.4 |
| KA Maharaj | c MJ Potts b BA Stokes | 41 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 83.7 |
| K Rabada | c SCJ Broad b MJ Potts | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 |
| A Nortje | not out | 28* | 42 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 |
| L Ngidi | c JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 11, w 1, nb 3) | 16 | ||||
| Total | 89.1 overs | 326 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-85 (D Elgar, 22.3 ov), 2-138 (KD Petersen, 37.1 ov), 3-160 (AK Markram, 45.1 ov), 4-187 (SJ Erwee, 54.2 ov), 5-192 (HE van der Dussen, 56.2 ov), 6-210 (K Verreynne, 62.2 ov), 7-282 (KA Maharaj, 74.5 ov), 8-289 (K Rabada, 77.3 ov), 9-318 (M Jansen, 87.1 ov), 10-326 (L Ngidi, 89.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 18 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 19.1 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Potts | 20 | 2 | 79 | 2 | 3.95 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 18 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 3.94 | 0 | 1 |
| MJ Leach | 14 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Lees | c K Verreynne b A Nortje | 35 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 42.2 |
| Zak Crawley | lbw b KA Maharaj | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 |
| Ollie Pope | lbw b KA Maharaj | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Joe Root | c AK Markram b L Ngidi | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c K Verreynne b A Nortje | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Ben Stokes | c KA Maharaj b K Rabada | 20 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 71.4 |
| BT Foakes | c K Verreynne b A Nortje | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Stuart Broad | c D Elgar b K Rabada | 35 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 120.7 |
| Matthew Potts | b M Jansen | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| MJ Leach | not out | 0* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| James Anderson | b M Jansen | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 7, w 0, nb 3) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 37.4 overs | 149 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Z Crawley, 7.3 ov), 2-38 (OJ Pope, 11.6 ov), 3-57 (JE Root, 18.1 ov), 4-81 (JM Bairstow, 24.3 ov), 5-86 (AZ Lees, 26.4 ov), 6-86 (BT Foakes, 26.6 ov), 7-141 (SCJ Broad, 34.2 ov), 8-146 (MJ Potts, 35.6 ov), 9-146 (BA Stokes, 36.1 ov), 10-149 (JM Anderson, 37.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Rabada | 8 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3.38 | 0 | 3 |
| L Ngidi | 7 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 |
| KA Maharaj | 12 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nortje | 7 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 6.71 | 0 | 0 |
| M Jansen | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: K Rabada · Umpires: Nitin Menon, RK Illingworth · TV umpire: CB Gaffaney · Match referee: RS Madugalle. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.
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