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England men · Test · International series · 3rd Test
Result
England won by 9 wickets
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to field
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgar | b OE Robinson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| SJ Erwee | c BT Foakes b JM Anderson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| KD Petersen | b OE Robinson | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.7 |
| RD Rickelton | c BT Foakes b SCJ Broad | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 55.0 |
| K Zondo | c AZ Lees b SCJ Broad | 23 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 40.4 |
| K Verreynne | c BT Foakes b OE Robinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PWA Mulder | c BT Foakes b OE Robinson | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 |
| M Jansen | c JE Root b OE Robinson | 30 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 50.8 |
| KA Maharaj | b SCJ Broad | 18 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 56.3 |
| K Rabada | not out | 7* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| A Nortje | c BA Stokes b SCJ Broad | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 4) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 36.2 overs | 118 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (D Elgar, 1.3 ov), 2-7 (SJ Erwee, 2.2 ov), 3-21 (KD Petersen, 5.4 ov), 4-31 (RD Rickelton, 8.6 ov), 5-32 (K Verreynne, 9.3 ov), 6-36 (PWA Mulder, 11.5 ov), 7-72 (K Zondo, 24.6 ov), 8-99 (M Jansen, 33.2 ov), 9-110 (KA Maharaj, 34.5 ov), 10-118 (A Nortje, 36.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Robinson | 14 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 |
| Stuart Broad | 12.2 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Leach | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Lees | b M Jansen | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 216.7 |
| Zak Crawley | lbw b M Jansen | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 14.7 |
| Ollie Pope | c K Verreynne b K Rabada | 67 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 87.0 |
| Joe Root | c KD Petersen b M Jansen | 23 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 92.0 |
| Harry Brook | c K Rabada b M Jansen | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 |
| Ben Stokes | c SJ Erwee b A Nortje | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| BT Foakes | c KD Petersen b M Jansen | 14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Stuart Broad | c K Verreynne b K Rabada | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| Ollie Robinson | c D Elgar b K Rabada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| MJ Leach | b K Rabada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 0, nb 7) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 36.2 overs | 158 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (AZ Lees, 3.1 ov), 2-43 (Z Crawley, 9.1 ov), 3-84 (JE Root, 16.5 ov), 4-107 (HC Brook, 22.5 ov), 5-129 (BA Stokes, 26.5 ov), 6-133 (OJ Pope, 27.4 ov), 7-151 (SCJ Broad, 33.1 ov), 8-155 (OE Robinson, 33.6 ov), 9-158 (MJ Leach, 35.4 ov), 10-158 (BT Foakes, 36.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Rabada | 13 | 1 | 81 | 4 | 6.23 | 0 | 5 |
| M Jansen | 12.2 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 2.84 | 0 | 1 |
| PWA Mulder | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nortje | 9 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 3.22 | 0 | 1 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJ Erwee | c JE Root b BA Stokes | 26 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 49.1 |
| D Elgar | lbw b SCJ Broad | 36 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 61.0 |
| KD Petersen | c OJ Pope b JM Anderson | 23 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 74.2 |
| RD Rickelton | lbw b SCJ Broad | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 53.3 |
| K Zondo | lbw b OE Robinson | 16 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 31.4 |
| PWA Mulder | b OE Robinson | 14 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 26.9 |
| K Verreynne | c & b JM Anderson | 12 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| M Jansen | b BA Stokes | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
| K Rabada | c HC Brook b BA Stokes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| KA Maharaj | b SCJ Broad | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 |
| A Nortje | not out | 0* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 4, w 0, nb 4) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 56.2 overs | 169 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (SJ Erwee, 15.3 ov), 2-83 (D Elgar, 21.4 ov), 3-91 (KD Petersen, 24.3 ov), 4-95 (RD Rickelton, 27.4 ov), 5-120 (PWA Mulder, 41.6 ov), 6-133 (K Zondo, 43.3 ov), 7-146 (M Jansen, 48.4 ov), 8-146 (K Rabada, 48.6 ov), 9-169 (KA Maharaj, 55.3 ov), 10-169 (K Verreynne, 56.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 15.2 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 2.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Robinson | 15 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 2.67 | 0 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | 13 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 3.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 13 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Lees | lbw b K Rabada | 39 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 53.4 |
| Zak Crawley | not out | 69* | 57 | 12 | 0 | 121.1 |
| Ollie Pope | not out | 11* | 10 | 1 | 0 | 110.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 6, w 0, nb 5) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 22.3 overs | 130/1 | ||||
Did not bat: JE Root, HC Brook, BA Stokes, BT Foakes, SCJ Broad, OE Robinson, MJ Leach, JM Anderson
Fall of wickets: 1-108 (AZ Lees, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Rabada | 11 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 5.18 | 0 | 2 |
| M Jansen | 7.3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 2 |
| A Nortje | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 1 |
Player of the match: OE Robinson · Umpires: Nitin Menon, RA Kettleborough · 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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