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3rd Test: South Africa vs England Head to Head Stats

3rd Test: SA vs ENG, 2020 - Test Head to Head

South Africa vs England Scorecard
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Match Ended   
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth , Jan 16, 2020
South Africa South Africa
(f/o) 209&237 (88.5)
England England
499/9d
England beat South Africa by an innings and 53 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Ollie Pope
  • SA
    • Matches: 151
    • Tied: 0
    • N/R: 55
    ENG
  • 34
    matches won
    62
  • 20
    Home Wins
    30
  • 14
    Aways Wins
    32
  • 682
    Highest Score
    654
  • 30
    Lowest Score
    76
  • 283
    Highest Total Chased
    248
  • 126
    Lowest Total Defended
    76
Form Guide
  • SA
    ENG
  • England
    vs
    L
    England beat South Africa by 189 runs
    w
    vs
    South Africa
    England beat South Africa by 189 runs
  • England
    vs
    W
    South Africa beat England by 107 runs
    l
    vs
    South Africa
    South Africa beat England by 107 runs
  • India
    vs
    L
    India beat South Africa by an innings and 202 runs
    D
    vs
    New Zealand
    New Zealand drew with England
  • India
    vs
    L
    India beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs
    l
    vs
    New Zealand
    New Zealand beat England by an innings and 65 runs
  • India
    vs
    L
    India beat South Africa by 203 runs
    w
    vs
    Australia
    England beat Australia by 135 runs
Match Info
  • Venue St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result England beat South Africa by an innings and 53 runs
  • Player of the Match Ollie Pope
  • Umpire Rod Tucker (AUS), Bruce Oxenford (AUS) and Joel Wilson (WI)
  • Referee Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: England 224/4 in 90.0 overs
  • Referral 4 (81.1 ovs): SA against B Stokes (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 0, ENG: 2)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 52 off 98 balls between B Stokes (21) and O Pope (29)
  • England 200/4 in 80.5 overs
  • New ball taken: England 192/4 in 80.1 overs
  • Drinks: England 174/4 in 73.0 overs
  • B Stokes dropped on 11 by P Malan in 67.1 overs
  • Referral 3 (65.1 ovs): SA against Ben Stokes (Caught) Unsuccessful (SA: 1, ENG: 2)
  • Referral 2 (63.2 ovs): SA against Ben Stokes (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, ENG: 2) (Retained)
  • Referral 1 (61.4 ovs): SA against J Denly (LBW) Successful (SA: 2, ENG: 2)
  • Tea: England 117/2 in 58.0 overs
  • England 103/1 in 48.2 overs
  • Drinks: England 95/1 in 44.0 overs
  • Lunch: England 61/0 in 27.0 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 116 balls between Z Crawley (18) and D Sibley (21)
  • England 50/0 in 19.2 overs
  • Drinks: England 30/0 in 14.0 overs
  • Dane Paterson makes his Test debut for South Africa
  • Stumps: South Africa 60/2 in 18.0 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 69 balls between D Elgar (32) and P Malan (18)
  • South Africa 50/0 in 11.3 overs
  • Innings Break: England 499/9 dec in 152.0 overs
  • K Maharaj 6th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/180 (58.0)
  • 9th wkt Partnership: 50 off 39 balls between O Pope (18) and M Wood (35)
  • England 450/8 in 147.4 overs
  • Tea: England 426/8 in 143.2 overs
  • O Pope maiden hundred: 100 runs in 190 balls (14x4) (0x6)
  • 7th wkt Partnership: 50 off 75 balls between O Pope (13) and S Curran (35)
  • England 400/6 in 138.1 overs
  • Drinks: England 373/6 in 132.0 overs
  • England 350/4 in 122.0 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 200 off 338 balls between B Stokes (114) and O Pope (78)
  • Lunch: England 335/4 in 117.0 overs
  • Referral 5 (113.4 ovs): O Pope against SA (LBW) Successful (SA: 0, ENG: 2)
  • B Stokes 9th Test hundred: 100 runs in 174 balls (10x4) (2x6)
  • Ben Stokes completes 4000 runs in Test
  • England 300/4 in 103.5 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 151 off 236 balls between B Stokes (81) and O Pope (63)
  • Drinks: England 296/4 in 103.0 overs
  • England 252/4 in 95.5 overs
  • O Pope 3rd Test fifty: 53 runs in 93 balls (10x4) (0x6)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 101 off 188 balls between B Stokes (48) and O Pope (49)
  • B Stokes 22nd Test fifty: 50 runs in 102 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • Rain Stoppage: England 224/4 in 90.0 overs
  • Stumps: South Africa 208/6 in 82.0 overs
  • New ball taken: South Africa 208/6 in 81.3 overs
  • Q de Kock dropped on 63 by B Stokes in 80.4 overs
  • 7th wkt Partnership: 50 off 85 balls between Q de Kock (25) and V Philander (25)
  • South Africa 200/6 in 74.0 overs
  • Q de Kock dropped on 56 by B Stokes in 72.4 overs
  • Q de Kock 20th Test fifty: 52 runs in 94 balls (8x4) (0x6)
  • Drinks: South Africa 154/5 in 62.0 overs
  • South Africa 150/5 in 56.2 overs
  • Q de Kock dropped on 30 by B Stokes in 55.6 overs
  • A Nortje dropped on 14 by O Pope in 44.4 overs
  • Rain Stoppage: South Africa 113/5 in 43.2 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 113/5 in 43.2 overs
  • D Bess maiden Test 5-wicket haul: 5/41 (17.3)
  • R Dussen dropped on 24 by O Pope in 41.1 overs
  • South Africa 103/4 in 39.5 overs
  • A Nortje dropped on 3 by J Root in 14.4 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 78/4 in 33.0 overs
  • Stumps: South Africa 102/6 in 62.0 overs
  • V Philander dropped on 8 by B Stokes in 58.5 overs
  • V Philander dropped on 0 by D Sibley in 52.1 overs
  • South Africa 83/6: du Plessis c Ollie Pope b Joe Root 36(123)
  • Referral 5 (51.4 ovs): du Plessis against Eng (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 0, ENG: 0)
  • Drinks: South Africa 72/4 in 44.0 overs
  • Referral 4 (35.1 ovs): R Dussen against Eng (LBW) Successful (SA: 1, ENG: 0)
  • South Africa 50/0 in 31.1 overs
  • Referral 3 (30.2 ovs): Eng against du Plessis (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 1, ENG: 0)
  • Referral 2 (27.4 ovs): Eng against R Dussen (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 1, ENG: 1)
  • Tea: South Africa 44/3 in 27.3 overs
  • South Africa 44/3: P Malan lbw b J Root 12(79)
  • Referral 1 (27.3 ovs): P Malan against Eng (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 1, ENG: 2)
  • Rain Stoppage: South Africa 15/0 in 6.5 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 15/0 in 6.5 overs
  • Rain Stoppage: South Africa 15/0 in 6.5 overs
  • Innings Break: South Africa 209/10 in 86.4 overs
  • 10th wkt Partnership: 50 off 32 balls between K Maharaj (27) and D Paterson (17)
  • South Africa 203/9 in 83.2 overs
  • K Maharaj 2nd Test fifty: 51 runs in 90 balls (7x4) (2x6)
  • New ball taken: South Africa 156/9 in 80.1 overs
  • South Africa 150/9 in 79.2 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 145/9 in 78.0 overs
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