SA vs ENG Live Cricket Score

0.1 OUT! Caught down the leg side! Wow! What a start! Dean Elgar is out of here on the first ball of the Boxing Day Test. Just a feather down the leg side but Anderson and England won't care. 150th Test for Jimmy and what a start for England. A gentle length ball down the leg side. Elgar looks to tickle it fine off his pads but he can only get a feather behind. Buttler behind the wickets makes no mistake and England are off to a perfect start and well, South Africa, not sure what to say. Such a soft dismissal, this one.  0/1

9.4 OUT! Caught at mid-wicket. Another soft dismissal. Curran with the knack of picking wickets has struck in the very first over. A good length ball on middle, Markram looks to work it on the leg side. However, he ends up chipping it towards mid-wicket. Bairstow there gets low down and pouches the catch inches above the turf. The good-looking stand is broken.  32/2

22 OUT! Caught next ball. Broad has broken the stand. A good length ball outside off, shaping away from the right-hander. Hamza can easily leave these but he pokes at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes to Stokes at second slip. He pouches it with both hands and sends Hamza packing. Broad and England celebrate. Timely wicket for the visitors.  71/3

36.3 OUT! Gone this time as the ball finds the edge this time. Broad follows the ripper with another one. He once again lands this one just around off. The ball once again shapes a hint away as du Plessis pokes at it by coming half forward. The ball this time takes the outside edge and goes to Root at first slip once again. The English skipper makes no mistake and takes the catch with ease. Faf departs after making a start and with it, half the side is back in the hut.  111/5

33.2 OUT! Caught! Yes, Sam can get the breakthrough. The bowling change does the trick for the visitors. The previous one came in to the right-hander, this one moves the other way. It is pitched on off, van der Dussen gets on his front foot and tries to play the classical front foot defense. The ball shapes away and finds the outside edge of the bat and goes straight towards first slip. England skipper, Joe Root there makes no mistake and takes a simple catch. Once again Curran gets the breakthrough. This young man has the knack of doing so and he is doing his reputation no harm. Not a long lasting start to his Test career for Rassie. Just 6 on his maiden outing.  97/4

71.5 OUT! Caught behind! De Kock falls in nervous 90s and he misses out on a well deserved hundred here. Big wicket and once again it is Sam Curran who has given Root the breakthrough. This young lad is some cricketer. His 4th wicket of the innings. Good length ball around off and shaping away. De Kock looks to defend it away from the body but the ball kisses the outside edge of the willow and goes straight into the mitts of Buttler. The 47-run stand is broken and England have a chance now to wrap this up and maybe even bat again for an over or two. There was no need for de Kock to have a feel of that but he still went for it and he will be gutted with himself to miss out on a deserving ton. He walks off to an applause from the crowd and his teammates alike. He has single-handedly taken the hosts to a very good, fighting total here. Quinton will not be happy having missed out on his personal milestone.  245/7

54.5 OUT! Caught! Once again it is Sam Curran who has got the breakthrough. Brilliant ball this from Curran. Good length ball around off, in the channel of uncertainty. Pretorius expects the ball to come in but it goes away with the angle. Dwaine looks to defend hoping that it would shape in but it does not. He ends up getting a thick outside edge which goes straight to the man at first slip. Joe Root there takes another simple catch, his third of the innings. They lost one of their reviews in the previous ball but it has not cost them a lot as he has struck gold in the very next ball. The 87-run stand is broken and England have their first wicket of the session.  198/6

84.3 OUT! Caught! There is a spike on Ultra Edge and Philander has to go. A good length ball which is outside off and it is shaping further away from Philander. He pokes at it away from his body and ends up nicking behind. Buttler catches it and celebrates. The umpire raises his finger but Philander goes for the review. Probably because it is there at his disposal. Don't think it is going to save him though. Here comes the replay. The front foot is okay. There seem to be a deflection as the ball passes the bat and the Ultra Edge clearly detects it. The decision stays OUT and that is the end of the innings for South Africa. 284/10 IT IS.  284/10

74.5 OUT! Yes, the soft signal stays and Jofra has a wicket, he finally has one. A shortish length ball just around off, Maharaj plays looks to defend it coming forward. The ball takes the outside edge and goes low to Ben Stokes who pouches it inches above the turf. Maharaj is not sure if that carried to Stokes and he stands waiting. The umpire refers it upstairs with the soft signal being out. First the front foot is getting checked, it is fine. Now, did that carry? Yes, it did, Stokes did really well to get his fingers under the ball and grab it safely. England are just two away from bundling the hosts.  252/8

82.4 OUT! Through the gates! Superb from Broad. And South Africa lose the 9th wicket. A brilliant ball that pitches around off and comes back in with the angle. Rabada looks to defend but the ball comes back in sharply to beat the inside edge of the bat. It brushes the thigh pad and then goes to disturb the timbers behind. And, with that the umpires have called for STUMPS ON DAY 1.  277/9

3.1 OUT! Caught behind! This time there is no need to review it as Burns knows he has got something on it. Absolute jaffa from Vernon Philander. He is one of the best bowler to left-handers and he has struck gold in the very second over here with a peach. Vernon bowls it on a length, in the channel of uncertainty. The ball goes with the angle but then straightens a bit. Rory looks to defend but gets a feather on it of his glove on its way to the keeper. De Kock takes it and goes up in celebration. Burns does not even wait for long and starts walking back. South Africa needed early wicket and they have got just that. Perfect start for Philander in his final series.  11/1

5 OUT! Caught! Some drama though! Sibley has been given not out by the umpire. Faf du Plessis without even having a word with the bowler signals the 'T' straightaway. However, after he takes the DRS, Sibley starts going off. He did not do that immediately but after the decision has been taken upstairs, he starts walking. The umpire there stops him, probably to get everything confirmed. Now, time for the replays, front foot is okay. And a clear spike on the Ultra Edge. So, now, please keep walking, Mr. Sibley. Coming to the ball, whatta ripper from Rabada. Back of a length ball around off, the right-hander has to play at it. Sibley hops and pokes at the ball but only manages an outside edge to the keeper. England are in all sorts of trouble early on.  15/2

37.5 OUT! Caught behind! The Ultra Edge detects a faint inside edge and Denly has to depart. Pretorius gets his debut Test wicket and an important one too as South Africa have broken the partnership. 50 and gone, 6th time this has happened in Tests for Denly. His search for his maiden Test ton continues. A superb ball from Pretorius. It is just ahead of the back of a length. It pitches and then comes back in as Denly comes forward and looks to defend. He misses to do so and the ball goes behind. De Kock takes the catch and makes a confident appeal along with the bowler. The umpire though is unmoved. After a brief chat, South Africa opt for the review and the replays detect the small spike as the ball gets closer to the bat. So, the on-field decision will be overturned.  142/4

23.1 OUT! The England skipper is out of here and it is a body blow for England. Brilliant from Philander once again. Spot on with his line and length once again. Another ball in the channel outside off, Root can easily leave these alone. He though decides to have a poke at it. Joe ends up getting a tickle behind the wicket. De Kock takes the catch and celebrates. The umpire too raises the finger instantly and Root walks off. As he goes to the pavilion, punches his bat. Did all the hard work and then threw it away.  70/3

40.3 OUT! Caught behind! Nortje gets his second wicket of the game and no prizes for guessing who has caught it. It is Quinton de Kock. His 5th catch of the innings and England from a commanding position have their backs against the wall. This is proper Test match wicket. Nortje hits the deck hard on a length at 144 kph. The ball shapes away just a bit. Stokes looks to defend but that little zip troubles him enough to take the outside edge and goes straight into the mitts of Quinton de Kock. The Proteas are up in joy and celebration. England's crisis man is out of here and he is gutted with himself as he knows technically he was well below par on that shot. The visitors trail by 134 and have just 4 wickets in hand now.  150/6

38.5 OUT! Knocks him over! Nortje is the man who strikes for the first time and half the English side is back to the pavilion. Brilliant line and length this from Nortje. A good length ball from him which pitches outside off and then comes in nicely. Bairstow without any feet movement looks to defend. But the ball keeps low and comes back in to beat the defense of Bairstow. It goes behind and rattles the timber. Bairstow's poor run in Tests in 2019 continues.  143/5

51.1 OUT! Caught behind! Sixth catch of the match and it is a blinder behind the wicket from de Kock. Last recognized batsman is gone now and England are staring at a huge first innings lead. Sharp bouncer around off, Buttler hops to push but the ball takes the outside edge and goes to the right of the keeper. De Kock throws himself to his right and gobbles the ball with both hands, in front of the first slip. Philander has three and England are 8 down.  176/8

48.5 OUT! Caught at short leg and Curran is out of here. Brilliant catch from Hamza. You need a very strong reflexes there and Hamza has that at this ball. A good length ball on middle, Curran flicks but hits it straight to Hamza at short leg. He gets down in time towards his left and pouches it nicely. Another timely wicket for the Proteas. It is second for Rabada and now South Africa are into the tail of England. South Africa still ahead by 108 runs.  176/7

53.2 OUT! Knocks over the off stump and England are all out. Outstanding bowling from Philander. He has his fourth. A good length ball on off which goes straight after pitching. Archer looks to defend but misses. The ball goes behind and disturbs the off pole. ENGLAND ARE ALL OUT FOR 181!  181/10

52.4 OUT! Caught at gully! Terrific bowling from Rabada. Bowls a bouncer outside off, Broad can only push it in the hands of Elgar at gully. Bouncer has always troubled Broad and Rabada dished out one to send him back to the pavilion. 9 down and still behind 103.  181/9

0.5 OUT! That is dead plumb! Waste of a review. A fuller ball around off, Markram looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. Massive appeal from the English players and the umpire raises his finger instantly. Markram is not sure. He slowly goes to his partner, they have a word and at the very end, he opts for the DRS. Ultra Edge confirms no involvement of bat. Where is it hitting? Hawk Eye rolls in, wow, crashing on the middle pole. Markram will not enjoy it when he sits down in the dressing room and sees the replays. Not sure how the Protea skipper will react either. Anyways, Anderson has struck for England in the first over, once again. Exactly the kind of start England would've wanted.  2/1

8.2 OUT! Caught! Three down and we still have close to an hour left for the close! How many more coming? Excellent ball but also a lovely catch from Jos Buttler. Superb comeback here from Jofra. He has the last laugh and got rid of Elgar with a peach. Good length ball pitching on off. It jags back in venomously. Elgar looks to defend but the ball comes back in a long way. It takes the inside edge of his defensive willow and goes over the stumps. Seems like it will race away to the fine leg fence but Jos Buttler dives to his right and takes a very good catch. Archer and Buttler put in an appeal and umpire Gaffaney raises his finger. Bang, bang, bang! The Proteas are effectively 132/3. Any chances of a reminiscence of the 2016 Jo'burg miracle? You never know with Broady and Archer...  29/3

7.4 OUT! Caught! Another wicket which has come down the leg side. A very similar way to how Elgar got out in the first innings. Broad bowls one around the pads, down the leg side. Hamza is cramped for room as he tries to tickle it fine down the leg side. The ball kisses his bat and then the pads and goes to the left of the keeper. Buttler behind the stumps puts in a dive on that side and takes a very good catch. He puts an appeal along with the bowler and the umpire raises his finger. Zubayr does not wait and starts walking back.  25/2

14.4 OUT! Caught! Faf du Plessis holes out! England fans, England fans, England fans. Wherever you are, please stand up and applaud. Not Jofra Archer. Not Sam Curran. But Nasser Hussain. His constant praise about Faf playing the pull shot has actually jinxed the Protea skipper. 'He will let the short ball go if he is playing for the World XI. But he can also play the pull shot while featuring in the World XI.' He mentioned this twice in the span of 5 minutes and it has worked. The jinx. The trick. Either ways, if you live by the sword, you need to be prepared to die by it as well. The ploy to go after Archer has backfired. Could du Plessis have held himself back in these final few minutes? But then, when you are in overdrive, it is very difficult to get back into first gear. And that is exactly what has transpired. Quick and back of a length delivery on middle, Faf instinctively goes for the pull but takes his eyes off the ball. He is on a knee while trying to pull that. That looks good in T20s or while featuring in the death overs of an ODI innings. But in this format, it seems pretty audacious, to be honest. And invitation of extreme criticism if you fail to pull it off. Faf is not in control while playing the pull and as a result, the ball hits the top half of his bat. It is not cleanly struck and the ball goes towards deep backward square leg. Sam Curran comes running in from fine leg and takes a good catch. Faf shakes his head while smiling at the same time. Big mistake. Jofra wins the battle. Just conceded a few runs in the process but he has got his side in a realistic chance to win this game now. 165/4 is the effective score. If the lead can be restricted to 225, this could be a cracker of a finish.  62/4

38.1 OUT! Umpire's call it is and Rassie's good knock comes to an end. Full ball pitching on middle and swinging in. Rassie looks to play it across the line but misses. He misses and the ball hits him on his pad. The English players go up in a confident appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Van der Dussen takes it upstairs straightaway. Replay rolls in and Hawk Eye shows that the ball is just about clipping the leg pole. Rassie will have to walk back but he does not take the review with him.  153/5

40.1 OUT! Caught! Finally, finally England have got rid of the nightwatchman. Calling him a nightwatchman just does not sound right anymore as he has played a very, very good innings here. Nortje misses out on a well deserved fifty but he has done more than enough here. Jofra's pace finally gets the better of Anrich Nortje. It is quick and on the pads, Nortje looks to flick but the ball kisses his willow and then lobs off his pad towards short leg. Substitute Zak Crawley there takes an easy catch to bring an end to a wonderful innings from Nortje. Yes he has not scored a ton or even a fifty but he has played a gem of a knock here and has taken the gas out of the England players. He walks off to an applause from the crowd. The lead now stands at 273!  170/6

51.3 OUT! Caught behind! Ben Stokes gets his second of the game. Better from Stokes here. He pitches the ball up outside off. De Kock lunges forward and looks to defend but the ball tails away just a tad and kisses the outside edge of Quinton's willow. There is an appeal from the keeper and Stokes but surprisingly it is not a loud one. The bigger surprise is de Kock does not wait for umpire's decision and starts walking. This is very good sportsmanship from de Kock. In the age of DRS you hardly see players being honest and walk away without the umpire raising their finger. End of another counter-attacking knock from de Kock. He has been taking on the charge but surprisingly it's the defensive stroke that he has been dismissed off in both the innings. The lack of enthusiasm and energy from England after picking up that wicket does not put up a good sign. The lead is 323 now.  220/8

41.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant bowling from Stokes on his return to the attack. Bowled a short one first up and then sets the batter up with a beautiful ball. Fullish delivery outside off, Pretorius looks to drive it off the front foot but it goes off the outside edge towards first slip. Dom Sibley stationed there takes a simple catch. England taking wickets in a heap here. Can they finish off the tail quickly?  177/7

61.4 OUT! CAUGHT! It took a fantastic catch from Jonny Bairstow to end the innings of South Africa. Shorter delivery outside off, Philander looks to play the upper cut to third man but gets a faint outside edge behind to the keeper. Bairstow leaps high in the air and pouches it with one hand. Terrific stuff. Philander knows that he is out and starts walking off. SOUTH AFRICA ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 272 WITH A LEAD OF 375.  272/10

58.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Finally, the short ball does the trick for England. 5-fer for Archer. Though he has not been at his best and has been expensive, Archer has been the wicket-taking bowler that England were craving for. Short of a length on middle, Maharaj looks to pull but it goes off the top edge towards fine leg. Sam Curran settles himself under it and takes a simple catch. The lead is now 353.  250/9

51.2 OUT! Caught! The bowling change has done the wonders for the hosts. Nortje strikes in his second ball of the over. Big, big wicket for the Proteas and this could be the wicket that puts the South Africans back in the driver's seat. Nortje goes short and it is well directed as well as it is very close to the body. The ball hurries onto Burns. He looks to pull it but he is very late in his shot. The ball hits the upper half of the bat and goes high in the air. It goes towards mid on. Rabada's eyes lit up looking at that but he does not lose his composure and he takes a good, simple catch. Burns' innings comes to an end. He misses out on a hundred but more importantly he was set and had to bat at least till Lunch. This changes the dynamics of the game here. First wicket of the day. South Africa need another 8 to win this. England need further 237. The match is back in balance.  139/2

28 OUT! Caught and bowled! Soft, soft dismissal to end a very good opening stand. Big wicket for South Africa, they desperately needed to break the stand and it is the left-arm spinner who has done the trick. Floated delivery, slightly short on off. Sibley gets on his back foot and looks to push it back to the bowler. He does so but uppishly and the ball goes straight back to Maharaj and he takes an easy catch. Sibley has had his struggles against left-arm spinners. He had a tough time against Santner in New Zealand and now Maharaj has got him. The solid opening stand is broken and South Africa are back in this game. 284 runs more needed and the hosts have found the source of inspiration they were looking for. CRASH. What was that? Oh dear... Sibley is angry. Very angry. Replays show the opener getting into the dressing room and throwing his helmet away in disgust. Tuk tuk... anger management and frustration control are needed. Anyone remember Matt Prior?  92/1

56.3 OUT! LBW! Umpire's call. The ball is just clipping the leg pole but it is enough for Denly to walk back. The pressure the opening bowlers built is starting to pay off as the new bowlers are getting the breakthrough. A wicket that South Africa wanted. A wicket that South Africa have got. Both the well-set batsmen are out of here and South Africa on top here. Very good bowling from Pretorius. Good length ball pitching around off and coming back in. Denly looks to flick it across the line but misses. There is a huge appeal from the Proteas players and the umpire agrees with him and raises the finger. Joe Denly has a word with his skipper and then signals the 'T'. Replay rolls in and Hawk Eye shows that the pitching is not an issue. The impact is in line as well and the ball is clipping the leg pole. England retain their review but cannot overturn the on-field umpire's decision and England are in trouble here. They need 218 runs more to win but now have just the 7 wickets in hand.  158/3

87.2 OUT! Caught behind! Is this the end of this chase here? Joe Root is out of here and once again the bowling change has done the trick. Nortje with the bat, Nortje with the ball. Nortje winning the game for his side. Anrich steams in and hits the deck hard on off, it is in the corridor of uncertainty. The ball nips away off the deck. Root lunges forward to get a feel of the ball. All he does is get a good, fat outside edge which goes straight into the gloves of Quinton de Kock. Massive blow for the visitors. The South African players are up in celebration and England in troubled waters here. 144 runs more to win and South Africa just 4 wickets away from wrapping this up. Now Buttler and Sam Curran will have to play a gem of an innings here if England are to do the unimaginable. South Africa firmly in the driver's seat here.  232/6

72.3 OUT! Chopped on! Maharaj is in cloud 9, South African players are on cloud 9! England's crisis man, the miracle man of Headingley is out of here. Massive wicket in this game. No Ben Magic here in Centurion as Maharaj has got the king-sized wicket of Ben Stokes. Maharaj bowls it slightly short but on the rough. It puts Ben Stokes in two minds, whether to play at it or let it go. He tries to dab it down towards third man but the ball is too close to do it. The ball turns in a bit as well. It hits the glove and goes onto hit the stumps. The hosts are up in joy and the home fans are loving it too. Faf is up and pumping and this match has got another turn to it. 172 runs more needed and one might feel South Africa will have their energies up as they have got the big fish here. No Big Ben show so is this the end of this chase? England still have 6 wickets and their skipper is still out there in the middle but has Keshav delivered the body blow in the form of Stokes' wicket?  204/4

80.2 OUT! Caught! The new ball has done its magic and Faf's decision to take the new ball has taken just two deliveries to do its magic. Full and swinging away from Bairstow. He looks to play it away from his body and ends up getting a thick outside edge which flies to the man at gully. Zubayr Hamza there gets it in an awkward height but he hops and makes it look easy. Looks like he has hurt himself too with the new ball but at this moment it does not matter as South Africa have sent half the English side packing back into the pavilion. Joe Root looks helpless from the other end. Jonny's poor run in red ball cricket continues. 154 runs more needed and South Africa are on fire here.  222/5

92.2 OUT! Buttler holes out! His counter-attacking approach does not last long and it has to be game, set and match here. South Africa have held their nerves and delivered here. All the main batters are out of here and England are just a wicket away from sealing this game. Back of a length ball on off, Buttler looks to pull but he does not get it off the middle. It hits the upper half of his bat and goes high up in the air. It does not travel the distance and goes towards long on. Dwaine Pretorius there comes in and keeps his eyes on the ball and takes the skier with ease.  262/9

90.4 OUT! Caught! Rabada strikes yet another one. The dangerous Curran has also gone now. This is a brilliant ball from Kagiso. Its starts on off and it looks like it will go away with the angle but the ball straightens up after pitching. Curran looks to defend but gets a good outside edge which goes straight to Quinton de Kock behind the stumps. De Kock's 8th catch of the game and he has had a very good Test. 125 more needed for England to win. South Africa just 3 wickets away from a win here.  251/7

91.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Nortje has picked up his third wicket. Brilliant stuff from Anrich and the hosts are just two wickets away from a terrific victory. Back of a length ball from Nortje, Archer looks to push it to the off side but gets a thick outside edge towards first slip. Rassie van der Dussen who is standing there takes a simple catch. Look at the celebrations. They are ecstatic. Once again England have collapsed after giving a tough fight.  256/8

93 OUT! TIMBER! You miss I hit says Rabada. And that is that for this game. Brilliant performance from South Africa. Broad was just going after every ball here and this, you might feel that it was coming. Yorker on middle, Broad makes room to play it to the off side but misses it completely. Rabada though does not miss and the ball goes on to hit the middle stump. Rabada finishes with four wickets. SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 107 RUNS.  268/10