BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar (c)	c Bairstow b Broad	12	42	62	1	0	28.57

Sarel Erwee	c †Foakes b Anderson	3	12	19	0	0	25.00

Keegan Petersen	c Root b Broad	21	29	53	3	0	72.41

Aiden Markram	c †Foakes b Stokes	14	27	46	0	0	51.85

Rassie van der Dussen	lbw b Stokes	16	31	46	2	0	51.61

Kyle Verreynne †	c †Foakes b Broad	21	49	84	1	0	42.85

Simon Harmer	lbw b Anderson	2	16	30	0	0	12.50

Keshav Maharaj	lbw b Anderson	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Kagiso Rabada	c Root b Leach	36	72	107	2	0	50.00

Anrich Nortje	lbw b Robinson	10	37	55	2	0	27.02

Lungi Ngidi	not out	4	10	14	1	0	40.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, nb 6)	12
TOTAL	53.2 Ov (RR: 2.83)	151
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Sarel Erwee, 4.2 ov), 2-35 (Dean Elgar, 12.5 ov), 3-41 (Keegan Petersen, 14.3 ov), 4-68 (Aiden Markram, 21.3 ov), 5-76 (Rassie van der Dussen, 23.4 ov), 6-92 (Simon Harmer, 30.3 ov), 7-92 (Keshav Maharaj, 30.4 ov), 8-108 (Kyle Verreynne, 37.6 ov), 9-143 (Anrich Nortje, 50.1 ov), 10-151 (Kagiso Rabada, 53.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	15	4	32	3	2.13	73	3	0	0	0
4.2 to SJ Erwee, inside edge, and that had been coming! A nipbacker from Anderson, Erwee was half forward, uncertain of his angles, playing away from his pads and a thin snick almost wrongfoots Foakes. He snaffles well with a late direction change, and England are up and running!. 3/1 30.3 to SR Harmer, full and straight, pinned on the shin and gone! There's just the chance he got outside the line, and so Harmer reviews... there's certainly no bat involved. Yep, that is more than straight enough! Anderson's second, South Africa's sixth. England are on the move after lunch. 92/6 30.4 to KA Maharaj, utterly, totally plumb! Two in two for Anderson! A planted front foot, wicket to wicket, no escaping the finger of doom here! Playing around the full length, angling into the stumps. South Africa are stumbling badly now!. 92/7 See all photos
Ollie Robinson	14	0	48	1	3.42	63	5	0	0	3
50.1 to A Nortje, full and plumb! Nortje is pinned on the crease, and has nowhere to turn. He does review, because he has to, but this looks hopeful. Sure enough, it's hitting the top of leg! Robinson is back in the wickets! Playing across the line to fateful effect. Big start to the session for England.. 143/9 See all photos
Stuart Broad	11	1	37	3	3.36	47	2	0	0	3
12.5 to D Elgar, thick edge to third slip and England have their second! Hitting the length, half a bat's width of away movement, Bairstow stoops and scoops low in front of his body. Reward for an excellent first hour from England. Will Elgar rue batting first? It's not been easy going so far. 35/2 14.3 to KD Petersen, got him, this is terrific bowling from Broad! Hits a good length, angling in towards off stump, and Petersen's feet are stuck as he looks to defend this. Ends up getting squared up as the ball straightens off the deck with fairly steep bounce, and he edges it straight into the lap of first slip. 41/3 37.6 to K Verreynne, got him, that's the perfect delivery from Broad. Really not much Verreynne could have done about this. It's on the perfect length to have him playing neither forward or back, it's angling in towards off stump and forcing him to defend, then it straightens off the deck - not a whole lot, but just enough to catch the edge through to the keeper. You can tell how good the length is when you see Verreyne stumbling forward after he's edged the ball. Squared up and entirely off balance. 108/8 See all photos
Ben Stokes	7	0	17	2	2.42	31	1	0	0	0
21.3 to AK Markram, another miscued pull, and Stokes has struck in his first over. And Markram, having looked so good, is out for 14. Again the ball stops on him as he looks to pull from the line of off stump or just outside. Stops and maybe bounces a little more. Markram is through his shot early, and he top-edges it high in the air, presenting Foakes an easy catch running to his left. 68/4 23.4 to HE van der Dussen, huge appeal, and it's given! van der Dussen has reviewed, though... Stokes gets this to come back in quite a long way as he gets a biggish stride forward to defend. Did that strike his front pad in line? van der Dussen's bat is drawn in front of his body while defending, and the ball snakes in, past his inside edge, and hits his front pad somewhere in the region of off stump. Somewhere in the region is right - umpire's call is the verdict of ball-tracking, and, wow, umpire's call on height as well, with the ball predicted to kiss the top of the bails. Quite a brave call from Chris Gaffaney to give that, with van der Dussen quite a long way forward, given how much bounce there is in this pitch. 76/5 See all photos
Jack Leach	6.2	1	11	1	1.73	32	1	0	0	0
53.2 to K Rabada, This one carries! A big wind-up from Rabada, a fat hack off the back foot, flies hard to Root at slip who pouches in front of his chest. Part one complete!. 151/10 See all photos

England 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alex Lees	c †Verreynne b Ngidi	4	7	7	1	0	57.14

Zak Crawley	c †Verreynne b Nortje	38	101	157	5	0	37.62

Ollie Pope	b Nortje	23	27	37	4	0	85.18

Joe Root	c Erwee b Rabada	9	15	17	1	0	60.00

Jonny Bairstow	c Erwee b Nortje	49	63	85	7	0	77.77

Ben Stokes (c)	c Elgar b Rabada	103	163	231	6	3	63.19

Ben Foakes †	not out	113	217	299	9	0	52.07
Stuart Broad	st †Verreynne b Harmer	21	14	24	2	1	150.00

Ollie Robinson	c Markram b Maharaj	17	22	37	2	0	77.27

Jack Leach	b Maharaj	11	17	20	2	0	64.70

Extras	(b 6, lb 5, nb 6, w 10)	27
TOTAL	106.4 Ov (RR: 3.89)	415/9d
Did not bat: James Anderson
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Alex Lees, 1.4 ov), 2-34 (Ollie Pope, 10.1 ov), 3-43 (Joe Root, 13.5 ov), 4-134 (Jonny Bairstow, 33.4 ov), 5-147 (Zak Crawley, 35.4 ov), 6-320 (Ben Stokes, 89.2 ov), 7-361 (Stuart Broad, 94.3 ov), 8-395 (Ollie Robinson, 102.3 ov), 9-415 (Jack Leach, 106.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kagiso Rabada	23	2	110	2	4.78	93	14	0	0	5
13.5 to JE Root, edged, juggled, clings on! "Oh no," says Root, at the very moment the ball kisses the bat, he just couldn't resist nudging outside his eyeline, and after one, two, three, four fumbles, Erwee clutches the ball to his chest at first slip, and South Africa have landed the big fish!. 43/3 89.2 to BA Stokes, huge hack off a good length, and it's all over! Stokes wanted to put the hammer down, but he picked the wrong ball. Not quite short enough for the launch over the leg side, a leading edge skews out to cover, and Elgar backpedals to end a mighty knock. 320/6 See all photos
Lungi Ngidi	18	3	61	1	3.38	77	8	0	0	0
1.4 to AZ Lees, snorter! Round the wicket, perfect line and length, Lees places his bat down the original line, and snicks the seaming delivery straight to the keeper! South Africa are cock-a-hoop. That's the response they needed!. 5/1 See all photos
Anrich Nortje	20	1	82	3	4.10	82	7	0	2	0
10.1 to OJ Pope, cleaned up at pace! Pope is done in familiar fashion, toppling forward into a misaligned defence, and exploding the top of off stump, via a thin inside edge!. 34/2 33.4 to JM Bairstow, that was coming! Nortje's sharp pace allied to tight-lined reverse swing, back of a length, Bairstow pushes hard on the angle into his stumps, a thin snick and first slip clings on! Another handy stay from England's form batter, but that's a crucial breakthrough for South Africa!. 134/4 35.4 to Z Crawley, Crawley's nicked off! He really didn't do a lot wrong there. His decision-making has been leave the wide ones, defend the off stump, but this is just too good from the exceptional Nortje - high pace, tight line, just a nibble of movement off the seam, and the slenderest of edges through to the keeper! South Africa have both overnight batters, and the deficit hasn't yet been seen off... now then.... 147/5 See all photos
Keshav Maharaj	22.4	4	78	2	3.44	95	6	1	0	0
102.3 to OE Robinson, edged and taken. Full ball outside off, slow through the air and spinning away. Robinson pushes at it, gets an outside edge and a regulation catch for Markram at first slip. 395/8 106.4 to MJ Leach, down the track and looks to defend but once again ends up playing inside the line of the ball and misses. This time the ball crashes into the off stump. And with that, England have declared. 415/9 See all photos
Simon Harmer	23	4	73	1	3.17	100	4	3	0	1
94.3 to SCJ Broad, raptor down! Broad has a gallop, misses with a loose drive as he gets too close to the ball, and Verreynne claws the ball down to pick off the stumping. That was fun. 361/7 See all photos

South Africa 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sarel Erwee	c †Foakes b Robinson	25	59	79	2	0	42.37

Dean Elgar (c)	b Anderson	11	38	53	1	0	28.94

Keegan Petersen	c †Foakes b Stokes	42	159	241	1	0	26.41

Aiden Markram	c Crawley b Broad	6	18	30	1	0	33.33

Rassie van der Dussen	c †Foakes b Stokes	41	132	177	5	0	31.06

Kyle Verreynne †	not out	17	46	96	2	0	36.95
Simon Harmer	b Anderson	16	48	58	1	0	33.33

Keshav Maharaj	c Pope b Robinson	2	7	9	0	0	28.57

Kagiso Rabada	c Root b Anderson	2	7	7	0	0	28.57

Anrich Nortje	c †Foakes b Robinson	0	2	5	0	0	0.00

Lungi Ngidi	b Robinson	0	2	9	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 8, lb 2, nb 7)	17
TOTAL	85.1 Ov (RR: 2.10)	179
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Dean Elgar, 12.5 ov), 2-39 (Sarel Erwee, 17.6 ov), 3-54 (Aiden Markram, 22.4 ov), 4-141 (Rassie van der Dussen, 65.3 ov), 5-151 (Keegan Petersen, 67.3 ov), 6-172 (Simon Harmer, 80.2 ov), 7-175 (Keshav Maharaj, 81.4 ov), 8-178 (Kagiso Rabada, 82.6 ov), 9-179 (Anrich Nortje, 83.5 ov), 10-179 (Lungi Ngidi, 85.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	15	4	30	3	2.00	74	1	0	0	0
12.5 to D Elgar, poles away! Stunning from Anderson! That one just holds its line, with Elgar minded for the one that nips away. Out comes the off stump, plucked clean out of the ground, and England are up and running in the first 15 minutes!. 33/1 80.2 to SR Harmer, ping! Back goes the top of off! Old Trafford erupts! That was outstanding new-ball bowling, hitting the ideal length, sharp nip back off the seam, through a rusty gate, and splattering the timbers!. 172/6 82.6 to K Rabada, got him, this is too good from Anderson. Ever so slightly fuller length than the previous ball, and an inch closer to the stumps. Then it straightens late once again, and Rabada, looking to drive through mid-off, edges it thick and low to Root at first slip. 178/8 See all photos
Ollie Robinson	15.1	3	43	4	2.83	71	2	0	0	5
17.6 to SJ Erwee, snicks the edge this time! Back round the wicket, fuller length, habitual climb off the seam and a hint of movement away from the bat, Erwee is lured, Foakes stoops low, scoops up the chance. And both the openers are gone!. 39/2 81.4 to KA Maharaj, gone this time, fences it straight to fourth slip! He's just plugged away in that fourth/fifth-stump channel, getting the ball to hold its line there. Maharaj just stands there and punches, feet getting off the ground but not moving forward, back or sideways, and the thick edge is gobbled up by Pope with both hands to his left, at waist height. 175/7 83.5 to A Nortje, and just like that, South Africa are nine down. Typical Robinson wicket, straightens from just back of a length in the corridor, gets a bit of extra bounce, and Nortje actually does pretty well to get a little feather on this as he hangs his bat outside off stump. 179/9 85.1 to L Ngidi, bowled him, Robinson finishes with an absolute corker! Four wickets for him, and five in the Test match. An excellent comeback. Caps it off with a beauty that hits the top of off stump. Angled in, straightening past the outside edge, and Ngidi seems to be showing a full face and doing most things right, but he realises too late that he's nowhere near the line of the ball. 179/10 See all photos
Jack Leach	23	13	26	0	1.13	124	1	0	0	0
Joe Root	5	2	16	0	3.20	24	3	0	0	0
Stuart Broad	13	5	24	1	1.84	66	3	0	0	1
22.4 to AK Markram, got him, Broad strikes again, but he looks at Chris Gaffaney just to check. Gets the thumbs-up from the umpire before he feels ready to celebrate. Superb delivery, but you'd want to ask if Markram really had to play that shot. On the fuller side of a length, fifth-stump line, not full enough for the cover drive, but he goes for the shot anyway, playing on the up with an angled bat. Straightens ever so slightly, bounces a touch more maybe, and a thick edge flies to second slip at a comfortable lap height. 54/3 See all photos
Ben Stokes	14	3	30	2	2.14	67	3	0	0	1
65.3 to HE van der Dussen, gone this time! No doubt about that edge! Van der Dussen was still smarting from that previous ball, maybe, flinches loosely outside his eyeline as Stokes bends the ball away at pace, and Foakes gobbles an audible nick! A brave innings ends before it can get restarted, and now England are back in the hunt for a quick kill. 141/4 67.3 to KD Petersen, snorter from Stokes! Just sensational from the captain, he's bent his back for the effort ball, climbing from nowhere into the gloves, such a tight line, Petersen flings his weight backwards, but there's no place to hide. Foakes grabs his second of the session, and another gutsy knock has been picked off by a pumped-up gamechanger. 151/5 See all photos

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Thu, 25 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 111/3 (Zak Crawley 17*, Jonny Bairstow 38*, 28 ov)

Fri, 26 Aug - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 23/0 (Sarel Erwee 12*, Dean Elgar 11*, 9 ov)

Sat, 27 Aug - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 179 (85.1 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

South Africa 1st innings
Drinks: South Africa - 35/2 in 12.5 overs (KD Petersen 18)
South Africa: 50 runs in 17.6 overs (110 balls), Extras 5
Over 23.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - HE van der Dussen (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Lunch: South Africa - 77/5 in 25.0 overs (K Verreynne 4, SR Harmer 0)
Over 27.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - K Verreynne (Upheld)
Over 30.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - SR Harmer (Struck down)
Over 31.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - K Rabada (Struck down)
South Africa: 100 runs in 35.1 overs (216 balls), Extras 9
Drinks: South Africa - 104/7 in 37.0 overs (K Verreynne 20, K Rabada 7)
Tea: South Africa - 143/8 in 50.0 overs (K Rabada 32, A Nortje 10)
Over 50.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - A Nortje (Struck down)
South Africa: 150 runs in 51.4 overs (316 balls), Extras 12
Innings Break: South Africa - 151/10 in 53.2 overs (L Ngidi 4)
England 1st innings
Drinks: England - 43/3 in 13.5 overs (Z Crawley 7)
England: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 9
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (Z Crawley 4, JM Bairstow 27, Ex 20)
England: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (150 balls), Extras 20
End Of Day: England - 111/3 in 28.0 overs (Z Crawley 17, JM Bairstow 38)

Day 2

England: 150 runs in 37.3 overs (228 balls), Extras 21
Over 41.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - BA Stokes (Struck down)
Drinks: England - 173/5 in 42.0 overs (BA Stokes 16, BT Foakes 13)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (BA Stokes 25, BT Foakes 25, Ex 0)
England: 200 runs in 51.6 overs (315 balls), Extras 21
Over 54.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - BT Foakes (Upheld)
Lunch: England - 212/5 in 56.0 overs (BA Stokes 34, BT Foakes 33)
BA Stokes: 50 off 101 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 210 balls (BA Stokes 52, BT Foakes 46, Ex 2)
England: 250 runs in 71.1 overs (431 balls), Extras 23
Drinks: England - 262/5 in 74.0 overs (BA Stokes 68, BT Foakes 48)
Over 74.3: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - BA Stokes (Upheld)
BT Foakes: 50 off 116 balls (4 x 4)
Second new ball taken at 80.1 overs
6th Wicket: 150 runs in 274 balls (BA Stokes 90, BT Foakes 55, Ex 5)
England: 300 runs in 83.3 overs (506 balls), Extras 26
Over 84.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - BA Stokes (Struck down)
Tea: England - 308/5 in 86.0 overs (BA Stokes 98, BT Foakes 61)
BA Stokes: 100 off 158 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
England: 350 runs in 92.3 overs (561 balls), Extras 27
Drinks: England - 388/7 in 100.0 overs (BT Foakes 97, OE Robinson 17)
BT Foakes: 100 off 206 balls (9 x 4)
England: 400 runs in 103.5 overs (629 balls), Extras 27
Innings Break: England - 415/9 in 106.4 overs (BT Foakes 113)
South Africa 2nd innings
Over 2.1: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - SJ Erwee (Struck down)
End Of Day: South Africa - 23/0 in 9.0 overs (SJ Erwee 12, D Elgar 11)

Day 3

Over 18.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - KD Petersen (Upheld)
South Africa: 50 runs in 21.0 overs (128 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: South Africa - 54/2 in 22.0 overs (KD Petersen 9, AK Markram 6)
Lunch: South Africa - 88/3 in 36.0 overs (KD Petersen 20, HE van der Dussen 14)
South Africa: 100 runs in 41.3 overs (252 balls), Extras 12
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls (KD Petersen 22, HE van der Dussen 19, Ex 9)
Drinks: South Africa - 125/3 in 52.0 overs (KD Petersen 37, HE van der Dussen 30)
Tea: South Africa - 141/3 in 65.0 overs (KD Petersen 42, HE van der Dussen 41)
South Africa: 150 runs in 65.6 overs (403 balls), Extras 17
Second new ball taken at 80.1 overs
Drinks: South Africa - 172/6 in 80.2 overs (K Verreynne 14)

MATCH DETAILS

Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of England ICC World Test Championship
Season	2022
Player Of The Match	Ben Stokes
Series result	3-match series level 1-1
Match number	Test no. 2475
Match days	25,26,27 August 2022 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Chris Gaffaney Richard Illingworth
TV Umpire	Nitin Menon
Reserve Umpire	Mike Burns
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle
Points	England 12, South Africa 0

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
SJ Erwee	caught	25	59
D Elgar	bowled	11	38
KD Petersen	caught	42	159
AK Markram	caught	6	18
HE van der Dussen	caught	41	132
K Verreynne	not out	17	46
SR Harmer	bowled	16	48
KA Maharaj	caught	2	7
K Rabada	caught	2	7
A Nortje	caught	0	2
L Ngidi	bowled	0	2
Extras	(b 8, lb 2, nb 7)
Total	179(10 wkts; 85.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	15	4	30	3	2
OE Robinson	15.1	3	43	4	2.83 (5 nb)
MJ Leach	23	13	26	0	1.13
JE Root	5	2	16	0	3.2
SCJ Broad	13	5	24	1	1.84 (1 nb)
BA Stokes	14	3	30	2	2.14 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	33	Dean Elgar	Sarel Erwee
2nd	6	Sarel Erwee	Keegan Petersen
3rd	15	Keegan Petersen	Aiden Markram
4th	87	Rassie van der Dussen	Keegan Petersen
5th	10	Keegan Petersen	Kyle Verreynne
6th	21	Simon Harmer	Kyle Verreynne
7th	3	Keshav Maharaj	Kyle Verreynne
8th	3	Kagiso Rabada	Kyle Verreynne
9th	1	Anrich Nortje	Kyle Verreynne
10th	0	Lungi Ngidi	Kyle Verreynne

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ICC World Test Championship

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT	PCT
AUS	19	11	3	5	152	66.67
IND	18	10	5	3	127	58.80
SA	15	8	6	1	100	55.56
ENG	22	10	8	4	124	46.97
SL	12	5	6	1	64	44.44
NZ	13	4	6	3	60	38.46
PAK	14	4	6	4	64	38.10
WI	13	4	7	2	54	34.62
BAN	12	1	10	1	16	11.11

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