Scorecards / 2015 / South Africa v England
Test match · Basil D'Oliveira TrophySouth Africa v England: Test scorecard, 26 Dec 2015
England won by 241 runs. 26 Dec 2015, Kingsmead, Durban.
Result
Runs per over- Kingsmead, DurbanEngland 303(100.1 ov) South Africa 214(81.4 ov) England 326(102.1 ov) South Africa 174(71 ov)
England won by 241 runs
England first innings
303 (100.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cookc D Elgar b DW Steyn | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AD Halesc AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 |
| NRD Comptonc AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 85 | 236 | 8 | 0 | 36.0 |
| JE Rootlbw b DL Piedt | 24 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 64.9 |
| JWA Taylorc AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 70 | 137 | 9 | 1 | 51.1 |
| BA Stokesc JP Duminy b M Morkel | 21 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 61.8 |
| JM Bairstowc D Elgar b KJ Abbott | 41 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 73.2 |
| MM Alic AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CR Woakeslbw b M Morkel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SCJ Broadnot out | 32 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 97.0 |
| ST Finnlbw b DW Steyn | 12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 |
| Extras | 8 (b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 3) | ||||
| Total | 303 (100.1 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (AN Cook, 2.5 ov); 2-12 (AD Hales, 6.5 ov); 3-49 (JE Root, 18.1 ov); 4-174 (JWA Taylor, 63.3 ov); 5-196 (BA Stokes, 71.3 ov); 6-247 (NRD Compton, 85.5 ov); 7-253 (MM Ali, 87.3 ov); 8-253 (CR Woakes, 87.4 ov); 9-267 (JM Bairstow, 90.4 ov); 10-303 (ST Finn, 100.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 25.1 | 5 | 70 | 4 | 2.78 |
| KJ Abbott | 24 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 2.75 |
| M Morkel | 26 | 5 | 76 | 4 | 2.92 |
| DL Piedt | 16 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 3.94 |
| S van Zyl | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
| D Elgar | 7 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 3.14 |
South Africa first innings
214 (81.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S van Zylb SCJ Broad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| D Elgarnot out | 118 | 246 | 8 | 1 | 48.0 |
| HM Amlac JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.2 |
| AB de Villiersc JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 49 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 62.0 |
| F du Plessisb MM Ali | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 |
| T Bavumab SCJ Broad | 10 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 |
| JP Duminyc BA Stokes b MM Ali | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| KJ Abbottc JWA Taylor b MM Ali | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| DW Steync CR Woakes b MM Ali | 17 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 32.7 |
| DL Piedtc JM Bairstow b ST Finn | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| M Morkelc JE Root b ST Finn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 8 (b 4, lb 3, w 1, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 214 (81.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (S van Zyl, 0.2 ov); 2-14 (HM Amla, 6.3 ov); 3-100 (AB de Villiers, 32.4 ov); 4-113 (F du Plessis, 39.6 ov); 5-137 (T Bavuma, 52.2 ov); 6-150 (JP Duminy, 57.3 ov); 7-156 (KJ Abbott, 59.3 ov); 8-210 (DW Steyn, 77.6 ov); 9-214 (DL Piedt, 81.1 ov); 10-214 (M Morkel, 81.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCJ Broad | 15 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 1.67 |
| CR Woakes | 14 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2.00 |
| MM Ali | 25 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 2.76 |
| ST Finn | 15.4 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 3.13 |
| BA Stokes | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2.78 |
| JE Root | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 |
England second innings
326 (102.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cooklbw b DL Piedt | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 25.9 |
| AD Halesc KJ Abbott b DL Piedt | 26 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 31.0 |
| NRD Comptonc AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 49 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 42.2 |
| JE Rootc S van Zyl b KJ Abbott | 73 | 128 | 5 | 1 | 57.0 |
| JWA Taylorst AB de Villiers b DL Piedt | 42 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 43.3 |
| BA Stokesc D Elgar b DL Piedt | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
| JM Bairstowc JP Duminy b S van Zyl | 79 | 76 | 9 | 3 | 103.9 |
| MM Alilbw b DL Piedt | 16 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 59.3 |
| CR Woakesc JP Duminy b S van Zyl | 23 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 60.5 |
| SCJ Broadc AB de Villiers b S van Zyl | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ST Finnnot out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 6 (b 3, lb 3, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 326 (102.1 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (AN Cook, 9.2 ov); 2-48 (AD Hales, 25.3 ov); 3-119 (NRD Compton, 48.6 ov); 4-192 (JE Root, 70.4 ov); 5-197 (BA Stokes, 73.6 ov); 6-224 (JWA Taylor, 79.6 ov); 7-272 (MM Ali, 89.6 ov); 8-315 (CR Woakes, 100.2 ov); 9-315 (SCJ Broad, 100.4 ov); 10-326 (JM Bairstow, 102.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DW Steyn | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.61 |
| M Morkel | 20.3 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 1.85 |
| KJ Abbott | 21.4 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 2.86 |
| DL Piedt | 36 | 4 | 153 | 5 | 4.25 |
| D Elgar | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3.56 |
| S van Zyl | 10.1 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1.97 |
| JP Duminy | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
South Africa second innings
174 (71 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgarc JE Root b ST Finn | 40 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 56.3 |
| S van Zylb BA Stokes | 33 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 91.7 |
| HM Amlac JM Bairstow b ST Finn | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 52.2 |
| AB de Villierslbw b MM Ali | 37 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 43.0 |
| F du Plessisc AN Cook b ST Finn | 9 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 13.6 |
| DW Steynb ST Finn | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| T Bavumast JM Bairstow b MM Ali | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JP Duminynot out | 26 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 44.1 |
| KJ Abbottlbw b MM Ali | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 |
| DL Piedtc JWA Taylor b CR Woakes | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| M Morkellbw b SCJ Broad | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Extras | 5 (b 2, lb 3, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 174 (71 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (S van Zyl, 10.5 ov); 2-85 (HM Amla, 20.2 ov); 3-88 (D Elgar, 22.4 ov); 4-136 (F du Plessis, 46.3 ov); 5-136 (AB de Villiers, 47.3 ov); 6-136 (T Bavuma, 49.3 ov); 7-138 (DW Steyn, 52.3 ov); 8-143 (KJ Abbott, 55.3 ov); 9-155 (DL Piedt, 63.6 ov); 10-174 (M Morkel, 70.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCJ Broad | 13 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2.23 |
| CR Woakes | 10 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 2.50 |
| ST Finn | 15 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 2.80 |
| BA Stokes | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 |
| MM Ali | 26 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 1.81 |
Match summary
South Africa played England in a men's Test match at Kingsmead, Durban on 26 December 2015 (to 30 December 2015), part of Basil D'Oliveira Trophy. England won by 241 runs.
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
MM Ali was named player of the match.
On 26 December 2015 the on-field umpires were Aleem Dar and RJ Tucker, with RS Madugalle as match referee.
How the innings went
England made 303 in 100.1 overs. NRD Compton top-scored with 85 from 236 balls, including 8 fours and 0 sixes. DW Steyn took 4 for 70. The biggest stand before a wicket was 125 runs between JWA Taylor and NRD Compton.
South Africa made 214 in 81.4 overs. D Elgar top-scored with 118 from 246 balls, including 8 fours and 1 sixes. SCJ Broad took 4 for 25. The biggest stand before a wicket was 86 runs between AB de Villiers and D Elgar.
In their second innings, England scored 326 in 102.1 overs. JM Bairstow top-scored with 79 from 76 balls, including 9 fours and 3 sixes. DL Piedt took 5 for 153. The biggest stand before a wicket was 73 runs between JE Root and JWA Taylor.
In their second innings, South Africa scored 174 in 71 overs. D Elgar top-scored with 40 from 71 balls, including 6 fours and 0 sixes. ST Finn took 4 for 42. The biggest stand before a wicket was 53 runs between S van Zyl and D Elgar.
Extras
England's innings of 303 in 100.1 overs included 8 extras: 1 wides, 3 no-balls, 1 byes and 3 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 214 in 81.4 overs included 8 extras: 1 wides, 0 no-balls, 4 byes and 3 leg byes. England's innings of 326 in 102.1 overs included 6 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 3 byes and 3 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 174 in 71 overs included 5 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 2 byes and 3 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won South Africa v England on 26 December 2015?
England won by 241 runs.
Who top-scored in South Africa v England?
D Elgar scored 118 from 246 balls for South Africa, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in South Africa v England?
DL Piedt, with 5 for 153.
What was the highest partnership?
125 runs between JWA Taylor and NRD Compton for England.
Who won the toss?
South Africa, who chose to field.
Where was South Africa v England played?
At Kingsmead, Durban, on 26 December 2015.