England, who started batting in reply, are also in a batting slump. When play was stopped early on Day 1 due to rain and poor light, England scored 154 for the loss of seven wickets. Ben Fox with 11 runs and captain Ollie Robinson with three runs at the crease. Marco Jansson took four wickets and Kagiso Rabada took two wickets for South Africa.
First Published Sep 10, 2022, 11:12 PM IST
Kensington Oval: South Africa were crushed in the third cricket test against England. After losing the toss, South Africa were bowled out for 118 runs in 36.2 overs on the first day. Marco Jansen was South Africa’s top scorer with 30 runs. Ollie Robinson took five wickets and Stuart Broad four for England.
England, who started batting in reply, are also in a batting slump. When play was stopped early on Day 1 due to rain and poor light, England scored 154 for the loss of seven wickets. Ben Fox with 11 runs and captain Ollie Robinson with three runs at the crease. Marco Jansson took four wickets and Kagiso Rabada took two wickets for South Africa.
Crash from the start
The loss of the toss affected South Africa in batting as well. Robinson put an end to South Africa’s downfall by dropping captain Dean Elgar (1) in the second over. Soon after, Sarel Ervey (0) was sent back by Anderson. Keegan sent back Pietersen (12) and Mulder (3) and dropped Robinson, Rickleton (11), Sondo (23) and Broad with South Africa’s middle.
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Marco Jansen (30) and Keshav Maharaj (18), who tried to hold on, brought South Africa close to 100, but Robinson and Broad returned both of them and threw away South Africa’s last hope.
England also lost ground
In the reply batting, England also failed at the beginning. Jansen dismissed openers Alex Lees (13) and Zach Crowley (5) at the start, followed by Joe Root (23) and Harry Brooke (12) to push England to 107-4. Johnson also showed strength in bowling by taking all the four wickets that fell in the England line. Oli Pope (67) and captain Ben Stokes (6) who scored half-centuries were expected to be the saviors, but Pope was dropped by Rabada and Stokes (6) by Norkya. After that, Rabada broke the middle of England by returning Broad (6). With only three wickets remaining, England now have a first innings lead of 36 runs. South Africa won the first Test and England won the second Test of the series.
Last Updated Sep 10, 2022, 11:13 PM IST
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