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ICC World Test Championship

SA vs ENG 1st Test ICC World Test Championship Live Score, Commentary, Scorecard

SuperSport Park, CenturionThu, 26 Dec10:00 AM LOCALTEST/5DAYCOMPLETED
SA
284 & 272
(61.4 ov)
VS
ENG
181 & 268
(93.0 ov)
England elected to bowl
South Africa won by 107 runs
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Match Info

ICC World Test Championship
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Thu, 26 Dec, 2019
ENG won toss, elected to bowl

Head to Head

Points Table

Top Run Scorers

BatterRBSR
Quinton de Kock9512874.22
Rory Burns8415454.55
Rassie van der Dussen516776.12

Top Wicket Takers

BowlerOWER
Jofra Archer1756
Vernon Philander14.241.12
Sam Curran2042.9

Match Details

SeriesICC World Test Championship 2019
Match1st Test
FormatTest/5day
DateThu, 26 Dec, 2019
Time10:00 AM LOCAL, 8:00 AM GMT, 12:00 AM PT, 3:00 AM ET
VenueSuperSport Park, Centurion
TossEngland won the toss and elected to bowling
ResultSouth Africa won by 107 runs
Player of the MatchQuinton de Kock

Format Details

Match TypeTest Match
Duration5 days
OversUnlimited
Innings4
DRS3 reviews per innings
PowerplaysNo

Venue Guide

SuperSport Park
StadiumSuperSport Park
CityCenturion
Capacity20,000
FloodlightsYes (Day/Night)

Squads

South Africa
Playing XI
Aiden MarkramBatsman
Dean ElgarBatsman
Zubayr HamzaBatsman
Quinton de KockWKWicketkeeper
Vernon PhilanderBowler
Keshav MaharajBowler
Kagiso RabadaBowler
Anrich NortjeBowler
Rassie van der DussenBatsman
Faf du PlessisCBatsman
Dwaine PretoriusAllrounder
England
Playing XI
Rory BurnsBatsman
Dominic SibleyBatsman
Joe DenlyBowler
Joe RootCBatsman
Ben StokesAllrounder
Jonny BairstowWicketkeeper
Jos ButtlerWKWicketkeeper
Sam CurranAllrounder
Jofra ArcherBowler
Stuart BroadBowler
James AndersonBowler
Bench
Zak Crawley
SOUSouth Africa
South Africa
45
played
ENGEngland
England
21won
won24
46.7%53.3%
South Africa · last 5LWLWW
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