England vs South Africa LIVE: Cricket score and third Test result as England seal series victory
England notched the 33 runs they needed to win the game at The Oval and secure a 2-1 series victory over the Proteas
England polished off the remaining runs they needed to beat South Africa by nine wickets in the third Test at the Oval on Monday morning to secure a 2-1 series victory.
Openers Zak Crawley and Alex Lees were still at the crease as the hosts began the day requiring just 33 runs for victory after bad light stopped play on Sunday evening.
Lees was dropped by Proteas wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne from the third ball of the morning and then survived another scare when a thick edge flew over Keegan Petersen at third slip to go for four but the Proteas made a breakthrough on the penultimate delivery of the third over of the day, with Lees’ fortune finally running out as a review showed he had been trapped lbw by Kagiso Rabada.
The Durham batter was out for 39 with England 22 runs from clinching the series but Ollie Pope joined Crawley at the crease to quickly knock them off, as the under-fire opener eased the pressure on himself somewhat by ending unbeaten on 69 and cap a remarkable summer for England’s Test team.
Follow reaction to the third Test below:
South Africa’s batting figures
Dean Elgar b. Robinson 1(7)
Sarel Erwee c. Foakes, b. Anderson 0(4)
Keegan Petersen b. Robinson 12(14)
Ryan Rickelton c. Foakes b. Broad 11(20)
Khaya Zondo c. Lees b. Broad 23(57)
Kyle Verreynne c. Foakes b. Robinson 0(2)
Wiaan Mulder c. Foakes b. Robinson 3(13)
Marco Jansen c. Root b. Robinson 30(59)
Keshav Maharaj b. Broad 18(32)
Kagiso Rabada not out 7*(6)
Anrich Nortje c. Stokes b. Broad 7(8)
End of innings: South Africa 118 ao
What a brilliant performance from England’s bowling attack who have dismissed South Africa for just 118 inside 40 overs.
With this test match just three days long England had to bowl the Proteas out cheaply to have any hope of pushing for a win and they’ve done just that.
Next up is to put a huge total of their own on the board but South Africa’s bowlers are equally capable of utilising these conditions.
Wicket! Nortje 7 (8) c. Stokes b. Broad, South Africa 118 all out (36.2)
Stuart Broad wraps up the innings with a floaty half-volley that Anrich Nortje chips to Ben Stokes at mid-off. He goes for seven, Broad has his fourth wicket and South Africa are all out for 118.
South Africa 118-9 (36.1), Nortje 7, Rabada 7, Broad 3-41 (12.1)
Nortje flashes at a slightly wider ball from Stuart Broad and gets a thick edge that fizzes past Harry Brook at third slip before running away for four runs!
Broad doesn’t look overly thrilled with that.
South Africa 114-9 (36), Nortje 3, Rabada 7, Robinson 5-49 (14)
Anrich Nortje comes out as South Africa’s number 11. England need just one more wicket to complete a fantastic bowling display in this first innings.
Nortje hangs back in his crease and pushes the ball wide of Jimmy Anderson - who half stops it - to pick up three runs and get off the mark.
Wicket! Maharaj 18 (32) b. Broad, South Africa 110-9 (34.5)
Gone! Keshav Maharaj looks to pull a shortish delivery away to the legside but gets an under edge on the ball and drags it onto his own stumps.
Broad collects his third wicket and it’s a deserved reward for his spell after lunch.
South Africa 110-8 (34.4), Maharaj 18, Rabada 6, Broad 2-37 (11.4)
That’s nice from Kagiso Rabada who leans over to the offside before whipping the ball off his pads to collect four runs. Smartly he then gets off strike and leaves Keshav Maharaj two deliveries to see out from Broad’s over.
South Africa 105-8 (34), Maharaj 18, Rabada 1, Robinson 5-45 (13)
Keshav Maharaj has decided that now is the time to play some shots. He flat bats Robinson make over his head and picks up two before hooking another delivery out to Jack Leach on the midwicket boundary for another couple.
This could get exciting and England need to make sure the runs don’t get away from them if the two batters start to unleash.
South Africa 100-8 (33.3), Maharaj 14, Rabada 1, Robinson 5-41 (12.3)
100! Kagiso Rabada brings up South Africa’s hundred with a push into square-leg off his first ball at the middle. How many more can the Proteas get?
Wicket! Jansen 30 (59) c. Root b. Robinson, South Africa 99-8 (33.2)
It’s a five-for for Ollie Robinson! A full and swinging delivery outside Marco Jansen’s eyeline draws him into a booming drive but the ball wobbles just enough to take the edge and fly into the safe hands of Joe Root at first slip.
What a performance from Robinson.
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