SM
Brighton vs. Man City: 6 hrs 56 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

England beat South Africa by 241 runs in first Test

:Headline: Result: England beat South Africa by 241 runs in first Test: ID:263145: from db_amp
England beat South Africa by 241 runs in Durban to take a 1-0 lead in the Test series.

England have beaten South Africa by 241 runs in Durban to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.

The tourists started day five knowing that only six wickets separated them from victory over the world's number-one ranked Test side and they did not waste time making their way through the order.

AB de Villiers was the crucial wicket to take and Moeen Ali trapped him lbw with just the third ball of the day to end his innings at 37.

Ali had another scalp in his next over as Jonny Bairstow stumped Temba Bavuma for a duck - England's first stumping dismissal in Test cricket for three years.

Steven Finn had taken three wickets on day four and he got his fourth of the innings by ending nightwatchman Dale Steyn's time at the crease for just two.

Ali finished as England's top wicket-taker with seven dismissals, the last of which was removing Kyle Abbott for two lbw.

JP Duminy (26*) provided some late resistance, but tail-enders Dane Piedt (0) and Morne Morkel (8) were soon gone to Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad respectively as England wrapped up victory before lunch on the final day.

South Africa, who suffer their heaviest-ever defeat at Kingsmead, will look to bounce back in the second Test, which begins in Cape Town on Saturday.

amp_article__263145 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2015-12-30 11:39:58:
html db last update - 2021-03-05 04:17:15 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal34245582265677
2Liverpool34228475344174
3Manchester CityMan City32227376324473
4Aston Villa34206871502166
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs32186865491660
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd33165125150153
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle331551369541550
8West Ham UnitedWest Ham34139125463-948
9Chelsea32138116157447
10Bournemouth34129134960-1145
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton321111105250244
12Wolverhampton WanderersWolves34127154654-843
13Fulham34126165054-442
14Crystal Palace34109154456-1239
15Brentford3498175259-735
16Everton34118153648-1233
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3479184260-1826
18Luton TownLuton3467214775-2825
19Burnley3458213769-3223
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd3437243392-5916
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .