England sealed their biggest away win in more than nine years in⛄ the third Test against South Africa to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.
Needing four wickets on the fifth day, the visitors bundled out the Proteas for 237 to seal victory by an innings and 53 runs.
From 102/6 overnight, still 188 short of making England bat again, South Africa’s margin of defeat would have been even greater if No. 8 Keshav Maharaj would not have scored 71.
In a record 1༒0th-wicket partnership of 99 with Dane Paterson, Maharaj at one stage took 45 runs from 14 deliveries.
Maharaj was the last man to be dismissed as he attempted a single to mid-on, failing to beat a Sam Curran throw that hit the non-striker’s stumps directly.
Here’s how Twitter reactions:
Outstanding all round performance from the boys!! Excelle🅺nt win!! 🔥👌
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20)
I absolutely love watching bat 😎😂
Also… top knock 👏
Keep believing in the team… I'm sure the boys will bounce back at the wanderers 🙏
— Tabraiz Shamsi (@shamsi90)
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150th away Test win for England 👏
— ICC (@ICC)
BREAKING: Great Test win by England. Now 2-1 up in the series after going 1-0 down.
Brilliant achievement by the whole team, superbly led by .
Let's hear no more negative chatter about the captain – he's led from the front & shut up the critics.— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)
It’s a 150th overseas Test win for in their 500th ov🦩erseas Test.
— Adam Mountford (@tmsproducer)
That was👍 fun while it lasted but Engl🔯and have finally won by an innings and 53.
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket)
Plenty of late order batting fun this m🥀⭕orning, but the Port Elizabeth scoreboard confirms the emphatic win.
— Adam Mountford (@tmsproducer)
Innings defeats for SA at home since re-admission
inngs & 196 runs vs Aus Johannesburg 1996/97
inngs & 360 runs vs Aus Johannesburg 2001/02
inngs & 98 runs vs Eng Durban 2009/10
inngs & 53 runs vs Eng Port Elizabet♛h 2019/20 *— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)
From 0-1 to 2-1, magnificent effort from England esp✨ecially from the young guns like Doℱm Bess, Ollie Pope and experience of Ben Stokes. Lots of things to be happy for this Joe Root lead England team.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
D Paterson's 39* is the highest score by a No 11 at St George's Park beating AJ Fothergill's 32 for England in South Africa's Inaugural Test on 12 March 1889
— Arthur_S (@allanholloway)
THAT IS THAT – A run out! Curran from mid-on gets the direct hit to end Maharaj's (71) fun. England win by an innings and 53 runs and are 2-1 up in the series with one to play.
— Dean Wilson (@CricketMirror)
For the first time🌳 since 1957, England have won consecutive Tests in a series in South Afric♛a.
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket)
RESULT | SA: 237
A dominant display with bat & ball sees England take the match by ꩲan innings & 53 runs over the Proteas.
The Three Lions lead the series 2⃣ – 1⃣
🇿🇦 will look to𒁃 reflect & bounce back stronger going into the final test of the series.
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
