England sealed their biggest away win in more than nine years in the third Test against South Afꦓrica 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 10th-wicket p🤡artnership of 99 with Dane Paterson, Maharaj at one stage took 45 runs f��rom 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 fro✤m the boys!! Excellent 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 wiꦦn fo𒊎r in their 500th overseas Test.
— Adam Mountford (@tmsproducer)
That was fun while it🐲 lasted but England have finall𒅌y won by an innings and 53.
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket)
Plenty of late order batting fun this morning, but the Port Elizabeth scoreboard confirms the empไhatic 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 Elizabeth 20🃏1🍨9/20 *— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks)
From 0-1 to 2-1, magnificent e🔴ffort from England especially from the young guns like Dom Bess, Ollie Pope and experience of Beꦜn 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 Africa.ꦉ
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket)
RESULT | SA: 237
A dominant display with bat & ball sees England take the match by an inningsꦦ & 53 runs oveꦦr the Proteas.
The Three Lions lead the series 2⃣ – 1⃣
🇿🇦 wil🐽l look to reflect & bounce back stronger going into the final test of the series.
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
