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England defeated South Africa in the third and final Test by nine wickets to clinch the three-match series 2-1 at Kennington Oval in Londo♔n oꦺn Monday.
After bundling out the tourists for 169 in their second innings, the hosts completed the chase of 130 in 22.3 overs, with Zak Crawley scoring an unbeaten 69 from 57 deliveries, includingಌ 12 boundaries. Overall, the English bowlers dominated the proceedings throughout the two and a bit of the third day of play after no play happened in the first two days (Day 1 was washed out due to rain, while Day 2 was suspended following the death of Queen Elizabeth II).
Ollie Robinson, who picked up a five-wicket haul in the first innings followed by a couple of scalps in the second essay, was named the Player of the Match. Veteran pacer Stuart Broad also shined with the ball, bagging seven wickets (4/41 in the firs𓆉t innings and 3/45 in the second) in the match.
“It’s been a great series for us as a team. We’ve had no real individual standout performance. Different people have put their hands up. Toss is something you love to win, you still have to execute. When it comes to Test cricket, it’s who execute their plans better. When you’ve got bowlers like Jimmy, Broady and Robinson, you try to manage them. It’s about understanding when I have to bring the best out of them. They have been outstanding. For me, it’s about clarity. There’s a reason why we’ve been able to go out there and perform. With this game being shortened, our main aim was to get a result. We’ll always play the way that’s going to entertain the people. It’s very important to give guys time to perform,” said England captain Ben Stokes after the match.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Six wins in seven Tests for our Men's team this summer.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
🚨 RESULT | ENGLAND WIN BY 9 WICKETS
England wrap up th🔜e third Test to claim back-to-back victories and secure the series 2-1
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
From defeat in Grenada, to 6/7 this summer.
Ben Stokes and McCullum’s England win an♚other series 🏆🏆
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
Not many would h൲ave predicted England winning six of their seven Tests this🦂 summer
The impact of Stokes and McCullum has been remarkable, pr♔oviding much needed clarity and confidence to a squad that was missing both
Plenty of work ahead. But what a fantastic start
— Rob Johnston (@RobJ_Cricket)
England won the series 2.1 👏👏
Pakistan and India now have a very good chance if they win their remaining series, one of them will easily qualify♔ for the WTC finals 2023.
— 𝓩𝓾𝓷𝓪𝓲𝓻𝓪 🇵🇰 (@ItxmeZuni)
🏴 England won by 9 wickets (2-1) to win this series against SA 🇿🇦 !! It's their ✨ fourth consecutive Test series win against the Proteas !! 🙌🏻
— 🦋 Mee23 🙂 🦋 (@2_Meenu23)
Another Series ✅
Another Win ✅
This Duo Working Great For England 🥁— Pratik 🪄 (@122mlongsix)
📊🏆 𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗! As a result of England defeating South Africa today, India's chances for a spot in the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 final have improved.
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)
There it is, England win by 9 wickets and win the series 2𝔉-1
SA can go home and get ready𝓡 for their limited overs tour of India next monthꦍ
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
Congrats to England. They win the seri🌊es 2-1. Lots of things went wrong for SA. The batters, the decision making in the second Test, the captain giving himself out lbw. Lots. Anyway.
— naeemah (@NaeemahBenjamin)