South Africa vs England, series leveled as Ben Stokes‘ lads revert after an unpleasant defeat in the first test match. Collective team performance made this comeback possible for team England in the 2nd Test of SA vs ENG series. Both bowling, as well as batting department, showcased a classic rendition of cricket.
England thrashes the Proteas at Old Trafford
Brendon McCullum must be cavorting right now, as his men retrieved back their honor after regressing South Africa in the second test. While English bowlers bundled up the visitors for 151. The batters backed up their bowlers by taking an essential lead of massive 264 runs in the second innings. The centuries from Ben Foakes and Ben Stokes led England to 413 runs. The 173- runs partnership between the English captain and his wicket-keeper batter made this mammoth lead possible. Moreover, the bowlers never allowed the visitors to recover from the deprivation. As Ben Stokes struck again but this time with the ball in his hands. Dismissing the visitors for a paltry of 179, winning the match with an innings and massive 85 run gap.
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Detailed description of SA vs ENG 2nd Test
FIRST INNINGS:
After winning the toss Dean Alger opted to bat first. While England seemed to have an upper hand on the first day of 2nd Test of the series. As they managed to bundle up the Proteas on 151. The opening day of the second test was pretty much dominated by veteran English bowlers, James Anderson and Stuart Broad. As both of them gave England a good start by taking 3 wickets each. While Ollie Robinson and Jack Leach finished things up by the third session.
SECOND INNINGS:
Coming in to bat, England finished the opening day at 111 for 3, trailing the visitors by 40 runs. Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes shine. While the wicket-keeper batter, Ben Foakes hit an unbeaten knock of 113 runs, the English Captain Ben Stokes’s 103 was marvelous too. Both became the top scorer for England in the second innings of the SA vs ENG 2nd test. Stokes and Foakes’ 173-run partnership and some cameos from the tail-enders helped England present a 246 led, putting the visitors under immense pressure.
THIRD INNINGS:
Early on in the 3rd innings Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson got the better of the Proteas by dismissing 2 wickets with the start of day 3. While Anderson cleaned up Dean Elger, skipper Stokes broke the back of South Africa’s resistance with the wickets of Rassie van der Dussen and Keegen Peterson in quick succession. Stokes then bowled a snorter that Peterson could only glove behind to Ben Foakes.
Best performance:
England’s skipper became the Player of the Match with 2/17 in the first innings, 103 in the second, and 2/30 in the third.
Ultimately, an innings win to come back from an innings defeat in SA vs ENG 2nd Test. England had dominated this test since the beginning, with superb performances with bat as well as bowl. As the series is leveled, we are all set to find out the winners, very soon, actually, after a long wait, to be precise.
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