Men's Test · South Africa tour of England · Match 3

England v South Africa

27 Jul 2017 to 31 Jul 2017 · The Oval, London

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

England won by 239 runs

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: BA Stokes

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
England (1)	353	103.2
South Africa (2)	175	58.4
England (3)	313/8d	79.5
South Africa (4)	252	77.1

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

South Africa252 all out (77.1 ov)

South Africa batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
HG Kuhnb SCJ Broad	b SCJ Broad	11	17	2	0	64.7
D Elgarcaught b MM Ali	caught b MM Ali	136	228	20	0	59.6
HM Amlacaught b TS Roland-Jones	caught b TS Roland-Jones	5	37	0	0	13.5
Q de Kockb BA Stokes	b BA Stokes	5	6	1	0	83.3
F du Plessislbw b BA Stokes	lbw b BA Stokes	0	1	0	0	0.0
T Bavumalbw b TS Roland-Jones	lbw b TS Roland-Jones	32	97	2	0	33.0
VD Philanderlbw b TS Roland-Jones	lbw b TS Roland-Jones	0	1	0	0	0.0
CH Morriscaught b MM Ali	caught b MM Ali	24	52	4	0	46.2
KA Maharaj*not out	not out	24	26	5	0	92.3
K Rabadacaught b MM Ali	caught b MM Ali	0	1	0	0	0.0
M Morkellbw b MM Ali	lbw b MM Ali	0	1	0	0	0.0
Extras	15 (b 4, lb 7, nb 4)
Total	252 all out (77.1 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (HG Kuhn, 5.2 ov), 2-47 (HM Amla, 15.5 ov), 3-52 (Q de Kock, 16.5 ov), 4-52 (F du Plessis, 16.6 ov), 5-160 (T Bavuma, 50.1 ov), 6-160 (VD Philander, 50.2 ov), 7-205 (CH Morris, 65.6 ov), 8-252 (D Elgar, 75.5 ov), 9-252 (K Rabada, 75.6 ov), 10-252 (M Morkel, 77.1 ov)

England bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
JM Anderson	13	3	26	0	2.00	0
SCJ Broad	16	4	47	1	2.94	0
TS Roland-Jones	18	4	72	3	4.00	0
BA Stokes	14	1	51	2	3.64	4
MM Ali	16.1	5	45	4	2.78	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.