The day two of the match between South Africa and England at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town witnessed a strong comeback by the hosts. Now, before we get into the live scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary details, let’s have a look at how the day two panned out for both sides. James Anderson was the one who led the contingent when it came it taking wickets by bowling in perfect line and lengths. He snapped three wickets and bowled at an economy of 2.04. South Africa Vs England, Live Cricket Score 2nd Test Match.
Next in line was Stuart Broad who got a couple of wickets, Sam Curran got two. Dom Bess snapped a single wicket. The hosts have lost eight wickets and are on the score of 215 runs in response to 269 runs made by team England. Only opener Dean Elgar and Rassie van der Dussen stood tall as they scored 88 and 68 runs respectively. Ben Stokes, in particular, had quite a busy day at the slips grabbing four catches. The hosts lost three wickets in quick succession.
Pieter Malan (5), Zubayr Hamza (5) and skipper Faf du Plessis (1) lost their wickets even before reaching a double-digit score. The dismissal of the three batsmen in quick succession proved fatal for the hosts. As of now, we have Vernon Philander batting on the score of 13. You can catch up with the live score of the game by clicking on the link here.
South Africa Squad: Dean Elgar, Pieter Malan, Zubayr Hamza, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock(w), Dwaine Pretorius, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Beuran Hendricks, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Paterson, Rudi Second, Keegan Petersen.
England Squad: Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Joe Denly, Joe Root(c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler(w), Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jack Leach, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Dominic Bess, Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley.
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