South Africa vs England 3rd Test Day 1 was fairly equal between the teams as the visitors are 224/4 at the end of day’s play. Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat first and the away team got off to a good start as the opening duo of Zak Crawley and Dominic Sibley stitched up a partnership of 70 runs before the latter was dismissed by South Africa’s premium pace bowler Kagiso Rabada. Fans can scroll down below to get the ball-by-ball commentary and live score of SA vs ENG 3rd Test Day 2. South Africa vs England, Live Cricket Score 3rd Test Match.

The opening three batsmen of England started the innings very slowly but it was mainly down to the conditions of the pitch and a disciplined South African bowling. After being on the back-foot in the opening exchanges the Proteas came-back strongly and dismissed Joe Denly (25), Zak Crawley (44) and Joe Root (27) in quick successions to leave the visitors struggling at 148/4. South Africa vs England 3rd Test: Ben Stokes-Ollie Pope Stand Steers Eng to 224/4 vs SA.

The England innings was once again steadied by Ben Stokes (38*) as he along with Ollie Pope (39*) saw off a determined South African attack and stitched up a half-century partnership. Both the batsmen will now be looking to add on to their score and take England to a good total on Day 2 of SA vs ENG 3rd Test.

Squads:

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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