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ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: Stokes-Foakes put England in COMMAND at Old Trafford, SA trail by 241 runs: Follow England South Africa 2nd TEST LIVE

ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: Stokes-Foakes put England in COMMAND at Old Trafford, SA trail by 241 runs: Follow England South Africa 2nd TEST LIVE

ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: England SouthAfrica 2nd Test LIVE: England are in control at Old Trafford Test. At end of Day 2, South Africa are still trailing by 241 runs. Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee closed the day at 23/0. But it was Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes who slammed centuries to put England […]

ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: England SouthAfrica 2nd Test LIVE: England are in control at Old Trafford Test. At end of Day 2, South Africa are still trailing by 241 runs. Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee closed the day at 23/0. But it was Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes who slammed centuries to put England in command, handing 264-run first-innings lead. England declared at 415/9. Follow ENG SA 2nd Test LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN

Brief scores: SA 151 all out (Rabada 36, Anderson 3/32, Broad 3/37) & 23/0 vs England 415/9d (Foakes 113*, Stokes 103, Nortje 3/82)

South Africa began the day well with Anrich Nortje bagging two early wickets to dismiss Jonny Bairstow and Zak Crawley. With England struggling at 147/5, Stokes and Foakes added 173-run for the 6th wicket to rescue the hosts. Their stand not only took England clear but also put them in command.

ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: Stokes-Foakes put England in COMMAND at Old Trafford, SA trail by 241 runs: Follow England South Africa 2nd TEST LIVE

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Earlier, Stokes and Foakes shared an impressive partnership of 173 after coming together with England wobbling at 147-5 after a double strike by fast bowler Anrich Nortje.

By recalling Simon Harmer as a second spinner to their attack, in the hope the pitch at Old Trafford would offer more turn as the game went on, South Africa had almost been obliged to bat first upon winning the toss.

But off-spinner Harmer, a prolific wicket-taker with county side Essex, and slow left-armer Keshav Maharaj could only manage three late-order wickets between them for a combined 151 runs in 45.4 overs Harmer’s first delivery on Friday, a full toss, was stroked through the covers for four by Foakes and, three balls later, Stokes swept him for six.

ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: Stokes-Foakes put England in COMMAND at Old Trafford, SA trail by 241 runs: Follow England South Africa 2nd TEST LIVE

Left-handed batsman Stokes, 34 not out at lunch, completed a 101-ball fifty when he lofted Harmer for six in classic style. Stokes went into the 80s with a straight six off Maharaj, before Foakes completed a well-made fifty off 116 balls.

And for all the talk of a new ‘Bazball’ aggressive style, the 31-year-old Stokes’s well-paced innings — his 12th hundred in 85 Tests and fourth against South Africa — was also a triumph of largely orthodox batting.

Foakes then added to the Proteas’ woes by going to his second hundred in 16 Tests when the 29-year-old late cut fast bowler Nortje for a ninth four in 206 balls faced.

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ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: Stokes-Foakes put England in COMMAND at Old Trafford, SA trail by 241 runs: Follow England South Africa 2nd TEST LIVE

South Africa 2nd Innings:

Batsmen R B 4S 6S SR
Sarel Erwee Not out 12 26 1 0 46.15
Dean Elgar (C) Not out 11 28 1 0 39.29
Extra 0 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 0)
Total 23/0 (9)
Yet To Bat KD PetersenAiden MarkramRassie van der DussenK VerreynneSR HarmerKeshav MaharajKagiso RabadaAnrich NortjeLungi Ngidi
BOWLING O M R W ECON
James Anderson 2 1 5 0 2.50
Ollie Robinson 4 0 15 0 3.75
Jack Leach 3 1 3 0 1.00

 

England 2nd Innings:

Batsmen R B 4S 6S SR
Alex Lees c K Verreynne b Lungi Ngidi 4 7 1 0 57.14
Zak Crawley c K Verreynne b Anrich Nortje 38 101 5 0 37.62
Ollie Pope b Anrich Nortje 23 27 4 0 85.19
Joe Root c SJ Erwee b Kagiso Rabada 9 15 1 0 60.00
Jonny Bairstow c SJ Erwee b Anrich Nortje 49 63 7 0 77.78
Ben Stokes (C) c D Elgar b Kagiso Rabada 103 163 6 3 63.19
Ben Foakes (WK) Not out 113 217 9 0 52.07
Stuart Broad st K Verreynne b SR Harmer 21 14 2 1 150.00
Ollie Robinson c Aiden Markram b Keshav Maharaj 17 22 2 0 77.27
Jack Leach b Keshav Maharaj 11 17 2 0 64.71
Extra 27 (b 6, w 10, nb 6, lb 5)
Total 415/9 (106.4)
Yet To Bat James Anderson
BOWLING O M R W ECON
Kagiso Rabada 23 2 110 2 4.78
Lungi Ngidi 18 3 61 1 3.39
Anrich Nortje 20 1 82 3 4.10
Keshav Maharaj 22.4 4 78 2 3.44
Simon Harmer 23 4 73 1 3.17
Fall Of Wickets FOW Over
Alex Lees 1-5 1.4
Ollie Pope 2-34 10.1
JE Root 3-43 13.5
Jonny Bairstow 4-134 33.4
Zak Crawley 5-147 35.4
Ben Stokes 6-320 89.2
Stuart Broad 7-361 94.3
Ollie Robinson 8-395 102.3
MJ Leach 9-415 106.4

What happened on DAY 1? South Africa captain Dean Elgar won the toss and opted to bat first and what followed was a nightmare batting performance by the Proteas. Sarel Erwee fell in Anderson’s first spell while Dean Elgar and Keegan Petersen soon joined him as the visitors were left reeling at 40/3.

The situation did not get any better with England captain Ben Stokes chipping in with couple of wickets late in the session as South Africa headed to Lunch at 77/5. Anderson and Broad struck once again soon after the game resumed as South Africa were in real danger of not crossing the 100-run mark.

ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: Stokes-Foakes put England in COMMAND at Old Trafford, SA trail by 241 runs: Follow England South Africa 2nd TEST LIVE

South Africa Innings:

Batsmen R B 4S 6S SR
Dean Elgar (C) c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad 12 42 1 0 28.57
Sarel Erwee c BT Foakes b James Anderson 3 12 0 0 25.00
Keegan Petersen c JE Root b Stuart Broad 21 29 3 0 72.41
Aiden Markram c BT Foakes b Ben Stokes 14 27 0 0 51.85
Rassie van der Dussen lbw b Ben Stokes 16 31 2 0 51.61
Kyle Verreynne (WK) c BT Foakes b Stuart Broad 21 49 1 0 42.85
Simon Harmer lbw b James Anderson 2 16 0 0 12.50
Keshav Maharaj lbw b James Anderson 0 1 0 0 0.00
Kagiso Rabada c JE Root b MJ Leach 36 72 2 0 50.00
Anrich Nortje lbw b Ollie Robinson 10 37 2 0 27.03
Lungi Ngidi Not out 4 10 1 0 40.00
Extra 12 (b 2, w 0, nb 6, lb 4)
Total 151/10 (53.2)
BOWLING O M R W ECON
James Anderson 15 4 32 3 2.13
Ollie Robinson 14 0 48 1 3.43
Stuart Broad 11 1 37 3 3.36
Ben Stokes 7 0 17 2 2.43
Jack Leach 6.2 1 11 1 1.74
Fall Of Wickets FOW Over
SJ Erwee 1-3 4.2
D Elgar 2-35 12.5
KD Petersen 3-41 14.3
Aiden Markram 4-68 21.3
Rassie van der Dussen 5-76 23.4
SR Harmer 6-92 30.3
Keshav Maharaj 7-92 30.4
K Verreynne 8-108 37.6
Anrich Nortje 9-143 50.1
Kagiso Rabada 10-151 53.2

ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: Stokes-Foakes put England in COMMAND at Old Trafford, SA trail by 241 runs: Follow England South Africa 2nd TEST LIVE

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However, new ball bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje stitched a valuable 35-run stand, the highest of the South African innings. They took Proteas past 150 before Jack Leach and Ollie Robinson helped themselves to the final two wickets. Rabada was SA’s top scorer with 36 to his name.

In response, England lost Alex Lees early but a shaky Zak Crawley look determined to bat for a long time at the crease. Ollie Pope brandished an array of shots before an Anrich Nortje peach cleaned him up. Joe Root did not last long as Rabada struck with England slipping to 43/3.

However, Crawley and Bairstow batted out the rest of the day to take England past 100 and put them in command of the Test. While Crawley held his ground, Jonny scored in his trademark Bazball style, racing to 38 off just 45 balls before Stumps.

ENG vs SA DAY 2 Highlights: Stokes-Foakes put England in COMMAND at Old Trafford, SA trail by 241 runs: Follow England South Africa 2nd TEST LIVE

South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar(c), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne(w), Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

England (Playing XI): Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson

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