England, needing an improbable 376 to win, were bowled out for 268 just before tea as their lower order offered scant resistance to a barrage of pace once South Africa had taken the second new ball. Kagiso Rabada proved the destroyer-in-chief with 4/103, assisted by Anrich Nortje who took three wickets for 56 runs. “Our bowling unit was very effective and it is a massive confidence booster to our team,” said South Africa captain Faf du Plessis after arresting a run of five straight Test defeats. We worked really hard building up and I thought it was a really good Test. But the turning point proved the key wickets of both England captain Joe Root and potential match-winner Ben Stokes.

Source: The Telegraph December 29, 2019 21:56 UTC