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England vs South Africa Scorecard, 4th Test, South Africa vs England 2019/20
Result · Jan 24 2020, Fri - 01:30 PM (IST)
ENGLAND400, 248
SOUTH AFRICA183, 274
England won by 191 runs
CRR:3.55
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Match Info
| Series: | England in South Africa 2019/20 |
| Date: | Jan 24 2020, Fri - 01:30 PM (IST) |
| Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Johannesburg |
| Venue: | New Wanderers Stadium |
| Toss: | England won the toss and elected to bat. |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Dean Elgar, Pieter Malan, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Dwaine Pretorius, Vernon Philander, Anrich Nortje, Dane Paterson, Beuran Hendricks |
| England Playing XI: | Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad |
- With the tourists 2-1 up with just one match left to play, England have already extended their unbeaten men's Test series run in South Africa to four (W2 D1 before this series); England will record back-to-back men's Test series victories in the country for the first time since managing it in 1938/39 and then in 1948/49, if they avoid defeat in this encounter.
- South Africa need to record victory in this match or they will register their third men's Test series loss in a row (also v Sri Lanka and India); it would be the first time they've endured such a run since suffering three on the bounce between 2004 and 2005 (Sri Lanka, India and England).
- South Africa are facing back-to-back men's Test series defeats on home soil after losing 0-2 against Sri Lanka in 2019; they have not suffered such a run in South Africa since losing four on the bounce between 1935 and 1950.
- South Africa have tasted defeat in seven of their last eight men's Test matches (W1), the Proteas have logged more defeats in the format than any other side since the start of 2019 (seven); Faf du Plessis has lost six tosses in a row ahead of this encounter with England.
- England have managed to win two of their last three men's Test matches at the Wanderers (L1); they saw off the hosts by a margin of seven wickets when they last met at 'The Bullring' (2016).
- South Africa have two victories on the spin at the Wanderers Stadium in men's Tests; they have never managed a three-match winning streak at the Johannesburg venue.
- Vernon Philander (South Africa) is set to make his final appearance in international cricket, he has the best average (19) of any seam bowler to take 100+ men's Test wickets in a specific country (144 dismissals in SA).
- Joe Root picked up career-best Test innings bowling figures (4/87) during the previous encounter in Port Elizabeth; they were the best by an England men's captain since 1984 (Bob Willis, 4/51 v NZ).
- Ben Stokes (England) has dropped six catches in this Test series; twice as many as any other fielder, only one of those was an 'easy' chance however.
- South Africa pace bowler Anrich Nortje has three wickets from short balls during this Test series; the other bowlers combined have logged just two dismissals between them with such deliveries (Sam Curran and Jofra Archer - one each).