Published: Jul 27, 2017, 03:36 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 27, 2017, 03:36 PM (IST)
England and South Africa will engage in probably the most crucial match of the ongoing series as they play the third Test at The Oval starting Thursday. The live streaming of the match will be available on hotstar.com while the match will be available on Star Sports HD 1 and Star Sports 1. In England, the match will be telecast on Sky Sports 2 HD and Sky Sports 2 while streaming will be available on Sky Go. Both teams have won one match each so far in the four-match series, hence making the third very important. Full Cricket Scorecard: England vs South Africa, 3rd Test at Oval
Hosts England are off to a great start, winning the first match by a margin of 211 runs. Skipper Joe Root scored a brilliant 190 on his captaincy debut while Ben Stokes (56), Moeen Ali (87) and Stuart Broad also made handy contributions. South Africa were bowled out for 361 chasing England’s first innings total of 458 despite half-centuries from Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock and Vernon Philander scoring half-centuries. Alastair Cook and Jonny Bairstow were the major contributors for England in the next innings while Moeen’s 6-for cleared South Africa up soon, handing his side the victory.
In the second Test, the visitors put up a strong statement with a 340-run victory. Though they could only put up 355 in their first innings, the bowlers were at their best as they bundled England for 205. Elgar, along with Hashim Amla, then helped South Africa put up 343 for 9 (decl.) and Mornie Morkel, Chris Morris and Vernon Philander made sure England did not make more than 133.
