Fast bowling prodigy Kagiso Rabada claimed seven wickets as South Africa took a 133-run first innings lead on the third day of the fourth and final Test against England at SuperSport Park yesterday.Rabada, 20, took seven for 112 as England were bowled out for 342.
England captain Alastair Cook and Joe Root both scored 76, while Moeen Ali was last man out for 61.
Rabada had decimated the England middle-order before lunch, claiming the big wicket of Ben Stokes (33) during a rain-hit middle session, with the visitors reeling after the Proteas posted 475 in their first innings.
England have already wrapped up the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead.
Stokes looked at his fluent best before he was caught at slip by Hashim Amla shortly after South Africa had taken the new ball.
Chris Woakes (26) was the only other wicket to fall in the session and could count himself unlucky, an edge off the part-time spin of JP Duminy hitting the thigh of wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock and looping to Dean Elgar at slip.
Rabada had removed Joe Root, James Taylor (14) and Jonny Bairstow (0) in quick succession in the minutes before lunch.
Root had looked set for a big score but was caught by De Kock, having a drive at Rabada after he had brought up his fourth half-century of the series.
Rabada is just the second player in history to take six wickets in an innings in both Tests and one-day internationals before the age of 21.
The youngster joins Pakistan great Waqar Younis on that short list.
Alastair Cook was the first wicket to fall on day three when he was caught behind by De Kock off the bowling of fast bowler Morne Morkel.
Coming around the wicket to the left-hander, Morkel angled the ball into Cook’s body and induced an edge as it moved away slightly off the wicket.
It left Cook still 41 runs shy of becoming the first England batsman to reach 10000 Test runs, after he had put on 99 for the third wicket with Root. — AFP-Reuters
Radaba takes 7 wickets as England falter
Rabada, 20, took seven for 112 as England were bowled out for 342.
England captain Alastair Cook and Joe Root both scored 76, while Moeen Ali was last man out for 61.
Rabada had decimated the England middle-order before lunch, claiming the big wicket of Ben Stokes (33) during a rain-hit middle session, with the visitors reeling after the Proteas posted 475 in their first innings.
England have already wrapped up the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead.
Stokes looked at his fluent best before he was caught at slip by Hashim Amla shortly after South Africa had taken the new ball.
Chris Woakes (26) was the only other wicket to fall in the session and could count himself unlucky, an edge off the part-time spin of JP Duminy hitting the thigh of wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock and looping to Dean Elgar at slip.
Rabada had removed Joe Root, James Taylor (14) and Jonny Bairstow (0) in quick succession in the minutes before lunch.
Root had looked set for a big score but was caught by De Kock, having a drive at Rabada after he had brought up his fourth half-century of the series.
Rabada is just the second player in history to take six wickets in an innings in both Tests and one-day internationals before the age of 21.
The youngster joins Pakistan great Waqar Younis on that short list.
Alastair Cook was the first wicket to fall on day three when he was caught behind by De Kock off the bowling of fast bowler Morne Morkel.
Coming around the wicket to the left-hander, Morkel angled the ball into Cook’s body and induced an edge as it moved away slightly off the wicket.
It left Cook still 41 runs shy of becoming the first England batsman to reach 10000 Test runs, after he had put on 99 for the third wicket with Root. — AFP-Reuters
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