South Africa played out the second session of day five of the second Test against England at Headingley on Monday gaining a lead of 233 runs with three wickets in hand.
With only one session of play left in the match, draw seems the most likely result. South Africa are currently leading the series 1-0 after a thumping innings victory in the first match at Kennington Oval.
South Africa reached 123 for one at lunch on the final day of the second Test against England, extending their lead to 117 runs in the second innings.
Earlier on the fourth day, England's hopes of squaring their Test series against South Africa flickered briefly before heavy rain brought an early end.
A fluent innings of 68 by Matt Prior gave England a six-run first innings lead with the hope of bowling out an injury-hit South African team cheaply in a second innings which started shortly before lunch.
But opening batsmen Graeme Smith and Jacques Rudolph resisted some hostile bowling before a mid-afternoon thunderstorm - the second rain stoppage of the day - ended play with South Africa on 39 for no wicket, a lead of 33.
Brief Scores: South Africa 419 & 239 for 7 (Jacques Rudolph 69, Graeme Smith 52; Stuart Broad 4 for 52) lead England 425 (Kevin Pietersen 149, Matt Prior 68; Imran Tahir 3 for 92) by 233 runs.
No comments:
Post a Comment