Twitter Reactions: South African bowlers shine as England is bludgeoned into submission
South Africa defeated England by 340 runs to bring back parity in the series.
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In a Test match between two classy outfits, it was the Proteas who had the last laugh. South Africa, after losing to the Three Lions in the first match of the 4-Test series, were desperately searching for some joy at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. In a match that was fully packed with action, South Africa has defeated the hosts by as many as 340 runs.
Winning the toss, Faf du Plessis decided to bat first. Owing to top knocks from Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock, the Proteas managed to put up a formidable score of 335 runs. But it was the bowlers who did the trick for them, as the English batters surrendered to them. England managed to score 205 runs in the first innings. With the pitch already changing its colour and a healthy lead of 130 runs, it was a match for South Africa to lose from thereon.
But the batters again did justice to their reputation and veteran Hashim Amla justified his tag of one of the ‘calmest heads’ on the 22 yards. Scoring 343 runs, South Africa already felt they had half-won the game. But the fans expected some sort of resilience from the home team.
Unfortunately for the English supporters, resilience was on a vacation as the Protean bowlers bamboozled through the English batting roster. The hosts surrendered at just 133 runs as only 4 batters managed to reach the double figures. The stats suggest that the average time per wicket was less than 20 minutes. With the inception of shorter formats like T20, probably the players are trying to accelerate through the Test match so as to finish it in a shorter period of time.
Twitterati never disappoints and they found another hot topic today in the English team. From saluting the Protean bowling to mocking the English batters, they had it all covered as we move on to Kennington Oval for the 3rd Test.
Here are some tweets regarding the match
Congrats to the proteas great response after Lords. Fine team performance at Trent bridge. @faf1307 @amlahash @deanelgar @RussellDomingo
— Allan Donald (@AllanDonald33) July 17, 2017
.@englandcricket ? pic.twitter.com/vNEvP0Z5vv
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) July 17, 2017
Brilliant from the South Africans, deserve all the praise for the way they played in this test! #ENGvRSA now for our ladies tomorrow.
— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49) July 17, 2017
England's record in tests since the start of 2016:
D W L W W D L W W L W L D L L L L W L
Inconsistent ? pic.twitter.com/BYQyuDqK20
— BT Sport Cricket (@btsportcricket) July 17, 2017
Outplayed. Outclassed. South Africa surely knows how to win away from home…hoping for a cracking third Test. #ENGvSA
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) July 17, 2017
Speechless
— simon hughes (@theanalyst) July 17, 2017
Wow… that all happened pretty quickly!! Credit to South Africa!! #EngvSA ??
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) July 17, 2017
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) July 17, 2017
96.1 overs England Batted in this Game ….. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 17, 2017
96.1 overs England Batted in this Game ….. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 17, 2017
Nothing better than a Test victory! Great effort from @faf1307 and the boys. Enjoy the celebrations guys #ProteaFire
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) July 17, 2017
This is absolutely terrible ……. Far too much talent in this team to play like this ……..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 17, 2017
@OfficialCSA absolutely brilliant the last 4 days.In this game I've learnt that you just never write indiv's/teams off.U will eat humblepie.
— Ashwell Prince (@ashyp_5) July 17, 2017
SA biggest Test wins (by runs)
bt NZ by 358 runs
bt Eng by 356 runs
bt WI by 351 runs
bt England by 340 runs (today)#ENGvSA— Cricket Chitchat (@CricChitchat) July 17, 2017
Well played South Africa ! Im sure @englandcricket will cop some stick from the usual suspects , have faith out there it's a great team ??
— andrew flintoff (@flintoff11) July 17, 2017
ENGLAND: Innings Highlights. pic.twitter.com/YJhZeCA5LR
— Fred Boycott (@FredBoycott) July 17, 2017
'Great' teams don't lose 6 out of their last 8 Test matches, Andrew. https://t.co/3omPwrAZMK
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 17, 2017
Kevin Pietersen remains available for England.
How much longer can his return be dismissed on 'political' grounds?#BringBackKP— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 17, 2017
Have England taken a bung to bat like this?
Serious question. #ENGvsSA— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 17, 2017
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