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Patna : South Africa (SA) were 88/6 in 41.5 overs at stumps on Day 2 in their first innings in 4th test against England at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, on January 25, 2020, night, with Quinton de Kock (wk) unbeaten on 32 in 44 balls hitting 5 fours. England fast bowler Mark Wood has taken 3/21 in 8.5 overs. SA trail by 312 runs.
Openers Dean Elgar and Pieter Malan scored 26 and 15 runs respectively adding 29 runs for the first wicket. Rassie van der Dussen fell to Sam Curran for a duck while captain Faf du Plessis fell to Chris Woakes for 3. Temba Bavuma fell to Mark Wood for 6 making it 74/5. Fast Bowler Anrich Nortje also fell to Wood for 6 making it 88/6.
Earlier, England were all out for 400 in 98.2 overs with captain Joe Root scoring 59 with 6 fours, Ollie Pope scoring 56 hitting 8 fours, and Chris Woakes making 32 with 5 fours. Mark Wood remained unbeaten on 35 in 39 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes while fast bowler Stuart Broad scored 43 in 28 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes. Mark Wood and Stuart Broad added 82 runs for the 10th wicket.
For SA, Anrich Nortje took 5/110 in 24 hours . Vernon Philander took 2/50 while Dane Paterson took 2/86. Fast bowler Beuran Hendricks took 1/111 in 23 overs.