• SA vs England: All the stats

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    Two Tests down and two to go with the series delicately poised going into the final matches at the Wanderers and Centurion, traditional South African strongholds.

    Here we look at the vital statistics after the opening two games, resulting in a 1-0 lead for England.

    MOST RUNS
    310 Ben Stokes (England, HS 258)
    300 Jonny Bairstow (England, HS 150no)
    220 Hashim Amla (SA, HS 201)
    202 Dean Elgar (SA, HS 118no)
    194 Nick Compton (England, HS 85)
    176 Joe Root (England, HS 73)
    174 AB de Villiers (SA, HS 88)
    139 James Taylor (England, HS 70)
    112 Temba Bavuma (SA, HS 102no)
    101 Alex Hales (England, HS 60)
    97 Faf du Plessis (SA, HS 86)
    69 Chris Morris (SA, HS 69)
    42 Alastair Cook (England, HS 27)

    BATTING AVERAGES
    150.00 Jonny Bairstow (England)
    101.00 Dean Elgar (SA)
    77.50 Ben Stokes (England)
    77.33 Hashim Amla (SA)
    69.00 Chris Morris (SA)
    58.00 AB de Villiers (SA)
    56.00 Temba Bavuma (SA)
    48.50 Nick Compton (England)
    44.00 Joe Root (England)
    34.75 James Taylor (England)

    CENTURIONS
    258 Ben Stokes (England)
    201 Hashim Amla (SA)
    150no Jonny Bairstow (England)
    118no Dean Elgar (SA)
    102no Temba Bavuma (SA)

    MOST WICKETS
    9 Dane Piedt (SA, BB 5-153)
    8 Steve Finn (England, BB 4-42)
    7 Stuart Broad (England, BB 4-25)
    7 Morne Morkel (SA, BB 4-76)
    7 Moeen Ali (England, BB 4-69)
    4 Dale Steyn (SA, BB 4-70)
    4 Kagiso Rabada (SA, BB 3-175)
    3 Stiaan van Zyl (SA, BB 3-20)

    OUTFIELD CATCHES
    3 JP Duminy (SA), Joe Root (England), Dean Elgar (SA)
    2 James Anderson (England), Chris Morris (SA), Ben Stokes (England), James Taylor (England), Temba Bavuma (SA)

    WICKETKEEPER DISMISSALS
    7 AB de Villiers (SA, 6c, 1st)
    5 Jonny Bairstow (England, 4c, 1st)
    3 Quinton de Kock (3c)

    HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS
    1st: 55 Alastair Cook and Alex Hales (England)
    2nd: 78 Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla (SA)
    3rd: 183 Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers (SA)
    4th: 171 Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis (SA)
    5th: 56 Joe Root and Ben Stokes (England)
    6th: 399 Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow (England)
    7th: 167 Temba Bavuma and Chris Morris (SA)
    8th: 54 Dean Elgar and Dale Steyn (SA)
    9th: 14 Jonny Bairstow and Stuart Broad (England)
    10th: 36 Stuart Broad and Steve Finn (England)

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