Stuart Broad produced a sensational display of fast bowling as England swept to a series-clinching victory over South Africa on third day of third Test on Saturday.
Broad took six for 17 as South Africa were bowled out for 83 in their second innings. England won by seven wickets to take a winning 2-0 lead into the final Test in Centurion.
Broad ripped the heart out of the South African batting, taking the first five wickets for one run in the space of 31 balls after lunch.
The defeat toppled South Africa from top spot on the International Cricket Council’s Test rankings. England led on the first innings by 10 runs after being bowled out for 323 and the match was evenly poised as South African opening batsmen Dean Elgar and Stiaan van Zyl put on 23 runs at the start of the second innings, with Broad having conceded 13 of the runs.
Then Broad struck, having Elgar caught behind off a ball that lifted and moved away from the left-hander. Van Zyl was dropped, a difficult chance to James Anderson at third slip, and the single that was taken as the ball looped away was to prove the only run that Broad conceded while tearing the heart out of the batting.
South African captain AB de Villiers came out to a roar of appreciation from a near-capacity crowd but was caught behind for nought off a delivery which cut back sharply.
Brief Scores
Eng: 323 (Root 110; Radaba 5/78) and 77/3 beat SA: 313 and 83 (Broad 6/17) by 7 wickets.