Oval Test: England beat South Africa by 9 wickets

England won their sixth Test of the summer and continued their unbeaten series run under the captaincy of Ben Stokes, by defeating South Africa in the third and final Test match of the series. English pace bowlers ruled the roost at The Oval in a rain-affected Test match, helping the team wrap up the game in just three days.

The highly anticipated decider was first delayed due to rain in the first day and then due to the death of the Queen, but England managed to put pressure on South Africa, who wanted to bring an aggressive intent to their play in the final match of the



series.

After pacers from both teams ran through the batting line-ups, England were left with 130 runs as a target. With a little more than a day remaining to chase the target down, underfire opener Zack Crawley brought out his very best, attacking the likes of Marc Jansen, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. The only England wicket to fall in the final innings was Alex Lees, who played second fiddle to Zack Crawley, hitting 39 off 73 balls. The right-hander Crawley on the other hand 69 off 57 balls and also hit Marco Jansen for four to bring up a memorable victory in English cricket.