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Rabada strikes as South Africa scents victory
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 26 - 01 - 2016

Firebrand fast bowler Kagiso Rabada bagged two wickets as South Africa reduced England to 52 for three at the close of day four of the final Test Monday.
The tourists, who have already won the series, need a further 330 for what would be a record-breaking victory on the final day but must do so on a wicket showing variable bounce and prodigious turn at Centurion Park.
England's hopes of an unlikely victory or survival will rest on Joe Root (19 not out) who is at the crease with James Taylor (19 not out) after Rabada gave the host the perfect start.
The 20-year-old forced another failure from opener Alex Hales who was trapped lbw for one by a ball that kept low and jagged into him.
Rabada claimed his ninth wicket of the match when he had Nick Compton (six) caught behind, the England batsman unsuccessfully reviewing what seemed an obvious edge.
With a tense final day likely, England will hope that wasted review does not come back to haunt it.
In between, Morne Morkel grabbed the prize scalp of England captain Alastair Cook (five) with a brilliant one-handed caught and bowled to leave the latter still 36 runs short of 10,000 Test runs after a poor series.
South Africa should have celebrated the wicket of Root as well, but wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock failed to take the ball after spinner Dane Piedt had drawn the batsman from his crease and beaten the edge.
South Africa earlier declared its second innings on 248 for five.
Hashim Amla fell four short of a second century in the match when he uncharacteristically flashed wildly at a wide deliver from Stuart Broad in the pursuit of quick runs.
Amla added 117 for the fifth wicket with Temba Bavuma (78 not out), who showed great application and maturity.
The highest successful chase in Test matches at Centurion Park is 251 by England in 2000, though the pitch was only used for two days in that match after rain spoiled the contest and the teams decided to forfeit an innings each to force a result.
Thunderstorms are forecast in Pretoria Tuesday, though those will likely come late in the afternoon.
Brief scores:
South Africa 475 (Stephen Cook 115, Hashim Amla 109, Temba Bavuma 35, Quinton de Kock 129 not out; Ben Stokes 4 for 86) and 248 for 5 (Stephen Cook 25, Hashim Amla 96, JP Duminy 29, Temba Bavuma 78 not out; James Anderson 3 for 47) lead England 342 (Alastair Cook 76, Joe Root 76, Ben Stokes 33, Moeen Ali 61; Kagiso Rabada 7 for 112) by 381 runs. — Agencies


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