Veteran England pacer Stuart Broad, who on Thursday turned solely the second bowler to take 100 Take a look at wickets on the iconic Lord’s floor, continued to impress on Day 3 of the ongoing first Take a look at towards South Africa however this time together with his fielding.
On the age of 36, Broad defied science and picked up a sensational catch to eliminate Proteas’ speedster Kagiso Rabada. All of it occurred through the 78th over of South Africa’s first innings bowled by pacer Matthew Potts. Potts bowled a brief supply, and Rabada tried to drag the ball over the mid-on fielder.
It appeared that the crimson leather-based would simply sail over Broad’s head, however the Nottinghamshire cricketer had another plans. Broad made an enormous leap within the air and prolonged his proper hand to pluck the ball from one hand out of skinny air. Within the follow-through, he tumbled on the bottom with Potts and England captain Ben Stokes rushed to have a good time the wicket with Broad.
Right here is the video:
Oh Broady! 😱
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Coming again to South Africa’s innings, the vacationers managed to earn a 161-run lead over England’s first innings whole of 165. South Africa have been bowled out for 326, with Sarel Erwee being their prime scorer (73).
Aside from the left-handed opener, there was an enormous contribution from the decrease order as properly, with worthwhile scores by Marco Jansen (48), Keshav Maharaj (41) and Anrich Nortje (28*). For the house workforce, Broad (3/71) and Stokes (3/71) each bagged three wickets every, whereas Potts took two scalps.
