Amla steers South Africa to sturdy location beside England

CENTURION: Hashim Amla steered African country to a powerful position on a deteriorating pitch on the fourth day of the fourth and final check against England at Super
Sport Park on weekday.

South Africa were 223 for four at tea, a lead of 356. Amla, United Nations agency created 109 within the initial innings, was ninety six not out, scored off 193 balls.

James Anderson stricken doubly in 3 balls within the fifth over of the morning, having author Cook caught behind for twenty five, then tack South African captain AB DE Villiers leg before wicket for his second duck of the match.

At that stage African country were forty nine for 3, a lead of 182.

But JP Duminy (29) and Temba Bavuma (63 not out) provided solid support to Amla in partnerships of fifty seven and 117 unconquered for the fourth and fifth wickets severally.

Scoring was slow on a cracked pitch with uneven bounce.

Although any target over three hundred would be tough for England to attain, African country square measure possible to be incapacitated within the final innings, with seam bowler Kyle Abbott unlikely to be able to bowl due to a hamstring injury.

Anderson, whose four wickets within the initial six innings of the series had price sixty three.50 runs every, had an excellent initial spell of the day, taking 2 for seven in six overs.

He bowled a decent line and length and swung the ball each ways that. His figures at tea were 3 for thirty three off sixteen overs.