ENG vs SA 1st Test 2022: Result & Scores

Updated 25 Oct 2026

DateWednesday, 17 August 2022

Start (IST)3:30 PM

VenueLord’s, London

SeriesSouth Africa tour of England

Result

ENG 165 & 149 · SA 326

South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs

Scorecard

South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl.

England Inning 1 165/10 (45 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	SR
Alex Lees	c Verreynne b Rabada	5	11	1	45.5
Zak Crawley	c Markram b Rabada	9	23	2	39.1
Ollie Pope	b Rabada	73	102	5	71.6
Joe Root	lbw b Marco Jansen	8	17	1	47.1
Jonny Bairstow	b Nortje	0	5	0	0
Ben Stokes	c Keegan Petersen b Nortje	20	30	4	66.7
Ben Foakes	b Nortje	6	17	1	35.3
Stuart Broad	c Elgar b Rabada	15	20	2	75
Matty Potts	not out	6	27	0	22.2
Jack Leach	b Marco Jansen	15	17	3	88.2
James Anderson	lbw b Rabada	0	1	0	0

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	19	3	52	5	2.74
Lungi Ngidi	5	1	12	0	2.4
Marco Jansen	8	1	30	2	3.75
Anrich Nortje	13	2	63	3	4.85

South Africa Inning 1 326/10 (89.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	b James Anderson	47	81	8	0	58
Sarel Erwee	c Foakes b Stokes	73	146	6	0	50
Keegan Petersen	c Bairstow b Matty Potts	24	41	3	0	58.5
Aiden Markram	c Foakes b Jack Leach	16	27	3	0	59.3
Rassie van der Dussen	lbw b Stokes	19	36	4	0	52.8
Marco Jansen	c Zak Crawley b Broad	48	79	4	1	60.8
Kyle Verreynne	c Foakes b Broad	11	21	1	0	52.4
Keshav Maharaj	c Matty Potts b Stokes	41	49	7	0	83.7
Kagiso Rabada	c Broad b Matty Potts	3	10	0	0	30
Anrich Nortje	not out	28	42	4	0	66.7
Lungi Ngidi	c Bairstow b Broad	0	6	0	0	0

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
James Anderson	18	3	51	1	2.83
Stuart Broad	19.1	3	71	3	3.7
Matty Potts	20	2	79	2	3.95
Ben Stokes	18	3	71	3	3.94
Jack Leach	14	3	42	1	3

England Inning 2 149/10 (37.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Alex Lees	c Verreynne b Nortje	35	83	2	0	42.2
Zak Crawley	lbw b Maharaj	13	22	0	0	59.1
Ollie Pope	lbw b Maharaj	5	15	0	0	33.3
Joe Root	c Markram b Lungi Ngidi	6	10	0	0	60
Jonny Bairstow	c Verreynne b Nortje	18	24	2	0	75
Ben Stokes	c Maharaj b Rabada	20	28	2	0	71.4
Ben Foakes	c Verreynne b Nortje	0	2	0	0	0
Stuart Broad	c Elgar b Rabada	35	29	5	1	120.7
Matty Potts	b Marco Jansen	1	5	0	0	20
Jack Leach	not out	0	4	0	0	0
James Anderson	b Marco Jansen	1	7	0	0	14.3

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	8	2	27	2	3.38
Lungi Ngidi	7	2	15	1	2.14
Keshav Maharaj	12	0	35	2	2.92
Anrich Nortje	7	1	47	3	6.71
Marco Jansen	3.4	0	13	2	3.55

Recent form

England L L L W W

South Africa W L L W W

Up to the last 5 completed matches, newest first. W won, L lost, N no result, tie or draw.

Head to head (Test)

England 2 – 1 South Africa in completed Test matches since 2022

8–12 Sep · 3:30 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 3rd Test · South Africa tour of England
ENG 158 & 130/1 · SA 118 & 169
England won by 9 wkts Scorecard Kennington Oval, London Result 25–29 Aug · 3:30 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 2nd Test · South Africa tour of England
ENG 415/9 · SA 151 & 179
England won by an innings and 85 runs Scorecard Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Result

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FAQ

When does England vs South Africa 1st Test start in India?

Wednesday, 17 August 2022, at 3:30 PM IST.

Where is England vs South Africa 1st Test being played?

Lord’s, London.

Which series is this match part of?

South Africa tour of England, 2022, 12 Jul – 8 Sep 2022.

Who won England vs South Africa 1st Test?

South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs.

All matches in this series

Series hub →

Tue, 12 Jul · 3:30 PM IST England Lions vs

South Africa · 1st ODI
ENGL 321/4 (37.1 ov) · SA 318/9 (50 ov)
England Lions won by 6 wkts The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton Result

Thu, 14 Jul · 3:30 PM IST England Lions vs

South Africa · 2nd ODI
ENGL 253 (38.2 ov) · SA 360/7 (50 ov)
South Africa won by 107 runs New Road, Worcester Result

Tue, 19 Jul · 5:30 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 1st ODI
ENG 271 (46.5 ov) · SA 333/5 (50 ov)
South Africa won by 62 runs Scorecard Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Result Fri, 22 Jul · 5:30 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 2nd ODI
ENG 201 (28.1 ov) · SA 83 (20.4 ov)
England won by 118 runs (29 Ovs Match due to rain) Scorecard Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Result Sun, 24 Jul · 3:30 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 3rd ODI
SA 159/2 (27.4 ov)
No result Scorecard Headingley, Leeds Result Wed, 27 Jul · 11:00 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 1st T20I
ENG 234/6 (20 ov) · SA 193/8 (20 ov)
England won by 41 runs Scorecard County Ground, Derby Result Thu, 28 Jul · 11:00 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 2nd T20I
ENG 149 (16.4 ov) · SA 207/3 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 58 runs Scorecard Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Result Sun, 31 Jul · 7:00 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 3rd T20I
ENG 101 (16.4 ov) · SA 191/5 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 90 runs Scorecard The Rose Bowl, Southampton Result

9–13 Aug · 3:30 PM IST England Lions vs

South Africa · Test
ENGL 672 (117 ov) · SA 433 (124.3 ov) & 183 (64.4 ov)
England Lions won by an innings and 56 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Result

17–21 Aug · 3:30 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 1st Test
ENG 165 & 149 · SA 326
South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs Scorecard Lord’s, London Result 25–29 Aug · 3:30 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 2nd Test
ENG 415/9 · SA 151 & 179
England won by an innings and 85 runs Scorecard Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Result 8–12 Sep · 3:30 PM IST

England vs

South Africa · 3rd Test
ENG 158 & 130/1 · SA 118 & 169
England won by 9 wkts Scorecard Kennington Oval, London Result