Cricket - South Africa v England - Second Test - PPC Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa - January 7, 2020 South Africa's Kagiso Rabada in action REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - England captain Joe Root hailed the influence of "golden nugget" Ben Stokes, who put in a match-winning performance with bat, ball and in the field to seal the second test against South Africa by 189 runs at Newlands on Tuesday.
Stokes had bludgeoned 72 from 47 balls on the fourth day to provide the quick runs England needed to bowl South Africa out a second time, and then took the final three wickets just as it looked as though the hosts might hold out for a draw.
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