Eng vs SA 3rd Test: Day 3 highlights

A look at the stats highlights of the third day's play in the third Test between England and South Africa at Edgbaston.

- In South Africa's innings of 314, 35 leg byes were conceded, which is a world record, eclipsing the previous record. In England's innings of 515 against India at The Oval in 2002, there were 31 leg byes out of 51 Extras.

- Kevin Pietersen's aggregate of 308 at an average of 61.60, including one century and one fifty, is the best by any batsman in the 2008 Basil D'Oliveira Trophy.

- Pietersen (94) has been dismissed in the 90s three times - his previous two instances being 96 against Pakistan at The Oval in August 2006 and 92 against Australia at Brisbane in November 2006.

- Pietersen's first fifty against South Africa is his 11th in Test cricket.

- Collingwood's sixth Test hundred is his first against South Africa.

- Collingwood has now recorded two hundreds against West Indies and one each against Australia, Pakistan, India and South Africa.

- Collingwood's aforesaid hundred is his first at Edgbaston, eclipsing his 19 against Sri Lanka at Birmingham in 2006.

- Collingwood and Pietersen put on 115 runs - England's best for the fifth wicket at Edgbaston, eclipsing the 103 between Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff against Australia in 2005.

- Makhaya Ntini completed his 350 Test wickets in 90 Tests.

- Michael Vaughan's batting average is just 8.00 in the series so far - 40 runs in five innings.


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