'Loud and clear' says Dale Steyn on Jos Buttler sledging Vernon Philander

In a nail-biting finish on Tuesday, England defeated South Africa in second by 189 runs Test at Newlands to level series. series leveller came at cost of an intense finish as both teams battled out to secure a win. While South Africa eyed an unassailable le, England looked to stay alive in series. However, once opener Dean Elgar and resilient Quinton de Kock departed, a collapse of Proteas batting followed which also triggered an intense moment between Jos Buttler and Vern Philander.

South African speedster, Dale Steyn on Wednesday reacted to Jos Buttler's sledging incident in second Test against England. pacer remarked, "Well, that was loud and clear," as he retweeted video of Buttler foul-mouthing Vern Philander. 

Buttler sledges Vern Philander

Tense moments on fifth day led to increased heat between players too as England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and Proteas pacer Vern Philander were involved in a heated exchange of words. As Buttler received a throwdown from field in 127th over of second innings, he foul-moud veteran pacer and asked him to move out of his way. Buttler's comments were caught on stump-mic which was soon shared on social media.

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England pace attack overpowers Proteas batsmen

Kagiso Raba and company put England under tremendous pressure in first innings as English were bundled up for a mere 269. Dean Elgar put on a stunning display of batting but unfortunately missed out on a deserving century as Proteas were bowled out for 223. English batsmen n came strong at South Africa as debutant Dominic Sibley tched up his maiden century. 

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Skipper Joe Root also scored a half-century while Ben Stokes' fiery 72 helped England post a target of 439. With just a day to go, South Africa looked to draw match inste of chasing total. However, resilient fights from Pieter Malan and Quinton de Kock weren't eugh in front of English pace attack. As a result, England won match by 189 runs and levelled series 1-1. 

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