South Africa v Australia 1st Test

Australia tour of South Africa - 2014 (2013/14) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 12 February 2014

Australia won by 281 runs

Australia won by 281 runs. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 148 for Australia. Mitchell Johnson took 7/68.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of South Africa - 2014 (2013/14)
Ground: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Dates: 12 February 2014 to 15 February 2014
Toss: South Africa, chose to field
Result: Australia won by 281 runs
Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson
Captains: Michael Clarke (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Debut: Alex Doolan (Australia)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and RK Illingworth
Match referee: RS Mahanama

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to field. It was Alex Doolan's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 397 all out. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 148 off 288 balls, and Steven Smith made 100. Dale Steyn took 4 for 78 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 233-run stand for the fifth wicket between Shaun Marsh and Steven Smith, 59% of the total.

South Africa replied with 206 all out. AB de Villiers top-scored with 91 off 148 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 7 for 68 for Australia. Australia led by 191 on first innings.

Australia made 290 for 4 declared in their second innings. David Warner top-scored with 115 off 151 balls, and Alex Doolan made 89. The innings was built on a 205-run stand for the second wicket between David Warner and Alex Doolan, 71% of the total.

Set 482 to win, South Africa made 200 all out. AB de Villiers top-scored with 48 off 90 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 5 for 59 for Australia.

Australia won by 281 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 397 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	c Jean-Paul Duminy b Morne Morkel	4	19
David Warner	b Dale Steyn	12	16
Alex Doolan	c Robin Peterson b Ryan McLaren	27	51
Shaun Marsh	c Graeme Smith b Vernon Philander	148	288
Michael Clarke	c Vernon Philander b Dale Steyn	23	45
Steven Smith	c Alviro Petersen b Ryan McLaren	100	213
Brad Haddin	lbw b Robin Peterson	0	3
Mitchell Johnson	b Robin Peterson	33	54
Ryan Harris	b Dale Steyn	19	31
Peter Siddle	b Dale Steyn	2	11
Nathan Lyon	not out	4	3

Extras 25 · Total 397 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	29	6	78	4
Vernon Philander	24	5	69	1
Morne Morkel	22	5	73	1
Ryan McLaren	20	4	72	2
Robin Peterson	15	0	49	2
Jean-Paul Duminy	12	1	44	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (David Warner, 4.1 ov), 2-24 (Chris Rogers, 8.2 ov), 3-72 (Alex Doolan, 23.1 ov), 4-98 (Michael Clarke, 33.5 ov), 5-331 (Steven Smith, 103.3 ov), 6-332 (Brad Haddin, 104.1 ov), 7-348 (Shaun Marsh, 108.3 ov), 8-391 (Ryan Harris, 119.3 ov), 9-391 (Mitchell Johnson, 120.1 ov), 10-397 (Peter Siddle, 121.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (3) and David Warner (12)	15	25
second	Chris Rogers (1) and Alex Doolan (8)	9	25
third	Shaun Marsh (23) and Alex Doolan (19)	48	89
fourth	Michael Clarke (23) and Shaun Marsh (2)	26	64
fifth	Shaun Marsh (117) and Steven Smith (100)	233	419
sixth	Brad Haddin (0) and Shaun Marsh (0)	1	4
seventh	Shaun Marsh (6) and Mitchell Johnson (9)	16	27
eighth	Mitchell Johnson (24) and Ryan Harris (19)	43	66
ninth	Mitchell Johnson (0) and Peter Siddle (0)	0	4
tenth	Peter Siddle (2) and Nathan Lyon (4)	6	11

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 206 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	c Shaun Marsh b Mitchell Johnson	10	8
Alviro Petersen	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	2	12
Hashim Amla	lbw b Peter Siddle	17	42
Faf du Plessis	c Michael Clarke b Mitchell Johnson	3	5
AB de Villiers	c David Warner b Mitchell Johnson	91	148
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Mitchell Johnson b Nathan Lyon	25	48
Ryan McLaren	b Mitchell Johnson	8	33
Robin Peterson	c Michael Clarke b Mitchell Johnson	10	23
Vernon Philander	lbw b Nathan Lyon	15	35
Dale Steyn	not out	7	13
Morne Morkel	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	0	1

Extras 18 · Total 206 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ryan Harris	17	3	51	0
Mitchell Johnson	17.1	1	68	7
Peter Siddle	13	1	33	1
Nathan Lyon	14	0	38	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Graeme Smith, 1.4 ov), 2-15 (Alviro Petersen, 5.3 ov), 3-23 (Faf du Plessis, 7.1 ov), 4-43 (Hashim Amla, 12.6 ov), 5-110 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 30.5 ov), 6-126 (Ryan McLaren, 39.2 ov), 7-140 (Robin Peterson, 45.1 ov), 8-189 (Vernon Philander, 57.2 ov), 9-202 (AB de Villiers, 59.6 ov), 10-206 (Morne Morkel, 61.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (10) and Alviro Petersen (1)	11	10
second	Hashim Amla (3) and Alviro Petersen (1)	4	23
third	Hashim Amla (4) and Faf du Plessis (3)	8	10
fourth	Hashim Amla (10) and AB de Villiers (10)	20	35
fifth	Jean-Paul Duminy (25) and AB de Villiers (31)	67	107
sixth	Ryan McLaren (8) and AB de Villiers (8)	16	51
seventh	Robin Peterson (10) and AB de Villiers (3)	14	35
eighth	AB de Villiers (29) and Vernon Philander (15)	49	74
ninth	AB de Villiers (10) and Dale Steyn (3)	13	16
tenth	Dale Steyn (4) and Morne Morkel (0)	4	7

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 290 FOR 4 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	b Dale Steyn	1	4
David Warner	c Graeme Smith b Robin Peterson	115	151
Alex Doolan	c AB de Villiers b Jean-Paul Duminy	89	154
Shaun Marsh	c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn	44	84
Michael Clarke	not out	17	41

Did not bat: Steven Smith, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon

Extras 24 · Total 290 for 4 declared

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Vernon Philander	11	2	28	0
Dale Steyn	14.2	2	61	2
Ryan McLaren	11	0	47	0
Morne Morkel	13	4	38	0
Robin Peterson	19	0	87	1
Jean-Paul Duminy	4	0	12	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Chris Rogers, 1.1 ov), 2-206 (David Warner, 46.5 ov), 3-243 (Alex Doolan, 57.1 ov), 4-290 (Shaun Marsh, 72.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (1) and David Warner (0)	1	7
second	David Warner (115) and Alex Doolan (77)	205	274
third	Shaun Marsh (22) and Alex Doolan (12)	37	62
fourth	Michael Clarke (17) and Shaun Marsh (22)	47	91

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 200 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Alviro Petersen	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	1	9
Graeme Smith	c Alex Doolan b Mitchell Johnson	4	10
Hashim Amla	c Shaun Marsh b Ryan Harris	35	71
Faf du Plessis	lbw b Peter Siddle	18	47
AB de Villiers	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Johnson	48	90
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Alex Doolan b Mitchell Johnson	10	60
Ryan McLaren	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	6	19
Robin Peterson	b Peter Siddle	21	23
Vernon Philander	not out	26	18
Dale Steyn	c Michael Clarke b Ryan Harris	3	8
Morne Morkel	run out (Nathan Lyon, Brad Haddin)	1	4

Extras 27 · Total 200 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ryan Harris	12.4	5	35	2
Mitchell Johnson	16	3	59	5
Peter Siddle	16	6	55	2
David Warner	2	0	3	0
Nathan Lyon	13	1	33	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Alviro Petersen, 1.5 ov), 2-12 (Graeme Smith, 3.4 ov), 3-49 (Faf du Plessis, 16.5 ov), 4-97 (Hashim Amla, 29.4 ov), 5-128 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 45.4 ov), 6-140 (Ryan McLaren, 49.3 ov), 7-151 (AB de Villiers, 51.6 ov), 8-165 (Robin Peterson, 54.6 ov), 9-178 (Dale Steyn, 57.3 ov), 10-200 (Morne Morkel, 59.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (0) and Alviro Petersen (1)	6	11
second	Hashim Amla (1) and Graeme Smith (4)	6	12
third	Hashim Amla (15) and Faf du Plessis (18)	37	79
fourth	Hashim Amla (19) and AB de Villiers (23)	48	77
fifth	Jean-Paul Duminy (10) and AB de Villiers (16)	31	96
sixth	Ryan McLaren (6) and AB de Villiers (6)	12	23
seventh	Robin Peterson (7) and AB de Villiers (3)	11	15
eighth	Robin Peterson (14) and Vernon Philander (0)	14	18
ninth	Vernon Philander (6) and Dale Steyn (3)	13	15
tenth	Vernon Philander (20) and Morne Morkel (0)	22	12

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