South Africa v Australia 3rd Test

Australia tour of South Africa - 2014 (2013/14) · Newlands, Cape Town · 1 March 2014

Australia won by 245 runs

Australia won by 245 runs. Michael Clarke top-scored with 161* for Australia. Ryan Harris took 4/32.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of South Africa - 2014 (2013/14)
Ground: Newlands, Cape Town
Dates: 1 March 2014 to 5 March 2014
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 245 runs
Player of the match: David Warner
Captains: Michael Clarke (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and HDPK Dharmasena
Match referee: RS Mahanama

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 494 for 7 declared. Michael Clarke top-scored with 161 not out off 301 balls, and David Warner made 135. Jean-Paul Duminy took 4 for 73 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 184-run stand for the fourth wicket between Michael Clarke and Steven Smith. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Newlands, 348 across 13 Tests.

South Africa replied with 287 all out. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 67 off 135 balls, and Alviro Petersen made 53. Mitchell Johnson took 4 for 42 for Australia. Australia led by 207 on first innings.

Australia made 303 for 5 declared in their second innings. David Warner top-scored with 145 off 156 balls. Kyle Abbott took 3 for 61 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the first wicket between Chris Rogers and David Warner, 41% of the total.

Set 511 to win, South Africa made 265 all out. Vernon Philander top-scored with 51 not out off 105 balls, and Faf du Plessis made 47. Ryan Harris took 4 for 32 for Australia.

Australia won by 245 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 494 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn	25	41
David Warner	c AB de Villiers b Jean-Paul Duminy	135	152
Alex Doolan	c Dale Steyn b Vernon Philander	20	66
Michael Clarke	not out	161	301
Steven Smith	b Dean Elgar	84	155
Shane Watson	c Hashim Amla b Jean-Paul Duminy	40	32
Brad Haddin	c Hashim Amla b Jean-Paul Duminy	13	21
Mitchell Johnson	c AB de Villiers b Jean-Paul Duminy	0	1
Ryan Harris	not out	4	3

Did not bat: James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon

Extras 12 · Total 494 for 7 declared

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	10.1	0	44	1
Vernon Philander	26.4	2	116	1
Morne Morkel	23.5	2	94	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	17	0	73	4
Kyle Abbott	28	11	68	0
Dean Elgar	22	0	99	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-65 (Chris Rogers, 13.3 ov), 2-138 (Alex Doolan, 31.3 ov), 3-217 (David Warner, 57.4 ov), 4-401 (Steven Smith, 107.5 ov), 5-456 (Shane Watson, 118.4 ov), 6-489 (Brad Haddin, 126.5 ov), 7-489 (Mitchell Johnson, 126.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (25) and David Warner (40)	65	81
second	David Warner (48) and Alex Doolan (20)	73	108
third	Michael Clarke (29) and David Warner (47)	79	160
fourth	Michael Clarke (96) and Steven Smith (84)	184	304
fifth	Michael Clarke (15) and Shane Watson (40)	55	65
sixth	Brad Haddin (13) and Michael Clarke (20)	33	49
seventh	Michael Clarke (0) and Mitchell Johnson (0)	0	1
eighth	Michael Clarke (1) and Ryan Harris (4)	5	4

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 287 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	c Brad Haddin b Ryan Harris	5	19
Alviro Petersen	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	53	62
Dean Elgar	c Brad Haddin b James Pattinson	11	20
Hashim Amla	b Ryan Harris	38	52
AB de Villiers	c Michael Clarke b Mitchell Johnson	14	37
Faf du Plessis	c David Warner b Mitchell Johnson	67	135
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Brad Haddin b Ryan Harris	4	8
Vernon Philander	not out	37	107
Kyle Abbott	b Shane Watson	3	25
Dale Steyn	c Shane Watson b Mitchell Johnson	28	27
Morne Morkel	c Shane Watson b James Pattinson	7	9

Extras 20 · Total 287 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ryan Harris	22	9	63	3
Mitchell Johnson	19	5	42	4
James Pattinson	18.5	4	77	2
Shane Watson	9	1	34	1
Nathan Lyon	12	1	53	0
Steven Smith	2	0	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Graeme Smith, 4.5 ov), 2-42 (Dean Elgar, 11.4 ov), 3-95 (Alviro Petersen, 21.2 ov), 4-121 (Hashim Amla, 28.1 ov), 5-133 (AB de Villiers, 35.4 ov), 6-146 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 38.6 ov), 7-241 (Faf du Plessis, 67.2 ov), 8-249 (Kyle Abbott, 73.6 ov), 9-279 (Dale Steyn, 81.3 ov), 10-287 (Morne Morkel, 82.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (5) and Alviro Petersen (1)	7	30
second	Alviro Petersen (22) and Dean Elgar (11)	35	42
third	Hashim Amla (23) and Alviro Petersen (30)	53	58
fourth	Hashim Amla (15) and AB de Villiers (10)	26	41
fifth	AB de Villiers (4) and Faf du Plessis (8)	12	46
sixth	Jean-Paul Duminy (4) and Faf du Plessis (8)	13	20
seventh	Faf du Plessis (51) and Vernon Philander (30)	95	170
eighth	Vernon Philander (5) and Kyle Abbott (3)	8	40
ninth	Vernon Philander (2) and Dale Steyn (28)	30	45
tenth	Vernon Philander (0) and Morne Morkel (7)	8	8

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 303 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	run out (Dale Steyn)	39	67
David Warner	c AB de Villiers b Kyle Abbott	145	156
Alex Doolan	c Kyle Abbott b Morne Morkel	37	87
Shane Watson	c Jean-Paul Duminy b Kyle Abbott	25	17
Michael Clarke	c Quinton de Kock b Kyle Abbott	0	1
Steven Smith	not out	36	20
Brad Haddin	not out	3	3

Did not bat: Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon

Extras 18 · Total 303 for 5 declared

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Morne Morkel	13	1	67	1
Kyle Abbott	14	2	61	3
Vernon Philander	6	0	42	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	19	3	76	0
Dale Steyn	3	1	24	0
Dean Elgar	3	0	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-123 (Chris Rogers, 20.2 ov), 2-188 (Alex Doolan, 44.6 ov), 3-245 (Shane Watson, 50.6 ov), 4-257 (Michael Clarke, 52.2 ov), 5-290 (David Warner, 56.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (38) and David Warner (75)	123	123
second	David Warner (23) and Alex Doolan (37)	65	149
third	Shane Watson (25) and David Warner (28)	57	36
fourth	Michael Clarke (0) and David Warner (12)	12	8
fifth	David Warner (7) and Steven Smith (26)	33	25
sixth	Brad Haddin (3) and Steven Smith (10)	13	9

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 265 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Alviro Petersen	lbw b Ryan Harris	9	11
Graeme Smith	c Alex Doolan b Mitchell Johnson	3	3
Dean Elgar	b Mitchell Johnson	0	13
Hashim Amla	lbw b James Pattinson	41	109
AB de Villiers	c Brad Haddin b Ryan Harris	43	228
Kyle Abbott	b James Pattinson	7	89
Faf du Plessis	lbw b Steven Smith	47	109
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Nathan Lyon b Mitchell Johnson	43	99
Vernon Philander	not out	51	105
Dale Steyn	b Ryan Harris	1	44
Morne Morkel	b Ryan Harris	0	2

Extras 20 · Total 265 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ryan Harris	24.3	15	32	4
Mitchell Johnson	34	11	92	3
James Pattinson	27	10	62	2
Nathan Lyon	22	17	10	0
Shane Watson	9	6	6	0
Steven Smith	13	3	43	1
Michael Clarke	5	2	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Alviro Petersen, 2.1 ov), 2-12 (Graeme Smith, 3.1 ov), 3-15 (Dean Elgar, 5.6 ov), 4-68 (Hashim Amla, 36.4 ov), 5-95 (Kyle Abbott, 66.1 ov), 6-136 (AB de Villiers, 84.2 ov), 7-173 (Faf du Plessis, 102.1 ov), 8-246 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 119.1 ov), 9-265 (Dale Steyn, 134.1 ov), 10-265 (Morne Morkel, 134.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (3) and Alviro Petersen (9)	12	13
second	Graeme Smith (0) and Dean Elgar (0)	0	6
third	Hashim Amla (3) and Dean Elgar (0)	3	17
fourth	Hashim Amla (38) and AB de Villiers (14)	53	185
fifth	AB de Villiers (14) and Kyle Abbott (7)	27	178
sixth	AB de Villiers (15) and Faf du Plessis (24)	41	110
seventh	Jean-Paul Duminy (14) and Faf du Plessis (23)	37	107
eighth	Jean-Paul Duminy (29) and Vernon Philander (37)	73	104
ninth	Vernon Philander (14) and Dale Steyn (1)	19	90
tenth	Vernon Philander (0) and Morne Morkel (0)	0	2

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