South Africa v Australia 2nd Test

AUS tour of SA - 2018 (2017/18) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 9 March 2018

South Africa won by 6 wickets

South Africa won by 6 wickets. AB de Villiers top-scored with 126* for South Africa. Kagiso Rabada took 6/54.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: AUS tour of SA - 2018 (2017/18)
Ground: St George's Park, Gqeberha
Dates: 9 March 2018 to 12 March 2018
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 6 wickets
Player of the match: Kagiso Rabada
Captains: Steven Smith (Australia), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
Umpires: CB Gaffaney and HDPK Dharmasena
Match referee: JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 243 all out. David Warner top-scored with 63 off 100 balls. Kagiso Rabada took 5 for 96 for South Africa. From 161 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 182 for 8. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at St George's Park, 346 across 7 Tests.

South Africa replied with 382 all out. AB de Villiers top-scored with 126 not out off 146 balls, and Dean Elgar made 57. Pat Cummins took 3 for 79 for Australia. South Africa led by 139 on first innings.

Australia made 239 all out in their second innings. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 75 off 136 balls, and Mitchell Marsh made 45. Kagiso Rabada took 6 for 54 for South Africa.

Set 101 to win, South Africa made 102 for 4. AB de Villiers top-scored with 28 off 26 balls.

South Africa won by 6 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 243 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Cameron Bancroft	c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander	38	91
David Warner	b Lungi Ngidi	63	100
Usman Khawaja	c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander	4	15
Steven Smith	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	25	58
Shaun Marsh	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	24	52
Tim Paine	b Lungi Ngidi	36	68
Mitchell Marsh	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	4	3
Pat Cummins	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	0	1
Mitchell Starc	b Kagiso Rabada	8	11
Nathan Lyon	b Lungi Ngidi	17	20
Josh Hazlewood	not out	10	10

Extras 14 · Total 243 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Vernon Philander	18	7	25	2
Kagiso Rabada	21	2	96	5
Lungi Ngidi	13.3	3	51	3
Keshav Maharaj	18	1	51	0
Dean Elgar	1	0	6	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-98 (Cameron Bancroft, 26.4 ov), 2-104 (Usman Khawaja, 30.4 ov), 3-117 (David Warner, 36.2 ov), 4-161 (Steven Smith, 51.6 ov), 5-166 (Shaun Marsh, 53.2 ov), 6-170 (Mitchell Marsh, 53.5 ov), 7-170 (Pat Cummins, 53.6 ov), 8-182 (Mitchell Starc, 57.5 ov), 9-212 (Nathan Lyon, 63.5 ov), 10-243 (Tim Paine, 71.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (50) and Cameron Bancroft (38)	98	160
second	Usman Khawaja (4) and David Warner (1)	6	24
third	David Warner (12) and Steven Smith (1)	13	34
fourth	Shaun Marsh (20) and Steven Smith (24)	44	94
fifth	Shaun Marsh (4) and Tim Paine (0)	5	8
sixth	Tim Paine (0) and Mitchell Marsh (4)	4	3
seventh	Tim Paine (0) and Pat Cummins (0)	0	1
eighth	Tim Paine (2) and Mitchell Starc (8)	12	23
ninth	Tim Paine (13) and Nathan Lyon (17)	30	36
tenth	Tim Paine (21) and Josh Hazlewood (10)	31	46

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 382 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dean Elgar	c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood	57	197
Aiden Markram	lbw b Pat Cummins	11	21
Kagiso Rabada	b Pat Cummins	29	40
Hashim Amla	b Mitchell Starc	56	148
AB de Villiers	not out	126	146
Faf du Plessis	lbw b Mitchell Marsh	9	16
Theunis de Bruyn	lbw b Mitchell Marsh	1	8
Quinton de Kock	b Nathan Lyon	9	20
Vernon Philander	c Cameron Bancroft b Pat Cummins	36	85
Keshav Maharaj	b Josh Hazlewood	30	24
Lungi Ngidi	run out (Steven Smith)	5	7

Extras 13 · Total 382 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	33.4	5	110	1
Josh Hazlewood	30	5	98	2
Pat Cummins	24	6	79	3
Nathan Lyon	22	5	58	1
Mitchell Marsh	9	1	26	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Aiden Markram, 7.4 ov), 2-67 (Kagiso Rabada, 20.2 ov), 3-155 (Hashim Amla, 66.4 ov), 4-155 (Dean Elgar, 67.6 ov), 5-179 (Faf du Plessis, 75.3 ov), 6-183 (Theunis de Bruyn, 77.4 ov), 7-227 (Quinton de Kock, 85.3 ov), 8-311 (Vernon Philander, 108.3 ov), 9-369 (Keshav Maharaj, 115.4 ov), 10-382 (Lungi Ngidi, 118.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dean Elgar (11) and Aiden Markram (11)	22	46
second	Dean Elgar (15) and Kagiso Rabada (29)	45	76
third	Hashim Amla (56) and Dean Elgar (31)	88	278
fourth	AB de Villiers (0) and Dean Elgar (0)	0	8
fifth	AB de Villiers (15) and Faf du Plessis (9)	24	45
sixth	AB de Villiers (3) and Theunis de Bruyn (1)	4	13
seventh	AB de Villiers (35) and Quinton de Kock (9)	44	47
eighth	AB de Villiers (43) and Vernon Philander (36)	84	138
ninth	AB de Villiers (23) and Keshav Maharaj (30)	58	43
tenth	AB de Villiers (7) and Lungi Ngidi (5)	13	18

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 239 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Cameron Bancroft	b Lungi Ngidi	24	70
David Warner	b Kagiso Rabada	13	21
Usman Khawaja	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	75	136
Steven Smith	c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj	11	18
Shaun Marsh	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	1	5
Mitchell Marsh	b Kagiso Rabada	45	125
Tim Paine	not out	28	50
Pat Cummins	c Theunis de Bruyn b Kagiso Rabada	5	14
Mitchell Starc	c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada	1	10
Nathan Lyon	c Quinton de Kock b Lungi Ngidi	5	8
Josh Hazlewood	c Lungi Ngidi b Keshav Maharaj	17	17

Extras 14 · Total 239 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Vernon Philander	18	5	56	0
Kagiso Rabada	22	9	54	6
Keshav Maharaj	23	2	90	2
Lungi Ngidi	13	5	24	2
Aiden Markram	3	1	3	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (David Warner, 9.2 ov), 2-62 (Cameron Bancroft, 21.3 ov), 3-77 (Steven Smith, 26.4 ov), 4-86 (Shaun Marsh, 29.2 ov), 5-173 (Usman Khawaja, 61.1 ov), 6-186 (Mitchell Marsh, 63.6 ov), 7-202 (Pat Cummins, 67.2 ov), 8-204 (Mitchell Starc, 69.3 ov), 9-211 (Nathan Lyon, 72.2 ov), 10-239 (Josh Hazlewood, 78.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (13) and Cameron Bancroft (10)	27	56
second	Usman Khawaja (17) and Cameron Bancroft (14)	35	73
third	Usman Khawaja (3) and Steven Smith (11)	15	31
fourth	Shaun Marsh (1) and Usman Khawaja (8)	9	16
fifth	Usman Khawaja (47) and Mitchell Marsh (37)	87	191
sixth	Tim Paine (5) and Mitchell Marsh (8)	13	17
seventh	Tim Paine (9) and Pat Cummins (5)	16	20
eighth	Tim Paine (1) and Mitchell Starc (1)	2	13
ninth	Tim Paine (2) and Nathan Lyon (5)	7	17
tenth	Tim Paine (11) and Josh Hazlewood (17)	28	40

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 102 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Aiden Markram	c Steven Smith b Josh Hazlewood	21	28
Dean Elgar	c & b Nathan Lyon	5	17
Hashim Amla	c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins	27	42
AB de Villiers	c Cameron Bancroft b Nathan Lyon	28	26
Faf du Plessis	not out	2	10
Theunis de Bruyn	not out	15	14

Did not bat: Quinton de Kock, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

Extras 4 · Total 102 for 4

Bowler (Australia)	O	R	W
Mitchell Starc	3	15	0
Josh Hazlewood	6	26	1
Nathan Lyon	9	44	2
Pat Cummins	4.5	13	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Dean Elgar, 5.1 ov), 2-32 (Aiden Markram, 8.6 ov), 3-81 (Hashim Amla, 18.4 ov), 4-81 (AB de Villiers, 19.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dean Elgar (5) and Aiden Markram (17)	22	31
second	Hashim Amla (6) and Aiden Markram (4)	10	23
third	Hashim Amla (21) and AB de Villiers (28)	49	58
fourth	AB de Villiers (0) and Faf du Plessis (0)	0	3
fifth	Faf du Plessis (2) and Theunis de Bruyn (15)	21	22

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