South Africa v Australia 2nd Test

Australia tour of South Africa - 2014 (2013/14) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 20 February 2014

South Africa won by 231 runs

South Africa won by 231 runs. Hashim Amla top-scored with 127* for South Africa. Nathan Lyon took 5/130.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of South Africa - 2014 (2013/14)
Ground: St George's Park, Gqeberha
Dates: 20 February 2014 to 23 February 2014
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: South Africa won by 231 runs
Player of the match: Jean-Paul Duminy
Captains: Graeme Smith (South Africa), Michael Clarke (Australia)
Debut: Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
Umpires: HDPK Dharmasena and RK Illingworth
Match referee: RS Mahanama

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Quinton de Kock's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 423 all out. Jean-Paul Duminy top-scored with 123 off 231 balls, and AB de Villiers made 116. Nathan Lyon took 5 for 130 for Australia. The innings was built on a 149-run stand for the sixth wicket between Jean-Paul Duminy and AB de Villiers. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at St George's Park, 346 across 7 Tests.

Australia replied with 246 all out. David Warner top-scored with 70 off 78 balls, and Steven Smith made 49. Morne Morkel took 3 for 63 for South Africa. South Africa led by 177 on first innings.

South Africa made 270 for 5 declared in their second innings. Hashim Amla top-scored with 127 not out off 176 balls.

Set 448 to win, Australia made 216 all out. Chris Rogers top-scored with 107 off 237 balls, and David Warner made 66. Dale Steyn took 4 for 55 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the first wicket between Chris Rogers and David Warner, 58% of the total. From 152 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 14 runs, to 166 for 6.

South Africa won by 231 runs.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 423 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	lbw b Ryan Harris	9	19
Dean Elgar	c Ryan Harris b Nathan Lyon	83	193
Hashim Amla	lbw b Mitchell Johnson	0	2
Faf du Plessis	c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon	55	126
AB de Villiers	c & b Nathan Lyon	116	232
Quinton de Kock	c Moises Henriques b Steven Smith	7	17
Jean-Paul Duminy	lbw b Nathan Lyon	123	231
Vernon Philander	c & b Michael Clarke	6	37
Wayne Parnell	c Brad Haddin b Nathan Lyon	10	37
Dale Steyn	not out	4	7
Morne Morkel	run out (Steven Smith, Brad Haddin)	1	4

Extras 9 · Total 423 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ryan Harris	27	6	63	1
Mitchell Johnson	25	5	70	1
Peter Siddle	34	9	96	0
Nathan Lyon	46	7	130	5
David Warner	3	0	10	0
Steven Smith	8	0	30	1
Michael Clarke	7.5	2	16	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Graeme Smith, 4.6 ov), 2-11 (Hashim Amla, 5.3 ov), 3-123 (Faf du Plessis, 43.1 ov), 4-181 (Dean Elgar, 69.3 ov), 5-200 (Quinton de Kock, 76.5 ov), 6-349 (AB de Villiers, 123.5 ov), 7-378 (Vernon Philander, 136.3 ov), 8-413 (Wayne Parnell, 147.6 ov), 9-420 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 149.4 ov), 10-423 (Morne Morkel, 150.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (9) and Dean Elgar (0)	10	30
second	Hashim Amla (0) and Dean Elgar (0)	1	3
third	Faf du Plessis (55) and Dean Elgar (53)	112	226
fourth	AB de Villiers (27) and Dean Elgar (30)	58	158
fifth	AB de Villiers (12) and Quinton de Kock (7)	19	44
sixth	Jean-Paul Duminy (71) and AB de Villiers (77)	149	282
seventh	Jean-Paul Duminy (22) and Vernon Philander (6)	29	76
eighth	Jean-Paul Duminy (25) and Wayne Parnell (10)	35	69
ninth	Jean-Paul Duminy (5) and Dale Steyn (2)	7	10
tenth	Dale Steyn (2) and Morne Morkel (1)	3	6

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 246 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	lbw b Vernon Philander	5	12
David Warner	c Graeme Smith b Vernon Philander	70	78
Alex Doolan	c AB de Villiers b Wayne Parnell	8	15
Shaun Marsh	c AB de Villiers b Wayne Parnell	0	2
Michael Clarke	c Dean Elgar b Vernon Philander	19	28
Nathan Lyon	b Morne Morkel	15	43
Steven Smith	c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel	49	72
Brad Haddin	b Dale Steyn	9	25
Mitchell Johnson	b Jean-Paul Duminy	27	23
Ryan Harris	c Faf du Plessis b Morne Morkel	26	26
Peter Siddle	not out	11	19

Extras 7 · Total 246 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	13	3	55	1
Vernon Philander	13	0	68	3
Morne Morkel	17	0	63	3
Wayne Parnell	8.3	2	31	2
Dean Elgar	0.3	0	1	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	5	0	24	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Chris Rogers, 3.3 ov), 2-41 (Alex Doolan, 9.1 ov), 3-41 (Shaun Marsh, 9.3 ov), 4-81 (Michael Clarke, 17.2 ov), 5-120 (David Warner, 29.3 ov), 6-128 (Nathan Lyon, 30.1 ov), 7-168 (Brad Haddin, 40.5 ov), 8-205 (Mitchell Johnson, 49.2 ov), 9-209 (Steven Smith, 50.2 ov), 10-246 (Ryan Harris, 56.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (5) and David Warner (2)	7	21
second	David Warner (26) and Alex Doolan (8)	34	34
third	Shaun Marsh (0) and David Warner (0)	0	2
fourth	Michael Clarke (19) and David Warner (19)	40	47
fifth	David Warner (23) and Nathan Lyon (15)	39	73
sixth	Steven Smith (8) and Nathan Lyon (0)	8	4
seventh	Brad Haddin (9) and Steven Smith (31)	40	64
eighth	Mitchell Johnson (27) and Steven Smith (10)	37	51
ninth	Ryan Harris (4) and Steven Smith (0)	4	6
tenth	Ryan Harris (22) and Peter Siddle (11)	37	41

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 270 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	b Mitchell Johnson	14	12
Dean Elgar	c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle	16	46
Hashim Amla	not out	127	176
Faf du Plessis	c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle	24	35
AB de Villiers	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	29	39
Quinton de Kock	c Michael Clarke b Nathan Lyon	34	58
Jean-Paul Duminy	not out	18	18

Did not bat: Wayne Parnell, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel

Extras 8 · Total 270 for 5 declared

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Johnson	15	1	51	2
Ryan Harris	13	1	74	0
Nathan Lyon	17	2	48	1
Peter Siddle	19	2	89	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-20 (Graeme Smith, 4.1 ov), 2-42 (Dean Elgar, 11.6 ov), 3-112 (Faf du Plessis, 25.5 ov), 4-167 (AB de Villiers, 36.6 ov), 5-231 (Quinton de Kock, 56.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (14) and Dean Elgar (5)	20	25
second	Hashim Amla (11) and Dean Elgar (11)	22	47
third	Hashim Amla (44) and Faf du Plessis (24)	70	83
fourth	Hashim Amla (22) and AB de Villiers (29)	55	67
fifth	Hashim Amla (30) and Quinton de Kock (34)	64	120
sixth	Hashim Amla (20) and Jean-Paul Duminy (18)	39	42

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 216 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	run out (Alviro Petersen)	107	237
David Warner	lbw b Jean-Paul Duminy	66	73
Alex Doolan	c Graeme Smith b Morne Morkel	5	43
Shaun Marsh	lbw b Vernon Philander	0	1
Michael Clarke	c Faf du Plessis b Dale Steyn	1	16
Steven Smith	lbw b Dale Steyn	0	1
Brad Haddin	b Dale Steyn	1	12
Mitchell Johnson	lbw b Vernon Philander	6	11
Ryan Harris	lbw b Dale Steyn	6	29
Peter Siddle	not out	3	15
Nathan Lyon	lbw b Dean Elgar	0	4

Extras 21 · Total 216 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	20	5	55	4
Vernon Philander	17	3	39	2
Morne Morkel	15	6	46	1
Jean-Paul Duminy	14	3	33	1
Dean Elgar	7.4	0	24	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-126 (David Warner, 29.2 ov), 2-152 (Alex Doolan, 42.6 ov), 3-153 (Shaun Marsh, 43.6 ov), 4-156 (Michael Clarke, 48.4 ov), 5-156 (Steven Smith, 48.5 ov), 6-166 (Brad Haddin, 52.6 ov), 7-197 (Mitchell Johnson, 59.1 ov), 8-209 (Ryan Harris, 68.6 ov), 9-214 (Chris Rogers, 72.1 ov), 10-216 (Nathan Lyon, 73.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (57) and David Warner (66)	126	176
second	Chris Rogers (19) and Alex Doolan (5)	26	82
third	Chris Rogers (1) and Shaun Marsh (0)	1	6
fourth	Chris Rogers (2) and Michael Clarke (1)	3	28
fifth	Chris Rogers (0) and Steven Smith (0)	0	1
sixth	Brad Haddin (1) and Chris Rogers (9)	10	25
seventh	Chris Rogers (14) and Mitchell Johnson (6)	31	37
eighth	Chris Rogers (5) and Ryan Harris (6)	12	59
ninth	Chris Rogers (0) and Peter Siddle (1)	5	18
tenth	Peter Siddle (2) and Nathan Lyon (0)	2	9

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