Australia v South Africa 1st Test
SA tour of Australia - 2016 (2016/17) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 3 November 2016
South Africa won by 177 runs
South Africa won by 177 runs. Jean-Paul Duminy top-scored with 141 for South Africa. Kagiso Rabada took 5/92.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- SA tour of Australia - 2016 (2016/17)
- Ground
- Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- Dates
- 3 November 2016 to 7 November 2016
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 177 runs
- Player of the match
- Kagiso Rabada
- Captains
- Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Steven Smith (Australia)
- Debut
- Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Keshav Maharaj's first Test.
South Africa batted first and made 242 all out. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 84 off 101 balls, and Temba Bavuma made 51. Mitchell Starc took 4 for 71 for Australia. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 320 across 7 Tests.
Australia replied with 244 all out. David Warner top-scored with 97 off 100 balls, and Shaun Marsh made 63. Vernon Philander took 4 for 56 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 158-run stand for the first wicket between Shaun Marsh and David Warner, 65% of the total. From 158 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 181 for 5. Australia led by 2 on first innings.
South Africa made 540 for 8 declared in their second innings. Jean-Paul Duminy top-scored with 141 off 225 balls, and Dean Elgar made 127. The innings was built on a 250-run stand for the third wicket between Jean-Paul Duminy and Dean Elgar, 46% of the total.
Set 539 to win, Australia made 361 all out. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 97 off 182 balls, and Peter Nevill made 60. Kagiso Rabada took 5 for 92 for South Africa.
South Africa won by 177 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 242 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cook | c Mitchell Marsh b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Elgar | c Peter Nevill b Josh Hazlewood | 12 | 22 |
| Hashim Amla | c Steven Smith b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 5 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Peter Nevill b Peter Siddle | 11 | 23 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Adam Voges b Mitchell Starc | 37 | 74 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Shaun Marsh b Nathan Lyon | 51 | 86 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Shaun Marsh b Josh Hazlewood | 84 | 101 |
| Vernon Philander | b Mitchell Starc | 10 | 32 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c David Warner b Nathan Lyon | 16 | 19 |
| Kagiso Rabada | not out | 11 | 12 |
| Dale Steyn | b Mitchell Starc | 4 | 4 |
Extras 6 · Total 242 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 18.4 | 2 | 71 | 4 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 17 | 2 | 70 | 3 |
| Peter Siddle | 12 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Stephen Cook, 0.4 ov), 2-5 (Hashim Amla, 3.1 ov), 3-20 (Dean Elgar, 7.6 ov), 4-32 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 12.2 ov), 5-81 (Faf du Plessis, 27.6 ov), 6-152 (Temba Bavuma, 43.4 ov), 7-175 (Vernon Philander, 52.3 ov), 8-223 (Keshav Maharaj, 59.6 ov), 9-227 (Quinton de Kock, 60.6 ov), 10-242 (Dale Steyn, 63.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Cook (0) and Dean Elgar (0) | 0 | 4 |
| second | Hashim Amla (0) and Dean Elgar (5) | 5 | 15 |
| third | Jean-Paul Duminy (8) and Dean Elgar (7) | 15 | 29 |
| fourth | Jean-Paul Duminy (3) and Faf du Plessis (9) | 12 | 26 |
| fifth | Faf du Plessis (28) and Temba Bavuma (20) | 49 | 94 |
| sixth | Temba Bavuma (31) and Quinton de Kock (40) | 71 | 94 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (10) and Quinton de Kock (13) | 23 | 53 |
| eighth | Keshav Maharaj (16) and Quinton de Kock (31) | 48 | 45 |
| ninth | Quinton de Kock (0) and Kagiso Rabada (0) | 4 | 6 |
| tenth | Dale Steyn (4) and Kagiso Rabada (11) | 15 | 16 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 244 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Hashim Amla b Dale Steyn | 97 | 100 |
| Shaun Marsh | lbw b Vernon Philander | 63 | 148 |
| Usman Khawaja | b Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 17 |
| Steven Smith | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 0 | 4 |
| Adam Voges | c & b Kagiso Rabada | 27 | 60 |
| Mitchell Marsh | lbw b Vernon Philander | 0 | 8 |
| Peter Nevill | c Hashim Amla b Keshav Maharaj | 23 | 53 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Faf du Plessis b Keshav Maharaj | 0 | 5 |
| Peter Siddle | not out | 18 | 25 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Vernon Philander | 4 | 5 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Dean Elgar b Vernon Philander | 0 | 2 |
Extras 8 · Total 244 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 12.4 | 3 | 51 | 1 |
| Vernon Philander | 19.2 | 2 | 56 | 4 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 20 | 1 | 78 | 2 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 18.2 | 5 | 56 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-158 (David Warner, 35.2 ov), 2-167 (Usman Khawaja, 40.4 ov), 3-168 (Steven Smith, 41.3 ov), 4-181 (Shaun Marsh, 46.5 ov), 5-181 (Mitchell Marsh, 50.1 ov), 6-202 (Adam Voges, 60.6 ov), 7-203 (Mitchell Starc, 61.6 ov), 8-232 (Peter Nevill, 67.5 ov), 9-243 (Josh Hazlewood, 70.1 ov), 10-244 (Nathan Lyon, 70.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shaun Marsh (55) and David Warner (97) | 158 | 215 |
| second | Shaun Marsh (5) and Usman Khawaja (4) | 9 | 32 |
| third | Shaun Marsh (1) and Steven Smith (0) | 1 | 5 |
| fourth | Shaun Marsh (2) and Adam Voges (10) | 13 | 33 |
| fifth | Adam Voges (0) and Mitchell Marsh (0) | 0 | 20 |
| sixth | Adam Voges (17) and Peter Nevill (4) | 21 | 65 |
| seventh | Peter Nevill (1) and Mitchell Starc (0) | 1 | 6 |
| eighth | Peter Nevill (18) and Peter Siddle (11) | 29 | 35 |
| ninth | Peter Siddle (7) and Josh Hazlewood (4) | 11 | 14 |
| tenth | Peter Siddle (0) and Nathan Lyon (0) | 1 | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 540 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cook | c Shaun Marsh b Peter Siddle | 12 | 55 |
| Dean Elgar | c Mitchell Starc b Josh Hazlewood | 127 | 316 |
| Hashim Amla | b Josh Hazlewood | 1 | 7 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Peter Nevill b Peter Siddle | 141 | 225 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Peter Nevill b Mitchell Starc | 32 | 64 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Usman Khawaja b Mitchell Marsh | 8 | 18 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Adam Voges b Mitchell Marsh | 64 | 100 |
| Vernon Philander | b Steven Smith | 73 | 143 |
| Keshav Maharaj | not out | 41 | 34 |
Did not bat: Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada
Extras 41 · Total 540 for 8 declared
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 31 | 8 | 114 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 37 | 11 | 107 | 2 |
| Peter Siddle | 26 | 9 | 62 | 2 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 26 | 4 | 77 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 34 | 3 | 146 | 0 |
| Adam Voges | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 1.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Stephen Cook, 16.4 ov), 2-45 (Hashim Amla, 20.1 ov), 3-295 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 94.3 ov), 4-324 (Dean Elgar, 106.3 ov), 5-346 (Temba Bavuma, 112.3 ov), 6-352 (Faf du Plessis, 115.4 ov), 7-468 (Quinton de Kock, 146.1 ov), 8-540 (Vernon Philander, 160.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Cook (12) and Dean Elgar (18) | 35 | 101 |
| second | Hashim Amla (1) and Dean Elgar (9) | 10 | 21 |
| third | Jean-Paul Duminy (141) and Dean Elgar (85) | 250 | 446 |
| fourth | Faf du Plessis (14) and Dean Elgar (15) | 29 | 72 |
| fifth | Faf du Plessis (14) and Temba Bavuma (8) | 22 | 36 |
| sixth | Faf du Plessis (4) and Quinton de Kock (2) | 6 | 19 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (49) and Quinton de Kock (62) | 116 | 183 |
| eighth | Vernon Philander (24) and Keshav Maharaj (41) | 72 | 84 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 361 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Marsh | c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada | 15 | 45 |
| David Warner | run out (Temba Bavuma) | 35 | 33 |
| Usman Khawaja | lbw b Jean-Paul Duminy | 97 | 182 |
| Steven Smith | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 34 | 91 |
| Adam Voges | c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada | 1 | 12 |
| Mitchell Marsh | lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 26 | 52 |
| Peter Nevill | not out | 60 | 153 |
| Mitchell Starc | lbw b Kagiso Rabada | 13 | 24 |
| Peter Siddle | lbw b Vernon Philander | 13 | 32 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c Dean Elgar b Temba Bavuma | 29 | 71 |
| Nathan Lyon | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 8 | 22 |
Extras 30 · Total 361 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 31 | 6 | 92 | 5 |
| Vernon Philander | 22 | 7 | 55 | 1 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 17 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 40.1 | 10 | 94 | 1 |
| Stephen Cook | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Temba Bavuma | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (David Warner, 12.2 ov), 2-52 (Shaun Marsh, 12.6 ov), 3-144 (Steven Smith, 44.3 ov), 4-146 (Adam Voges, 46.5 ov), 5-196 (Mitchell Marsh, 62.4 ov), 6-246 (Usman Khawaja, 76.1 ov), 7-262 (Mitchell Starc, 82.5 ov), 8-280 (Peter Siddle, 92.5 ov), 9-345 (Josh Hazlewood, 113.2 ov), 10-361 (Nathan Lyon, 119.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shaun Marsh (15) and David Warner (35) | 52 | 73 |
| second | Shaun Marsh (0) and Usman Khawaja (0) | 0 | 4 |
| third | Usman Khawaja (49) and Steven Smith (34) | 92 | 189 |
| fourth | Adam Voges (1) and Usman Khawaja (1) | 2 | 14 |
| fifth | Usman Khawaja (20) and Mitchell Marsh (26) | 50 | 95 |
| sixth | Peter Nevill (16) and Usman Khawaja (27) | 50 | 82 |
| seventh | Peter Nevill (3) and Mitchell Starc (13) | 16 | 40 |
| eighth | Peter Nevill (5) and Peter Siddle (13) | 18 | 60 |
| ninth | Peter Nevill (28) and Josh Hazlewood (29) | 65 | 124 |
| tenth | Peter Nevill (8) and Nathan Lyon (8) | 16 | 35 |
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