Australia v South Africa 3rd Test

SA tour of Australia - 2016 (2016/17) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 24 November 2016

Australia won by 7 wickets

Australia won by 7 wickets. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 145 for Australia. Josh Hazlewood took 4/68.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: SA tour of Australia - 2016 (2016/17)
Ground: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Dates: 24 November 2016 to 27 November 2016
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja
Captains: Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Steven Smith (Australia)
Debuts: Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa), Matt Renshaw (Australia), Peter Handscomb (Australia), Nic Maddinson (Australia)
Umpires: NJ Llong and RA Kettleborough
Match referee: AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Tabraiz Shamsi, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb and Nic Maddinson played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 259 for 9 declared. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 118 not out off 164 balls, and Stephen Cook made 40. Josh Hazlewood took 4 for 68 for Australia. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 423 across 10 Tests.

Australia replied with 383 all out. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 145 off 308 balls, and Steven Smith made 59. Kyle Abbott took 3 for 49 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the third wicket between Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith. Australia led by 124 on first innings.

South Africa made 250 all out in their second innings. Stephen Cook top-scored with 104 off 240 balls, and Hashim Amla made 45. Mitchell Starc took 4 for 80 for Australia.

Set 127 to win, Australia made 127 for 3. David Warner top-scored with 47 off 51 balls, and Steven Smith made 40.

Australia won by 7 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 259 FOR 9 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Stephen Cook	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc	40	99
Dean Elgar	c Usman Khawaja b Mitchell Starc	5	17
Hashim Amla	c Matt Renshaw b Josh Hazlewood	5	11
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Matthew Wade b Josh Hazlewood	5	11
Faf du Plessis	not out	118	164
Temba Bavuma	c Matthew Wade b Jackson Bird	8	34
Quinton de Kock	c Matthew Wade b Josh Hazlewood	24	33
Vernon Philander	c Matthew Wade b Josh Hazlewood	4	9
Kyle Abbott	lbw b Jackson Bird	17	50
Kagiso Rabada	st Matthew Wade b Nathan Lyon	1	6
Tabraiz Shamsi	not out	18	23

Extras 14 · Total 259 for 9 declared

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	23	5	78	2
Josh Hazlewood	22	5	68	4
Jackson Bird	16	3	57	2
Nathan Lyon	15	1	45	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Dean Elgar, 6.5 ov), 2-36 (Hashim Amla, 12.1 ov), 3-44 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 14.5 ov), 4-95 (Stephen Cook, 32.1 ov), 5-117 (Temba Bavuma, 42.1 ov), 6-149 (Quinton de Kock, 50.3 ov), 7-161 (Vernon Philander, 52.6 ov), 8-215 (Kyle Abbott, 67.6 ov), 9-220 (Kagiso Rabada, 70.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Stephen Cook (6) and Dean Elgar (5)	12	42
second	Hashim Amla (5) and Stephen Cook (15)	24	32
third	Stephen Cook (3) and Jean-Paul Duminy (5)	8	16
fourth	Stephen Cook (16) and Faf du Plessis (32)	51	104
fifth	Faf du Plessis (14) and Temba Bavuma (8)	22	60
sixth	Faf du Plessis (8) and Quinton de Kock (24)	32	50
seventh	Faf du Plessis (8) and Vernon Philander (4)	12	15
eighth	Faf du Plessis (36) and Kyle Abbott (17)	54	90
ninth	Faf du Plessis (4) and Kagiso Rabada (1)	5	13
tenth	Faf du Plessis (16) and Tabraiz Shamsi (18)	39	35

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 383 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Usman Khawaja	lbw b Vernon Philander	145	308
Matt Renshaw	c Dean Elgar b Kyle Abbott	10	46
David Warner	c Dean Elgar b Kyle Abbott	11	25
Steven Smith	run out (Vernon Philander, Quinton de Kock)	59	113
Peter Handscomb	b Kyle Abbott	54	78
Nic Maddinson	b Kagiso Rabada	0	12
Matthew Wade	c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander	4	6
Mitchell Starc	c & b Kagiso Rabada	53	91
Josh Hazlewood	not out	11	26
Nathan Lyon	c Hashim Amla b Tabraiz Shamsi	13	8
Jackson Bird	c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada	6	17

Extras 17 · Total 383 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Vernon Philander	29	5	100	2
Kyle Abbott	29	11	49	3
Kagiso Rabada	25.1	4	84	3
Tabraiz Shamsi	29	4	101	1
Jean-Paul Duminy	6	0	25	0
Dean Elgar	2	0	11	0
Temba Bavuma	1	0	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Matt Renshaw, 15.3 ov), 2-37 (David Warner, 21.6 ov), 3-174 (Steven Smith, 60.6 ov), 4-273 (Peter Handscomb, 86.1 ov), 5-277 (Nic Maddinson, 89.5 ov), 6-283 (Matthew Wade, 90.5 ov), 7-327 (Usman Khawaja, 108.5 ov), 8-357 (Mitchell Starc, 115.1 ov), 9-370 (Nathan Lyon, 116.3 ov), 10-383 (Jackson Bird, 121.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Usman Khawaja (6) and Matt Renshaw (10)	19	94
second	Usman Khawaja (6) and David Warner (11)	18	39
third	Usman Khawaja (75) and Steven Smith (59)	137	233
fourth	Usman Khawaja (40) and Peter Handscomb (54)	99	151
fifth	Usman Khawaja (3) and Nic Maddinson (0)	4	22
sixth	Usman Khawaja (1) and Matthew Wade (4)	6	7
seventh	Usman Khawaja (14) and Mitchell Starc (29)	44	109
eighth	Josh Hazlewood (4) and Mitchell Starc (24)	30	38
ninth	Nathan Lyon (13) and Josh Hazlewood (0)	13	8
tenth	Jackson Bird (6) and Josh Hazlewood (7)	13	28

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 250 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Vernon Philander	lbw b Mitchell Starc	17	34
Stephen Cook	b Mitchell Starc	104	240
Dean Elgar	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc	0	3
Hashim Amla	c Matthew Wade b Josh Hazlewood	45	80
Jean-Paul Duminy	b Nathan Lyon	26	70
Faf du Plessis	c Peter Handscomb b Mitchell Starc	12	26
Temba Bavuma	c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon	21	31
Kyle Abbott	lbw b Nathan Lyon	0	5
Quinton de Kock	lbw b Jackson Bird	5	16
Kagiso Rabada	c Matthew Wade b Josh Hazlewood	7	9
Tabraiz Shamsi	not out	0	1

Extras 13 · Total 250 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	23.2	5	80	4
Josh Hazlewood	20	8	41	2
Jackson Bird	20	3	54	1
Nathan Lyon	21	4	60	3
David Warner	1	0	5	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Dean Elgar, 0.5 ov), 2-82 (Hashim Amla, 25.6 ov), 3-131 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 48.4 ov), 4-154 (Faf du Plessis, 57.1 ov), 5-190 (Temba Bavuma, 66.4 ov), 6-194 (Kyle Abbott, 68.3 ov), 7-201 (Quinton de Kock, 73.1 ov), 8-235 (Vernon Philander, 81.6 ov), 9-250 (Kagiso Rabada, 84.5 ov), 10-250 (Stephen Cook, 85.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Stephen Cook (1) and Dean Elgar (0)	1	5
second	Hashim Amla (45) and Stephen Cook (29)	81	153
third	Stephen Cook (23) and Jean-Paul Duminy (26)	49	136
fourth	Stephen Cook (11) and Faf du Plessis (12)	23	51
fifth	Stephen Cook (13) and Temba Bavuma (21)	36	58
sixth	Stephen Cook (4) and Kyle Abbott (0)	4	11
seventh	Stephen Cook (2) and Quinton de Kock (5)	7	28
eighth	Stephen Cook (13) and Vernon Philander (17)	34	53
ninth	Stephen Cook (8) and Kagiso Rabada (7)	15	17
tenth	Stephen Cook (0) and Tabraiz Shamsi (0)	0	3

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 127 FOR 3

Batter	How out	R	B
Matt Renshaw	not out	34	137
David Warner	run out (Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock)	47	51
Usman Khawaja	lbw b Tabraiz Shamsi	0	2
Steven Smith	c Quinton de Kock b Kyle Abbott	40	52
Peter Handscomb	not out	1	4

Did not bat: Nic Maddinson, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird

Extras 5 · Total 127 for 3

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Kyle Abbott	10	2	26	1
Vernon Philander	7	2	20	0
Kagiso Rabada	9	4	28	0
Tabraiz Shamsi	14.5	4	49	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-64 (David Warner, 18.3 ov), 2-64 (Usman Khawaja, 18.5 ov), 3-125 (Steven Smith, 39.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (47) and Matt Renshaw (12)	64	111
second	Usman Khawaja (0) and Matt Renshaw (0)	0	2
third	Steven Smith (40) and Matt Renshaw (21)	61	127
fourth	Peter Handscomb (1) and Matt Renshaw (1)	2	5

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