South Africa v Australia 3rd Test
AUS tour of SA - 2018 (2017/18) · Newlands, Cape Town · 22 March 2018
South Africa won by 322 runs
South Africa won by 322 runs. Dean Elgar top-scored with 141* for South Africa. Morne Morkel took 5/23.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- AUS tour of SA - 2018 (2017/18)
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Dates
- 22 March 2018 to 25 March 2018
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 322 runs
- Player of the match
- Morne Morkel
- Captains
- Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Steven Smith (Australia)
- Umpires
- NJ Llong and RK Illingworth
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 311 all out. Dean Elgar top-scored with 141 not out off 284 balls, and AB de Villiers made 64. Pat Cummins took 4 for 78 for Australia. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the third wicket between AB de Villiers and Dean Elgar, 41% of the total. From 234 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 257 for 8.
Australia replied with 255 all out. Cameron Bancroft top-scored with 77 off 103 balls, and Nathan Lyon made 47. Morne Morkel took 4 for 87 for South Africa. From 150 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 175 for 8. South Africa led by 56 on first innings.
South Africa made 373 all out in their second innings. Aiden Markram top-scored with 84 off 145 balls, and Quinton de Kock made 65. Pat Cummins took 3 for 67 for Australia.
Set 430 to win, Australia made 107 all out. David Warner top-scored with 32 off 67 balls. Morne Morkel took 5 for 23 for South Africa. From 57 for 1 they lost 6 wickets for 29 runs, to 86 for 7.
South Africa won by 322 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Newlands across the 60 Tests in our archive.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 311 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | not out | 141 | 284 |
| Aiden Markram | c Steven Smith b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 11 |
| Hashim Amla | c Pat Cummins b Josh Hazlewood | 31 | 87 |
| AB de Villiers | c David Warner b Pat Cummins | 64 | 95 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins | 5 | 14 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins | 1 | 12 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 3 | 11 |
| Vernon Philander | c Tim Paine b Mitchell Marsh | 8 | 23 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Cameron Bancroft b Mitchell Starc | 3 | 7 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon | 22 | 42 |
| Morne Morkel | c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon | 4 | 4 |
Extras 29 · Total 311 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 21 | 3 | 81 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 23 | 4 | 59 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 19.5 | 6 | 43 | 2 |
| Pat Cummins | 26 | 6 | 78 | 4 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 7 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Steven Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Aiden Markram, 3.5 ov), 2-92 (Hashim Amla, 32.4 ov), 3-220 (AB de Villiers, 62.5 ov), 4-234 (Faf du Plessis, 66.6 ov), 5-236 (Temba Bavuma, 70.3 ov), 6-242 (Quinton de Kock, 74.6 ov), 7-254 (Vernon Philander, 82.3 ov), 8-257 (Keshav Maharaj, 83.5 ov), 9-307 (Kagiso Rabada, 97.1 ov), 10-311 (Morne Morkel, 97.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (4) and Aiden Markram (0) | 6 | 23 |
| second | Hashim Amla (31) and Dean Elgar (48) | 86 | 173 |
| third | AB de Villiers (64) and Dean Elgar (54) | 128 | 184 |
| fourth | Faf du Plessis (5) and Dean Elgar (5) | 14 | 25 |
| fifth | Dean Elgar (0) and Temba Bavuma (1) | 2 | 21 |
| sixth | Dean Elgar (3) and Quinton de Kock (3) | 6 | 27 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (8) and Dean Elgar (4) | 12 | 45 |
| eighth | Dean Elgar (0) and Keshav Maharaj (3) | 3 | 8 |
| ninth | Dean Elgar (23) and Kagiso Rabada (22) | 50 | 80 |
| tenth | Morne Morkel (4) and Dean Elgar (0) | 4 | 4 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 255 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | lbw b Vernon Philander | 77 | 103 |
| David Warner | b Kagiso Rabada | 30 | 14 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Kagiso Rabada b Morne Morkel | 5 | 22 |
| Steven Smith | c Dean Elgar b Morne Morkel | 5 | 18 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Quinton de Kock b Morne Morkel | 26 | 63 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander | 5 | 22 |
| Tim Paine | not out | 34 | 84 |
| Pat Cummins | c AB de Villiers b Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 40 |
| Mitchell Starc | c AB de Villiers b Kagiso Rabada | 2 | 5 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Dean Elgar b Morne Morkel | 47 | 38 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c Hashim Amla b Kagiso Rabada | 10 | 14 |
Extras 10 · Total 255 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 15 | 5 | 26 | 2 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 20.5 | 1 | 91 | 4 |
| Morne Morkel | 21 | 7 | 87 | 4 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 12 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Temba Bavuma | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-43 (David Warner, 5.2 ov), 2-61 (Usman Khawaja, 10.3 ov), 3-72 (Steven Smith, 14.4 ov), 4-150 (Shaun Marsh, 34.3 ov), 5-150 (Cameron Bancroft, 37.4 ov), 6-156 (Mitchell Marsh, 41.1 ov), 7-173 (Pat Cummins, 50.3 ov), 8-175 (Mitchell Starc, 52.2 ov), 9-241 (Nathan Lyon, 64.1 ov), 10-255 (Josh Hazlewood, 69.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (30) and Cameron Bancroft (11) | 43 | 33 |
| second | Usman Khawaja (5) and Cameron Bancroft (11) | 18 | 32 |
| third | Steven Smith (5) and Cameron Bancroft (4) | 11 | 26 |
| fourth | Shaun Marsh (26) and Cameron Bancroft (51) | 78 | 119 |
| fifth | Mitchell Marsh (0) and Cameron Bancroft (0) | 0 | 19 |
| sixth | Tim Paine (0) and Mitchell Marsh (5) | 6 | 22 |
| seventh | Tim Paine (11) and Pat Cummins (4) | 17 | 56 |
| eighth | Tim Paine (0) and Mitchell Starc (2) | 2 | 11 |
| ninth | Tim Paine (19) and Nathan Lyon (47) | 66 | 71 |
| tenth | Tim Paine (4) and Josh Hazlewood (10) | 14 | 34 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 373 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c Pat Cummins b Mitchell Starc | 84 | 145 |
| Dean Elgar | c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins | 14 | 23 |
| Hashim Amla | c Cameron Bancroft b Pat Cummins | 31 | 80 |
| AB de Villiers | c Shaun Marsh b Josh Hazlewood | 63 | 136 |
| Faf du Plessis | lbw b Nathan Lyon | 20 | 44 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Peter Handscomb b Josh Hazlewood | 5 | 4 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 65 | 97 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 52 | 79 |
| Kagiso Rabada | st Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon | 20 | 46 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Pat Cummins b Nathan Lyon | 5 | 14 |
| Morne Morkel | c Usman Khawaja b Josh Hazlewood | 6 | 7 |
Extras 8 · Total 373 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 23 | 5 | 98 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 25.2 | 5 | 69 | 3 |
| Pat Cummins | 27 | 5 | 67 | 3 |
| Nathan Lyon | 31 | 2 | 102 | 3 |
| Steven Smith | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Dean Elgar, 9.1 ov), 2-104 (Hashim Amla, 33.5 ov), 3-151 (Aiden Markram, 47.4 ov), 4-196 (Faf du Plessis, 60.2 ov), 5-201 (Temba Bavuma, 61.1 ov), 6-269 (AB de Villiers, 82.6 ov), 7-324 (Quinton de Kock, 94.1 ov), 8-354 (Kagiso Rabada, 105.4 ov), 9-362 (Keshav Maharaj, 109.6 ov), 10-373 (Morne Morkel, 112.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (14) and Aiden Markram (14) | 28 | 55 |
| second | Hashim Amla (31) and Aiden Markram (41) | 76 | 148 |
| third | AB de Villiers (18) and Aiden Markram (29) | 47 | 83 |
| fourth | AB de Villiers (25) and Faf du Plessis (20) | 45 | 76 |
| fifth | AB de Villiers (0) and Temba Bavuma (5) | 5 | 5 |
| sixth | AB de Villiers (20) and Quinton de Kock (48) | 68 | 131 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (35) and Quinton de Kock (17) | 55 | 68 |
| eighth | Vernon Philander (9) and Kagiso Rabada (20) | 30 | 69 |
| ninth | Vernon Philander (3) and Keshav Maharaj (5) | 8 | 26 |
| tenth | Vernon Philander (5) and Morne Morkel (6) | 11 | 14 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 107 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | run out (Faf du Plessis) | 26 | 64 |
| David Warner | c AB de Villiers b Kagiso Rabada | 32 | 67 |
| Usman Khawaja | c AB de Villiers b Keshav Maharaj | 1 | 9 |
| Steven Smith | c Dean Elgar b Morne Morkel | 7 | 21 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Aiden Markram b Keshav Maharaj | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 16 | 28 |
| Tim Paine | not out | 9 | 27 |
| Pat Cummins | c Dean Elgar b Morne Morkel | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Aiden Markram b Morne Morkel | 7 | 14 |
| Nathan Lyon | run out (Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock) | 0 | – |
| Josh Hazlewood | c Vernon Philander b Morne Morkel | 5 | 6 |
Extras 4 · Total 107 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 12 | 6 | 31 | 1 |
| Vernon Philander | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | 9.4 | 3 | 23 | 5 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 12 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-57 (Cameron Bancroft, 20.1 ov), 2-59 (David Warner, 23.1 ov), 3-59 (Usman Khawaja, 24.1 ov), 4-59 (Shaun Marsh, 24.2 ov), 5-75 (Steven Smith, 29.3 ov), 6-86 (Mitchell Marsh, 33.1 ov), 7-86 (Pat Cummins, 33.2 ov), 8-94 (Mitchell Starc, 35.6 ov), 9-94 (Nathan Lyon, 36.5 ov), 10-107 (Josh Hazlewood, 39.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (31) and Cameron Bancroft (26) | 57 | 121 |
| second | Usman Khawaja (1) and David Warner (1) | 2 | 18 |
| third | Usman Khawaja (0) and Steven Smith (0) | 0 | 6 |
| fourth | Shaun Marsh (0) and Steven Smith (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Steven Smith (7) and Mitchell Marsh (9) | 16 | 31 |
| sixth | Tim Paine (4) and Mitchell Marsh (7) | 11 | 22 |
| seventh | Tim Paine (0) and Pat Cummins (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Tim Paine (1) and Mitchell Starc (7) | 8 | 16 |
| ninth | Tim Paine (0) and Nathan Lyon (0) | 0 | 5 |
| tenth | Tim Paine (4) and Josh Hazlewood (5) | 13 | 17 |
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