South Africa v Australia 4th Test
AUS tour of SA - 2018 (2017/18) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 30 March 2018
South Africa won by 492 runs
South Africa won by 492 runs. Aiden Markram top-scored with 152 for South Africa. Vernon Philander took 6/21.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- AUS tour of SA - 2018 (2017/18)
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Dates
- 30 March 2018 to 3 April 2018
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 492 runs
- Player of the match
- Vernon Philander
- Captains
- Faf du Plessis (South Africa), Tim Paine (Australia)
- Debut
- Chadd Sayers (Australia)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Chadd Sayers's first Test.
South Africa batted first and made 488 all out. Aiden Markram top-scored with 152 off 216 balls, and Temba Bavuma made 95. Pat Cummins took 5 for 83 for Australia. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the third wicket between AB de Villiers and Aiden Markram. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 295 across 9 Tests.
Australia replied with 221 all out. Tim Paine top-scored with 62 off 96 balls, and Usman Khawaja made 53. Vernon Philander took 3 for 30 for South Africa. South Africa led by 267 on first innings.
South Africa made 344 for 6 declared in their second innings. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 120 off 178 balls, and Dean Elgar made 81. Pat Cummins took 4 for 58 for Australia. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the fourth wicket between Faf du Plessis and Dean Elgar, 49% of the total.
Set 612 to win, Australia made 119 all out. Joe Burns top-scored with 42 off 80 balls. Vernon Philander took 6 for 21 for South Africa. From 88 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 12 runs, to 100 for 9.
South Africa won by 492 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Wanderers Stadium across the 44 Tests in our archive.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 488 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Chadd Sayers b Nathan Lyon | 19 | 47 |
| Aiden Markram | c Mitchell Marsh b Pat Cummins | 152 | 216 |
| Hashim Amla | c Peter Handscomb b Pat Cummins | 27 | 81 |
| AB de Villiers | c Tim Paine b Chadd Sayers | 69 | 119 |
| Faf du Plessis | lbw b Pat Cummins | 0 | 1 |
| Temba Bavuma | not out | 95 | 194 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Matt Renshaw b Chadd Sayers | 0 | 2 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Mitchell Marsh b Nathan Lyon | 39 | 74 |
| Vernon Philander | c Usman Khawaja b Nathan Lyon | 12 | 35 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 45 | 51 |
| Morne Morkel | c Peter Handscomb b Pat Cummins | 0 | 1 |
Extras 30 · Total 488 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 26 | 3 | 86 | 0 |
| Chadd Sayers | 35 | 9 | 78 | 2 |
| Pat Cummins | 28.5 | 5 | 83 | 5 |
| Nathan Lyon | 40 | 3 | 182 | 3 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 6 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Matt Renshaw | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-53 (Dean Elgar, 17.6 ov), 2-142 (Hashim Amla, 44.4 ov), 3-247 (Aiden Markram, 70.5 ov), 4-247 (Faf du Plessis, 70.6 ov), 5-299 (AB de Villiers, 83.2 ov), 6-299 (Kagiso Rabada, 83.4 ov), 7-384 (Quinton de Kock, 109.6 ov), 8-412 (Vernon Philander, 121.5 ov), 9-488 (Keshav Maharaj, 136.4 ov), 10-488 (Morne Morkel, 136.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (19) and Aiden Markram (32) | 53 | 108 |
| second | Hashim Amla (27) and Aiden Markram (56) | 89 | 160 |
| third | AB de Villiers (37) and Aiden Markram (64) | 105 | 157 |
| fourth | AB de Villiers (0) and Faf du Plessis (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | AB de Villiers (32) and Temba Bavuma (20) | 52 | 74 |
| sixth | Temba Bavuma (0) and Kagiso Rabada (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Temba Bavuma (31) and Quinton de Kock (39) | 85 | 158 |
| eighth | Vernon Philander (12) and Temba Bavuma (16) | 28 | 71 |
| ninth | Keshav Maharaj (45) and Temba Bavuma (28) | 76 | 89 |
| tenth | Morne Morkel (0) and Temba Bavuma (0) | 0 | 1 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 221 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Renshaw | c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander | 8 | 32 |
| Joe Burns | c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 8 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander | 53 | 84 |
| Peter Handscomb | b Vernon Philander | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Marsh | c AB de Villiers b Keshav Maharaj | 16 | 74 |
| Mitchell Marsh | b Morne Morkel | 4 | 10 |
| Tim Paine | c Dean Elgar b Kagiso Rabada | 62 | 96 |
| Pat Cummins | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 50 | 92 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Dean Elgar b Kagiso Rabada | 8 | 18 |
| Chadd Sayers | c Hashim Amla b Keshav Maharaj | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 1 | 4 |
Extras 15 · Total 221 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 18 | 8 | 30 | 3 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 19 | 7 | 53 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 12.2 | 3 | 34 | 1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 20 | 3 | 92 | 3 |
| Aiden Markram | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Joe Burns, 3.2 ov), 2-34 (Matt Renshaw, 10.6 ov), 3-38 (Peter Handscomb, 12.1 ov), 4-90 (Usman Khawaja, 29.6 ov), 5-96 (Mitchell Marsh, 33.6 ov), 6-96 (Shaun Marsh, 34.3 ov), 7-195 (Pat Cummins, 62.1 ov), 8-206 (Nathan Lyon, 65.5 ov), 9-207 (Chadd Sayers, 66.6 ov), 10-221 (Tim Paine, 69.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Joe Burns (4) and Matt Renshaw (6) | 10 | 20 |
| second | Usman Khawaja (18) and Matt Renshaw (2) | 24 | 46 |
| third | Usman Khawaja (0) and Peter Handscomb (0) | 4 | 7 |
| fourth | Shaun Marsh (15) and Usman Khawaja (35) | 52 | 109 |
| fifth | Shaun Marsh (1) and Mitchell Marsh (4) | 6 | 24 |
| sixth | Shaun Marsh (0) and Tim Paine (0) | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | Tim Paine (45) and Pat Cummins (50) | 99 | 167 |
| eighth | Tim Paine (3) and Nathan Lyon (8) | 11 | 22 |
| ninth | Tim Paine (1) and Chadd Sayers (0) | 1 | 7 |
| tenth | Tim Paine (13) and Josh Hazlewood (1) | 14 | 18 |
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 344 FOR 6 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c Peter Handscomb b Pat Cummins | 37 | 56 |
| Dean Elgar | c Shaun Marsh b Nathan Lyon | 81 | 250 |
| Hashim Amla | c Mitchell Marsh b Nathan Lyon | 16 | 48 |
| AB de Villiers | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 6 | 5 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Peter Handscomb b Pat Cummins | 120 | 178 |
| Temba Bavuma | not out | 35 | 40 |
| Quinton de Kock | lbw b Pat Cummins | 4 | 4 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 33 | 49 |
Did not bat: Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel
Extras 12 · Total 344 for 6 declared
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 21 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| Chadd Sayers | 14 | 2 | 68 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 41 | 13 | 116 | 2 |
| Pat Cummins | 18 | 5 | 58 | 4 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Matt Renshaw | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-54 (Aiden Markram, 18.1 ov), 2-79 (Hashim Amla, 31.3 ov), 3-94 (AB de Villiers, 34.2 ov), 4-264 (Faf du Plessis, 88.4 ov), 5-266 (Dean Elgar, 89.5 ov), 6-273 (Quinton de Kock, 90.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Elgar (16) and Aiden Markram (37) | 54 | 109 |
| second | Hashim Amla (16) and Dean Elgar (9) | 25 | 80 |
| third | AB de Villiers (6) and Dean Elgar (9) | 15 | 17 |
| fourth | Faf du Plessis (120) and Dean Elgar (45) | 170 | 326 |
| fifth | Dean Elgar (2) and Temba Bavuma (0) | 2 | 7 |
| sixth | Temba Bavuma (3) and Quinton de Kock (4) | 7 | 6 |
| seventh | Vernon Philander (33) and Temba Bavuma (32) | 71 | 85 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 119 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Renshaw | lbw b Morne Morkel | 5 | 42 |
| Joe Burns | lbw b Morne Morkel | 42 | 80 |
| Usman Khawaja | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 7 | 12 |
| Peter Handscomb | b Vernon Philander | 24 | 44 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Temba Bavuma b Vernon Philander | 7 | 20 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Paine | c Quinton de Kock b Vernon Philander | 7 | 28 |
| Pat Cummins | b Vernon Philander | 1 | 12 |
| Nathan Lyon | run out (Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock) | 9 | 23 |
| Chadd Sayers | c Dean Elgar b Vernon Philander | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 9 | 22 |
Extras 8 · Total 119 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 8 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 13 | 5 | 21 | 6 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 13 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 10.4 | 5 | 28 | 2 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Matt Renshaw, 12.4 ov), 2-34 (Usman Khawaja, 17.2 ov), 3-68 (Joe Burns, 24.1 ov), 4-88 (Shaun Marsh, 30.1 ov), 5-88 (Mitchell Marsh, 30.4 ov), 6-95 (Peter Handscomb, 34.4 ov), 7-99 (Tim Paine, 38.5 ov), 8-100 (Pat Cummins, 40.1 ov), 9-100 (Chadd Sayers, 40.2 ov), 10-119 (Nathan Lyon, 46.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Joe Burns (14) and Matt Renshaw (5) | 21 | 77 |
| second | Usman Khawaja (7) and Joe Burns (6) | 13 | 28 |
| third | Joe Burns (22) and Peter Handscomb (10) | 34 | 43 |
| fourth | Shaun Marsh (7) and Peter Handscomb (13) | 20 | 36 |
| fifth | Mitchell Marsh (0) and Peter Handscomb (0) | 0 | 3 |
| sixth | Tim Paine (4) and Peter Handscomb (1) | 7 | 26 |
| seventh | Tim Paine (3) and Pat Cummins (0) | 4 | 26 |
| eighth | Nathan Lyon (0) and Pat Cummins (1) | 1 | 8 |
| ninth | Chadd Sayers (0) and Nathan Lyon (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Nathan Lyon (8) and Josh Hazlewood (9) | 19 | 38 |
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