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3rd Test: South Africa vs Australia Head to Head Stats

3rd Test: SA vs AUS, 2018 - Test Head to Head

South Africa vs Australia Scorecard
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Match Ended   
Newlands, Cape Town , Mar 22, 2018
South Africa South Africa
311&373
Australia Australia
255&107 (39.4)
South Africa beat Australia by 322 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Morne Morkel
Match Info
  • Venue Newlands, Cape Town
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result South Africa beat Australia by 322 runs
  • Player of the Match Morne Morkel
  • Umpire Nigel Llong (ENG), Richard Illingworth (ENG) and Ian Gould (ENG)
  • Referee Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: South Africa 266/8 in 87.0 overs
  • Bad Light: South Africa 266/8 in 87.0 overs
  • New ball taken: South Africa 265/8 in 86.1 overs
  • South Africa 251/6 in 78.3 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 236/5 in 70.3 overs
  • de Villiers 44th Test fifty: 53 runs in 80 balls (8x4) (0x6)
  • South Africa 202/2 in 58.6 overs
  • D Elgar 11th Test Hundred : 100 runs in 178 balls (16x4) (1x6)
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 100 off 151 balls between D Elgar (44) and de Villiers (48)
  • Tea: South Africa 185/2 in 55.0 overs
  • South Africa 151/2 in 44.3 overs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 53 off 70 balls between D Elgar (25) and de Villiers (27)
  • Drinks: South Africa 126/2 in 41.0 overs
  • D Elgar completes 3000 runs in Test
  • D Elgar dropped on 53 by N Lyon in 34.5 overs
  • South Africa 101/2 in 34.1 overs
  • D Elgar 12th Test fifty: 52 runs in 97 balls (7x4) (0x6)
  • Lunch: South Africa 75/1 in 28.0 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 52 off 110 balls between D Elgar (21) and H Amla (29)
  • South Africa 51/1 in 20.1 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 31/1 in 15.0 overs
  • Bad Light: Australia 245/8 in 67.0 overs
  • 9th wkt Partnership: 52 off 52 balls between T Paine (14) and N Lyon (38)
  • N Lyon dropped on 32 by de Villiers in 58.6 overs
  • Australia 202/3 in 57.3 overs
  • N Lyon dropped on 13 by H Amla in 56.4 overs
  • Drinks: Australia 183/6 in 53.3 overs
  • Tea: Australia 150/5 in 37.4 overs
  • Australia 150/5: C Bancroft LBW b Vernon Philander 77(103)
  • Referral 2 (6.4 ovs): C Bancroft against SA (LBW) Unsuccessful (SA: 1, AUS: 1)
  • M Morkel takes his 300th Test wickets
  • Australia 150/3 in 33.5 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 51 off 73 balls between C Bancroft (36) and S Marsh (15)
  • Drinks: Australia 113/3 in 25.0 overs
  • C Bancroft 3rd Test fifty: 51 runs in 59 balls (9x4) (0x6)
  • Australia 103/3 in 22.2 overs
  • Lunch: Australia 67/2 in 12.0 overs
  • Australia 50/1 in 8.2 overs
  • Referral 1 (6.4 ovs): SA against U Khawaja (LBW) Unuccessful (SA: 1, AUS: 2)
  • Innings Break: South Africa 311/10 in 97.5 overs
  • 9th wkt Partnership: 50 off 78 balls between D Elgar (23) and K Rabada (22)
  • South Africa 301/8 in 94.4 overs
  • Stumps: South Africa 238/5 in 72.0 overs
  • Bad Light: South Africa 238/5 in 72.0 overs
  • de Villiers 45th Test fifty: 50 runs in 92 balls (6x4) (1x6)
  • Drinks: South Africa 203/5 in 63.0 overs
  • South Africa 200/4 in 60.4 overs
  • South Africa 196/4: Faf du Plessis lbw b Nathan Lyon 20(44)
  • Referral 2 (60.2 ovs): AUS against Faf du Plessis (LBW) Successful (SA: 2, AUS: 2)
  • Tea: South Africa 151/3 in 48. overs
  • South Africa 151/2 in 47.2 overs
  • A Markram dropped on 59 by S Smith in 36.4 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 110/2 in 36.0 overs
  • South Africa 100/1 in 31.3 overs
  • A Markram 3rd Test fifty: 50 runs in 91 balls (5x4) (1x6)
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 52 off 99 balls between A Markram (24) and H Amla (24)
  • Referral 1 (23.6 ovs): H Amla against Aus (Caught) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, AUS: 2)
  • Lunch: South Africa 65/1 in 22.0 overs
  • South Africa 53/1 in 19.3 overs
  • Drinks: Australia 30/1 in 12.0 overs
  • A Markram dropped on 0 by U Khawaja in 0.4 overs
  • Innings Break: Australia 255/10 in 69.5 overs
  • Australia 253/9 in 68.0 overs
  • Australia 103/9 in 39.1 overs
  • Referral 2 (38.2 ovs): T Paine against SA (LBW) Successful (SA: 2, AUS: 1) (Retained)
  • Australia 86/7: P Cummins C D Elgar b m Morkel 0(1)
  • Referral 1 (33.1 ovs): P Cummins against SA (Caught) Unsuccessful (SA: 2, AUS: 1)
  • Drinks: Australia 75/5 in 29.3 overs
  • Australia 53/0 in 17.3 overs
  • Tea: Australia 47/0 in 16.0 overs
  • Innings Break: South Africa 373/10 in 112.2 overs
  • V Philander 8th Test fifty : 51 runs in 78 balls (6x4) (1x6)
  • N Lyon takes his 300th Test wickets
  • South Africa 353/7 in 104.5 overs
  • Lunch: South Africa 333/7 in 100.0 overs
  • 7th wkt Partnership: 50 off 59 balls between de Kock (14) and V Philander (34)
  • South Africa 303/6 in 89.1 overs
  • Drinks: South Africa 297/6 in 87.0 overs
  • de Kock 13th Test fifty : 52 runs in 67 balls (7x4) (1x6)
  • New ball taken: South Africa 268/5 in 81.1 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 51 off 76 balls between de Villiers (13) and de Kock (38)
  • South Africa 252/5 in 73.5 overs
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