Australia vs South Africa Scorecard 2017/18

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Bancroft	c †de Kock b Philander	5	20	25	1	0	25.00

David Warner	c de Villiers b Philander	51	79	119	6	0	64.55

Usman Khawaja	c †de Kock b Rabada	14	19	30	3	0	73.68

Steven Smith (c)	c de Villiers b Maharaj	56	114	155	11	0	49.12

Shaun Marsh	c de Villiers b Maharaj	40	96	132	6	0	41.66

Mitchell Marsh	c Morkel b Philander	96	173	265	13	1	55.49

Tim Paine †	c †de Kock b Rabada	25	72	103	3	0	34.72

Pat Cummins	b Maharaj	3	38	51	0	0	7.89

Mitchell Starc	b Maharaj	35	25	38	4	2	140.00

Nathan Lyon	c de Bruyn b Maharaj	12	24	39	2	0	50.00

Josh Hazlewood	not out	2	4	6	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 8)	12
TOTAL	110.4 Ov (RR: 3.17, 486 Mins)	351
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Cameron Bancroft, 5.5 ov), 2-39 (Usman Khawaja, 11.4 ov), 3-95 (David Warner, 26.6 ov), 4-151 (Steven Smith, 49.4 ov), 5-177 (Shaun Marsh, 58.4 ov), 6-237 (Tim Paine, 82.4 ov), 7-251 (Pat Cummins, 92.5 ov), 8-300 (Mitchell Starc, 101.4 ov), 9-341 (Mitchell Marsh, 109.2 ov), 10-351 (Nathan Lyon, 110.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Morne Morkel	22	3	75	0	3.40	100	13	0	0	0
Vernon Philander	27	12	59	3	2.18	136	9	0	0	0
5.5 to CT Bancroft, got him! Perfect bowling from Philander, outside off, climbing off the deck with a hint of outswing, kissing the edge and de Kock does the rest! Bancroft's non-existent form continues, and South Africa have their first incision .... 15/1 26.6 to DA Warner, gottim! Philander strikes, Warner fending a lifter to second slip! A punch in the gut for Australia, just as they were preparing to sit down for their vittles... Yeesh, didn't see that coming, so compact and watchful has Warner been. The ball just bit into the surface and rose more than expected, took the shoulder of the bat and flew to de Villiers, who was also standing fairly close but clasped it safely as he tottered back. Some extra sauce for SA at the interval. 95/3 109.2 to MR Marsh, goes for glory, and holes out to mid-on! Oh Mitch... a length delivery, his eyes lit up, a big heave through the line, but he found the tallest man on the field. Morne Morkel reaches out to snaffle the chance, and Australia's linchpin has to depart. 341/9
Keshav Maharaj	33.4	5	123	5	3.65	141	13	3	0	0
49.4 to SPD Smith, oh, someone pass the Kryptonite - Smith is gone! Jubilation among the SA players as umpire Ravi's finger goes up and Smith stalks from the field. Needed a bit of luck but Maharaj has made the breakthrough; Smith was trying to cut, got a thick edge that deflected into and out of de Kock's gloves but then ballooned up for de Villiers to jog from slip and bag safely. Smith won't convert this time, SA have landed the big one. 151/4 58.4 to SE Marsh, stunning bowling! Finds the right area once again, Shaun Marsh feels for the ball, uncertain of the spin, it drifts and bounces, kisses the edge, floats to slip, and South Africa have their fifth!. 177/5 92.5 to PJ Cummins, bowled 'im, mind the gap! After the praise, the fall... Cummins pressed forwards but was feeling for the ball, bat in front of pad and there was room enough for the hard nut to skid on through without turning as much as expected, rattling the timbers. Third scalp for Maharaj. 251/7 101.4 to MA Starc, gottim, Maharaj removes his tormentor! Tossed up and spinning in to flatten off stump, think Starc has just misread the line there... So that ends a lively stand of 49, Starc thrashing the majority of them, and again SA take a wicket with the last ball before lunch. 300/8 110.4 to NM Lyon, that's the way to do it. Lyon attempted another mow, this time down the ground, but a big miscue loops calmly into the covers, for Maharaj to claim a richly deserved five-wicket haul!. 351/10
Kagiso Rabada	25	7	74	2	2.96	121	13	0	0	0
11.4 to UT Khawaja, edged, and that is a stunning grab from the keeper! Rabada was getting closer with every ball, and fourth-up, he found the ideal length to match his fizzing pace. Angled across the left-hander, demanding the stroke, and de Kock did outstandingly to salmon-leap in front of first slip and snaffle the chance in an outstretched left mitt!. 39/2 82.4 to TD Paine, edged and gone! Perfect new-ball bowling from Rabada, ideal line and length, pace and lift off the deck, drawing the stroke, finding the edge with just a hint of away movement, and de Kock snaffles the chance. 237/6
Aiden Markram	1	0	2	0	2.00	4	0	0	0	0
Theunis de Bruyn	2	0	6	0	3.00	9	1	0	0	0

South Africa 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	c & b Lyon	7	20	32	1	0	35.00

Aiden Markram	c Bancroft b Cummins	32	59	82	6	0	54.23

Hashim Amla	c Bancroft b Lyon	0	3	2	0	0	0.00

AB de Villiers	not out	71	127	202	11	0	55.90
Faf du Plessis (c)	c †Paine b Starc	15	22	35	1	1	68.18

Theunis de Bruyn	c †Paine b Starc	6	15	28	1	0	40.00

Quinton de Kock †	b Lyon	20	33	54	4	0	60.60

Vernon Philander	c †Paine b Starc	8	19	20	1	0	42.10

Keshav Maharaj	b Hazlewood	0	5	5	0	0	0.00

Kagiso Rabada	lbw b Starc	3	5	6	0	0	60.00

Morne Morkel	b Starc	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Extras		0
TOTAL	51.4 Ov (RR: 3.13, 239 Mins)	162
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Dean Elgar, 7.2 ov), 2-27 (Hashim Amla, 7.5 ov), 3-55 (Aiden Markram, 18.5 ov), 4-92 (Faf du Plessis, 27.2 ov), 5-108 (Theunis de Bruyn, 33.1 ov), 6-150 (Quinton de Kock, 45.1 ov), 7-158 (Vernon Philander, 49.3 ov), 8-159 (Keshav Maharaj, 50.3 ov), 9-162 (Kagiso Rabada, 51.2 ov), 10-162 (Morne Morkel, 51.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	10.4	3	34	5	3.18	50	6	0	0	0
27.2 to F du Plessis, perfect from Starc! Around the wicket, wider on the crease, straightens it off the pitch. Du Plessis is committed on the front foot, defending the angle back into his stumps, and grazes an edge to Paine!. 92/4 33.1 to TB de Bruyn, driven and gone! De Bruyn is suckered by Starc's deadly angle, into the stumps, nipping away. Stuck on the crease, he tried to hit his way out of a hole, and succeeded only in a fat edge to Paine!. 108/5 49.3 to VD Philander, no doubt this time, that's a jaffa! Full and straight, demanding a stroke, then fishtailing away at the last moment to snick the edge with Philander off balance and groping for the ball! Fiendish, rapid and reversing - though Philander didn't help himself by trying to play through mid-on. Not dissimilar to the Vince ball from the Ashes, without the spectacular stump flattening (or the aid of a crack). 158/7 51.2 to K Rabada, yoinks, that's stone cold! The reverse-swinging yorker crashes into Rabada's pad and, although he reviews, this is going to be curtains! Brutal delivery from Starc, not many No. 10s in the world will keep that out... So befuddled was Rabada that he must have thought he got some bat on it, but not a chance. Smashing into middle and leg. 162/9 51.4 to M Morkel, knocked 'im over! Full, fast and Morkel didn't have a hope, the ball clattering off stump via his pad! Starc screams in celebration, he wraps up a five-for with a final thunderbolt to roll South Africa over as the shadows lengthen. 162/10
Josh Hazlewood	13	5	31	1	2.38	64	5	0	0	0
50.3 to KA Maharaj, timbeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Hazlewood plucks out off stump! Australia are running amok, Maharaj completely kippered by a heat-seaking delivery that demolishes his resistance, big gap between bat and pad as he hung back tentatively. Not sure AB's trust was warranted. 159/8
Nathan Lyon	16	3	50	3	3.12	76	8	1	0	0
7.2 to D Elgar, oh, brilliant from Lyon, a full-length diving catch off his own bowling - Elgar is a goner! The GOAT is amongst 'em, kicking open the door with the new ball! We knew there was turn in this surface and Lyon locates a tricky spot straight away, gets the ball to straighten from round the wicket and Elgar's leading edge spooned back towards the bowler, who swoops to his right to grab a low catch with both hands. 27/1 7.5 to HM Amla, another one goes, two in the over for Lyon! Squeezed to short leg via bat and pad, Bancroft snaps up the chance! Huge wicket, the eternal Amla lasts just three deliveries... Lyon was on the money straight away, never mind the change in angle of attack, and Amla didn't look comfy; he lunged forward as the ball gripped and turned, hit the splice and then presented a straightforward catch to the man under the helmet. 27/2 45.1 to Q de Kock, and now Lyon strikes, straight through de Kock! SA nerves jangle as the sixth wicket falls - they need someone to stick around. Looked like de Kock should probably have got forward to that ball but it skidded on past the bat as he camped in the crease, before applying the fatal kiss to the top of off stump. 150/6
Pat Cummins	12	2	47	1	3.91	48	6	0	0	0
18.5 to AK Markram, fended to short leg - Cummins strikes! Easy as you like, banged in at the body and Markram simply pops another catch to Bancroft. A lapse in concentration from Markram? He seemed to be playing the short stuff okay until then... And that will be tea, with another wicket falling on the brink of an interval. 55/3

Australia 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Bancroft	st †de Kock b Maharaj	53	83	115	10	0	63.85

David Warner	c sub (PWA Mulder) b Rabada	28	35	59	4	0	80.00

Usman Khawaja	c †de Kock b Maharaj	6	12	21	1	0	50.00

Steven Smith (c)	lbw b Elgar	38	81	97	3	0	46.91

Shaun Marsh	c de Villiers b Morkel	33	99	153	5	0	33.33

Mitchell Marsh	c Amla b Rabada	6	12	23	1	0	50.00

Tim Paine †	c de Villiers b Maharaj	14	29	37	1	0	48.27

Pat Cummins	b Maharaj	26	57	95	1	2	45.61

Mitchell Starc	c Elgar b Morkel	7	16	25	1	0	43.75

Nathan Lyon	c Amla b Morkel	2	11	25	0	0	18.18

Josh Hazlewood	not out	9	13	16	1	0	69.23
Extras	(lb 5)	5
TOTAL	74.4 Ov (RR: 3.04, 338 Mins)	227
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (David Warner, 13.1 ov), 2-71 (Usman Khawaja, 18.1 ov), 3-108 (Cameron Bancroft, 26.1 ov), 4-146 (Steven Smith, 41.4 ov), 5-156 (Mitchell Marsh, 47.1 ov), 6-175 (Tim Paine, 54.5 ov), 7-185 (Shaun Marsh, 61.4 ov), 8-203 (Mitchell Starc, 67.2 ov), 9-209 (Nathan Lyon, 71.1 ov), 10-227 (Pat Cummins, 74.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Morne Morkel	15	4	47	3	3.13	68	7	0	0	0
61.4 to SE Marsh, there's the breakthrough, Marsh steers to second slip! Morkel finds a channel to provoke some indecision in the batsman and he pushes at it, gets a thick outside edge which de Villiers stays low to snaffle. 185/7 67.2 to MA Starc, pitched up and hammered - but Elgar grabs a screamer in the covers! He may have injured his hand, in fact, as he runs off the field straight away... but Starc will follow him, there'll be no boom-boom this time, Australia eight down. 203/8 71.1 to NM Lyon, edged and gone! 139 kph, and Lyon nicks off to first slip. Real danger for South Africa now. A lovely delivery, good length in a channel outside off, the ball pitches and moves away. Lyon drives, gets a thick outside edge which flies low to Amla at first slip, who gets forward and takes a good 'un.. 209/9
Vernon Philander	14	4	35	0	2.50	70	6	0	0	0
Keshav Maharaj	29.4	4	102	4	3.43	128	10	2	0	0
18.1 to UT Khawaja, the reverse sweep! Bobbles up off something to the keeper, there is an appeal from SA. No, says ump Ravi, just forearm he thinks. SA review. A good one too because replays show the ball hit the glove before lobbing up. Khawaja's stuttering form continues. It's a slow surface, meaning the ball does not come on as quickly as Khawaja anticipated. He was through the shot far too early.. 71/2 26.1 to CT Bancroft, and he strikes! Wow, that was uncanny. That is terrific bowling against a batsman set on using his feet. He knows Bancroft has been coming down often and driving him straight so what he does it toss it up (to invite him down) but bowl it discernibly wider (so that the ball spins away with Bancroft nowhere near the ball). That's exactly what happens. Bancroft is left stretching and the ball evades him. De Kock takes off the bails.. 108/3 54.5 to TD Paine, and taken at slip, on the stroke of tea. Maharaj takes three. Paine wants the third umpire to check if it has carried. De Villiers raises his finger. So does S Ravi for the soft signal. For many of these catches, there is some hesitation, but this one isn't even close to the ground so Australia lose their sixth. Another nice piece of bowling, slow and wide outside off, not full not short, drawing Paine forward and then the ball spinning away.. 175/6 74.4 to PJ Cummins, dragged on, and Maharaj has four. He tossed that up wider outside off, Cummins chooses to drag the slog sweep instead of hitting through the off side. It's a risky option. The ball takes the inside edge and clips the side of leg stump. Australia all out for 227, setting SA 417 to win the first Test. 227/10
Kagiso Rabada	13	5	28	2	2.15	64	4	0	0	0
13.1 to DA Warner, oh, he's thrown it away! Rabada slings down a half-tracker and all Warner can do is swipe a mistimed pull to mid-on! Warner throws his head back in disgust, he did not want to do that... Slightly cramped by the angle from round the wicket, it was quick, too, but the shot was a gift. SA have their opening. 56/1 47.1 to MR Marsh, edged and gone! It's the other one, the one that pitches and moves away. Sweet reverse-swing bowling. Good length outside off, the shine of the ball is the other way so it moves away from the right-hander, who feels he has to play because there is the big possibility of the one ducking back in. A thick outside edge at a comfortable height for Amla at first slip. SA have many problems, but slip catching isn't one of them. Amla's 100th Test catch. 156/5
Dean Elgar	3	1	10	1	3.33	12	1	0	0	0
41.4 to SPD Smith, tosses up a full delivery, Smith tries to paddle sweep and is struck in front! This time Dharmasena gives it, though Smith looks aghast and immediately reviews! No saving him this time, however, it's a beauty from Elgar, drifting and straightening down the line of leg stump and it sends Smith packing!. 146/4

South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 417 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c †Paine b MR Marsh	143	218	340	19	0	65.59

Dean Elgar	c †Paine b Starc	9	20	30	2	0	45.00

Hashim Amla	lbw b Hazlewood	8	19	18	1	0	42.10

AB de Villiers	run out (Warner/Lyon)	0	1	5	0	0	0.00

Faf du Plessis (c)	b Cummins	4	8	19	1	0	50.00

Theunis de Bruyn	c †Paine b Hazlewood	36	84	111	6	0	42.85

Quinton de Kock †	lbw b Hazlewood	83	149	218	11	0	55.70

Vernon Philander	c †Paine b Starc	6	16	16	0	0	37.50

Keshav Maharaj	b Starc	0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Kagiso Rabada	b Starc	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Morne Morkel	not out	3	38	43	0	0	7.89
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, nb 1)	6
TOTAL	92.4 Ov (RR: 3.21, 408 Mins)	298
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Dean Elgar, 6.5 ov), 2-39 (Hashim Amla, 10.5 ov), 3-39 (AB de Villiers, 11.6 ov), 4-49 (Faf du Plessis, 16.3 ov), 5-136 (Theunis de Bruyn, 42.1 ov), 6-283 (Aiden Markram, 76.1 ov), 7-290 (Vernon Philander, 79.2 ov), 8-290 (Keshav Maharaj, 79.5 ov), 9-290 (Kagiso Rabada, 79.6 ov), 10-298 (Quinton de Kock, 92.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	18	2	75	4	4.16	78	13	0	0	1
6.5 to D Elgar, edged and gone! There's Australia's first. A back of a length delivery outside off, the ball bounces extra. Elgar is lulled into playing but the ball keeps climbing. Elgar tries to withdraw the bat, but it's too late, he can't improvise quickly enough against a bowler with Starc's pace. He gets a thin edge through to T-Paine.. 29/1 79.2 to VD Philander, jaffa, Philander nicks off! Starc rips out another with the old ball! Brilliant, searching line, rising to graze the shoulder of the bat... Philander did well to get a touch on it, really. Or not, if you're of a South African persuasion. 290/7 79.5 to KA Maharaj, stumps shattered! Starc the barbarian does it again! Maharaj is helpless here, a reverse-swinging rocket that veers as if by remote control past the groping bat and smashes into middle and off! This spell should come with a Parental Guidance warning. 290/8 79.6 to K Rabada, GONE FIRST BALL!! Off stump takes a walk, Australia are one wicket away! Starc is pinpoint accurate once again and Rabada is ushered straight back in the direction he came... although he probably shouldn't have tried to cover drive it. 290/9
Josh Hazlewood	15.4	2	61	3	3.89	69	9	0	0	0
10.5 to HM Amla, goes straight, raps the pads, and after a prolonged appeal up goes Dharmasena's finger! Amla has missed it... but he asks for a review, possibly in hope more than expectation. He had crept across his stumps and this looks to be hitting: yep, umpire's call on the top of leg stump and he has to go, removed by Hazlewood for the sixth time in Tests. 39/2 42.1 to TB de Bruyn, climbs from a length, de Bruyn feels for it, nicks one behind! Paine nearly did a full 360 on taking that and there wasn't much of an appeal, but Hazlewood knew... The ~~spell~~ stand is broken! A gutsy knock from de Bruyn but his patience was tested, bit of extra pace and bounce on that and it was just too good. 136/5 92.4 to Q de Kock, reversing in, smack on the back pad - given! Hazlewood has done it, de Kock looks guilty although he belatedly asks for the review, which pretty much tells the story. Thought there might have been an inside edge, but no, it beat the bat as de Kock drove, would have hit leg stump. So Australia wrap up a 118-run win, finishing the innings off without drama on the final morning. 298/10
Nathan Lyon	32	7	86	0	2.68	146	12	0	0	0
Pat Cummins	15	3	47	1	3.13	63	4	0	0	0
16.3 to F du Plessis, off stump out of the ground! Cummins you relentless beauty! Du Plessis is run through, he left a bit of a gap and Cummins sought it out like bloodhound picking up a scent, perfect length to hit the top of off and send it cartwheeling several feet back. What a sight that is, Australia are running rampant. 49/4
Mitchell Marsh	7	2	21	1	3.00	30	2	0	0	0
76.1 to AK Markram, got him! The dam has been breached, thanks to a fantastic catch standing up to the wicket! Marsh breaks through, Markram's shoulders slump as the Australians celebrate around him! He was trying to run the ball off the face and sent it straight into Tim Paine's gloves, but he did superbly to hold it. The SA team stand in the dressing room to clap him in - it was a fantastic knock, gargling on grit, but as he walks off the light returns to Australian eyes. 283/6
Steven Smith	5	3	3	0	0.60	27	0	0	0	0

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CLOSE OF PLAY

Thu, 01 Mar - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 225/5 (Mitchell Marsh 32*, Tim Paine 21*, 76 ov)

Fri, 02 Mar - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 162

Sat, 03 Mar - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 213/9 (Pat Cummins 17*, Josh Hazlewood 4*, 71.4 ov)

Sun, 04 Mar - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 293/9 (Quinton de Kock 81*, Morne Morkel 0*, 89 ov)

Mon, 05 Mar - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 298 (92.4 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Australia 1st innings
Over 0.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - CT Bancroft (Struck down)
Over 10.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - DA Warner (Struck down)
Drinks: Australia - 39/2 in 11.4 overs (DA Warner 19)
Australia: 50 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 1
DA Warner: 50 off 72 balls (6 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (DA Warner 32, SPD Smith 20, Ex 0)
Lunch: Australia - 95/3 in 27.0 overs (SPD Smith 24)
Australia: 100 runs in 27.3 overs (165 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Australia - 135/3 in 42.0 overs (SPD Smith 49, SE Marsh 15)
SPD Smith: 50 off 94 balls (10 x 4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (SPD Smith 31, SE Marsh 19, Ex 0)
Australia: 150 runs in 47.3 overs (285 balls), Extras 1
Tea: Australia - 170/4 in 56.0 overs (SE Marsh 34, MR Marsh 8)
Australia: 200 runs in 70.2 overs (422 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: Australia - 203/5 in 71.0 overs (MR Marsh 19, TD Paine 16)
Bad Light: Australia - 225/5 in 76.0 overs (MR Marsh 32, TD Paine 21)
End Of Day: Australia - 225/5 in 76.0 overs (MR Marsh 32, TD Paine 21)

Day 2

6th Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls (MR Marsh 23, TD Paine 23, Ex 4)
New ball taken at 82.1 overs
Australia: 250 runs in 88.5 overs (533 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: Australia - 250/6 in 90.0 overs (MR Marsh 45, PJ Cummins 3)
MR Marsh: 50 off 125 balls (8 x 4)
Australia: 300 runs in 101.3 overs (609 balls), Extras 11
Lunch: Australia - 300/8 in 101.4 overs (MR Marsh 60)
Australia: 350 runs in 110.3 overs (663 balls), Extras 12
Innings Break: Australia - 351/10 in 110.4 overs (JR Hazlewood 2)
South Africa 1st innings
South Africa: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 0
Tea: South Africa - 55/3 in 18.5 overs (AB de Villiers 16)
South Africa: 100 runs in 31.4 overs (190 balls), Extras 0
AB de Villiers: 50 off 81 balls (9 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 118/5 in 36.0 overs (AB de Villiers 53, Q de Kock 5)
South Africa: 150 runs in 43.1 overs (259 balls), Extras 0
Over 49.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - VD Philander (Struck down)
Over 51.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - K Rabada (Struck down)
Innings Break: South Africa - 162/10 in 51.4 overs (AB de Villiers 71)
Australia 2nd innings
End Of Day: Australia - 0/0

Day 3

Australia: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 0
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (CT Bancroft 24, DA Warner 26, Ex 0)
Drinks: Australia - 56/1 in 13.1 overs (CT Bancroft 28)
Over 18.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - UT Khawaja (Upheld)
CT Bancroft: 50 off 76 balls (10 x 4)
Australia: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (144 balls), Extras 4
Lunch: Australia - 112/3 in 27.0 overs (SPD Smith 16, SE Marsh 4)
Over 34.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - SPD Smith (Struck down - Umpire's call)
Over 39.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - SE Marsh (Struck down)
Drinks: Australia - 146/4 in 41.4 overs (SE Marsh 16)
Over 41.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - SPD Smith (Struck down)
Australia: 150 runs in 41.6 overs (252 balls), Extras 5
Over 48.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - SE Marsh (Struck down - Umpire's call)
Tea: Australia - 175/6 in 54.5 overs (SE Marsh 25)
Australia: 200 runs in 65.3 overs (393 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: Australia - 209/8 in 71.0 overs (PJ Cummins 17, NM Lyon 2)
Bad Light: Australia - 213/9 in 71.4 overs (PJ Cummins 17, JR Hazlewood 4)
End Of Day: Australia - 213/9 in 71.4 overs (PJ Cummins 17, JR Hazlewood 4)

Day 4

Over 72.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - JR Hazlewood (Struck down)
Innings Break: Australia - 227/10 in 74.4 overs (JR Hazlewood 9)
South Africa 2nd innings
Drinks: South Africa - 39/2 in 10.5 overs (AK Markram 21)
Over 10.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - HM Amla (Struck down - Umpire's call)
South Africa: 50 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 1
Lunch: South Africa - 63/4 in 22.0 overs (AK Markram 38, TB de Bruyn 2)
AK Markram: 50 off 86 balls (6 x 4)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (AK Markram 32, TB de Bruyn 17, Ex 1)
South Africa: 100 runs in 34.1 overs (205 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: South Africa - 117/4 in 36.0 overs (AK Markram 64, TB de Bruyn 29)
Over 43.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - AK Markram (Struck down)
South Africa: 150 runs in 46.3 overs (280 balls), Extras 4
Tea: South Africa - 167/5 in 53.0 overs (AK Markram 85, Q de Kock 21)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (AK Markram 13, Q de Kock 38, Ex 1)
South Africa: 200 runs in 59.6 overs (361 balls), Extras 4
AK Markram: 100 off 171 balls (14 x 4)
Q de Kock: 50 off 68 balls (7 x 4)
Over 62.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - AK Markram (Struck down)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 141 balls (AK Markram 44, Q de Kock 57, Ex 1)
South Africa: 250 runs in 67.4 overs (407 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: South Africa - 252/5 in 68.0 overs (AK Markram 128, Q de Kock 63)
End Of Day: South Africa - 293/9 in 89.0 overs (Q de Kock 81, M Morkel 0)

Day 5

Over 92.4: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - Q de Kock (Struck down)

MATCH DETAILS

Kingsmead, Durban
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of South Africa
Season	2017/18
Player Of The Match	Mitchell Starc
Series result	Australia led the 4-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 2297
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days	01,02,03,04,05 March 2018 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Kumar Dharmasena Sundaram Ravi
TV Umpire	Chris Gaffaney
Reserve Umpire	Allahudien Paleker
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe

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Warner, de Kock charged after stairwell dispute in Durban

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Starc's swing puts South Africa in reverse

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Demerit points keeping Rabada quiet - Steyn

The fast bowler believes South Africa have been disadvantaged in the chirping battle with Australia thanks to the disciplinary straitjacket put on their most combative personality

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AK Markram	caught	143	218
D Elgar	caught	9	20
HM Amla	lbw	8	19
AB de Villiers	run out	0	1
F du Plessis	bowled	4	8
TB de Bruyn	caught	36	84
Q de Kock	lbw	83	149
VD Philander	caught	6	16
KA Maharaj	bowled	0	3
K Rabada	bowled	0	1
M Morkel	not out	3	38
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, nb 1)
Total	298(10 wkts; 92.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
MA Starc	18	2	75	4	4.16 (1 nb)
JR Hazlewood	15.4	2	61	3	3.89
NM Lyon	32	7	86	0	2.68
PJ Cummins	15	3	47	1	3.13
MR Marsh	7	2	21	1	3
SPD Smith	5	3	3	0	0.6

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	29	Dean Elgar	Aiden Markram
2nd	10	Hashim Amla	Aiden Markram
3rd	0	AB de Villiers	Aiden Markram
4th	10	Faf du Plessis	Aiden Markram
5th	87	Theunis de Bruyn	Aiden Markram
6th	147	Quinton de Kock	Aiden Markram
7th	7	Vernon Philander	Quinton de Kock
8th	0	Keshav Maharaj	Quinton de Kock
9th	0	Quinton de Kock	Kagiso Rabada
10th	8	Morne Morkel	Quinton de Kock

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