result
1st Test, Durban, Mar 1 - Mar 5 2018, Australia tour of South Africa
351 & 227
(92.4 ov, target 417)162 & 298
Australia won by 118 runs
player of the match

Australia
Australia 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN | Â | 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 | 64.56 | ||
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 | 41.67 | ||
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 Mts) | 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 | 3.41 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Philander | 27 | 12 | 59 | 3 | 2.19 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keshav Maharaj | 33.4 | 5 | 123 | 5 | 3.65 | 141 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kagiso Rabada | 25 | 7 | 74 | 2 | 2.96 | 121 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
BATSMEN | Â | 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 | 54.24 | ||
Hashim Amla | c Bancroft b Lyon | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
AB de Villiers | not out | 71 | 127 | 202 | 11 | 0 | 55.91 | ||
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 | 60.61 | ||
Vernon Philander | c †Paine b Starc | 8 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 | ||
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 | ||
TOTAL | (51.4 Ov, RR: 3.13, 239 Mts) | 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 | 3.19 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Hazlewood | 13 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 2.38 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Lyon | 16 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3.13 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Cummins | 12 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 3.92 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameron Bancroft | st †de Kock b Maharaj | 53 | 83 | 115 | 10 | 0 | 63.86 | ||
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 | 48.28 | ||
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 Mts) | 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 |
Vernon Philander | 14 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 2.50 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keshav Maharaj | 29.4 | 4 | 102 | 4 | 3.44 | 128 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kagiso Rabada | 13 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 2.15 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Elgar | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3.33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (target: 417 runs)
BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aiden Markram | c †Paine b MR Marsh | 143 | 218 | 340 | 19 | 0 | 65.60 | ||
Dean Elgar | c †Paine b Starc | 9 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 45.00 | ||
Hashim Amla | lbw b Hazlewood | 8 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 | ||
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 | 42.86 | ||
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 Mts) | 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 | 4.17 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Josh Hazlewood | 15.4 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 3.89 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Lyon | 32 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 2.69 | 146 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Cummins | 15 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 3.13 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mitchell Marsh | 7 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 3.00 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steven Smith | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.60 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 2018Â - day match (5-day match) |
Umpires | ![]() Kumar Dharmasena![]() Sundaram Ravi |
TV Umpire | ![]() Chris Gaffaney |
Reserve Umpire | ![]() Allahudien Paleker |
Match Referee | ![]() Jeff Crowe |
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 298/10 (92.4 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
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)