result
3rd Test, Cape Town, Mar 22 - Mar 25 2018, Australia tour of South Africa
311 & 373
(39.4 ov, target 430)255 & 107
South Africa won by 322 runs
player of the match
South Africa
South Africa 1st INNINGS
| BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | not out | 141 | 284 | 434 | 20 | 1 | 49.65 | ||
| Aiden Markram | c Smith b Hazlewood | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Hashim Amla | c Cummins b Hazlewood | 31 | 87 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 35.63 | ||
| AB de Villiers | c Warner b Cummins | 64 | 95 | 136 | 10 | 0 | 67.37 | ||
| Faf du Plessis (c) | c Smith b Cummins | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 | ||
| Temba Bavuma | c Smith b Cummins | 1 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | ||
| Quinton de Kock †| c †Paine b Cummins | 3 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 | ||
| Vernon Philander | c †Paine b MR Marsh | 8 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 | ||
| Keshav Maharaj | c Bancroft b Starc | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | ||
| Kagiso Rabada | c Smith b Lyon | 22 | 42 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 52.38 | ||
| Morne Morkel | c Smith b Lyon | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 13, lb 11, nb 3, w 2) | 29 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (97.5 Ov, RR: 3.17, 434 Mts) | 311 | |||||||
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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 21 | 3 | 81 | 1 | 3.86 | 93 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 23 | 4 | 59 | 2 | 2.57 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 19.5 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 2.17 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 26 | 6 | 78 | 4 | 3.00 | 126 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 7 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st INNINGS
| BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | lbw b Philander | 77 | 103 | 178 | 14 | 0 | 74.76 | ||
| David Warner | b Rabada | 30 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 214.29 | ||
| Usman Khawaja | c Rabada b Morkel | 5 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22.73 | ||
| Steven Smith (c) | c Elgar b Morkel | 5 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 | ||
| Shaun Marsh | c †de Kock b Morkel | 26 | 63 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 41.27 | ||
| Mitchell Marsh | c †de Kock b Philander | 5 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 22.73 | ||
| Tim Paine †| not out | 34 | 84 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 40.48 | ||
| Pat Cummins | c de Villiers b Rabada | 4 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Mitchell Starc | c de Villiers b Rabada | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Nathan Lyon | c Elgar b Morkel | 47 | 38 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 123.68 | ||
| Josh Hazlewood | c Amla b Rabada | 10 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 5, nb 4) | 10 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (69.5 Ov, RR: 3.65, 328 Mts) | 255 | |||||||
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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 15 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 1.73 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 20.5 | 1 | 91 | 4 | 4.37 | 91 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Morne Morkel | 21 | 7 | 87 | 4 | 4.14 | 87 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 12 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2.92 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temba Bavuma | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS
| BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c Cummins b Starc | 84 | 145 | 216 | 10 | 2 | 57.93 | ||
| Dean Elgar | c Smith b Cummins | 14 | 23 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 60.87 | ||
| Hashim Amla | c Bancroft b Cummins | 31 | 80 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 38.75 | ||
| AB de Villiers | c SE Marsh b Hazlewood | 63 | 136 | 221 | 7 | 1 | 46.32 | ||
| Faf du Plessis (c) | lbw b Lyon | 20 | 44 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 45.45 | ||
| Temba Bavuma | c sub (PSP Handscomb) b Hazlewood | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 | ||
| Quinton de Kock †| c †Paine b Cummins | 65 | 97 | 145 | 8 | 1 | 67.01 | ||
| Vernon Philander | not out | 52 | 79 | 127 | 6 | 1 | 65.82 | ||
| Kagiso Rabada | st †Paine b Lyon | 20 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 43.48 | ||
| Keshav Maharaj | c Cummins b Lyon | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 | ||
| Morne Morkel | c Khawaja b Hazlewood | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 2) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (112.2 Ov, RR: 3.32, 492 Mts) | 373 | |||||||
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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 23 | 5 | 98 | 1 | 4.26 | 102 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 25.2 | 5 | 69 | 3 | 2.72 | 122 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 27 | 5 | 67 | 3 | 2.48 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 31 | 2 | 102 | 3 | 3.29 | 132 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS (target: 430 runs)
| BATSMEN | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | run out (du Plessis) | 26 | 64 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 40.63 | ||
| David Warner | c de Villiers b Rabada | 32 | 67 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 47.76 | ||
| Usman Khawaja | c de Villiers b Maharaj | 1 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
| Steven Smith (c) | c Elgar b Morkel | 7 | 21 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 | ||
| Shaun Marsh | c Markram b Maharaj | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Mitchell Marsh | c de Villiers b Morkel | 16 | 28 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 | ||
| Tim Paine †| not out | 9 | 27 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Pat Cummins | c Elgar b Morkel | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Mitchell Starc | c Markram b Morkel | 7 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Nathan Lyon | run out (Bavuma/†de Kock) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Josh Hazlewood | c Philander b Morkel | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Extras | (b 4) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (39.4 Ov, RR: 2.69, 187 Mts) | 107 | |||||||
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) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 12 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | 9.4 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 2.38 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 12 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2.67 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
| Newlands, Cape Town | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | Australia tour of South Africa |
| Season | 2017/18 |
| Player Of The Match | Morne Morkel |
| Series result | South Africa led the 4-match series 2-1 |
| Match number | TEST No. 2300 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30 |
| Match days | 22,23,24,25 March 2018Â - day match (5-day match) |
| Umpires | Nigel LlongRichard Illingworth |
| TV Umpire | Ian Gould |
| Reserve Umpire | Allahudien Paleker |
| Match Referee | Andy Pycroft |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 22 Mar - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 266/8 (Dean Elgar 121*, Kagiso Rabada 6*, 87 ov)
Fri, 23 Mar - day 2 -Australia 1st innings 245/9 (Tim Paine 33*, Josh Hazlewood 1*, 67 ov)
Sat, 24 Mar - day 3 -South Africa 2nd innings 238/5 (AB de Villiers 51*, Quinton de Kock 29*, 72 ov)
Sun, 25 Mar - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 107/10 (39.4 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 31/1 in 15.0 overs (D Elgar 11, HM Amla 17)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 20.1 overs (121 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (D Elgar 21, HM Amla 29, Ex 2)
- Lunch: South Africa - 75/1 in 28.0 overs (D Elgar 40, HM Amla 31)
- D Elgar: 50 off 97 balls (7 x 4)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 34.1 overs (205 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: South Africa - 126/2 in 41.0 overs (D Elgar 63, AB de Villiers 22)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (D Elgar 25, AB de Villiers 27, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 44.3 overs (268 balls), Extras 10
- Tea: South Africa - 185/2 in 55.0 overs (D Elgar 91, AB de Villiers 46)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls (D Elgar 44, AB de Villiers 48, Ex 8)
- D Elgar: 100 off 178 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 58.6 overs (357 balls), Extras 18
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 80 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 236/5 in 70.3 overs (D Elgar 111)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 78.3 overs (474 balls), Extras 24
- New ball taken at 86.1 overs
- Bad Light: South Africa - 266/8 in 87.0 overs (D Elgar 121, K Rabada 6)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 266/8 in 87.0 overs (D Elgar 121, K Rabada 6)
Day 2
- South Africa: 300 runs in 94.4 overs (571 balls), Extras 29
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (D Elgar 23, K Rabada 22, Ex 5)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 311/10 in 97.5 overs (D Elgar 141)
- Australia 1st innings
- Over 6.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - UT Khawaja (Struck down)
- Australia: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (51 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Australia - 67/2 in 12.0 overs (CT Bancroft 22, SPD Smith 4)
- Australia: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (137 balls), Extras 7
- CT Bancroft: 50 off 59 balls (9 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 113/3 in 25.0 overs (CT Bancroft 56, SE Marsh 10)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (CT Bancroft 35, SE Marsh 15, Ex 1)
- Australia: 150 runs in 33.5 overs (206 balls), Extras 7
- Tea: Australia - 150/5 in 37.4 overs (MR Marsh 0)
- Over 37.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - CT Bancroft (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 183/8 in 53.3 overs (TD Paine 11, NM Lyon 8)
- Australia: 200 runs in 57.3 overs (349 balls), Extras 10
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (TD Paine 14, NM Lyon 38, Ex 0)
- Bad Light: Australia - 245/9 in 67.0 overs (TD Paine 33, JR Hazlewood 1)
- End Of Day: Australia - 245/9 in 67.0 overs (TD Paine 33, JR Hazlewood 1)
Day 3
- Australia: 250 runs in 67.6 overs (412 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Australia - 255/10 in 69.5 overs (TD Paine 34)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 30/1 in 12.0 overs (AK Markram 15, HM Amla 1)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 0
- Lunch: South Africa - 65/1 in 22.0 overs (AK Markram 36, HM Amla 15)
- Over 23.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - HM Amla (Upheld)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (AK Markram 24, HM Amla 24, Ex 4)
- AK Markram: 50 off 91 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: South Africa - 110/2 in 36.0 overs (AK Markram 55, AB de Villiers 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 47.2 overs (284 balls), Extras 4
- Tea: South Africa - 151/3 in 48.0 overs (AB de Villiers 18, F du Plessis 0)
- Over 60.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - F du Plessis (Upheld)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 60.4 overs (364 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: South Africa - 203/5 in 63.0 overs (AB de Villiers 43, Q de Kock 2)
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 92 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Bad Light: South Africa - 238/5 in 72.0 overs (AB de Villiers 51, Q de Kock 29)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 238/5 in 72.0 overs (AB de Villiers 51, Q de Kock 29)
Day 4
- Tim Paine will replace Steve Smith as a captain for the remainder of the match.
- South Africa: 250 runs in 73.5 overs (443 balls), Extras 4
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (AB de Villiers 13, Q de Kock 38, Ex 0)
- New ball taken at 81.1 overs
- Q de Kock: 50 off 67 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: South Africa - 297/6 in 87.0 overs (Q de Kock 60, VD Philander 15)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 89.1 overs (536 balls), Extras 5
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (Q de Kock 14, VD Philander 34, Ex 2)
- Lunch: South Africa - 333/7 in 100.0 overs (VD Philander 39, K Rabada 4)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 104.5 overs (630 balls), Extras 8
- VD Philander: 50 off 78 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 373/10 in 112.2 overs (VD Philander 52)
- Australia 2nd innings
- Tea: Australia - 47/0 in 16.0 overs (CT Bancroft 22, DA Warner 25)
- Australia: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (CT Bancroft 26, DA Warner 27, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Australia - 75/5 in 29.3 overs (MR Marsh 9)
- Over 33.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - PJ Cummins (Struck down)
- Over 38.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - TD Paine (Upheld)
- Australia: 100 runs in 39.1 overs (235 balls), Extras 0