result
1st Test, Cape Town, Nov 9 - 11 2011, Australia tour of South Africa
284 & 47
(50.2 ov, target 236)96 & 236/2
South Africa won by 8 wickets
player of the match

South Africa
Australia 1st INNINGS
BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shane Watson | c Kallis b Steyn | 3 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
Phillip Hughes | c †Boucher b Philander | 9 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 47.36 | ||
Shaun Marsh | lbw b Steyn | 44 | 101 | 157 | 8 | 0 | 43.56 | ||
Ricky Ponting | lbw b Steyn | 8 | 25 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 32.00 | ||
Michael Clarke (c) | b Morkel | 151 | 176 | 266 | 22 | 0 | 85.79 | ||
Michael Hussey | c †Boucher b Morkel | 1 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5.55 | ||
Brad Haddin † | c Prince b Steyn | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 | ||
Mitchell Johnson | c Morkel b Philander | 20 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 90.90 | ||
Ryan Harris | c Morkel b Philander | 5 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
Peter Siddle | c de Villiers b Morkel | 20 | 54 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 37.03 | ||
Nathan Lyon | not out | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | ||
Extras | (b 5, lb 7, nb 4, w 1) | 17 | |||||||
TOTAL | (75 Ov, RR: 3.78, 349 Mts) | 284 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Shane Watson, 4.3 ov), 2-13 (Phillip Hughes, 5.6 ov), 3-40 (Ricky Ponting, 16.2 ov), 4-143 (Shaun Marsh, 39.1 ov), 5-158 (Michael Hussey, 44.3 ov), 6-163 (Brad Haddin, 45.5 ov), 7-202 (Mitchell Johnson, 52.3 ov), 8-214 (Ryan Harris, 54.5 ov), 9-273 (Peter Siddle, 72.4 ov), 10-284 (Michael Clarke, 74.6 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Steyn | 20 | 4 | 55 | 4 | 2.75 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Philander | 21 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 3.00 | 101 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Morne Morkel | 18 | 2 | 82 | 3 | 4.55 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Imran Tahir | 10 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 3.50 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Kallis | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6.16 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Rudolph | b Harris | 18 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 62.06 | ||
Graeme Smith (c) | b Watson | 37 | 48 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 77.08 | ||
Hashim Amla | lbw b Watson | 3 | 16 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 | ||
Jacques Kallis | c Ponting b Watson | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
AB de Villiers | lbw b Harris | 8 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 88.88 | ||
Ashwell Prince | lbw b Watson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Mark Boucher † | lbw b Watson | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 | ||
Vernon Philander | c Ponting b Harris | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | ||
Dale Steyn | not out | 9 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
Morne Morkel | run out (Siddle) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
Imran Tahir | b Harris | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
Extras | (lb 4, nb 2, w 1) | 7 | |||||||
TOTAL | (24.3 Ov, RR: 3.91, 130 Mts) | 96 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Jacques Rudolph, 6.5 ov), 2-49 (Hashim Amla, 13.2 ov), 3-49 (Jacques Kallis, 13.6 ov), 4-73 (Graeme Smith, 17.1 ov), 5-73 (Ashwell Prince, 17.2 ov), 6-77 (AB de Villiers, 18.1 ov), 7-77 (Mark Boucher, 19.3 ov), 8-81 (Vernon Philander, 20.6 ov), 9-83 (Morne Morkel, 21.4 ov), 10-96 (Imran Tahir, 24.3 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Harris | 10.3 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 3.14 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mitchell Johnson | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Peter Siddle | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shane Watson | 5 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS
BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shane Watson | lbw b Steyn | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | ||
Phillip Hughes | c Rudolph b Morkel | 9 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 40.90 | ||
Ricky Ponting | lbw b Philander | 0 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Michael Clarke (c) | lbw b Philander | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
Michael Hussey | c Prince b Morkel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Brad Haddin † | c †Boucher b Philander | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Mitchell Johnson | c Amla b Philander | 3 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
Ryan Harris | c Smith b Morkel | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 | ||
Peter Siddle | not out | 12 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 | ||
Shaun Marsh | lbw b Philander | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Nathan Lyon | c de Villiers b Steyn | 14 | 24 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 | ||
Extras | 0 | ||||||||
TOTAL | (18 Ov, RR: 2.61, 95 Mts) | 47 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Shane Watson, 0.3 ov), 2-11 (Ricky Ponting, 5.3 ov), 3-13 (Phillip Hughes, 6.4 ov), 4-13 (Michael Hussey, 6.5 ov), 5-15 (Michael Clarke, 7.3 ov), 6-18 (Brad Haddin, 9.1 ov), 7-21 (Ryan Harris, 10.4 ov), 8-21 (Mitchell Johnson, 11.2 ov), 9-21 (Shaun Marsh, 11.4 ov), 10-47 (Nathan Lyon, 17.6 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dale Steyn | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 4.59 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vernon Philander | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 2.14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morne Morkel | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1.50 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (target: 236 runs)
BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Graeme Smith (c) | not out | 101 | 140 | 232 | 15 | 0 | 72.14 | ||
Jacques Rudolph | c †Haddin b Siddle | 14 | 24 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 58.33 | ||
Hashim Amla | c Clarke b Johnson | 112 | 134 | 184 | 21 | 0 | 83.58 | ||
Jacques Kallis | not out | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
Extras | (lb 4, nb 2, w 1) | 7 | |||||||
TOTAL | (50.2 Ov, RR: 4.68, 232 Mts) | 236/2 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Jacques Rudolph, 6.4 ov), 2-222 (Hashim Amla, 47.4 ov) |
BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Harris | 14 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 4.78 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Siddle | 12.2 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 3.97 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shane Watson | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.40 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mitchell Johnson | 11 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 5.54 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nathan Lyon | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
Newlands, Cape Town | |
Toss | South Africa, elected to field first |
Series | Australia tour of South Africa |
Season | 2011/12 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Vernon Philander |
Series result | South Africa led the 2-match series 1-0 |
Match number | Test no. 2016 |
Hours of play (local time) | 10:00 am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30 |
Match days | 9,10,11 November 2011 - day(5-day match) |
Test debut | ![]() Imran Tahir![]() Vernon Philander |
Umpires | ![]() Billy Doctrove![]() Ian Gould |
TV Umpire | ![]() Billy Bowden |
Reserve Umpire | ![]() Johan Cloete |
Match Referee | ![]() Roshan Mahanama |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Wed, 09 Nov - day 1 -Australia 1st innings 214/8 (Michael Clarke 107*, Peter Siddle 0*, 55 ov)
Thu, 10 Nov - day 2 -South Africa 2nd innings 81/1 (Graeme Smith 36*, Hashim Amla 29*, 17 ov)
Fri, 11 Nov - day 3 -South Africa 2nd innings 236/2 (50.2 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- Australia 1st innings
- Rain: Australia - 0/0
- Wet Ground: Australia - 0/0
- Rain: Australia - 23/2 in 11.0 overs (SE Marsh 3, RT Ponting 6)
- Lunch: Australia - 39/2 in 15.0 overs (SE Marsh 17, RT Ponting 8)
- Over 16.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - RT Ponting (Upheld)
- Australia: 50 runs in 22.3 overs (136 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Australia - 87/3 in 29.0 overs (SE Marsh 27, MJ Clarke 36)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (SE Marsh 10, MJ Clarke 40, Ex 1)
- Over 31.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - SE Marsh (Struck down)
- Australia: 100 runs in 31.6 overs (193 balls), Extras 4
- MJ Clarke: 50 off 56 balls (9 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 131 balls (SE Marsh 26, MJ Clarke 74, Ex 2)
- Over 39.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - SE Marsh (Struck down)
- Tea: Australia - 143/4 in 40.0 overs (MJ Clarke 74, MEK Hussey 0)
- Australia: 150 runs in 40.6 overs (248 balls), Extras 9
- Australia: 200 runs in 51.5 overs (313 balls), Extras 10
- MJ Clarke: 100 off 108 balls (16 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 213/7 in 54.0 overs (MJ Clarke 106, RJ Harris 5)
- Bad Light: Australia - 214/8 in 55.0 overs (MJ Clarke 107, PM Siddle 0)
- Rain: Australia - 214/8 in 55.0 overs (MJ Clarke 107, PM Siddle 0)
- End Of Day: Australia - 214/8 in 55.0 overs (MJ Clarke 107, PM Siddle 0)
Day 2
- Australia: 250 runs in 66.4 overs (404 balls), Extras 13
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (MJ Clarke 30, PM Siddle 15, Ex 5)
- Drinks: Australia - 273/9 in 72.4 overs (MJ Clarke 141)
- MJ Clarke: 150 off 173 balls (22 x 4)
- Innings Break: Australia - 284/10 in 75.0 overs (NM Lyon 1)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Lunch: South Africa - 49/1 in 13.0 overs (GC Smith 22, HM Amla 3)
- Over 13.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - HM Amla (Upheld)
- Over 13.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - JH Kallis (Upheld)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 14.0 overs (86 balls), Extras 7
- Over 18.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - AB de Villiers (Upheld)
- Over 19.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - MV Boucher (Struck down)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 96/10 in 24.3 overs (DW Steyn 9)
- Australia 2nd innings
- Over 5.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - RT Ponting (Struck down)
- Over 5.3: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - RT Ponting (Struck down)
- Tea: Australia - 13/3 in 6.4 overs (MJ Clarke 0)
- Over 7.3: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - MJ Clarke (Struck down)
- Over 11.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - SE Marsh (Upheld)
- Over 16.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - PM Siddle (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Australia - 47/10 in 18.0 overs (PM Siddle 12)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- South Africa: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (65 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (GC Smith 23, HM Amla 25, Ex 2)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 81/1 in 17.0 overs (GC Smith 36, HM Amla 29)
Day 3
- Over 21.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - HM Amla (Struck down)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 22.6 overs (140 balls), Extras 3
- GC Smith: 50 off 75 balls (9 x 4)
- HM Amla: 50 off 81 balls (9 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 164 balls (GC Smith 45, HM Amla 54, Ex 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 134/1 in 34.0 overs (GC Smith 58, HM Amla 58)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 37.6 overs (230 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 211 balls (GC Smith 67, HM Amla 77, Ex 6)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 44.6 overs (272 balls), Extras 6
- HM Amla: 100 off 126 balls (19 x 4)
- GC Smith: 100 off 138 balls (15 x 4)