shortish on the off and Morkel knocks it down into the off side
Australia vs South Africa, 2nd Test at Adelaide, , Nov 22 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd Test, Adelaide, November 22 - 26, 2012, South Africa tour of Australia
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end of over 1488 runs
SA: 248/8CRR: 1.67
Morne Morkel8 (12b 2x4)
Faf du Plessis110 (376b 14x4)
Peter Siddle 33-15-65-4
Nathan Lyon 50-31-49-3
An epic Test, this, kept us on our seats till the last ball was bowled. Despite losing Pattinson, Australia will think they should have won this Test after having South Africa four down at stumps on the fourth day. Both teams gave it their all on the final day - Australia threw everything they had at South Africa, and South Africa were determined to save the game. Du Plessis is the hero, the and clearly the Man of the Match for his performance in both innings. What a sparkling debut. Spare a thought for Siddle, he somehow conjured up the energy for a final burst and removed Kleinvedlt with a beauty but Morne Morkel held his ground. Du Plessis had good support throughout his battle today - there was AB, of course, followed by a 99-run stand with Kallis who fought through injury, and Steyn and Kleinveldt hung around for long enough before Morkel saw him through to stumps.
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147.6
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
Siddle runs in for the final ball
Theoretically still possible for Australia with a ball remaining, but South Africa have fought superbly
147.5
4
Siddle to Morkel, FOUR runs
pitched up and that's the Test saved right there, pitched up and it's driven through cover for a boundary
Siddle needs two in two...
147.4
4
Siddle to Morkel, FOUR runs
full toss and South Africa get the single, no they don't, it's pushed firmly and beats mid-off and even though it slows down, the Australians allow it to go for four to keep Morkel on strike
Three slips and a gully, a short leg
The crowd went silent the moment that was defended...three more balls, two wickets to get
147.3
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
angling in towards middle, short of a good length and he meets it with a straight bat
147.2
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
bangs that one short on middle and he manages to duck under that one, tall man Morkel and he dealt with it well
Three slips and a short leg...
147.1
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
fires it full outside off and he defends it towards cover
Siddle's going to go for it. One last over, one last attempt at winning this for Australia. The Adelaide crowd is egging him on. A couple of minutes left. Morkel to face. Tense faces in the South African dressing room
end of over 147Maiden
SA: 240/8CRR: 1.63
Faf du Plessis110 (376b 14x4)
Morne Morkel0 (6b)
Nathan Lyon 50-31-49-3
Peter Siddle 32-15-57-4
146.6
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Lyon to du Plessis, no run
bowled that full outside off and that's dug out into the off side
146.5
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Lyon to du Plessis, no run
tossed up on the off stump and he pushes it back down the pitch
146.4
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Lyon to du Plessis, no run
keeps a little low as it turns in, turned into the leg side
146.3
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Lyon to du Plessis, no run
tossed it up on the off, gets across and pushes it back to the bower
146.2
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Lyon to du Plessis, no run
pitched up outside off and that's defended wide of extra cover
146.1
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Lyon to du Plessis, no run
floating it on middle and defends it back to the bowler
Faf to face one over, four more minutes to go, can Australia squeeze in a couple of overs here?
end of over 146Maiden
SA: 240/8CRR: 1.64
Morne Morkel0 (6b)
Faf du Plessis110 (370b 14x4)
Peter Siddle 32-15-57-4
Nathan Lyon 49-30-49-3
145.6
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
beaten, kicked off a good length and beat the outside edge, almost had a wicket he so deserved, a marathon spell and an excellent performance
Siddle's jogging back....
145.5
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
angling in towards middle, still bowling at 138.5kmph, defended towards extra cover
145.4
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
full toss outside off and he punches it into the ground to play it to extra cover
145.3
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
ooh, just went past the outside edge, angling in and then moving away, pushed at it, risky from Morkel and that didn't miss the edge by much
145.2
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
ooh, risky, full outside off and Morkel chases it, keeps it down though, gets it towards point, prevents the single does Warner by diving to his right
145.1
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Siddle to Morkel, no run
goodish length outside off, rocks forward and defends with a straight bat
Eight minutes to go, two wickets to get, Morkel to face. He, too, can bat, but this is serious pressure. Credit to Kleinveldt for hanging around for six overs, though more would have been expected. Morkel to face Siddle, this could be his last over today, Goes round the wicket. Three slips
end of over 145Maiden
SA: 240/8CRR: 1.65
Faf du Plessis110 (370b 14x4)
Morne Morkel0 (0b)
Nathan Lyon 49-30-49-3
Peter Siddle 31-14-57-4
144.6
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Lyon to du Plessis, no run
flatter around off stump, gets across and pushes it down the pitch
144.5
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Lyon to du Plessis, no run
tossed up outside off, lands full and he dabs it into the off side
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