AUS vs SA, South Africa tour of Australia 2012/13, 2nd Test at Adelaide, November 22 - 26, 2012

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
David Warner	c Smith b Morkel	119	112	176	16	4	106.25

Ed Cowan	c & b Kallis	10	29	44	1	0	34.48

Rob Quiney	c Smith b Morkel	0	8	9	0	0	0.00

Ricky Ponting	b Kallis	4	3	6	1	0	133.33

Michael Clarke (c)	b Morkel	230	257	345	40	1	89.49

Michael Hussey	b Steyn	103	137	209	9	4	75.18

Matthew Wade †	c †de Villiers b Morkel	6	28	41	1	0	21.42

Peter Siddle	c Smith b Kleinveldt	6	21	30	1	0	28.57

James Pattinson	c Smith b Steyn	42	35	53	4	2	120.00

Ben Hilfenhaus	c Kleinveldt b Morkel	0	8	7	0	0	0.00

Nathan Lyon	not out	7	17	34	1	0	41.17
Extras	(lb 11, nb 11, w 1)	23
TOTAL	107.2 Ov (RR: 5.12, 481 Mins)	550
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Ed Cowan, 10.3 ov), 2-44 (Rob Quiney, 11.6 ov), 3-55 (Ricky Ponting, 12.6 ov), 4-210 (David Warner, 37.2 ov), 5-482 (Michael Hussey, 86.5 ov), 6-494 (Michael Clarke, 91.4 ov), 7-501 (Matthew Wade, 95.6 ov), 8-503 (Peter Siddle, 98.2 ov), 9-504 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 99.6 ov), 10-550 (James Pattinson, 107.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dale Steyn	23.4	4	79	2	3.33	106	13	0	0	0
86.5 to MEK Hussey, and against all odds, Steyn has bowled Hussey and that will be stumps on the first day. Steyn pitched on a good length around off and the ball came back into the left-hander. Hussey was late in bringing his bat down and the ball hit the top of off stump. That will be small consolation for South Africa, they have received a severe hiding. 482/5 107.2 to JL Pattinson, the innings is over, Smith takes his fourth catch of the innings, takes it on the second chance after missing it on the first, Pattinson gets a thick edge as he looks to thump a fuller one from Steyn, so Australia all out for 550. 550/10
Morne Morkel	30	5	146	5	4.86	128	26	1	0	0
11.6 to RJ Quiney, caught at first slip! Quiney's gone for a duck. Morkel pitched it on a good length just outside off and angled it into the left-hander, Quiney moved back and across to defend from his crease and got an outside edge. Smith took a low catch at first slip. And just like that, this start has turned around. 44/2 37.2 to DA Warner, this time the edge has gone to slip! Warner goes after a post-lunch blitz and he gets applauded off Adelaide Oval. He stayed on the back foot and poked away from his body at a good length ball that pitched around off-stump line and angled across him from over the wicket. Smith was waiting at first slip. 210/4 91.4 to MJ Clarke, it's over! stop the press, Michael Clarke has been dismissed, yes he has, that was pitched up by Morkel, Clarke stays in the crease as he looks to play that one, he misses and the ball cannons into middle stump, that ball angled in, more than Clarke expected, between bat and pad, end of a classic from Clarke, end of a nightmare for South Africa. 494/6 95.6 to MS Wade, Morkel strikes again, Wade hadn't scored in a while, he thought he could crash a length ball outside off through the cover, only gets a thin edge through to the keeper, Wade is distraught as he trudges off, knowing that there were some runs to be had on what remains a lovely batting track. 501/7 99.6 to BW Hilfenhaus, and Morkel completes his five-for, the short ball does the job, this was headed for the helmet, Hilfenhaus goes for the hook, top-edges it towards deep backward square leg, a duck for the Hilf, Australia 504 for 9, not quite going to plan for them today. 504/9
Jacques Kallis	3.3	1	19	2	5.42	14	3	0	0	0
10.3 to EJM Cowan, Kallis has broken through! Lbw, or is that caught and bowled? Kallis fired in the yorker and Cowan, who was standing outside his crease had to hurry to dig it out. I thought it hit his bat and replays seem to indicate the ball lobbed off Cowan's bat and back to Kallis. It might have hit the toe as well, and if so that's plumb. Lbw and caught and bowled, but the lbw was first. Now there's a change in decision and it's a caught and bowled. But I think it hit the boot first. The rules say that a caught will over-ride an lbw. the ball shot up off the toe and lobbed back to the bowler, it hit high on the bat.. 43/1 12.6 to RT Ponting, bowled him! Kallis has produced a ripping ball. He bowled a full ball which Ponting chose to defend from his crease instead of coming forward. The ball swerved away from the right-hander very late and beat the outside edge to hit of stump, Ponting fell to the pitch after he was beaten. He was completely squared up and beaten. It shaped into him at first and then swung away. 55/3
Rory Kleinveldt	20.1	4	81	1	4.01	94	12	1	1	6
98.2 to PM Siddle, Kleindveldt gets his first Test wicket, or does he? the no-ball check, that is tight, many replays needed to check whether it is behind the line, looks to be safe by mere millimetres, he is, Kleinveldt can finally savour a Test wicket, Siddle gets a healthy nick through to slip, that was a back of a length ball, Siddle might have been better off playing off the front foot, he hangs back in the crease, so Australia 21/3 on the day. 503/8
Imran Tahir	23	0	180	0	7.82	67	18	8	0	5
Faf du Plessis	7	0	34	0	4.85	20	2	1	0	0

South Africa 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Smith (c)	c †Wade b Siddle	122	244	295	14	0	50.00

Alviro Petersen	run out (Hussey)	54	112	159	7	0	48.21

Hashim Amla	st †Wade b Warner	11	26	48	2	0	42.30

Jacques Rudolph	c Quiney b Lyon	29	64	78	3	0	45.31

AB de Villiers †	lbw b Siddle	1	15	20	0	0	6.66

Faf du Plessis	c Clarke b Hilfenhaus	78	159	205	13	1	49.05

Dale Steyn	c Ponting b Hilfenhaus	1	15	26	0	0	6.66

Rory Kleinveldt	b Hilfenhaus	0	5	8	0	0	0.00

Jacques Kallis	c †Wade b Clarke	58	93	109	10	1	62.36

Morne Morkel	b Lyon	6	9	13	1	0	66.66

Imran Tahir	not out	10	11	28	1	0	90.90
Extras	(b 7, lb 2, nb 6, w 3)	18
TOTAL	124.3 Ov (RR: 3.11, 502 Mins)	388
Fall of wickets: 1-138 (Alviro Petersen, 41.2 ov), 2-169 (Hashim Amla, 50.5 ov), 3-233 (Jacques Rudolph, 73.1 ov), 4-233 (Graeme Smith, 74.2 ov), 5-240 (AB de Villiers, 76.6 ov), 6-246 (Dale Steyn, 82.4 ov), 7-250 (Rory Kleinveldt, 84.3 ov), 8-343 (Jacques Kallis, 114.5 ov), 9-352 (Morne Morkel, 117.5 ov), 10-388 (Faf du Plessis, 124.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Hilfenhaus	19.3	6	49	3	2.51	94	8	0	0	0
82.4 to DW Steyn, gone, Steyn did this earlier in the over, short of a good length this time and he pushed at that one, away from his body again and it moved away to produce the outside edge, Ricky Ponting took it comfortably at second slip. 246/6 84.3 to RK Kleinveldt, Kleinveldt has lost his off stump, similar delivery to the previous one but on a good length this time, fuller than the previous one, landed on middle and moved away, Kleinveldt swung hard at that one, trying to smack it over midwicket, missed and the off stump was sent cartwheeling towards the keeper. 250/7 124.3 to F du Plessis, Silly mid-on into the act, Clarke takes a good, sharp catch, pitched up and Du Plessis pushed loosely at that one but was snapped by the Australian captain. 388/10
James Pattinson	9.1	0	41	0	4.47	40	6	0	1	4
Nathan Lyon	44	7	91	2	2.06	210	9	0	0	0
73.1 to JA Rudolph, Rudolph had done this earlier today, in the previous over from Lyon in fact, went for a drive but it had then landed safe. Extra cover's still there, this was flighted and he went hard at that one, perhaps with the aim of clearing that fielder but ended up striking it straight to him. Rudolph was livid. He knew he was set, and Australia now have an opening. 233/3 117.5 to M Morkel, bowled'im, Morkel goes for the sweep and misses, that landed outside leg stump and turned back in to crash into leg and middle, Morkel just missed the sweep, was better off staying his ground and turning it to leg. 352/9
Peter Siddle	30.5	6	130	2	4.21	136	22	1	0	2
74.2 to GC Smith, Huge wicket, Smith's called for a review, pitched on a good length outside off and Smith tried to close the face on that one and drive it in the region of midwicket, there was a deviation, but the bat appeared to hit the ground just as the ball went past the bat. Bowden's given him out caught-behind. Did it move away just as the bat came down? Hot Spot shows a tiny heat signature on the outside edge, a very tiny one but it's there nevertheless. Bowden's waiting for the final call, and raises his finger. Smith isn't happy, he called for a review immediately after Bowden first gave him out. 233/4 76.6 to AB de Villiers, Siddle's on fire, he's rapped AB on the pads and Bowden's given him out. AB's called for a review. Landed on off and middle, didn't notice any movement there but AB went across and tried to turn the face slightly, missed and it held its line, would have hit middle and leg as the replays showed. Bowden right again, South Africa are five down. 240/5
Michael Clarke	7	1	22	1	3.14	32	2	1	0	0
114.5 to JH Kallis, Appeal for a caught-behind and it's been reviewed by Australia as the on-field umpire turns it down. Kallis went for a sweep, that was on leg stump and tried to sweep it fine. It definitely hit the pads but was there some impact with the bat as it lobbed up on its way to Wade? Gone. Struck the pads, then definitely struck the glove as it popped up to Wade. Hit the right thumb.. 343/8
Michael Hussey	1	0	7	0	7.00	3	0	0	2	0
David Warner	5	0	27	1	5.40	11	2	0	0	0
50.5 to HM Amla, has he done it here? the massive wicket of Amla? yes, he has, huge roar from the Adelaide crowd as they see the replays of the stumping, Amla was down the track looking to drive, he misses the ball, playing down the wrong line, he's yorked himself almost, Wade almost fluffs it again as he doesn't collect cleanly, but Amla is out far enough to give Wade time to dislodge the bails and send back the dangerman, a priceless wicket in these flat conditions. 169/2
Rob Quiney	8	3	12	0	1.50	42	2	0	0	0

Australia 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ed Cowan	b Kleinveldt	29	50	96	6	0	58.00

David Warner	c du Plessis b Kleinveldt	41	60	76	6	0	68.33

Rob Quiney	c †de Villiers b Kleinveldt	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Ricky Ponting	b Steyn	16	34	40	3	0	47.05

Michael Clarke (c)	lbw b Steyn	38	61	120	3	1	62.29

Peter Siddle	c †de Villiers b Morkel	1	16	18	0	0	6.25

Michael Hussey	c Steyn b Morkel	54	95	127	7	0	56.84

Matthew Wade †	c †de Villiers b Morkel	18	50	73	1	0	36.00

James Pattinson	not out	29	42	58	6	0	69.04
Ben Hilfenhaus	not out	18	19	29	4	0	94.73
Extras	(b 4, lb 10, nb 9)	23
TOTAL	70 Ov (RR: 3.81, 325 Mins)	267/8d
Did not bat: Nathan Lyon
Fall of wickets: 1-77 (David Warner, 16.1 ov), 2-77 (Rob Quiney, 16.3 ov), 3-91 (Ed Cowan, 20.6 ov), 4-98 (Ricky Ponting, 26.2 ov), 5-103 (Peter Siddle, 29.6 ov), 6-173 (Michael Clarke, 47.1 ov), 7-206 (Michael Hussey, 57.2 ov), 8-220 (Matthew Wade, 63.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dale Steyn	17	5	50	2	2.94	78	7	0	0	1
26.2 to RT Ponting, Ponting's gone! He's dragged it back on, Short of a good length from Steyn again, Ponting defended loosely at that one, hung his bat out as it moved away, got an inside edge to chop it onto the stumps. 98/4 47.1 to MJ Clarke, given out lbw and Clarke has called for a review, short of a good length and it kept low while aimed at middle and leg, Clarke got on the back foot and was struck on the knee roll, the only doubt there was whether it would go on to hit leg stump. It did move in a bit. It would have hit leg stump, as Eagle Eye confirms and the original decision is upheld.. 173/6
Morne Morkel	19	4	50	3	2.63	94	9	0	0	1
29.6 to PM Siddle, Gone, Morkel removes the nightwatchman, probing him outside off this time, angled in and he flirted with it, it may have moved away, took the nick, if only a slight one but that's all that matters, and AB took it comfortably. 103/5 57.2 to MEK Hussey, Hussey goes and Morkel strikes at the stroke of lunch! Banged in short just outside off and Hussey went for the pull, it came on to him quick and he ended up getting a top edge and spooning an easy catch to midwicket. 206/7 63.2 to MS Wade, Wade goes! Full outside off and Wade is sucked into the drive, tries to hit it through extra cover, gets a feather as it moves away a bit and AB takes a dolly. 220/8
Imran Tahir	14	1	80	0	5.71	49	11	1	0	2
Rory Kleinveldt	19	2	65	3	3.42	86	9	0	0	5
16.1 to DA Warner, Kleinveldt strikes, definitely this time! Good extra bounce for the bowler from round the wicket, Warner's standing outside the crease, turned the face a touch too early and got a leading edge to be caught at extra cover. 77/1 16.3 to RJ Quiney, Quiney grabs a pair, double-strike from Kleinveldt, angling in from round the wicket, lands on the off stump and then moves away, Quiney tries to defend off the back foot, gets a thick outside edge and AB dives to his left to complete he catch. 77/2 20.6 to EJM Cowan, Three for Kleinveldt, this one swung back in, landed on a good length on the off after swinging in and moved in further after pitching, Cowan was beaten through the gate as he tried to play it straight back. 91/3
Faf du Plessis	1	0	8	0	8.00	1	0	0	0	0

South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 430 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alviro Petersen	b Siddle	24	62	82	3	0	38.70

Graeme Smith (c)	c Ponting b Hilfenhaus	0	2	4	0	0	0.00

Hashim Amla	c Clarke b Lyon	17	28	38	4	0	60.71

Jacques Rudolph	c Cowan b Lyon	3	34	30	0	0	8.82

AB de Villiers †	b Siddle	33	220	246	0	0	15.00

Faf du Plessis	not out	110	376	466	14	0	29.25
Jacques Kallis	c Cowan b Lyon	46	110	149	6	0	41.81

Dale Steyn	c Quiney b Siddle	0	28	37	0	0	0.00

Rory Kleinveldt	b Siddle	3	17	23	0	0	17.64

Morne Morkel	not out	8	12	14	2	0	66.66
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, nb 1, w 1)	4
TOTAL	148 Ov (RR: 1.67, 549 Mins)	248/8
Did not bat: Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Graeme Smith, 0.6 ov), 2-36 (Hashim Amla, 11.3 ov), 3-45 (Jacques Rudolph, 19.5 ov), 4-45 (Alviro Petersen, 20.6 ov), 5-134 (AB de Villiers, 88.6 ov), 6-233 (Jacques Kallis, 128.1 ov), 7-234 (Dale Steyn, 137.5 ov), 8-240 (Rory Kleinveldt, 143.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Hilfenhaus	34	16	65	1	1.91	174	10	0	0	0
0.6 to GC Smith, edged and gone, big wicket and Australia have struck immediately, round the wicket, angling in towards the off and gets it to move away just a little, Smith plays at it, gets a thick edge and is caught by Ponting at second slip, what a blow. 3/1
Peter Siddle	33	15	65	4	1.96	169	9	0	0	1
20.6 to AN Petersen, Four down! Alviro's gone, tight line outside off from Siddle again, Alviro got forward, not the first time he's got an inside edge, this time it goes back onto the stumps, a little outside the line to that one as he played forward and he's dragged it onto the stumps. 45/4 88.6 to AB de Villiers, Siddle strikes! No reviewing that one, what a delivery, he was getting the ball to move about and beat AB through the gate there, nipped back, the previous deliveries had left him, landed on a good length, AB took a half-stride forward and defended a little outside the line as it jagged back in to peg back off stump. 134/5 137.5 to DW Steyn, caught, caught off a full toss, Steyn goes! It's a packed on-side field, there's a midwicket, silly mid-on, a leg gully, that was a full toss on middle and he pushed it uppishly into the leg side, Quiney's alert and he dives forward, dives low and picks it inches from the ground at midwicket. South Africa are seven down. 234/7 143.6 to RK Kleinveldt, Siddle has got him! Manages to somehow come up with a yorker off the final ball of that over, an inswinging yorker and Kleinveldt had no answer to that one, missed and the stumps took a beating. Australia still have a chance, they still do. 240/8
Michael Clarke	18	5	34	0	1.88	89	2	0	0	0
Nathan Lyon	50	31	49	3	0.98	272	4	0	0	0
11.3 to HM Amla, Lyon strikes! Amla was playing for the turn there, but it went on straight, tossed up outside off and he drove at it, got a thick edge and Clarke took it at slip, a bit of a juggle but he held his nerve. 36/2 19.5 to JA Rudolph, Caught at short leg, Rudolph is staying his ground, his innings had stagnated after he picked up a couple off his first delivery. Tossed up by Lyon from round the wicket on leg stump, landed on leg and Rudolph closed the face on that one, straight to Cowan at short leg who was alert, he bent low and reacted quick to his left to snap that one. The umpires called for a replay to check if the ball hit the ground on its way to Cowan, since the bat was very close to the ground at the time the shot was played. But replays show it was clean, went straight off the bat and into Cowan's hands. 45/3 128.1 to JH Kallis, Lyon strikes! Six down now, spices things up, that turned in from outside off, good bounce, he was half-forward was Kallis when trying to defend, got a thin inside edge onto the pads and it popped up towards short leg. 233/6
David Warner	6	0	29	0	4.83	20	4	0	0	0
Rob Quiney	6	3	4	0	0.66	33	0	0	1	0
Ricky Ponting	1	1	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	0	0

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Thu, 22 Nov - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 482/5 (Michael Clarke 224*, 86.5 ov)

Fri, 23 Nov - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 217/2 (Graeme Smith 111*, Jacques Rudolph 25*, 67 ov)

Sat, 24 Nov - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 111/5 (Michael Clarke 9*, Michael Hussey 5*, 32 ov)

Sun, 25 Nov - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 77/4 (AB de Villiers 12*, Faf du Plessis 19*, 50 ov)

Mon, 26 Nov - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 248/8 (148 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Australia 1st innings
Drinks: Australia - 44/2 in 12.0 overs (DA Warner 32)
Australia: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 2
DA Warner: 50 off 47 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 100 runs in 24.2 overs (146 balls), Extras 2
Lunch: Australia - 102/3 in 25.0 overs (DA Warner 67, MJ Clarke 18)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (DA Warner 32, MJ Clarke 18, Ex 1)
Over 28.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - MJ Clarke (Struck down)
Australia: 150 runs in 30.1 overs (183 balls), Extras 4
DA Warner: 100 off 93 balls (13 x 4, 4 x 6)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 106 balls (DA Warner 61, MJ Clarke 40, Ex 2)
MJ Clarke: 50 off 57 balls (11 x 4)
Australia: 200 runs in 34.3 overs (211 balls), Extras 6
4th Wicket: 150 runs in 142 balls (DA Warner 80, MJ Clarke 65, Ex 5)
Drinks: Australia - 210/4 in 37.2 overs (MJ Clarke 69)
Over 38.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - MJ Clarke (Struck down)
Australia: 250 runs in 46.1 overs (283 balls), Extras 9
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (MJ Clarke 29, MEK Hussey 22, Ex 1)
MJ Clarke: 100 off 117 balls (20 x 4)
Tea: Australia - 280/4 in 51.0 overs (MJ Clarke 104, MEK Hussey 34)
Australia: 300 runs in 56.4 overs (346 balls), Extras 15
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 125 balls (MJ Clarke 48, MEK Hussey 47, Ex 7)
MEK Hussey: 50 off 62 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
Australia: 350 runs in 64.1 overs (393 balls), Extras 18
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 168 balls (MJ Clarke 79, MEK Hussey 63, Ex 10)
MJ Clarke: 150 off 171 balls (30 x 4)
Over 66.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - MEK Hussey (Upheld)
Drinks: Australia - 378/4 in 68.0 overs (MJ Clarke 163, MEK Hussey 64)
Australia: 400 runs in 71.5 overs (440 balls), Extras 20
5th Wicket: 200 runs in 225 balls (MJ Clarke 108, MEK Hussey 80, Ex 12)
MJ Clarke: 200 off 226 balls (35 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 450 runs in 81.3 overs (500 balls), Extras 22
MEK Hussey: 100 off 122 balls (9 x 4, 4 x 6)
New Ball Taken: Australia 455/4 after 82.1 overs (MJ Clarke 200, MEK Hussey 100)
5th Wicket: 250 runs in 287 balls (MJ Clarke 136, MEK Hussey 100, Ex 14)
End Of Day: Australia - 482/5 in 86.5 overs (MJ Clarke 224)

Day 2

Australia: 500 runs in 95.4 overs (585 balls), Extras 23
Drinks: Australia - 504/9 in 100.0 overs (JL Pattinson 3)
Australia: 550 runs in 107.1 overs (654 balls), Extras 23
Innings Break: Australia - 550/10 in 107.2 overs (NM Lyon 7)
South Africa 1st innings
Lunch: South Africa - 3/0 in 4.0 overs (GC Smith 0, AN Petersen 3)
South Africa: 50 runs in 17.6 overs (109 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (GC Smith 26, AN Petersen 19, Ex 5)
Drinks: South Africa - 60/0 in 20.0 overs (GC Smith 28, AN Petersen 27)
South Africa: 100 runs in 30.3 overs (184 balls), Extras 9
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 184 balls (GC Smith 49, AN Petersen 42, Ex 9)
GC Smith: 50 off 98 balls (7 x 4)
Tea: South Africa - 117/0 in 35.0 overs (GC Smith 57, AN Petersen 47)
AN Petersen: 50 off 107 balls (6 x 4)
Over 45.1: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - GC Smith (Upheld)
South Africa: 150 runs in 46.5 overs (284 balls), Extras 14
Over 52.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - JA Rudolph (Struck down)
GC Smith: 100 off 198 balls (12 x 4)
South Africa: 200 runs in 60.3 overs (367 balls), Extras 16
End Of Day: South Africa - 217/2 in 67.0 overs (GC Smith 111, JA Rudolph 25)

Day 3

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 104 balls (GC Smith 28, JA Rudolph 25, Ex 0)
Over 74.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - GC Smith (Struck down)
Over 76.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - AB de Villiers (Struck down)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 241/5 after 80.1 overs (F du Plessis 7, DW Steyn 0)
Drinks: South Africa - 245/5 in 81.0 overs (F du Plessis 11, DW Steyn 0)
South Africa: 250 runs in 83.5 overs (508 balls), Extras 17
Lunch: South Africa - 273/7 in 95.0 overs (F du Plessis 26, JH Kallis 11)
South Africa: 300 runs in 100.6 overs (612 balls), Extras 18
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (F du Plessis 19, JH Kallis 30, Ex 1)
Drinks: South Africa - 331/7 in 112.0 overs (F du Plessis 48, JH Kallis 47)
JH Kallis: 50 off 83 balls (10 x 4)
Over 114.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - JH Kallis (Upheld)
F du Plessis: 50 off 124 balls (10 x 4)
South Africa: 350 runs in 117.1 overs (709 balls), Extras 18
Innings Break: South Africa - 388/10 in 124.3 overs (Imran Tahir 10)
Tea: South Africa - 388/10 in 124.3 overs (Imran Tahir 10)
Australia 2nd innings
Australia: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 7
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (EJM Cowan 18, DA Warner 25, Ex 7)
Drinks: Australia - 73/0 in 15.0 overs (EJM Cowan 26, DA Warner 39)
Australia: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (167 balls), Extras 10
End Of Day: Australia - 111/5 in 32.0 overs (MJ Clarke 9, MEK Hussey 5)

Day 4

Australia: 150 runs in 42.2 overs (259 balls), Extras 13
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (MJ Clarke 16, MEK Hussey 31, Ex 3)
Drinks: Australia - 154/5 in 44.0 overs (MJ Clarke 22, MEK Hussey 32)
Over 47.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - MJ Clarke (Struck down)
Over 50.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - MS Wade (Struck down)
Australia: 200 runs in 54.1 overs (331 balls), Extras 14
MEK Hussey: 50 off 81 balls (7 x 4)
Lunch: Australia - 206/7 in 58.0 overs (MS Wade 13, JL Pattinson 0)
Over 62.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - JL Pattinson (Upheld)
Australia: 250 runs in 67.1 overs (412 balls), Extras 23
Innings Break: Australia - 267/8 in 70.0 overs (JL Pattinson 29, BW Hilfenhaus 18)
South Africa 2nd innings
Over 11.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - JA Rudolph (Struck down)
Tea: South Africa - 40/2 in 13.0 overs (AN Petersen 20, JA Rudolph 2)
South Africa: 50 runs in 23.5 overs (144 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: South Africa - 67/4 in 35.0 overs (AB de Villiers 8, F du Plessis 13)
End Of Day: South Africa - 77/4 in 50.0 overs (AB de Villiers 12, F du Plessis 19)

Day 5

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 265 balls (AB de Villiers 17, F du Plessis 33, Ex 1)
Over 65.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - F du Plessis (Upheld)
South Africa: 100 runs in 65.4 overs (395 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: South Africa - 101/4 in 67.0 overs (AB de Villiers 18, F du Plessis 37)
Over 67.5: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - F du Plessis (Upheld)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 122/4 after 80.1 overs (AB de Villiers 29, F du Plessis 47)
Over 83.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - BF Bowden, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down)
Lunch: South Africa - 126/4 in 85.0 overs (AB de Villiers 31, F du Plessis 49)
F du Plessis: 50 off 181 balls (6 x 4)
South Africa: 150 runs in 94.5 overs (570 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: South Africa - 171/5 in 100.0 overs (F du Plessis 76, JH Kallis 16)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (F du Plessis 28, JH Kallis 22, Ex 0)
South Africa: 200 runs in 114.1 overs (686 balls), Extras 3
Tea: South Africa - 212/5 in 117.0 overs (F du Plessis 94, JH Kallis 38)
F du Plessis: 100 off 310 balls (13 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 233/6 in 131.0 overs (F du Plessis 106, DW Steyn 0)

MATCH DETAILS

Adelaide Oval
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of Australia
Season	2012/13
Player Of The Match	Faf du Plessis
Series result	3-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 2061
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	22,23,24,25,26 November 2012 - day (5-day match)
Test debut	Faf du Plessis
Umpires	Billy Bowden Richard Kettleborough
TV Umpire	Asad Rauf
Reserve Umpire	John Ward
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AN Petersen	bowled	24	62
GC Smith	caught	0	2
HM Amla	caught	17	28
JA Rudolph	caught	3	34
AB de Villiers	bowled	33	220
F du Plessis	not out	110	376
JH Kallis	caught	46	110
DW Steyn	caught	0	28
RK Kleinveldt	bowled	3	17
M Morkel	not out	8	12
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, nb 1, w 1)
Total	248(8 wkts; 148 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
BW Hilfenhaus	34	16	65	1	1.91
PM Siddle	33	15	65	4	1.96 (1 nb)
MJ Clarke	18	5	34	0	1.88
NM Lyon	50	31	49	3	0.98
DA Warner	6	0	29	0	4.83
RJ Quiney	6	3	4	0	0.66
RT Ponting	1	1	0	0	0

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	3	Graeme Smith	Alviro Petersen
2nd	33	Hashim Amla	Alviro Petersen
3rd	9	Jacques Rudolph	Alviro Petersen
4th	0	Alviro Petersen	AB de Villiers
5th	89	AB de Villiers	Faf du Plessis
6th	99	Jacques Kallis	Faf du Plessis
7th	1	Faf du Plessis	Dale Steyn
8th	6	Rory Kleinveldt	Faf du Plessis
9th	8	Faf du Plessis	Morne Morkel

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