Australia and the South African Proteas did battle in the 3rd & final Test of the Series in Australia at the Western Australia Cricket Association ground (WACA), Perth.
The game took place mostly in the middle of the night for South Africans, so live updates was given in the mornings.
Some thought it strange when South Africa chose to bat first after winning the toss, considering the batting surface, but in hind sight it proved the perfect decision. After only posting a modest 225 by South Africa in the first innings, they took the Australian batsment apart with regularity in Australia’s first innings, reducing them to only 163 all out.
Then came the master class of the South African second innings, amassing 569 runs in double quick fashion and with an hour to go in Day 3, the Australians went in to bat. No wickets fell in that last hour of Day 3, but Day 4 was the clincher, with Australian wickets falling at regular intervals.
Michael Starc hung on, frustrating the South African bowlers and South African spectators alike, but in the end South Africa won the Test by 309 runs, more than a full Day early, and thus winning the Test Series 1 / 0 to retain their World No 1 Test ranking.
South Africa 225 & 569
Australia 163 & 322
South Africa won by 309 runs
- South Africa in Australia Test Series – 3rd Test
- Test no. 2064 | 2012/13 season
- Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- 30 November, 1,2,3 December 2012 (5-day match)
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South Africa 1st innings |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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GC Smith* |
c Clarke b Watson |
16 |
30 |
1 |
0 |
53.33 |
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AN Petersen |
b Starc |
30 |
73 |
4 |
0 |
41.09 |
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HM Amla |
run out (Warner) |
11 |
43 |
2 |
0 |
25.58 |
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JH Kallis |
b Starc |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
28.57 |
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AB de Villiers† |
c Clarke b Hastings |
4 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
33.33 |
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D Elgar |
c †Wade b Johnson |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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F du Plessis |
not out |
78 |
142 |
12 |
0 |
54.92 |
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RJ Peterson |
c †Wade b Lyon |
31 |
45 |
3 |
0 |
68.88 |
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VD Philander |
c Hussey b Lyon |
30 |
54 |
2 |
1 |
55.55 |
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DW Steyn |
b Johnson |
2 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
18.18 |
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M Morkel |
c Hastings b Lyon |
17 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
113.33 |
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Extras |
(lb 2, w 2) |
4 |
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Total |
(all out; 74 overs) |
225 |
(3.04 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-38 (Smith, 11.3 ov), 2-61 (Petersen, 22.4 ov), 3-63 (Kallis, 24.3 ov), 4-67 (Amla, 26.5 ov), 5-67 (de Villiers, 27.4 ov), 6-75 (Elgar, 30.5 ov), 7-132 (Peterson, 47.3 ov), 8-196 (Philander, 67.1 ov), 9-206 (Steyn, 70.2 ov), 10-225 (Morkel, 73.6 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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MA Starc |
16 |
3 |
55 |
2 |
3.43 |
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JW Hastings |
20 |
2 |
51 |
1 |
2.55 |
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SR Watson |
9 |
2 |
22 |
1 |
2.44 |
(1w) |
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MG Johnson |
17 |
3 |
54 |
2 |
3.17 |
(1w) |
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NM Lyon |
12 |
1 |
41 |
3 |
3.41 |
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Australia 1st innings |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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DA Warner |
c †de Villiers b Steyn |
13 |
35 |
2 |
0 |
37.14 |
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EJM Cowan |
c Kallis b Steyn |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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SR Watson |
lbw b Philander |
10 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
83.33 |
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NM Lyon |
c du Plessis b Steyn |
7 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
26.92 |
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RT Ponting |
lbw b Philander |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
57.14 |
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MJ Clarke* |
c †de Villiers b Steyn |
5 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
38.46 |
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MEK Hussey |
c Smith b Morkel |
12 |
40 |
1 |
0 |
30.00 |
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MS Wade† |
b Peterson |
68 |
102 |
7 |
3 |
66.66 |
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JW Hastings |
c Petersen b Peterson |
32 |
58 |
4 |
0 |
55.17 |
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MG Johnson |
b Peterson |
7 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
31.81 |
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MA Starc |
not out |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(lb 5) |
5 |
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Total |
(all out; 53.1 overs) |
163 |
(3.06 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-3 (Cowan, 0.3 ov), 2-18 (Watson, 5.1 ov), 3-34 (Warner, 12.1 ov), 4-35 (Lyon, 12.4 ov), 5-43 (Ponting, 15.2 ov), 6-45 (Clarke, 16.2 ov), 7-100 (Hussey, 30.3 ov), 8-140 (Wade, 45.5 ov), 9-162 (Johnson, 51.5 ov), 10-163 (Hastings, 53.1 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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DW Steyn |
16 |
4 |
40 |
4 |
2.50 |
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VD Philander |
16 |
0 |
55 |
2 |
3.43 |
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M Morkel |
13 |
6 |
19 |
1 |
1.46 |
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RJ Peterson |
8.1 |
1 |
44 |
3 |
5.38 |
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South Africa 2nd innings |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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AN Petersen |
c & b Johnson |
23 |
20 |
4 |
0 |
115.00 |
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GC Smith* |
c Lyon b Starc |
84 |
100 |
13 |
0 |
84.00 |
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HM Amla |
c & b Johnson |
196 |
221 |
21 |
0 |
88.68 |
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JH Kallis |
c Johnson b Starc |
37 |
65 |
5 |
0 |
56.92 |
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AB de Villiers† |
c †Wade b Starc |
169 |
184 |
21 |
3 |
91.84 |
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D Elgar |
lbw b Johnson |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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F du Plessis |
c Clarke b Johnson |
27 |
38 |
4 |
0 |
71.05 |
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RJ Peterson |
c Johnson b Starc |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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VD Philander |
not out |
14 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
82.35 |
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DW Steyn |
c †Wade b Starc |
8 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
47.05 |
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M Morkel |
b Starc |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Extras |
(b 4, lb 4, w 3) |
11 |
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Total |
(all out; 111.5 overs) |
569 |
(5.08 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-28 (Petersen, 6.6 ov), 2-206 (Smith, 32.3 ov), 3-287 (Kallis, 51.5 ov), 4-436 (Amla, 88.1 ov), 5-436 (Elgar, 88.5 ov), 6-538 (du Plessis, 102.6 ov), 7-539 (Peterson, 103.5 ov), 8-557 (de Villiers, 107.4 ov), 9-569 (Steyn, 111.3 ov), 10-569 (Morkel, 111.5 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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MA Starc |
28.5 |
3 |
154 |
6 |
5.34 |
(1w) |
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SR Watson |
9 |
3 |
24 |
0 |
2.66 |
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MG Johnson |
25 |
1 |
110 |
4 |
4.40 |
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JW Hastings |
19 |
1 |
102 |
0 |
5.36 |
(1w) |
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NM Lyon |
22 |
2 |
128 |
0 |
5.81 |
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MEK Hussey |
4 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
6.50 |
(1w) |
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DA Warner |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
4.66 |
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RT Ponting |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3.00 |
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Australia 2nd innings (target: 632 runs) |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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EJM Cowan |
c Elgar b Steyn |
53 |
149 |
5 |
1 |
35.57 |
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DA Warner |
c Smith b Philander |
29 |
34 |
5 |
0 |
85.29 |
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SR Watson |
c Smith b Morkel |
25 |
46 |
4 |
0 |
54.34 |
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RT Ponting |
c Kallis b Peterson |
8 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
34.78 |
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MJ Clarke* |
st †de Villiers b Peterson |
44 |
52 |
8 |
0 |
84.61 |
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MEK Hussey |
c †de Villiers b Steyn |
26 |
52 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
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MS Wade† |
c Smith b Peterson |
10 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
83.33 |
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JW Hastings |
c Smith b Morkel |
20 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
66.66 |
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MG Johnson |
c †de Villiers b Philander |
3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
23.07 |
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MA Starc |
not out |
68 |
43 |
9 |
2 |
158.13 |
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NM Lyon |
c Smith b Steyn |
31 |
43 |
6 |
0 |
72.09 |
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Extras |
(lb 3, w 2) |
5 |
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Total |
(10 wickets; 82.5 overs) |
322 |
(3.88 runs per over) |
| Fall of wickets 1-40 (Warner, 13.2 ov), 2-81 (Watson, 28.6 ov), 3-102 (Ponting, 37.4 ov), 4-130 (Cowan, 42.5 ov), 5-188 (Clarke, 57.5 ov), 6-198 (Hussey, 60.3 ov), 7-198 (Wade, 61.5 ov), 8-204 (Johnson, 66.5 ov), 9-235 (Hastings, 70.2 ov), 10-322 (Lyon, 82.5 ov) |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
Econ |
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DW Steyn |
22.5 |
6 |
72 |
3 |
3.15 |
(1w) |
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VD Philander |
21 |
8 |
41 |
2 |
1.95 |
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M Morkel |
16 |
2 |
57 |
2 |
3.56 |
(1w) |
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RJ Peterson |
20 |
2 |
127 |
3 |
6.35 |
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D Elgar |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4.00 |
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F du Plessis |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
9.00 |
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| Match details |
| Toss South Africa, who chose to bat |
Test debuts JW Hastings (Australia); D Elgar (South Africa)
Player of the match tba |
Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire BF Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire JD Ward |
| Close of play |
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– day 1 – Australia 1st innings 33/2 (DA Warner 12*, NM Lyon 7*, 11 ov) |
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– day 2 – South Africa 2nd innings 230/2 (HM Amla 99*, JH Kallis 17*, 38 ov) |
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– day 3 – Australia 2nd innings 40/0 (EJM Cowan 9*, DA Warner 29*, 13 ov) |
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| Match notes |
- Australia: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Australia – 73/1 in 26.0 overs (EJM Cowan 22, SR Watson 19)
- Australia: 100 runs in 37.2 overs (224 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Australia – 110/3 in 38.0 overs (EJM Cowan 37, MJ Clarke 8)
- EJM Cowan: 50 off 146 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 150 runs in 49.3 overs (297 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia – 152/4 in 51.0 overs (MJ Clarke 27, MEK Hussey 7)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (MJ Clarke 28, MEK Hussey 23, Ex 0)
- Australia: 200 runs in 61.6 overs (372 balls), Extras 3
- Tea: Australia – 204/7 in 64.0 overs (JW Hastings 2, MG Johnson 3)
- Australia: 250 runs in 72.2 overs (434 balls), Extras 5
- MA Starc: 50 off 32 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (MA Starc 37, NM Lyon 14, Ex 1)
- Australia: 300 runs in 79.6 overs (480 balls), Extras 5
- New Ball Taken: Australia 302/9 after 80.1 overs (MA Starc 60, NM Lyon 19)
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Looks like Faf will run out of batting partners… eish
Dale Steyn now in.
200 up for SA as Faf hits another 4
Faf on 76… hang in there fellas!
Faf must try and retain the strike as much as possible from hereon in.
Eishhhh, Dale Steyn chops it on… out
SA 206 / 9
3 consecutive 4’s by Morné Morkel…. hehehehe
Looks like Morné Morkel thinks this is a One-Dayer….
220 up for SA… how many more can they get?
Interesting camera thingy… a Heli-chopper cam…
Many rotors, remotely controlled… with a camera at the bottom
Another boundary by Morkel!
Come on Faf… get your ton… show the frontline batsmen how it’s done, once again!
An hour to go till stumps on Day 1…
… and as I say that Morné Morkel is out…
SA 225 All Out
Faf stranded on an undefeated 78
Well done Faf. If only he had another batsman to stay with him, he would have gone on to get another century.
Without Faf our score would have looked far worse.
Think we should have bowled here first.
12 @ grootblousmile:
No not happy at our dismal batting performance. We are far better than that. Now it is uphill from here. Hope we can take some quick wickets.
Faf the only batsman really doing it out there for us today.
Dale Steyn strikes!
Aussie 3 / 1
Ed Cowan out for a Golden Duck!
If the Ama-Blomme can end the day with 2 or 3 wickets taken, it should be about evens stevens at stumps
Perler by Philander… not easy going for the Aussies either
Great 1st 2 overs by Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander respectively
Come boykies… take Warner & Watson.
Elementary my dear Watson…. hehehe
Warn Warner… and investigate Watson!
LBW?
Review
OUTTTTTTTTT !
Aussie 18 / 2
Watson gone!
Lyons, the night watchman in….
Come on, get Warner or Lyon before stumps!
Arghhhh, Petersen puts one down in the slips…
Stumps, Day 1
SA 225 All Out
Australia 33 / 2
No easy batting on this pitch!
Nervous day for both batting sides, batting not easy at all… so it would have been gruff, harsh and irresponsible to condemn SA for choosing to bat first.
Armchair critics… eishhhh
superBul wrote:
i had my legitimate reasons to question that dicision.
1. We survived a very strenous 150 overs of batting, surely anybody with a good knowledge of the game would know 2 things would happen, (a) we would feel tired(mentally and the feeling of invincability might have made us concentrate less) (b) the Aussies would have come at us with a super effort, and yes they did.
If we bowled in my oppinion our fast bowlers would have been well rested and fired up.
Well anyway GBS i dont for one moment get excited so fast in a 5 day test match i knew what we have they must still get. We fought back well, but lets face it true to the challenge , the Aussie tours is always the toughest you can get in your carreer.
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