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)
South Africa 1st innings R B 4s 6s SR
GC Smith* c Clarke b Watson 16 30 1 0 53.33
AN Petersen b Starc 30 73 4 0 41.09
HM Amla run out (Warner) 11 43 2 0 25.58
JH Kallis b Starc 2 7 0 0 28.57
AB de Villiers† c Clarke b Hastings 4 12 1 0 33.33
D Elgar c †Wade b Johnson 0 12 0 0 0.00
F du Plessis not out 78 142 12 0 54.92
RJ Peterson c †Wade b Lyon 31 45 3 0 68.88
VD Philander c Hussey b Lyon 30 54 2 1 55.55
DW Steyn b Johnson 2 11 0 0 18.18
M Morkel c Hastings b Lyon 17 15 4 0 113.33
Extras (lb 2, w 2) 4
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)
Bowling O M R W Econ
MA Starc 16 3 55 2 3.43
JW Hastings 20 2 51 1 2.55
SR Watson 9 2 22 1 2.44 (1w)
MG Johnson 17 3 54 2 3.17 (1w)
NM Lyon 12 1 41 3 3.41
Australia 1st innings R B 4s 6s SR
DA Warner c †de Villiers b Steyn 13 35 2 0 37.14
EJM Cowan c Kallis b Steyn 0 1 0 0 0.00
SR Watson lbw b Philander 10 12 1 0 83.33
NM Lyon c du Plessis b Steyn 7 26 0 0 26.92
RT Ponting lbw b Philander 4 7 0 0 57.14
MJ Clarke* c †de Villiers b Steyn 5 13 0 0 38.46
MEK Hussey c Smith b Morkel 12 40 1 0 30.00
MS Wade† b Peterson 68 102 7 3 66.66
JW Hastings c Petersen b Peterson 32 58 4 0 55.17
MG Johnson b Peterson 7 22 0 0 31.81
MA Starc not out 0 3 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 5) 5
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)
Bowling O M R W Econ
DW Steyn 16 4 40 4 2.50
VD Philander 16 0 55 2 3.43
M Morkel 13 6 19 1 1.46
RJ Peterson 8.1 1 44 3 5.38
South Africa 2nd innings R B 4s 6s SR
AN Petersen c & b Johnson 23 20 4 0 115.00
GC Smith* c Lyon b Starc 84 100 13 0 84.00
HM Amla c & b Johnson 196 221 21 0 88.68
JH Kallis c Johnson b Starc 37 65 5 0 56.92
AB de Villiers† c †Wade b Starc 169 184 21 3 91.84
D Elgar lbw b Johnson 0 4 0 0 0.00
F du Plessis c Clarke b Johnson 27 38 4 0 71.05
RJ Peterson c Johnson b Starc 0 3 0 0 0.00
VD Philander not out 14 17 2 0 82.35
DW Steyn c †Wade b Starc 8 17 1 0 47.05
M Morkel b Starc 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 4, lb 4, w 3) 11
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)
Bowling O M R W Econ
MA Starc 28.5 3 154 6 5.34 (1w)
SR Watson 9 3 24 0 2.66
MG Johnson 25 1 110 4 4.40
JW Hastings 19 1 102 0 5.36 (1w)
NM Lyon 22 2 128 0 5.81
MEK Hussey 4 0 26 0 6.50 (1w)
DA Warner 3 0 14 0 4.66
RT Ponting 1 0 3 0 3.00
Australia 2nd innings (target: 632 runs) R B 4s 6s SR
EJM Cowan c Elgar b Steyn 53 149 5 1 35.57
DA Warner c Smith b Philander 29 34 5 0 85.29
SR Watson c Smith b Morkel 25 46 4 0 54.34
RT Ponting c Kallis b Peterson 8 23 2 0 34.78
MJ Clarke* st †de Villiers b Peterson 44 52 8 0 84.61
MEK Hussey c †de Villiers b Steyn 26 52 1 0 50.00
MS Wade† c Smith b Peterson 10 12 2 0 83.33
JW Hastings c Smith b Morkel 20 30 1 2 66.66
MG Johnson c †de Villiers b Philander 3 13 0 0 23.07
MA Starc not out 68 43 9 2 158.13
NM Lyon c Smith b Steyn 31 43 6 0 72.09
Extras (lb 3, w 2) 5
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)
Bowling O M R W Econ
DW Steyn 22.5 6 72 3 3.15 (1w)
VD Philander 21 8 41 2 1.95
M Morkel 16 2 57 2 3.56 (1w)
RJ Peterson 20 2 127 3 6.35
D Elgar 1 0 4 0 4.00
F du Plessis 2 0 18 0 9.00
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
– day 1 – Australia 1st innings 33/2 (DA Warner 12*, NM Lyon 7*, 11 ov)
– day 2 – South Africa 2nd innings 230/2 (HM Amla 99*, JH Kallis 17*, 38 ov)
– day 3 – Australia 2nd innings 40/0 (EJM Cowan 9*, DA Warner 29*, 13 ov)
Match notes
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4
  • 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)

204 Responses to Cricket: 3rd & Final Test – Australia vs South Africa (Friday 30 November to Tuesday 4 December 2012)

  • 91

    178/1 lead by 240

    Amla and Smith batting really well out there.

  • 92

    90 @ bdb:
    More bdb

  • 93

    89 @ Stormersboy:
    Tough playing in a wind like that. Youngster’s golf sounds good. Will remember his name and look out for him.

    With the cricket, so far we doing it out there. Smith and Amla batting well now.

  • 94

    Ahhhh, the SA lead is 250… 9 wickets standing in the 2nd Innings!

  • 95

    I said at the close of play yesterday that the wicket was a tricky one… and it proved so with South Africa getting the Aussies out cheaply.

    Now it certainly looks like the wicket has calmed down as Smith and Amla is really going after the Aussie bowlers… Amla and Smith could both reach their tons before close of play and SA could very well have a lead of over 300 at Stumps on Day 2.

    Amla on 91, Smith on 80

  • 96

    Amla on 92 and Smith on 84

    Hope they both get a century. Awesome batting by both.

  • 97

    Smith perishes on 84… arghhh

    Well batted Smith, well caught Lyon

    SA 206 / 2, with a lead of 268

  • 98

    SA have been batting far in excess of 6 runs per over, so they have absolutely raced to this score

  • 99

    As I say that, Smith goes. Well played captain. Just hope the rot don’t set in now. Happens so often we going so well then all of a sudden we lose one wicket the rest go easy. Focus boys we need a big lead here.

    Remember the last time there we had to chase 450 and we got it, think in a day and a half something like that.

  • 100

    Kallis in wit Amla now.

    Amla on 96, Kallis on 2

  • 101

    Kallis dropped on 3… phweeew

  • 102

    Phew! Kallis dropped on 3 dammit now focus boys don’t let this awesome batting today go to waste.

  • 103

    To think this only day two another 3 days left. We will have to try and get double what we have to be safe. If going by Amla and Smith’s batting it looks now like a batters pitch out there.

  • 104

    Nice Kallis, goes to the boundary, 4 more to the total… 🙂 🙂

  • 105

    Kallis on 16… 3 nice sudden fours from him

    Amla on 97…. can he reach his ton before Stumps?

  • 106

    Amla on strike…

    No risks now, Amla!

  • 107

    Amla misses a swing at a bouncer, then hits one in the air almost to a fielder…. eishhh nervous times

  • 108

    Amla goes to 98 of 83 balls

  • 109

    We still need our boys to be batting by close tomorrow. Then we are in the driving seats I would think. Far too many days left we need to focuse and stay calm. We get 550 or more then it could be a hard chase for them.

  • 110

    meant = focus

  • 111

    Amla on 99 off 84 balls at Stumps on Day 2.

    SA lead of 292

  • 112

    Well done Ama-Blomme…. in hind sight it looks like the right decision to bat first…. hahahaha

  • 113

    Tough on Amla at close he is on 99 and will have to face the first ball tomorrow. Would have been great if he had got his 100 tonight. What a magnificent batting display by him and Smith earlier. They have put us in a great position here. Just need to carry on tomorrow from this great lead we have. Like I said we will still want to be batting by close tomorrow, also hope we have around 550 by then.

  • 114

    112 @ grootblousmile:
    Oz were in a great position like this in 2008 we batted last and won that time. Still early days yet boeta. Think we came out and chased 450 they had a big lead and we got it. Looking more and more like a batters pitch out there now much like it was back then. Doubt there will be any rain as this time of year in Perth it is dry.

  • 115

    Okay back for the Rugby. Rugby that we here in SA can just put our feet up and enjoy. No stress for us today… 🙂

  • 116

    Cheers gbs. Catch up later.

  • 117

    Was a wonderful day for SA Cricket today… took 8 wickets cheaply, came in to bat and piled up 230 runs at a hell of a clip… and only 2 wickets down

  • 118

    116 @ Puma:
    Cheers, Oompie doubter!

  • 119

    Fark, SA had the Aussies reeling at 45 / 6 early on.

    Then Wade came in and occupied the freegin crease.

    Hussy also stayed on for his 12 off 40 balls, but Wade stuck around for 102 balls and 68 runs

  • 120

    92: more Puma, jammer ek groet nou eers, was uit gewees vir ‘n ruk.

    Ons moet hul heeltemal uit die wedstryd kolf, geen maar geen kanse waag nie. Soos julle noem, hierdie is nou ‘n batting paradise, so speel eers heeltemal veilig sodat hul moet kolf om die toets elykop te laat eindig, en dan eers kan ons druk op sit met die boulwerk en gaan vir die wen.

    Kolf tot middagete op dag 4, en stuur hul dan in. Maar ja, dit is toetskrieket, alles kan in een sessie weer verander.

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