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)

  • 121

    120: “elykop = gelykop”

  • 122

    What a day’s play. watched it at my brothers place. Well played guys, this day’s play was worthy of your no 1 ranking.

    Enjoy the rugby, I’m off to the Table Mountain Blues Festival.

    Elvis

  • 123

    Moenie oorgerus raak nie, nog baie tyd en krieket oor. Vorige toets het almal gedink Aussies gaan wen, toets gaan verby wees teen middagete op dag 5. Nou ja, die res is geskiedenis.

  • 124

    Good morning

    Last Bat GC Smith c Lyon b Starc 84 (100b 13×4 0x6) SR: 84.00

    Fall of wicket: 206/2 (32.3 ov); Partnership: 178 runs, 25.3 overs, RR: 6.98 (Amla 92, Smith 80)

    hope this one grows almost tas big as th previous one
    Current partnership 49 runs, 11.4 overs, RR: 4.20 (Kallis 21, Amla 28)

    End of over 44 (5 runs) South Africa 252/2
    HM Amla 117* (107b 13×4) JW Hastings 11-1-53-0
    JH Kallis 21* (37b 3×4) MG Johnson 10-0-51-1

  • 125

    South Africa 225 & 278/2 (49.1 ov)

    Australia 163

    South Africa lead by 340 runs with 8 wickets remaining

  • 126

    Hashim Amla (rhb) 132 122 Balls 16 x 4s’ 0 x6s’ Strike rate 108.19

  • 127

    Starc to Kallis, OUT, He is not getting to 13,000 runs today. Bouncer from Starc, Kallis drags this hook from outside off, gets a healthy top edge to fine leg.

    End of over 52 (1 run) South Africa 287/3
    HM Amla 135* (127b 16×4) MA Starc 13-1-86-2
    AB de Villiers 0* (0b) SR Watson 6-2-20-0

  • 128

    South Africa 225 & 320/3 (66.0 ov)

    Australia 163

    South Africa lead by 382 runs with 7 wickets remaining

    Lunch – Day 3

    Good but maybe i must go and sleep the Proteas fell asleep when i took guard, hahaha

    Last 10 ovs 18/0 RR 1.80

  • 129

    LUNCH
    South Africa continue their domination. Kallis might have missed out on a fifty, but Amla looks good for 150. AB de Villiers has looked comfortable too. Only 90 runs in this session – and I say “only” because of the crazy run-rate yesterday. But do expect some fireworks at some point today.

  • 130

    South Africa 225 & 405/3 (83.0 ov)

    Australia 163

    South Africa lead by 467 runs with 7 wickets remaining

    Drinks – Day 3

  • 131

    AB De Villiers moving into the ’90s. The lead is over 500 now.

    There is still a lot of time left though and the pitch looks pretty batting friendly so they need to bat the day out. Closer to 600.

    As I’m typing this AB cracks 2 boundries to get his ton, a classy innings from a great player.

  • 132

    How can the Proteas be so poor in one match, and so awesome in the next, a week later? This is the team that can take on the world, and should be world beaters for the next 10 years. They have the talent, thats for sure, Kirsten & Co. just need to change that head problem, and then we WILL be unbeatable. I love test cricket!!!!

  • 133

    Well done two really good days from SA to turn things around after the battling start on day 1. Good to see Amla make ammends for his 1st innings run out pity he was just short from getting his double century. Approve

  • 134

    Latest score SA 2nd innings 569/8 after 111 overs!

  • 135

    With a lead of 639 just a question of when the declaration will come

  • 136

    Wonder if the memory of Australia’s first innings at Brisbane is haunting Smith and keeping him from declaring. I guess they will get some rest overnight but would have thought you would want to let the guys who need to do the hard work with th ball do just that rather than have them expend energy with the bat and possibly also risk one of them picking up injury and not being able to bowl effectively!

  • 137

    569/9 after 111 overs and 3 balls – Steyn out for 8, 5 wicket haul for Starc.

  • 138

    Starc greets Morne Morkel with a bouncer, no doubt the favour will be returned later in the game Happy

  • 139

    SA 2nd innings over 569 all out – yorker by Starc gets Morne Morkel. Lets hope the SA bowlers can take at least one wicket now before close of play – should get about 15 overs at Aus.

  • 140

    OK so that’s it then. Not sure why we need to send the bowlers in to bat like this, but I guess they got a brief idea of how good the pitch is. Must be itching to have a go at the Aussies, now they will get their chance!’

    SA lead by 631 runs, so the target is 632.

    Just don’t see it happening, but they won’t go easily.

  • 141

    Lets see if the brazen shepherds will come out and go at 4/5 per over, or if they will shut up shop and try to play out 2 and a bit days. Huge challenge for them. Can they save the match a la Proteas in the last match. Do they have an heroic Faf in their side?

    Come on SA bowl them out, and lets have a happy Christmas!

  • 142

    Well done to Hash and AB. Both outstanding with the bat.

    Now hope we can take a quick wicket or two before close.

  • 143

    140 @ Stormersboy:

    I felt the same would not have sent the bowlers in at that stage. Then it does give them a feel for this pitch.

    Now to get a quick wicket.

  • 144

    141 @ Just For Kicks:
    Howzit JFK,

    Hope the trip went well to Scotland and all the best for your new adventure over there.

  • 146

    Hello to you too GBS, greetings from snowy Scotland I sit here typing this looking out and seeing the snow falling nice fat flakes, not much of a covering yet but we will go out and play in it soon. Happy-Grin

  • 147

    136 @ Bullscot:
    Silly me meant to say Aus 1st innings in Adelaide not Brisbane

  • 148

    146 @ Bullscot:
    Just keep your cold temperatures for yourselves for a change, dammit… hehehe

    A really miffy and very cool day here in Gautengeleng… and just as always, when I get someone to wash and polish all the cars, it starts spitting rain before the Blik Met Wiele gets it’s turn. But what the heck, he can wash the car in the rain and I’ll pull it into the garage for the drying and polishing stints…. hahahaha

  • 149

    Aussie 34 / 0 with just 11 minutes to go till Stumps on Day 3

  • 150

    This is now looking like a batters paradise pitch. They have two days to get the total, it just may not be impossible. Hope Morne is okay with his ankle tonight.

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