South Africa and Australia battled each other in the 3rd and last 5-Day Test at Newlands, Cape Town, from 10:30 SA Time on Saturday 1 March to Wednesday 5 March.
South Africa and Australia were 1 / 1 in the series, after South Africa convincingly beat Australia in the 2nd Test at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth.
The score cards was updated at regular intervals here on Rugby-Talk.
Australia took control of the match from the first ball of the test, declaring their innings twice, whilst South Africa fell cheaply in the first innings and almost batted for a day and a half in the second innings.
Australia knocked the last wicket over, that of Morne Morkel, with only 27 balls left in the Test.
Australia win by 245 runs and win the Test Series 2 / 1.
Australia:
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First Innings – 494 / 7 Declared (127.4 Overs)
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Second Innings – 303 / 5 Declared (58 Overs)
South Africa:
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First Innings – 287 All Out (82.5 Overs)
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Second Innings – 265 All Out (134.3 Overs)
Australia won by 245 runs
| Australia 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CJL Rogers | c Smith b Steyn | 25 | 57 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 60.97 |
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DA Warner | c †de Villiers b Duminy | 135 | 262 | 152 | 12 | 1 | 88.81 |
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AJ Doolan | c Steyn b Philander | 20 | 83 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 30.30 |
| MJ Clarke* | not out | 161 | 430 | 301 | 17 | 0 | 53.48 | |
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SPD Smith | b Elgar | 84 | 214 | 155 | 9 | 3 | 54.19 |
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SR Watson | c Amla b Duminy | 40 | 50 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 125.00 |
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BJ Haddin† | c Amla b Duminy | 13 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 61.90 |
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MG Johnson | c †de Villiers b Duminy | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| RJ Harris | not out | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Extras | (w 6, nb 6) | 12 | ||||||
| Total | (7 wickets dec; 127.4 overs; 572 mins) | 494 | (3.86 runs per over) | |||||
Did not batJL Pattinson, NM Lyon
Fall of wickets 1-65 (Rogers, 13.3 ov), 2-138 (Doolan, 31.3 ov), 3-217 (Warner, 57.4 ov), 4-401 (Smith, 107.5 ov), 5-456 (Watson, 118.4 ov), 6-489 (Haddin, 126.5 ov), 7-489 (Johnson, 126.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DW Steyn | 10.1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.32 | |
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VD Philander | 26.4 | 2 | 116 | 1 | 4.35 | (1nb) |
| M Morkel | 23.5 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 3.94 | (4nb, 2w) | |
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JP Duminy | 17 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 4.29 | |
| KJ Abbott | 28 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 2.42 | (1nb) | |
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D Elgar | 22 | 0 | 99 | 1 | 4.50 |
| South Africa 1st innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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GC Smith* | c †Haddin b Harris | 5 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.31 |
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AN Petersen | c †Haddin b Johnson | 53 | 106 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 85.48 |
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D Elgar | c †Haddin b Pattinson | 11 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 55.00 |
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HM Amla | b Harris | 38 | 76 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 73.07 |
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AB de Villiers† | c Clarke b Johnson | 14 | 69 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 37.83 |
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F du Plessis | c Warner b Johnson | 67 | 171 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 49.62 |
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JP Duminy | c †Haddin b Harris | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| VD Philander | not out | 37 | 194 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 34.57 | |
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KJ Abbott | b Watson | 3 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
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DW Steyn | c Watson b Johnson | 28 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 103.70 |
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M Morkel | c Watson b Pattinson | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.77 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 3, w 6, nb 3) | 20 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 82.5 overs; 389 mins) | 287 | (3.46 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-7 (Smith, 4.5 ov), 2-42 (Elgar, 11.4 ov), 3-95 (Petersen, 21.2 ov), 4-121 (Amla, 28.1 ov), 5-133 (de Villiers, 35.4 ov), 6-146 (Duminy, 38.6 ov), 7-241 (du Plessis, 67.2 ov), 8-249 (Abbott, 73.6 ov), 9-279 (Steyn, 81.3 ov), 10-287 (Morkel, 82.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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RJ Harris | 22 | 9 | 63 | 3 | 2.86 | (1nb) |
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MG Johnson | 19 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 2.21 | |
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JL Pattinson | 18.5 | 4 | 77 | 2 | 4.08 | (2nb, 2w) |
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SR Watson | 9 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 3.77 | |
| NM Lyon | 12 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 4.41 | ||
| SPD Smith | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Australia 2nd innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CJL Rogers | run out (Steyn) | 39 | 92 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 58.20 |
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DA Warner | c †de Villiers b Abbott | 145 | 243 | 156 | 13 | 4 | 92.94 |
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AJ Doolan | c Abbott b Morkel | 37 | 91 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 42.52 |
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SR Watson | c Duminy b Abbott | 25 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 147.05 |
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MJ Clarke* | c sub (Q de Kock) b Abbott | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SPD Smith | not out | 36 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 180.00 | |
| BJ Haddin† | not out | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 12, nb 3) | 18 | ||||||
| Total | (5 wickets dec; 58 overs; 252 mins) | 303 | (5.22 runs per over) | |||||
Did not batMG Johnson, RJ Harris, JL Pattinson, NM Lyon
Fall of wickets 1-123 (Rogers, 20.2 ov), 2-188 (Doolan, 44.6 ov), 3-245 (Watson, 50.6 ov), 4-257 (Clarke, 52.2 ov), 5-290 (Warner, 56.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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M Morkel | 13 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 5.15 | (1nb) |
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KJ Abbott | 14 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 4.35 | |
| VD Philander | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7.00 | (2nb) | |
| JP Duminy | 19 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 4.00 | ||
| DW Steyn | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | ||
| D Elgar | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 |
| South Africa 2nd innings (target: 511 runs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AN Petersen | lbw b Harris | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 81.81 |
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GC Smith* | c Doolan b Johnson | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
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D Elgar | b Johnson | 0 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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HM Amla | lbw b Pattinson | 41 | 148 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 37.61 |
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AB de Villiers† | c †Haddin b Harris | 43 | 326 | 228 | 6 | 0 | 18.85 |
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KJ Abbott | b Pattinson | 7 | 114 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 7.86 |
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F du Plessis | lbw b Smith | 47 | 157 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 43.11 |
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JP Duminy | c Lyon b Johnson | 43 | 159 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 43.43 |
| VD Philander | not out | 51 | 155 | 105 | 6 | 1 | 48.57 | |
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DW Steyn | b Harris | 1 | 75 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2.27 |
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M Morkel | b Harris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 5, w 2, nb 5) | 20 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 134.3 overs; 611 mins) | 265 | (1.97 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-12 (Petersen, 2.1 ov), 2-12 (Smith, 3.1 ov), 3-15 (Elgar, 5.6 ov), 4-68 (Amla, 36.4 ov), 5-95 (Abbott, 66.1 ov), 6-136 (de Villiers, 84.2 ov), 7-173 (du Plessis, 102.1 ov), 8-246 (Duminy, 119.1 ov), 9-265 (Steyn, 134.1 ov), 10-265 (Morkel, 134.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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RJ Harris | 24.3 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 1.30 | |
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MG Johnson | 34 | 11 | 92 | 3 | 2.70 | |
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JL Pattinson | 27 | 10 | 62 | 2 | 2.29 | (3nb, 2w) |
| NM Lyon | 22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0.45 | ||
| SR Watson | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.66 | (1nb) | |
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SPD Smith | 13 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 3.30 | (1nb) |
| MJ Clarke | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.40 |
Match details
Series – Australia won the 3-match series 2-1
TV umpire – RK Illingworth (England)
Match referee – RS Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire – AT Holdstock
- – day 1 – Australia 1st innings 331/3 (MJ Clarke 92*, SPD Smith 50*, 88 ov)
- – day 2 – Australia 1st innings 494/7d (MJ Clarke 161*, RJ Harris 4*, 127.4 ov)
- – day 3 – Australia 2nd innings 27/0 (CJL Rogers 1*, DA Warner 25*, 6 ov)
- – day 4 – South Africa 2nd innings 71/4 (AB de Villiers 16*, KJ Abbott 1*, 41 ov)
@ gunther:
I don’t think Russel rates coaching at all… 😉
@ Gumboots:
Ah it sounds like you’ve heard what I’ve heard.
@Bullscott
Yep, he bowls a mean dot ball
Anytime one can get a dig in at that gold chain wearing, mag wheel car driving Shark supporting short order army cook, you got to take it
@ gunther:
Indeed! I hear quite a bit…
@ gunther:
Snor and him have quite a bit in common… 😆
Jeeeez, the Test is slipping further and further down the tiolet.
Aus 422 / 4 aleady!
423 for four and building…
@ nortierd:
Now now just because you drive a 1987 Nissan Skyline there is no need to take it out on the taxpayer.
@ grootblousmile:
Lyk nie goed nie…
@ Gumboots
God given talents.
@ gunther:
…nothing like being in the right place at the wrong time…
Close to 600 just after tea is looking a real possibility
gunther wrote:
How’s that Picanto holding up?
Expect an onslaught after lunch…
Wake up Vern for fucksakes
Possible catch Vern could have taken ends up as another 6
@ nortierd:
Superb.
Those Koreans know how to build a car.
Aus 434 / 4 after 114 Overs, Lunch – Day 2
@ nortierd:
Dreaming of the Lunch buffet
gunther wrote:
Must be, he won’t miss spotting the drumsticks, but throw a ball in the air……
Okay Chaps
Have a great day and enjoy the Ozzies batting and batting and batting…
@ nortierd:
Unless it’s a meatball
Since when has our cricket going public become so desperate to be on Telly?
The Indians have always been like a bunch of idiots when the cameras panned the crowds, but in SA it’s become almost as bad.
Watching adults trying so hard to be in a camera shot during the lunch break is cringe worthy
Go and audition for idols or something if you want to act and look like a fucknut on TV.
@ nortierd:
I blame the Guptas and their tendencies.
63 @ nortierd:
Quite right nortierd and without Abott’s accurate bowling Australia could have had another 30 or 40 runs more by now which in turn means we have around an hour less to hang of for the draw, so in the context of the game he has been useful, see just joining the dots (excuse the pun yeah I know its a bad one)
@ gunther:
Well it is Sahara Park after all…….
When in Rome and all that sort of thing….
@ Stormersboy:
Indeed it’s a new age out there
The cricket has been so “Interesting” that I’ve been doing the Super Rugby – Review of Round 3!
Check it out, there are 7 Highlites videos included.
Wicket… whoopie!
Aus 456 / 5 after 118.4 overs
Duminy slightly fortunate, the previous ball that Watson hit for 6 looked very close to a no ball as well. A cardinal sin for a spinner to even be suspected of bowling a no ball
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