Scorecards / 2018 / South Africa v Australia
Test match · Australia tour of South AfricaSouth Africa v Australia: Test scorecard, 22 Mar 2018
South Africa won by 322 runs. 22 Mar 2018, Newlands, Cape Town.
Result
Runs per over- Newlands, Cape TownSouth Africa 311(97.5 ov) Australia 255(69.5 ov) South Africa 373(112.2 ov) Australia 107(39.4 ov)
South Africa won by 322 runs
South Africa first innings
311 (97.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Elgarnot out | 141 | 284 | 20 | 1 | 49.6 |
| AK Markramc SPD Smith b JR Hazlewood | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| HM Amlac PJ Cummins b JR Hazlewood | 31 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 35.6 |
| AB de Villiersc DA Warner b PJ Cummins | 64 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 67.4 |
| F du Plessisc SPD Smith b PJ Cummins | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
| T Bavumac SPD Smith b PJ Cummins | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Q de Kockc TD Paine b PJ Cummins | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 |
| VD Philanderc TD Paine b MR Marsh | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34.8 |
| KA Maharajc CT Bancroft b MA Starc | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| K Rabadac SPD Smith b NM Lyon | 22 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 52.4 |
| M Morkelc SPD Smith b NM Lyon | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 29 (b 13, lb 11, w 2, nb 3) | ||||
| Total | 311 (97.5 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (AK Markram, 3.5 ov); 2-92 (HM Amla, 32.4 ov); 3-220 (AB de Villiers, 62.5 ov); 4-234 (F du Plessis, 66.6 ov); 5-236 (T Bavuma, 70.3 ov); 6-242 (Q de Kock, 74.6 ov); 7-254 (VD Philander, 82.3 ov); 8-257 (KA Maharaj, 83.5 ov); 9-307 (K Rabada, 97.1 ov); 10-311 (M Morkel, 97.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA Starc | 21 | 3 | 81 | 1 | 3.86 |
| JR Hazlewood | 23 | 4 | 59 | 2 | 2.57 |
| NM Lyon | 19.5 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 2.17 |
| PJ Cummins | 26 | 6 | 78 | 4 | 3.00 |
| MR Marsh | 7 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 |
| SPD Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Australia first innings
255 (69.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT Bancroftlbw b VD Philander | 77 | 103 | 14 | 0 | 74.8 |
| DA Warnerb K Rabada | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 214.3 |
| UT Khawajac K Rabada b M Morkel | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 |
| SPD Smithc D Elgar b M Morkel | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.8 |
| SE Marshc Q de Kock b M Morkel | 26 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 41.3 |
| MR Marshc Q de Kock b VD Philander | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22.7 |
| TD Painenot out | 34 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 40.5 |
| PJ Cumminsc AB de Villiers b K Rabada | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| MA Starcc AB de Villiers b K Rabada | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| NM Lyonc D Elgar b M Morkel | 47 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 123.7 |
| JR Hazlewoodc HM Amla b K Rabada | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 71.4 |
| Extras | 10 (b 1, lb 5, w 0, nb 4) | ||||
| Total | 255 (69.5 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (DA Warner, 5.2 ov); 2-61 (UT Khawaja, 10.3 ov); 3-72 (SPD Smith, 14.4 ov); 4-150 (SE Marsh, 34.3 ov); 5-150 (CT Bancroft, 37.4 ov); 6-156 (MR Marsh, 41.1 ov); 7-173 (PJ Cummins, 50.3 ov); 8-175 (MA Starc, 52.2 ov); 9-241 (NM Lyon, 64.1 ov); 10-255 (JR Hazlewood, 69.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VD Philander | 15 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 1.73 |
| K Rabada | 20.5 | 1 | 91 | 4 | 4.37 |
| M Morkel | 21 | 7 | 87 | 4 | 4.14 |
| KA Maharaj | 12 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2.92 |
| T Bavuma | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
South Africa second innings
373 (112.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK Markramc PJ Cummins b MA Starc | 84 | 145 | 10 | 2 | 57.9 |
| D Elgarc SPD Smith b PJ Cummins | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 60.9 |
| HM Amlac CT Bancroft b PJ Cummins | 31 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 38.8 |
| AB de Villiersc SE Marsh b JR Hazlewood | 63 | 136 | 7 | 1 | 46.3 |
| F du Plessislbw b NM Lyon | 20 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 45.5 |
| T Bavumac PSP Handscomb b JR Hazlewood | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 |
| Q de Kockc TD Paine b PJ Cummins | 65 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 67.0 |
| VD Philandernot out | 52 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 65.8 |
| K Rabadast TD Paine b NM Lyon | 20 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 43.5 |
| KA Maharajc PJ Cummins b NM Lyon | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.7 |
| M Morkelc UT Khawaja b JR Hazlewood | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 85.7 |
| Extras | 8 (b 4, lb 1, w 2, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 373 (112.2 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (D Elgar, 9.1 ov); 2-104 (HM Amla, 33.5 ov); 3-151 (AK Markram, 47.4 ov); 4-196 (F du Plessis, 60.2 ov); 5-201 (T Bavuma, 61.1 ov); 6-269 (AB de Villiers, 82.6 ov); 7-324 (Q de Kock, 94.1 ov); 8-354 (K Rabada, 105.4 ov); 9-362 (KA Maharaj, 109.6 ov); 10-373 (M Morkel, 112.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA Starc | 23 | 5 | 98 | 1 | 4.26 |
| JR Hazlewood | 25.2 | 5 | 69 | 3 | 2.72 |
| PJ Cummins | 27 | 5 | 67 | 3 | 2.48 |
| NM Lyon | 31 | 2 | 102 | 3 | 3.29 |
| SPD Smith | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| MR Marsh | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 |
Australia second innings
107 (39.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT Bancroftrun out | 26 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 40.6 |
| DA Warnerc AB de Villiers b K Rabada | 32 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 47.8 |
| UT Khawajac AB de Villiers b KA Maharaj | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| SPD Smithc D Elgar b M Morkel | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| SE Marshc AK Markram b KA Maharaj | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MR Marshc AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 57.1 |
| TD Painenot out | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 |
| PJ Cumminsc D Elgar b M Morkel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MA Starcc AK Markram b M Morkel | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| NM Lyonrun out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| JR Hazlewoodc VD Philander b M Morkel | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
| Extras | 4 (b 4, lb 0, w 0, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 107 (39.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-57 (CT Bancroft, 20.1 ov); 2-59 (DA Warner, 23.1 ov); 3-59 (UT Khawaja, 24.1 ov); 4-59 (SE Marsh, 24.2 ov); 5-75 (SPD Smith, 29.3 ov); 6-86 (MR Marsh, 33.1 ov); 7-86 (PJ Cummins, 33.2 ov); 8-94 (MA Starc, 35.6 ov); 9-94 (NM Lyon, 36.5 ov); 10-107 (JR Hazlewood, 39.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Rabada | 12 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 |
| VD Philander | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 |
| M Morkel | 9.4 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 2.38 |
| KA Maharaj | 12 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 2.67 |
Match summary
South Africa played Australia in a men's Test match at Newlands, Cape Town on 22 March 2018 (to 25 March 2018), part of Australia tour of South Africa. South Africa won by 322 runs.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
M Morkel was named player of the match.
On 22 March 2018 the on-field umpires were RK Illingworth and NJ Llong, with AJ Pycroft as match referee.
How the innings went
South Africa made 311 in 97.5 overs. D Elgar top-scored with 141 from 284 balls, including 20 fours and 1 sixes. PJ Cummins took 4 for 78. The biggest stand before a wicket was 128 runs between AB de Villiers and D Elgar.
Australia made 255 in 69.5 overs. CT Bancroft top-scored with 77 from 103 balls, including 14 fours and 0 sixes. M Morkel took 4 for 87. The biggest stand before a wicket was 78 runs between SE Marsh and CT Bancroft.
In their second innings, South Africa scored 373 in 112.2 overs. AK Markram top-scored with 84 from 145 balls, including 10 fours and 2 sixes. PJ Cummins took 3 for 67. The biggest stand before a wicket was 76 runs between HM Amla and AK Markram.
In their second innings, Australia scored 107 in 39.4 overs. DA Warner top-scored with 32 from 67 balls, including 4 fours and 0 sixes. M Morkel took 5 for 23. The biggest stand before a wicket was 57 runs between CT Bancroft and DA Warner.
Extras
South Africa's innings of 311 in 97.5 overs included 29 extras: 2 wides, 3 no-balls, 13 byes and 11 leg byes. Australia's innings of 255 in 69.5 overs included 10 extras: 0 wides, 4 no-balls, 1 byes and 5 leg byes. South Africa's innings of 373 in 112.2 overs included 8 extras: 2 wides, 1 no-balls, 4 byes and 1 leg byes. Australia's innings of 107 in 39.4 overs included 4 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 4 byes and 0 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won South Africa v Australia on 22 March 2018?
South Africa won by 322 runs.
Who top-scored in South Africa v Australia?
D Elgar scored 141 from 284 balls for South Africa, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in South Africa v Australia?
M Morkel, with 5 for 23.
What was the highest partnership?
128 runs between AB de Villiers and D Elgar for South Africa.
Who won the toss?
South Africa, who chose to bat.
Where was South Africa v Australia played?
At Newlands, Cape Town, on 22 March 2018.