South Africa v Australia 3rd Test Match Scorecard, Results, 2018 Australia tour of South Africa 3rd Test Match at Cape Town Highlights

3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 22-25 2018

South Africa 311 and 373

Australia 255 and 107 (39.4 ov)

Result: South Africa won by 322 runs

South Africa 1st Innings

Batsman		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	Not Out	141	284	20	1	50
Aiden Markram	c Steven Smith & b Hazlewood	0	11	0	0	0
Hashim Amla	c Pat Cummins & b Hazlewood	31	87	3	0	36
AB de Villiers	c Warner & b Pat Cummins	64	95	10	0	67
Faf du Plessis	c Steven Smith & b Pat Cummins	5	14	1	0	36
Temba Bavuma	c Steven Smith & b Pat Cummins	1	12	0	0	8
Quinton de Kock	c Paine & b Pat Cummins	3	11	0	0	27
Vernon Philander	c Paine & b Mitchell Marsh	8	23	1	0	35
Keshav Maharaj	c Bancroft & b Starc	3	7	0	0	43
Kagiso Rabada	c Steven Smith & b Lyon	22	42	3	0	52
Morne Morkel	c Steven Smith & b Lyon	4	4	1	0	100
Extras		29 (b 13, lb 11, w 2, nb 3)
Total		311 (10 Wkts, 97.5 Ov)

Fall of Wickets
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)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mitchell Starc	21	3	81	1	3.86
Josh Hazlewood	23	4	59	2	2.57
Nathan Lyon	19.5	6	43	2	2.21
Pat Cummins	26	6	78	4	3.00
Mitchell Marsh	7	2	26	1	3.71
Steven Smith	1	1	0	0	0

Australia 1st Innings

Batsman		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cameron Bancroft	lbw Philander	77	103	14	0	75
David Warner	bowled Rabada	30	14	5	1	214
Usman Khawaja	c Rabada & b Morne Morkel	5	22	0	0	23
Steven Smith	c Elgar & b Morne Morkel	5	18	1	0	28
Shaun Marsh	c de Kock & b Morne Morkel	26	63	3	0	41
Mitchell Marsh	c de Kock & b Philander	5	22	1	0	23
Tim Paine	Not Out	34	84	3	0	40
Pat Cummins	c de Villiers & b Rabada	4	40	0	0	10
Mitchell Starc	c de Villiers & b Rabada	2	5	0	0	40
Nathan Lyon	c Elgar & b Morne Morkel	47	38	8	0	124
Josh Hazlewood	c Amla & b Rabada	10	14	2	0	71
Extras		10 (b 1, lb 5, w 0, nb 4)
Total		255 (10 Wkts, 69.5 Ov)

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)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Vernon Philander	15	5	26	2	1.73
Kagiso Rabada	20.5	1	91	4	4.44
Morne Morkel	21	7	87	4	4.14
Keshav Maharaj	12	3	35	0	2.92
Temba Bavuma	1	0	10	0	10.00

Batsman		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Batsman		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Australia 2nd Innings (target: 430 runs)
Cameron Bancroft	runout	26	64	3	0	41
David Warner	c de Villiers & b Rabada	32	67	4	0	48
Usman Khawaja	c de Villiers & b Maharaj	1	9	0	0	11
Steven Smith	c Elgar & b Morne Morkel	7	21	0	1	33
Shaun Marsh	c Markram & b Maharaj	0	1	0	0	0
Mitchell Marsh	c de Villiers & b Morne Morkel	16	28	3	0	57
Tim Paine	Not Out	9	27	2	0	33
Pat Cummins	c Elgar & b Morne Morkel	0	1	0	0	0
Mitchell Starc	c Markram & b Morne Morkel	7	14	1	0	50
Nathan Lyon	runout	0	0	0	0	0.00
Josh Hazlewood	c Philander & b Morne Morkel	5	6	1	0	83
Extras		4 (b 4, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
Total		107 (10 Wkts, 39.4 Ov)

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)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	12	6	31	1	2.58
Vernon Philander	6	2	17	0	2.83
Morne Morkel	9.4	3	23	5	2.45
Keshav Maharaj	12	2	32	2	2.67

Match Details

Newlands, Cape Town
Series Australia tour of South Africa 2017/18
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Morne Morkel
Series result
South Africa led the 4-match series 2-1
Match number Test no. 2300
Season 2017/18
Hours of play (local time) 10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days 22,23,24,25,26 March 2018 (5-day match)
Umpires Nigel Llong
Richard Illingworth
TV Umpires Ian Gould
Reserve Umpire Allahudien Paleker
Match Referee
Andy Pycroft

Close of Play

• Thu, 22 Mar - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 266/8 (D Elgar 121*, K Rabada 6*, 87 ov)
• Fri, 23 Mar - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 245/9 (TD Paine 33*, JR Hazlewood 1*, 67 ov)
• Sat, 24 Mar - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 238/5 (AB de Villiers 51*, Q de Kock 29*, 72 ov)
• Sun, 25 Mar - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 107 (39.4 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

• Day 4
• Tim Paine will replace Steve Smith as a captain for the remainder of the match.
• South Africa: 250 runs in 73.5 overs (443 balls), Extras 4
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (AB de Villiers 13, Q de Kock 38, Ex 0)
• New ball taken at 81.1 overs
• Q de Kock: 50 off 67 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Drinks: South Africa - 297/6 in 87.0 overs (Q de Kock 60, VD Philander 15)
• South Africa: 300 runs in 89.1 overs (536 balls), Extras 5
• 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (Q de Kock 14, VD Philander 34, Ex 2)
• Lunch: South Africa - 333/7 in 100.0 overs (VD Philander 39, K Rabada 4)
• South Africa: 350 runs in 104.5 overs (630 balls), Extras 8
• VD Philander: 50 off 78 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Innings Break: South Africa - 373/10 in 112.2 overs (VD Philander 52)
• Australia 2nd innings
• Tea: Australia - 47/0 in 16.0 overs (CT Bancroft 22, DA Warner 25)
• Australia: 50 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 0
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (CT Bancroft 26, DA Warner 27, Ex 0)
• Drinks: Australia - 75/5 in 29.3 overs (MR Marsh 9)
• Over 33.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - PJ Cummins (Struck down)
• Over 38.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - TD Paine (Upheld)
• Australia: 100 runs in 39.1 overs (235 balls), Extras 0
• Day 3
• Drinks: South Africa - 30/1 in 12.0 overs (AK Markram 15, HM Amla 1)
• South Africa: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 0
• Lunch: South Africa - 65/1 in 22.0 overs (AK Markram 36, HM Amla 15)
• Over 23.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - HM Amla (Upheld)
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 99 balls (AK Markram 24, HM Amla 24, Ex 4)
• AK Markram: 50 off 91 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
• South Africa: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls), Extras 4
• Drinks: South Africa - 110/2 in 36.0 overs (AK Markram 55, AB de Villiers 6)
• South Africa: 150 runs in 47.2 overs (284 balls), Extras 4
• Tea: South Africa - 151/3 in 48.0 overs (AB de Villiers 18, F du Plessis 0)
• Over 60.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - F du Plessis (Upheld)
• South Africa: 200 runs in 60.4 overs (364 balls), Extras 4
• Drinks: South Africa - 203/5 in 63.0 overs (AB de Villiers 43, Q de Kock 2)
• Australia: 250 runs in 67.6 overs (412 balls), Extras 10
• AB de Villiers: 50 off 92 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Innings Break: Australia - 255/10 in 69.5 overs (TD Paine 34)
• Bad Light: South Africa - 238/5 in 72.0 overs (AB de Villiers 51, Q de Kock 29)
• End Of Day: South Africa - 238/5 in 72.0 overs (AB de Villiers 51, Q de Kock 29)
• Day 2
• Over 6.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - UT Khawaja (Struck down)
• Australia: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (51 balls), Extras 3
• Lunch: Australia - 67/2 in 12.0 overs (CT Bancroft 22, SPD Smith 4)
• Australia: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (137 balls), Extras 7
• CT Bancroft: 50 off 59 balls (9 x 4)
• Drinks: Australia - 113/3 in 25.0 overs (CT Bancroft 56, SE Marsh 10)
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (CT Bancroft 35, SE Marsh 15, Ex 1)
• Australia: 150 runs in 33.5 overs (206 balls), Extras 7
• Tea: Australia - 150/5 in 37.4 overs (MR Marsh 0)
• Over 37.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - NJ Llong, Batsman - CT Bancroft (Struck down)
• Drinks: Australia - 183/8 in 53.3 overs (TD Paine 11, NM Lyon 8)
• Australia: 200 runs in 57.3 overs (349 balls), Extras 10
• 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (TD Paine 14, NM Lyon 38, Ex 0)
• Bad Light: Australia - 245/9 in 67.0 overs (TD Paine 33, JR Hazlewood 1)
• End Of Day: Australia - 245/9 in 67.0 overs (TD Paine 33, JR Hazlewood 1)
• South Africa: 300 runs in 94.4 overs (571 balls), Extras 29
• 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (D Elgar 23, K Rabada 22, Ex 5)
• Innings Break: South Africa - 311/10 in 97.5 overs (D Elgar 141)
Day 1
• Drinks: South Africa - 31/1 in 15.0 overs (D Elgar 11, HM Amla 17)
• South Africa: 50 runs in 20.1 overs (121 balls), Extras 3
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (D Elgar 21, HM Amla 29, Ex 2)
• Lunch: South Africa - 75/1 in 28.0 overs (D Elgar 40, HM Amla 31)
• D Elgar: 50 off 97 balls (7 x 4)
• South Africa: 100 runs in 34.1 overs (205 balls), Extras 9
• Drinks: South Africa - 126/2 in 41.0 overs (D Elgar 63, AB de Villiers 22)
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (D Elgar 25, AB de Villiers 27, Ex 1)
• South Africa: 150 runs in 44.3 overs (268 balls), Extras 10
• Tea: South Africa - 185/2 in 55.0 overs (D Elgar 91, AB de Villiers 46)
• 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls (D Elgar 44, AB de Villiers 48, Ex 8)
• D Elgar: 100 off 178 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
• South Africa: 200 runs in 58.6 overs (357 balls), Extras 18
• AB de Villiers: 50 off 80 balls (8 x 4)
• Drinks: South Africa - 236/5 in 70.3 overs (D Elgar 111)
• South Africa: 250 runs in 78.3 overs (474 balls), Extras 24
• New ball taken at 86.1 overs
• Bad Light: South Africa - 266/8 in 87.0 overs (D Elgar 121, K Rabada 6)
• End Of Day: South Africa - 266/8 in 87.0 overs (D Elgar 121, K Rabada 6)