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ICC World Test Championship · Melbourne Cricket Ground
South Africa
189 & 204
Australia won by an innings and 182 runs
AUS
575/8
Australia
575/8
Australia won by an innings and 182 runs
South Africa
189 & 204
South Africa — Innings 1
189 (68.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | run out (Marnus Labuschagne) | 26 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Sarel Erwee | c Usman Khawaja b Scott Boland | 18 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 58 |
| Theunis de Bruyn | c Alex Carey b Cameron Green | 12 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Khaya Zondo | c Marnus Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Kyle Verreynne | c Steven Smith b Cameron Green | 52 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| Marco Jansen | c Alex Carey b Cameron Green | 59 | 136 | 10 | 0 | 43 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c Pat Cummins b Nathan Lyon | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Kagiso Rabada | b Cameron Green | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Anrich Nortje | Not Out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Lungi Ngidi | b Cameron Green | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
FoW 7-182 (Marco Jansen, 66.1 ov), 8-186 (Kagiso Rabada, 66.6 ov), 9-186 (Keshav Maharaj, 67.3 ov), 10-189 (Lungi Ngidi, 68.4 ov)
Extras 7
Australia — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 13 | 39 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 14 | 30 | 0 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | 14 | 34 | 1 | 2.43 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Lyon | 17 | 53 | 1 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 10.4 | 27 | 5 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 |
Australia — Innings 2
575/8 (145 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | b Anrich Nortje | 200 | 255 | 16 | 2 | 78 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Kyle Verreynne b Kagiso Rabada | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | run out (Keshav Maharaj) | 14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Steven Smith | c Theunis de Bruyn b Anrich Nortje | 85 | 161 | 9 | 1 | 53 |
| Travis Head | b Anrich Nortje | 51 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 93 |
| Cameron Green | Not Out | 51 | 177 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| Alex Carey | c Marco Jansen b Marco Jansen | 111 | 149 | 13 | 0 | 74 |
| Pat Cummins | c Kyle Verreynne b Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Khaya Zondo b Lungi Ngidi | 25 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 147 |
| Mitchell Starc | Not Out | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
FoW 5-395 (David Warner, 93.4 ov), 6-400 (Pat Cummins, 94.2 ov), 7-440 (Nathan Lyon, 100.6 ov), 8-557 (Alex Carey, 140.5 ov)
Extras 23
South Africa — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 28 | 144 | 2 | 5.14 | 0 | 3 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 22.1 | 98 | 1 | 4.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Jansen | 28 | 89 | 1 | 3.18 | 1 | 1 |
| Anrich Nortje | 25 | 92 | 3 | 3.68 | 0 | 1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 41.5 | 135 | 0 | 3.23 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa — Innings 2
204 (68.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarel Erwee | lbw b Mitchell Starc | 21 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Dean Elgar | c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theunis de Bruyn | c Steven Smith b Scott Boland | 28 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Temba Bavuma | c Marcus Harris b Nathan Lyon | 65 | 144 | 6 | 0 | 45 |
| Khaya Zondo | run out (Travis Head) | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kyle Verreynne | lbw b Scott Boland | 33 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 83 |
| Marco Jansen | lbw b Nathan Lyon | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Keshav Maharaj | run out (Marnus Labuschagne) | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Pat Cummins b Nathan Lyon | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Anrich Nortje | Not Out | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Lungi Ngidi | b Steven Smith | 19 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 90 |
FoW 7-174 (Keshav Maharaj, 60.1 ov), 8-176 (Temba Bavuma, 61.3 ov), 9-177 (Kagiso Rabada, 63.2 ov), 10-204 (Lungi Ngidi, 68.5 ov)
Extras 8
Australia — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 18 | 62 | 1 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1.25 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Boland | 15 | 49 | 2 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 17 | 58 | 3 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 2.5 | 9 | 1 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 |
Playing XI
Australia
1 Alex Carey (wk)
2 Cameron Green
3 David Warner
4 Marnus Labuschagne
5 Mitchell Starc
6 Nathan Lyon
7 Pat Cummins (c)
8 Scott Boland
9 Steven Smith
10 Travis Head
11 Usman Khawaja
12 Marcus Harris
South Africa
1 Anrich Nortje
2 Dean Elgar (c)
3 Kagiso Rabada
4 Keshav Maharaj
5 Khaya Zondo
6 Kyle Verreynne (wk)
7 Lungi Ngidi
8 Marco Jansen
9 Sarel Erwee
10 Temba Bavuma
11 Theunis de Bruyn
Snapshot 10:54:51 UTC
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