SA vs AUS, 4th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Qantas Tour of South Africa
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Date & Time: Mar 30, 2018, 01:30 PM
MATCH DETAILS
  • Venue

    New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

  • Series

    Qantas Tour of South Africa

  • Toss

    -

  • Umpire

    - , -

  • Match Referee

    -

  • Tv Umpire

    -

  • Man of the Match

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SA 488 (136.5) & 344/6d (105.0)
AUS 221 (70.0) & 119 (46.4)
CRR: 2.55 Day 5
South Africa win by 492 runs

Key Stats

Extra 8
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Usman Khawaja 7 12 1 0 58.33
Josh Hazlewood 9 22 2 0 40.91
Bowler O M R W Econ
Morne Morkel 10.4 5 28 2 2.63

46.4 Morne Morkel to Nathan Lyon

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Over 47. 3 runs. Bowler: Morne Morkel. Australia: 10-119(rr 2.53)

46.4 Morne Morkel to Nathan Lyon

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OUT! Run Out. Morne Morkel to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Markram, by de Kock. What a way to finish the match and the series. Lackadaisical running from Lyon and he is caught short of his crease coming back for the second. The whole crowd wanted Morne Morkel to get the final wicket but it wasn't to be.South Africa comprehensively win the series 3-1 and it is their first home series win against Australia since 1970. A whole team performance with Aiden Markram and Faf du Plessis scoring centuries while Vernon Philander was fantastic this morning and ended with nine wickets in the Test.It has been an unforgettable series for all the wrong reasons but on the field it has been hard-fought with both teams playing fantastic cricket. There will need to be plenty of changes before the next Test for Australia, with their coach stepping down, and they will have to go through a re-build process. For South Africa it will be a case of replacing a brilliant player in Morne Morkel as he steps away but he will no doubt cheer his team on from wherever he is.

46.3 Morne Morkel to Nathan Lyon

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Morne Morkel to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Markram.

46.2 Morne Morkel to Nathan Lyon

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Morne Morkel to Nathan Lyon. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Elgar. Toe crushing yorker but Lyon keeps it out. Can Morne take the final wicket?

46.1 Morne Morkel to Nathan Lyon

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Morne Morkel to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by du Plessis.

AUS Batting: 119/10 in 46.4 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Matthew Renshaw lbw: Morkel 5 (42) 0 0 11.90
Joe Burns lbw: Morkel 42 (80) 5 1 52.50
Usman Khawaja lbw: Maharaj 7 (12) 1 0 58.33
Peter Handscomb b: Philander 24 (44) 4 0 54.55
Shaun Marsh c: Bavuma b: Philander 7 (20) 1 0 35.00
Mitchell Marsh c: de Kock b: Philander 0 (3) 0 0 0.00
Tim Paine c: de Kock b: Philander 7 (28) 0 0 25.00
Pat Cummins b: Philander 1 (12) 0 0 8.33
Nathan Lyon run out (Markram) 9 (23) 1 0 39.13
Chadd Sayers c: Elgar b: Philander 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Josh Hazlewood not out 9 (22) 2 0 40.91
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Kagiso Rabada 8.0 3 16 0 4 0 2.00
Vernon Philander 13.0 5 21 6 1 0 1.62
Keshav Maharaj 13.0 2 47 1 1 0 3.62
Morne Morkel 10.4 5 28 2 1 0 2.63
Aiden Markram 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 3.00

SA Batting: 344/6 in 105.0 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Aiden Markram c: Handscomb b: Cummins 37 (56) 4 0 66.07
Dean Elgar c: Marsh b: Lyon 81 (250) 10 1 32.40
Hashim Amla c: Marsh b: Lyon 16 (48) 1 0 33.33
AB de Villiers c: Paine b: Cummins 6 (5) 1 0 120.00
Faf du Plessis c: Handscomb b: Cummins 120 (178) 18 2 67.42
Temba Bavuma not out 35 (40) 4 0 87.50
Quinton de Kock lbw: Cummins 4 (4) 0 0 100.00
Vernon Philander not out 33 (49) 1 2 67.35
Keshav Maharaj Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0
Kagiso Rabada Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0
Morne Morkel Did not bat 0 (0) 0 0 0
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Josh Hazlewood 21.0 6 41 0 0 0 1.95
Chadd Sayers 14.0 2 68 0 0 0 4.86
Nathan Lyon 41.0 13 116 2 0 0 2.83
Pat Cummins 18.0 5 58 4 0 0 3.22
Mitchell Marsh 8.0 0 40 0 0 0 5.00
Matthew Renshaw 3.0 0 9 0 0 0 3.00

AUS Batting: 221/10 in 70.0 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Matthew Renshaw c: de Kock b: Philander 8 (32) 1 0 25.00
Joe Burns c: du Plessis b: Rabada 4 (8) 0 0 50.00
Usman Khawaja c: de Kock b: Philander 53 (84) 9 0 63.10
Peter Handscomb b: Philander 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Shaun Marsh c: de Villiers b: Maharaj 16 (74) 1 0 21.62
Mitchell Marsh b: Morkel 4 (10) 1 0 40.00
Tim Paine c: Elgar b: Rabada 62 (96) 7 2 64.58
Pat Cummins lbw: Maharaj 50 (92) 6 1 54.35
Nathan Lyon c: Elgar b: Rabada 8 (18) 2 0 44.44
Chadd Sayers c: Amla b: Maharaj 0 (4) 0 0 0.00
Josh Hazlewood not out 1 (4) 0 0 25.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Vernon Philander 18.0 8 30 3 0 0 1.67
Kagiso Rabada 19.0 7 53 3 1 0 2.79
Morne Morkel 12.2 3 34 1 2 0 2.76
Keshav Maharaj 20.0 3 92 3 0 0 4.60
Aiden Markram 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

SA Batting: 488/10 in 136.5 ov

Batsmen How Out R 4s 6s SR
Dean Elgar c: Sayers b: Lyon 19 (47) 2 0 40.43
Aiden Markram c: Marsh b: Cummins 152 (216) 17 1 70.37
Hashim Amla c: Handscomb b: Cummins 27 (81) 3 0 33.33
AB de Villiers c: Paine b: Sayers 69 (119) 7 1 57.98
Faf du Plessis lbw: Cummins 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Temba Bavuma not out 95 (194) 13 0 48.97
Quinton de Kock c: Marsh b: Lyon 39 (74) 4 0 52.70
Vernon Philander c: Khawaja b: Lyon 12 (35) 1 0 34.29
Keshav Maharaj c: Paine b: Cummins 45 (51) 4 2 88.24
Kagiso Rabada c: Renshaw b: Sayers 0 (2) 0 0 0.00
Morne Morkel c: Handscomb b: Cummins 0 (1) 0 0 0.00
Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Josh Hazlewood 26.0 3 86 0 0 0 3.31
Chadd Sayers 35.0 9 78 2 0 0 2.23
Pat Cummins 28.5 5 83 5 0 1 2.88
Nathan Lyon 40.0 3 182 3 0 0 4.55
Mitchell Marsh 6.0 1 30 0 0 0 5.00
Matthew Renshaw 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 4.00
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