Test · MEN'S CRICKET
South Africa v Australia
22 Mar 2018 – 25 Mar 2018 · Newlands · Australia tour of South Africa
Australia tour of South AfricaRESULT
South Africa311/1097.5 ov373/10112.2 ov
Australia255/1069.5 ov107/1039.4 ovSouth Africa won by 322 runs
South Africa311/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dean Elgar | not out | 141 | 284 | 20 | 1 | 49.65 |
 Aiden Markram | c SPD Smith b JR Hazlewood | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Hashim Amla | c PJ Cummins b JR Hazlewood | 31 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 35.63 |
 AB de Villiers | c DA Warner b PJ Cummins | 64 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 67.37 |
 Faf du Plessis | c SPD Smith b PJ Cummins | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
 Temba Bavuma | c SPD Smith b PJ Cummins | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
 Quinton de Kock | c TD Paine b PJ Cummins | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
 Vernon Philander | c TD Paine b MR Marsh | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 |
 Keshav Maharaj | c CT Bancroft b MA Starc | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
 Kagiso Rabada | c SPD Smith b NM Lyon | 22 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 52.38 |
 Morné Morkel | c SPD Smith b NM Lyon | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total · 587 legal balls | 311 | 97.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 29 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mitchell Starc | 21.0 | 81 | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 2 |
 Josh Hazlewood | 23.0 | 59 | 2 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 |
 Nathan Lyon | 19.5 | 43 | 2 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Cummins | 26.0 | 78 | 4 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 |
 Mitchell Marsh | 7.0 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 | 1 | 1 |
 Steve Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (AK Markram) · 2-92 (HM Amla) · 3-220 (AB de Villiers) · 4-234 (F du Plessis) · 5-236 (T Bavuma) · 6-242 (Q de Kock) · 7-254 (VD Philander) · 8-257 (KA Maharaj) · 9-307 (K Rabada) · 10-311 (M Morkel)
Australia255/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cameron Bancroft | lbw · VD Philander | 77 | 103 | 14 | 0 | 74.76 |
 David Warner | bowled · K Rabada | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 214.29 |
 Usman Khawaja | c K Rabada b M Morkel | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22.73 |
| Steve Smith | c D Elgar b M Morkel | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 |
 Shaun Marsh | c Q de Kock b M Morkel | 26 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 41.27 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Q de Kock b VD Philander | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22.73 |
 Tim Paine | not out | 34 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 40.48 |
| Pat Cummins | c AB de Villiers b K Rabada | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Mitchell Starc | c AB de Villiers b K Rabada | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Nathan Lyon | c D Elgar b M Morkel | 47 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 123.68 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c HM Amla b K Rabada | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Total · 419 legal balls | 255 | 69.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Philander | 15.0 | 26 | 2 | 1.73 | 0 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 20.5 | 91 | 4 | 4.37 | 0 | 3 |
| Morné Morkel | 21.0 | 87 | 4 | 4.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 12.0 | 35 | 0 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Temba Bavuma | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (DA Warner) · 2-61 (UT Khawaja) · 3-72 (SPD Smith) · 4-150 (SE Marsh) · 5-150 (CT Bancroft) · 6-156 (MR Marsh) · 7-173 (PJ Cummins) · 8-175 (MA Starc) · 9-241 (NM Lyon) · 10-255 (JR Hazlewood)
South Africa373/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c PJ Cummins b MA Starc | 84 | 145 | 10 | 2 | 57.93 |
| Dean Elgar | c SPD Smith b PJ Cummins | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 60.87 |
| Hashim Amla | c CT Bancroft b PJ Cummins | 31 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 38.75 |
| AB de Villiers | c SE Marsh b JR Hazlewood | 63 | 136 | 7 | 1 | 46.32 |
| Faf du Plessis | lbw · NM Lyon | 20 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Temba Bavuma | c PSP Handscomb b JR Hazlewood | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Quinton de Kock | c TD Paine b PJ Cummins | 65 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 67.01 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 52 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 65.82 |
| Kagiso Rabada | stumped · NM Lyon | 20 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 43.48 |
| Keshav Maharaj | c PJ Cummins b NM Lyon | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Morné Morkel | c UT Khawaja b JR Hazlewood | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 |
| Total · 674 legal balls | 373 | 112.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 23.0 | 98 | 1 | 4.26 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 25.2 | 69 | 3 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 27.0 | 67 | 3 | 2.48 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 31.0 | 102 | 3 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 5.0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (D Elgar) · 2-104 (HM Amla) · 3-151 (AK Markram) · 4-196 (F du Plessis) · 5-201 (T Bavuma) · 6-269 (AB de Villiers) · 7-324 (Q de Kock) · 8-354 (K Rabada) · 9-362 (KA Maharaj) · 10-373 (M Morkel)
Australia107/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | run out | 26 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 40.63 |
| David Warner | c AB de Villiers b K Rabada | 32 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 47.76 |
| Usman Khawaja | c AB de Villiers b KA Maharaj | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Steve Smith | c D Elgar b M Morkel | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Shaun Marsh | c AK Markram b KA Maharaj | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c AB de Villiers b M Morkel | 16 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Tim Paine | not out | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Pat Cummins | c D Elgar b M Morkel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Starc | c AK Markram b M Morkel | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Nathan Lyon | run out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Josh Hazlewood | c VD Philander b M Morkel | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Total · 238 legal balls | 107 | 39.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 4 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 12.0 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 6.0 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné Morkel | 9.4 | 23 | 5 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 12.0 | 32 | 2 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-57 (CT Bancroft) · 2-59 (DA Warner) · 3-59 (UT Khawaja) · 4-59 (SE Marsh) · 5-75 (SPD Smith) · 6-86 (MR Marsh) · 7-86 (PJ Cummins) · 8-94 (MA Starc) · 9-94 (NM Lyon) · 10-107 (JR Hazlewood)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.