Test · MEN'S CRICKET
Australia v South Africa
30 Nov 2012 – 3 Dec 2012 · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground · South Africa in Australia Test Series
South Africa in Australia Test SeriesRESULT
Australia163/1053.1 ov322/1082.5 ov
South Africa225/1074.0 ov569/10111.5 ovSouth Africa won by 309 runs
South Africa225/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Graeme Smith | c MJ Clarke b SR Watson | 16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 |
 Alviro Petersen | bowled · MA Starc | 30 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 41.10 |
 Hashim Amla | run out | 11 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 25.58 |
 Jacques Kallis | bowled · MA Starc | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
 AB de Villiers | c MJ Clarke b JW Hastings | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
 Dean Elgar | c MS Wade b MG Johnson | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Faf du Plessis | not out | 78 | 142 | 12 | 0 | 54.93 |
 Robin Peterson | c MS Wade b NM Lyon | 31 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 68.89 |
 Vernon Philander | c MEK Hussey b NM Lyon | 30 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 55.56 |
 Dale Steyn | bowled · MG Johnson | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
 Morné Morkel | c JW Hastings b NM Lyon | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Total · 444 legal balls | 225 | 74.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 4 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mitchell Starc | 16.0 | 55 | 2 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 |
 John Hastings | 20.0 | 51 | 1 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 |
 Shane Watson | 9.0 | 22 | 1 | 2.44 | 1 | 0 |
 Mitchell Johnson | 17.0 | 54 | 2 | 3.18 | 1 | 0 |
 Nathan Lyon | 12.0 | 41 | 3 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (GC Smith) · 2-61 (AN Petersen) · 3-63 (JH Kallis) · 4-67 (HM Amla) · 5-67 (AB de Villiers) · 6-75 (D Elgar) · 7-132 (RJ Peterson) · 8-196 (VD Philander) · 9-206 (DW Steyn) · 10-225 (M Morkel)
Australia163/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David Warner | c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 13 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 37.14 |
 Ed Cowan | c JH Kallis b DW Steyn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shane Watson | lbw · VD Philander | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Nathan Lyon | c F du Plessis b DW Steyn | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26.92 |
 Ricky Ponting | lbw · VD Philander | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
 Michael Clarke | c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
 Michael Hussey | c GC Smith b M Morkel | 12 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
 Matthew Wade | bowled · RJ Peterson | 68 | 102 | 7 | 3 | 66.67 |
| John Hastings | c AN Petersen b RJ Peterson | 32 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 55.17 |
| Mitchell Johnson | bowled · RJ Peterson | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.82 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 319 legal balls | 163 | 53.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 5 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 16.0 | 40 | 4 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 16.0 | 55 | 2 | 3.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné Morkel | 13.0 | 19 | 1 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Peterson | 8.1 | 44 | 3 | 5.39 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (EJM Cowan) · 2-18 (SR Watson) · 3-34 (DA Warner) · 4-35 (NM Lyon) · 5-43 (RT Ponting) · 6-45 (MJ Clarke) · 7-100 (MEK Hussey) · 8-140 (MS Wade) · 9-162 (MG Johnson) · 10-163 (JW Hastings)
South Africa569/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alviro Petersen | caught and bowled · MG Johnson | 23 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 115.00 |
| Graeme Smith | c NM Lyon b MA Starc | 84 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 84.00 |
| Hashim Amla | caught and bowled · MG Johnson | 196 | 221 | 21 | 0 | 88.69 |
| Jacques Kallis | c MG Johnson b MA Starc | 37 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 56.92 |
| AB de Villiers | c MS Wade b MA Starc | 169 | 184 | 21 | 3 | 91.85 |
| Dean Elgar | lbw · MG Johnson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Faf du Plessis | c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | 27 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 71.05 |
| Robin Peterson | c MG Johnson b MA Starc | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vernon Philander | not out | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Dale Steyn | c MS Wade b MA Starc | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Morné Morkel | bowled · MA Starc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 671 legal balls | 569 | 111.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 11 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 28.5 | 154 | 6 | 5.34 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 9.0 | 24 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 25.0 | 110 | 4 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hastings | 19.0 | 102 | 0 | 5.37 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 22.0 | 128 | 0 | 5.82 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hussey | 4.0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 1 | 0 |
| David Warner | 3.0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Ponting | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (AN Petersen) · 2-206 (GC Smith) · 3-287 (JH Kallis) · 4-436 (HM Amla) · 5-436 (D Elgar) · 6-538 (F du Plessis) · 7-539 (RJ Peterson) · 8-557 (AB de Villiers) · 9-569 (DW Steyn) · 10-569 (M Morkel)
Australia322/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Cowan | c D Elgar b DW Steyn | 53 | 149 | 5 | 1 | 35.57 |
| David Warner | c GC Smith b VD Philander | 29 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 85.29 |
| Shane Watson | c GC Smith b M Morkel | 25 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 54.35 |
| Ricky Ponting | c JH Kallis b RJ Peterson | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 34.78 |
| Michael Clarke | stumped · RJ Peterson | 44 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Michael Hussey | c AB de Villiers b DW Steyn | 26 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Matthew Wade | c GC Smith b RJ Peterson | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| John Hastings | c GC Smith b M Morkel | 20 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 66.67 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c AB de Villiers b VD Philander | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 68 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 158.14 |
| Nathan Lyon | c GC Smith b DW Steyn | 31 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 72.09 |
| Total · 497 legal balls | 322 | 82.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 5 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 22.5 | 72 | 3 | 3.15 | 1 | 0 |
| Vernon Philander | 21.0 | 41 | 2 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné Morkel | 16.0 | 57 | 2 | 3.56 | 1 | 0 |
| Robin Peterson | 20.0 | 127 | 3 | 6.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Faf du Plessis | 2.0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (DA Warner) · 2-81 (SR Watson) · 3-102 (RT Ponting) · 4-130 (EJM Cowan) · 5-188 (MJ Clarke) · 6-198 (MEK Hussey) · 7-198 (MS Wade) · 8-204 (MG Johnson) · 9-235 (JW Hastings) · 10-322 (NM Lyon)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.