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South Africa 259/9 & 250/10
Australia 383/10 & 127/3
Australia won by 7 wickets
Australia v South Africa 2016 · 3rd Test Adelaide Oval 24–27 Nov 2016
How hard each side found the batting
Uneven — South Africa had it tougher than Australia.
South Africa
0.89× -11%
Australia
0.96× -4%
harder to scoretypicaleasier
The lead
On equal conditions, Australia led by more than the scoreboard showed.
South Africa 259Australia 383South Africa 250Australia 127
Who won it · by value
Runs, and what they were worth in these conditions
SC Cook South Africa
144 +294
F du Plessis South Africa
130 +283
UT Khawaja Australia
145 +217
Steve Smith Australia
99 +112
MA Starc Australia
53 +98
Best bowling
Top match figures
JR Hazlewood4/68
MA Starc4/80
KJ Abbott3/49
NM Lyon3/60
Top score
145
UT Khawaja · Australia
Biggest stand
137
3rd wkt · Australia
Worst collapse
5–60
5 wkts for 60 · South Africa
Match facts
TossSouth Africa, bat
ResultAustralia won by 7 wickets
Length4 days