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South Africa
189/10 & 204/10
Australia
575/8
Australia won by 182 runs
Australia v South Africa 2022 · 2nd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
26–29 Dec 2022
Summary
Scorecard
How hard each side found the batting
Uneven — South Africa had it tougher than Australia.
South Africa
0.81×
-19%
Australia
0.93×
-7%
harder to score
typical
easier
The lead
Australia's margin flattered them — conditions did some of the work.
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South Africa 189
Australia 575
South Africa 204
Who won it · by value
Runs, and what they were worth in these conditions
David Warner
Australia
200
+327
AT Carey
Australia
111
+205
K Verreynne
South Africa
85
+145
M Jansen
South Africa
64
+130
Steve Smith
Australia
85
+128
Best bowling
Top match figures
C Green
5/27
NM Lyon
3/58
A Nortje
3/92
MA Starc
2/39
Top score
200
David Warner · Australia
Biggest stand
239
3rd wkt · Australia
Worst collapse
3
–7
3 wkts for 7 · South Africa
Match facts
Toss
Australia, field
Result
Australia won by 182 runs
Length
4 days
South Africa
189/10
Australia
575/8
South Africa
204/10
South Africa
189
/10
(68.4 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
D Elgar
run out (M Labuschagne)
26
68
2
0
38.24
SJ Erwee
c UT Khawaja b SM Boland
18
31
3
0
58.06
TB de Bruyn
c AT Carey b C Green
12
31
2
0
38.71
T Bavuma
c AT Carey b MA Starc
1
8
0
0
12.50
K Zondo
c M Labuschagne b MA Starc
5
19
0
0
26.32
K Verreynne
c Steve Smith b C Green
52
99
3
0
52.53
M Jansen
c AT Carey b C Green
59
136
10
0
43.38
KA Maharaj
c PJ Cummins b NM Lyon
2
9
0
0
22.22
K Rabada
b C Green
4
5
1
0
80.00
L Ngidi
b C Green
2
6
0
0
33.33
A Nortje
*
not out
1
1
0
0
100.00
Extras
7
(b 3, lb 3, nb 1)
Total
189/10 (68.4 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
MA Starc
13.0
2
39
2
3.00
PJ Cummins
14.0
4
30
0
2.14
SM Boland
14.0
2
34
1
2.43
NM Lyon
17.0
3
53
1
3.12
C Green
10.4
3
27
5
2.53
Fall of wickets
1
-29
(SJ Erwee, 10.4)
·
2
-56
(TB de Bruyn, 19.6)
·
3
-58
(D Elgar, 22.5)
·
4
-58
(T Bavuma, 22.6)
·
5
-67
(K Zondo, 28.3)
·
6
-179
(K Verreynne, 64.5)
·
7
-182
(M Jansen, 66.1)
·
8
-186
(K Rabada, 66.6)
·
9
-186
(KA Maharaj, 67.3)
·
10
-189
(L Ngidi, 68.4)
Australia
575
/8
(145.0 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
David Warner
b A Nortje
200
255
19
2
78.43
UT Khawaja
c K Verreynne b K Rabada
1
11
0
0
9.09
M Labuschagne
run out (KA Maharaj)
14
35
1
0
40.00
Steve Smith
c TB de Bruyn b A Nortje
85
161
9
1
52.80
TM Head
b A Nortje
51
55
7
1
92.73
C Green
*
not out
51
177
5
0
28.81
AT Carey
c & b M Jansen
111
149
13
0
74.50
PJ Cummins
c K Verreynne b K Rabada
4
3
1
0
133.33
NM Lyon
c K Zondo b L Ngidi
25
17
3
1
147.06
MA Starc
*
not out
10
12
0
1
83.33
Extras
23
(b 5, lb 12, w 1, nb 5)
Total
575/8 (145.0 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
K Rabada
28.0
1
144
2
5.14
L Ngidi
22.1
2
98
1
4.42
M Jansen
28.0
1
89
1
3.18
A Nortje
25.0
1
92
3
3.68
KA Maharaj
41.5
3
135
0
3.23
Fall of wickets
1
-21
(UT Khawaja, 6.4)
·
2
-75
(M Labuschagne, 18.3)
·
3
-314
(Steve Smith, 74.1)
·
4
-395
(TM Head, 93.3)
·
5
-395
(David Warner, 93.4)
·
6
-400
(PJ Cummins, 94.2)
·
7
-440
(NM Lyon, 100.6)
·
8
-557
(AT Carey, 140.5)
South Africa
204
/10
(68.5 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
SJ Erwee
lbw b MA Starc
21
41
2
0
51.22
D Elgar
c AT Carey b PJ Cummins
0
3
0
0
0.00
TB de Bruyn
c Steve Smith b SM Boland
28
68
2
0
41.18
T Bavuma
c MS Harris b NM Lyon
65
144
6
0
45.14
K Zondo
run out (TM Head)
1
19
0
0
5.26
K Verreynne
lbw b SM Boland
33
40
5
0
82.50
M Jansen
lbw b NM Lyon
5
29
0
0
17.24
KA Maharaj
run out (M Labuschagne)
13
20
2
0
65.00
K Rabada
c PJ Cummins b NM Lyon
3
12
0
0
25.00
A Nortje
*
not out
8
18
1
0
44.44
L Ngidi
b Steve Smith
19
21
2
1
90.48
Extras
8
(b 1, lb 5, nb 2)
Total
204/10 (68.5 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
MA Starc
18.0
4
62
1
3.44
PJ Cummins
16.0
8
20
1
1.25
SM Boland
15.0
2
49
2
3.27
NM Lyon
17.0
1
58
3
3.41
Steve Smith
2.5
0
9
1
3.18
Fall of wickets
1
-0
(D Elgar, 1.3)
·
2
-47
(SJ Erwee, 16.6)
·
3
-57
(TB de Bruyn, 19.5)
·
4
-65
(K Zondo, 26.6)
·
5
-128
(K Verreynne, 43.5)
·
6
-144
(M Jansen, 52.6)
·
7
-174
(KA Maharaj, 60.1)
·
8
-176
(T Bavuma, 61.3)
·
9
-177
(K Rabada, 63.2)
·
10
-204
(L Ngidi, 68.5)
