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Australia
475/4
South Africa
255/10 & 106/2
Match drawn
Australia v South Africa 2022 · 3rd Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
4–8 Jan 2023
Summary
Scorecard
How hard each side found the batting
Uneven — South Africa had it tougher than Australia.
Australia
0.97×
-3%
South Africa
0.91×
-9%
harder to score
typical
easier
The lead
Australia's margin flattered them — conditions did some of the work.
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Australia 475
South Africa 255
South Africa 106
Who won it · by value
Runs, and what they were worth in these conditions
UT Khawaja
Australia
195
+277
Steve Smith
Australia
104
+129
KA Maharaj
South Africa
53
+100
M Labuschagne
Australia
79
+87
TM Head
Australia
70
+81
Best bowling
Top match figures
JR Hazlewood
4/48
PJ Cummins
3/60
A Nortje
2/55
NM Lyon
2/88
Top score
195*
UT Khawaja · Australia
Biggest stand
209
3rd wkt · Australia
Worst collapse
3
–63
3 wkts for 63 · South Africa
Match facts
Toss
Australia, bat
Result
Match drawn
Length
5 days
Australia
475/4
South Africa
255/10
South Africa
106/2
Australia
475
/4
(131.0 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
UT Khawaja
*
not out
195
368
19
1
52.99
David Warner
c M Jansen b A Nortje
10
11
2
0
90.91
M Labuschagne
c K Verreynne b A Nortje
79
151
13
0
52.32
Steve Smith
c & b KA Maharaj
104
192
11
2
54.17
TM Head
c HE van der Dussen b K Rabada
70
59
8
1
118.64
MT Renshaw
*
not out
5
11
1
0
45.45
Extras
12
(lb 5, w 1, nb 6)
Total
475/4 (131.0 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
K Rabada
28.0
3
119
1
4.25
A Nortje
22.0
5
55
2
2.50
M Jansen
25.0
4
79
0
3.16
KA Maharaj
25.0
1
108
1
4.32
SR Harmer
31.0
3
109
0
3.52
Fall of wickets
1
-12
(David Warner, 3.4)
·
2
-147
(M Labuschagne, 46.6)
·
3
-356
(Steve Smith, 109.1)
·
4
-468
(TM Head, 128.3)
South Africa
255
/10
(108.0 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
D Elgar
c AT Carey b JR Hazlewood
15
34
2
0
44.12
SJ Erwee
b NM Lyon
18
55
2
0
32.73
H Klaasen
c AT Carey b PJ Cummins
2
22
0
0
9.09
T Bavuma
c AT Carey b JR Hazlewood
35
74
1
2
47.30
K Zondo
lbw b PJ Cummins
39
83
2
2
46.99
K Verreynne
c Steve Smith b PJ Cummins
19
39
2
0
48.72
M Jansen
c AT Carey b TM Head
11
78
1
0
14.10
SR Harmer
b JR Hazlewood
47
165
4
0
28.48
KA Maharaj
lbw b JR Hazlewood
53
81
6
1
65.43
K Rabada
c & b NM Lyon
3
22
0
0
13.64
Extras
8
(b 2, lb 1, nb 5)
Total
255/10 (108.0 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
JR Hazlewood
23.0
7
48
4
2.09
PJ Cummins
23.0
7
60
3
2.61
NM Lyon
40.0
16
88
2
2.20
AC Agar
14.0
3
30
0
2.14
TM Head
7.0
1
21
1
3.00
Steve Smith
1.0
1
0
0
0.00
Fall of wickets
1
-22
(D Elgar, 8.5)
·
2
-37
(SJ Erwee, 17.5)
·
3
-37
(H Klaasen, 18.3)
·
4
-85
(T Bavuma, 38.1)
·
5
-130
(K Zondo, 48.4)
·
6
-137
(K Verreynne, 52.4)
·
7
-167
(M Jansen, 73.6)
·
8
-252
(KA Maharaj, 100.4)
·
9
-255
(SR Harmer, 106.6)
·
10
-255
(K Rabada, 107.6)
South Africa
106
/2
(41.5 ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
SJ Erwee
*
not out
42
125
6
0
33.60
D Elgar
c AT Carey b PJ Cummins
10
25
1
0
40.00
H Klaasen
b JR Hazlewood
35
61
3
0
57.38
T Bavuma
*
not out
17
42
1
0
40.48
Extras
2
(nb 2)
Total
106/2 (41.5 ov)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Econ
JR Hazlewood
5.0
2
9
1
1.80
AC Agar
8.0
2
28
0
3.50
PJ Cummins
8.0
1
16
1
2.00
NM Lyon
15.0
5
32
0
2.13
TM Head
2.0
0
4
0
2.00
Steve Smith
1.0
0
8
0
8.00
M Labuschagne
2.5
1
9
0
3.18
Fall of wickets
1
-27
(D Elgar, 8.1)
·
2
-75
(H Klaasen, 26.6)
