2022-2023 Australia v South Africa - 2nd Test
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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26th December, 2022
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Australia
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575/8 dec
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South Africa
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189 & 204
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Australia won by an innings and 182 runs
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South Africa 1st Innings
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R
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BF
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4s
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6s
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SR
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% of Total
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Dean Elgar*
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run out
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26
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68
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2
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0
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38.24
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13.76%
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Sarel Erwee
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c Khawaja b Boland
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18
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31
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3
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0
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58.06
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9.52%
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Theunis de Bruyn
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c †Carey b Green
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12
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31
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2
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0
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38.71
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6.35%
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Temba Bavuma
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c †Carey b Starc
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1
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8
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0
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0
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12.50
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0.53%
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Khayelihle Zondo
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c Labuschagne b Starc
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5
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19
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0
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0
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26.32
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2.65%
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Kyle Verreynne†
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c Smith b Green
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52
|
99
|
3
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0
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52.53
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27.51%
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Marco Jansen
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c †Carey b Green
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59
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136
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10
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0
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43.38
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31.22%
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Keshav Maharaj
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c Cummins b Lyon
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2
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9
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0
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0
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22.22
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1.06%
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Kagiso Rabada
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b Green
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4
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5
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1
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0
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80.00
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2.12%
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Anrich Nortje
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not out
|
1
|
1
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0
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0
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100.00
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0.53%
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Lungi Ngidi
|
b Green
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2
|
6
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0
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0
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33.33
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1.06%
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Extras
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(b 3, lb 3, nb 1)
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7
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Total
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All Out
 (68.4 overs @ 2.75 rpo)
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189
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Fall of Wickets
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1-29 Erwee | 2-56 de Bruyn | 3-58 Elgar | 4-58 Bavuma | 5-67 Zondo | 6-179 Verreynne | 7-182 Jansen | 8-186 Rabada | 9-186 Maharaj | 10-189 Ngidi |
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Australia 1st Innings
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R
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BF
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4s
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6s
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SR
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% of Total
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David Warner
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b Nortje
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200
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255
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16
|
2
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78.43
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34.78%
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Usman Khawaja
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c †Verreynne b Rabada
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1
|
11
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0
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0
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9.09
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0.17%
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Marnus Labuschagne
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run out
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14
|
35
|
1
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0
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40.00
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2.43%
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Steve Smith
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c de Bruyn b Nortje
|
85
|
161
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9
|
1
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52.80
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14.78%
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Travis Head
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b Nortje
|
51
|
55
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7
|
1
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92.73
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8.87%
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Cameron Green
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not out
|
51
|
177
|
5
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0
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28.81
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8.87%
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Alex Carey†
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c & b Jansen
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111
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149
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13
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0
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74.50
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19.30%
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Pat Cummins*
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c †Verreynne b Rabada
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4
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3
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1
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0
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133.33
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0.70%
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Nathan Lyon
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c Zondo b Ngidi
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25
|
17
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3
|
1
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147.06
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4.35%
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Mitchell Starc
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not out
|
10
|
12
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0
|
1
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83.33
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1.74%
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Scott Boland
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|
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Extras
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(b 5, lb 12, w 1, nb 5)
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23
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Total
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8 wickets declared
 (145.0 overs @ 3.97 rpo)
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575
|
|
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Fall of Wickets
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1-21 Khawaja | 2-75 Labuschagne | 3-314 Smith | 4-395 Head | 5-395 Warner | 6-400 Cummins | 7-440 Lyon | 8-557 Carey |
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South Africa 2nd Innings
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R
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BF
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4s
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6s
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SR
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% of Total
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Sarel Erwee
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lbw b Starc
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21
|
41
|
1
|
0
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51.22
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10.29%
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Dean Elgar*
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c †Carey b Cummins
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0
|
3
|
0
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0
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0.00
|
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Theunis de Bruyn
|
c Smith b Boland
|
28
|
68
|
2
|
0
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41.18
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13.73%
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Temba Bavuma
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c sub b Lyon
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65
|
144
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6
|
0
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45.14
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31.86%
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Khayelihle Zondo
|
run out
|
1
|
19
|
0
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0
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5.26
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0.49%
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Kyle Verreynne†
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lbw b Boland
|
33
|
40
|
5
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0
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82.50
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16.18%
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Marco Jansen
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lbw b Lyon
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5
|
29
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0
|
0
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17.24
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2.45%
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Keshav Maharaj
|
run out
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13
|
20
|
2
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0
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65.00
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6.37%
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Kagiso Rabada
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c Cummins b Lyon
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3
|
12
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0
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0
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25.00
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1.47%
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Anrich Nortje
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not out
|
8
|
18
|
1
|
0
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44.44
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3.92%
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Lungi Ngidi
|
b Smith
|
19
|
21
|
2
|
1
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90.48
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9.31%
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Extras
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(b 1, lb 5, nb 2)
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8
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Total
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All Out
 (68.5 overs @ 2.96 rpo)
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204
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Fall of Wickets
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1-0 Elgar | 2-47 Erwee | 3-57 de Bruyn | 4-65 Zondo | 5-128 Verreynne | 6-144 Jansen | 7-174 Maharaj | 8-176 Bavuma | 9-177 Rabada | 10-204 Ngidi |
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MATCH INFORMATION
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Venue
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Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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Toss
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Australia won the toss and elected to field
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Series
|
2022-2023 Australia v South Africa
- 2nd Test
ICC World Test Championship
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Match No.
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Test #2485
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Match Conditions
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Day Match
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Player of Match
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David Warner
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Points
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Australia 12, South Africa 0
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Partnerships
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View
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
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Day 1 - Australia 1st Innings 45/1, 12.0 overs (D A Warner 32*, M Labuschagne 5*)
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Day 2 - Australia 1st Innings 386/3, 91.0 overs (T M Head 48*, A T Carey 9*)
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Day 3 - South Africa 2nd Innings 15/1, 7.0 overs (S J Erwee 7*, T B de Bruyn 6*)
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Day 4 - South Africa 2nd Innings 204, 68.5 overs - end of match
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MATCH NOTES
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Day 3 - Wet Ground and then rain permitted only 61 overs. Australia 1st innings - David Warner retired hurt/ill at 329/3 and resumed at 395/4, Cameron Green retired hurt/ill at 363/3 and resumed at 440/7
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