Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa 2018

1st Test · Australia tour of South Africa 2018 · Kingsmead, Durban · 1 Mar 2018 to 5 Mar 2018

Australia 351 & 227

South Africa 162 & 298

Australia won by 118 runs

Player of the match: MA Starc

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Match summary

Australia played South Africa in the 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa 2018 at Kingsmead, Durban, from 1 Mar 2018 to 5 Mar 2018. Australia won by 118 runs.

Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Australia made 351 in 110.4 overs, South Africa made 162 in 51.4 overs, Australia made 227 in 74.4 overs, South Africa made 298 in 92.4 overs.

Aiden Markram top-scored with 175 runs in the match; Mitchell Starc took 9/109 in the match; Mitchell Starc was named player of the match.

Australia Innings

351/10 (110.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
CT Bancroft c Q de Kock b VD Philander	c Q de Kock b VD Philander	5	20	1	0	25.00
DA Warner c AB de Villiers b VD Philander	c AB de Villiers b VD Philander	51	79	6	0	64.56
UT Khawaja c Q de Kock b K Rabada	c Q de Kock b K Rabada	14	19	3	0	73.68
SPD Smith c AB de Villiers b KA Maharaj	c AB de Villiers b KA Maharaj	56	114	11	0	49.12
SE Marsh c AB de Villiers b KA Maharaj	c AB de Villiers b KA Maharaj	40	96	6	0	41.67
MR Marsh c M Morkel b VD Philander	c M Morkel b VD Philander	96	173	13	1	55.49
TD Paine c Q de Kock b K Rabada	c Q de Kock b K Rabada	25	72	3	0	34.72
PJ Cummins b KA Maharaj	b KA Maharaj	3	38	0	0	7.89
MA Starc b KA Maharaj	b KA Maharaj	35	25	4	2	140.00
NM Lyon c TB de Bruyn b KA Maharaj	c TB de Bruyn b KA Maharaj	12	24	2	0	50.00
JR Hazlewood not out	not out	2	4	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 8, w 0, nb 0)	12
Total	110.4 Ov (RR: 3.17)	351/10

Fall of wickets: 1-15 (CT Bancroft, 5.5 ov), 2-39 (UT Khawaja, 11.4 ov), 3-95 (DA Warner, 26.6 ov), 4-151 (SPD Smith, 49.4 ov), 5-177 (SE Marsh, 58.4 ov), 6-237 (TD Paine, 82.4 ov), 7-251 (PJ Cummins, 92.5 ov), 8-300 (MA Starc, 101.4 ov), 9-341 (MR Marsh, 109.2 ov), 10-351 (NM Lyon, 110.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
M Morkel	22	3	75	0	3.41	100	13	0
VD Philander	27	12	59	3	2.19	136	9	0
KA Maharaj	33.4	5	123	5	3.65	141	13	3
K Rabada	25	7	74	2	2.96	121	13	0
AK Markram	1	0	2	0	2.00	4	0	0
TB de Bruyn	2	0	6	0	3.00	9	1	0

South Africa Innings

162/10 (51.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar c & b NM Lyon	c & b NM Lyon	7	20	1	0	35.00
AK Markram c CT Bancroft b PJ Cummins	c CT Bancroft b PJ Cummins	32	59	6	0	54.24
HM Amla c CT Bancroft b NM Lyon	c CT Bancroft b NM Lyon	0	3	0	0	0.00
AB de Villiers not out	not out	71	127	11	0	55.91
F du Plessis c TD Paine b MA Starc	c TD Paine b MA Starc	15	22	1	1	68.18
TB de Bruyn c TD Paine b MA Starc	c TD Paine b MA Starc	6	15	1	0	40.00
Q de Kock b NM Lyon	b NM Lyon	20	33	4	0	60.61
VD Philander c TD Paine b MA Starc	c TD Paine b MA Starc	8	19	1	0	42.11
KA Maharaj b JR Hazlewood	b JR Hazlewood	0	5	0	0	0.00
K Rabada lbw b MA Starc	lbw b MA Starc	3	5	0	0	60.00
M Morkel b MA Starc	b MA Starc	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)	0
Total	51.4 Ov (RR: 3.14)	162/10

Fall of wickets: 1-27 (D Elgar, 7.2 ov), 2-27 (HM Amla, 7.5 ov), 3-55 (AK Markram, 18.5 ov), 4-92 (F du Plessis, 27.2 ov), 5-108 (TB de Bruyn, 33.1 ov), 6-150 (Q de Kock, 45.1 ov), 7-158 (VD Philander, 49.3 ov), 8-159 (KA Maharaj, 50.3 ov), 9-162 (K Rabada, 51.2 ov), 10-162 (M Morkel, 51.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
MA Starc	10.4	3	34	5	3.19	50	6	0
JR Hazlewood	13	5	31	1	2.38	64	5	0
NM Lyon	16	3	50	3	3.13	76	8	1
PJ Cummins	12	2	47	1	3.92	48	6	0

Australia Innings

227/10 (74.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
CT Bancroft st Q de Kock b KA Maharaj	st Q de Kock b KA Maharaj	53	83	10	0	63.86
DA Warner c PWA Mulder b K Rabada	c PWA Mulder b K Rabada	28	35	4	0	80.00
UT Khawaja c Q de Kock b KA Maharaj	c Q de Kock b KA Maharaj	6	12	1	0	50.00
SPD Smith lbw b D Elgar	lbw b D Elgar	38	81	3	0	46.91
SE Marsh c AB de Villiers b M Morkel	c AB de Villiers b M Morkel	33	99	5	0	33.33
MR Marsh c HM Amla b K Rabada	c HM Amla b K Rabada	6	12	1	0	50.00
TD Paine c AB de Villiers b KA Maharaj	c AB de Villiers b KA Maharaj	14	29	1	0	48.28
PJ Cummins b KA Maharaj	b KA Maharaj	26	57	1	2	45.61
MA Starc c D Elgar b M Morkel	c D Elgar b M Morkel	7	16	1	0	43.75
NM Lyon c HM Amla b M Morkel	c HM Amla b M Morkel	2	11	0	0	18.18
JR Hazlewood not out	not out	9	13	1	0	69.23
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 0)	5
Total	74.4 Ov (RR: 3.04)	227/10

Fall of wickets: 1-56 (DA Warner, 13.1 ov), 2-71 (UT Khawaja, 18.1 ov), 3-108 (CT Bancroft, 26.1 ov), 4-146 (SPD Smith, 41.4 ov), 5-156 (MR Marsh, 47.1 ov), 6-175 (TD Paine, 54.5 ov), 7-185 (SE Marsh, 61.4 ov), 8-203 (MA Starc, 67.2 ov), 9-209 (NM Lyon, 71.1 ov), 10-227 (PJ Cummins, 74.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
M Morkel	15	4	47	3	3.13	68	7	0
VD Philander	14	4	35	0	2.50	70	6	0
KA Maharaj	29.4	4	102	4	3.44	128	10	2
K Rabada	13	5	28	2	2.15	64	4	0
D Elgar	3	1	10	1	3.33	12	1	0

South Africa Innings

298/10 (92.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AK Markram c TD Paine b MR Marsh	c TD Paine b MR Marsh	143	218	19	0	65.60
D Elgar c TD Paine b MA Starc	c TD Paine b MA Starc	9	20	2	0	45.00
HM Amla lbw b JR Hazlewood	lbw b JR Hazlewood	8	19	1	0	42.11
AB de Villiers run out	run out	0	1	0	0	0.00
F du Plessis b PJ Cummins	b PJ Cummins	4	8	1	0	50.00
TB de Bruyn c TD Paine b JR Hazlewood	c TD Paine b JR Hazlewood	36	84	6	0	42.86
Q de Kock lbw b JR Hazlewood	lbw b JR Hazlewood	83	149	11	0	55.70
VD Philander c TD Paine b MA Starc	c TD Paine b MA Starc	6	16	0	0	37.50
KA Maharaj b MA Starc	b MA Starc	0	3	0	0	0.00
K Rabada b MA Starc	b MA Starc	0	1	0	0	0.00
M Morkel not out	not out	3	38	0	0	7.89
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, w 0, nb 1)	6
Total	92.4 Ov (RR: 3.22)	298/10

Fall of wickets: 1-29 (D Elgar, 6.5 ov), 2-39 (HM Amla, 10.5 ov), 3-39 (AB de Villiers, 11.6 ov), 4-49 (F du Plessis, 16.3 ov), 5-136 (TB de Bruyn, 42.1 ov), 6-283 (AK Markram, 76.1 ov), 7-290 (VD Philander, 79.2 ov), 8-290 (KA Maharaj, 79.5 ov), 9-290 (K Rabada, 79.6 ov), 10-298 (Q de Kock, 92.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	NB
MA Starc	18	2	75	4	4.17	78	13	1
JR Hazlewood	15.4	2	61	3	3.89	69	9	0
NM Lyon	32	7	86	0	2.69	146	12	0
PJ Cummins	15	3	47	1	3.13	63	4	0
MR Marsh	7	2	21	1	3.00	30	2	0
SPD Smith	5	3	3	0	0.60	27	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Australia vs South Africa match on 1 Mar 2018?

Australia won by 118 runs.

Who was player of the match in Australia vs South Africa?

Mitchell Starc.

Who scored the most runs in Australia vs South Africa?

Aiden Markram (South Africa) with 175 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Australia vs South Africa?

Mitchell Starc, with 9/109.

Who won the toss in Australia vs South Africa?

Australia, who chose to bat first.

Where was Australia vs South Africa played?

At Kingsmead, Durban.