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  • 2011/12 South Africa v Australia

    South Africa vs Australia - 1st Test

    November 9, 2011, 7:30PM AET Newlands, Cape Town

    Match Status: Day 3 - Completed
    South Africa won by 8 wickets

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51st Over
That's it from Newlands, Cape Town - well done South Africa. Stick with us for all the cricket action over the next few days.
Man of the Match is Vernon Philander (on Debut) for his 3/63 and 5/15 - he did bowl especially well for South Africa
The other amazing thing is 3 batsmen made hundred's yet no one else passed 50!! Hard to fathom in a match lasting under 3 days
Australia had this match in its control yesterday with a first innings lead of 188 and the match is all over barely 24 hours later. Hard to believe. Standby for news on the Man of the Match award
Full marks to South Africa, but where to for Australia? How's Mitchell Johnson's career looking, what about the batting? Can they recover mentally in time for the 2nd Test starting on Thursday at the Wanderer's in Johannesburg
Over 50.2: Siddle to Smith, one run, worked off the pads into a gap at square leg and it's all over - SA home by 8 wickets and they got one up in the series
Over 50.1: Siddle to Smith, no run, tries to work to leg, hit on the pad
 50th Over
Over 49.6: Johnson to Kallis, no run, defends into the off side, we are due for Lunch but they'll play on with one run to win
Over 49.5: Johnson to Smith, one run, pushes into the covers, a chanceless hundred for Smith off 138 balls - scores level at Newlands
Over 49.4: Johnson to Smith, no run, drives up to mid off
Over 49.3: Johnson to Smith, no run, plays off the pads to square leg, can't get past Hughes
Over 49.2: Johnson to Smith, no run, leg side, Haddin dives and saves otherwise the match would have ended in byes!!
Over 49.1: Johnson to Smith, FOUR, full, drives and nearly hits Kallis at the non-strikers end!! Great shot to move to 99*
 49th Over
Over 48.6: Siddle to Kallis, two runs, leg side, worked out past square leg - 2/230 with 6 more to win, Smith 95 Kallis 2
Over 48.5: Siddle to Kallis, no run, defends off the back foot to cover point - Kallis still on a pair
Over 48.4: Siddle to Kallis, no run, leaves outside off
Over 48.3: Siddle to Smith, one run, advances and drives wide of mid on - 8 to win
Over 48.2: Siddle to Smith, no run, tries to work to leg, struck on the pad - an inside edge there
Over 48.1: Siddle to Smith, FOUR, yorker length, drives away through mid on to move to 94* - 9 wanted now by the Proteas

South Africa: Graeme Smith (c), Jacques Rudolph, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Abraham de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Mark Boucher (wk), Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Vernon Philander, Lonwabo Tsotsobe (12th)

Australia: Shane Watson, Phillip Hughes, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (c), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon, Trent Copeland (12th)

Umpires: Doctrove, BR (WIN), Gould, IJ (ENG)
Third Umpire: Bowden, BF (NZL)
Match Refree: Mahanama, RS (SLA)