South Africa vs Australia, 2nd Test at Gqeberha, Feb 20 2014, Australia tour of South Africa

RESULT
2nd Test, Gqeberha, February 20 - 23, 2014, Australia tour of South Africa
423 & 270/5d
(T:448) 246 & 216

South Africa won by 231 runs

Player Of The Match
123, 1/24 & 1/33
jean-paul-duminy
South Africa 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
Match Flow
Info
South Africa 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Harris919231047.36
c Harris b Lyon831932949243.00
lbw b Johnson023000.00
c Smith b Lyon551261605143.65
c & b Lyon11623232214150.00
c sub (MC Henriques) b Smith717291041.17
lbw b Lyon12323128614053.24
c & b Clarke637520016.21
c †Haddin b Lyon1037401027.02
not out 47120057.14
run out (Smith/†Haddin)1450025.00
Extras(b 4, lb 4, w 1)9
TOTAL150.5 Ov (RR: 2.80, 617 Mins)423
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Graeme Smith, 4.6 ov), 2-11 (Hashim Amla, 5.3 ov), 3-123 (Faf du Plessis, 43.1 ov), 4-181 (Dean Elgar, 69.3 ov), 5-200 (Quinton de Kock, 76.5 ov), 6-349 (AB de Villiers, 123.5 ov), 7-378 (Vernon Philander, 136.3 ov), 8-413 (Wayne Parnell, 147.6 ov), 9-420 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 149.4 ov), 10-423 (Morne Morkel, 150.5 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2766312.331338000
4.6 to GC Smith, Harris has got Smith. A poor shot from him. This is really full and straight, and Smith has played all very this. Right across the line of it. Caught deep in the crease too. The ball hits the back leg. This is plumb. At least he hasn't got out to Johnson. 10/1
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5.3 to HM Amla, mighty Hash is out. Johnson is on fire. What a great delivery. Full, swinging, quick, and straight. This has pitched leg, straightened, and will have hit leg. To beat Amla so comprehensively, you have to be really good. And that is what Johnson is. 11/2
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43.1 to F du Plessis, Lyon has du Plessis. This is a soft dismissal first ball after drinks. Flat length ball, du Plessis is clearly not to its pitch, but he looks to play it to leg. Obviously he has allowed it time to turn, and turn it does to take the inside edge onto the pad, and through to short leg. 123/3
69.3 to D Elgar, Lyon breaks another partnership. What a soft shot too. What a concentration break. This was premeditated, I can tell. He has cleared the front leg, and wants to go either long-on or wider towards midwicket, but the ball is not there. It is wide outside off, and there is no way he can time it from here, but Elgar goes ahead with the shot, and skies it up. Caught at mid-off. 181/4
123.5 to AB de Villiers, Lyon breaks another stand. AB jumps out of the crease again, but is finally beaten in the flight, and pushes in front of his body. Lyon dives to his right to take the catch that sends him back to a warm applause from the crowd and his team-mates. 349/6
147.6 to WD Parnell, wicket with the last ball before tea. Lyon has four. This wicket, though, belongs to Haddin, who has taken a superb catch. This is a half-volley outside off, Parnell drives, gets a thick edge - half-volleys are difficult to collect even they come straight at you - but Haddin rises with it, follows it, and takes it smoothly. 413/8
149.4 to JP Duminy, that's plumb. And a michelle for Lyon. Maybe not as plumb. Duminy reviews this. Actually, Duminy has got it wrong. He is indeed plumb. Tries the reverse sweep, and is beaten. The ball is pitched middle, straightens, and is going on to hit middle. The on-field decision stays. Duminy out after scoring a hundred scored at a strike rate of 53, which is an achievement on this pitch. 420/9
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76.5 to Q de Kock, Smith has taken a wicket, and de Kock is kicking himself for playing a poor shot. This is just a premeditated charge at him, and Smith's length is nowhere near his driving bat. De Kock ends up playing a check loft, and lobs this up for mid-off where Moises Henriques, the sub, takes the catch. 200/5
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136.3 to VD Philander, Clarke has a wicket. A lovely catch to his left. This is tossed up on off, Philander is not close to the pitch of it as he drives, and Clarke dives to his left to take it with both hands. 378/7
Australia 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Philander512161041.66
c Smith b Philander707814610089.74
c †de Villiers b Parnell815291053.33
c †de Villiers b Parnell022000.00
c Elgar b Philander1928394067.85
b Morkel1543612034.88
c †de Villiers b Morkel49721028068.05
b Steyn925541036.00
b Duminy27233931117.39
c du Plessis b Morkel26264041100.00
not out 1119341057.89
Extras(lb 4, nb 1, w 2)7
TOTAL57 Ov (RR: 4.31, 281 Mins)246
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Chris Rogers, 3.3 ov), 2-41 (Alex Doolan, 9.1 ov), 3-41 (Shaun Marsh, 9.3 ov), 4-81 (Michael Clarke, 17.2 ov), 5-120 (David Warner, 29.3 ov), 6-128 (Nathan Lyon, 30.1 ov), 7-168 (Brad Haddin, 40.5 ov), 8-205 (Mitchell Johnson, 49.2 ov), 9-209 (Steven Smith, 50.2 ov), 10-246 (Ryan Harris, 56.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1335514.23548000
40.5 to BJ Haddin, the middle stumps is flat. Steyn is pumped up. This is his first wicket, but what a beauty it is. Late inswing, Haddin plays an expansive drive, misreads the length as this is not quite a half-volley. The ball has time to move in, beats the drive, and crashes into the middle stump. What were you saying, Jean?. 168/7
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3.3 to CJL Rogers, this time they have got the marginal-looking decision go their way, and this time Australia review it. I think we will get an umpire's call on this one. This is pretty straight, stump to stump, and has straightened a touch after pitching in front of leg. This is actually pitched within and has straightened enough to be hitting. Beats the inside edge. Top decision from Dharmasena. I wonder if South Africa would have reviewed had this not been given originally?. 7/1
17.2 to MJ Clarke, never mind the slowness. It has got South Africa huge wicket. This is a length ball, bowled at 130ks, Clarke is used to facing the quickness of the previous two quicks, and ends up driving in front of his body. Ends up lobbing this to short cover. I am going to give a healthy share of the credit for this wicket to Morne and Parnell who have made sure Clarke hasn't moved sufficiently forward. 81/4
29.3 to DA Warner, and Philander hasn't gone missing on this flat pitch. He has his accuser here, and doesn't even react or give a send-off to Warner. Just coolly walks off towards his team-mates. And Warner, he has died by the sword he has lived by. Gets a wide length ball and drives, as he has been doing. This time, though, he gets a healthy edge to first slip to end the feline innings. The Easterly at it, with a bit of subtle movement here and thereAB was the first one to go Philander, having dropped Warner last night. 120/5
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30.1 to NM Lyon, and Morkel finally gets a wicket. he could have had five by now. Goes round the stumps and bowls fast and short. Too much for Lyon to handle. He backs away to see if he can make room and do something with this. He is cramped up, and ends up playing this onto the stumps. 128/6
50.2 to SPD Smith, it's a beaut from Morne, and South Africa have reviewed it. AB and Smith celebrate immediately, but Morne joins in pretty late. Smith doesn't consult anybody, and goes up straight. He is pretty sure there is an edge. This is on a length, outside off, holds its line, Smith drives, and I think there is a feather on the bat and a noise too, but the HotSpot doesn't register it. And only a slight spike on the snicko. Has Aleem seen enough to overturn this one? Yes, he has. He has given him. Disbelieving looks in the Australian balcony. A shake of the head from Steve Smith too. 209/9
56.6 to RJ Harris, Morkel finally gets his man. Floats this up and wide, Harris goes for the drive, and gets a thick flying edge to second slip. Harris and Siddle rush off the field because they have bowl in 10 minutes. 246/10
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9.1 to AJ Doolan, and he bowls a beauty first ball at his home ground. And Parnell has also become the first fast bowler to get a caught-behind on this wicket. Short of a length, on middle and leg, he has to play the angle, but it seams away to square him up and take the edge. AB takes it ankle high. 41/2
9.3 to SE Marsh, Parnell is on fire. And he is behaving as if he has been doing this all his life. Cool. Chillin' like a villain. Marsh is gone. Full, swinging away, just outside off, Marsh plays with a slightly open face, gets the edge. And suddenly, like the buses, we have two. 41/3
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49.2 to MG Johnson, Duminy gets a wicket too. JP jou lekker ding. Follows up the century with a bonus wicket. Johnson plays for the turn, but he has hardly turned a door knob today. It pitches off, goes on with the arm, beats the inside edge, and knocks off the off peg. 205/8
South Africa 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
b Johnson14122020116.66
c †Haddin b Siddle1646552034.78
not out 12717627716072.15
c †Haddin b Siddle2435644068.57
c †Haddin b Johnson2939485074.35
c Clarke b Lyon3458923058.62
not out 18183320100.00
Extras(b 2, lb 6)8
TOTAL64 Ov (RR: 4.21, 298 Mins)270/5d
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Graeme Smith, 4.1 ov), 2-42 (Dean Elgar, 11.6 ov), 3-112 (Faf du Plessis, 25.5 ov), 4-167 (AB de Villiers, 36.6 ov), 5-231 (Quinton de Kock, 56.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1515123.40595000
4.1 to GC Smith, Johnson bursts through Smith's defence. Full and quick, 147ks, just outside off, angling in, Smith defends in front of his body, and edges it onto the stumps. Was it the expectation of the short delivery that did him in? He didn't move forward to defend this one. 20/1
36.6 to AB de Villiers, finally a wicket for Australia. De Villiers tries to ramp this bouncer over the slips, but this ball has come on a little slower - at 143ks, mind you - and he ends up edging it through. 167/4
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56.6 to Q de Kock, Lyon gets another. De Kock follows a forward press with a rock-back, and then opens the face to send it straight to Clarke. All these can be forgiven because he is looking for quick runs. 231/5
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11.6 to D Elgar, Siddle has got one. This should slow South Africa down. Short of a length, outside off, this holds its line a touch, he tries an adventurous punch, gets the edge through. The first caught-behind all match for an Aussie quick. 42/2
25.5 to F du Plessis, Siddle strikes. The pitch is beginning to misbehave a little. Short of a length,outside off, lands on the seam, jumps away, holds its line, takes the shoulder of the bat through. 112/3
Australia 2nd Innings (T: 448 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
run out (sub [AN Petersen])10723733212045.14
lbw b Duminy66731249190.41
c Smith b Morkel543610011.62
lbw b Philander015000.00
c du Plessis b Steyn11622006.25
lbw b Steyn011000.00
b Steyn11218008.33
lbw b Philander611281054.54
lbw b Steyn629491020.68
not out 315220020.00
lbw b Elgar045000.00
Extras(b 2, lb 17, w 2)21
TOTAL73.4 Ov (RR: 2.93, 337 Mins)216
Fall of wickets: 1-126 (David Warner, 29.2 ov), 2-152 (Alex Doolan, 42.6 ov), 3-153 (Shaun Marsh, 43.6 ov), 4-156 (Michael Clarke, 48.4 ov), 5-156 (Steven Smith, 48.5 ov), 6-166 (Brad Haddin, 52.6 ov), 7-197 (Mitchell Johnson, 59.1 ov), 8-209 (Ryan Harris, 68.6 ov), 9-214 (Chris Rogers, 72.1 ov), 10-216 (Nathan Lyon, 73.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2055542.75987020
48.4 to MJ Clarke, what a catch. Faf du Plessis has pulled off a stunner standing so close to the stumps at second slip. You have to acknowledge first of all that this slip cordon is very close here. Steyn gets this to swing away after the inswinger, takes the edge, which is always dying, but du Plessis takes the catch when falling forward. Sweet as. Steyn is absolutely thrilled with this. 156/4
48.5 to SPD Smith, ... and he is already the old batsman. Steyn is on absolute fire. Like the buses, he has had to wait, but he has now got two in a row. Inswinger followed by outswinger to take the edge followed by the inswinger to trap him lbw. Too good for a new batsman. Steyn fires this in, just outside off, on a length, and reverses in to beat the bat and hit him plumb in front. Two golden ducks in the innings. 156/5
52.6 to BJ Haddin, repeat of the first-innings dismissal. What an absolute gem from Steyn. It is the dip that revere swing comes with and the late swing that does Haddin in. It falls alarmingly for Haddin, who is nowhere near the pitch of the ball, and then it moves in to beat the inside edge and flatten the middle stump. An angry Dale is not good for batting sides. 166/6
68.6 to RJ Harris, and Steyn thinks this can be finished off tonight. This one nips back in from just outside off, nips back sharply, beats the fighting bat of Harris, hits him in front of leg. The umpire takes a long time before raising his finger. Harris reviews it. The projector shows it to be hitting the top and outer corner of the leg stump. It stays with the umpire. 209/8
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43.6 to SE Marsh, Marsh has bagged a pair. Who would have thought he scored a sensational hundred last match? Excellent ball given Marsh's state of mind after the first-innings duck, but in effect Marsh has missed a leg-stump half-volley because he is playing too square. The ball is swinging a touch, enough, to pitch within the stumps and hit then hit them. 153/3
59.1 to MG Johnson, another review. Smith is desperate for wickets tonight. This is a better shout than the previous one, though. Short of a length, middle and leg, moves back in, hits him in front, and while the umpire thinks it is headed too far down leg, this is hitting the top of leg. Finally Smith gets a review right. Forty-two minutes to take three wickets to end this one tonight. 197/7
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42.6 to AJ Doolan, finally Doolan is gone. This was a freight train coming. He has been pushing loosely outside off for far too long. Morkel bowls in that channel outside off, gets it to reverse away, takes the edge, and Smith takes a superb low catch in front of him. Smith had moved up a step after that previous one didn't carry to him. Top fielding at first slip. 152/2
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29.2 to DA Warner, JP jou lekker ding. What a bowling change. Pushed in through, pitches middle and leg, straightens a little, beats the bat, which is looking to work it to leg. Illingworth has given it. Warner has reviewed it. The projection shows it to be clipping leg so the on-field decision stays. 126/1
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73.4 to NM Lyon, Elgar ends it. He started the comeback with a gritty innings. He ends it with a spectacular offbreak to trap him lbw. This pitches leg, turns away sharply, Lyon is deep in the crease, and he is gone. By the way, it might have looked plumb, but Lyon got an outside edge onto it. No reviews left, though, How cruel. Also, I am not sure if it was caught off the pad. If it was, it is still out. 216/10
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Thu, 20 Feb - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 214/5 (AB de Villiers 51*, Jean-Paul Duminy 2*, 83 ov)
Fri, 21 Feb - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 112/4 (David Warner 65*, Nathan Lyon 12*, 25 ov)
Sat, 22 Feb - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 192/4 (Hashim Amla 93*, Quinton de Kock 9*, 47 ov)
Sun, 23 Feb - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 216 (73.4 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
  • South Africa: 200 runs in 49.2 overs (296 balls), Extras 7
  • HM Amla: 100 off 139 balls (14 x 4)
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (HM Amla 26, Q de Kock 25, Ex 0)
  • Drinks: South Africa - 247/5 in 61.0 overs (HM Amla 119, JP Duminy 4)
  • South Africa: 250 runs in 61.1 overs (367 balls), Extras 7
  • Innings Break: South Africa - 270/5 in 64.0 overs (HM Amla 127, JP Duminy 18)
  • Australia 2nd innings
  • Lunch: Australia - 31/0 in 8.0 overs (CJL Rogers 21, DA Warner 10)
  • Australia: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 0
  • 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (CJL Rogers 25, DA Warner 28, Ex 0)
  • DA Warner: 50 off 61 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Drinks: Australia - 99/0 in 24.0 overs (CJL Rogers 46, DA Warner 50)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 3
  • 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 145 balls (CJL Rogers 46, DA Warner 51, Ex 3)
  • CJL Rogers: 50 off 95 balls (7 x 4)
  • Over 29.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - DA Warner (Struck down)
  • Tea: Australia - 141/1 in 37.0 overs (CJL Rogers 69, AJ Doolan 1)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 41.2 overs (248 balls), Extras 5
  • Drinks: Australia - 166/6 in 53.0 overs (CJL Rogers 88)
  • Over 55.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - CJL Rogers (Struck down)
  • CJL Rogers: 100 off 192 balls (11 x 4)
  • Over 59.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - MG Johnson (Upheld)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 60.5 overs (365 balls), Extras 17
  • Over 63.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - CJL Rogers (Struck down)
  • Over 68.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - RJ Harris (Struck down)
MATCH DETAILS
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Series
Season2013/14
Player Of The Match
Series result3-match series level 1-1
Match numberTest no. 2121
Hours of play (local time)10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days20,21,22,23 February 2014 - day (5-day match)
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