01/03Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 1-5 2014
Australia won by 245 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia
01/03Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Mar 1-5 2014
Australia won by 245 runs
Player of the Match
David Warner
David WarnerAustralia

Best performances - Batsmen

MJ Clarke
MJ Clarke
161(301) 17x4 - 0x6
Control %95%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 61 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
9 5 21 25 35 17 12 37
DA Warner
DA Warner
145(156) 13x4 - 4x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 55 runs
  • 3x4 - 2x6
16 14 8 22 32 16 15 22

Best performances - Bowlers

RJ Harris
RJ Harris
O24.3
M15
R32
W4
Eco1.30
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
MG Johnson
MG Johnson
O19
M5
R42
W4
Eco2.21
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

  • AUS - 1st
  • SA - 1st
  • AUS - 2nd
  • SA - 2nd

Australia - 1st - Innings

65
CJL Rogers25 (41)
DA Warner40 (40)
73
DA Warner48 (42)
AJ Doolan20 (66)
79
MJ Clarke29 (90)
DA Warner47 (70)
184
MJ Clarke96 (149)
SPD Smith84 (155)
55
MJ Clarke15 (33)
SR Watson40 (32)
33
BJ Haddin13 (21)
MJ Clarke20 (28)
0
MJ Clarke0 (0)
MG Johnson0 (1)
5*
MJ Clarke1 (1)
RJ Harris4 (3)

South Africa - 1st - Innings

7
GC Smith5 (19)
AN Petersen1 (11)
35
AN Petersen22 (22)
D Elgar11 (20)
53
HM Amla23 (29)
AN Petersen30 (29)
26
HM Amla15 (23)
AB de Villiers10 (18)
12
AB de Villiers4 (19)
F du Plessis8 (27)
13
JP Duminy4 (8)
F du Plessis8 (12)
95
F du Plessis51 (96)
VD Philander30 (74)
8
VD Philander5 (15)
KJ Abbott3 (25)
30
VD Philander2 (18)
DW Steyn28 (27)
8
VD Philander0 (0)
M Morkel7 (9)

Australia - 2nd - Innings

123
CJL Rogers39 (67)
DA Warner75 (57)
65
DA Warner23 (62)
AJ Doolan37 (87)
57
SR Watson25 (17)
DA Warner28 (19)
12
MJ Clarke0 (1)
DA Warner12 (7)
33
DA Warner7 (11)
SPD Smith26 (14)
13*
BJ Haddin3 (3)
SPD Smith10 (6)

South Africa - 2nd - Innings

12
GC Smith3 (2)
AN Petersen9 (11)
0
GC Smith0 (1)
D Elgar0 (5)
3
HM Amla3 (9)
D Elgar0 (8)
53
HM Amla38 (100)
AB de Villiers14 (85)
27
AB de Villiers14 (89)
KJ Abbott7 (89)
41
AB de Villiers15 (54)
F du Plessis24 (56)
37
JP Duminy14 (54)
F du Plessis23 (53)
73
JP Duminy29 (45)
VD Philander37 (59)
19
VD Philander14 (46)
DW Steyn1 (44)
0
VD Philander0 (0)
M Morkel0 (2)

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Fourth innings at Newlands

9

No. of times batsmen have played 150 or more balls in the fourth innings at this venue, out of 350-plus innings

Long last-stands

117.5

Avg. no. of balls faced by de Villiers in the 4th innings in the last 5 years. Only du Plessis (187) and Rogers (128.4) have higher numbers

30 is the new 20

1

Ryan Harris is the first fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets after making his debut after the age of 30

Warner stats

2

Number of openers before Warner to hit a century and a fifty in a Test at Newlands, Eddie Barlow and Taufeeq Umar