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Australia vs South Africa, 2nd Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
South Africa tour of Australia, 2022-23
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time:
Sun, Dec 25, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Info
Scorecard
Australia won by an innings and 182 runs
RSA 1st Innings
189-10
(68.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Elgar (c)
run out (Labuschagne)
26
68
2
0
38.24
Sarel Erwee
c Khawaja b Boland
18
31
3
0
58.06
Theunis de Bruyn
c Alex Carey b Green
12
31
2
0
38.71
Bavuma
c Alex Carey b Starc
1
8
0
0
12.50
Zondo
c Labuschagne b Starc
5
19
0
0
26.32
Verreynne (wk)
c Steven Smith b Green
52
99
3
0
52.53
Marco Jansen
c Alex Carey b Green
59
136
10
0
43.38
Maharaj
c Cummins b Lyon
2
9
0
0
22.22
Rabada
b Green
4
5
1
0
80.00
Nortje
not out
1
1
0
0
100.00
Lungi Ngidi
b Green
2
6
0
0
33.33
Extras
7
(b 3, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
189-10
(68.4 Overs, RR: 2.75)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Starc
13
2
39
2
0
0
3.00
Cummins (c)
14
4
30
0
0
0
2.10
Boland
14
2
34
1
1
0
2.40
Lyon
17
3
53
1
0
0
3.10
Green
10.4
3
27
5
0
0
2.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Sarel Erwee
29-1
10.4
Theunis de Bruyn
56-2
19.6
Elgar
58-3
22.5
Bavuma
58-4
22.6
Zondo
67-5
28.3
Verreynne
179-6
64.5
Marco Jansen
182-7
66.1
Rabada
186-8
66.6
Maharaj
186-9
67.3
Lungi Ngidi
189-10
68.4
Partnerships
Elgar
11(0)
29(64)
Sarel Erwee
18(0)
Elgar
14(0)
27(56)
de Bruyn
12(0)
Elgar
1(0)
2(17)
Bavuma
1(0)
Zondo
0(0)
0(1)
Bavuma
0(0)
Zondo
5(0)
9(33)
Verreynne
4(0)
Marco Jansen
58(0)
112(219)
Verreynne
48(0)
Marco Jansen
1(0)
3(8)
Maharaj
2(0)
Rabada
4(0)
4(5)
Maharaj
0(0)
Nortje
0(0)
0(3)
Maharaj
0(0)
Nortje
1(0)
3(7)
Ngidi
2(0)
AUS 1st Innings
575-8
(145 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Warner
b Nortje
200
255
16
2
78.43
Khawaja
c Verreynne b Rabada
1
11
0
0
9.09
Labuschagne
run out (Maharaj/Nortje)
14
35
1
0
40.00
Steven Smith
c Theunis de Bruyn b Nortje
85
161
9
1
52.80
Head
b Nortje
51
55
7
1
92.73
Green
not out
51
177
5
0
28.81
Alex Carey (wk)
c and b Marco Jansen
111
149
13
0
74.50
Cummins (c)
c Verreynne b Rabada
4
3
1
0
133.33
Lyon
c Zondo b Lungi Ngidi
25
17
3
1
147.06
Starc
not out
10
12
0
1
83.33
Extras
23
(b 5, lb 12, w 1, nb 5, p 0)
Total
575-8
(145 Overs, RR: 3.97)
Did not Bat
Boland
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rabada
28
1
144
2
3
0
5.10
Lungi Ngidi
22.1
2
98
1
0
0
4.40
Marco Jansen
28
1
89
1
1
1
3.20
Nortje
25
1
92
3
1
0
3.70
Maharaj
41.5
3
135
0
0
0
3.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Khawaja
21-1
6.4
Labuschagne
75-2
18.3
Steven Smith
314-3
74.1
Head
395-4
93.3
Warner
395-5
93.4
Cummins
400-6
94.2
Lyon
440-7
100.6
Alex Carey
557-8
140.5
Partnerships
Warner
20(0)
21(40)
Khawaja
1(0)
Warner
29(0)
54(73)
Labuschagne
14(0)
Warner
144(0)
239(337)
Smith
83(0)
Warner
8(0)
15(17)
Head
7(0)
Green
6(0)
34(46)
Head
28(0)
Carey
15(0)
32(53)
Head
16(0)
Carey
0(0)
0(1)
Warner
0(0)
Carey
1(0)
5(4)
Cummins
4(0)
Carey
15(0)
40(40)
Lyon
25(0)
Carey
80(0)
117(239)
Green
37(0)
Starc
10(0)
18(25)
Green
8(0)
RSA 2nd Innings
204-10
(68.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sarel Erwee
lbw b Starc
21
41
1
0
51.22
Dean Elgar (c)
c Alex Carey b Cummins
0
3
0
0
0.00
Theunis de Bruyn
c Steven Smith b Boland
28
68
2
0
41.18
Temba Bavuma
c (sub)Marcus Harris b Lyon
65
144
6
0
45.14
Khaya Zondo
run out (Head)
1
19
0
0
5.26
Kyle Verreynne (wk)
lbw b Boland
33
40
5
0
82.50
Marco Jansen
lbw b Lyon
5
29
0
0
17.24
Keshav Maharaj
run out (Labuschagne/Starc)
13
20
2
0
65.00
Kagiso Rabada
c Cummins b Lyon
3
12
0
0
25.00
Anrich Nortje
not out
8
18
1
0
44.44
Lungi Ngidi
b Steven Smith
19
21
2
1
90.48
Extras
8
(b 1, lb 5, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
204-10
(68.5 Overs, RR: 2.96)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Mitchell Starc
18
4
62
1
0
0
3.40
Pat Cummins (c)
16
8
20
1
2
0
1.20
Scott Boland
15
2
49
2
0
0
3.30
Nathan Lyon
17
1
58
3
0
0
3.40
Steven Smith
2.5
0
9
1
0
0
3.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dean Elgar
0-1
1.3
Sarel Erwee
47-2
16.6
Theunis de Bruyn
57-3
19.5
Khaya Zondo
65-4
27
Kyle Verreynne
128-5
43.5
Marco Jansen
144-6
52.6
Keshav Maharaj
174-7
60.1
Temba Bavuma
176-8
61.3
Kagiso Rabada
177-9
63.2
Lungi Ngidi
204-10
68.5
Partnerships
Sarel Erwee
0(6)
0(9)
Elgar
0(3)
Sarel Erwee
21(35)
47(94)
de Bruyn
21(59)
Bavuma
3(8)
10(17)
de Bruyn
7(9)
Bavuma
6(24)
8(43)
Zondo
1(19)
Bavuma
30(61)
63(101)
Verreynne
33(40)
Bavuma
9(27)
16(56)
Marco Jansen
5(29)
Bavuma
17(23)
30(43)
Maharaj
13(20)
Bavuma
0(1)
2(8)
Rabada
2(7)
Nortje
0(6)
1(11)
Rabada
1(5)
Nortje
8(12)
27(33)
Ngidi
19(21)
RSA 1st Innings
189-10
(68.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Elgar (c)
run out (Labuschagne)
26
68
2
0
38.24
Sarel Erwee
c Khawaja b Boland
18
31
3
0
58.06
Theunis de Bruyn
c Alex Carey b Green
12
31
2
0
38.71
Bavuma
c Alex Carey b Starc
1
8
0
0
12.50
Zondo
c Labuschagne b Starc
5
19
0
0
26.32
Verreynne (wk)
c Steven Smith b Green
52
99
3
0
52.53
Marco Jansen
c Alex Carey b Green
59
136
10
0
43.38
Maharaj
c Cummins b Lyon
2
9
0
0
22.22
Rabada
b Green
4
5
1
0
80.00
Nortje
not out
1
1
0
0
100.00
Lungi Ngidi
b Green
2
6
0
0
33.33
Extras
7
(b 3, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
189-10
(68.4 Overs, RR: 2.75)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Starc
13
2
39
2
0
0
3.00
Cummins (c)
14
4
30
0
0
0
2.10
Boland
14
2
34
1
1
0
2.40
Lyon
17
3
53
1
0
0
3.10
Green
10.4
3
27
5
0
0
2.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Sarel Erwee
29-1
10.4
Theunis de Bruyn
56-2
19.6
Elgar
58-3
22.5
Bavuma
58-4
22.6
Zondo
67-5
28.3
Verreynne
179-6
64.5
Marco Jansen
182-7
66.1
Rabada
186-8
66.6
Maharaj
186-9
67.3
Lungi Ngidi
189-10
68.4
Partnerships
Elgar
11(0)
29(64)
Sarel Erwee
18(0)
Elgar
14(0)
27(56)
de Bruyn
12(0)
Elgar
1(0)
2(17)
Bavuma
1(0)
Zondo
0(0)
0(1)
Bavuma
0(0)
Zondo
5(0)
9(33)
Verreynne
4(0)
Marco Jansen
58(0)
112(219)
Verreynne
48(0)
Marco Jansen
1(0)
3(8)
Maharaj
2(0)
Rabada
4(0)
4(5)
Maharaj
0(0)
Nortje
0(0)
0(3)
Maharaj
0(0)
Nortje
1(0)
3(7)
Ngidi
2(0)
AUS 1st Innings
575-8
(145 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Warner
b Nortje
200
255
16
2
78.43
Khawaja
c Verreynne b Rabada
1
11
0
0
9.09
Labuschagne
run out (Maharaj/Nortje)
14
35
1
0
40.00
Steven Smith
c Theunis de Bruyn b Nortje
85
161
9
1
52.80
Head
b Nortje
51
55
7
1
92.73
Green
not out
51
177
5
0
28.81
Alex Carey (wk)
c and b Marco Jansen
111
149
13
0
74.50
Cummins (c)
c Verreynne b Rabada
4
3
1
0
133.33
Lyon
c Zondo b Lungi Ngidi
25
17
3
1
147.06
Starc
not out
10
12
0
1
83.33
Extras
23
(b 5, lb 12, w 1, nb 5, p 0)
Total
575-8
(145 Overs, RR: 3.97)
Did not Bat
Boland
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rabada
28
1
144
2
3
0
5.10
Lungi Ngidi
22.1
2
98
1
0
0
4.40
Marco Jansen
28
1
89
1
1
1
3.20
Nortje
25
1
92
3
1
0
3.70
Maharaj
41.5
3
135
0
0
0
3.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Khawaja
21-1
6.4
Labuschagne
75-2
18.3
Steven Smith
314-3
74.1
Head
395-4
93.3
Warner
395-5
93.4
Cummins
400-6
94.2
Lyon
440-7
100.6
Alex Carey
557-8
140.5
Partnerships
Warner
20(0)
21(40)
Khawaja
1(0)
Warner
29(0)
54(73)
Labuschagne
14(0)
Warner
144(0)
239(337)
Smith
83(0)
Warner
8(0)
15(17)
Head
7(0)
Green
6(0)
34(46)
Head
28(0)
Carey
15(0)
32(53)
Head
16(0)
Carey
0(0)
0(1)
Warner
0(0)
Carey
1(0)
5(4)
Cummins
4(0)
Carey
15(0)
40(40)
Lyon
25(0)
Carey
80(0)
117(239)
Green
37(0)
Starc
10(0)
18(25)
Green
8(0)
RSA 2nd Innings
204-10
(68.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sarel Erwee
lbw b Starc
21
41
1
0
51.22
Dean Elgar (c)
c Alex Carey b Cummins
0
3
0
0
0.00
Theunis de Bruyn
c Steven Smith b Boland
28
68
2
0
41.18
Temba Bavuma
c (sub)Marcus Harris b Lyon
65
144
6
0
45.14
Khaya Zondo
run out (Head)
1
19
0
0
5.26
Kyle Verreynne (wk)
lbw b Boland
33
40
5
0
82.50
Marco Jansen
lbw b Lyon
5
29
0
0
17.24
Keshav Maharaj
run out (Labuschagne/Starc)
13
20
2
0
65.00
Kagiso Rabada
c Cummins b Lyon
3
12
0
0
25.00
Anrich Nortje
not out
8
18
1
0
44.44
Lungi Ngidi
b Steven Smith
19
21
2
1
90.48
Extras
8
(b 1, lb 5, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
204-10
(68.5 Overs, RR: 2.96)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Mitchell Starc
18
4
62
1
0
0
3.40
Pat Cummins (c)
16
8
20
1
2
0
1.20
Scott Boland
15
2
49
2
0
0
3.30
Nathan Lyon
17
1
58
3
0
0
3.40
Steven Smith
2.5
0
9
1
0
0
3.20
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Dean Elgar
0-1
1.3
Sarel Erwee
47-2
16.6
Theunis de Bruyn
57-3
19.5
Khaya Zondo
65-4
27
Kyle Verreynne
128-5
43.5
Marco Jansen
144-6
52.6
Keshav Maharaj
174-7
60.1
Temba Bavuma
176-8
61.3
Kagiso Rabada
177-9
63.2
Lungi Ngidi
204-10
68.5
Partnerships
Sarel Erwee
0(6)
0(9)
Elgar
0(3)
Sarel Erwee
21(35)
47(94)
de Bruyn
21(59)
Bavuma
3(8)
10(17)
de Bruyn
7(9)
Bavuma
6(24)
8(43)
Zondo
1(19)
Bavuma
30(61)
63(101)
Verreynne
33(40)
Bavuma
9(27)
16(56)
Marco Jansen
5(29)
Bavuma
17(23)
30(43)
Maharaj
13(20)
Bavuma
0(1)
2(8)
Rabada
2(7)
Nortje
0(6)
1(11)
Rabada
1(5)
Nortje
8(12)
27(33)
Ngidi
19(21)
INFO
Match
AUS vs RSA • 2nd Test • South Africa tour of Australia, 2022-23
Series
South Africa tour of Australia, 2022-23
Date
Sun, Dec 25
Time
10:30 AM LOCAL, 11:30 PM GMT
Toss
Australia won the toss and opt to Bowl
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Paul Reiffel, Richard Kettleborough
3rd Umpire
Chris Gaffaney
Referee
Richie Richardson
Australia squad
Players
David Warner,
Usman Khawaja,
Marnus Labuschagne,
Steven Smith,
Travis Head,
Cameron Green,
Alex Carey (wk),
Pat Cummins (c),
Mitchell Starc,
Nathan Lyon,
Scott Boland
Bench
Lance Morris,
Michael Neser,
Marcus Harris
South Africa squad
Players
Dean Elgar (c),
Sarel Erwee,
Theunis de Bruyn,
Temba Bavuma,
Khaya Zondo,
Kyle Verreynne (wk),
Marco Jansen,
Keshav Maharaj,
Kagiso Rabada,
Anrich Nortje,
Lungi Ngidi
Bench
Rassie van der Dussen,
Heinrich Klaasen,
Gerald Coetzee,
Simon Harmer,
Lizaad Williams
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