South Africa vs Australia 3rd Test at Perth, 30 Nov, 2012

Toss: South Africa, who chose to bat
South Africa 225/10 (74)  &  569/10 (111.5)
Australia 163/10 (53.1)  &  322/10 (82.5)
South Africa won by 309 runs
Man of the Match: Hashim Amla
  • Mitchell Starc 68 * (43)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 DW Steyn to DA Warner, beaten, no runs

Goes back for a square cut and is beaten for pace and bounce.

Over 0.2 DW Steyn to DA Warner, 3 runs

Lunges forward and dabs the length ball uppishly through covers and picks up three runs.

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Over 0.3 DW Steyn to Ed Cowan, Caught!

Cowan comes forward in defence and goes hard with his hands and edges the speedy away swinger to Kallis at second slip who takes a low catch!

Over 0.4 DW Steyn to SR Watson, Boundary!

Leans back and plays a flashy cut it down wide of gully for a boundary. 138.9 kmph.

Over 0.5 DW Steyn to SR Watson, beaten, no runs

Goes for a cut shot to a short and wide delivery and is beaten for pace and bounce.

Over 0.6 DW Steyn to SR Watson, 1 run

Looks to flick it to the onside on the frontfoot and gets a leading edge safely through extra covers for one.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 VD Philander to SR Watson, no runs

Goes back and defends it infront of middle.

Over 1.2 VD Philander to SR Watson, beaten, no runs

Gets forward in defence and is beaten by one that moved away.

Over 1.3 VD Philander to SR Watson, no runs

Goes back and leaves it outside leg. 130 kmph.

Over 1.4 VD Philander to SR Watson, 1 run

Goes back and flicks it off his pads to fine leg for one.

Over 1.5 VD Philander to DA Warner, 1 run

Inside edges his flick to a full length inswinger to fine leg for one.

Over 1.6 VD Philander to SR Watson, beaten, no runs

Goes back in defence and is beaten by the away swing.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 DW Steyn to DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and leaves a length ball outside off.

Over 2.2 DW Steyn to DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and defends it to mid off.

Over 2.3 DW Steyn to DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and leaves the length ball outside off.

Over 2.4 DW Steyn to DA Warner, no runs

Gets forward and drags his drive off an inswinger onto the pad.

Over 2.5 DW Steyn to DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and tucks it to the bowler.

Over 2.6 DW Steyn to DA Warner, no runs

Gets a leading edge which rolls down to covers in an attempted frontfoot flick.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 VD Philander to SR Watson, no runs

Goes back and defends it to covers.

Over 3.2 VD Philander to SR Watson, 1 run

Goes back and tucks it through squareleg for one.

Over 3.3 VD Philander to DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and defends the rising delivery to covers.

Over 3.4 VD Philander to DA Warner, no runs

Defends the rising delivery to covers.

Over 3.5 VD Philander to DA Warner, beaten, no runs

Goes back and is beaten by one that kicked away off the seam around middle.

Over 3.6 VD Philander to DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and leaves it outside off.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 DW Steyn to SR Watson, 3 runs

Goes back and flicks it to deep backward squareleg and picks up three runs.

Over 4.2 DW Steyn to DA Warner, no runs

Ducks under a fiery bouncer around off. 143 kmph.

Over 4.3 DW Steyn to DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and leaves it outside off.

Over 4.4 DW Steyn to DA Warner, beaten, no runs

Gets forward to attempt a flashy square drive and is beaten.

Over 4.5 DW Steyn to DA Warner, no runs

Goes back and tucks it to squareleg.

Over 4.6 DW Steyn to DA Warner, Boundary!

Puts his weight on the frontfoot and sweetly eases the length ball on the up through covers for a boundary.

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