South Africa vs Australia 1st Test at Durban, 01 Mar, 2018

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 351/10 (110.4)  &  227/10 (74.4)
South Africa 162/10 (51.4)  &  298/10 (92.4)
Australia won by 118 runs
Man of the Match: Mitchell Starc
  • Morne Morkel 3 * (38)

Over 49.5 Keshav Maharaj bowls it short of length to Mitchell Marsh, Boundary! Rocks back in the crease and pulls it down to deep square leg fence for four.

Over 49.6 Keshav Maharaj bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 50.4 Morne Morkel good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 50.5 Morne Morkel good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 50.6 Morne Morkel good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and left alone through to the keeper.

Over 51.3 Keshav Maharaj bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, prods forward and allows the ball to hit the sticker.

Over 51.4 Keshav Maharaj bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, goes back and keeps it out.

Over 51.5 Keshav Maharaj bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 51.6 Keshav Maharaj bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and punches it straight to the man at cover.

Over 52.4 Kagiso Rabada good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and let it go outside off through to the keeper.

Over 52.5 Kagiso Rabada good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 52.6 Kagiso Rabada good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, stays on the front foot and watchfully knocks it to cover.

Over 54.1 Kagiso Rabada good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, Boundary! Stays rooted to the crease plays it with soft hands, the outside edge goes to ground and away from the second slip fielder.

Over 54.2 Kagiso Rabada good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, hangs his bat out and is lucky not to have edged it.

Over 54.3 Kagiso Rabada bowls a back of length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, goes on to the back foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 54.4 Kagiso Rabada good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets big stride forward and blocks it to cover.

Over 54.5 Kagiso Rabada good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, shuffles across and is right behind the line to defend.

Over 54.6 Kagiso Rabada good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and misses the flick, the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 56.1 Aiden Markram bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, comes on to the front foot and pushes it straight back to the bowler.

Over 56.2 Aiden Markram bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, goes on to the back foot and defends it down the pitch.

Over 56.3 Aiden Markram bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and clipped away towards square leg.

Over 56.4 Aiden Markram bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, gets forward and whips it through square leg and picks up a single.

Over 56.6 Aiden Markram bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets across the line and nudges it away to backward square leg.

Over 57.6 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 59.1 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and steered away with an angled vertical bat towards backward point

Over 59.2 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets forward and defends it on the on side with inside half of the bat.

Over 59.3 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, stays back and defends it with his weight on his back foot right underneath his eyes.

Over 59.4 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets cover the line and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 59.5 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, goes on to the back foot and punches it straight to the man at point.

Over 59.6 Vernon Philander good length delivery to Mitchell Marsh, no runs, gets inside the line and blocks it from the crease.

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