Australia vs South Africa Match Stats

Kagiso Rabada starts the over with a vicious delivery bowled back of a length and just outside off. Usman Khawaja looks to block but is early into his shot and the ball hits the handle of his bat. 

Bowls this one slightly full and angled into the stumps. Usman Khawaja clips this towards mid-wicket. 

Bowls this on a good length and just outside off. Usman Khawaja looks to block but gets beaten and hit on the pads. 

On off, pushed to mid off.

It is a short ball, on middle and leg, climbing onto the batter. Usman Khawaja goes back and pulls it over square leg. The batters take a couple.

OUT! CAUGHT! Usman Khawaja tries to make room and find the gap besides backward point but holes out instead. Kagiso Rabada strike first this time. It is a short ball, around off. Usman Khawaja moves back and goes for the cut shot. He doesn't get through with it and hits it to the right of the fielder at backward point. Keshav Maharaj there takes a sharp catch. Can South Africa build on the early wicket?

A length ball, on middle. Warner gets it to the leg side and crosses.

Good length, on fifth stump. Marnus Labuschagne shuffles and blocks it out.

Anrich Nortje serves a length ball, angling in on off. Marnus Labuschagne stays back and defends it with full face of the blade.

A sharp bouncer, in the channel. Marnus Labuschagne has a smile on his face as he sways away from the line.

Good leave! It is a short ball, on fifth stump. Marnus Labuschagne shoulders his arms at it.

Just a single off the over then. Anrich Nortje serves a length ball, wide of off. Marnus Labuschagne shuffles and blocks it in front of him on the off side.

A short ball, in the corridor of uncertainty. It flies off the deck. David Warner leaves it alone.

A length ball, on top of off. David Warner hangs back and taps it to covers.

Good length, on top of off, moving away. David Warner square up a bit as he defends it to cover.

OUT! CAUGHT IN SLIPS! David Warner has to walk back for just three runs. He has been unable to break his shackles in this first Test match. It is a length ball, on off, angling across a bit. David Warner tries to block it on his front foot but only finds a thick outside edge. Sarel Erwee from third slip dives to his right and pouches it with both hands. 

Shorter, outside off. Steven Smith leaves it alone.

A bit fuller, on off. Steven Smith lofts it over mid off on the up. The ball lands safely and the batters take a couple.

Shorter, in the channel of uncertainty. Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone for the keeper.

FOUR! Exceptional shot. It is fuller, on middle and leg. Marnus Labuschagne punches it down the ground with straight bat. It goes past mid off and races away.

Goes full, on middle. Marnus Labuschagne flicks it to mid on.

Length and on off. Marnus Labuschagne gets behind and defends it out.

This is a length ball that comes in from outside off. Marnus Labuschagne tries to flick it on his back foot but gets an outside edge as it goes to point.

Length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends it out watchfully.

Kagiso Rabada bowls this back of a length and outside off. Steven Smith raises his arms and lets the ball go through to the keeper.

FOUR! That has been carved away to the fence! Kagiso Rabada bowls this one back of a length and outside off. Steven Smith cuts this beautifully towards deep point for a lovely boundary. Just 15 more runs needed. 

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Steven Smith departs and South Africa are still not giving up! Kagiso Rabada bangs this in short and wide outside off, Steven Smith slashes at this one as well and gets an outside edge that flies to the keeper. Kyle Verreynne makes no mistake behind the wicket and Australia are three down now. The South African look umped up and we wonder what would have been had they been defending close to a 100. 

FIVE WIDES! Kagiso Rabada bangs this short to welcome the new batter and Travis Head ducks under this one. The ball keeps rising and goes over the outstretched arm of Kyle Verreynne for four extra runs. The umpire calls this one wide as well and Australia need just 10 more now. 

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Kagiso Rabada is on fire here and has his fourth wicket! This time it is the top scorer of this game Travis Head who has to depart. He bowls this back of a length and straying down leg side. Travis Head looks to tuck this away fine but gets a faint edge that goes through to the keeper. Kyle Verreynne goes to his right and collects this well. A massive appeal from the players and the umpire raises his finger. Travis Head looks distraught but has to make the long way back to the shed. 

A length ball, on off. Green blocks it to point. 

It is very full, on middle and leg. Green tucks it to the man at short leg. South Africa do believe something now, although Australia only need 10 runs to get over the line.

FIVE WIDES! No extras can be afforded when the target is so low. Anrich Nortje bends his back hard and serves a sharp bouncer, on top of off. Marnus Labuschagne ducks under. It is also too high for the keeper. It races away to the fine leg fence, while the umpire signals a wide for height. Just 5 runs needed now and extras have been the top-scorer so far in this inning. 

This is on a good length, outside off, shapes away a bit. Marnus Labuschagne tries to block it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Length, around off, defended out.

This is left alone by Marnus Labuschagne as it is wide of off.

Goes very full, on off. Marnus Labuschagne drives it down the ground. He hits the stumps at the other end though.

Length ball, on off. Marnus Labuschagne taps it to covers and scampers across for a quick single.

FIVE WIDES! So the winning runs come as extras. Well it does not matter how the runs come. A sharp bouncer, on middle. Cameron Green ducks under it. The ball flies over the keeper and races away to the fine leg fence. The umpire signals a wide as well due to height. Australia win the match by 6 wickets.