South Africa vs Australia 2nd Test at Port Elizabeth, 09 Mar, 2018

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 243/10 (71.3)  &  239/10 (79)
South Africa 382/10 (118.4)  &  102/4 (22.5)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Kagiso Rabada
  • Theunis de Bruyn 15 * (14)
  • Faf du Plessis 2 * (10)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Mitchell Starc good length delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, gets forward and looks to defend, gets the inside edge on to the pads.

Over 0.2 Mitchell Starc good length delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, goes on to the back foot and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 0.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, stays inside the crease and defends it towards the on side.

Over 0.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dean Elgar, 2 runs, gets forward and opens the face of the bat at the last moment and finds the gap between point and cover.

Over 0.5 Mitchell Starc good length delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.6 Mitchell Starc good length delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 J Hazlewood good length delivery to Aiden Markram, 1 run, gets forward and defends it towards backward point and picks up an easy single.

Over 1.2 J Hazlewood good length delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, gets forward and fails to make any contact and Paine collects it

Over 1.3 J Hazlewood bowls a pitched up delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it towards mid off.

Over 1.4 J Hazlewood good length delivery to Dean Elgar, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to cover and picks up an easy single.

Over 1.5 J Hazlewood good length delivery to Aiden Markram, no runs, stands tall and punches it straight to the man at mid off.

Over 1.6 J Hazlewood good length delivery to Aiden Markram, no runs, gets cover the off stump line and watches it along go through to the keeper.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, gets forward and wanted to flick it to the leg-side but in the end adjusts and blocks to cover

Over 2.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Dean Elgar, Boundary! Gets in a good position and flicks it uppishly to the leg-side , ball races for a boundary.

Over 2.3 Mitchell Starc good length delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 2.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a back of length delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, moves across in the crease and tucks it towards backward square leg.

Over 2.5 Mitchell Starc good length delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, stays in the crease and pushes it to the off-side

Over 2.6 Mitchell Starc good length delivery to Dean Elgar, no runs, comes on to the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 J Hazlewood good length delivery to Aiden Markram, no runs, gets forward and plays inside the line of the ball and lets it go the keeper as it moved away after pitching.

Over 3.2 J Hazlewood good length delivery to Aiden Markram, 1 run, gets forward and defends it to cover and picks up a single.

Over 3.3J Hazlewood bowls short of length delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 3.4J Hazlewood bowls good length delivery to Dean Elgar, and that’s the end of his stay in the middle, clean bowled! .No runs

Over 3.5J Hazlewood bowls pitched up delivery to Dean Elgar, flicks it off his pads towards the deep mid wicket regionBoundary!

Over 3.6J Hazlewood bowls good length delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 J Hazlewood good length delivery to Aiden Markram, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defends it towards mid on.

Over 4.2Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to Aiden Markram, gets forward and drives it straight to mid off.No runs

Over 4.3Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Aiden Markram, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 4.4Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Aiden Markram, gets back into the crease and punches it past coversThree runs

Over 4.5Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to Dean Elgar, flicks it off his pads towards the backward squareleg regionNo runs

Over 4.6Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Dean Elgar, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.No runs

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