Showing posts with label South Africa tour of Australia 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Africa tour of Australia 2012. Show all posts

Nov 26, 2012

Test debut Faf du Plessis Century on Thrilling Draw


The second time the South Africans had batted out for a draw in the series and the debutant Faf du Plessis final day for a defiant unbeaten century to guide South Africa to a thrilling draw against Australia in the second Adelaide Test Match on Monday and he became the fourth South African to score a century on Test debut unbeaten on 110 from 376 balls and 14 fours and he survived at the crease for more than seven and a half hours to post one of the great hundreds by a debutant and lead South Africa to a famous draw with Australia in the second Test.

A south africa victory target of 430 runs and the wicketkeeper de Villiers faced 220 balls 33 runs without a boundary and Plessis, de villiers 89 runs for 68 overs fifth wicket partnership and Australian victory was still possible until the final over of the last hour of the match Steyn fall for a 28-ball duck and Kleinveldt 17 deliveries before he missed a yorker and was bowled by Siddle take a four wickets.

The Australia must win the series to take the world number one ranking from South Africa and the next test starting in Perth on Friday.

Nov 14, 2012

Brisbane First Test Drawn and Man of the Match Michael Clarke

The first test match scorecard for the south africa won the toss and chose to bat first South Africa first innings 450 all out for 151.4 overs and south african batsman Amla 104 and Kallis 147 and australian fast bowlier jamesh pattinson 3-93 and australia 565/5 declared and australia opener cowan medien century 136 and middle order batsman mickeal clarke 259 runs and not out and micheal Hussey 17th century of the test cricket and australia declared day 5 morning session after trailing the Australians by 115 runs in the first innings.

Next South Africa played second innings 166/5 for the 68 overs and Kallis 49 runs and Lyon taken 2-41 final result for match draw and the man of the match for the third double-century of the year, his unbeaten 259 and he highest scorer in Tests this year with 1,041 runs and averaging 115.66 and he has won nine of his 17 Tests as skipper with four drawn.

Nov 8, 2012

Who Will Won Test Series?



Tomorrow morning will played for Australia vs South Africa first Test match at Brisbane November 9, 2012

Match Live on IST time 5.30 am

The South Africa first Test match at the Gabba since 1963 and south africa will retain top spot on the ICC Test rankings with a drawn series and the australia will claim top spot from them with a series win.

Australia Squad:

1 Ed Cowan, 2 David Warner, 3 Rob Quiney, 4 Ricky Ponting, 5 Michael Clarke (capt), 6 Michael Hussey, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 Peter Siddle, 9 James Pattinson, 10 Ben Hilfenhaus/Mitchell Starc, 11 Nathan Lyon.

South Africa Squad:

1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Alviro Petersen, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 AB de Villiers (wk), 6 Jacques Rudolph, 7 JP Duminy, 8 Vernon Philander, 9 Morne Morkel, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Imran Tahir.

Oct 29, 2012

Brad Haddin Missed for Test Squad against South Africa


The Former Australia wicket-keeper Brad Haddin Test career appeared to be over after he was left out of the Australian squad for the first Test against South Africa and the matthew wade will feature in the Australia 12-man squad for the first Test that begins in Brisbane on November 09th for the haddin was national team for the tour to the West Indies to his 11 year old daughter who was battling cancer and wade batting averaged 39.60 in the three Test series which included a crucial century in the third and final Test at Dominica and the another one fast bowlier omission from the squad is 19 year old pace bowler Pat Cummins and he is a picked up seven wickets including 6/79 on debut against South Africa in Johannesburg to help Australia level the series.

The first test November 09th Gabba on Friday and the second Test will be played in Adelaide on November 22nd and the third Test will be played at Perth on November 30th.

Australia Test Squad:

Michael Clarke (C), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey, Matthew Wade, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon

Oct 6, 2012

South Africa tour of Australia 2012

Date Match Details Time
(IST)
Place
Nov 09 Fri Australia v South Africa, 1st Test 05:31 Brisbane
Nov 22 ThuAustralia v South Africa, 2nd test05:31Adelaide
Nov 30 Fri Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test 08:00 Perth