Statistical Review: Australia vs South Africa – Day 5 Of First Test

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South Africa clinched a comfortable victory against Australia by 177 runs on the Day 5 of the first Test at Perth. Coming to bat from their overnight score 169/4, Australia were bowled out at 361 runs. South Africa won this Test by a big margin of 177 runs.

After winning this first Test, South Africa is now leads the three-match Test series by 1-0.

Brief Scores: South Africa – 242 (Quinton de Kock 84, Temba Bavuma 51, Mitchell Starc 4/71) & 540/8 decl. (JP Duminy 141, Dean Elgar 127, Peter Siddle 2/62)

Australia – 244 (David Warner 97, Shaun Marsh 63, Vernon Philander 4/56) & 361 (Usman Khawaja 97, Peter Nevill 60*, Kagiso Rabada 5/92)

Result – South Africa won by 177 runs

Here are some of the statistical highlights of Day 5 of the First Test:

1. Hosts Australia were bowled out at 361 runs in the 4^th innings of this Test. It was Australia’s third highest 4^th innings total on their home soil.

 

2. South African pacer Kagiso Rabada was impressive in the 4^th innings of this Test. His final bowling figures in that innings were 31-6-92-5. It was the third best 4^th innings bowling figures by a South African bowler on the Australian soil.

 

3.  Many Australian batsmen were dismissed LBW while chasing the target. It was the first time that more than four Australian batsmen were dismissed in this manner in the same Test innings on their home soil.

Also it was fourth time that more than four Australian batsmen were dismissed LBW in the same Test innings.

 

4. South Africa won this Test match by 177 runs. It was South Africa’s 2^nd largest Test victory (by runs) on the Australian soil. South Africa’s largest Test victory on the Australian soil was by 309 runs at Perth only in 2012.

 

5. Australia lost this Test by 177 runs. It was Australia’s opening Test in their 2016/17 home summer. It was the first time since 1988, Australia lost the opening Test of a home summer.