SERIES

South Africa in Australia Test Series

9 recorded matches · 2008 to 2016

MATCHES BY FORMAT

Recorded matches

9 total

Tests, ODIs and T20Is

Test

ODI

T20I

Matches by year · exact annual count

2008

2009

2012

2016

International match results
Date	Match	Format	Result	Coverage
2016-11-24	AustraliavSouth Africa	Test · Men	Australia won by 7 wickets	Scorecard
2016-11-12	AustraliavSouth Africa	Test · Men	South Africa won by an innings and 80 runs	Scorecard
2016-11-03	AustraliavSouth Africa	Test · Men	South Africa won by 177 runs	Scorecard
2012-11-30	AustraliavSouth Africa	Test · Men	South Africa won by 309 runs	Scorecard
2012-11-22	AustraliavSouth Africa	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard
2012-11-09	AustraliavSouth Africa	Test · Men	Match drawn	Scorecard
2009-01-03	AustraliavSouth Africa	Test · Men	Australia won by 103 runs	Scorecard
2008-12-26	AustraliavSouth Africa	Test · Men	South Africa won by 9 wickets	Scorecard
2008-12-17	AustraliavSouth Africa	Test · Men	South Africa won by 6 wickets	Scorecard

MEN · TEST · 3 EDITIONS

3 matches · 2016-11-03 to 2016-11-24

Australia 1 - 2 South Africa

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2016-11-24	Australia v South Africa	Australia won	South Africa 259/9 · Australia 383 · South Africa 250 · Australia 127/3
2016-11-12	Australia v South Africa	South Africa won	Australia 85 · South Africa 326 · Australia 161
2016-11-03	Australia v South Africa	South Africa won	South Africa 242 · Australia 244 · South Africa 540/8 · Australia 361

Leading players of 2016

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Usman Khawaja	Australia	3	6	314	145	52.33	47.93	1	2
Quinton de Kock	South Africa	3	5	281	104	56.20	71.50	1	2
David Warner	Australia	3	6	236	97	39.33	81.09	0	1
Steven Smith	Australia	3	6	212	59	42.40	50.23	0	1
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	3	5	206	118*	51.50	58.35	1	0

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Josh Hazlewood	Australia	3	5	17	6/89	22.05	2.95	44.76	1
Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	3	6	15	5/92	22.40	3.10	43.26	1
Mitchell Starc	Australia	3	5	14	4/71	30.14	3.51	51.42	0
Kyle Abbott	South Africa	2	4	13	6/77	14.84	2.57	34.53	1
Vernon Philander	South Africa	3	6	12	5/21	23.58	2.73	51.75	1

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
145	Usman Khawaja	Australia	308	South Africa	Adelaide Oval	2016-11-24
141	Jean-Paul Duminy	South Africa	225	Australia	WACA Ground	2016-11-03
127	D Elgar	South Africa	316	Australia	WACA Ground	2016-11-03
118*	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	164	Australia	Adelaide Oval	2016-11-24
104	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	143	Australia	Bellerive Oval	2016-11-12

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/77	Kyle Abbott	South Africa	139	Australia	Bellerive Oval	2016-11-12
6/89	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	185	South Africa	Bellerive Oval	2016-11-12
5/21	Vernon Philander	South Africa	61	Australia	Bellerive Oval	2016-11-12
5/92	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	186	Australia	WACA Ground	2016-11-03
4/34	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	102	Australia	Bellerive Oval	2016-11-12

3 matches · 2012-11-09 to 2012-11-30

Australia 0 - 1 South Africa 2 drawn or no result

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2012-11-30	Australia v South Africa	South Africa won	South Africa 225 · Australia 163 · South Africa 569 · Australia 322
2012-11-22	Australia v South Africa	Drawn	Australia 550 · South Africa 388 · Australia 267/8 · South Africa 248/8
2012-11-09	Australia v South Africa	Drawn	South Africa 450/9 · Australia 565/5 · South Africa 166/5

Leading players of 2012

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Michael Clarke	Australia	3	5	576	259*	144.00	73.75	2	0
Hashim Amla	South Africa	3	6	377	196	62.83	58.54	2	0
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	3	6	339	147	56.50	52.96	1	1
Michael Hussey	Australia	3	5	295	103	59.00	65.12	2	1
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	2	4	293	110*	146.50	40.97	1	2

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Morne Morkel	South Africa	3	5	14	5/146	28.50	3.66	46.71	1
Dale Steyn	South Africa	3	5	12	4/40	30.83	3.37	54.75	0
NM Lyon	Australia	3	6	12	3/41	40.50	2.73	89.00	0
PM Siddle	Australia	2	4	9	4/65	38.00	2.92	77.88	0
Mitchell Starc	Australia	1	2	8	6/154	26.12	4.66	33.62	1

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
259*	Michael Clarke	Australia	398	South Africa	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2012-11-09
230	Michael Clarke	Australia	257	South Africa	Adelaide Oval	2012-11-22
196	Hashim Amla	South Africa	221	Australia	WACA Ground	2012-11-30
169	AB de Villiers	South Africa	184	Australia	WACA Ground	2012-11-30
147	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	274	Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground	2012-11-09

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/154	Mitchell Starc	Australia	173	South Africa	WACA Ground	2012-11-30
5/146	Morne Morkel	South Africa	180	Australia	Adelaide Oval	2012-11-22
4/40	Dale Steyn	South Africa	96	Australia	WACA Ground	2012-11-30
4/65	PM Siddle	Australia	198	South Africa	Adelaide Oval	2012-11-22
4/110	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	150	South Africa	WACA Ground	2012-11-30

3 matches · 2008-12-17 to 2009-01-03

Australia 1 - 2 South Africa

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2009-01-03	Australia v South Africa	Australia won	Australia 445 · South Africa 327/9 · Australia 257/4 · South Africa 272
2008-12-26	Australia v South Africa	South Africa won	Australia 394 · South Africa 459 · Australia 247 · South Africa 183/1
2008-12-17	Australia v South Africa	South Africa won	Australia 375 · South Africa 281 · Australia 319 · South Africa 414/4

Leading players of 2008/09

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Michael Clarke	Australia	3	6	383	138	76.60	47.87	1	2
Graeme Smith	South Africa	3	6	326	108	65.20	65.72	1	2
Simon Katich	Australia	3	6	297	83	49.50	54.69	0	3
Ricky Ponting	Australia	3	6	285	101	47.50	69.68	1	2
Hashim Amla	South Africa	3	6	259	59	51.80	50.09	0	3

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Dale Steyn	South Africa	3	6	18	5/67	26.16	3.58	43.77	2
Mitchell Johnson	Australia	3	6	17	8/61	25.88	2.75	56.35	1
PM Siddle	Australia	3	6	13	5/59	27.38	2.44	67.23	1
Paul Harris	South Africa	3	6	10	3/84	38.70	2.84	81.50	0
Morne Morkel	South Africa	3	6	9	2/38	42.66	3.42	74.66	0

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
166	Jean-Paul Duminy	South Africa	340	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2008-12-26
138	Michael Clarke	Australia	250	South Africa	Sydney Cricket Ground	2009-01-03
108	Graeme Smith	South Africa	147	Australia	WACA Ground	2008-12-17
106*	AB de Villiers	South Africa	186	Australia	WACA Ground	2008-12-17
101	Ricky Ponting	Australia	126	South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2008-12-26

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
8/61	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	144	South Africa	WACA Ground	2008-12-17
5/59	PM Siddle	Australia	167	South Africa	Sydney Cricket Ground	2009-01-03
5/67	Dale Steyn	South Africa	122	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2008-12-26
5/87	Dale Steyn	South Africa	174	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground	2008-12-26
4/72	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	119	Australia	WACA Ground	2008-12-17