Steyn and Amla lead South African fight-back
PERTH, Australia, Dec 1, 2012 (AFP) - Pace spearhead Dale Steyn
rediscovered his best form to bowl South Africa into a commanding
position on the second day of the third and final Test against Australia
at the WACA Ground on Saturday. Steyn's four-wicket haul helped decimate
the Australian first innings and hand his side a 62-run lead, before
Proteas batsmen Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla ripped the match away from
the home side.
Skipper Smith and Amla shared in a thrilling 178-run stand for the
second wicket at almost seven runs an over as the tourists took a
stranglehold on the top ranking in Test cricket. At stumps, South Africa
were 230 for two in their second innings, representing an overall lead
of 292 runs with eight wickets left and three days still to play. Amla
was on 99 from just 84 balls with his 18th Test century beckoning, while
Jacques Kallis, dropped on three by Nathan Lyon from the bowling of
Mitchell Starc, was on 17.
The highest successful run chase at the WACA is South Africa's 414
for four in 2008. Smith fell for 84 late in the day, brilliantly caught
by a diving Lyon at deep square leg off Mitchell Starc to end a
devastating partnership in just 25.3 overs with Amla.
SCOREBOARD
SOUTH AFRICA - 1ST INNINGS
AUSTRALIA - 1ST INNINGS
D. Warner c de Villiers b Steyn 13
E. Cowan c Kallis by Steyn 00
S. Watson lbw b Philander 10
N. Lyon c du Plessis b Steyn 07
R. Ponting lbw Philander 04
M. Clarke c de Villiers b Steyn 05
M. Hussey c Smith b Morkel 12
M. Wade b Peterson 68
J. Hastings c Petersen b Peterson 32
M. Johnson b Peterson 07
M. Starc not out 00
Extras (lb5) 05
Total (all out; 53.1 overs) 163
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Cowan), 2-18 (Watson), 3-34 (Warner)
4-35 (Lyon), 5-43 (Ponting), 6-45 (Clarke)
7-100 (Hussey), 8-140 (Wade), 9-162 (Johnson)
10-163 (Hastings)
Bowling: Steyn 16-4-40-4
Philander 16-0-55-2
Morkel 13-6-19-1
Peterson 8.1-1-44-3
SOUTH AFRICA – 2ND INNINGS
A. Petersen c and b Johnson 23
G. Smith c Lyon b Starc 84
H. Amla not out 99
J. Kallis not out 17
Extras (lb6, w1) 07
Total (2 wickets; 38 overs) 230
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Petersen), 2-206 (Smith).
Bowling: Starc 10-0-76-1
Watson 5-2-17-0
Johnson 7-0-35-1
Hastings 8-0-47-0
Lyon 7-1-38-0
Hussey 1-0-11-0 (1w) |
