AUS vs SA Day 1 Highlights – Australia vs South Africa – SA 189, Australia 45/1: Day 1 of Melbourne Test belonged totally to Australia despite some late lower-order resistance from Marco Jansen and Kyle Verreynne. Australia elected to field first and their decision was spot on. At stumps, Australia lost opener Usman Khawaja early but David Warner is looking good in his 100th Test. He is unbeaten on 31 and giving him company is Marnus Labuschagne are at the crease. Australia trail by 144 runs. Cameron Green was the pick of the Aussie bowlers who also picked up his maiden 5-fer. Follow AUS vs SA Live updates with InsideSport.IN
Australian bowling was once again top class against South Africa in the 2nd Test in Melbourne. South Africa was bundled out for 189 in just 68.4 overs on the opening day of the Melbourne Test. Apart from Marco Jansen and Kyle Verreynne century run stand on the first day of the Boxing Day Test, the hosts accounted for wickets at regular intervals. None of the South African top-order batsmen could withstand Australia’s pace attack. Starc took 2 wickets, while Scott Boland & Nathan Lyon picked one wicket apiece.
A good day for Australia, bowling the visitors out on the opening day of the match #AUSvSA
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2022
The home team has played the same XI while South Africa made 1 change. Thenuis de Bruyn replaced Rassie van der Dussen at 3.
Australia won the 1st test in two days itself at Perth and will look to wrap up a series victory here at MCG. Meanwhile, Proteas will be playing for a win to stay alive in race of World Test Championship Final:
Australia 1st innings
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 32 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 62.67 | |
| Usman Khawaja | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 | |
| Extra | 6 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 45/1 (12) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Steven Smith, TM Head, C Green, AT Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, SM Boland, Nathan Lyon | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 5 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4.80 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 |
| Marco Jansen | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Anrich Nortje | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawaja | 1-21 | 6.4 |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar (C) | 26 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 38.24 | |
| Sarel Erwee | 18 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 58.06 | |
| Theunis de Bruyn | 12 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 38.71 | |
| Temba Bavuma | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |
| Khaya Zondo | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 26.32 | |
| Kyle Verreynne (WK) | 52 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 52.53 | |
| Marco Jansen | 59 | 136 | 10 | 0 | 43.38 | |
| Keshav Maharaj | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Anrich Nortje | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 3, w 0, nb 1, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 189/10 (68.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 13 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Pat Cummins | 14 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 2.14 |
| Scott Boland | 14 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 2.43 |
| Nathan Lyon | 17 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 3.12 |
| Cameron Green | 10.4 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 2.53 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| SJ Erwee | 1-29 | 10.4 |
| TB de Bruyn | 2-56 | 19.6 |
| D Elgar | 3-58 | 22.5 |
| Temba Bavuma | 4-58 | 22.6 |
| K Zondo | 5-67 | 28.3 |
| K Verreynne | 6-179 | 64.5 |
| M Jansen | 7-182 | 66.1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 8-186 | 66.6 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 9-186 | 67.3 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 10-189 | 68.4 |
Australia vs South Africa Playing XI
South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar(c), Sarel Erwee, Theunis de Bruyn, Temba Bavuma, Khaya Zondo, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
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AUS vs SA 2nd Test: Match Details
When will the Australia vs South Africa Test 2nd Test match start?
Australia vs South Africa Test 2nd Test match will start on Monday, December 26.
What Time the Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test match will begin?
Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test match will start at 5:00 AM IST.
What is the venue of the Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test match?
Australia vs South Africa Test 2nd Test match will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.
AUS vs SA 2nd Test: Live Streaming & Broadcast
Live broadcast of the Australia vs South Africa Boxing Day Test will be available on Sony Sports Network. Live streaming of the match will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
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