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Australia v South Africa @ Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
30th November, 1st, 2nd, 3rd December 2012
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: Asad Rauf, RA Kettleborough
Third Umpire: BF Bowden
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: South Africa won by 309 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c Michael Clarke b Shane Watson | 16 | 30 | 58 | 1 | - |
| 2. Alviro Petersen | b Mitchell Starc | 30 | 73 | 106 | 4 | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | run out (David Warner > > ) | 11 | 43 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | b Mitchell Starc | 2 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| +5. AB de Villiers | c Michael Clarke b John Hastings | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 6. Dean Elgar | c Matthew Wade b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 12 | 19 | - | - |
| 7. Faf du Plessis | not out | 78 | 142 | 195 | 12 | - |
| 8. Robin Peterson | c Matthew Wade b Nathan Lyon | 31 | 45 | 74 | 3 | - |
| 9. Vernon Philander | c Michael Hussey b Nathan Lyon | 30 | 54 | 74 | 2 | 1 |
| 10. Dale Steyn | b Mitchell Johnson | 2 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Morne Morkel | c John Hastings b Nathan Lyon | 17 | 15 | 15 | 4 | - |
| FOW | 1-38 (Graeme Smith), 2-61 (Alviro Petersen), 3-63 (Jacques Kallis), 4-67 (Hashim Amla), 5-67 (AB de Villiers), 6-75 (Dean Elgar), 7-132 (Robin Peterson), 8-196 (Vernon Philander), 9-206 (Dale Steyn), 10-225 (Morne Morkel). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 74 ovs, 330 mins) 225 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 3 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Hastings | 20 | 2 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Watson | 9 | 2 | 22 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 17 | 3 | 54 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Nathan Lyon | 12 | 1 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Warner | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 13 | 35 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 2. Ed Cowan | c Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| 3. Shane Watson | lbw b Vernon Philander | 10 | 12 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 4. Nathan Lyon | c Faf du Plessis b Dale Steyn | 7 | 26 | 35 | - | - |
| 5. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Vernon Philander | 4 | 7 | 17 | - | - |
| *6. Michael Clarke | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 5 | 13 | 18 | - | - |
| 7. Michael Hussey | c Graeme Smith b Morne Morkel | 12 | 40 | 68 | 1 | - |
| +8. Matthew Wade | b Robin Peterson | 68 | 102 | 130 | 7 | 3 |
| 9. John Hastings | c Alviro Petersen b Robin Peterson | 32 | 58 | 105 | 4 | - |
| 10. Mitchell Johnson | b Robin Peterson | 7 | 22 | 29 | - | - |
| 11. Mitchell Starc | not out | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Ed Cowan), 2-18 (Shane Watson), 3-34 (David Warner), 4-35 (Nathan Lyon), 5-43 (Ricky Ponting), 6-45 (Michael Clarke), 7-100 (Michael Hussey), 8-140 (Matthew Wade), 9-162 (Mitchell Johnson), 10-163 (John Hastings). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 53.1 ovs, 254 mins) 163 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 16 | 4 | 40 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vernon Philander | 16 | 0 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 13 | 6 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robin Peterson | 8.1 | 1 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Alviro Petersen | c & b Mitchell Johnson | 23 | 20 | 30 | 4 | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | c Nathan Lyon b Mitchell Starc | 84 | 100 | 149 | 13 | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | c & b Mitchell Johnson | 196 | 221 | 350 | 21 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Mitchell Johnson b Mitchell Starc | 37 | 65 | 91 | 5 | - |
| +5. AB de Villiers | c Matthew Wade b Mitchell Starc | 169 | 184 | 225 | 21 | 3 |
| 6. Dean Elgar | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 7. Faf du Plessis | c Michael Clarke b Mitchell Johnson | 27 | 38 | 55 | 4 | - |
| 8. Robin Peterson | c Mitchell Johnson b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 9. Vernon Philander | not out | 14 | 17 | 42 | 2 | - |
| 10. Dale Steyn | c Matthew Wade b Mitchell Starc | 8 | 17 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 11. Morne Morkel | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Alviro Petersen), 2-206 (Graeme Smith), 3-287 (Jacques Kallis), 4-436 (Hashim Amla), 5-436 (Dean Elgar), 6-538 (Faf du Plessis), 7-539 (Robin Peterson), 8-557 (AB de Villiers), 9-569 (Dale Steyn), 10-569 (Morne Morkel). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 111.5 ovs, 495 mins) 569 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mitchell Starc | 28.5 | 3 | 154 | 6 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shane Watson | 9 | 3 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 25 | 1 | 110 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Hastings | 19 | 1 | 102 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Nathan Lyon | 22 | 2 | 128 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Hussey | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| David Warner | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ricky Ponting | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ed Cowan | c Dean Elgar b Dale Steyn | 53 | 149 | 202 | 5 | 1 |
| 2. David Warner | c Graeme Smith b Vernon Philander | 29 | 34 | 62 | 5 | - |
| 3. Shane Watson | c Graeme Smith b Morne Morkel | 25 | 46 | 72 | 4 | - |
| 4. Ricky Ponting | c Jacques Kallis b Robin Peterson | 8 | 23 | 40 | 2 | - |
| *5. Michael Clarke | st AB de Villiers b Robin Peterson | 44 | 52 | 90 | 8 | - |
| 6. Michael Hussey | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 26 | 52 | 80 | 1 | - |
| +7. Matthew Wade | c Graeme Smith b Robin Peterson | 10 | 12 | 18 | 2 | - |
| 8. John Hastings | c Graeme Smith b Morne Morkel | 20 | 30 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
| 9. Mitchell Johnson | c AB de Villiers b Vernon Philander | 3 | 13 | 19 | - | - |
| 10. Mitchell Starc | not out | 68 | 43 | 64 | 9 | 2 |
| 11. Nathan Lyon | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 31 | 43 | 47 | 6 | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (David Warner), 2-81 (Shane Watson), 3-102 (Ricky Ponting), 4-130 (Ed Cowan), 5-188 (Michael Clarke), 6-198 (Michael Hussey), 7-198 (Matthew Wade), 8-204 (Mitchell Johnson), 9-235 (John Hastings), 10-322 (Nathan Lyon). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 82.5 ovs, 377 mins) 322 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 22.5 | 6 | 72 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Vernon Philander | 21 | 8 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 16 | 2 | 57 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Robin Peterson | 20 | 2 | 127 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Elgar | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Faf du Plessis | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ed Cowan, David Warner, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Matthew Wade, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon