On the fifth day of the fourth and last Test, South Africa broke several records as they defeated Australia by a huge margin of 492 runs and won their first Test series against Australia at home soil since their readmission. South Africa won three back to back Tests after losing the first Test in Durban.
All the stats and facts from the Test series between South Africa and Australia in South Africa -
Series result - South Africa 3 - 1 Australia
1st Test at Durban - Australia won by 118 runs
2nd Test at Port Elizabeth - South Africa won by 6 wickets
3rd Test at Cape Town - South Africa won by 322 runs
4th Test at Cape Town - South Africa won by 492 runs
492 - South Africa beat Australia by 492 runs in the Johannesburg Test, which is the 4th biggest win of all time and biggest for South Africa in terms of runs in Test cricket
Biggest wins in Test cricket (by runs)
675 England v Australia at Brisbane (1928)
562 Australia v England at The Oval (1934)
530 Australia v South Africa at Melbourne (1911)
492 South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg (2018)
491 Australia v Pakistan at Perth (2004)
Biggest wins for South Africa in Test cricket (by runs)
492 v Australia at Johannesburg (2018)
358 v New Zealand at Johannesburg (2007)
356 v England at Lords (1994)
351 v West Indies at Centurion (1999)
3 - South Africa's 3rd Test series win against Australia at home
Test series for South Africa against Australia at home
3-1 (5) in 1966-67
4-0 (4) in 1969-70
3-1 (4) in 2017-18
1 - Faf du Plessis is the first South African captain to win a Test series against Australia both at home and away from home
won by 2-1 (3) in Australia (2016-17)
won by 3-1 (4) in South Africa (2017-18)
427 - AB de Villiers scored 427 runs at an average of 71.17 in this series, the second most for him in a Test series after scoring 460 runs against West Indies in 2005
6/21 - Best bowling figures in an innings for Vernon Philander in Test cricket, the previous best for him was 6/42 against India at Cape Town earlier this year in January.
200 - Vernon Philander became the 7th South African bowler to take 200 or more wickets in Test cricket. Mitchell Marsh was his 200th Test wicket, so far he has taken 204 wickets at an average of 21.46 in 54 Tests.
Series Statistics -
1. Most runs -
Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | HS | 100 |
Aiden Markram (SA) | 4 | 8 | 480 | 60.0 | 152 | 2 |
AB de Villiers (SA) | 4 | 8 | 427 | 71.2 | 126* | 1 |
Dean Elgar (SA) | 4 | 8 | 333 | 47.57 | 141* | 1 |
Cameron Bancroft (AUS) | 3 | 6 | 223 | 37.16 | 77 | 0 |
Quinton de Kock (SA) | 4 | 7 | 223 | 31.85 | 83 | 0 |
2. Highest individual scores -
Aiden Markram - 152 at Johannesburg
Aiden Markram - 143 at Durban
Dean Elgar - 141* at Cape Town
AB de Villiers - 126* at Port Elizabeth
3. Most 100s -
Aiden Markram - 2
AB de Villiers / Dean Elgar /Faf du plessis - 1
4. Highest batting average (Min 200 runs) -
AB de Villiers - 71.17
Aiden Markram - 60.00
Dean Elgar - 47.57
Tim Paine - 43.00
5. Most wickets -
Player | Mat | Inns | wkts | Avg | BBI | 5w |
Kagiso Rabada (SA) | 4 | 8 | 23 | 19.26 | 6/54 | 2 |
Pat Cummins (AUS) | 4 | 8 | 22 | 21.45 | 5/83 | 1 |
Keshav Maharaj (SA) | 4 | 8 | 17 | 33.64 | 5/123 | 1 |
Vernon Philander (SA) | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16.81 | 6/21 | 1 |
Nathan Lyon (AUS) | 4 | 8 | 16 | 42.56 | 3/50 | 0 |
6. Best bowling figures in an innings -
Vernon Philander - 6/21 at Johannesburg
Kagiso Rabada - 6/54 at Port Elizabeth
Morne Morkel - 5/23 at Cape Town
Mitchell Starc - 5/34 at Durban
7. Most Fifers -
Kagiso Rabada - 2
Pat Cummins/Philander/Starc/M Morkel/Maharaj - 1
8. Best bowling average (Min 15 wkts)
Vernon Philander - 16.81
Kagiso Rabada - 19.26
Morne Morkel - 19.60
Pat Cummins - 21.45