The fourth and final Test between South Africa and England is being played in Johannesburg. South Africa declared on 344 for the loss of 6 wickets in their 2nd innings and set a mammoth target of 612 runs for Australia. Australia ended on 88/3 and need a further 524 runs to win.
All the key stats and facts from Day 4 of the fourth Test between South Africa and Australia in Johannesburg -
Faf du Plessis 120 runs
- 8th Test 100 of career
- 6th Test 100 at home
- 4th Test 100 as a captain
- 3rd Test 100 against Australia
9/141 - Best bowling figures in a Test match for Pat Cummins, the previous best for him was 8/119 against England in Sydney this January.
22 - Wickets taken by Pat Cummins in this ongoing series and equals Mitchell Johnson (22 wickets in 2014) for most wickets for Australia in a Test series against South Africa since South Africa's re-admission.
Most wickets for Australia against South Africa in a Test series since SA's re-admission-
Player | Mat | Wkts | Avg | BBI | 5w | Year |
Mitchell Johnson | 3 | 22 | 17.36 | 7/68 | 2 | 2014 |
Pat Cummins | 4 | 22 | 21.45 | 5/83 | 1 | 2018 |
Stuart Clark | 3 | 20 | 15.85 | 5/55 | 1 | 2006 |
Shane Warne | 3 | 20 | 20.85 | 6/34 | 2 | 1997/98 |
Shane Warne | 3 | 20 | 22.10 | 6/161 | 1 | 2002 |
5/298 - Nathan Lyon's match bowling figures, the most expensive bowling figures for him in a Test match, the previous most expensive bowling figures for him in a Test match was 12/286 against India at Adelaide in 2014
25.25 - Usman Khawaza's Test batting average away from home which is the 3rd lowest for a recognized Aussie batsman (number 1 to 6 & Min 500 away runs) after Joe Darling and Syd Gregory (21.30) each.