| Australia first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| SR Watson | c Kallis b Steyn | 3 | 15 | 20 | - | - | |
| PJ Hughes | c Boucher b Philander | 9 | 19 | 27 | 1 | - | |
| SE Marsh | lbw b Steyn | 44 | 101 | 157 | 8 | - | |
| RT Ponting | lbw b Steyn | 8 | 25 | 53 | - | 1 | |
| *MJ Clarke | b Morkel | 151 | 176 | 266 | 22 | - | |
| MEK Hussey | c Boucher b Morkel | 1 | 18 | 25 | - | - | |
| +BJ Haddin | c Prince b Steyn | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | - | |
| MG Johnson | c Morkel b Philander | 20 | 22 | 32 | 2 | - | |
| RJ Harris | c Morkel b Philander | 5 | 10 | 16 | - | - | |
| PM Siddle | c de Villiers b Morkel | 20 | 54 | 73 | 2 | - | |
| NM Lyon | not out | 1 | 6 | 10 | - | - | |
| Extras | (5 b, 7 lb, 4 nb, 1 w) | 17 |
| Total | (all out, 349 minutes, 75 overs) | 284 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-9 (Watson, 4.3 ov), 2-13 (Hughes, 5.6 ov), 3-40 (Ponting, 16.2 ov), 4-143 (Marsh, 39.1 ov), 5-158 (Hussey, 44.3 ov), 6-163 (Haddin, 45.5 ov), 7-202 (Johnson, 52.3 ov), 8-214 (Harris, 54.5 ov), 9-273 (Siddle, 72.4 ov), 10-284 (Clarke, 75 ov) |
| South Africa first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| JA Rudolph | b Harris | 18 | 29 | 28 | 1 | - | |
| *GC Smith | b Watson | 37 | 48 | 82 | 3 | - | |
| HM Amla | lbw b Watson | 3 | 16 | 28 | - | - | |
| JH Kallis | c Ponting b Watson | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - | |
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Harris | 8 | 9 | 25 | 2 | - | |
| AG Prince | lbw b Watson | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| +MV Boucher | lbw b Watson | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| VD Philander | c Ponting b Harris | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| DW Steyn | not out | 9 | 18 | 26 | - | - | |
| M Morkel | run out (Siddle) | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Imran Tahir | b Harris | 5 | 5 | 15 | - | - | |
| Extras | (4 lb, 2 nb, 1 w) | 7 |
| Total | (all out, 130 minutes, 24.3 overs) | 96 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-24 (Rudolph, 6.5 ov), 2-49 (Amla, 13.2 ov), 3-49 (Kallis, 13.6 ov), 4-73 (Smith, 17.1 ov), 5-73 (Prince, 17.2 ov), 6-77 (de Villiers, 18.1 ov), 7-77 (Boucher, 19.3 ov), 8-81 (Philander, 20.6 ov), 9-83 (Morkel, 21.4 ov), 10-96 (Imran Tahir, 24.3 ov) |
| Australia second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| SR Watson | lbw b Steyn | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| PJ Hughes | c Rudolph b Morkel | 9 | 22 | 35 | 1 | - | |
| RT Ponting | lbw b Philander | 0 | 12 | 23 | - | - | |
| *MJ Clarke | lbw b Philander | 2 | 6 | 16 | - | - | |
| MEK Hussey | c Prince b Morkel | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| +BJ Haddin | c Boucher b Philander | 0 | 3 | 14 | - | - | |
| MG Johnson | c Amla b Philander | 3 | 12 | 20 | - | - | |
| RJ Harris | c Smith b Morkel | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | - | |
| PM Siddle | not out | 12 | 16 | 37 | 2 | - | |
| SE Marsh | lbw b Philander | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| NM Lyon | c de Villiers b Steyn | 14 | 24 | 28 | 1 | - | |
| Extras | | 0 |
| Total | (all out, 95 minutes, 18 overs) | 47 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-4 (Watson, 0.3 ov), 2-11 (Ponting, 5.3 ov), 3-13 (Hughes, 6.4 ov), 4-13 (Hussey, 6.5 ov), 5-15 (Clarke, 7.3 ov), 6-18 (Haddin, 9.1 ov), 7-21 (Harris, 10.4 ov), 8-21 (Johnson, 11.2 ov), 9-21 (Marsh, 11.4 ov), 10-47 (Lyon, 18 ov) |
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
--> Australia first innings: 50 in 22.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 100 in 31.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 150 in 40.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 200 in 51.5 overs
--> Australia first innings: 250 in 66.4 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 14 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 10.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 100 in 22.6 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 150 in 37.6 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 200 in 44.6 overs
-->
MJ Clarke (1) 50 in 56 balls with 9 fours
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MJ Clarke (1) 100 in 108 balls with 16 fours
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MJ Clarke (1) 150 in 173 balls with 22 fours
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MJ Clarke (1) passed 5000 runs in Test matches when he reached 44
-->
MG Johnson (1) passed 2000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 6
-->
VD Philander made his debut in Test matches
-->
Imran Tahir made his debut in Test matches
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NM Lyon (2) passed his previous highest score of 13 in Test matches
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GC Smith (2) 50 in 75 balls with 9 fours
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GC Smith (2) 100 in 138 balls with 15 fours
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GC Smith (2) passed 7500 runs in Test matches when he reached 6
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HM Amla (2) 50 in 81 balls with 9 fours
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HM Amla (2) 100 in 126 balls with 19 fours
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HM Amla (2) passed 4000 runs in Test matches when he reached 100
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HM Amla (2) passed 10500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 45
-->
M Morkel reached 250 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed
MEK Hussey, his 2nd wicket in the Australia second innings
-->
MG Johnson reached 300 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed
HM Amla, his 1st wicket in the South Africa second innings
Day 1
Lunch: Australia - 39/2 in 15.0 overs (SE Marsh 17, RT Ponting 8)
Over 16.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - RT Ponting (Upheld)
Over 31.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - SE Marsh (Struck down)
Over 39.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - SE Marsh (Struck down)
Tea: Australia - 143/4 in 40.0 overs (MJ Clarke 74, MEK Hussey 0)
Day 2
Lunch: South Africa - 49/1 in 13.0 overs (GC Smith 22, HM Amla 3)
Over 13.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - HM Amla (Upheld)
Over 13.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - JH Kallis (Upheld)
Over 18.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - AB de Villiers (Upheld)
Over 19.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - MV Boucher (Struck down)
Over 5.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - RT Ponting (Struck down)
Over 5.3: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - RT Ponting (Struck down)
Tea: Australia - 13/3 in 6.4 overs (MJ Clarke 0)
Over 7.3: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - MJ Clarke (Struck down)
Over 11.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - SE Marsh (Upheld)
Over 16.6: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - PM Siddle (Struck down)
Day 3
Over 21.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - HM Amla (Struck down)
SE Marsh (10) and MJ Clarke (40) added 50 in 77 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the first innings
SE Marsh (26) and MJ Clarke (74) added 100 in 131 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the first innings
MJ Clarke (30) and PM Siddle (15) added 50 in 89 balls for the Australia 9th wicket in the first innings
GC Smith (23) and HM Amla (25) added 50 in 59 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the second innings
GC Smith (45) and HM Amla (54) added 100 in 164 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the second innings
GC Smith (67) and HM Amla (77) added 150 in 211 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the second innings