By Admin 
Many exciting cricket matches have been played between South Africa and Australia. South Africa’s chase of 434 runs in ODIs against Australia still remains in the mind of cricket fans. But do you know that a Test match between these two teams was also very exciting. In this Test, the South African team was all out for 96 runs, but after that it piled Australia for 47 runs. South Africa won this Test match by 8 wickets.
We are talking about November 2011. Australia scored 284 runs in the first innings in this Test match played in Cape Town from 9 November. Captain Michael Clarke scored 151 runs alone. At the same time, Shane Watson 03, Phil Huz 09, Ricky Ponting 08, Mike Hussey 01 and Brad Haddin could score just 05 runs. For South Africa, Dale Stan took 4 and Vernon Phikshaar and Morne Morkel took 3-3 wickets.
After this, the South African team surrendered in batting. In the first innings, the entire team was able to score only 96 runs. Captain Graeme Smith scored the highest 37 runs. Hashim Amla 03, AB de Villiers 08, Jack Kallis 00, Ashley Prince 00 and Mark Boucher could score only 04 runs. For Australia, Shane Watson took 5 wickets and Ryan Harris took 4 wickets.
Australia took a lead of 188 runs in the first innings. It seemed that Kangaroo would easily win this Test match, but the South African bowlers overturned. In the second innings, the Australian team was all out for just 47 runs. Eight batsmen above could not even touch the figure of double. Vernon Palander took 5 wickets for South Africa. At the same time, Morne Morkel took 3 and Dale Stan took two wickets.
After being all out for 47 runs, Australia set a target of 235 runs in front of South Africa. This score was considered good on the helpful pitch of the bowlers, but Graeme Smith scored an unbeaten 101 and Hashim Amla, playing an innings of 112 runs, easily won South Africa.