Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test at Perth, , Nov 03 2016 - Cricket Photos

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1st Test, Perth, November 03 - 07, 2016, South Africa tour of Australia

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South Africa

242 & 540/8d

Australia

(T:539) 244 & 361

South Africa won by 177 runs

Player Of The Match

Kagiso Rabada

, SA

2/78 & 5/92

Kagiso Rabada close-up•Nov 07, 2016•Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Faf du Plessis led his team to a famous victory, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Faf du Plessis led his team to a famous victory•Nov 07, 2016•Getty Images

Faf du Plessis and Kagiso Rabada's love extended into the press conference, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Faf du Plessis and Kagiso Rabada's love extended into the press conference•Nov 07, 2016•Getty Images

An ecstatic Faf du Plessis leads his victorious team off the field, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

An ecstatic Faf du Plessis leads his victorious team off the field•Nov 07, 2016•AFP

Play is delayed as the spidercam gets tangled in its own web, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Play is delayed as the spidercam gets tangled in its own web•Nov 07, 2016•Getty Images

Faf du Plessis kisses Kagiso Rabada after the bowler took his fifth wicket, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Faf du Plessis kisses Kagiso Rabada after the bowler took his fifth wicket•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Kagiso Rabada shakes Usman Khawaja's hand after the batsman was out on 97, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Kagiso Rabada shakes Usman Khawaja's hand after the batsman was out on 97•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Usman Khawaja plays the flick, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Usman Khawaja plays the flick•Nov 07, 2016•Getty Images

Kagiso Rabada gave South Africa their first wicket of the day, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Kagiso Rabada gave South Africa their first wicket of the day•Nov 07, 2016•Getty Images

Mitchell Marsh was given out after South Africa reviewed an lbw decision, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Mitchell Marsh was given out after South Africa reviewed an lbw decision•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Kagiso Rabada was Man of the Match for his seven wickets, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Kagiso Rabada was Man of the Match for his seven wickets•Nov 07, 2016•Getty Images

Peter Nevill clips the ball en route to his half-century, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Peter Nevill clips the ball en route to his half-century•Nov 07, 2016•Getty Images

Stephen Cook, Faf du Plessis and Hashim Amla congratulate each other after their win, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Stephen Cook, Faf du Plessis and Hashim Amla congratulate each other after their win•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

A dejected Josh Hazlewood walks back after falling as the ninth wicket, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

A dejected Josh Hazlewood walks back after falling as the ninth wicket•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Temba Bavuma drops a catch off Josh Hazlewood, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Temba Bavuma drops a catch off Josh Hazlewood•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Kagiso Rabada kisses the pitch after taking his fifth wicket, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Kagiso Rabada kisses the pitch after taking his fifth wicket•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Temba Bavuma could have had Usman Khawaja lbw had he not overstepped, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Temba Bavuma could have had Usman Khawaja lbw had he not overstepped•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Usman Khawaja hits on to the leg side, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Usman Khawaja hits on to the leg side•Nov 07, 2016•Getty Images

Kagiso Rabada on his haunches, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Kagiso Rabada on his haunches•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Mitchell Marsh and Usman Khawaja ahead of the final day's play, Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, 5th day, November 7, 2016

Mitchell Marsh and Usman Khawaja ahead of the final day's play•Nov 07, 2016•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

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Videos

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Chappell: New SA boys have got the old SA resilience

Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
SE Marsh	caught	15	45
DA Warner	run out	35	33
UT Khawaja	lbw	97	182
SPD Smith	caught	34	91
AC Voges	caught	1	12
MR Marsh	lbw	26	52
PM Nevill	not out	60	153
MA Starc	lbw	13	24
PM Siddle	lbw	13	32
JR Hazlewood	caught	29	71
NM Lyon	lbw	8	22
Extras	(b 13, lb 11, nb 2, w 4)
Total	361(10 wkts; 119.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
K Rabada	31	6	92	5	2.96
VD Philander	22	7	55	1	2.5
JP Duminy	17	1	51	1	3
KA Maharaj	40.1	10	94	1	2.34
SC Cook	2	0	16	0	8
T Bavuma	7	1	29	1	4.14 (2 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	52	Shaun Marsh	David Warner
2nd	0	Shaun Marsh	Usman Khawaja
3rd	92	Usman Khawaja	Steven Smith
4th	2	Adam Voges	Usman Khawaja
5th	50	Usman Khawaja	Mitchell Marsh
6th	50	Peter Nevill	Usman Khawaja
7th	16	Peter Nevill	Mitchell Starc
8th	18	Peter Nevill	Peter Siddle
9th	65	Peter Nevill	Josh Hazlewood
10th	16	Peter Nevill	Nathan Lyon

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