Philander sparkles as South Africa crush Australia in record win
Vernon Philander grabbed six wickets in a devastating spell of swing bowling as South Africa crushed Australia by a record 492 runs to clinch the four-match series 3-1 at the Wanderers on Tuesday.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-04-03 10:33 GMT
Johannesburg
The scandal-hit tourists had promised to fight for a draw on the final day to end a controversial tour on a positive note, but their resistance lasted just 83 minutes as Philander ripped through their middle and lower order to finish with career-best figures of 6-21 and enter the 200-wickets club in Test cricket.
Australia were bowled out for a paltry 119 in their second innings to succumb to their heaviest-ever loss to South Africa in terms of runs, their second-biggest defeat against any opponent and the fourth-biggest loss in Test cricket. This is South Africa’s first home-series win over the visiting Australians since 1970.
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