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Australia defeated South Africa convincingly in 2nd Test match by a margin of an innings & 182 runs and they have sealed this three-match series as well by 2-0 margin. Aussies winning the toss opted to bowl first and bundled out the Proteas team for just 189 runs with the help of brilliant five-wicket haul from Cameron Green. Australia posted a big total of 575/8 with the help of brilliant double century from David Warner and he was well supported by Steven Smith at other end. Aussies had a 386 run lead at end of their 1st innings as Alex Carey also smashed a hundred.
Numbers and stats from AUS vs SA 2nd Test:
1 - Cameron Green recorded his maiden five-wicket haul in this Test cricket. He also scored an unbeaten fifty as well.
2 - David Warner became only the second batsman after Joe Root to smash a double ton in his 100th Test and also became the 2nd batsman after Gordon Greenidge to score a century in both 100th ODI & 100th Test match.
4 - Pat Cummins became 4th Australian skipper to take more than 50 wickets in international cricket.
Most wickets for Australia as captain in international cricket:
Richie Benaud - 138
Allan Border - 80
Greg Chappell - 77
Pat Cummins - 51
5 - Australia have recorded their 5th biggest win margin against South Africa in Test cricket.
Biggest margin of win for Australia vs South Africa in Tests:
Inns & 360 runs in Johannesburg, 2002
Inns & 259 runs in St. George's Park, 1950
Inns & 196 runs in Johannesburg, 1997
Inns & 184 runs in Johannesburg, 1936
Inns & 182 runs in Melbourne, 2022
7 - Alex Carey became 7th Australian wicketkeeper to smash a century in Test cricket.
Wicketkeepers to smash century for Australia in Tests:
Rodney Marsh
Wayne Phillips
Ian Healy
Adam Gilchrist
Brad Haddin
Matthew Wade
Alex Carey
8 - David Warner became 8th Australian batsman to complete 8000 runs in Test cricket. Other Aussies to have achieve this feat before were Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke, Ricky Ponting & Steven Smith.
8 - Dean Elgar became 8th South African batsman to complete 5000 runs in Test cricket. Other South African batsman to achieve this feat before were Gary Kirsten, Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Mark Boucher, Jacques Kallis, Hashim Amla & AB de Villiers.
45 - David Warner has joint-most hundreds (45) as opener in international cricket with Sachin Tendulkar. He has 2nd most hundreds (45) in international cricket among current active players after Virat Kohli overall.
Most centuries as opener in international cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar - 45
David Warner - 45
Chris Gayle - 42
Sanath Jayasuriya - 41
Matthew Hayden - 40
Most centuries in international cricket among current players:
Virat Kohli - 72
David Warner - 45
Joe Root - 44
Rohit Sharma / Steven Smith - 41
47 - Both Kagiso Rabada and Nathan Lyon has taken joint-most Test wickets in the 2022 calendar year.
