# Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2011–12

The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa from 13 October to 21 November 2011. The tour consisted of two Twenty20 Internationals (T20I), three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Tests.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
| South Africa | Australia | South Africa | Australia | South Africa | Australia |
| Graeme Smith (c) AB de Villiers (vc) Hashim Amla JP Duminy Jacques Kallis Morné Morkel Paul Harris Imran Tahir Mark Boucher (wk) Vernon Philander Ashwell Prince Jacques Rudolph Dale Steyn Lonwabo Tsotsobe | Michael Clarke (c) Shane Watson (vc) Ricky Ponting Michael Beer Trent Copeland Nathan Lyon Shaun Marsh Pat Cummins Brad Haddin (wk) Ryan Harris Phil Hughes Michael Hussey Mitchell Johnson Usman Khawaja Peter Siddle | Hashim Amla (c) Graeme Smith Johan Botha JP Duminy Jacques Kallis Morné Morkel Faf du Plessis Imran Tahir Mark Boucher (wk) David Miller Wayne Parnell Robin Peterson Dale Steyn Lonwabo Tsotsobe | Michael Clarke (c) Shane Watson (vc) Ricky Ponting David Warner Steve Smith Brett Lee Shaun Marsh Pat Cummins Brad Haddin (wk) Cameron White Doug Bollinger Michael Hussey Mitchell Johnson Xavier Doherty James Pattinson | Hashim Amla (c) Graeme Smith Johan Botha JP Duminy Colin Ingram Morné Morkel Richard Levi Ryan McLaren Heino Kuhn (wk) David Miller Wayne Parnell Robin Peterson Rusty Theron Lonwabo Tsotsobe Albie Morkel | Cameron White (c) Shane Watson (vc) Ricky Ponting David Warner Steve Smith Brett Lee Shaun Marsh Pat Cummins Matthew Wade (wk) David Hussey Doug Bollinger Aaron Finch Mitchell Marsh Steve O'Keefe James Pattinson |
* * = withdrawn

## Tour matches
### South Africa A v Australians

* 1–4 November Scorecard
* Australians won by 7 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Shaun George (SA) Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Australians)
* South Africa A won the toss and elected to bat.

## T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 13 October (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 146/7 (20 overs) | v | Australia 147/5 (19.3 overs) |
| JP Duminy 67 (53) Pat Cummins 3/25 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 52 (39) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Adrian Holdstock (SA) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Pat Cummins (Aus) made his T20I debut.

### 2nd T20I

* 17 October Scorecard
| Australia 147/8 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 148/7 (19.1 overs) |
| Cameron White 39 (26) Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2/11 (4 overs) | | Johan Botha 34 (28) James Pattinson 2/17 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 3 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Shaun George (SA) Player of the match: Rusty Theron (SA)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 19 October (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 183/4 (29 overs) | v | South Africa 129 (22 overs) |
| Ricky Ponting 63 (77) Dale Steyn 2/48 (6 overs) | | Faf du Plessis 27 (20) Mitchell Johnson 3/20 (5 overs) |
* Australia won by 93 runs (D/L) Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 29 overs per side due to rain. South Africa target was 223 runs in 29 overs.
* Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh became the youngest and fifth youngest players to make their ODI debut for Australia, respectively.

### 2nd ODI

* 23 October (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 303/6 (50 overs) | v | Australia 223 (50 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 76 (88) Doug Bollinger 2/64 (10 overs) | | David Warner 74 (97) Morné Morkel 4/22 (10 overs) |
* South Africa won by 80 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Morné Morkel (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.

### 3rd ODI

* 28 October (D/N) Scorecard
| South Africa 222/6 (50 overs) | v | Australia 227/7 (47.3 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 54 (74) Xavier Doherty 2/33 (9 overs) | | Shane Watson 49 (46) Jacques Kallis 2/17 (5 overs) |
* Australia won by 3 wickets Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Johan Cloete (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Aus)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 9–11 November 2011 Scorecard
* South Africa won by 8 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Vernon Philander (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* Vernon Philander and Imran Tahir (SA) both made their Test debuts.
South Africa won the toss and elected to field. At the end of the first day, Australia had made 214 for the loss of 8 wickets, with South African bowler Dale Steyn picking up 4 wickets for 31 runs. On the second day, Australia were eventually dismissed for 284, with Michael Clarke equalling his third highest Test score with 151. Batting second, South Africa were dismissed for just 96 runs, with Australian all-rounder Shane Watson taking five wickets for 17 runs in five overs. In their second innings, Australia were reduced to 13–3 by tea on the second day. After tea they went from 21–6 to 21–9, before being bowled out for 47 runs. This was their fourth lowest Test score and their lowest total for 109 years. Debutant Vernon Philander finished with figures of 5–15 from seven overs. On the third day, Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla both reached centuries to help South Africa to an 8-wicket victory.

### 2nd Test

* 17–21 November 2011 Scorecard
* Australia won by 2 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Pat Cummins (Aus)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Pat Cummins (Aus) made his Test debut.