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PHILANDER UNSTOPPABLE AS PROTEAS THRASH AUSSIES
The Proteas, thanks to a superb Vernon Philander (6/21), cruised to victory in the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Wanderers on Tuesday, 3 April.

The hosts won by a staggering 492 runs ¡V Australia were bowled out for 119 ¡V on day five to bring the curtain down on a series that was marred by controversy from start to finish, but will be remembered for decades.

Philander was unplayable on the day and took six wickets in 32 balls.

The fourth Test started with Australian coach Darren Lehmann resigning, and it ended with South Africa inflicting their biggest-ever victory (previous was 323 in 1970), by runs, over their fiercest rivals.

It is also the fourth-biggest win margin by runs in the history of Test cricket.

Most importantly, though, the Proteas have beaten Australia for the first time in a home Test series since re-admission in 1991 ¡V and the first since Ali Bacher's iconic team of 1969/70.

Ever since they lost the first Test in Durban, this series has belonged to the hosts as they recorded victories in Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and now Johannesburg to triumph 3-1.

Following a 2-1 series win at home to India, it ended a successful summer for Ottis Gibson and his men.

¡V Source: www.sport24.co.za

 

 

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