Australia vs South Africa 2016: 6 memorable Tests played between the two nations

#5 Adelaide 2012

Faf du Plessis scored a match-saving century in his debut Test

Drawn Tests are often considered to be a boring affair but one cannot say the same about the epic encounter between Australia and South Africa at Adelaide in 2012. After batting first, Australia set the momentum of the match in their favour by amassing 550 runs in their first innings.

The South Africans came up with a very decent response as they scored 388 and gave the Aussies a lead of 162 runs. The hosts capitalised on the situation by adding 267 more in their 2^nd innings, setting a daunting target of 430 for South Africa to win.

After losing their first 4 wickets with just 45 on the board, the tourists were staring at a massive defeat. However, debutant Faf du Plessis had different plans on his mind as he set about saving the Test match for his team.

du Plessis strung together two marathon partnerships, first with AB de Villiers and then Jacques Kallis, ensuring that South Africa saw through most of the day. When Kallis got out, the Proteas still needed to negotiate around 20 more overs but the young batsman stood like a colossus between Australia and victory and pulled off a draw.