Australia v South Africa 1st Test
South Africa tour of Australia - 2008 (2008/09) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 17 December 2008 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
South Africa won by 6 wickets · Man of the Match: AB de Villiers
South Africa won by 6 wickets. Graeme Smith top-scored with 108 for South Africa. Man of the Match: AB de Villiers.
Australia, 360 (10 wkts)
| Matthew Hayden | caught (Graeme Smith) b Makhaya Ntini | 12 | 13 |
| Simon Katich | lbw b Morne Morkel | 83 | 151 |
| Ricky Ponting | caught (AB de Villiers) b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Hussey | caught (AB de Villiers) b Dale Steyn | 0 | 7 |
| Michael Clarke | caught (Graeme Smith) b Paul Harris | 62 | 141 |
| Andrew Symonds | caught (Neil McKenzie) b Paul Harris | 57 | 68 |
| Brad Haddin | caught (Jean-Paul Duminy) b Makhaya Ntini | 46 | 68 |
| Brett Lee | caught (Jean-Paul Duminy) b Dale Steyn | 29 | 46 |
| Jason Krejza | not out | 30 | 45 |
| Mitchell Johnson | lbw b Morne Morkel | 18 | 24 |
| Peter Siddle | caught (Mark Boucher) b Makhaya Ntini | 23 | 34 |
Makhaya Ntini 19.50-1-72-4Dale Steyn 23.00-4-81-2Jacques Kallis 15.00-2-65-0Morne Morkel 20.00-1-80-2Paul Harris 21.00-2-70-2
South Africa, 264 (10 wkts)
| Neil McKenzie | caught (Jason Krejza) b Mitchell Johnson | 2 | 31 |
| Graeme Smith | bowled b Mitchell Johnson | 48 | 94 |
| Hashim Amla | bowled b Jason Krejza | 47 | 67 |
| Jacques Kallis | caught (Brad Haddin) b Mitchell Johnson | 63 | 111 |
| AB de Villiers | caught (Brad Haddin) b Mitchell Johnson | 63 | 130 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | caught (Brad Haddin) b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 11 |
| Mark Boucher | caught (Simon Katich) b Peter Siddle | 26 | 65 |
| Morne Morkel | caught (Jason Krejza) b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 10 |
| Paul Harris | caught (Jason Krejza) b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 3 |
| Dale Steyn | caught (Brad Haddin) b Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 9 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 5 | 15 |
Brett Lee 21.00-3-59-0Mitchell Johnson 24.00-4-61-8Jason Krejza 25.00-2-102-1Peter Siddle 16.50-5-44-1Andrew Symonds 3.00-1-10-0
Australia, 299 (10 wkts)
| Matthew Hayden | caught (Dale Steyn) b Dale Steyn | 4 | 22 |
| Simon Katich | caught (Mark Boucher) b Jacques Kallis | 37 | 55 |
| Ricky Ponting | caught (Mark Boucher) b Paul Harris | 32 | 55 |
| Michael Hussey | bowled b Makhaya Ntini | 8 | 35 |
| Michael Clarke | caught (Jacques Kallis) b Dale Steyn | 25 | 67 |
| Andrew Symonds | caught (Graeme Smith) b Paul Harris | 37 | 97 |
| Brad Haddin | stumping (Mark Boucher) b Paul Harris | 94 | 136 |
| Brett Lee | caught (AB de Villiers) b Jacques Kallis | 5 | 6 |
| Jason Krejza | caught (AB de Villiers) b Jacques Kallis | 32 | 63 |
| Mitchell Johnson | caught (Jacques Kallis) b Morne Morkel | 21 | 35 |
| Peter Siddle | not out | 4 | 18 |
Dale Steyn 19.00-3-81-2Makhaya Ntini 21.00-2-76-1Paul Harris 27.00-3-85-3Jacques Kallis 14.00-4-24-3Morne Morkel 16.00-4-42-1
South Africa, 384 (4 wkts)
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 108 | 147 |
| Neil McKenzie | caught (Brad Haddin) b Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 52 |
| Hashim Amla | caught (Brad Haddin) b Brett Lee | 53 | 112 |
| Jacques Kallis | caught (Michael Hussey) b Mitchell Johnson | 57 | 106 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 106 | 186 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 50 | 119 |
| Mark Boucher | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Steyn | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harris | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Brett Lee 27.00-4-73-1Mitchell Johnson 34.20-5-98-3Peter Siddle 26.00-2-84-0Jason Krejza 24.00-2-102-0Michael Clarke 8.00-0-35-0
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