South Africa v Australia 2nd Test

Australia tour of South Africa - 2009 (2008/09) · Kingsmead, Durban · 6 March 2009

Australia won by 175 runs

Australia won by 175 runs. Phillip Hughes top-scored with 160 for Australia.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of South Africa - 2009 (2008/09)
Ground: Kingsmead, Durban
Dates: 6 March 2009 to 10 March 2009
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 175 runs
Player of the match: Phillip Hughes
Captains: Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Umpires: Asad Rauf and BF Bowden
Match referee: JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 352 all out. Phillip Hughes top-scored with 115 off 151 balls, and Simon Katich made 108. Dale Steyn took 3 for 83 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 184-run stand for the first wicket between Simon Katich and Phillip Hughes, 52% of the total. From 329 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 352 for 10.

South Africa replied with 138 for 9. Jean-Paul Duminy top-scored with 73 not out off 152 balls. Andrew McDonald took 3 for 25 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 6 runs, to 6 for 3. Australia led by 214 on first innings.

Australia made 331 for 5 declared in their second innings. Phillip Hughes top-scored with 160 off 323 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 81. The innings was built on a 164-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Phillip Hughes, 50% of the total.

Set 546 to win, South Africa made 370 for 9. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 93 off 175 balls, and AB de Villiers made 84. Simon Katich took 3 for 45 for Australia. The innings was built on a 187-run stand for the third wicket between Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers, 51% of the total.

Australia won by 175 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 352 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Phillip Hughes	c Neil McKenzie b Jacques Kallis	115	151
Simon Katich	c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn	108	190
Ricky Ponting	c Neil McKenzie b Paul Harris	9	20
Michael Hussey	b Morne Morkel	50	144
Michael Clarke	b Paul Harris	3	11
Marcus North	c Dale Steyn b Jacques Kallis	38	114
Brad Haddin	c Hashim Amla b Makhaya Ntini	5	10
Andrew McDonald	not out	4	7
Mitchell Johnson	lbw b Makhaya Ntini	0	1
Peter Siddle	c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn	0	4
Ben Hilfenhaus	c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn	0	2

Extras 20 · Total 352 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	25.4	3	83	3
Makhaya Ntini	19	4	58	2
Morne Morkel	24	4	81	1
Jacques Kallis	15	4	49	2
Paul Harris	21	5	66	2
Jean-Paul Duminy	3	1	5	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-184 (Phillip Hughes, 43.5 ov), 2-208 (Ricky Ponting, 51.4 ov), 3-259 (Simon Katich, 67.1 ov), 4-266 (Michael Clarke, 70.1 ov), 5-329 (Michael Hussey, 100.6 ov), 6-348 (Marcus North, 104.5 ov), 7-348 (Brad Haddin, 105.3 ov), 8-348 (Mitchell Johnson, 105.4 ov), 9-352 (Peter Siddle, 107.2 ov), 10-352 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 107.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Simon Katich (59) and Phillip Hughes (115)	184	268
second	Ricky Ponting (9) and Simon Katich (15)	24	47
third	Michael Hussey (14) and Simon Katich (34)	51	95
fourth	Michael Hussey (4) and Michael Clarke (3)	7	18
fifth	Michael Hussey (32) and Marcus North (24)	63	186
sixth	Brad Haddin (5) and Marcus North (14)	19	23
seventh	Brad Haddin (0) and Andrew McDonald (0)	0	4
eighth	Andrew McDonald (0) and Mitchell Johnson (0)	0	1
ninth	Andrew McDonald (4) and Peter Siddle (0)	4	10
tenth	Andrew McDonald (0) and Ben Hilfenhaus (0)	0	2

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 138 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Neil McKenzie	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	0	3
Graeme Smith	retired not out	2	3
Hashim Amla	lbw b Mitchell Johnson	0	2
Jacques Kallis	c Ricky Ponting b Andrew McDonald	22	78
AB de Villiers	lbw b Ben Hilfenhaus	3	8
Jean-Paul Duminy	not out	73	152
Mark Boucher	b Mitchell Johnson	1	9
Paul Harris	b Andrew McDonald	4	46
Morne Morkel	b Andrew McDonald	2	3
Dale Steyn	c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle	8	41
Makhaya Ntini	lbw b Peter Siddle	0	1

Extras 23 · Total 138 for 9

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Johnson	16	5	37	3
Ben Hilfenhaus	11	2	28	1
Andrew McDonald	12	4	25	3
Peter Siddle	13.3	6	20	2
Marcus North	4	3	6	0
Michael Clarke	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Neil McKenzie, 0.3 ov), 2-0 (Hashim Amla, 0.5 ov), 2-3 (Graeme Smith), 3-6 (AB de Villiers, 5.3 ov), 4-62 (Mark Boucher, 26.6 ov), 5-104 (Paul Harris, 41.4 ov), 6-104 (Jacques Kallis, 41.6 ov), 7-106 (Morne Morkel, 43.3 ov), 8-138 (Dale Steyn, 57.2 ov), 9-138 (Makhaya Ntini, 57.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Neil McKenzie (0) and Graeme Smith (0)	0	3
second	Hashim Amla (0) and Graeme Smith (0)	0	2
third	Jacques Kallis (1) and Graeme Smith (2)	3	10
fourth	Jacques Kallis (0) and AB de Villiers (3)	3	18
fifth	Jacques Kallis (21) and Jean-Paul Duminy (23)	50	116
sixth	Mark Boucher (1) and Jean-Paul Duminy (5)	6	12
seventh	Paul Harris (4) and Jean-Paul Duminy (32)	42	89
eighth	Jacques Kallis (0) and Jean-Paul Duminy (0)	0	2
ninth	Jean-Paul Duminy (0) and Morne Morkel (2)	2	9
tenth	Jean-Paul Duminy (13) and Dale Steyn (8)	32	83
11th	Makhaya Ntini (0) and Jean-Paul Duminy (0)	0	1

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 331 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Phillip Hughes	c Morne Morkel b Makhaya Ntini	160	323
Simon Katich	c Paul Harris b Jacques Kallis	30	47
Ricky Ponting	c Neil McKenzie b Morne Morkel	81	106
Michael Hussey	c Jacques Kallis b Jean-Paul Duminy	19	50
Michael Clarke	not out	23	39
Marcus North	c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn	0	7

Did not bat: Brad Haddin, Andrew McDonald, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus

Extras 18 · Total 331 for 5 declared

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Dale Steyn	15.4	1	75	1
Makhaya Ntini	15	2	55	1
Morne Morkel	14	1	60	1
Jacques Kallis	8	0	21	1
Paul Harris	31	8	68	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	11	1	38	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-55 (Simon Katich, 15.6 ov), 2-219 (Ricky Ponting, 64.3 ov), 3-260 (Michael Hussey, 78.5 ov), 4-330 (Phillip Hughes, 93.1 ov), 5-331 (Marcus North, 94.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Simon Katich (30) and Phillip Hughes (24)	55	97
second	Ricky Ponting (81) and Phillip Hughes (74)	164	292
third	Michael Hussey (19) and Phillip Hughes (20)	41	88
fourth	Michael Clarke (22) and Phillip Hughes (42)	70	86
fifth	Marcus North (0) and Michael Clarke (1)	1	9

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 370 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Hashim Amla	c Ricky Ponting b Peter Siddle	43	82
Neil McKenzie	c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle	31	78
Jacques Kallis	c Ricky Ponting b Mitchell Johnson	93	175
AB de Villiers	c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle	84	199
Jean-Paul Duminy	c Brad Haddin b Ben Hilfenhaus	17	45
Mark Boucher	c & b Marcus North	25	107
Paul Harris	c Peter Siddle b Simon Katich	5	15
Morne Morkel	c Brad Haddin b Simon Katich	24	78
Dale Steyn	st Brad Haddin b Simon Katich	7	22
Makhaya Ntini	not out	4	3

Did not bat: Graeme Smith

Extras 37 · Total 370 for 9

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Johnson	33	9	78	1
Ben Hilfenhaus	24	4	79	1
Peter Siddle	28	12	61	3
Andrew McDonald	16	3	47	0
Marcus North	20	6	36	1
Simon Katich	11.2	1	45	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-63 (Neil McKenzie, 22.2 ov), 2-80 (Hashim Amla, 28.5 ov), 3-267 (Jacques Kallis, 85.5 ov), 4-279 (AB de Villiers, 88.6 ov), 5-299 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 101.2 ov), 6-307 (Paul Harris, 105.2 ov), 7-345 (Mark Boucher, 125.3 ov), 8-363 (Morne Morkel, 130.5 ov), 9-370 (Dale Steyn, 132.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Neil McKenzie (31) and Hashim Amla (29)	63	136
second	Jacques Kallis (2) and Hashim Amla (14)	17	39
third	Jacques Kallis (91) and AB de Villiers (81)	187	348
fourth	Jean-Paul Duminy (5) and AB de Villiers (3)	12	19
fifth	Mark Boucher (5) and Jean-Paul Duminy (12)	20	74
sixth	Mark Boucher (3) and Paul Harris (5)	8	24
seventh	Mark Boucher (17) and Morne Morkel (14)	38	123
eighth	Dale Steyn (4) and Morne Morkel (10)	18	32
ninth	Makhaya Ntini (4) and Dale Steyn (3)	7	8

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