South Africa v Australia 2nd Test

Australia tour of South Africa - 2002 (2001/02) · Newlands, Cape Town · 8 March 2002

Australia won by 4 wickets

Australia won by 4 wickets. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 138* for Australia. Shane Warne took 6/161.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of South Africa - 2002 (2001/02)
Ground: Newlands, Cape Town
Dates: 8 March 2002 to 12 March 2002
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 4 wickets
Player of the match: Shane Warne
Captains: Mark Boucher (South Africa), Steve Waugh (Australia)
Debuts: Graeme Smith (South Africa), Andrew Hall (South Africa), Dewald Pretorius (South Africa)
Umpires: RE Koertzen and SA Bucknor
Match referee: CW Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Graeme Smith, Andrew Hall and Dewald Pretorius played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 239 all out. Andrew Hall top-scored with 70 off 141 balls. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 42 for Australia. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Newlands, 312 across 13 Tests.

Australia replied with 382 all out. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 138 not out off 108 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 63. Makhaya Ntini took 4 for 93 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the seventh wicket between Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist. Australia led by 143 on first innings.

South Africa made 473 all out in their second innings. Neil McKenzie top-scored with 99 off 227 balls, and Gary Kirsten made 87. Shane Warne took 6 for 161 for Australia.

Set 331 to win, Australia made 334 for 6. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 100 not out off 160 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 96. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the first wicket between Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden.

Australia won by 4 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 239 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Herschelle Gibbs	c Mark Waugh b Jason Gillespie	12	16
Gary Kirsten	c Mark Waugh b Brett Lee	7	20
Graeme Smith	c Ricky Ponting b Glenn McGrath	3	9
Jacques Kallis	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	23	60
Neil McKenzie	b Shane Warne	20	40
Ashwell Prince	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	10	37
Mark Boucher	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	26	66
Andrew Hall	c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie	70	141
Paul Adams	c Shane Warne b Jason Gillespie	35	76
Makhaya Ntini	c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne	14	16
Dewald Pretorius	not out	5	3

Extras 14 · Total 239 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	20	4	42	3
Jason Gillespie	15	4	52	3
Brett Lee	16	1	65	2
Shane Warne	28	10	70	2
Mark Waugh	1	0	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Herschelle Gibbs, 3.5 ov), 2-18 (Graeme Smith, 6.2 ov), 3-25 (Gary Kirsten, 8.4 ov), 4-70 (Neil McKenzie, 21.3 ov), 5-73 (Jacques Kallis, 26.3 ov), 6-92 (Ashwell Prince, 34.1 ov), 7-147 (Mark Boucher, 50.5 ov), 8-216 (Paul Adams, 74.3 ov), 9-229 (Andrew Hall, 78.6 ov), 10-239 (Makhaya Ntini, 79.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten (3) and Herschelle Gibbs (8)	15	15
second	Gary Kirsten (0) and Graeme Smith (3)	3	15
third	Gary Kirsten (4) and Jacques Kallis (3)	7	14
fourth	Jacques Kallis (19) and Neil McKenzie (20)	45	79
fifth	Jacques Kallis (1) and Ashwell Prince (0)	3	31
sixth	Mark Boucher (9) and Ashwell Prince (10)	19	46
seventh	Mark Boucher (17) and Andrew Hall (33)	55	100
eighth	Paul Adams (35) and Andrew Hall (33)	69	143
ninth	Andrew Hall (4) and Makhaya Ntini (9)	13	27
tenth	Makhaya Ntini (5) and Dewald Pretorius (5)	10	6

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 382 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	b Makhaya Ntini	37	34
Matthew Hayden	c Andrew Hall b Jacques Kallis	63	91
Ricky Ponting	c Mark Boucher b Paul Adams	47	69
Mark Waugh	c Herschelle Gibbs b Makhaya Ntini	25	60
Steve Waugh	b Paul Adams	0	7
Damien Martyn	c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini	2	14
Adam Gilchrist	not out	138	108
Shane Warne	c Jacques Kallis b Paul Adams	63	65
Brett Lee	c Ashwell Prince b Jacques Kallis	0	7
Jason Gillespie	c Jacques Kallis b Paul Adams	0	13
Glenn McGrath	lbw b Makhaya Ntini	2	17

Extras 5 · Total 382 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Makhaya Ntini	22.5	5	93	4
Dewald Pretorius	11	1	72	0
Jacques Kallis	16	1	65	2
Andrew Hall	11	1	47	0
Paul Adams	20	1	102	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-67 (Justin Langer, 12.2 ov), 2-130 (Matthew Hayden, 26.5 ov), 3-162 (Ricky Ponting, 39.2 ov), 4-168 (Steve Waugh, 41.4 ov), 5-176 (Mark Waugh, 44.5 ov), 6-185 (Damien Martyn, 46.6 ov), 7-317 (Shane Warne, 69.5 ov), 8-338 (Brett Lee, 72.2 ov), 9-343 (Jason Gillespie, 75.2 ov), 10-382 (Glenn McGrath, 80.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (36) and Matthew Hayden (29)	67	71
second	Matthew Hayden (34) and Ricky Ponting (29)	63	87
third	Mark Waugh (14) and Ricky Ponting (18)	32	75
fourth	Steve Waugh (0) and Mark Waugh (5)	6	14
fifth	Mark Waugh (6) and Damien Martyn (2)	8	19
sixth	Damien Martyn (0) and Adam Gilchrist (9)	9	13
seventh	Shane Warne (63) and Adam Gilchrist (66)	132	137
eighth	Adam Gilchrist (21) and Brett Lee (0)	21	15
ninth	Jason Gillespie (0) and Adam Gilchrist (5)	5	18
tenth	Glenn McGrath (2) and Adam Gilchrist (37)	39	33

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 473 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Herschelle Gibbs	c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne	39	89
Gary Kirsten	lbw b Brett Lee	87	181
Graeme Smith	c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne	68	147
Jacques Kallis	lbw b Shane Warne	73	96
Neil McKenzie	run out (Damien Martyn)	99	227
Ashwell Prince	c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne	20	89
Mark Boucher	lbw b Jason Gillespie	37	54
Andrew Hall	run out (Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie)	0	8
Paul Adams	not out	23	57
Makhaya Ntini	c Justin Langer b Shane Warne	11	23
Dewald Pretorius	c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne	0	4

Extras 16 · Total 473 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	25	7	56	0
Jason Gillespie	29	10	81	1
Shane Warne	70	15	161	6
Brett Lee	22	3	99	1
Mark Waugh	9	3	34	0
Damien Martyn	4	0	15	0
Steve Waugh	3	0	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-84 (Herschelle Gibbs, 29.1 ov), 2-183 (Gary Kirsten, 60.6 ov), 3-254 (Graeme Smith, 79.3 ov), 4-284 (Jacques Kallis, 91.5 ov), 5-350 (Ashwell Prince, 121.6 ov), 6-431 (Mark Boucher, 142.4 ov), 7-433 (Andrew Hall, 146.1 ov), 8-440 (Neil McKenzie, 150.4 ov), 9-464 (Makhaya Ntini, 159.2 ov), 10-473 (Dewald Pretorius, 161.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten (44) and Herschelle Gibbs (39)	84	169
second	Gary Kirsten (43) and Graeme Smith (53)	99	191
third	Jacques Kallis (55) and Graeme Smith (15)	71	112
fourth	Jacques Kallis (18) and Neil McKenzie (10)	30	75
fifth	Neil McKenzie (38) and Ashwell Prince (20)	66	181
sixth	Mark Boucher (37) and Neil McKenzie (44)	81	124
seventh	Andrew Hall (0) and Neil McKenzie (2)	2	21
eighth	Paul Adams (1) and Neil McKenzie (5)	7	27
ninth	Paul Adams (13) and Makhaya Ntini (11)	24	52
tenth	Paul Adams (9) and Dewald Pretorius (0)	9	16

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 334 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	b Dewald Pretorius	58	74
Matthew Hayden	c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis	96	141
Ricky Ponting	not out	100	160
Mark Waugh	c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini	16	27
Steve Waugh	b Paul Adams	14	29
Damien Martyn	lbw b Paul Adams	0	7
Adam Gilchrist	c Neil McKenzie b Jacques Kallis	24	24
Shane Warne	not out	15	18

Did not bat: Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath

Extras 11 · Total 334 for 6

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Makhaya Ntini	24	4	90	1
Dewald Pretorius	14	5	60	1
Paul Adams	21.1	0	104	2
Andrew Hall	3	0	6	0
Jacques Kallis	17	2	68	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-102 (Justin Langer, 22.1 ov), 2-201 (Matthew Hayden, 47.4 ov), 3-251 (Mark Waugh, 58.1 ov), 4-268 (Steve Waugh, 65.3 ov), 5-268 (Damien Martyn, 67.4 ov), 6-305 (Adam Gilchrist, 74.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (50) and Matthew Hayden (39)	102	129
second	Matthew Hayden (57) and Ricky Ponting (39)	99	154
third	Mark Waugh (16) and Ricky Ponting (32)	50	64
fourth	Steve Waugh (14) and Ricky Ponting (3)	17	44
fifth	Damien Martyn (0) and Ricky Ponting (0)	0	13
sixth	Ricky Ponting (13) and Adam Gilchrist (24)	37	39
seventh	Shane Warne (15) and Ricky Ponting (13)	29	31

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