Australia v South Africa 3rd Test

South Africa tour of Australia - 2005 (2005/06) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 2 January 2006

Australia won by 8 wickets

Australia won by 8 wickets. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 143* for Australia. Andre Nel took 4/81.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of Australia - 2005 (2005/06)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 2 January 2006 to 6 January 2006
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Player of the match: Ricky Ponting
Captains: Graeme Smith (South Africa), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Debut: Johan Botha (South Africa)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and BF Bowden
Match referee: BC Broad

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Johan Botha's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 451 for 9 declared. Ashwell Prince top-scored with 119 off 271 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 111. Brett Lee took 3 for 82 for Australia. The innings was built on a 219-run stand for the fourth wicket between Jacques Kallis and Ashwell Prince, 49% of the total.

Australia replied with 359 all out. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 120 off 174 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 86. Andre Nel took 4 for 81 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 130-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey. South Africa led by 92 on first innings.

South Africa made 194 for 6 declared in their second innings. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 67 off 74 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 50. Stuart MacGill took 3 for 33 for Australia.

Set 287 to win, Australia made 288 for 2. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 143 not out off 159 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 90. The innings was built on a 182-run stand for the second wicket between Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting, 63% of the total.

Australia won by 8 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 451 FOR 9 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
AB de Villiers	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	2	18
Graeme Smith	lbw b Brett Lee	39	77
Herschelle Gibbs	b Glenn McGrath	27	49
Jacques Kallis	c Glenn McGrath b Andrew Symonds	111	275
Ashwell Prince	lbw b Shane Warne	119	271
Jacques Rudolph	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	38	110
Mark Boucher	c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart MacGill	5	23
Shaun Pollock	c Brad Hodge b Brett Lee	46	64
Johan Botha	not out	20	46
Andre Nel	c Brad Hodge b Shane Warne	12	8
Charl Langeveldt	not out	1	3

Extras 31 · Total 451 for 9 declared

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	34	17	65	2
Brett Lee	30.4	7	82	3
Andrew Symonds	23	4	69	1
Shane Warne	36	5	106	2
Michael Hussey	2	0	12	0
Stuart MacGill	29	5	102	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (AB de Villiers, 5.6 ov), 2-69 (Herschelle Gibbs, 20.3 ov), 3-86 (Graeme Smith, 28.1 ov), 4-305 (Jacques Kallis, 104.3 ov), 5-344 (Ashwell Prince, 121.5 ov), 6-355 (Mark Boucher, 128.4 ov), 7-394 (Jacques Rudolph, 140.5 ov), 8-433 (Shaun Pollock, 152.1 ov), 9-449 (Andre Nel, 153.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (9) and AB de Villiers (2)	16	37
second	Herschelle Gibbs (27) and Graeme Smith (22)	53	87
third	Jacques Kallis (8) and Graeme Smith (8)	17	46
fourth	Jacques Kallis (103) and Ashwell Prince (101)	219	468
fifth	Ashwell Prince (18) and Jacques Rudolph (19)	39	106
sixth	Mark Boucher (5) and Jacques Rudolph (3)	11	43
seventh	Shaun Pollock (23) and Jacques Rudolph (16)	39	73
eighth	Shaun Pollock (23) and Johan Botha (16)	39	68
ninth	Andre Nel (12) and Johan Botha (3)	16	11
tenth	Charl Langeveldt (0) and Johan Botha (1)	2	5

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 359 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	b Charl Langeveldt	25	20
Matthew Hayden	b Charl Langeveldt	4	11
Ricky Ponting	lbw b Jacques Kallis	120	174
Brad Hodge	c Jacques Rudolph b Andre Nel	6	23
Michael Hussey	c Mark Boucher b Johan Botha	45	111
Andrew Symonds	lbw b Andre Nel	12	51
Adam Gilchrist	c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel	86	109
Shane Warne	c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel	0	1
Brett Lee	c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis	17	40
Stuart MacGill	c Andre Nel b Shaun Pollock	29	21
Glenn McGrath	not out	1	12

Extras 14 · Total 359 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	25	3	109	1
Charl Langeveldt	24	4	108	2
Andre Nel	24.1	3	81	4
Jacques Kallis	15	4	25	2
Johan Botha	7	2	26	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Matthew Hayden, 3.5 ov), 2-35 (Justin Langer, 5.4 ov), 3-54 (Brad Hodge, 14.2 ov), 4-184 (Michael Hussey, 49.6 ov), 5-222 (Ricky Ponting, 63.2 ov), 6-226 (Andrew Symonds, 66.5 ov), 7-226 (Shane Warne, 66.6 ov), 8-263 (Brett Lee, 77.5 ov), 9-322 (Stuart MacGill, 88.3 ov), 10-359 (Adam Gilchrist, 95.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (12) and Matthew Hayden (4)	22	23
second	Justin Langer (13) and Ricky Ponting (0)	13	11
third	Ricky Ponting (13) and Brad Hodge (6)	19	52
fourth	Ricky Ponting (84) and Michael Hussey (45)	130	214
fifth	Ricky Ponting (23) and Andrew Symonds (10)	38	80
sixth	Adam Gilchrist (2) and Andrew Symonds (2)	4	21
seventh	Shane Warne (0) and Adam Gilchrist (0)	0	1
eighth	Adam Gilchrist (20) and Brett Lee (17)	37	65
ninth	Adam Gilchrist (28) and Stuart MacGill (29)	59	65
tenth	Glenn McGrath (1) and Adam Gilchrist (36)	37	40

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 194 FOR 6 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Graeme Smith	lbw b Glenn McGrath	5	9
AB de Villiers	lbw b Brett Lee	1	4
Herschelle Gibbs	run out (Brad Hodge)	67	74
Jacques Kallis	not out	50	96
Ashwell Prince	c Ricky Ponting b Stuart MacGill	18	30
Jacques Rudolph	c Glenn McGrath b Stuart MacGill	4	7
Mark Boucher	st Adam Gilchrist b Stuart MacGill	11	13
Shaun Pollock	not out	26	21

Did not bat: Johan Botha, Andre Nel, Charl Langeveldt

Extras 12 · Total 194 for 6 declared

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	15	2	61	1
Brett Lee	10	3	48	1
Shane Warne	11	1	45	0
Stuart MacGill	6	1	33	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (AB de Villiers, 1.3 ov), 2-6 (Graeme Smith, 2.4 ov), 3-92 (Herschelle Gibbs, 21.4 ov), 4-123 (Ashwell Prince, 30.6 ov), 5-129 (Jacques Rudolph, 32.3 ov), 6-152 (Mark Boucher, 36.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Graeme Smith (3) and AB de Villiers (1)	4	9
second	Herschelle Gibbs (0) and Graeme Smith (2)	2	7
third	Jacques Kallis (14) and Herschelle Gibbs (67)	86	116
fourth	Jacques Kallis (9) and Ashwell Prince (18)	31	56
fifth	Jacques Kallis (0) and Jacques Rudolph (4)	6	9
sixth	Jacques Kallis (10) and Mark Boucher (11)	23	24
seventh	Shaun Pollock (26) and Jacques Kallis (15)	42	33

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 288 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	b Charl Langeveldt	20	32
Matthew Hayden	c Graeme Smith b Johan Botha	90	134
Ricky Ponting	not out	143	159
Brad Hodge	not out	27	42

Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill, Glenn McGrath

Extras 8 · Total 288 for 2

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Shaun Pollock	14	2	55	0
Charl Langeveldt	14	1	52	1
Andre Nel	7	0	46	0
Johan Botha	12.3	0	77	1
Jacques Kallis	2	0	8	0
Jacques Rudolph	11	0	49	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (Justin Langer, 11.2 ov), 2-212 (Matthew Hayden, 44.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (20) and Matthew Hayden (8)	30	68
second	Matthew Hayden (82) and Ricky Ponting (96)	182	204
third	Ricky Ponting (47) and Brad Hodge (27)	76	95

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