Australia v South Africa 3rd Test
South Africa tour of Australia - 2005 (2005/06) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 2 January 2006 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 8 wickets · Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting
Australia won by 8 wickets. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 143* for Australia. Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting.
South Africa, 420 (9 wkts)
| AB de Villiers | caught (Adam Gilchrist) b Brett Lee | 2 | 18 |
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Brett Lee | 39 | 77 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | bowled b Glenn McGrath | 27 | 49 |
| Jacques Kallis | caught (Glenn McGrath) b Andrew Symonds | 111 | 275 |
| Ashwell Prince | lbw b Shane Warne | 119 | 271 |
| Jacques Rudolph | caught (Adam Gilchrist) b Glenn McGrath | 38 | 110 |
| Mark Boucher | caught (Adam Gilchrist) b Stuart MacGill | 5 | 23 |
| Shaun Pollock | caught (Brad Hodge) b Brett Lee | 46 | 64 |
| Johan Botha | not out | 20 | 46 |
| Andre Nel | caught (Brad Hodge) b Shane Warne | 12 | 8 |
| Charl Langeveldt | not out | 1 | 3 |
Glenn McGrath 34.00-17-65-2Brett Lee 30.40-7-82-3Andrew Symonds 23.00-4-69-1Shane Warne 36.00-5-106-2Michael Hussey 2.00-0-12-0Stuart MacGill 29.00-5-102-1
Australia, 345 (10 wkts)
| Justin Langer | bowled b Charl Langeveldt | 25 | 20 |
| Matthew Hayden | bowled b Charl Langeveldt | 4 | 11 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 120 | 174 |
| Brad Hodge | caught (Jacques Rudolph) b Andre Nel | 6 | 23 |
| Michael Hussey | caught (Mark Boucher) b Johan Botha | 45 | 111 |
| Andrew Symonds | lbw b Andre Nel | 12 | 51 |
| Adam Gilchrist | caught (Mark Boucher) b Andre Nel | 86 | 109 |
| Shane Warne | caught (Mark Boucher) b Andre Nel | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Lee | caught (Graeme Smith) b Jacques Kallis | 17 | 40 |
| Stuart MacGill | caught (Andre Nel) b Shaun Pollock | 29 | 21 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 12 |
Shaun Pollock 25.00-3-109-1Charl Langeveldt 24.00-4-108-2Andre Nel 24.10-3-81-4Jacques Kallis 15.00-4-25-2Johan Botha 7.00-2-26-1
South Africa, 182 (6 wkts)
| 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 | caught (Ricky Ponting) b Stuart MacGill | 18 | 30 |
| Jacques Rudolph | caught (Glenn McGrath) b Stuart MacGill | 4 | 7 |
| Mark Boucher | stumping (Adam Gilchrist) b Stuart MacGill | 11 | 13 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 26 | 21 |
| Johan Botha | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Nel | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Charl Langeveldt | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Glenn McGrath 15.00-2-61-1Brett Lee 10.00-3-48-1Shane Warne 11.00-1-45-0Stuart MacGill 6.00-1-33-3
Australia, 280 (2 wkts)
| Justin Langer | bowled b Charl Langeveldt | 20 | 32 |
| Matthew Hayden | caught (Graeme Smith) b Johan Botha | 90 | 134 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 143 | 159 |
| Brad Hodge | not out | 27 | 42 |
| Michael Hussey | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Gilchrist | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGill | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrath | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Shaun Pollock 14.00-2-55-0Charl Langeveldt 14.00-1-52-1Andre Nel 7.00-0-46-0Johan Botha 12.30-0-77-1Jacques Kallis 2.00-0-8-0Jacques Rudolph 11.00-0-49-0
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