South Africa Vs Australia 4Th Odi
Australia tour of South Africa - 2002 (2001/02) · Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein · 30 March 2002
Australia won by 37 runs
Australia won by 37 runs. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 129 for Australia. Brett Lee took 4/63.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (then Goodyear Park)
- Date
- 30 March 2002
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 37 runs
- Player of the match
- Ricky Ponting
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
- Debut
- Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and MZ Nanabhay
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Graeme Smith's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 290 for 6. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 129 off 126 balls, and Darren Lehmann made 39. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ricky Ponting and Darren Lehmann, 41% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Mangaung Oval, 224 across 14 ODIs.
Chasing 291, South Africa made 253 all out. Neil McKenzie top-scored with 67 off 88 balls, and Jonty Rhodes made 56. Brett Lee took 4 for 63 for Australia.
Australia won by 37 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 290 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Mark Boucher b Roger Telemachus | 17 | 30 |
| Adam Gilchrist | b Roger Telemachus | 34 | 59 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Shaun Pollock b Jacques Kallis | 129 | 126 |
| Damien Martyn | b Nicky Boje | 24 | 33 |
| Darren Lehmann | b Shaun Pollock | 39 | 37 |
| Jimmy Maher | not out | 14 | 12 |
| Ian Harvey | c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock | 6 | 4 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 8 | 4 |
Did not bat: Jason Gillespie, Nathan Hauritz, Glenn McGrath
Extras 19 · Total 290 for 6
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| Roger Telemachus | 10 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 0 | 67 | 1 |
| Nicky Boje | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Matthew Hayden, 10.3 ov), 2-87 (Adam Gilchrist, 20.4 ov), 3-143 (Damien Martyn, 31.4 ov), 4-262 (Darren Lehmann, 46.2 ov), 5-266 (Ricky Ponting, 47.3 ov), 6-274 (Ian Harvey, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (17) and Adam Gilchrist (12) | 40 | 59 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (31) and Adam Gilchrist (14) | 47 | 62 |
| third | Damien Martyn (24) and Ricky Ponting (29) | 56 | 66 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (69) and Darren Lehmann (39) | 119 | 89 |
| fifth | Ricky Ponting (0) and Jimmy Maher (4) | 4 | 7 |
| sixth | Ian Harvey (6) and Jimmy Maher (1) | 8 | 5 |
| seventh | Brett Lee (8) and Jimmy Maher (7) | 16 | 8 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 253 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 12 |
| Graeme Smith | b Ian Harvey | 41 | 49 |
| Andrew Hall | c Jimmy Maher b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 11 |
| Jacques Kallis | c & b Darren Lehmann | 43 | 51 |
| Neil McKenzie | b Brett Lee | 67 | 88 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Ian Harvey b Brett Lee | 56 | 49 |
| Mark Boucher | b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 2 | 3 |
| Nicky Boje | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 14 | 14 |
| Makhaya Ntini | b Jason Gillespie | 11 | 10 |
| Roger Telemachus | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 12 · Total 253 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 46 | 2 |
| Brett Lee | 9.1 | 0 | 63 | 4 |
| Ian Harvey | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 8 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Gary Kirsten, 2.6 ov), 2-14 (Andrew Hall, 6.3 ov), 3-67 (Graeme Smith, 15.1 ov), 4-138 (Jacques Kallis, 27.4 ov), 5-202 (Neil McKenzie, 40.1 ov), 6-202 (Mark Boucher, 40.2 ov), 7-207 (Shaun Pollock, 41.2 ov), 8-224 (Nicky Boje, 44.1 ov), 9-251 (Makhaya Ntini, 47.3 ov), 10-253 (Jonty Rhodes, 48.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten (3) and Graeme Smith (0) | 7 | 18 |
| second | Andrew Hall (3) and Graeme Smith (1) | 7 | 21 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (13) and Graeme Smith (36) | 53 | 52 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (30) and Neil McKenzie (36) | 71 | 76 |
| fifth | Jonty Rhodes (33) and Neil McKenzie (31) | 64 | 75 |
| sixth | Jonty Rhodes (0) and Mark Boucher (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Jonty Rhodes (3) and Shaun Pollock (2) | 5 | 6 |
| eighth | Jonty Rhodes (3) and Nicky Boje (14) | 17 | 17 |
| ninth | Jonty Rhodes (16) and Makhaya Ntini (11) | 27 | 20 |
| tenth | Jonty Rhodes (1) and Roger Telemachus (1) | 2 | 4 |
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