Australia Vs South Africa 2Nd Match
VB Series Australia, New Zealand, South Africa in Australia - 2002 (2001/02) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 13 January 2002
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining). Steve Waugh top-scored with 62 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 13 January 2002
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Shaun Pollock
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 198 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 62 off 86 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 51. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 25 for South Africa.
Chasing 199, South Africa made 199 for 6. Jonty Rhodes top-scored with 43 not out off 101 balls, and Herschelle Gibbs made 38.
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 198 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Lance Klusener b Shaun Pollock | 10 | 18 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Allan Donald b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Ponting | run out (Jonty Rhodes) | 51 | 75 |
| Michael Bevan | run out (Makhaya Ntini) | 10 | 32 |
| Steve Waugh | b Jacques Kallis | 62 | 86 |
| Damien Martyn | c Neil McKenzie b Jacques Kallis | 31 | 46 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Herschelle Gibbs b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | c Shaun Pollock b Lance Klusener | 4 | 11 |
| Brett Lee | c Jonty Rhodes b Allan Donald | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Bichel | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 17 | 15 |
| Jason Gillespie | not out | 1 | 3 |
Extras 12 · Total 198 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 9.5 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Nicky Boje | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Adam Gilchrist, 0.1 ov), 2-39 (Matthew Hayden, 7.4 ov), 3-64 (Michael Bevan, 15.4 ov), 4-106 (Ricky Ponting, 28.1 ov), 5-164 (Steve Waugh, 40.1 ov), 6-164 (Andrew Symonds, 40.3 ov), 7-170 (Shane Warne, 42.3 ov), 8-171 (Brett Lee, 43.2 ov), 9-196 (Andy Bichel, 47.6 ov), 10-198 (Damien Martyn, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (0) and Adam Gilchrist (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (10) and Ricky Ponting (25) | 39 | 40 |
| third | Michael Bevan (10) and Ricky Ponting (14) | 25 | 47 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh (27) and Ricky Ponting (12) | 42 | 75 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (35) and Damien Martyn (22) | 58 | 72 |
| sixth | Damien Martyn (0) and Andrew Symonds (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Shane Warne (4) and Damien Martyn (1) | 6 | 12 |
| eighth | Damien Martyn (1) and Brett Lee (0) | 1 | 5 |
| ninth | Damien Martyn (6) and Andy Bichel (17) | 25 | 28 |
| tenth | Damien Martyn (1) and Jason Gillespie (1) | 2 | 5 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 199 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 22 | 26 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 38 | 51 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 6 | 22 |
| Neil McKenzie | c Andrew Symonds b Shane Warne | 34 | 59 |
| Jonty Rhodes | not out | 43 | 101 |
| Lance Klusener | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 18 | 17 |
| Mark Boucher | c Andrew Symonds b Brett Lee | 11 | 15 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 5 | 4 |
Did not bat: Nicky Boje, Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 22 · Total 199 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9.3 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 3 | 28 | 2 |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Michael Bevan | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (Gary Kirsten, 9.2 ov), 2-66 (Jacques Kallis, 14.5 ov), 3-71 (Herschelle Gibbs, 16.6 ov), 4-136 (Neil McKenzie, 36.2 ov), 5-169 (Lance Klusener, 42.3 ov), 6-187 (Mark Boucher, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten (22) and Herschelle Gibbs (24) | 51 | 51 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (6) and Herschelle Gibbs (9) | 15 | 33 |
| third | Herschelle Gibbs (5) and Neil McKenzie (0) | 5 | 13 |
| fourth | Jonty Rhodes (26) and Neil McKenzie (29) | 65 | 114 |
| fifth | Jonty Rhodes (7) and Lance Klusener (18) | 33 | 39 |
| sixth | Jonty Rhodes (7) and Mark Boucher (11) | 18 | 22 |
| seventh | Jonty Rhodes (3) and Shaun Pollock (5) | 12 | 9 |
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