Australia Vs South Africa 6Th Match
VB Series Australia, New Zealand, South Africa in Australia - 2002 (2001/02) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 20 January 2002
Australia won by 27 runs
Australia won by 27 runs. Damien Martyn top-scored with 104* for Australia. Glenn McGrath took 4/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Date
- 20 January 2002
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 27 runs
- Player of the match
- Damien Martyn
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 241 for 4. Damien Martyn top-scored with 104 not out off 121 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 80. The innings was built on a 171-run stand for the third wicket between Damien Martyn and Ricky Ponting, 71% of the total.
Chasing 242, South Africa made 214 all out. Neil McKenzie top-scored with 68 off 85 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 37. Glenn McGrath took 4 for 30 for Australia. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the third wicket between Jacques Kallis and Neil McKenzie.
Australia won by 27 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 241 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Mark Boucher b Steve Elworthy | 15 | 30 |
| Matthew Hayden | c Gary Kirsten b Steve Elworthy | 10 | 34 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Herschelle Gibbs b Lance Klusener | 80 | 95 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 104 | 121 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Jonty Rhodes b Nicky Boje | 3 | 6 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 22 | 19 |
Did not bat: Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Andy Bichel, Jason Gillespie
Extras 7 · Total 241 for 4
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Steve Elworthy | 10 | 1 | 53 | 2 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Nicky Boje | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Mark Waugh, 9.4 ov), 2-29 (Matthew Hayden, 11.5 ov), 3-200 (Ricky Ponting, 42.2 ov), 4-205 (Andrew Symonds, 43.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (14) and Matthew Hayden (10) | 25 | 55 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (0) and Ricky Ponting (3) | 4 | 13 |
| third | Damien Martyn (89) and Ricky Ponting (77) | 171 | 187 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (2) and Andrew Symonds (3) | 5 | 10 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (22) and Damien Martyn (12) | 36 | 36 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 214 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 22 | 40 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Andy Bichel b Glenn McGrath | 18 | 22 |
| Jacques Kallis | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 37 | 55 |
| Neil McKenzie | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 68 | 85 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Adam Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds | 2 | 9 |
| Mark Boucher | c & b Andrew Symonds | 10 | 17 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Matthew Hayden b Andrew Symonds | 18 | 26 |
| Lance Klusener | b Andy Bichel | 16 | 17 |
| Nicky Boje | b Glenn McGrath | 1 | 6 |
| Steve Elworthy | not out | 11 | 11 |
| Charl Langeveldt | b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 5 |
Extras 8 · Total 214 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9.4 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 60 | 2 |
| Andy Bichel | 9 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Herschelle Gibbs, 6.6 ov), 2-49 (Gary Kirsten, 12.3 ov), 3-126 (Jacques Kallis, 28.1 ov), 4-135 (Jonty Rhodes, 31.2 ov), 5-153 (Mark Boucher, 35.5 ov), 6-175 (Neil McKenzie, 40.4 ov), 7-191 (Shaun Pollock, 43.4 ov), 8-199 (Lance Klusener, 45.4 ov), 9-204 (Nicky Boje, 46.6 ov), 10-214 (Charl Langeveldt, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten (12) and Herschelle Gibbs (13) | 34 | 39 |
| second | Gary Kirsten (10) and Jacques Kallis (3) | 15 | 33 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (34) and Neil McKenzie (43) | 77 | 94 |
| fourth | Jonty Rhodes (2) and Neil McKenzie (7) | 9 | 19 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (10) and Neil McKenzie (8) | 18 | 27 |
| sixth | Shaun Pollock (11) and Neil McKenzie (10) | 22 | 29 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock (7) and Lance Klusener (9) | 16 | 18 |
| eighth | Nicky Boje (1) and Lance Klusener (7) | 8 | 12 |
| ninth | Nicky Boje (0) and Steve Elworthy (4) | 5 | 9 |
| tenth | Steve Elworthy (7) and Charl Langeveldt (3) | 10 | 10 |
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