Australia Vs South Africa 4Th Match
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Docklands Stadium, Melbourne · 20 January 2006
Australia won by 59 runs
Australia won by 59 runs. Phil Jaques top-scored with 94 for Australia. Brett Lee took 5/22.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
- Date
- 20 January 2006
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 59 runs
- Player of the match
- Brett Lee
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Debuts
- Phil Jaques (Australia), Brett Dorey (Australia), Johan van der Wath (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and MR Benson
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Phil Jaques, Brett Dorey and Johan van der Wath played their first ODIs.
Australia batted first and made 245 all out. Phil Jaques top-scored with 94 off 112 balls, and James Hopes made 38. Andrew Hall took 4 for 35 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the fourth wicket between Michael Clarke and Phil Jaques.
Chasing 246, South Africa made 186 all out. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 46 off 31 balls, and Boeta Dippenaar made 41. Brett Lee took 5 for 22 for Australia. From 114 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 10 runs, to 124 for 8.
Australia won by 59 runs. Brett Lee's 5 for 22 are the best innings figures at Docklands Stadium.
AUSTRALIA: 245 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Martyn | b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 9 |
| Phil Jaques | c Mark Boucher b Johan van der Wath | 94 | 112 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Graeme Smith b Andrew Hall | 9 | 19 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Ashwell Prince b Dale Steyn | 7 | 14 |
| Michael Clarke | c Mark Boucher b Johan van der Wath | 34 | 44 |
| Michael Hussey | c Garnett Kruger b Andrew Hall | 18 | 31 |
| Brad Haddin | b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 4 |
| James Hopes | c Johan Botha b Andrew Hall | 38 | 47 |
| Brett Lee | b Graeme Smith | 6 | 9 |
| Brett Dorey | c Justin Kemp b Andrew Hall | 2 | 8 |
Did not bat: Brad Hogg
Extras 23 · Total 245 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| Dale Steyn | 5 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Andrew Hall | 9.2 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| Garnett Kruger | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Johan van der Wath | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Graeme Smith | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Damien Martyn, 2.4 ov), 2-55 (Ricky Ponting, 9.6 ov), 3-85 (Andrew Symonds, 14.5 ov), 4-172 (Michael Clarke, 30.3 ov), 5-177 (Phil Jaques, 32.5 ov), 6-181 (Brad Haddin, 34.1 ov), 7-208 (Michael Hussey, 40.3 ov), 8-221 (Brett Lee, 43.4 ov), 9-238 (Brett Dorey, 47.1 ov), 10-245 (James Hopes, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Damien Martyn (11) and Phil Jaques (5) | 17 | 17 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (9) and Phil Jaques (24) | 38 | 48 |
| third | Andrew Symonds (7) and Phil Jaques (18) | 30 | 31 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (34) and Phil Jaques (43) | 87 | 94 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (1) and Phil Jaques (4) | 5 | 14 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (3) and Brad Haddin (1) | 4 | 8 |
| seventh | Michael Hussey (14) and James Hopes (13) | 27 | 38 |
| eighth | Brett Lee (6) and James Hopes (6) | 13 | 19 |
| ninth | James Hopes (14) and Brett Dorey (2) | 17 | 21 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath (2) and James Hopes (5) | 7 | 13 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 186 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeta Dippenaar | b Brett Lee | 41 | 93 |
| Graeme Smith | c Brad Haddin b Brett Lee | 9 | 17 |
| Andrew Hall | b Brett Lee | 1 | 4 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | lbw b Brad Hogg | 39 | 53 |
| Ashwell Prince | b Brett Lee | 21 | 27 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw b Brad Hogg | 5 | 12 |
| Justin Kemp | b Brett Lee | 3 | 8 |
| Johan van der Wath | c Brad Haddin b Brad Hogg | 0 | 6 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Brad Haddin b Brett Dorey | 46 | 31 |
| Johan Botha | not out | 15 | 25 |
Did not bat: Dale Steyn
Extras 6 · Total 186 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 2 | 35 | 1 |
| Brett Dorey | 9 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| James Hopes | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Andrew Symonds | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Graeme Smith, 4.3 ov), 2-16 (Andrew Hall, 6.2 ov), 3-84 (Herschelle Gibbs, 24.5 ov), 4-114 (Boeta Dippenaar, 31.5 ov), 5-119 (Ashwell Prince, 33.3 ov), 6-123 (Justin Kemp, 35.2 ov), 7-123 (Mark Boucher, 36.2 ov), 8-124 (Johan van der Wath, 36.6 ov), 9-185 (Shaun Pollock, 45.3 ov), 10-186 (Garnett Kruger, 46.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Boeta Dippenaar (3) and Graeme Smith (9) | 12 | 27 |
| second | Boeta Dippenaar (3) and Andrew Hall (1) | 4 | 11 |
| third | Herschelle Gibbs (39) and Boeta Dippenaar (28) | 68 | 111 |
| fourth | Boeta Dippenaar (7) and Ashwell Prince (20) | 30 | 42 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (4) and Ashwell Prince (1) | 5 | 10 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (1) and Justin Kemp (3) | 4 | 11 |
| seventh | Mark Boucher (0) and Johan van der Wath (0) | 0 | 6 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock (1) and Johan van der Wath (0) | 1 | 4 |
| ninth | Shaun Pollock (45) and Johan Botha (15) | 61 | 52 |
| tenth | Garnett Kruger (0) and Johan Botha (0) | 1 | 9 |
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