Australia Vs South Africa 10Th Match
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Docklands Stadium, Melbourne · 3 February 2006
Australia won by 80 runs
Australia won by 80 runs. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 65 for Australia. Brett Lee took 4/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
- Date
- 3 February 2006
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 80 runs
- Player of the match
- Michael Hussey
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and PD Parker
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 281 for 7. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 65 off 60 balls, and Michael Hussey made 62. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the sixth wicket between Andrew Symonds and Michael Hussey.
Chasing 282, South Africa made 201 for 9. Johan Botha top-scored with 46 off 61 balls, and Herschelle Gibbs made 33. Brett Lee took 4 for 30 for Australia.
Australia won by 80 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 281 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | b Andrew Hall | 33 | 43 |
| Simon Katich | c Shaun Pollock b Johan van der Wath | 25 | 43 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Johan van der Wath b Johan Botha | 53 | 63 |
| Damien Martyn | c Johan Botha b Graeme Smith | 34 | 46 |
| Andrew Symonds | run out (Johan van der Wath) | 65 | 60 |
| Michael Clarke | run out (Ashwell Prince, Graeme Smith) | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Hussey | b Johan van der Wath | 62 | 44 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: James Hopes, Brett Dorey, Stuart Clark
Extras 8 · Total 281 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Andrew Hall | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Johan van der Wath | 10 | 0 | 82 | 2 |
| Graeme Smith | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| Johan Botha | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Adam Gilchrist, 9.6 ov), 2-71 (Simon Katich, 16.2 ov), 3-145 (Damien Martyn, 30.5 ov), 4-163 (Ricky Ponting, 35.5 ov), 5-167 (Michael Clarke, 36.5 ov), 6-276 (Michael Hussey, 49.3 ov), 7-281 (Andrew Symonds, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (33) and Simon Katich (8) | 45 | 62 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (9) and Simon Katich (17) | 26 | 38 |
| third | Damien Martyn (34) and Ricky Ponting (38) | 74 | 87 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (6) and Andrew Symonds (12) | 18 | 30 |
| fifth | Andrew Symonds (3) and Michael Clarke (1) | 4 | 6 |
| sixth | Andrew Symonds (46) and Michael Hussey (62) | 109 | 76 |
| seventh | Andrew Symonds (4) and Brett Lee (0) | 5 | 2 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 201 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeta Dippenaar | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark | 9 | 23 |
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Brett Lee | 0 | 2 |
| Jacques Rudolph | run out (Michael Hussey) | 19 | 39 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | b James Hopes | 33 | 40 |
| Johan Botha | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 46 | 61 |
| Ashwell Prince | run out (Brett Dorey, Adam Gilchrist) | 24 | 39 |
| Justin Kemp | c James Hopes b Brett Lee | 20 | 30 |
| Mark Boucher | c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Pollock | c Damien Martyn b Andrew Symonds | 16 | 17 |
| Andrew Hall | not out | 19 | 35 |
Did not bat: Charl Langeveldt
Extras 7 · Total 201 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 2 | 30 | 4 |
| Stuart Clark | 8 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Brett Dorey | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| James Hopes | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Graeme Smith, 0.2 ov), 2-13 (Boeta Dippenaar, 7.1 ov), 3-48 (Jacques Rudolph, 13.5 ov), 4-69 (Herschelle Gibbs, 19.2 ov), 5-117 (Ashwell Prince, 30.6 ov), 6-155 (Justin Kemp, 38.1 ov), 7-156 (Mark Boucher, 38.4 ov), 8-156 (Johan Botha, 38.6 ov), 9-183 (Shaun Pollock, 45.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Boeta Dippenaar (0) and Graeme Smith (0) | 0 | 2 |
| second | Boeta Dippenaar (9) and Jacques Rudolph (3) | 13 | 41 |
| third | Herschelle Gibbs (19) and Jacques Rudolph (16) | 35 | 39 |
| fourth | Herschelle Gibbs (14) and Johan Botha (7) | 21 | 33 |
| fifth | Ashwell Prince (23) and Johan Botha (22) | 48 | 70 |
| sixth | Justin Kemp (20) and Johan Botha (16) | 38 | 43 |
| seventh | Mark Boucher (0) and Johan Botha (1) | 1 | 3 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock (0) and Johan Botha (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Shaun Pollock (16) and Andrew Hall (10) | 27 | 37 |
| tenth | Andrew Hall (9) and Johan van der Wath (8) | 18 | 29 |
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