South Africa Vs Australia 3Rd Odi
Australia tour of South Africa - 2006 (2005/06) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 5 March 2006
Australia won by 24 runs
Australia won by 24 runs. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 69 for South Africa. Brett Lee took 4/48.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- St George's Park, Gqeberha
- Date
- 5 March 2006
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 24 runs
- Player of the match
- Brett Lee
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- BG Jerling and JW Lloyds
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 254 for 6. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 62 off 82 balls, and Damien Martyn made 51.
Chasing 255, South Africa made 230 all out. Shaun Pollock top-scored with 69 off 74 balls, and AB de Villiers made 68. Brett Lee took 4 for 48 for Australia. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the sixth wicket between Shaun Pollock and AB de Villiers, 52% of the total.
Australia won by 24 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 254 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 25 | 33 |
| Simon Katich | run out (AB de Villiers) | 49 | 80 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Robin Peterson b Shaun Pollock | 62 | 82 |
| Damien Martyn | c Roger Telemachus b Makhaya Ntini | 51 | 69 |
| Michael Clarke | run out (Mark Boucher) | 25 | 23 |
| Michael Hussey | c Herschelle Gibbs b Andrew Hall | 22 | 10 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 6 | 3 |
| Shane Watson | not out | 4 | 3 |
Did not bat: Brad Hogg, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark
Extras 10 · Total 254 for 6
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Roger Telemachus | 8 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Andrew Hall | 9 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Robin Peterson | 10 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Adam Gilchrist, 8.5 ov), 2-99 (Simon Katich, 24.3 ov), 3-173 (Ricky Ponting, 40.5 ov), 4-214 (Damien Martyn, 45.5 ov), 5-243 (Michael Hussey, 48.6 ov), 6-244 (Michael Clarke, 49.0 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Adam Gilchrist (25) and Simon Katich (11) | 36 | 53 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (21) and Simon Katich (38) | 63 | 94 |
| third | Damien Martyn (29) and Ricky Ponting (41) | 74 | 100 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (22) and Michael Clarke (18) | 41 | 30 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (22) and Michael Clarke (6) | 29 | 19 |
| sixth | Brett Lee (0) and Michael Clarke (0) | 1 | – |
| seventh | Brett Lee (6) and Shane Watson (4) | 10 | 6 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 230 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeta Dippenaar | lbw b Shane Watson | 16 | 35 |
| Graeme Smith | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 10 | 12 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | run out (Stuart Clark) | 16 | 30 |
| AB de Villiers | c Brad Hogg b Michael Clarke | 68 | 92 |
| Mark Boucher | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 5 | 11 |
| Justin Kemp | c Nathan Bracken b Stuart Clark | 0 | 5 |
| Shaun Pollock | b Shane Watson | 69 | 74 |
| Andrew Hall | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 5 | 6 |
| Robin Peterson | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 3 | 5 |
| Roger Telemachus | lbw b Nathan Bracken | 29 | 13 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 1 | 4 |
Extras 8 · Total 230 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9 | 2 | 48 | 4 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8.2 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Michael Clarke | 9 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Graeme Smith, 2.2 ov), 2-43 (Herschelle Gibbs, 10.5 ov), 3-60 (Boeta Dippenaar, 15.1 ov), 4-68 (Mark Boucher, 19.3 ov), 5-69 (Justin Kemp, 20.3 ov), 6-188 (Shaun Pollock, 42.2 ov), 7-192 (AB de Villiers, 43.1 ov), 8-197 (Andrew Hall, 44.2 ov), 9-199 (Robin Peterson, 44.5 ov), 10-230 (Roger Telemachus, 47.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Boeta Dippenaar (1) and Graeme Smith (10) | 15 | 15 |
| second | Herschelle Gibbs (16) and Boeta Dippenaar (11) | 28 | 52 |
| third | Boeta Dippenaar (4) and AB de Villiers (13) | 17 | 26 |
| fourth | Mark Boucher (5) and AB de Villiers (3) | 8 | 26 |
| fifth | Justin Kemp (0) and AB de Villiers (1) | 1 | 6 |
| sixth | Shaun Pollock (69) and AB de Villiers (49) | 119 | 131 |
| seventh | Andrew Hall (2) and AB de Villiers (2) | 4 | 5 |
| eighth | Andrew Hall (3) and Robin Peterson (2) | 5 | 7 |
| ninth | Roger Telemachus (1) and Robin Peterson (1) | 2 | 3 |
| tenth | Roger Telemachus (28) and Makhaya Ntini (1) | 31 | 16 |
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