South Africa Vs Australia 1St Odi
Australia tour of South Africa - 2009 (2008/09) · Kingsmead, Durban · 3 April 2009
Australia won by 141 runs
Australia won by 141 runs. Michael Hussey top-scored with 83* for Australia. Nathan Hauritz took 4/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Date
- 3 April 2009
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 141 runs
- Player of the match
- Michael Hussey
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Debut
- Ben Laughlin (Australia)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ben Laughlin's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 286 for 7. Michael Hussey top-scored with 83 not out off 79 balls, and Brad Haddin made 53. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Brad Haddin. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Kingsmead, 227 across 23 ODIs.
Chasing 287, South Africa made 145 all out. Graeme Smith top-scored with 52 off 56 balls, and Herschelle Gibbs made 33. Nathan Hauritz took 4 for 29 for Australia.
Australia won by 141 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 286 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Haddin | run out (Albie Morkel, Mark Boucher) | 53 | 60 |
| Michael Clarke | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 5 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Albie Morkel b Morne Morkel | 37 | 45 |
| David Hussey | run out (AB de Villiers, Albie Morkel) | 18 | 20 |
| Michael Hussey | not out | 83 | 79 |
| Callum Ferguson | c Johan Botha b Dale Steyn | 25 | 44 |
| James Hopes | c Dale Steyn b Morne Morkel | 38 | 35 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 1 | 2 |
| Nathan Hauritz | not out | 20 | 11 |
Did not bat: Nathan Bracken, Ben Laughlin
Extras 10 · Total 286 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 9 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 1 | 67 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| Albie Morkel | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Michael Clarke, 1.3 ov), 2-79 (Ricky Ponting, 14.4 ov), 3-107 (David Hussey, 20.3 ov), 4-115 (Brad Haddin, 21.5 ov), 5-168 (Callum Ferguson, 34.1 ov), 6-235 (James Hopes, 45.3 ov), 7-243 (Mitchell Johnson, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brad Haddin (1) and Michael Clarke (1) | 2 | 9 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (37) and Brad Haddin (37) | 77 | 80 |
| third | Brad Haddin (9) and David Hussey (18) | 28 | 35 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (1) and Brad Haddin (6) | 8 | 8 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (25) and Callum Ferguson (25) | 53 | 74 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (28) and James Hopes (38) | 67 | 68 |
| seventh | Michael Hussey (6) and Mitchell Johnson (1) | 8 | 5 |
| eighth | Michael Hussey (23) and Nathan Hauritz (20) | 43 | 22 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 145 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | c Brad Haddin b Nathan Bracken | 7 | 14 |
| Graeme Smith | c & b Nathan Hauritz | 52 | 56 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Michael Clarke b James Hopes | 33 | 37 |
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 2 | 6 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Mitchell Johnson b James Hopes | 15 | 33 |
| Mark Boucher | c Brad Haddin b Nathan Hauritz | 0 | 6 |
| Johan Botha | c Michael Hussey b Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 11 |
| Albie Morkel | st Brad Haddin b Nathan Hauritz | 14 | 19 |
| Morne Morkel | c Ben Laughlin b Nathan Hauritz | 2 | 10 |
| Dale Steyn | c Michael Hussey b Ben Laughlin | 1 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 2 | 5 |
Extras 9 · Total 145 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Johnson | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Nathan Bracken | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Ben Laughlin | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| James Hopes | 7 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 8.1 | 1 | 29 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Hashim Amla, 3.3 ov), 2-91 (Herschelle Gibbs, 15.3 ov), 3-94 (AB de Villiers, 16.5 ov), 4-110 (Graeme Smith, 21.6 ov), 5-112 (Mark Boucher, 23.4 ov), 6-125 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 26.4 ov), 7-132 (Johan Botha, 28.2 ov), 8-142 (Albie Morkel, 31.5 ov), 9-143 (Dale Steyn, 32.1 ov), 10-145 (Morne Morkel, 33.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (7) and Graeme Smith (8) | 17 | 21 |
| second | Herschelle Gibbs (33) and Graeme Smith (37) | 74 | 72 |
| third | Graeme Smith (1) and AB de Villiers (2) | 3 | 8 |
| fourth | Graeme Smith (6) and Jean-Paul Duminy (10) | 16 | 31 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (0) and Jean-Paul Duminy (0) | 2 | 10 |
| sixth | Johan Botha (7) and Jean-Paul Duminy (5) | 13 | 18 |
| seventh | Albie Morkel (6) and Johan Botha (1) | 7 | 10 |
| eighth | Albie Morkel (8) and Morne Morkel (2) | 10 | 21 |
| ninth | Dale Steyn (1) and Morne Morkel (0) | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Makhaya Ntini (2) and Morne Morkel (0) | 2 | 6 |
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