South Africa Vs Australia 5Th Odi
Australia tour of South Africa - 2009 (2008/09) · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 17 April 2009
Australia won by 47 runs
Australia won by 47 runs. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 82 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (then New Wanderers Stadium)
- Date
- 17 April 2009
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 47 runs
- Player of the match
- Nathan Hauritz
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 303 for 7. Michael Clarke top-scored with 66 off 60 balls, and Brad Haddin made 62. Jean-Paul Duminy took 3 for 48 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the first wicket between Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke, 42% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Wanderers Stadium, 243 across 26 ODIs.
Chasing 304, South Africa made 256 all out. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 82 off 101 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 64. Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 58 for Australia. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the second wicket between Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs, 41% of the total. From 213 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 238 for 9.
Australia won by 47 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 303 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Haddin | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Albie Morkel | 62 | 64 |
| Michael Clarke | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Roelof van der Merwe | 66 | 60 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Roelof van der Merwe b Jean-Paul Duminy | 40 | 45 |
| Callum Ferguson | c AB de Villiers b Roelof van der Merwe | 41 | 33 |
| Michael Hussey | not out | 49 | 55 |
| David Hussey | st Mark Boucher b Jean-Paul Duminy | 3 | 4 |
| James Hopes | run out (AB de Villiers) | 3 | 3 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c & b Jean-Paul Duminy | 2 | 6 |
| Nathan Hauritz | not out | 24 | 30 |
Did not bat: Ben Laughlin, Nathan Bracken
Extras 13 · Total 303 for 7
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 10 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | 8 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Albie Morkel | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-127 (Brad Haddin, 19.1 ov), 2-138 (Michael Clarke, 22.5 ov), 3-192 (Callum Ferguson, 31.1 ov), 4-223 (Ricky Ponting, 36.4 ov), 5-231 (David Hussey, 38.2 ov), 6-238 (James Hopes, 38.6 ov), 7-246 (Mitchell Johnson, 40.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brad Haddin (62) and Michael Clarke (62) | 127 | 115 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (7) and Michael Clarke (4) | 11 | 22 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (13) and Callum Ferguson (41) | 54 | 50 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (20) and Michael Hussey (10) | 31 | 33 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (4) and David Hussey (3) | 8 | 10 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (0) and James Hopes (3) | 7 | 4 |
| seventh | Michael Hussey (6) and Mitchell Johnson (2) | 8 | 11 |
| eighth | Michael Hussey (29) and Nathan Hauritz (24) | 57 | 55 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 256 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | lbw b Nathan Hauritz | 82 | 101 |
| Graeme Smith | c Brad Haddin b Nathan Bracken | 20 | 15 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Brad Haddin b Nathan Bracken | 64 | 69 |
| AB de Villiers | b Ben Laughlin | 38 | 42 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 3 | 8 |
| Mark Boucher | c Nathan Hauritz b James Hopes | 9 | 10 |
| Albie Morkel | c Ben Laughlin b Nathan Hauritz | 5 | 6 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | c Nathan Bracken b Mitchell Johnson | 3 | 4 |
| Morne Morkel | c David Hussey b Mitchell Johnson | 15 | 12 |
| Dale Steyn | run out (Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin) | 0 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 9 | 7 |
Extras 8 · Total 256 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Johnson | 8.5 | 0 | 58 | 3 |
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 1 | 54 | 2 |
| Ben Laughlin | 9 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| James Hopes | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| David Hussey | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Graeme Smith, 7.1 ov), 2-150 (Herschelle Gibbs, 27.4 ov), 3-188 (Jacques Kallis, 34.3 ov), 4-191 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 35.5 ov), 5-213 (Mark Boucher, 39.1 ov), 6-226 (Albie Morkel, 41.2 ov), 7-229 (AB de Villiers, 42.1 ov), 8-238 (Roelof van der Merwe, 43.1 ov), 9-238 (Dale Steyn, 43.2 ov), 10-256 (Morne Morkel, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (24) and Graeme Smith (20) | 46 | 43 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (43) and Herschelle Gibbs (58) | 104 | 123 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (21) and AB de Villiers (16) | 38 | 41 |
| fourth | Jean-Paul Duminy (3) and AB de Villiers (0) | 3 | 8 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (9) and AB de Villiers (13) | 22 | 20 |
| sixth | Albie Morkel (5) and AB de Villiers (8) | 13 | 13 |
| seventh | AB de Villiers (1) and Roelof van der Merwe (2) | 3 | 5 |
| eighth | Morne Morkel (7) and Roelof van der Merwe (1) | 9 | 6 |
| ninth | Dale Steyn (0) and Morne Morkel (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Makhaya Ntini (9) and Morne Morkel (8) | 18 | 15 |
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