Australia Vs South Africa 3Rd Odi
South Africa tour of Australia - 2008 (2008/09) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 23 January 2009
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 21 balls remaining). David Warner top-scored with 69 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 23 January 2009
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Albie Morkel
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Johan Botha (South Africa)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 269 all out. David Warner top-scored with 69 off 60 balls, and Shaun Marsh made 43. Johan Botha took 3 for 32 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the first wicket between Shaun Marsh and David Warner, 42% of the total.
Chasing 270, South Africa made 270 for 7. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 64 off 52 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 60. The innings was built on a 96-run stand for the second wicket between Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs.
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 21 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 269 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Marsh | st Mark Boucher b Johan Botha | 43 | 63 |
| David Warner | b Dale Steyn | 69 | 60 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Herschelle Gibbs b Johan Botha | 29 | 27 |
| Michael Hussey | run out (AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher) | 12 | 15 |
| David Hussey | b Makhaya Ntini | 36 | 44 |
| Brad Haddin | c & b Johan Botha | 6 | 15 |
| James Hopes | c Johan Botha b Makhaya Ntini | 33 | 56 |
| Mitchell Johnson | b Jean-Paul Duminy | 10 | 6 |
| Nathan Hauritz | c Johan Botha b Dale Steyn | 7 | 4 |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 6 | 5 |
| Shaun Tait | run out (Herschelle Gibbs, Dale Steyn) | 0 | 1 |
Extras 18 · Total 269 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 8.2 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 9 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Albie Morkel | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 10 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-114 (David Warner, 18.5 ov), 2-144 (Shaun Marsh, 22.5 ov), 3-165 (Michael Hussey, 26.5 ov), 4-172 (Ricky Ponting, 28.3 ov), 5-188 (Brad Haddin, 32.3 ov), 6-239 (David Hussey, 45.1 ov), 7-253 (Mitchell Johnson, 46.4 ov), 8-262 (Nathan Hauritz, 47.4 ov), 9-267 (James Hopes, 48.5 ov), 10-269 (Shaun Tait, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shaun Marsh (36) and David Warner (69) | 114 | 113 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (18) and Shaun Marsh (7) | 30 | 24 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (8) and Michael Hussey (12) | 21 | 23 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (3) and David Hussey (4) | 7 | 10 |
| fifth | Brad Haddin (6) and David Hussey (10) | 16 | 24 |
| sixth | James Hopes (27) and David Hussey (22) | 51 | 76 |
| seventh | James Hopes (3) and Mitchell Johnson (10) | 14 | 9 |
| eighth | James Hopes (2) and Nathan Hauritz (7) | 9 | 6 |
| ninth | Nathan Bracken (4) and James Hopes (1) | 5 | 7 |
| tenth | Nathan Bracken (2) and Shaun Tait (0) | 2 | 3 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 270 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Michael Hussey b Mitchell Johnson | 64 | 52 |
| Hashim Amla | run out (David Warner, James Hopes) | 13 | 19 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Brad Haddin b Shaun Tait | 60 | 72 |
| AB de Villiers | c Michael Hussey b Nathan Bracken | 5 | 4 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | b Nathan Hauritz | 9 | 23 |
| Neil McKenzie | run out (David Warner, Nathan Hauritz) | 27 | 42 |
| Mark Boucher | not out | 31 | 44 |
| Albie Morkel | c James Hopes b Nathan Hauritz | 40 | 22 |
| Johan Botha | not out | 4 | 3 |
Did not bat: Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 17 · Total 270 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Tait | 9.3 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Nathan Bracken | 9 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 9 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
| James Hopes | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 9 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Hashim Amla, 5.2 ov), 2-125 (Herschelle Gibbs, 18.6 ov), 3-140 (AB de Villiers, 21.4 ov), 4-163 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 27.6 ov), 5-163 (Jacques Kallis, 28.2 ov), 6-209 (Neil McKenzie, 39.5 ov), 7-265 (Albie Morkel, 45.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (14) and Hashim Amla (13) | 29 | 32 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (37) and Herschelle Gibbs (50) | 96 | 82 |
| third | Jacques Kallis (10) and AB de Villiers (5) | 15 | 16 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (13) and Jean-Paul Duminy (9) | 23 | 38 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (0) and Neil McKenzie (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (16) and Neil McKenzie (27) | 46 | 70 |
| seventh | Mark Boucher (15) and Albie Morkel (40) | 56 | 38 |
| eighth | Mark Boucher (0) and Johan Botha (4) | 5 | 3 |
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