Australia Vs South Africa 4Th Odi
South Africa tour of Australia - 2008 (2008/09) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 26 January 2009
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 71 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 71 balls remaining). AB de Villiers top-scored with 82* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 26 January 2009
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 71 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- AB de Villiers
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Johan Botha (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and IJ Gould
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 222 all out. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 63 off 70 balls, and James Hopes made 42. Dale Steyn took 3 for 49 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 93-run stand for the third wicket between Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey, 42% of the total.
Chasing 223, South Africa made 223 for 2. AB de Villiers top-scored with 82 not out off 85 balls, and Hashim Amla made 80. The innings was built on a 144-run stand for the third wicket between Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers, 65% of the total.
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 71 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 222 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Marsh | c Morne Morkel b Dale Steyn | 13 | 9 |
| David Warner | c Morne Morkel b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 7 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Neil McKenzie b Makhaya Ntini | 63 | 70 |
| Michael Hussey | lbw b Johan Botha | 28 | 37 |
| David Hussey | c Herschelle Gibbs b Albie Morkel | 24 | 29 |
| Brad Haddin | c Jacques Kallis b Johan Botha | 3 | 10 |
| Cameron White | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 30 | 54 |
| James Hopes | c Neil McKenzie b Dale Steyn | 42 | 44 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Morne Morkel b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 7 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel | 5 | 17 |
| Shaun Tait | not out | 4 | 6 |
Extras 9 · Total 222 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 10 | 1 | 49 | 3 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| Albie Morkel | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Johan Botha | 10 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (David Warner, 1.5 ov), 2-17 (Shaun Marsh, 2.5 ov), 3-110 (Michael Hussey, 19.2 ov), 4-114 (Ricky Ponting, 20.5 ov), 5-128 (Brad Haddin, 23.5 ov), 6-151 (David Hussey, 30.3 ov), 7-188 (Cameron White, 40.1 ov), 8-189 (Mitchell Johnson, 41.2 ov), 9-216 (James Hopes, 46.1 ov), 10-222 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shaun Marsh (5) and David Warner (1) | 9 | 11 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (0) and Shaun Marsh (8) | 8 | 6 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (61) and Michael Hussey (28) | 93 | 101 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (2) and David Hussey (2) | 4 | 9 |
| fifth | Brad Haddin (3) and David Hussey (10) | 14 | 18 |
| sixth | David Hussey (12) and Cameron White (11) | 23 | 40 |
| seventh | James Hopes (18) and Cameron White (19) | 37 | 58 |
| eighth | James Hopes (0) and Mitchell Johnson (0) | 1 | 7 |
| ninth | James Hopes (24) and Ben Hilfenhaus (3) | 27 | 29 |
| tenth | Shaun Tait (4) and Ben Hilfenhaus (2) | 6 | 11 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 223 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Michael Hussey b Ben Hilfenhaus | 38 | 29 |
| Hashim Amla | not out | 80 | 103 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Shaun Marsh b James Hopes | 13 | 12 |
| AB de Villiers | not out | 82 | 85 |
Did not bat: Jean-Paul Duminy, Neil McKenzie, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 10 · Total 223 for 2
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Tait | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 8 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| James Hopes | 7.1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| David Hussey | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-58 (Herschelle Gibbs, 9.2 ov), 2-79 (Jacques Kallis, 12.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (38) and Hashim Amla (16) | 58 | 56 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (13) and Hashim Amla (8) | 21 | 18 |
| third | Hashim Amla (56) and AB de Villiers (82) | 144 | 155 |
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