South Africa Vs Australia 1St Odi
Australia tour of South Africa - 2011 (2011/12) · SuperSport Park, Centurion · 19 October 2011
Australia won by 93 runs (D/L method)
Australia won by 93 runs (D/L method). Ricky Ponting top-scored with 63 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Date
- 19 October 2011
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 93 runs (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Ricky Ponting
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Hashim Amla (South Africa)
- Debuts
- Mitchell Marsh (Australia), Pat Cummins (Australia)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and JD Cloete
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field. Mitchell Marsh and Pat Cummins played their first ODIs.
Australia batted first and made 183 for 4. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 63 off 77 balls, and Michael Clarke made 44. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, 56% of the total. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at SuperSport Park, 261 across 14 ODIs.
South Africa replied with 129 all out. Faf du Plessis top-scored with 27 off 20 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 20 for Australia.
Australia won by 93 runs (D/L method).
AUSTRALIA: 183 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting | c Johan Botha b Dale Steyn | 63 | 77 |
| David Warner | b Dale Steyn | 20 | 17 |
| Michael Clarke | run out (Johan Botha) | 44 | 48 |
| Michael Hussey | not out | 30 | 21 |
| Brad Haddin | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Jacques Kallis | 9 | 7 |
| Mitchell Marsh | not out | 8 | 5 |
Did not bat: Steven Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Xavier Doherty, Doug Bollinger, Pat Cummins
Extras 9 · Total 183 for 4
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 6 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Morne Morkel | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (David Warner, 2.5 ov), 2-123 (Michael Clarke, 21.1 ov), 3-159 (Ricky Ponting, 26.2 ov), 4-174 (Brad Haddin, 27.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ricky Ponting (0) and David Warner (20) | 21 | 18 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (52) and Michael Clarke (44) | 102 | 110 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (11) and Michael Hussey (24) | 36 | 31 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (6) and Brad Haddin (9) | 15 | 10 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (0) and Mitchell Marsh (8) | 9 | 6 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 129 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Marsh | 24 | 32 |
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Doug Bollinger | 4 | 5 |
| Jacques Kallis | b Pat Cummins | 15 | 15 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Michael Clarke b Pat Cummins | 4 | 2 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Michael Hussey b Mitchell Johnson | 27 | 20 |
| David Miller | c Michael Clarke b Xavier Doherty | 11 | 12 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw b Xavier Doherty | 1 | 4 |
| Johan Botha | hit wicket b Pat Cummins | 25 | 22 |
| Dale Steyn | c Doug Bollinger b Mitchell Johnson | 5 | 9 |
| Morne Morkel | not out | 1 | 2 |
| Lonwabo Tsotsobe | c Mitchell Marsh b Mitchell Johnson | 4 | 9 |
Extras 8 · Total 129 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bollinger | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 5 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Pat Cummins | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Xavier Doherty | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Graeme Smith, 0.5 ov), 2-40 (Jacques Kallis, 7.3 ov), 3-44 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 7.5 ov), 4-55 (Hashim Amla, 9.5 ov), 5-74 (David Miller, 12.6 ov), 6-80 (Mark Boucher, 14.1 ov), 7-93 (Faf du Plessis, 17.1 ov), 8-118 (Dale Steyn, 19.4 ov), 9-119 (Johan Botha, 20.1 ov), 10-129 (Lonwabo Tsotsobe, 21.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (0) and Graeme Smith (4) | 4 | 5 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (15) and Hashim Amla (20) | 36 | 40 |
| third | Hashim Amla (0) and Jean-Paul Duminy (4) | 4 | 2 |
| fourth | Hashim Amla (4) and Faf du Plessis (7) | 11 | 12 |
| fifth | Faf du Plessis (8) and David Miller (11) | 19 | 19 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (1) and Faf du Plessis (5) | 6 | 7 |
| seventh | Johan Botha (5) and Faf du Plessis (7) | 13 | 18 |
| eighth | Johan Botha (19) and Dale Steyn (5) | 25 | 15 |
| ninth | Johan Botha (1) and Morne Morkel (0) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Morne Morkel (1) and Lonwabo Tsotsobe (4) | 10 | 11 |
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