Australia Vs South Africa 7Th Match
VB Series Australia, New Zealand, South Africa in Australia - 2002 (2001/02) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 22 January 2002
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 188 balls remaining)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 188 balls remaining). Mark Waugh top-scored with 55* for Australia. Andy Bichel took 5/19.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 22 January 2002
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets (with 188 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Andy Bichel
- Captains
- Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 106 all out. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 44 off 77 balls. Andy Bichel took 5 for 19 for Australia. From 42 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 8 runs, to 50 for 7. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 248 across 32 ODIs.
Chasing 107, Australia made 107 for 2. Mark Waugh top-scored with 55 not out off 62 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 33. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting, 72% of the total.
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 188 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 106 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | lbw b Shane Warne | 44 | 77 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 2 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 6 |
| Neil McKenzie | b Andy Bichel | 18 | 47 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 0 | 7 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw b Andy Bichel | 1 | 11 |
| Shaun Pollock | lbw b Andy Bichel | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Klusener | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 2 |
| Nicky Boje | not out | 13 | 36 |
| Steve Elworthy | c Steve Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 18 | 35 |
| Makhaya Ntini | c & b Andy Bichel | 0 | 6 |
Extras 12 · Total 106 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Jason Gillespie | 9 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel | 6.3 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Shane Warne | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Herschelle Gibbs, 0.2 ov), 2-5 (Boeta Dippenaar, 2.2 ov), 3-42 (Neil McKenzie, 16.5 ov), 4-44 (Jonty Rhodes, 18.2 ov), 5-49 (Mark Boucher, 20.4 ov), 6-49 (Shaun Pollock, 20.6 ov), 7-50 (Lance Klusener, 21.3 ov), 8-79 (Gary Kirsten, 29.3 ov), 9-103 (Steve Elworthy, 36.6 ov), 10-106 (Makhaya Ntini, 38.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten (0) and Herschelle Gibbs (0) | 1 | 2 |
| second | Gary Kirsten (4) and Boeta Dippenaar (0) | 4 | 12 |
| third | Gary Kirsten (14) and Neil McKenzie (18) | 37 | 87 |
| fourth | Jonty Rhodes (0) and Gary Kirsten (0) | 2 | 9 |
| fifth | Gary Kirsten (0) and Mark Boucher (1) | 5 | 14 |
| sixth | Gary Kirsten (0) and Shaun Pollock (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Gary Kirsten (0) and Lance Klusener (0) | 1 | 3 |
| eighth | Gary Kirsten (20) and Nicky Boje (9) | 29 | 48 |
| ninth | Nicky Boje (3) and Steve Elworthy (18) | 24 | 45 |
| tenth | Nicky Boje (0) and Makhaya Ntini (0) | 3 | 9 |
AUSTRALIA: 107 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | not out | 55 | 62 |
| Adam Gilchrist | b Shaun Pollock | 8 | 13 |
| Ricky Ponting | b Lance Klusener | 33 | 37 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 6 | 3 |
Did not bat: Steve Waugh, Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Shane Warne, Andy Bichel, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath
Extras 5 · Total 107 for 2
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 7 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 2.4 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Nicky Boje | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Adam Gilchrist, 4.6 ov), 2-101 (Ricky Ponting, 18.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (14) and Adam Gilchrist (8) | 24 | 30 |
| second | Mark Waugh (41) and Ricky Ponting (33) | 77 | 82 |
| third | Mark Waugh (0) and Damien Martyn (0) | 6 | 3 |
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