South Africa Vs Australia 4Th Odi
Australia tour of South Africa - 2009 (2008/09) · St George's Park, Gqeberha · 13 April 2009
South Africa won by 61 runs
South Africa won by 61 runs. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 110 for South Africa. Dale Steyn took 4/44.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- St George's Park, Gqeberha
- Date
- 13 April 2009
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 61 runs
- Player of the match
- Herschelle Gibbs
- Captains
- Graeme Smith (South Africa), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Debut
- Shane Harwood (Australia)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and BG Jerling
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field. It was Shane Harwood's first ODI.
South Africa batted first and made 317 for 6. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 110 off 116 balls, and AB de Villiers made 84. The innings was built on a 136-run stand for the third wicket between Herschelle Gibbs and AB de Villiers, 43% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at St George's Park, 238 across 21 ODIs.
Chasing 318, Australia made 256 all out. Brad Haddin top-scored with 78 off 61 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 53. Dale Steyn took 4 for 44 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the first wicket between Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke, 50% of the total.
South Africa won by 61 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 317 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Michael Clarke b Nathan Bracken | 110 | 116 |
| Graeme Smith | c Brad Haddin b James Hopes | 20 | 30 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Callum Ferguson b Shane Harwood | 17 | 24 |
| AB de Villiers | c Callum Ferguson b Mitchell Johnson | 84 | 74 |
| Albie Morkel | b Mitchell Johnson | 4 | 6 |
| Mark Boucher | not out | 29 | 25 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | c Michael Hussey b Shane Harwood | 40 | 25 |
Did not bat: Roelof van der Merwe, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell
Extras 13 · Total 317 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 10 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| James Hopes | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Shane Harwood | 10 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 7 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Graeme Smith, 10.1 ov), 2-87 (Jacques Kallis, 17.6 ov), 3-223 (Herschelle Gibbs, 38.3 ov), 4-240 (Albie Morkel, 40.6 ov), 5-252 (AB de Villiers, 42.4 ov), 6-317 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (23) and Graeme Smith (20) | 46 | 61 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (17) and Herschelle Gibbs (21) | 41 | 47 |
| third | Herschelle Gibbs (66) and AB de Villiers (66) | 136 | 123 |
| fourth | Albie Morkel (4) and AB de Villiers (13) | 17 | 15 |
| fifth | Mark Boucher (6) and AB de Villiers (5) | 12 | 10 |
| sixth | Mark Boucher (23) and Jean-Paul Duminy (40) | 65 | 44 |
AUSTRALIA: 256 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Haddin | c Wayne Parnell b Johan Botha | 78 | 61 |
| Michael Clarke | b Roelof van der Merwe | 50 | 68 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Albie Morkel b Dale Steyn | 53 | 67 |
| Callum Ferguson | st Mark Boucher b Roelof van der Merwe | 3 | 6 |
| Michael Hussey | lbw b Roelof van der Merwe | 2 | 9 |
| David Hussey | c & b Dale Steyn | 20 | 20 |
| James Hopes | c Herschelle Gibbs b Wayne Parnell | 31 | 28 |
| Mitchell Johnson | b Albie Morkel | 5 | 6 |
| Nathan Hauritz | b Dale Steyn | 3 | 5 |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Harwood | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 4 |
Extras 11 · Total 256 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 7.5 | 1 | 44 | 4 |
| Wayne Parnell | 9 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Albie Morkel | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Johan Botha | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-129 (Brad Haddin, 20.4 ov), 2-137 (Michael Clarke, 23.3 ov), 3-145 (Callum Ferguson, 25.1 ov), 4-151 (Michael Hussey, 27.4 ov), 5-188 (David Hussey, 35.5 ov), 6-226 (Ricky Ponting, 40.6 ov), 7-245 (Mitchell Johnson, 43.3 ov), 8-255 (James Hopes, 44.4 ov), 9-256 (Nathan Hauritz, 45.1 ov), 10-256 (Shane Harwood, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brad Haddin (78) and Michael Clarke (45) | 129 | 124 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (3) and Michael Clarke (5) | 8 | 17 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (5) and Callum Ferguson (3) | 8 | 10 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (4) and Michael Hussey (2) | 6 | 15 |
| fifth | Ricky Ponting (16) and David Hussey (20) | 37 | 49 |
| sixth | Ricky Ponting (25) and James Hopes (10) | 38 | 31 |
| seventh | James Hopes (14) and Mitchell Johnson (5) | 19 | 15 |
| eighth | James Hopes (7) and Nathan Hauritz (2) | 10 | 7 |
| ninth | Nathan Bracken (0) and Nathan Hauritz (1) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Nathan Bracken (0) and Shane Harwood (0) | 0 | 4 |
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