03/04Result

1st ODI (D/N), Australia tour of South Africa at Durban, Apr 3 2009

Australia won by 141 runs

Player of the Match

Michael HusseyAustralia

Best performances - Batsmen

MEK Hussey

83(79) 6x4 - 2x6

Control %91%

Productive Shot
leg glance
23 runs
2x4 - 0x6

BJ Haddin

53(60) 6x4 - 1x6

Control %88%

Productive Shot
off side drive on front foot
20 runs
4x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

NM Hauritz

O8.1

R29

Eco3.55

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

MG Johnson

R24

Eco3.42

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

Australia - Innings

BJ Haddin1 (4)

MJ Clarke1 (5)

RT Ponting37 (45)

BJ Haddin37 (35)

BJ Haddin9 (15)

DJ Hussey18 (20)

MEK Hussey1 (2)

BJ Haddin6 (6)

MEK Hussey25 (30)

CJ Ferguson25 (44)

MEK Hussey28 (33)

JR Hopes38 (35)

MEK Hussey6 (3)

MG Johnson1 (2)

43*

MEK Hussey23 (11)

NM Hauritz20 (11)

South Africa - Innings

HM Amla7 (14)

GC Smith8 (7)

HH Gibbs33 (37)

GC Smith37 (35)

GC Smith1 (2)

AB de Villiers2 (6)

GC Smith6 (12)

JP Duminy10 (19)

MV Boucher0 (6)

JP Duminy0 (4)

J Botha7 (8)

JP Duminy5 (10)

JA Morkel6 (7)

J Botha1 (3)

JA Morkel8 (12)

M Morkel2 (9)

DW Steyn1 (2)

M Morkel0 (0)

M Ntini2 (5)

M Morkel0 (1)

Manhattan

Run rate graph

Worm

Australia tour of South Africa 2008-09 News

Australia's ODI slump, and IPL's new spin
Australia may have regained their pre-eminence as a Test team, but in the one-day format the year 2009 has been an unmitigated disaster
Australia claim momentum ahead of Pakistan series
Ricky Ponting is confident that Australia's series-ending victory in Johannesburg will give the team momentum heading into next week's one-day contest against Pakistan
South Africa's home run, and Gambhir's resurgence
The toughest country to beat in their own backyard, and the Indian who's had an amazing 10 months
SA youngsters outperform Australian counterparts
Neil Johnson, writing in the Witness , says the performances of South Africa's newer players, such as Wayne Parnell and Roelof van der Merwe, and the relative failure of Australia's less experienced players to make an impact, proved critical in
Botha left out of South African squad
South Africa have replaced offspinner Johan Botha, who was reported for a suspect action, and fast bowler Wayne Parnell with Morne Morkel and Makhaya Ntini in their squad for the final ODI against Australia in Johannesburg

South Africa INNINGS		R	B
HM Amla	caught wk	7	14
GC Smith	caught	52	56
HH Gibbs	caught	33	37
AB de Villiers	lbw	2	6
JP Duminy	caught	15	33
MV Boucher	caught wk	0	6
J Botha	caught	8	11
JA Morkel	stumped	14	19
M Morkel	caught	2	10
DW Steyn	caught	1	2
M Ntini	not out	2	5
EXTRAS	(lb 4, w 5)
TOTAL	145 (all out; 33.1 ovs)

Australia BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
MG Johnson	7.0	0	24	2	3.42	(2w)
NW Bracken	6.0	0	36	1	6.00	(1w)
B Laughlin	5.0	0	28	1	5.60	(1w)
JR Hopes	7.0	1	24	2	3.42	(1w)
NM Hauritz	8.1	1	29	4	3.55

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	17	HM Amla	GC Smith
2nd	74	HH Gibbs	GC Smith
3rd	3	GC Smith	AB de Villiers
4th	16	GC Smith	JP Duminy
5th	2	MV Boucher	JP Duminy
6th	13	J Botha	JP Duminy
7th	7	JA Morkel	J Botha
8th	10	JA Morkel	M Morkel
9th	1	DW Steyn	M Morkel
10th	2	M Ntini	M Morkel

Australia - Innings

South Africa - Innings

Australia's ODI slump, and IPL's new spin

Australia claim momentum ahead of Pakistan series

South Africa's home run, and Gambhir's resurgence

SA youngsters outperform Australian counterparts

Botha left out of South African squad