Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
DA Warner
89(43) 7x4 - 6x6
Control %76%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 29 runs
- 2x4 - 2x6
JP Duminy
78(48) 9x4 - 1x6
Control %70%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 25 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
11/01Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 11 2009
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
130 (18/20 ov)
Player of the Match
11/01Result
1st T20I (N), South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 11 2009
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
130 (18/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.35 start, First Session 19.35-20.55 Interval 20.55-21.15, Second Session 21.15-22.35
Match days
11 January 2009 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
AUSTRALIA 182/9 (20 OVERS)
- Ricky Ponting21 (19)
- David Warner89 (43)
- Albie Morkel2/30 (4)
- Dale Steyn3/38 (4)
SOUTH AFRICA 130 (18 OVERS)
- Jean-Paul Duminy78 (48)
- Vaughn van Jaarsveld12 (15)
- David Hussey3/25 (4)
- Ben Hilfenhaus2/15 (3)
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 130/10 (53 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 26.50)
- Johan Botha5 (7b)
- Shaun Tait4-0-36-2
- Ben Hilfenhaus3-0-15-2
10.42 pm: Australia have won the first Twenty20 by 52 runs. The victory was set up by bolter David Warner's audacious 89 off 43 balls. He hit seven fours, half a dozen sixes and led Australia to 182.
South Africa's chase was wrecked after Gibbs fell in Bracken's first over and Tait knocked the wind out of de Villiers. Duminy played a superb innings but he had little support from the other batsmen.
No prizes for guessing that David Warner is the Man of the Match. Remember he hasn't even played a first-class game. "It's unreal," he says. "It feels a lot different from Bondi (beach). I was a bit nervous."
The second Twenty20 game is on January 13 in Brisbane. Do join us for that one. Until then, this is George Binoy signing off. Cheers!
17.6
W
Tait to Tsotsobe, OUT, bowled him! Tait sends down another yorker, this time the ball smacks Tsotsobe on the pads outside the line of leg stump and then bounces on to the stumps
LL Tsotsobe b Tait 1 (6m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 14.28
17.5
1lb
Tait to Botha, 1 leg bye, Tait bowls a full ball slanting into the pads and hits Botha, he appeals for lbw but that was missing leg, the ball goes towards short third man and they run a leg bye
17.4
0
Tait to Botha, no run, banged in short outside off stump, Botha lets it go
17.3
1
Tait to Tsotsobe, 1 run, Tait's aiming for the base of middle, the ball is on target until Tsotsobe brings his bat down and plays it to midwicket
17.2
0
Tait to Tsotsobe, no run, Tait bowls a yorker outside off stump, Tsotsobe defends and then decides to run even though the ball is near his crease, he has to hurry back after Tait runs towards the ball
17.1
1
Tait to Botha, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Botha swings his bat hard and hits the ball behind square
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