25/12Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2008
South Africa won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Dale Steyn
Dale SteynSouth Africa
25/12Result
2nd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2008
South Africa won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Dale Steyn
Dale SteynSouth Africa

Best performances - Batsmen

JP Duminy
JP Duminy
166(340) 18x4 - 0x6
Control %94%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 46 runs
  • 1x4 - 0x6
21 8 20 35 28 20 3 31
RT Ponting
101(126) 10x4 - 1x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 40 runs
  • 6x4 - 0x6
0 0 9 8 25 8 26 25

Best performances - Bowlers

DW Steyn
DW Steyn
O20.2
M3
R67
W5
Eco3.29
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
DW Steyn
DW Steyn
O29
M6
R87
W5
Eco3.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

  • AUS - 1st
  • SA - 1st
  • AUS - 2nd
  • SA - 2nd

Australia - 1st - Innings

21
ML Hayden8 (17)
SM Katich13 (27)
107
RT Ponting60 (82)
SM Katich41 (82)
15
RT Ponting14 (13)
MEK Hussey0 (9)
41
RT Ponting27 (31)
MJ Clarke11 (54)
39
A Symonds27 (55)
MJ Clarke8 (34)
54
BJ Haddin40 (71)
MJ Clarke14 (63)
45
B Lee21 (21)
MJ Clarke23 (20)
4
MJ Clarke0 (0)
MG Johnson0 (3)
26
MJ Clarke14 (15)
NM Hauritz12 (21)
42
MJ Clarke18 (22)
PM Siddle19 (49)

South Africa - 1st - Innings

1
ND McKenzie0 (5)
GC Smith0 (6)
38
HM Amla19 (30)
GC Smith15 (14)
63
JH Kallis26 (53)
GC Smith31 (61)
24
GC Smith16 (32)
AB de Villiers6 (38)
6
JP Duminy4 (11)
AB de Villiers1 (13)
9
MV Boucher3 (15)
JP Duminy6 (14)
43
JP Duminy19 (26)
M Morkel21 (39)
67
PL Harris39 (67)
JP Duminy25 (58)
180
JP Duminy92 (191)
DW Steyn76 (191)
28
M Ntini2 (29)
JP Duminy20 (40)

Australia - 2nd - Innings

37
ML Hayden23 (28)
SM Katich13 (37)
3
RT Ponting1 (7)
SM Katich2 (3)
9
RT Ponting7 (11)
MEK Hussey2 (8)
96
RT Ponting62 (89)
MJ Clarke29 (79)
0
RT Ponting0 (0)
A Symonds0 (5)
20
RT Ponting10 (20)
BJ Haddin10 (35)
15
RT Ponting7 (11)
B Lee8 (21)
32
RT Ponting12 (31)
MG Johnson20 (47)
19
NM Hauritz3 (23)
MG Johnson14 (24)
16
MG Johnson9 (14)
PM Siddle6 (18)

South Africa - 2nd - Innings

121
ND McKenzie35 (86)
GC Smith75 (94)
62*
ND McKenzie24 (54)
HM Amla30 (62)

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