- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 Pollock to Gilchrist, OUT, Gone First ball! outside the off stump and moving away, Gilchrist dragged it to stumps, early wicket for South Africa 0/12.4 Pollock to Katich, OUT, another one, Excellent delivery, pitched on middle and off stump line and shaping away, Katich comes forward and defends it, thick edge and ball flies straight to Smith at first slip 4/214.1 Zondeki to Ponting, OUT, Wicket of first ball, pitched outside the off stump, slow in pace, Pointing drives it in air back to the bowler, Zondeki takes the catch on his follow through in one hand, Ponting departs 60/48.1 Pollock to Martyn, OUT, Bowled him! good length delivery just outside the off stump and nipping back in, Martyn comes down the tract and try to play it over the cover fielder, beaten by the swing and ball crashed into the timbers 29/315.4 Hall to Symonds, OUT, another one! pitched outside the off stump and kept low, Clarke drives it on the rise, bottom edge, Boucher didn't do mistake this time 64/517.6 Hall to Clarke, OUT, outside the off stump and moving away, Clarke defends it on the back foot, thin edge and Boucher does the rest 71/644.5 Kruger to Hussey, OUT, Gone! Kruger bowled a full toss on the off stump, Hussey playing across the line missed it completely and ball hit the stumps 194/747.4 Hall to Lee, OUT, Run Out! short and outside the off stump, Lee makes himself room and cuts it away to third man, Pollock runs across quickly and throws to keeper, Lee dives to make his crease, but well short when bails were off 207/849.4 Hall to Clark, OUT, Gone! slower delivery on the stump, Clark swings across the line and misses the ball, ball hit the target 228/949.5 Hall to McGrath, OUT, All over! full toss outside the off stump, McGrath moves back and try to work it to on side, beaten, and batsmen off for a quick run, Boucher throws to Hall at non-striker, Hall hit the stumps and Umpire gives that out 228/10Extras14 (b 3, lb 3, nb 4, w 4)TOTAL228 all out (49.5 Overs, RR: 4.57)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Adam Gilchrist, 0.1 ov), 2-4 (Simon Katich, 2.4 ov), 3-29 (Damien Martyn, 8.1 ov), 4-60 (Ricky Ponting, 14.1 ov), 5-64 (Andrew Symonds, 15.4 ov), 6-71 (Michael Clarke, 17.6 ov), 7-194 (Michael Hussey, 44.5 ov), 8-207 (Brett Lee, 47.4 ov), 9-228 (Stuart Clark, 49.4 ov), 10-228 (Glenn McGrath, 49.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Pollock 10 2 30 3 3.00 41 1 0 0 0 GJP Kruger 9 1 43 1 4.77 40 3 1 2 4 AJ Hall 9.5 1 43 3 4.37 36 3 0 1 0 M Zondeki 10 2 64 1 6.40 35 6 3 0 0 JH Kallis 6 0 23 0 3.83 20 0 0 0 0 GC Smith 5 0 19 0 3.80 12 0 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.5 McGrath to Smith, OUT, Gone! short delivery around the off stump, Smith pulls it off the back foot, mistimed it in air to mid wicket, Katich took the catch 27/140.5 Clark to Boucher, OUT, Gone! fuller ball outside the off stump, Boucher tries to drive it and got inside edge, ball landed on silly point, Clark picks up the ball and hit the stump directly 162/58.3 Bracken to Dippenaar, OUT, Run Out! outside the off stump, Dippenaar push it to point and off for quick single, Kallis very late to react, but not Symonds, he picks up the ball and hits the target 27/214.4 Bracken to Gibbs, OUT, Caught at mid-off! wide outside the off stump, Gibbs drives in air towards mid-off, not a timed shot, Martyn took the skier 55/331.6 McGrath to Prince, OUT, what a catch!!! short delivery on the leg stump, Prince moves back and pulls it in air, Hussey runs back and takes the stunning catch in one hand. 125/4Extras18 (b 4, lb 9, w 5)TOTAL231/5 (48.5 Overs, RR: 4.73)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Graeme Smith, 7.5 ov), 2-27 (Jacques Kallis, 8.3 ov), 3-55 (Herschelle Gibbs, 14.4 ov), 4-125 (Ashwell Prince, 31.6 ov), 5-162 (Boeta Dippenaar, 40.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Lee 10 1 47 0 4.70 38 4 1 3 0 GD McGrath 9 0 35 2 3.88 37 3 1 0 0 NW Bracken 8.5 1 37 1 4.18 34 4 0 0 0 SR Clark 10 0 41 0 4.10 34 3 0 2 0 JR Hopes 8 0 44 0 5.50 25 5 0 0 0 A Symonds 3 0 14 0 4.66 10 2 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
15 January 2006 - day/night match (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 4, Australia 0
Match Notes
- Australia innings
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Australia: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (84 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Australia - 60/4 in 14.1 overs (A Symonds 8, MJ Clarke 0)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Australia: 100 runs in 26.4 overs (164 balls), Extras 7
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (MEK Hussey 25, B Lee 26, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Australia - 122/6 in 32.0 overs (MEK Hussey 27, B Lee 26)
- Australia: 150 runs in 37.4 overs (230 balls), Extras 7
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 84 balls (4 x 4)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 135 balls (MEK Hussey 57, B Lee 44, Ex 0)
- B Lee: 50 off 63 balls (1 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Australia: 200 runs in 46.3 overs (285 balls), Extras 9
- Australia Innings: 50th over - 6 balls; (AJ Hall, called by Umpire Aleem Dar)
- South Africa innings
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- South Africa: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (84 balls), Extras 4
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- South Africa: 100 runs in 26.3 overs (161 balls), Extras 8
- HH Dippenaar: 50 off 75 balls (6 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (HH Dippenaar 35, AG Prince 22, Ex 6)
- Drinks: South Africa - 125/4 in 32.0 overs (HH Dippenaar 66, MV Boucher 0)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 38.5 overs (236 balls), Extras 12
- South Africa: 200 runs in 46.1 overs (282 balls), Extras 18
- MV Boucher: 50 off 56 balls (6 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (MV Boucher 27, JM Kemp 24, Ex 1)
- Rain: South Africa - 224/5 in 48.2 overs (MV Boucher 60, JM Kemp 25)
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