- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.6 gone! short of length on the stumps, Gilchrist misses the pull shot, ball clips the top of off stump. First breakthrough for South Africa. 45/116.2 gone! good line, overpitched outside off stump, Katich mistimes the drive in the air to deep mid-on, Pollock runs forward and takes a good catch, wonderful effort there. 71/235.5 gone! tossed up outside off stump, sweeps in the air to deep square leg, Van der Wath takes the catch. 163/430.5 gone! tossed up wide outside off stump, Martyn drives, gets an edge to Botha at backward-point, who takes the catch, Smith Strikes. 145/349.6 run out! full toss, Symonds tries to play to the onside, gets an inside edge onto the pads, takes off for a single, Van der Wath quickly in picks up the ball and throws down the stumps at the bowlers end, Symonds short of the crease. 281/736.5 gone! run out! Symonds plays behind square leg, Clarke from the non striker's end takes off for a single, Prince quickly picks up the ball and throws to Smith, who runs out Clarke, tries to get back, too late 167/549.3 gone! slower ball, Hussey too early into the shot, gets bowled, good ball from Van der Wath. 276/6Extras8 (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL281/7 (50 Overs, RR: 5.62)Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Adam Gilchrist, 9.6 ov), 2-71 (Simon Katich, 16.2 ov), 3-145 (Damien Martyn, 30.5 ov), 4-163 (Ricky Ponting, 35.5 ov), 5-167 (Michael Clarke, 36.5 ov), 6-276 (Michael Hussey, 49.3 ov), 7-281 (Andrew Symonds, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Pollock 10 2 20 0 2.00 46 0 0 0 0 CK Langeveldt 6 0 50 0 8.33 14 4 1 1 2 AJ Hall 10 0 56 1 5.60 27 5 0 1 0 JJ van der Wath 10 0 82 2 8.20 23 13 0 1 0 GC Smith 10 0 59 1 5.90 20 2 1 1 0 J Botha 4 0 12 1 3.00 14 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 gone! Lee strikes, full ball swinging in, Smith plays all over it and gets hit on the boot, loud shout, given by Umpire Dar. 0/17.1 gone! pitched outside off stump, bit of away swing, Dippenaar makes room and drives, gets an edge, Gilchrist behind the wicket takes the catch. 13/213.5 run out!, pitched just outside leg stump, Rudolph tries to work it to the onside, misses it and gets hit on the pad, loud appeal, Rudolph takes off for a run, Hussey quickly in from gully and scores a direct hit. 48/319.2 gone! good ball on the stumps, Gibbs on the front foot swings and misses the ball completely and gets bowled, 69/438.6 Gone! third wicket in the over, banged in short, Botha fends with an open face of the bat, gets an edge, Gilchrist behind the wicket takes the catch. 156/830.6 run out! a touch short, Prince goes back and turns it around to deep square leg, takes off for a run, Dorey runs in from deep backward square leg picks up the ball and throws it in, Prince comes back for the second run, Gilchrist collects the ball and whips of the bails, Prince is well short of the crease, third umpire called for, given out. 117/538.1 Gone! short ball drifting down the leg side, Kemp pulls in the air to fine leg, Hopes moves backwards and judges it well and takes the catch high over his head, wonderful effort, hit his head hard on the ground. 155/638.4 Gone! short ball, Boucher mistimes the pull high in the air to midwicket, where Ponting takes the catch. 156/745.1 gone! short ball, Pollock pulls, gets a top edge, ball goes high in the air to point, where Martyn takes the catch. 183/9Extras7 (nb 1, w 6)TOTAL201/9 (50 Overs, RR: 4.02)Did not bat: CK LangeveldtFall of wickets: 1-0 (Graeme Smith, 0.2 ov), 2-13 (Boeta Dippenaar, 7.1 ov), 3-48 (Jacques Rudolph, 13.5 ov), 4-69 (Herschelle Gibbs, 19.2 ov), 5-117 (Ashwell Prince, 30.6 ov), 6-155 (Justin Kemp, 38.1 ov), 7-156 (Mark Boucher, 38.4 ov), 8-156 (Johan Botha, 38.6 ov), 9-183 (Shaun Pollock, 45.1 ov)
Match Details
Series
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
3 February 2006 - day/night match (50-over match)
South Africa replacement
J Botha for CK Langeveldt (Australia innings, 25.0 ov)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Australia 5, South Africa 0
Match Notes
- Australia innings
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Australia: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (81 balls), Extras 4
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Drinks: Australia - 71/2 in 16.2 overs (RT Ponting 9, DR Martyn 0)
- Australia: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (132 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (RT Ponting 31, DR Martyn 22, Ex 0)
- Australia: 150 runs in 31.5 overs (196 balls), Extras 6
- RT Ponting: 50 off 58 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 160/3 in 35.0 overs (RT Ponting 52, A Symonds 10)
- Australia: 200 runs in 42.2 overs (260 balls), Extras 7
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (A Symonds 22, MEK Hussey 29, Ex 1)
- A Symonds: 50 off 52 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 250 runs in 47.3 overs (291 balls), Extras 7
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 40 balls (7 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 75 balls (A Symonds 46, MEK Hussey 55, Ex 1)
- South Africa innings
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- South Africa: 50 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 1
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Drinks: South Africa - 56/3 in 16.0 overs (HH Gibbs 27, J Botha 0)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 26.5 overs (163 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: South Africa - 128/5 in 33.0 overs (J Botha 37, JM Kemp 3)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 37.2 overs (229 balls), Extras 5
- South Africa: 200 runs in 49.4 overs (305 balls), Extras 7
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