Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
18 August 2000 - day/night match (50-over match)
18/08Result
2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Aug 18 2000
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
226/9 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
18/08Result
2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Aug 18 2000
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
226/9 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICA 226/8 (50 OVERS)
- Mark Boucher51 (63)
- Jonty Rhodes54 (53)
- Jason Gillespie3/40 (10)
- Ian Harvey2/43 (10)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsColonial Stadium and the cricket in August in Melbourne
Thoughts from some of the 35,000 present...
Big return for Jason Gillespie
It was as if he hadn't been away from the game at all given the way Jason Gillespie made his return to the Australian team
What the captains said...
Australian skipper Stephen Waugh undoubtedly disappointed his side couldn't wrap up the series
Tie reshapes cricket's frontiers again
As Australia and South Africa continued to play their part in expanding cricket's frontiers at Melbourne's Colonial Stadium today, so they added to their own inimitable legend