20/01Result
4th Match (D/N), VB Series at Melbourne, Jan 20 2006
Australia won by 59 runs
Player of the Match
Brett LeeAustralia
20/01Result
4th Match (D/N), VB Series at Melbourne, Jan 20 2006
Australia won by 59 runs
Player of the Match
Brett LeeAustralia

  • Australia Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    DR Martyn
    11
    9
    9
    2
    0
    122.22
    2.4 Pollock to Martyn, OUT (Bowled), Gone! good length delivery outside the off stump, cutting in, Martyn charges down the track and tries to clear the infield, inside edge and ball crashes into the stumps 17/1
    PA Jaques
    94
    112
    145
    14
    0
    83.92
    32.5 van der Wath to Jaques, OUT (Caught), short rising delivery, jumps up in the air, gets the glove through to the keeper. 177/5
    RT Ponting (c)
    9
    19
    30
    1
    0
    47.36
    9.6 Hall to Ponting, OUT (Caught), Hall strikes, fraction of short delivery outside the off stump, movement off the seam, Ponting defends it off the back foot, ball took the leading edge and flies toward slip, Smith a lone slip fielder dives to his right and taken the splendid catch 55/2
    A Symonds
    7
    14
    22
    1
    0
    50.00
    14.5 Steyn to Symonds, OUT (Caught), Danger man Gone! line and length delivery on the middle and leg stump, Symonds flicks it in air to square leg, Prince took the diving catch, Steyn fells much better now 85/3
    MJ Clarke
    34
    44
    65
    4
    0
    77.27
    30.3 van der Wath to Clarke, OUT (Caught)! Gone! good ball pitching on middle and off and moving away, little extra bounce, Clarke surpraised by the bounce defends it, thin edge and ball went straight to Boucher 172/4
    MEK Hussey
    18
    31
    37
    0
    0
    58.06
    40.3 Hall to Hussey, OUT (Caught), 7 down! short ball on the leg stump, Hussey hooks it on the front foot, ends up top edged it, ball travel high in the air, Kruger took the well judged catch at deep 208/7
    BJ Haddin †
    1
    4
    3
    0
    0
    25.00
    34.1 Pollock to Haddin, OUT, Bolwed him! wide outside the off stump, Haddin chased it away, big inside edge into the stump, Haddin walks back 181/6
    JR Hopes
    38
    47
    56
    1
    0
    80.85
    49.2 Hall to Hopes, OUT (Caught), All over! good length delivery outside the off stump, Hopes scoops it over deep covers, Botha fielding in the deep taken a great catch covering lot of ground, that's end of Australian innings 245/10
    B Lee
    6
    9
    9
    0
    0
    66.66
    43.4 Smith to Lee, OUT (Bowled), Gone! tossed up outside the off stump, Lee went for big cover drive, inside edge into the stumps, South African captain strikes 221/8
    BR Dorey
    2
    8
    13
    0
    0
    25.00
    47.1 Hall to Dorey, OUT (Caught), good length delilvery on the stump, Dorey makes room himself and drives it to covers, Kemp took the brilliant diving catch there 238/9
    GD McGrath
    not out
    2
    6
    7
    0
    0
    33.33
    Extras
    23 (lb 3, nb 7, w 13)
    TOTAL
    245 all out (49.2 Overs, RR: 4.96)
    Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Damien Martyn, 2.4 ov), 2-55 (Ricky Ponting, 9.6 ov), 3-85 (Andrew Symonds, 14.5 ov), 4-172 (Michael Clarke, 30.3 ov), 5-177 (Phil Jaques, 32.5 ov), 6-181 (Brad Haddin, 34.1 ov), 7-208 (Michael Hussey, 40.3 ov), 8-221 (Brett Lee, 43.4 ov), 9-238 (Brett Dorey, 47.1 ov), 10-245 (James Hopes, 49.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SM Pollock1023123.10392010
    DW Steyn5058111.601510027
    AJ Hall9.203543.75363010
    GJP Kruger603505.83214020
    J Botha1004704.70232000
    JJ van der Wath502124.20202010
    GC Smith401513.75130020

  • South Africa Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    GC Smith (c)
    9
    17
    19
    1
    0
    52.94
    4.3 Lee to Smith, OUT (Caught), Gone! good length delivery just outside the off stump and swinging away, Smith gets forward and defends it, ball kisses the bat and flies to Haddin, First breakthrough for Australia 12/1
    HH Dippenaar
    41
    93
    130
    3
    0
    44.08
    31.5 Lee to Dippenaar, OUT, Bowled him! short of length delivery just outside the off stump, Dippenaar defends it on the back foot, big inside edge and ball took the off stump, very unlucky for Dippenaar 114/4
    AJ Hall
    1
    4
    7
    0
    0
    25.00
    6.2 Lee to Hall, OUT, Bowled him! pitched outside the off stump and nipping back in, Hall misjudged the line and plays a big swing, ball raps the pads and crashes into the timbers 16/2
    HH Gibbs
    39
    53
    70
    4
    1
    73.58
    24.5 Hogg to Gibbs, OUT (LBW), short of length on the off stump, Gibbs moves back and tries to work it away onside, misses and ball strikes the pads plumb in front 84/3
    AG Prince
    21
    27
    35
    1
    1
    77.77
    33.3 Lee to Prince, OUT (Bowled), another one edged to stumps! pitched outside the off stump and heading straigh, Prince plays it on the back foot, inside edge and ball crashes into the stumps, Brett Lee bowling good line here 119/5
    MV Boucher †
    5
    12
    21
    0
    0
    41.66
    36.2 Hogg to Boucher, OUT (LBW). tossed up on the middle and leg stump, Boucher sweeps in across the line and got in the pads, huge appeal and Umpires raises his finger 123/7
    JM Kemp
    3
    8
    6
    0
    0
    37.50
    35.2 Lee to Kemp, OUT (Bowled), Another one! pitched on the off stump and kept low, Kemp tries to defend it, beaten completly and ball took the off stump, 5-fer for Brett Lee 123/6
    JJ van der Wath
    0
    6
    7
    0
    0
    0.00
    36.6 Hogg to van der Wath, OUT (Caught), fraction short outside off stump and turning in, batsman goes back and tries to cut but gets a thick edge to Haddin who takes a good catch 124/8
    SM Pollock
    46
    31
    36
    1
    4
    148.38
    45.3 Dorey to Pollock, OUT (Caught), Gone! pitched outside the off stump and little movement off the seam, quicker through air, Pollock defends it and edged, keeper does the rest 185/9
    J Botha
    not out
    15
    25
    40
    1
    0
    60.00
    GJP Kruger
    0
    7
    5
    0
    0
    0.00
    46.6 McGrath to Kruger, OUT (Caught), All over! pitched outside the off stump, Kruger makes himself room and drives it over covers, Symonds took the well judeged catch and it's all over for South Africa 186/10
    Extras
    6 (b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 2)
    TOTAL
    186 all out (47 Overs, RR: 3.95)
    Did not bat: DW Steyn
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Graeme Smith, 4.3 ov), 2-16 (Andrew Hall, 6.2 ov), 3-84 (Herschelle Gibbs, 24.5 ov), 4-114 (Boeta Dippenaar, 31.5 ov), 5-119 (Ashwell Prince, 33.3 ov), 6-123 (Justin Kemp, 35.2 ov), 7-123 (Mark Boucher, 36.2 ov), 8-124 (Johan van der Wath, 36.6 ov), 9-185 (Shaun Pollock, 45.3 ov), 10-186 (Garnett Kruger, 46.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Lee1012252.20410020
    GD McGrath923513.88383101
    BR Dorey915115.66363400
    JR Hopes712804.00294000
    GB Hogg1003233.20351000
    A Symonds201507.5040100

Match Details

Docklands Stadium, Melbourne

Series

VB Series 2006

Toss

Australia , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

AustraliaBrett Lee

Match number

ODI no. 2316

Season

2005/06

Match days

20 January 2006 - day/night match (50-over match)

ODI debut

undefinedPhil JaquesundefinedBrett DoreyundefinedJohan van der Wath

Australia replacement

GB Hogg for PA Jaques (South Africa innings, 20.0 ov)

South Africa replacement

JJ van der Wath for DW Steyn (Australia innings, 18.0 ov)

Umpires

EnglandMark BensonAustraliaDaryl Harper

TV Umpires

AustraliaPeter Parker

Match Referee

New ZealandJeff Crowe

Points

Australia 5, South Africa 0

Match Notes

Match Coverage

All Match News

  • Lee the best, says Ponting

    Following a career-best bowling analysis in Australia's crushing 59-run win over South Africa at Melbourne yesterday, Brett Lee has been hailed by Ricky Ponting as perhaps the best one-day bowler around

  • Lee and Jaques star in Aussie win

    Brett Lee secured a career-best return and Phil Jaques enjoyed a record-breaking one-day entry as Australia easily accounted for South Africa

Australian Tri Series (CB Series)

TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS862270.787
SL835140.032
SA83512-0.81