Australia v South Africa
Australia won by 59 runs
VB Series, Match 420 January 2006Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Australiabatted first
24549.2 ov
South Africatarget 246 in 50 overs
18647 ov
Australia won the toss and chose to batPlayer of the match B Lee
Australia innings
24549.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Martyn | b SM Pollock | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.2 |
| PA Jaques | c MV Boucher b JJ van der Wath | 94 | 112 | 14 | 0 | 83.9 |
| RT Ponting | c GC Smith b AJ Hall | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.4 |
| A Symonds | c AG Prince b DW Steyn | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| MJ Clarke | c MV Boucher b JJ van der Wath | 34 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 77.3 |
| MEK Hussey | c GJP Kruger b AJ Hall | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 58.1 |
| BJ Haddin | b SM Pollock | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| JR Hopes | c J Botha b AJ Hall | 38 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 80.9 |
| B Lee | b GC Smith | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| BR Dorey | c JM Kemp b AJ Hall | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| GD McGrath | not out | 2* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Extras | lb 3, w 13, nb 7 | 23 | ||||
| Total | all out, 49.2 overs, run rate 4.97 | 245 | ||||
Did not batGB Hogg
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 250
1-17 DR Martyn2-55 RT Ponting3-85 A Symonds4-172 MJ Clarke5-177 PA Jaques6-181 BJ Haddin7-208 MEK Hussey8-221 B Lee9-238 BR Dorey10-245 JR Hopes
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM Pollock | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3.10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DW Steyn | 5 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 11.60 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| AJ Hall | 9.2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 3.75 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GJP Kruger | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.83 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J Botha | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4.70 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ van der Wath | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4.20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GC Smith | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3.75 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 246
18647 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Smith | c BJ Haddin b B Lee | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.9 |
| HH Dippenaar | b B Lee | 41 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 44.1 |
| AJ Hall | b B Lee | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| HH Gibbs | lbw b GB Hogg | 39 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 73.6 |
| AG Prince | b B Lee | 21 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 77.8 |
| MV Boucher | lbw b GB Hogg | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 |
| JM Kemp | b B Lee | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| JJ van der Wath | c BJ Haddin b GB Hogg | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SM Pollock | c BJ Haddin b BR Dorey | 46 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 148.4 |
| J Botha | not out | 15* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 |
| GJP Kruger | c A Symonds b GD McGrath | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 2, w 2, nb 1 | 6 | ||||
| Total | all out, 47 overs, run rate 3.96 | 186 | ||||
Did not batDW Steyn
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 250
1-12 GC Smith2-16 AJ Hall3-84 HH Gibbs4-114 HH Dippenaar5-119 AG Prince6-123 JM Kemp7-123 MV Boucher8-124 JJ van der Wath9-185 SM Pollock10-186 GJP Kruger
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