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Australia v South Africa @ Adelaide Oval
14, 15, 16, 17, 18 December 2001 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: SJA Taufel, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: Australia won by 246 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Shaun Pollock b Claude Henderson | 116 | 246 | 332 | 15 | 1 |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Makhaya Ntini b Lance Klusener | 31 | 67 | 97 | 5 | - |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | run out (Boeta Dippenaar > Mark Boucher > ) | 54 | 86 | 119 | 4 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Mark Boucher b Nantie Hayward | 2 | 15 | 18 | - | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c Neil McKenzie b Claude Henderson | 8 | 33 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 6. Damien Martyn | not out | 124 | 210 | 294 | 9 | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Nantie Hayward b Claude Henderson | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | b Lance Klusener | 41 | 77 | 97 | 4 | - |
| 9. Brett Lee | c Neil McKenzie b Nantie Hayward | 32 | 83 | 98 | 4 | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | c Mark Boucher b Claude Henderson | 3 | 21 | 26 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | b Nantie Hayward | 5 | 10 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-80 (Matthew Hayden), 2-182 (Ricky Ponting), 3-199 (Mark Waugh), 4-211 (Steve Waugh), 5-238 (Justin Langer), 6-248 (Adam Gilchrist), 7-332 (Shane Warne), 8-409 (Brett Lee), 9-434 (Jason Gillespie), 439 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 141 ovs, 574 mins) 439 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 28 | 8 | 64 | 0 | (0w,6nb) |
| Nantie Hayward | 31 | 5 | 108 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 19 | 7 | 64 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 16 | 1 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 14 | 4 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Claude Henderson | 33 | 4 | 116 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herschelle Gibbs | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 78 | 187 | 261 | 9 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 47 | 86 | 125 | 6 | - |
| 3. Boeta Dippenaar | c Ricky Ponting b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 4. Claude Henderson | run out (Glenn McGrath > Brett Lee > ) | 30 | 66 | 90 | 4 | - |
| 5. Jacques Kallis | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 5 | 33 | 40 | - | - |
| 6. Neil McKenzie | lbw b Damien Martyn | 87 | 168 | 218 | 16 | - |
| 7. Lance Klusener | b Shane Warne | 22 | 24 | 28 | 4 | - |
| +8. Mark Boucher | c Justin Langer b Shane Warne | 64 | 149 | 206 | 8 | - |
| *9. Shaun Pollock | c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 9 | 14 | 22 | 2 | - |
| 11. Nantie Hayward | not out | 0 | 5 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-87 (Gary Kirsten), 2-93 (Boeta Dippenaar), 3-155 (Claude Henderson), 4-178 (Herschelle Gibbs), 5-178 (Jacques Kallis), 6-214 (Lance Klusener), 7-355 (Neil McKenzie), 8-356 (Shaun Pollock), 9-365 (Mark Boucher), 374 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 8b, 9lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.4 ovs, 512 mins) 374 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 33 | 10 | 94 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 23 | 7 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 39.4 | 9 | 113 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brett Lee | 19 | 2 | 81 | 0 | (0w,6nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Damien Martyn | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 15 | 18 | - | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | b Jacques Kallis | 131 | 207 | 261 | 12 | 4 |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 25 | 48 | 67 | 4 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Mark Boucher b Claude Henderson | 74 | 134 | 194 | 9 | - |
| +5. Adam Gilchrist | c Neil McKenzie b Jacques Kallis | 22 | 21 | 32 | 3 | - |
| *6. Steve Waugh | c Shaun Pollock b Claude Henderson | 13 | 21 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 7. Damien Martyn | not out | 6 | 22 | 29 | - | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | b Claude Henderson | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 9. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 10. Jason Gillespie | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-8 (Justin Langer), 2-66 (Ricky Ponting), 3-247 (Matthew Hayden), 4-273 (Mark Waugh), 5-291 (Adam Gilchrist), 6-303 (Steve Waugh), 7-309 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 8b, 16lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 78.1 ovs, 324 mins) 309 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 12 | 4 | 38 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Nantie Hayward | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Claude Henderson | 29.1 | 1 | 130 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 2 | 45 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herschelle Gibbs | c Justin Langer b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 28 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 7 | 31 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 3. Boeta Dippenaar | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 27 | 33 | - | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | not out | 65 | 174 | 234 | 7 | - |
| 5. Neil McKenzie | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Lance Klusener | c Shane Warne b Jason Gillespie | 18 | 44 | 58 | 1 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 1 | 11 | 15 | - | - |
| 9. Claude Henderson | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 3 | 22 | 23 | - | - |
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | b Brett Lee | 4 | 34 | 71 | - | - |
| 11. Nantie Hayward | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 12 | 28 | 37 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Herschelle Gibbs), 2-17 (Gary Kirsten), 3-21 (Boeta Dippenaar), 4-21 (Neil McKenzie), 5-54 (Lance Klusener), 6-58 (Mark Boucher), 7-67 (Shaun Pollock), 8-74 (Claude Henderson), 9-113 (Makhaya Ntini), 128 (Nantie Hayward). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67 ovs, 280 mins) 128 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 14 | 8 | 13 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 11 | 4 | 23 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 29 | 7 | 57 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Brett Lee | 12 | 3 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Damien Martyn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Steve Waugh, Damien Martyn, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath