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Australia v South Africa @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29 December 2001 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: DB Hair, EA Nicholls
Third Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: Australia won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herschelle Gibbs | c Ricky Ponting b Glenn McGrath | 14 | 41 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | b Glenn McGrath | 10 | 53 | 77 | 1 | - |
| 3. Boeta Dippenaar | c Matthew Hayden b Brett Lee | 26 | 53 | 71 | 4 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Adam Gilchrist b Andy Bichel | 38 | 124 | 170 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. Neil McKenzie | lbw b Brett Lee | 67 | 163 | 232 | 8 | - |
| 6. Lance Klusener | c & b Andy Bichel | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Andy Bichel b Mark Waugh | 43 | 66 | 71 | 6 | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | not out | 42 | 93 | 104 | 4 | - |
| 9. Claude Henderson | run out (Andy Bichel > > ) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Nantie Hayward | c Mark Waugh b Andy Bichel | 14 | 22 | 53 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Herschelle Gibbs), 2-36 (Gary Kirsten), 3-59 (Boeta Dippenaar), 4-131 (Jacques Kallis), 5-131 (Lance Klusener), 6-198 (Mark Boucher), 7-220 (Neil McKenzie), 8-225 (Claude Henderson), 9-233 (Allan Donald), 277 (Nantie Hayward). |
| Extras | 1b, 10lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 103.5 ovs, 427 mins) 277 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 26 | 8 | 70 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brett Lee | 31 | 10 | 77 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Bichel | 19.5 | 6 | 44 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 19 | 3 | 56 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Lance Klusener b Allan Donald | 85 | 176 | 233 | 7 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Allan Donald b Claude Henderson | 138 | 211 | 290 | 17 | - |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | c Jacques Kallis b Nantie Hayward | 22 | 38 | 54 | 3 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Allan Donald | 34 | 54 | 84 | 5 | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | run out (Herschelle Gibbs > > ) | 90 | 156 | 174 | 12 | - |
| 6. Damien Martyn | c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock | 52 | 104 | 133 | 4 | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | not out | 30 | 67 | 97 | 4 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Gary Kirsten b Allan Donald | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Brett Lee | c Neil McKenzie b Nantie Hayward | 3 | 18 | 28 | - | - |
| 10. Andy Bichel | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 5 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 11 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-202 (Justin Langer), 2-267 (Ricky Ponting), 3-267 (Matthew Hayden), 4-348 (Mark Waugh), 5-429 (Steve Waugh), 6-462 (Damien Martyn), 7-463 (Shane Warne), 8-470 (Brett Lee), 9-475 (Andy Bichel), 487 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 0b, 17lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 139 ovs, 563 mins) 487 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 29 | 5 | 103 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 31 | 3 | 84 | 3 | (0w,6nb) |
| Nantie Hayward | 26 | 1 | 109 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 17 | 3 | 55 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Claude Henderson | 29 | 3 | 108 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herschelle Gibbs | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 21 | 35 | 43 | 4 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee | 10 | 14 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 3. Boeta Dippenaar | c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne | 23 | 49 | 83 | 3 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | run out (Damien Martyn > Adam Gilchrist > ) | 99 | 180 | 287 | 8 | - |
| 5. Neil McKenzie | c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 12 | 44 | 57 | 1 | - |
| 6. Lance Klusener | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 7 | 29 | 34 | 1 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| *8. Shaun Pollock | run out (Damien Martyn > > ) | 18 | 26 | 39 | 3 | - |
| 9. Claude Henderson | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 16 | 54 | 54 | 2 | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | b Andy Bichel | 7 | 20 | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Nantie Hayward | not out | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Gary Kirsten), 2-37 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-74 (Boeta Dippenaar), 4-107 (Neil McKenzie), 5-120 (Lance Klusener), 6-121 (Mark Boucher), 7-157 (Shaun Pollock), 8-192 (Claude Henderson), 9-215 (Allan Donald), 219 (Jacques Kallis). |
| Extras | 4b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.1 ovs, 331 mins) 219 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 21 | 6 | 43 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brett Lee | 18 | 5 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 24 | 3 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Bichel | 12.1 | 0 | 52 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Claude Henderson b Shaun Pollock | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | not out | 3 | 10 | 14 | - | - |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | not out | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | ||||||
| *5. Steve Waugh | ||||||
| 6. Damien Martyn | ||||||
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | ||||||
| 8. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 9. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 10. Andy Bichel | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-7 (Justin Langer). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 3 ovs, 14 mins) 10 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Damien Martyn, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Andy Bichel, Glenn McGrath