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Australia v South Africa @ Sydney Cricket Ground
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 January 2009
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: EAR de Silva, BF Bowden
Third Umpire: Rod Tucker
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
Match Result: Australia won by 103 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Hayden | b Dale Steyn | 31 | 78 | 154 | 4 | - |
| 2. Simon Katich | c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis | 47 | 52 | 65 | 5 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Mark Boucher b Morne Morkel | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Michael Hussey | c Jacques Kallis b Paul Harris | 30 | 99 | 117 | 5 | - |
| 5. Michael Clarke | c & b Jean-Paul Duminy | 138 | 250 | 361 | 17 | - |
| 6. Andrew McDonald | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 15 | 54 | 61 | 1 | - |
| +7. Brad Haddin | b Dale Steyn | 38 | 79 | 97 | 4 | 1 |
| 8. Mitchell Johnson | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 64 | 124 | 170 | 11 | - |
| 9. Nathan Hauritz | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Paul Harris | 41 | 48 | 63 | 7 | - |
| 10. Peter Siddle | lbw b Paul Harris | 23 | 36 | 47 | 3 | - |
| 11. Doug Bollinger | not out | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-62 (Simon Katich), 2-63 (Ricky Ponting), 3-109 (Matthew Hayden), 4-130 (Michael Hussey), 5-162 (Andrew McDonald), 6-237 (Brad Haddin), 7-379 (Michael Clarke), 8-381 (Mitchell Johnson), 9-440 (Peter Siddle), 445 (Nathan Hauritz). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 3w, 8nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 136.2 ovs, 583 mins) 445 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 27 | 5 | 95 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 29 | 5 | 102 | 1 | (1w,3nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 27 | 3 | 89 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 20 | 6 | 54 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Paul Harris | 29.2 | 6 | 84 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Neil McKenzie | lbw b Peter Siddle | 23 | 79 | 107 | 4 | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | retired hurt | 30 | 31 | 57 | 5 | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | lbw b Andrew McDonald | 51 | 134 | 192 | 7 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Matthew Hayden b Mitchell Johnson | 37 | 55 | 64 | 6 | - |
| 5. AB de Villiers | run out (Mitchell Johnson > > ) | 11 | 52 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jean-Paul Duminy | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 13 | 52 | 72 | 2 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | b Peter Siddle | 89 | 170 | 233 | 8 | 1 |
| 8. Morne Morkel | b Peter Siddle | 40 | 134 | 147 | 5 | - |
| 9. Paul Harris | lbw b Peter Siddle | 2 | 11 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Dale Steyn | b Peter Siddle | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-76 (Neil McKenzie), 2-131 (Jacques Kallis), 3-161 (AB de Villiers), 4-166 (Hashim Amla), 5-193 (Jean-Paul Duminy), 6-308 (Morne Morkel), 7-310 (Paul Harris), 8-316 (Dale Steyn), 9-327 (Mark Boucher). |
| Extras | 0b, 12lb, 9w, 4nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 120.5 ovs, 486 mins) 327 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Siddle | 27.5 | 11 | 59 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Bollinger | 23 | 4 | 78 | 0 | (2w,3nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 28 | 6 | 69 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Andrew McDonald | 22 | 8 | 41 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Nathan Hauritz | 20 | 4 | 68 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Hayden | b Morne Morkel | 39 | 63 | 95 | 7 | - |
| 2. Simon Katich | lbw b Dale Steyn | 61 | 136 | 216 | 7 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | b Morne Morkel | 53 | 57 | 67 | 9 | - |
| 4. Michael Hussey | not out | 45 | 94 | 123 | 3 | 1 |
| 5. Michael Clarke | c Hashim Amla b Paul Harris | 41 | 55 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 6. Doug Bollinger | ||||||
| 7. Peter Siddle | ||||||
| 8. Nathan Hauritz | ||||||
| 9. Mitchell Johnson | ||||||
| +10. Brad Haddin | ||||||
| 11. Andrew McDonald |
| FOW | 1-62 (Matthew Hayden), 2-134 (Ricky Ponting), 3-181 (Simon Katich), 4-257 (Michael Clarke). |
| Extras | 8b, 9lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 67.3 ovs, 289 mins) 257 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 13 | 1 | 60 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 12 | 1 | 66 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 12 | 2 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 5 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Harris | 20.3 | 1 | 63 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Neil McKenzie | c Michael Hussey b Doug Bollinger | 27 | 101 | 120 | 3 | - |
| 2. Morne Morkel | c Mitchell Johnson b Doug Bollinger | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | c Simon Katich b Nathan Hauritz | 59 | 112 | 162 | 9 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c & b Andrew McDonald | 4 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| 5. AB de Villiers | b Peter Siddle | 56 | 144 | 175 | 8 | - |
| 6. Jean-Paul Duminy | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 16 | 92 | 100 | 2 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | lbw b Peter Siddle | 4 | 25 | 20 | - | - |
| 8. Paul Harris | lbw b Peter Siddle | 6 | 43 | 53 | - | - |
| 9. Dale Steyn | lbw b Andrew McDonald | 28 | 65 | 88 | 2 | - |
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 28 | 75 | 91 | 5 | - |
| *11. Graeme Smith | b Mitchell Johnson | 3 | 17 | 26 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Morne Morkel), 2-68 (Neil McKenzie), 3-91 (Jacques Kallis), 4-110 (Hashim Amla), 5-166 (Jean-Paul Duminy), 6-172 (Mark Boucher), 7-190 (AB de Villiers), 8-202 (Paul Harris), 9-257 (Dale Steyn), 272 (Graeme Smith). |
| Extras | 12b, 18lb, 4w, 2nb, 5pen) 41 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 114.2 ovs, 442 mins) 272 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Siddle | 27 | 12 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Bollinger | 21 | 5 | 53 | 2 | (1w,2nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 23.2 | 7 | 49 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Andrew McDonald | 13 | 6 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Hauritz | 28 | 10 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Doug Bollinger, Peter Siddle, Nathan Hauritz, Mitchell Johnson, Brad Haddin, Andrew McDonald