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South Africa v Australia @ Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 March 2009
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: BF Bowden, Asad Rauf
Third Umpire: Steve Bucknor
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe
Match Result: Australia won by 175 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Phillip Hughes | c Neil McKenzie b Jacques Kallis | 115 | 151 | 190 | 19 | 2 |
| 2. Simon Katich | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 108 | 190 | 296 | 16 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Neil McKenzie b Paul Harris | 9 | 20 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 4. Michael Hussey | b Morne Morkel | 50 | 144 | 214 | 9 | - |
| 5. Michael Clarke | b Paul Harris | 3 | 11 | 16 | - | - |
| 6. Marcus North | c Dale Steyn b Jacques Kallis | 38 | 114 | 151 | 5 | - |
| +7. Brad Haddin | c Hashim Amla b Makhaya Ntini | 5 | 10 | 23 | - | - |
| 8. Andrew McDonald | not out | 4 | 7 | 21 | - | - |
| 9. Mitchell Johnson | lbw b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Siddle | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 0 | 4 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Ben Hilfenhaus | c Graeme Smith b Dale Steyn | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-184 (Phillip Hughes), 2-208 (Ricky Ponting), 3-259 (Simon Katich), 4-266 (Michael Clarke), 5-329 (Michael Hussey), 6-348 (Marcus North), 7-348 (Brad Haddin), 8-348 (Mitchell Johnson), 9-352 (Peter Siddle), 352 (Ben Hilfenhaus). |
| Extras | 6b, 4lb, 2w, 8nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 107.4 ovs, 483 mins) 352 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 25.4 | 3 | 83 | 3 | (2w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 19 | 4 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 24 | 4 | 81 | 1 | (0w,6nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 4 | 49 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Harris | 21 | 5 | 66 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Neil McKenzie | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | retired hurt | 2 | 3 | 22 | - | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Ricky Ponting b Andrew McDonald | 22 | 78 | 117 | 5 | - |
| 5. AB de Villiers | lbw b Ben Hilfenhaus | 3 | 8 | 13 | - | - |
| 6. Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 73 | 152 | 241 | 11 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 9 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Paul Harris | b Andrew McDonald | 4 | 46 | 69 | - | - |
| 9. Morne Morkel | b Andrew McDonald | 2 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Dale Steyn | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 8 | 41 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | lbw b Peter Siddle | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Neil McKenzie), 2-0 (Hashim Amla), 3-6 (AB de Villiers), 4-62 (Mark Boucher), 5-104 (Paul Harris), 6-104 (Jacques Kallis), 7-106 (Morne Morkel), 8-138 (Dale Steyn), 9-138 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 10b, 12lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 57.3 ovs, 277 mins) 138 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mitchell Johnson | 16 | 5 | 37 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 11 | 2 | 28 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Andrew McDonald | 12 | 4 | 25 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 13.3 | 6 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Marcus North | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Clarke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Phillip Hughes | c Morne Morkel b Makhaya Ntini | 160 | 323 | 376 | 15 | 3 |
| 2. Simon Katich | c Paul Harris b Jacques Kallis | 30 | 47 | 71 | 3 | 1 |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Neil McKenzie b Morne Morkel | 81 | 106 | 189 | 12 | - |
| 4. Michael Hussey | c Jacques Kallis b Jean-Paul Duminy | 19 | 50 | 53 | 2 | - |
| 5. Michael Clarke | not out | 23 | 39 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 6. Marcus North | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 0 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 7. Peter Siddle | ||||||
| 8. Ben Hilfenhaus | ||||||
| +9. Brad Haddin | ||||||
| 10. Andrew McDonald | ||||||
| 11. Mitchell Johnson | absent hurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FOW | 1-55 (Simon Katich), 2-219 (Ricky Ponting), 3-260 (Michael Hussey), 4-330 (Phillip Hughes), 5-331 (Marcus North). |
| Extras | 12b, 2lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 94.4 ovs, 385 mins) 331 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 15.4 | 1 | 75 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 15 | 2 | 55 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 14 | 1 | 60 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Harris | 31 | 8 | 68 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hashim Amla | c Ricky Ponting b Peter Siddle | 43 | 82 | 124 | 8 | - |
| 2. Neil McKenzie | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 31 | 78 | 95 | 5 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Ricky Ponting b Mitchell Johnson | 93 | 175 | 246 | 13 | - |
| 4. AB de Villiers | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 84 | 199 | 234 | 9 | - |
| 5. Jean-Paul Duminy | c Brad Haddin b Ben Hilfenhaus | 17 | 45 | 76 | 3 | - |
| +6. Mark Boucher | c & b Marcus North | 25 | 107 | 158 | 1 | - |
| 7. Paul Harris | c Peter Siddle b Simon Katich | 5 | 15 | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Morne Morkel | c Brad Haddin b Simon Katich | 24 | 78 | 101 | 4 | - |
| 9. Dale Steyn | st Brad Haddin b Simon Katich | 7 | 22 | 27 | - | - |
| 10. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| *11. Graeme Smith |
| FOW | 1-63 (Neil McKenzie), 2-80 (Hashim Amla), 3-267 (Jacques Kallis), 4-279 (AB de Villiers), 5-299 (Jean-Paul Duminy), 6-307 (Paul Harris), 7-345 (Mark Boucher), 8-363 (Morne Morkel), 9-370 (Dale Steyn). |
| Extras | 9b, 15lb, 3w, 10nb, 0pen) 37 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 132.2 ovs, 549 mins) 370 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mitchell Johnson | 33 | 9 | 78 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 24 | 4 | 79 | 1 | (3w,5nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 28 | 12 | 61 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Andrew McDonald | 16 | 3 | 47 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Marcus North | 20 | 6 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Katich | 11.2 | 1 | 45 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Hashim Amla, Neil McKenzie, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Mark Boucher, Paul Harris, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Graeme Smith