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Australia v South Africa @ Sydney Cricket Ground
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 January 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, BF Bowden
Third Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: BC Broad
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. AB de Villiers | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 2 | 18 | 25 | - | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | lbw b Brett Lee | 39 | 77 | 125 | 6 | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | b Glenn McGrath | 27 | 49 | 64 | 5 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Glenn McGrath b Andrew Symonds | 111 | 275 | 361 | 17 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | lbw b Shane Warne | 119 | 271 | 395 | 13 | - |
| 6. Jacques Rudolph | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 38 | 110 | 138 | 5 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart MacGill | 5 | 23 | 29 | - | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | c Brad Hodge b Brett Lee | 46 | 64 | 86 | 3 | - |
| 9. Johan Botha | not out | 20 | 46 | 62 | 2 | - |
| 10. Andre Nel | c Brad Hodge b Shane Warne | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | - |
| 11. Charl Langeveldt | not out | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (AB de Villiers), 2-69 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-86 (Graeme Smith), 4-305 (Jacques Kallis), 5-344 (Ashwell Prince), 6-355 (Mark Boucher), 7-394 (Jacques Rudolph), 8-433 (Shaun Pollock), 9-449 (Andre Nel). |
| Extras | 9b, 6lb, 0w, 16nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 154.4 ovs, 660 mins) 451 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 34 | 17 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brett Lee | 30.4 | 7 | 82 | 3 | (0w,11nb) |
| Andrew Symonds | 23 | 4 | 69 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shane Warne | 36 | 5 | 106 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Hussey | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 29 | 5 | 102 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | b Charl Langeveldt | 25 | 20 | 23 | 3 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | b Charl Langeveldt | 4 | 11 | 15 | - | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 120 | 174 | 257 | 12 | 1 |
| 4. Brad Hodge | c Jacques Rudolph b Andre Nel | 6 | 23 | 33 | - | - |
| 5. Michael Hussey | c Mark Boucher b Johan Botha | 45 | 111 | 149 | 8 | - |
| 6. Andrew Symonds | lbw b Andre Nel | 12 | 51 | 77 | 1 | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel | 86 | 109 | 156 | 10 | 2 |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Brett Lee | c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis | 17 | 40 | 49 | 3 | - |
| 10. Stuart MacGill | c Andre Nel b Shaun Pollock | 29 | 21 | 52 | 5 | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 12 | 33 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Matthew Hayden), 2-35 (Justin Langer), 3-54 (Brad Hodge), 4-184 (Michael Hussey), 5-222 (Ricky Ponting), 6-226 (Andrew Symonds), 7-226 (Shane Warne), 8-263 (Brett Lee), 9-322 (Stuart MacGill), 359 (Adam Gilchrist). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.1 ovs, 431 mins) 359 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 25 | 3 | 109 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Charl Langeveldt | 24 | 4 | 108 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andre Nel | 24.1 | 3 | 81 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 4 | 25 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Johan Botha | 7 | 2 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 5 | 9 | 12 | - | - |
| 2. AB de Villiers | lbw b Brett Lee | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | run out (Brad Hodge > > ) | 67 | 74 | 99 | 11 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | not out | 50 | 96 | 180 | 3 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Ricky Ponting b Stuart MacGill | 18 | 30 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 6. Jacques Rudolph | c Glenn McGrath b Stuart MacGill | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | st Adam Gilchrist b Stuart MacGill | 11 | 13 | 14 | 2 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | not out | 26 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 9. Johan Botha | ||||||
| 10. Andre Nel | ||||||
| 11. Charl Langeveldt |
| FOW | 1-4 (AB de Villiers), 2-6 (Graeme Smith), 3-92 (Herschelle Gibbs), 4-123 (Ashwell Prince), 5-129 (Jacques Rudolph), 6-152 (Mark Boucher). |
| Extras | 3b, 4lb, 3w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 42 ovs, 200 mins) 194 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 15 | 2 | 61 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 3 | 48 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 11 | 1 | 45 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 6 | 1 | 33 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | b Charl Langeveldt | 20 | 32 | 49 | 5 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Graeme Smith b Johan Botha | 90 | 134 | 197 | 11 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | not out | 143 | 159 | 202 | 16 | - |
| 4. Brad Hodge | not out | 27 | 42 | 51 | 3 | - |
| 5. Michael Hussey | ||||||
| 6. Andrew Symonds | ||||||
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | ||||||
| 8. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 9. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 10. Stuart MacGill | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-30 (Justin Langer), 2-212 (Matthew Hayden). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 3w, 4nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 60.3 ovs, 258 mins) 288 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 14 | 2 | 55 | 0 | (1w,2nb) |
| Charl Langeveldt | 14 | 1 | 52 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Andre Nel | 7 | 0 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johan Botha | 12.3 | 0 | 77 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Rudolph | 11 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Glenn McGrath, Stuart MacGill, Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer