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South Africa v Australia @ Kingsmead, Durban
24, 25, 26, 27, 28 March 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, BR Doctrove
Third Umpire: BG Jerling
Match Referee: BC Broad
Match Result: Australia won by 112 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 35 | 125 | 167 | 5 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c AB de Villiers b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Herschelle Gibbs b Nicky Boje | 103 | 225 | 320 | 11 | - |
| 4. Damien Martyn | c Jacques Kallis b Makhaya Ntini | 57 | 134 | 171 | 10 | - |
| 5. Michael Hussey | lbw b Jacques Kallis | 75 | 155 | 228 | 10 | 1 |
| 6. Brett Lee | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| 7. Andrew Symonds | lbw b Andre Nel | 13 | 53 | 83 | 1 | - |
| +8. Adam Gilchrist | c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel | 2 | 10 | 11 | - | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c AB de Villiers b Shaun Pollock | 36 | 31 | 56 | 6 | 1 |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | c AB de Villiers b Andre Nel | 7 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Stuart Clark | not out | 13 | 15 | 34 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Matthew Hayden), 2-97 (Justin Langer), 3-198 (Ricky Ponting), 4-218 (Damien Martyn), 5-219 (Brett Lee), 6-253 (Andrew Symonds), 7-259 (Adam Gilchrist), 8-315 (Shane Warne), 9-327 (Michael Kasprowicz), 369 (Michael Hussey). |
| Extras | 9b, 10lb, 2w, 7nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 127.1 ovs, 555 mins) 369 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 32 | 11 | 73 | 1 | (1w,7nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 24 | 4 | 81 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andre Nel | 31 | 8 | 83 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 21.1 | 8 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 19 | 1 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c Justin Langer b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. AB de Villiers | c Matthew Hayden b Stuart Clark | 50 | 137 | 175 | 4 | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | b Michael Kasprowicz | 9 | 14 | 15 | 2 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c & b Stuart Clark | 114 | 223 | 344 | 17 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Andrew Symonds b Shane Warne | 33 | 61 | 86 | 4 | - |
| 6. Jacques Rudolph | c Michael Hussey b Shane Warne | 13 | 41 | 43 | 2 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | b Brett Lee | 19 | 43 | 74 | 3 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | not out | 6 | 14 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 10. Andre Nel | c Matthew Hayden b Brett Lee | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Graeme Smith), 2-10 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-144 (AB de Villiers), 4-200 (Ashwell Prince), 5-226 (Jacques Rudolph), 6-255 (Jacques Kallis), 7-256 (Shaun Pollock), 8-257 (Mark Boucher), 9-267 (Andre Nel), 267 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88.4 ovs, 394 mins) 267 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 19.4 | 5 | 69 | 5 | (0w,6nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 14 | 0 | 60 | 1 | (0w,6nb) |
| Shane Warne | 25 | 2 | 80 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Symonds | 11 | 3 | 16 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Michael Hussey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart Clark | 18 | 4 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Shaun Pollock b Nicky Boje | 37 | 53 | 73 | 6 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 102 | 217 | 309 | 12 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Nicky Boje b Shaun Pollock | 116 | 187 | 273 | 12 | 2 |
| 4. Damien Martyn | not out | 15 | 37 | 51 | 2 | - |
| +5. Adam Gilchrist | c Andre Nel b Nicky Boje | 24 | 9 | 13 | 5 | - |
| 6. Michael Hussey | ||||||
| 7. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 8. Andrew Symonds | ||||||
| 9. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | ||||||
| 11. Stuart Clark |
| FOW | 1-49 (Justin Langer), 2-250 (Matthew Hayden), 3-278 (Ricky Ponting), 4-307 (Adam Gilchrist). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 82.4 ovs, 361 mins) 307 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 19 | 4 | 55 | 1 | (0w,7nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 15 | 2 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 26.4 | 4 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andre Nel | 14 | 3 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. AB de Villiers | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 46 | 80 | 117 | 7 | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | c Justin Langer b Shane Warne | 40 | 75 | 133 | 5 | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | c Shane Warne b Stuart Clark | 17 | 44 | 55 | 2 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | lbw b Shane Warne | 7 | 32 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Michael Hussey b Stuart Clark | 7 | 37 | 49 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jacques Rudolph | c Justin Langer b Shane Warne | 36 | 52 | 81 | 7 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | not out | 51 | 156 | 221 | 9 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | b Brett Lee | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | c sub b Michael Kasprowicz | 48 | 64 | 82 | 9 | - |
| 10. Andre Nel | c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne | 14 | 46 | 68 | 3 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 13 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-91 (AB de Villiers), 2-98 (Graeme Smith), 3-122 (Jacques Kallis), 4-122 (Herschelle Gibbs), 5-146 (Ashwell Prince), 6-170 (Jacques Rudolph), 7-181 (Shaun Pollock), 8-253 (Nicky Boje), 9-292 (Andre Nel), 297 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 5b, 8lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.5 ovs, 438 mins) 297 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 22 | 6 | 65 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Stuart Clark | 21 | 6 | 46 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Andrew Symonds | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shane Warne | 35.5 | 9 | 86 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 12 | 2 | 51 | 1 | (0w,6nb) |
| Michael Hussey | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, Jacques Rudolph, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Nicky Boje, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini