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South Africa v Australia @ Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
19, 20, 21, 22, 23 March 2009
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: Asad Rauf, SA Bucknor
Third Umpire: Billy Bowden
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe
Match Result: South Africa won by an innings and 20 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Phillip Hughes | lbw b Paul Harris | 33 | 64 | 101 | 4 | - |
| 2. Simon Katich | c Imraan Khan b Paul Harris | 55 | 160 | 229 | 7 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Mark Boucher b Albie Morkel | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 4. Michael Hussey | b Dale Steyn | 20 | 20 | 27 | 4 | - |
| 5. Michael Clarke | b Dale Steyn | 0 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| +6. Brad Haddin | lbw b Paul Harris | 42 | 67 | 101 | 8 | - |
| 7. Andrew McDonald | c Jacques Kallis b Makhaya Ntini | 13 | 44 | 71 | 1 | - |
| 8. Mitchell Johnson | c Ashwell Prince b Dale Steyn | 35 | 54 | 73 | 6 | - |
| 9. Peter Siddle | c AB de Villiers b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Bryce McGain | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 2 | 14 | 22 | - | - |
| 11. Ben Hilfenhaus | not out | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-58 (Phillip Hughes), 2-59 (Ricky Ponting), 3-81 (Michael Hussey), 4-81 (Michael Clarke), 5-152 (Simon Katich), 6-158 (Brad Haddin), 7-190 (Andrew McDonald), 8-190 (Peter Siddle), 9-209 (Mitchell Johnson), 209 (Bryce McGain). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72 ovs, 327 mins) 209 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 16 | 5 | 56 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 17 | 7 | 38 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 2 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Albie Morkel | 12 | 3 | 44 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Harris | 17 | 5 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Imraan Khan | c & b Peter Siddle | 20 | 64 | 71 | 1 | - |
| 2. Ashwell Prince | c Brad Haddin b Ben Hilfenhaus | 150 | 249 | 358 | 19 | 2 |
| 3. Hashim Amla | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 46 | 88 | 117 | 8 | - |
| *4. Jacques Kallis | c & b Ben Hilfenhaus | 102 | 163 | 269 | 14 | 2 |
| 5. AB de Villiers | c Andrew McDonald b Simon Katich | 163 | 196 | 313 | 12 | 7 |
| 6. Jean-Paul Duminy | b Mitchell Johnson | 7 | 21 | 37 | 1 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Ricky Ponting b Mitchell Johnson | 12 | 26 | 34 | 3 | - |
| 8. Albie Morkel | b Andrew McDonald | 58 | 71 | 85 | 10 | 1 |
| 9. Paul Harris | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 27 | 49 | 70 | 4 | - |
| 10. Dale Steyn | c Michael Clarke b Simon Katich | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-65 (Imraan Khan), 2-162 (Hashim Amla), 3-322 (Ashwell Prince), 4-415 (Jacques Kallis), 5-443 (Jean-Paul Duminy), 6-467 (Mark Boucher), 7-591 (Albie Morkel), 8-637 (AB de Villiers), 9-637 (Dale Steyn), 651 (Paul Harris). |
| Extras | 19b, 24lb, 9w, 10nb, 0pen) 62 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 154.3 ovs, 679 mins) 651 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mitchell Johnson | 37.3 | 5 | 148 | 4 | (2w,6nb) |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 34 | 4 | 133 | 2 | (3w,4nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 35 | 15 | 67 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bryce McGain | 18 | 2 | 149 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew McDonald | 27 | 7 | 102 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Katich | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Phillip Hughes | c Jacques Kallis b Paul Harris | 32 | 46 | 57 | 4 | - |
| 2. Simon Katich | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Paul Harris | 54 | 159 | 248 | 4 | 1 |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Mark Boucher b Dale Steyn | 12 | 24 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 4. Michael Hussey | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Dale Steyn | 39 | 153 | 197 | 5 | - |
| 5. Michael Clarke | b Dale Steyn | 47 | 106 | 128 | 7 | - |
| +6. Brad Haddin | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Paul Harris | 18 | 27 | 40 | 3 | - |
| 7. Andrew McDonald | c AB de Villiers b Paul Harris | 68 | 99 | 170 | 8 | - |
| 8. Mitchell Johnson | not out | 123 | 103 | 154 | 11 | 5 |
| 9. Peter Siddle | c AB de Villiers b Paul Harris | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Bryce McGain | run out (sub > Dale Steyn > ) | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Ben Hilfenhaus | c Ashwell Prince b Paul Harris | 12 | 16 | 23 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-57 (Phillip Hughes), 2-76 (Ricky Ponting), 3-138 (Simon Katich), 4-146 (Michael Hussey), 5-191 (Brad Haddin), 6-218 (Michael Clarke), 7-381 (Andrew McDonald), 8-381 (Peter Siddle), 9-388 (Bryce McGain), 422 (Ben Hilfenhaus). |
| Extras | 8b, 2lb, 2w, 5nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.5 ovs, 532 mins) 422 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 27 | 5 | 96 | 3 | (1w,1nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 19 | 6 | 66 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Albie Morkel | 20 | 1 | 88 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Paul Harris | 42.5 | 9 | 127 | 6 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 4 | 21 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Imraan Khan, Ashwell Prince, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Mark Boucher, Albie Morkel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini