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VB Series - 10th match

Australia v South Africa

Australia won by 80 runs

ODI no. 2322 | 2005/06 season
Played at Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
3 February 2006 - day/night (50-over match)


Australia innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Gilchrist†	b Hall	33	41	43	4	0	76.74
9.6 gone! short of length on the stumps, Gilchrist misses the pull shot, ball clips the top of off stump. First breakthrough for South Africa. 45/1
SM Katich	c Pollock b van der Wath	25	70	43	2	0	58.13
16.2 gone! good line, overpitched outside off stump, Katich mistimes the drive in the air to deep mid-on, Pollock runs forward and takes a good catch, wonderful effort there. 71/2
RT Ponting*	c van der Wath b Botha	53	102	63	2	1	84.12
35.5 gone! tossed up outside off stump, sweeps in the air to deep square leg, Van der Wath takes the catch. 163/4
DR Martyn	c Botha b Smith	34	55	46	2	0	73.91
30.5 gone! tossed up wide outside off stump, Martyn drives, gets an edge to Botha at backward-point, who takes the catch, Smith Strikes. 145/3
A Symonds	run out (van der Wath)	65	84	60	5	1	108.33
49.6 from van der Wath, run out! full toss, Symonds tries to play to the onside, gets an inside edge onto the pads, takes off for a single, Van der Wath quickly in picks up the ball and throws down the stumps at the bowlers end, Symonds short of the crease. 281/7
MJ Clarke	run out (Prince/Smith)	1	3	2	0	0	50.00
36.5 Smith to Symonds, gone! run out! Symonds plays behind square leg, Clarke from the non striker's end takes off for a single, Prince quickly picks up the ball and throws to Smith, who runs out Clarke, tries to get back, too late 167/5
MEK Hussey	b van der Wath	62	58	44	9	0	140.90
49.3 gone! slower ball, Hussey too early into the shot, gets bowled, good ball from Van der Wath. 276/6
B Lee	not out	0	2	1	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 2)	8

Total	(7 wickets; 50 overs; 215 mins)	281	(5.62 runs per over)

Did not bat BR Dorey, SR Clark, GB Hogg

Fall of wickets1-45 (Gilchrist, 9.6 ov), 2-71 (Katich, 16.2 ov), 3-145 (Martyn, 30.5 ov), 4-163 (Ponting, 35.5 ov), 5-167 (Clarke, 36.5 ov), 6-276 (Hussey, 49.3 ov), 7-281 (Symonds, 49.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
SM Pollock	10	2	20	0	2.00

CK Langeveldt	6	0	50	0	8.33	(2nb, 1w)

AJ Hall	10	0	56	1	5.60	(1w)
9.6 to Gilchrist, gone! short of length on the stumps, Gilchrist misses the pull shot, ball clips the top of off stump. First breakthrough for South Africa. 45/1
JJ van der Wath	10	0	82	2	8.20	(1w)
16.2 to Katich, gone! good line, overpitched outside off stump, Katich mistimes the drive in the air to deep mid-on, Pollock runs forward and takes a good catch, wonderful effort there. 71/2 49.3 to Hussey, gone! slower ball, Hussey too early into the shot, gets bowled, good ball from Van der Wath. 276/6
GC Smith	10	0	59	1	5.90	(1w)
30.5 to Martyn, gone! tossed up wide outside off stump, Martyn drives, gets an edge to Botha at backward-point, who takes the catch, Smith Strikes. 145/3
J Botha	4	0	12	1	3.00
35.5 to Ponting, gone! tossed up outside off stump, sweeps in the air to deep square leg, Van der Wath takes the catch. 163/4


South Africa innings (target: 282 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smith*	lbw b Lee	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
0.2 gone! Lee strikes, full ball swinging in, Smith plays all over it and gets hit on the boot, loud shout, given by Umpire Dar. 0/1
HH Dippenaar	c †Gilchrist b Clark	9	31	23	0	0	39.13
7.1 gone! pitched outside off stump, bit of away swing, Dippenaar makes room and drives, gets an edge, Gilchrist behind the wicket takes the catch. 13/2
JA Rudolph	run out (Hussey)	19	57	39	1	0	48.71
13.5 from Hopes, run out!, pitched just outside leg stump, Rudolph tries to work it to the onside, misses it and gets hit on the pad, loud appeal, Rudolph takes off for a run, Hussey quickly in from gully and scores a direct hit. 48/3
HH Gibbs	b Hopes	33	52	40	5	0	82.50
19.2 gone! good ball on the stumps, Gibbs on the front foot swings and misses the ball completely and gets bowled, 69/4
J Botha	c †Gilchrist b Lee	46	107	61	4	0	75.40
38.6 Gone! third wicket in the over, banged in short, Botha fends with an open face of the bat, gets an edge, Gilchrist behind the wicket takes the catch. 156/8
AG Prince	run out (Dorey/†Gilchrist)	24	46	39	2	0	61.53
30.6 from Symonds, run out! a touch short, Prince goes back and turns it around to deep square leg, takes off for a run, Dorey runs in from deep backward square leg picks up the ball and throws it in, Prince comes back for the second run, Gilchrist collects the ball and whips of the bails, Prince is well short of the crease, third umpire called for, given out. 117/5
JM Kemp	c Hopes b Lee	20	27	30	1	0	66.66
38.1 Gone! short ball drifting down the leg side, Kemp pulls in the air to fine leg, Hopes moves backwards and judges it well and takes the catch high over his head, wonderful effort, hit his head hard on the ground. 155/6
MV Boucher†	c Ponting b Lee	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
38.4 Gone! short ball, Boucher mistimes the pull high in the air to midwicket, where Ponting takes the catch. 156/7
SM Pollock	c sub (Martyn) b Symonds	16	22	17	1	0	94.11
45.1 gone! short ball, Pollock pulls, gets a top edge, ball goes high in the air to point, where Martyn takes the catch. 183/9
AJ Hall	not out	19	36	35	0	0	54.28

JJ van der Wath	not out	8	13	14	0	1	57.14

Extras	(w 6, nb 1)	7

Total	(9 wickets; 50 overs; 209 mins)	201	(4.02 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Smith, 0.2 ov), 2-13 (Dippenaar, 7.1 ov), 3-48 (Rudolph, 13.5 ov), 4-69 (Gibbs, 19.2 ov), 5-117 (Prince, 30.6 ov), 6-155 (Kemp, 38.1 ov), 7-156 (Boucher, 38.4 ov), 8-156 (Botha, 38.6 ov), 9-183 (Pollock, 45.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	10	2	30	4	3.00	(1nb, 1w)
0.2 to Smith, gone! Lee strikes, full ball swinging in, Smith plays all over it and gets hit on the boot, loud shout, given by Umpire Dar. 0/1 38.1 to Kemp, Gone! short ball drifting down the leg side, Kemp pulls in the air to fine leg, Hopes moves backwards and judges it well and takes the catch high over his head, wonderful effort, hit his head hard on the ground. 155/6 38.4 to Boucher, Gone! short ball, Boucher mistimes the pull high in the air to midwicket, where Ponting takes the catch. 156/7 38.6 to Botha, Gone! third wicket in the over, banged in short, Botha fends with an open face of the bat, gets an edge, Gilchrist behind the wicket takes the catch. 156/8
SR Clark	8	1	34	1	4.25
7.1 to Dippenaar, gone! pitched outside off stump, bit of away swing, Dippenaar makes room and drives, gets an edge, Gilchrist behind the wicket takes the catch. 13/2
BR Dorey	10	0	48	0	4.80	(2w)

JR Hopes	6	1	16	1	2.66
19.2 to Gibbs, gone! good ball on the stumps, Gibbs on the front foot swings and misses the ball completely and gets bowled, 69/4
GB Hogg	7	0	32	0	4.57	(2w)

A Symonds	9	0	41	1	4.55	(1w)
45.1 to Pollock, gone! short ball, Pollock pulls, gets a top edge, ball goes high in the air to point, where Martyn takes the catch. 183/9

Match details

Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Points Australia 5, South Africa 0

Australia replacement JR Hopes for DR Martyn (South Africa innings, 12.0 ov)
South Africa replacement J Botha for CK Langeveldt (Australia innings, 25.0 ov)
Player of the match MEK Hussey (Australia)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and PD Parker
TV umpire RL Parry
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)

Match notes