Match State: Match commences at 10.00 AEST (00.00 GMT)
0.1 McGrath to Hall, no run, left utside off
0.1 McGrath to Hall, no run, left outside off
0.2 McGrath to Hall, no run, played off the pad back up the off side
0.3 McGrath to Hall, no run, left outside off
0.4 McGrath to Hall, no run, beaten outside off stump defends the wrong
line
0.5 McGrath to Hall, no run, left outside off
0.6 McGrath to Hall, no run, left outside off
End of over 1 (maiden) South Africa 0/0 (RR: 0.00)
GD McGrath 1-1-0-0
G Kirsten 0* (0b) AJ Hall 0* (6b)
A beautiful sunny day in Melbourne
1.1 B Lee to Kirsten, no run, played to mid off
1.2 B Lee to Kirsten, no run, pushed out to point
1.3 B Lee to Kirsten, no run, driving and missing outside off
1.4 B Lee to Kirsten, no run, played to mid off
1.5 B Lee to Kirsten, no run, driven to mid off
1.6 B Lee to Kirsten, FOUR, cut well between gully and point races to
the rope
End of over 2 (4 runs) South Africa 4/0 (RR: 2.00)
B Lee 1-0-4-0
AJ Hall 0* (6b) G Kirsten 4* (6b 1x4)
2.1 McGrath to Hall, no run, defends
2.2 McGrath to Hall, no run, palyed to mid on
2.3 McGrath to Hall, no run, standing from the crease trying to hit
cross batted through cover
2.4 McGrath to Hall, no run, lifting ball left
2.5 McGrath to Hall, bye: FOUR, left outside off dies a little keeper
fails to take it cleanly races to the rope at fine leg
2.6 McGrath to Hall, no run, dropped on the on side
End of over 3 (4 runs, maiden) South Africa 8/0 (RR: 2.67)
GD McGrath 2-2-0-0
G Kirsten 4* (6b 1x4) AJ Hall 0* (12b)
3.1 B Lee to Kirsten, one run, played down to third man
3.2 B Lee to Hall, one run, punched to cover, point makes a stop but
the ball deflects on
3.3 B Lee to Kirsten, (noball) two runs, pushed through cover. mid off
the man to field
3.3 B Lee to Kirsten, no run, driving off the backfoot hits high on the
bat lofted one bounce to mid off
3.4 B Lee to Kirsten, no run, driven to mid off
3.5 B Lee to Kirsten, no run, driven to mid on
3.6 B Lee to Kirsten, (noball) one run, played down to third man
3.6 B Lee to Hall, no run, driving and missing
End of over 4 (7 runs) South Africa 15/0 (RR: 3.75)
B Lee 2-0-11-0 (2nb)
G Kirsten 8* (12b 1x4) AJ Hall 1* (14b)
4.1 McGrath to Kirsten, one run, pushed through square leg.. stacked
off side field easy single
4.2 McGrath to Hall, no run, driving and missing away form the body
poor shot sucked in the ball was a good line but his feet were tied
to the crease so he ended up swinging well away from his body
4.3 McGrath to Hall, no run, driven to cover
4.4 McGrath to Hall, no run, 2 or 3 paces down the wicket trying to
lift over midwicekt. misses
4.5 McGrath to Hall, OUT: again not moving the feet trying to drive too
short and close to him takes a thick edge to second slip
South Africa 16/1, Partnership of 16
AJ Hall c ME Waugh b McGrath 1 (18b 0x4 0x6)
G Kirsten 9* (13b 1x4) GD McGrath 2.5-2-1-1
4.6 McGrath to Kallis, one run, run down to third man
End of over 5 (2 runs) South Africa 17/1 (RR: 3.40)
GD McGrath 3-2-2-1
JH Kallis 1* (1b) G Kirsten 9* (13b 1x4)
5.1 B Lee to Kallis, two runs, driven back past the bowler
5.2 B Lee to Kallis, OUT: driving from the crease thin edge through to
keeper. no footwork. poor shot away form his body
South Africa 19/2, Partnership of 3
JH Kallis c Gilchrist b B Lee 3 (3b 0x4 0x6)
G Kirsten 9* (13b 1x4) B Lee 2.2-0-13-1 (2nb)
5.3 B Lee to Cullinan, no run, dropped at his feet
5.4 B Lee to Cullinan, no run, defends back to bowler
5.5 B Lee to Cullinan, no run, driving outside off misses through to
keeper
5.6 B Lee to Cullinan, OUT: trying to work to leg leaves a gap between
bat and pad, takes a small inside edge onto the stumps
South Africa 19/3, Partnership of 0
DJ Cullinan b B Lee 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 6 (2 runs) South Africa 19/3 (RR: 3.17)
B Lee 3-0-13-2 (2nb)
G Kirsten 9* (13b 1x4)
6.1 McGrath to Kirsten, no run, beaten all ends up cut between bat and
pad as he had no idea what to do with it
6.2 McGrath to Kirsten, no run, props forward runs off pad to gully
6.3 McGrath to Kirsten, no run, defends to bowler
6.4 McGrath to Kirsten, no run, pushed to cover
6.5 McGrath to Kirsten, OUT: driving from the crease not full enough
takes a thick edge to second slip
South Africa 19/4, Partnership of 0
G Kirsten c ME Waugh b McGrath 9 (18b 1x4 0x6)
HH Dippenaar 0* (0b) GD McGrath 3.5-2-2-2
6.6 McGrath to Klusener, no run, pushing tentaatively away off the pad
End of over 7 (maiden) South Africa 19/4 (RR: 2.71)
GD McGrath 4-3-2-2
HH Dippenaar 0* (0b) L Klusener 0* (1b)
7.1 B Lee to McKenzie, no run, pushed back up the on side
7.2 B Lee to McKenzie, no run, left otuside off
7.3 B Lee to McKenzie, no run, left outside off
7.4 B Lee to McKenzie, no run, left outside off
7.5 B Lee to McKenzie, no run, defends tentatively takes a thick edge
goes to ground ... rolls to slip.. more of an angled face a bit
more in control than it first looked
7.6 B Lee to McKenzie, no run, defends to bowler
End of over 8 (maiden) South Africa 19/4 (RR: 2.38)
B Lee 4-1-13-2 (2nb)
L Klusener 0* (1b) ND McKenzie 0* (6b)
8.1 McGrath to Klusener, no run, cuts and misses outside off stump
8.2 McGrath to Klusener, two runs, whipped off his legs
8.3 McGrath to Klusener, three runs, punched up the off side mid off
chases
8.4 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, pushed to cover
8.5 McGrath to McKenzie, FOUR, defends on off takes a thick inside edge
between bat and pad away passed the keeeper down to fine leg
8.6 McGrath to McKenzie, two runs, short ball pulled curves behind
square leg
End of over 9 (11 runs) South Africa 30/4 (RR: 3.33)
GD McGrath 5-3-13-2
L Klusener 5* (4b) ND McKenzie 6* (9b 1x4)
9.1 B Lee to Klusener, one run, pushed to cover
9.2 B Lee to McKenzie, no run, driving into ground away on the off side
9.3 B Lee to McKenzie, no run, driven to mid off
9.4 B Lee to McKenzie, FOUR, lovley on drive just paassing leg stump
straight enough to not be caught by mid on. McGrath chases from
mid off but just can't quite beat it
9.5 B Lee to McKenzie, no run, good ball faster dug in defended down to
gully
9.6 B Lee to McKenzie, two runs, on his legs pushed back passed the mid
off
End of over 10 (7 runs) South Africa 37/4 (RR: 3.70)
B Lee 5-1-20-2 (2nb)
L Klusener 6* (5b) ND McKenzie 12* (14b 2x4)
10.1 McGrath to Klusener, no run, played to mid on
10.2 McGrath to Klusener, three runs, driven through wide mid on
10.3 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, cuts outside off stump. misses. poor
shot
10.4 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, left outside off
10.5 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, lifting ball left outside off
10.6 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, left outside off stump
End of over 11 (3 runs) South Africa 40/4 (RR: 3.64)
GD McGrath 6-3-16-2
L Klusener 9* (7b) ND McKenzie 12* (18b 2x4)
11.1 Warne to Klusener, no run, reaching for a big drive draggede to mid
on
11.2 Warne to Klusener, no run, driven to mid on
11.3 Warne to Klusener, no run, expansive drive again mistimed but going
to cover where intended this time
11.4 Warne to Klusener, one run, sweeps slowly runs to deep backward
square leg
11.5 Warne to McKenzie, no run, pushes forward turns passed the bat
11.6 Warne to McKenzie, no run, dropped on the on side
End of over 12 (1 run) South Africa 41/4 (RR: 3.42)
SK Warne 1-0-1-0
L Klusener 10* (11b) ND McKenzie 12* (20b 2x4)
12.1 Gillespie to Klusener, no run, driving square one bounce just short
of gully
12.2 Gillespie to Klusener, no run, driven to mid off
12.3 Gillespie to Klusener, two runs, square driven again this time
beating gully into the deep
12.4 Gillespie to Klusener, no run, played to a close point
SR waugh moved into a position close square on the off side about
where the first ball of the over went in the air
12.5 Gillespie to Klusener, no run, driven back to bowler
12.6 Gillespie to Klusener, one run, driven to mid off. quick run taken
safely
End of over 13 (3 runs) South Africa 44/4 (RR: 3.38)
JN Gillespie 1-0-3-0
L Klusener 13* (17b) ND McKenzie 12* (20b 2x4)
13.1 Warne to Klusener, no run, pushing forward plays off pad away on
the legside
13.2 Warne to Klusener, no run, off the pad to legside
13.3 Warne to Klusener, no run, palyed to midwicket
13.4 Warne to Klusener, no run, defends back to boler
13.5 Warne to Klusener, no run, off pad to leg
13.6 Warne to Klusener, no run, defends to cover
End of over 14 (maiden) South Africa 44/4 (RR: 3.14)
SK Warne 2-1-1-0
ND McKenzie 12* (20b 2x4) L Klusener 13* (23b)
14.1 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, palyed to mid on
14.2 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, cut nicely to point
14.3 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, run to slip
14.4 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, left outside off
14.5 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, played back to bowler
14.6 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, defends
End of over 15 (maiden) South Africa 44/4 (RR: 2.93)
JN Gillespie 2-1-3-0
L Klusener 13* (23b) ND McKenzie 12* (26b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
15.1 Warne to Klusener, one run, driven through cover
15.2 Warne to McKenzie, FOUR, lovely cut between off side fielders beats
the two chasing to the rope
15.3 Warne to McKenzie, legbye: two runs, off pad passing the keeper
down to third man, turned passed a defending bat into the back pad
15.4 Warne to McKenzie, no run, defends off pad away on the off
15.5 Warne to McKenzie, no run, psuhes forward runs off pad again
15.6 Warne to McKenzie, two runs, cuts niecly to the man at cover. the
ball curves away which he does not read and fumbles.. allowing 2
from what should have been none
End of over 16 (9 runs) South Africa 53/4 (RR: 3.31)
SK Warne 3-1-8-0
L Klusener 14* (24b) ND McKenzie 18* (31b 3x4)
16.1 Gillespie to Klusener, two runs, hit nicely through cover, chased
down at the rope
16.2 Gillespie to Klusener, no run, driven to mid off
16.3 Gillespie to Klusener, one run, driven to cover
16.4 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, driving inside edge to on side
16.5 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, nicely timed drive back to bowler
16.6 Gillespie to McKenzie, one run, short ball tries to pull lands on
the bounce to square leg who doesn't stop cleanly
End of over 17 (4 runs) South Africa 57/4 (RR: 3.35)
JN Gillespie 3-1-7-0
ND McKenzie 19* (34b 3x4) L Klusener 17* (27b)
17.1 Warne to McKenzie, no run, left outside off stump
17.2 Warne to McKenzie, no run, props to sily mid off
17.3 Warne to McKenzie, no run, played to bowler
17.4 Warne to McKenzie, no run, comes forward turns passed the bat
17.5 Warne to McKenzie, no run, pushes forward full fae of bat back up
the wicket
17.6 Warne to McKenzie, no run, cuts and misses.. exept hte australians
don't think so appeal turned down
End of over 18 (maiden) South Africa 57/4 (RR: 3.17)
SK Warne 4-2-8-0
L Klusener 17* (27b) ND McKenzie 19* (40b 3x4)
replays suggest the umpire is right
18.1 Gillespie to Klusener, one run, played behind square leg
18.2 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, pushed to point
18.3 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, palyed to point
18.4 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, driven to mid on
18.5 Gillespie to McKenzie, one run, played off legs to fine leg
18.6 Gillespie to Klusener, (noball) no run, short ball tries to pull
misses
called noball for height by Dazza at square leg
18.6 Gillespie to Klusener, one run, punched through cover
End of over 19 (4 runs) South Africa 61/4 (RR: 3.21)
JN Gillespie 4-1-11-0 (1nb)
L Klusener 19* (30b) ND McKenzie 20* (44b 3x4)
19.1 Warne to Klusener, one run, full toss hit to long off
19.2 Warne to McKenzie, no run, pushed dead off the wicket
19.3 Warne to McKenzie, no run, swept to short fine leg
19.4 Warne to McKenzie, no run, defends but turns passed the edge of the
bat
19.5 Warne to McKenzie, no run, pushed to silly mid off
19.6 Warne to McKenzie, no run, pushed to cover
End of over 20 (1 run) South Africa 62/4 (RR: 3.10)
SK Warne 5-2-9-0 - Latrobe Street
L Klusener 20* (31b) ND McKenzie 20* (49b 3x4)
20.1 Gillespie to Klusener, no run, played to mid on
20.2 Gillespie to Klusener, legbye: one run, off the pad to cover
20.3 Gillespie to McKenzie, one run, pushed to midwicket
20.4 Gillespie to Klusener, one run, dug out to long off
20.5 Gillespie to McKenzie, no run, nice drive but straight back to the
bowler
20.6 Gillespie to McKenzie, one run, dropped on the on side
End of over 21 (4 runs) South Africa 66/4 (RR: 3.14)
JN Gillespie 5-1-14-0 (1nb) - Burke Street
ND McKenzie 22* (52b 3x4) L Klusener 21* (34b)
21.1 Warne to McKenzie, one run, driven wide of the deep set mid off
21.2 Warne to Klusener, no run, taken on the full hit to mid on
21.3 Warne to Klusener, no run, pushed to point
21.4 Warne to Klusener, no run, played to mid off
21.5 Warne to Klusener, no run, played to cover
21.6 Warne to Klusener, legbye: one run, trying to sweep off the pad
behind the keeper
End of over 22 (2 runs) South Africa 68/4 (RR: 3.09)
SK Warne 6-2-10-0 - Latrobe Street
L Klusener 21* (39b) ND McKenzie 23* (53b 3x4)
22.1 S Lee to Klusener, no run, driving off the edge into his body
22.2 S Lee to Klusener, FOUR, cut in the air over gullys head down to
the rope
22.3 S Lee to Klusener, no run, short ball pulled to midwicket
22.4 S Lee to Klusener, one run, chopped down to point
22.5 S Lee to McKenzie, no run, props up off the bat/pad on the legside
22.6 S Lee to McKenzie, no run, pushed to gully
End of over 23 (5 runs) South Africa 73/4 (RR: 3.17)
S Lee 1-0-5-0 - Burke Street
L Klusener 26* (43b 1x4) ND McKenzie 23* (55b 3x4)
23.1 Bevan to Klusener, one run, on his legs played behind square leg
23.2 Bevan to McKenzie, one run, pushed off his legs to fien leg
23.3 Bevan to Klusener, no run, defends on the off side
23.4 Bevan to Klusener, one run, swept in the deep
23.5 Bevan to McKenzie, no run, left outside off
23.6 Bevan to McKenzie, two runs, pitched on leg stump paddled fine
stopped well inside the rope
End of over 24 (5 runs) South Africa 78/4 (RR: 3.25)
MG Bevan 1-0-5-0 - Latrobe Street
L Klusener 28* (46b 1x4) ND McKenzie 26* (58b 3x4)
24.1 S Lee to Klusener, no run, punched to cover
24.2 S Lee to Klusener, no run, played back to mid off
24.3 S Lee to Klusener, one run, payed through point
24.4 S Lee to McKenzie, no run, defends back to bowler
24.5 S Lee to McKenzie, no run, tries to run to third man but gully gets
around to cut it off
24.6 S Lee to McKenzie, no run, driven to mid on
End of over 25 (1 run) South Africa 79/4 (RR: 3.16)
S Lee 2-0-6-0 - Burke Street
L Klusener 29* (49b 1x4) ND McKenzie 26* (61b 3x4)
25.1 Bevan to Klusener, no run, driven to cover
25.2 Bevan to Klusener, no run, off the pad to midwicket
25.3 Bevan to Klusener, no run, tries to sweep a full aball taken on
pad. loud lbw appeal
25.4 Bevan to Klusener, one run, played behind square leg
25.5 Bevan to McKenzie, no run, defends beaten
25.6 Bevan to McKenzie, one run, played down to fine leg
End of over 26 (2 runs) South Africa 81/4 (RR: 3.12)
MG Bevan 2-0-7-0 - Latrobe Street
ND McKenzie 27* (63b 3x4) L Klusener 30* (53b 1x4)
26.1 S Lee to McKenzie, one run, run down to fine leg
26.2 S Lee to Klusener, one run, played off his hip down to deep
backward square
26.3 S Lee to McKenzie, no run, pushed to midwicekt
26.4 S Lee to McKenzie, one run, dropped on the off side
26.5 S Lee to Klusener, no run, pushed to mid on
26.6 S Lee to Klusener, one run, pushed to cover
End of over 27 (4 runs) South Africa 85/4 (RR: 3.15)
S Lee 3-0-10-0 - Bourke Street
L Klusener 32* (56b 1x4) ND McKenzie 29* (66b 3x4)
long on, long off, deep square leg, fine leg and deep point out
27.1 Bevan to Klusener, one run, dropped behind square leg runs t the
fine leg
27.2 Bevan to McKenzie, one run, dropped away on the on side similar to
the previous ball
27.3 Bevan to Klusener, one run, again pushed slowly behind square leg
27.4 Bevan to McKenzie, no run, pushed down to gully
27.5 Bevan to McKenzie, one run, dropped on the on side
27.6 Bevan to Klusener, no run, defends
End of over 28 (4 runs) South Africa 89/4 (RR: 3.18)
MG Bevan 3-0-11-0 - Latrobe Street
ND McKenzie 31* (69b 3x4) L Klusener 34* (59b 1x4)
28.1 S Lee to McKenzie, one run, driven through cover. straight to the
sweeper
28.2 S Lee to Klusener, no run, cut downn to gully
28.3 S Lee to Klusener, one run, chipped through idwicekt
28.4 S Lee to McKenzie, one run, run down to fine leg
28.5 S Lee to Klusener, one run, driven to mid off
28.6 S Lee to McKenzie, one run, dropped to square leg
End of over 29 (5 runs) South Africa 94/4 (RR: 3.24)
S Lee 4-0-15-0 - Bourke Street
ND McKenzie 34* (72b 3x4) L Klusener 36* (62b 1x4)
29.1 Bevan to McKenzie, one run, pitching it short hit along the ground
but two sweepers have it covered
29.2 Bevan to Klusener, one run, played just behind square leg
29.3 Bevan to McKenzie, one run, played through midwicket
29.4 Bevan to Klusener, no run, cut down to gully
29.5 Bevan to Klusener, two runs, driven to long on.. slowly so they can
get back for a second
29.6 Bevan to Klusener, one run, played behind square leg
End of over 30 (6 runs) South Africa 100/4 (RR: 3.33)
MG Bevan 4-0-17-0 - Latrobe Street
L Klusener 40* (66b 1x4) ND McKenzie 36* (74b 3x4)
30.1 S Lee to Klusener, no run, driven to mid off
30.2 S Lee to Klusener, FOUR, lovely drive races to long off
30.3 S Lee to Klusener, two runs, punched thrugh cover to the deep
fielder
30.4 S Lee to Klusener, one run, driven back to the bowler can't field a
hot drive gets a hand to it rolls slowly away to mid on
30.5 S Lee to McKenzie, no run, driven to mid on
30.6 S Lee to McKenzie, one run, chipped to legside
End of over 31 (8 runs) South Africa 108/4 (RR: 3.48)
S Lee 5-0-23-0 - Bourke Street
ND McKenzie 37* (76b 3x4) L Klusener 47* (70b 2x4)
31.1 Bevan to McKenzie, two runs, cut behind point man has to come
aorund from deep square leg
31.2 Bevan to McKenzie, no run, chopped to slip
31.3 Bevan to McKenzie, no run, left outside off
31.4 Bevan to McKenzie, one run, pushed away on the off side
31.5 Bevan to Klusener, one run, played to fine leg
31.6 Bevan to McKenzie, one run, full toss hit well to the man at long
off
End of over 32 (5 runs) South Africa 113/4 (RR: 3.53)
MG Bevan 5-0-22-0 - Latrobe Street
ND McKenzie 41* (81b 3x4) L Klusener 48* (71b 2x4)
Match State: Drinks
32.1 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, left outside off stump
32.2 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, palyed to cover
32.3 McGrath to McKenzie, one run, full ball whipped through square leg
32.4 McGrath to Klusener, one run, chiped in the air through point
32.5 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, played to point
32.6 McGrath to McKenzie, two runs, cuts in the air just wide of slip
good stop at third man
End of over 33 (4 runs) South Africa 117/4 (RR: 3.55)
GD McGrath 7-3-20-2 - Bourke Street
L Klusener 49* (72b 2x4) ND McKenzie 44* (86b 3x4)
33.1 B Lee to Klusener, no run, punched to midwicket
33.2 B Lee to Klusener, OUT: short ball klusener ducks with out going
down ttakes the bat lobs to the keeper and is given out
South Africa 117/5, Partnership of 98
L Klusener c Gilchrist b B Lee 49 (74b 2x4 0x6)
ND McKenzie 44* (86b 3x4) B Lee 5.2-1-20-3 (2nb)
Klusener less than happy, looks like it missed the bat and took the
shoulder and pssibly a noball
33.3 B Lee to Dippenaar, one run, dug out off the inside edge to fine
leg
33.4 B Lee to McKenzie, one run, played down to fine leg
33.5 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, beaten outside off stump
33.6 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, pushed wide of mid off
End of over 34 (2 runs) South Africa 119/5 (RR: 3.50)
B Lee 6-1-22-3 (2nb) - Latrobe Street
ND McKenzie 45* (87b 3x4) HH Dippenaar 1* (3b)
34.1 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, cuts and misses outside off stup
34.2 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, left outside off stump
34.3 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, defends a good ball down to gully
34.4 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, driven to mid off
34.5 McGrath to McKenzie, no run, left outside off stump
34.6 McGrath to McKenzie, OUT: driving away from body chops onto the
stumps
South Africa 119/6, Partnership of 2
ND McKenzie b McGrath 45 (93b 3x4 0x6)
End of over 35 (maiden) South Africa 119/6 (RR: 3.40)
GD McGrath 8-4-20-3 - Bourke Street
HH Dippenaar 1* (3b)
miles away form the body and chopped inside edge onto the stumps
35.1 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, played a short ball down to gully
35.2 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, played to covere
35.3 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, edged down to gully
35.4 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, driven to mid off
35.5 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, driven to mid off
35.6 B Lee to Dippenaar, (noball) no run, driven to mid off
35.6 B Lee to Dippenaar, FOUR, lovely drive off the back foot pierces
the cover field and races to the rope
End of over 36 (5 runs) South Africa 124/6 (RR: 3.44)
B Lee 7-1-27-3 (3nb) - Latrobe Street
SM Pollock 0* (0b) HH Dippenaar 5* (10b 1x4)
36.1 McGrath to Pollock, no run, drives and misses outside off
36.2 McGrath to Pollock, no run, played to point
36.3 McGrath to Pollock, no run, played to mid off
36.4 McGrath to Pollock, no run, cut to backward point
36.5 McGrath to Pollock, no run, cut to cover
36.6 McGrath to Pollock, FOUR, lovely almost perfectly square drive
pierces the field and beats the bacwkard deep fielder
End of over 37 (4 runs) South Africa 128/6 (RR: 3.46)
GD McGrath 9-4-24-3 - Bourke Street
HH Dippenaar 5* (10b 1x4) SM Pollock 4* (6b 1x4)
37.1 B Lee to Dippenaar, FOUR, lovely drive races to cover rope
37.2 B Lee to Dippenaar, (noball) two runs, flicked off his hips to fine
leg
37.2 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, slower ball veery full hit to cover
37.3 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, thick edge to first slip
37.4 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, driven to cover
37.5 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, palyed down to gully
37.6 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, palyed to cover
End of over 38 (7 runs) South Africa 135/6 (RR: 3.55)
B Lee 8-1-34-3 (4nb) - Latrobe Street
SM Pollock 4* (6b 1x4) HH Dippenaar 11* (17b 2x4)
38.1 McGrath to Pollock, no run, played back to bowler
38.2 McGrath to Pollock, no run, square driven straight to backwward
point
38.3 McGrath to Pollock, no run, lovely drive to mid off
38.4 McGrath to Pollock, one run, pushed slowly away on tehe on side,
finally finds a gap
38.5 McGrath to Dippenaar, one run, slower ball pushed to mid on
38.6 McGrath to Pollock, no run, beaten outside off stump. great ball
End of over 39 (2 runs) South Africa 137/6 (RR: 3.51)
GD McGrath 10-4-26-3 - Bourke Street
HH Dippenaar 12* (18b 2x4) SM Pollock 5* (11b 1x4)
39.1 B Lee to Dippenaar, one run, well timed sweep umpire moves out of
the way but the man in the deep is th
39.2 B Lee to Pollock, one run, Martyn sweeps less well hit grounding it
out to the deep square leg
39.3 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, driven to mid off
39.4 B Lee to Dippenaar, two runs, sweeps lots of top edge over the
short man at backward square leg he chas
39.5 B Lee to Dippenaar, one run, well hit sweep forward of the wicket
39.6 B Lee to Pollock, one run, dropped behind square leg
End of over 40 (8 runs) South Africa 143/6 (RR: 3.58)
B Lee 9-1-40-3 (4nb) - Latrobe Street
SM Pollock 7* (13b 1x4) HH Dippenaar 16* (22b 2x4)
40.1 McGrath to Pollock, two runs, lovely drive to long off, good
running safely back for 2
40.2 McGrath to Pollock, two runs, whipped through square leg for
another safe two
40.3 McGrath to Pollock, no run, driven to cover
40.4 McGrath to Pollock, no run, well timed drive stopped by cover
40.5 McGrath to Pollock, one run, driven to long on
40.6 McGrath to Dippenaar, one run, driven to deep cover
End of over 41 (6 runs) South Africa 149/6 (RR: 3.63)
GD McGrath 11-4-32-3 - Bourke Street
HH Dippenaar 17* (23b 2x4) SM Pollock 12* (18b 1x4)
41.1 B Lee to Dippenaar, one run, sweept to the man in the deep
41.2 B Lee to Pollock, one run, tries to sweep down to long leg
41.3 B Lee to Dippenaar, one run, off bat edge down to third man short
41.4 B Lee to Pollock, one run, dropped behind point
41.5 B Lee to Dippenaar, no run, tries to sweep taken on body
41.6 B Lee to Dippenaar, legbye: one run, tries to sweep again this time
they get a run as it goes away on the off side behind the keeper
End of over 42 (5 runs) South Africa 154/6 (RR: 3.67)
B Lee 10-1-44-3 (4nb) - Latrobe Street
HH Dippenaar 19* (27b 2x4) SM Pollock 14* (20b 1x4)
42.1 McGrath to Dippenaar, one run, slugged to long off
42.2 McGrath to Pollock, no run, yorkish driven to mid on
42.3 McGrath to Pollock, one run, driven in the air caught and bowl hot
chance dropped runs to mid off
42.4 McGrath to Dippenaar, one run, similar thing back through the
bowlers hands to long off
42.5 McGrath to Pollock, one run, driven to long on
42.6 McGrath to Dippenaar, one run, driven to deep cover
End of over 43 (5 runs) South Africa 159/6 (RR: 3.70)
GD McGrath 12-4-37-3 - Bourke Street
HH Dippenaar 22* (30b 2x4) SM Pollock 16* (23b 1x4)
39.1 Boje to S Lee, one run, well timed sweep umpire moves out of the
way but the man in the deep is th
39.2 Boje to Martyn, one run, Martyn sweeps less well hit grounding it
out to the deep square leg
39.3 Boje to S Lee, no run, driven to mid off
39.4 Boje to S Lee, two runs, sweeps lots of top edge over the short man
at backward square leg he chas
39.5 Boje to S Lee, one run, well hit sweep forward of the wicket
39.6 Boje to Martyn, one run, dropped behind square leg
End of over 40 (11 runs) Australia 155/6 (RR: 3.88 RRR: 52/8 = 6.50)
N Boje 8-0-22-1 - Latrobe Street
DR Martyn 18* (28b 1x4) S Lee 6* (8b)
40.1 Telemachus to Martyn, two runs, lovely drive to long off, good
running safely back for 2
40.2 Telemachus to Martyn, two runs, whipped through square leg for
another safe two
40.3 Telemachus to Martyn, no run, driven to cover
40.4 Telemachus to Martyn, no run, well timed drive stopped by cover
40.5 Telemachus to Martyn, one run, driven to long on
40.6 Telemachus to S Lee, one run, driven to deep cover
End of over 41 (6 runs) Australia 161/6 (RR: 3.93 RRR: 46/7 = 6.57)
R Telemachus 8-2-29-0 (1nb) - Bourke Street
S Lee 7* (9b) DR Martyn 23* (33b 1x4)
41.1 Boje to S Lee, one run, sweept to the man in the deep
41.2 Boje to Martyn, one run, tries to sweep down to long leg
41.3 Boje to S Lee, one run, off bat edge down to third man short
41.4 Boje to Martyn, one run, dropped behind point
41.5 Boje to S Lee, no run, tries to sweep taken on body
41.6 Boje to S Lee, legbye: one run, tries to sweep again this time they
get a run as it goes away on the off side behind the keeper
End of over 42 (5 runs) Australia 166/6 (RR: 3.95 RRR: 41/6 = 6.83)
N Boje 9-0-26-1 - Latrobe Street
S Lee 9* (13b) DR Martyn 25* (35b 1x4)
42.1 Telemachus to S Lee, one run, slugged to long off
42.2 Telemachus to Martyn, no run, yorkish driven to mid on
42.3 Telemachus to Martyn, one run, driven in the air caught and bowl
hot chance dropped runs to mid off
42.4 Telemachus to S Lee, one run, similar thing back through the
bowlers hands to long off
42.5 Telemachus to Martyn, one run, driven to long on
42.6 Telemachus to S Lee, one run, driven to deep cover
End of over 43 (5 runs) Australia 171/6 (RR: 3.98 RRR: 36/5 = 7.20)
R Telemachus 9-2-34-0 (1nb) - Bourke Street
S Lee 12* (16b) DR Martyn 27* (38b 1x4)
43.1 Boje to S Lee, no run, played to cover
43.2 Boje to S Lee, no run, pushed back up the wicket
43.3 Boje to S Lee, OUT: goes down on one knee and swings to the man at
deep square leg
Australia 171/7, Partnership of 28
S Lee c McKenzie b Boje 12 (19b 0x4 0x6)
DR Martyn 27* (38b 1x4) N Boje 9.3-0-26-2
43.4 Boje to Martyn, two runs, cut behind point
43.5 Boje to Martyn, one run, dropped on the off side behind square
43.6 Boje to Gillespie, no run
End of over 44 (3 runs) Australia 174/7 (RR: 3.95 RRR: 33/4 = 8.25)
N Boje 10-0-29-2 - Latrobe Street
DR Martyn 30* (40b 1x4) JN Gillespie 0* (1b)
44.1 Telemachus to Martyn, one run, driven to long off
44.2 Telemachus to Gillespie, one run, driven to a deep set mid off
some hesitation but the run is easy
44.3 Telemachus to Martyn, OUT: full tss misses trying to hit long takes
the top of the stumps
Australia 176/8, Partnership of 5
DR Martyn b Telemachus 31 (42b 1x4 0x6)
JN Gillespie 1* (2b) R Telemachus 9.3-2-36-1 (1nb)
44.4 Telemachus to B Lee, no run, driven to cover
44.5 Telemachus to B Lee, no run, driven past the bowler but 2 close off
side fielders keen to stop
44.6 Telemachus to B Lee, no run, dug out back to bowler
End of over 45 (2 runs) Australia 176/8 (RR: 3.91 RRR: 31/3 = 10.33)
R Telemachus 10-2-36-1 (1nb) - Bourke Street
JN Gillespie 1* (2b) B Lee 0* (3b)
45.1 Kallis to Gillespie, one run, pushed through square leg
45.2 Kallis to B Lee, one run, comes down the wicket the a big drive
bounces away to deep mid off
45.3 Kallis to Gillespie, no run, steps down taken low full to cover
45.4 Kallis to Gillespie, legbye: two runs, off the pad behind square
leg
45.5 Kallis to Gillespie, FOUR, lovely shot from dizzy lofted over mid
off.. bounces a couple of times then over the rope a bit wide of
the sightscreen
45.6 Kallis to Gillespie, one run, scorching drive along the ground but
there is a man out there now, thought of a second but declined
End of over 46 (9 runs) Australia 185/8 (RR: 4.02 RRR: 22/2 = 11.00)
JH Kallis 7-0-33-0 - Latrobe Street
JN Gillespie 7* (7b 1x4) B Lee 1* (4b)
Hall comes off from keeping and to bowl, kirsten takes over the
gloves
46.1 Hall to Gillespie, wide: no run, well down legside
46.1 Hall to Gillespie, legbye: two runs, off the pad to fine leg..
confusion allows a run out chance as gillespie is well short but
the throw is underar lobbed over the keepers head
46.2 Hall to Gillespie, one run, driven to wide mid off
46.3 Hall to B Lee, legbye: one run, driving takes the body away to
third man
46.4 Hall to Gillespie, one run, driven to the man in the deep at long
on
46.5 Hall to B Lee, no run, jumps down the track wideish of off moved to
leg too taking it out of the reach of his big swing
46.6 Hall to B Lee, two runs, hit in the air into the deep at midwicket
End of over 47 (8 runs) Australia 193/8 (RR: 4.11 RRR: 14/1 = 14.00)
AJ Hall 1-0-5-0 (1w) - Bourke Street
JN Gillespie 9* (10b 1x4) B Lee 3* (7b)
Hall has retaken the gloves for the last over
and out comes the australian 12 man to talk to the batsmen
47.1 Kallis to Gillespie, one run, driven to the man at mid off, lazy
single as the fielder not keen on trying the run out
47.2 Kallis to B Lee, one run, driven into his boot stops dead at the
crease
47.3 Kallis to Gillespie, OUT: a nice lofted drive falls just inside the
ropes, into the hands of the long on
Australia 195/9, Partnership of 19
JN Gillespie c Kirsten b Kallis 10 (12b 1x4 0x6)
B Lee 4* (8b) JH Kallis 7.3-0-35-1
47.4 Kallis to B Lee, one run, driven to mid off
only sixes or noballs will save Australia
47.5 Kallis to McGrath, legbye: one run, full ball hits him on the boot
and runs behind square leg
47.6 Kallis to B Lee, one run, full toss hit off the edge down to third
man and South Africa win
End of over 48 (5 runs) Australia 198/9 (RR: 4.12 RRR: 9/0 = 0.00)
JH Kallis 8-0-37-1 - Latrobe Street
B Lee 6* (10b) GD McGrath 0* (1b)
Match State: South Africa won by 8 runs