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Test # 1780
South Africa in Australia, 2005-06, 3rd Test
Australia v South Africa
Sydney Cricket Ground
2,3,4,5,6 January 2006 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Series: Australia wins the 3-Test series 2-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and BF Bowden (NZ)
TV Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: BC Broad (Eng)
Test Debut: J Botha (SA).
Man of the Match: RT Ponting
Player of the Series: RT Ponting

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 230/3 (Kallis 80*, Prince 62*; 74 overs)
  • Day 2: South Africa 451/9d, Australia 54/3 (Ponting 13*; 14.2 overs)
  • Day 3: Australia 359, South Africa 4/1 (Smith 3*; 1.3 overs)
  • Day 4: South Africa 94/3 (Kallis 14*, Prince 0*; 22 overs)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    AB de Villiers        c Gilchrist        b Lee                  2  25  18  0 0
    *GC Smith             lbw                b Lee                 39 125  77  6 0
    HH Gibbs                                 b McGrath             27  64  49  5 0
    JH Kallis             c McGrath          b Symonds            111 361 275 17 0
    AG Prince             lbw                b Warne              119 395 271 13 0
    JA Rudolph            c Gilchrist        b McGrath             38 138 110  5 0
    +MV Boucher           c Gilchrist        b MacGill              5  29  23  0 0
    SM Pollock            c Hodge            b Lee                 46  86  64  3 0
    J Botha               not out                                  20  62  46  2 0
    A Nel                 c Hodge            b Warne               12  10   8  2 0
    CK Langeveldt         not out                                   1   4   3  0 0
    Extras                (b 9, lb 6, nb 16)                       31
    Total                 (9 wickets dec, 154.4 overs, 660 mins)  451
    
    FoW: 1-16 (de Villiers, 5.6 ov), 2-69 (Gibbs, 20.3 ov),
         3-86 (Smith, 28.1 ov), 4-305 (Kallis, 104.3 ov),
         5-344 (Prince, 121.5 ov), 6-355 (Boucher, 128.4 ov),
         7-394 (Rudolph, 140.5 ov), 8-433 (Pollock, 152.1 ov),
         9-449 (Nel, 153.5 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McGrath                     34     17     65      2
    Lee                         30.4    7     82      3 (11nb)
    Symonds                     23      4     69      1 (3nb)
    Warne                       36      5    106      2
    Hussey                       2      0     12      0 (2nb)
    MacGill                     29      5    102      1
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer                                b Langeveldt          25  23  20  3 0
    ML Hayden                                b Langeveldt           4  15  11  0 0
    *RT Ponting           lbw                b Kallis             120 257 174 12 1
    BJ Hodge              c Rudolph          b Nel                  6  33  23  0 0
    MEK Hussey            c Boucher          b Botha               45 149 111  8 0
    A Symonds             lbw                b Nel                 12  77  51  1 0
    +AC Gilchrist         c Boucher          b Nel                 86 156 109 10 2
    SK Warne              c Boucher          b Nel                  0   1   1  0 0
    B Lee                 c Smith            b Kallis              17  49  40  3 0
    SCG MacGill           c Nel              b Pollock             29  52  21  5 0
    GD McGrath            not out                                   1  33  12  0 0
    Extras                (lb 10, w 2, nb 2)                       14
    Total                 (all out, 95.1 overs, 431 mins)         359
    
    FoW: 1-22 (Hayden, 3.5 ov), 2-35 (Langer, 5.4 ov),
         3-54 (Hodge, 14.2 ov), 4-184 (Hussey, 49.6 ov),
         5-222 (Ponting, 63.2 ov), 6-226 (Symonds, 66.5 ov),
         7-226 (Warne, 66.6 ov), 8-263 (Lee, 77.5 ov),
         9-322 (MacGill, 88.3 ov), 10-359 (Gilchrist, 95.1 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     25      3    109      1 (2nb)
    Langeveldt                  24      4    108      2 (1w)
    Nel                         24.1    3     81      4
    Kallis                      15      4     25      2 (1w)
    Botha                        7      2     26      1
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    *GC Smith             lbw                b McGrath              5  12   9  0 0
    AB de Villiers        lbw                b Lee                  1   7   4  0 0
    HH Gibbs              run out (Hodge)                          67  99  74 11 0
    JH Kallis             not out                                  50 180  96  3 0
    AG Prince             c Ponting          b MacGill             18  39  30  2 0
    JA Rudolph            c McGrath          b MacGill              4   5   7  0 0
    +MV Boucher           st Gilchrist       b MacGill             11  14  13  2 0
    SM Pollock            not out                                  26  24  21  2 1
    Extras                (b 3, lb 4, w 3, nb 2)                   12
    Total                 (6 wickets dec, 42 overs, 200 mins)     194
    
    DNB: J Botha, A Nel, CK Langeveldt.
    
    FoW: 1-4 (de Villiers, 1.3 ov), 2-6 (Smith, 2.4 ov),
         3-92 (Gibbs, 21.4 ov), 4-123 (Prince, 30.6 ov),
         5-129 (Rudolph, 32.3 ov), 6-152 (Boucher, 36.3 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McGrath                     15      2     61      1 (1nb)
    Lee                         10      3     48      1 (1nb)
    Warne                       11      1     45      0 (3w)
    MacGill                      6      1     33      3
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 287 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer                                b Langeveldt          20  49  32  5 0
    ML Hayden             c Smith            b Botha               90 197 134 11 0
    *RT Ponting           not out                                 143 202 159 16 0
    BJ Hodge              not out                                  27  51  42  3 0
    Extras                (lb 1, w 3, nb 4)                         8
    Total                 (2 wickets, 60.3 overs, 258 mins)       288
    
    DNB: MEK Hussey, A Symonds, +AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee,
         SCG MacGill, GD McGrath.
    
    FoW: 1-30 (Langer, 11.2 ov), 2-212 (Hayden, 44.4 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Pollock                     14      2     55      0 (2nb, 1w)
    Langeveldt                  14      1     52      1 (2nb)
    Nel                          7      0     46      0
    Botha                       12.3    0     77      1 (1w)
    Kallis                       2      0      8      0
    Rudolph                     11      0     49      0 (1w)
    

    • 4th Umpire - RJ Tucker
    • 12th Men: NW Bracken (Australia) and N Boje (South Africa)

      Day 1

    • South Africa: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 9
    • Drinks: South Africa - 52/1 in 18.0 overs (GC Smith 25, HH Gibbs 16)
    • South Africa: 100 runs in 31.2 overs (191 balls), Extras 12
    • Lunch: South Africa - 103/3 in 34.0 overs (JH Kallis 14, AG Prince 8)
    • South Africa: 150 runs in 49.4 overs (304 balls), Extras 17
    • JH Kallis: 50 off 116 balls (8x4)
    • AG Prince: 50 off 106 balls (5x4)
    • South Africa: 200 runs in 65.4 overs (403 balls), Extras 20

      Day 2

    • South Africa: 250 in 86.4 overs (529 balls), Extras 22
    • Drinks: South Africa - 253/3 (Kallis 90, Prince 73)
    • Drinks: South Africa - 280/3 (Kallis 98, Prince 90)
    • JH Kallis: 100 off 266 balls, (16x4)
    • South Africa: 300 in 102.1 overs (624 balls), Extras 25
    • AG Prince: 100 off 214 balls, (11x4)
    • Drinks: South Africa - 347/5 (Rudolph 20, Boucher 2)
    • South Africa: 350 in 124.3 overs (762 balls), Extras 29
    • Tea: South Africa - 390/6 (Rudolph 38, Pollock 19)
    • South Africa: 400 in 142.2 overs (869 balls), Extras 30
    • Drinks: South Africa - 433/8 (Botha 16)
    • South Africa: 450 in 154.2 overs (942 balls), Extras 31
    • Australia 1st innings
    • Australia: 50 in 13 overs (78 balls), Extras 6

      Day 3

    • Drinks: Australia - 92/3 (Ponting 42, Hussey 9)
    • RT Ponting: 50 off 68 balls, (4x4, 1x6)
    • Australia: 100 in 25.4 overs (154 balls), Extras 6
    • Australia: 150 in 43.4 overs (262 balls), Extras 7
    • Drinks: Australia - 194/4 (Ponting 99, Symonds 3)
    • RT Ponting: 100 off 143 balls, (10x4, 1x6)
    • Australia: 200 in 54.5 overs (329 balls), Extras 12
    • Australia: 250 in 74.4 overs (448 balls), Extras 12
    • Drinks: Australia - 270/8 (Gilchrist 23, MacGill 6)
    • Australia: 300 in 86.1 overs (517 balls), Extras 13
    • AC Gilchrist: 50 off 80 balls, (7x4)
    • Australia: 350 in 93.3 overs (562 balls), Extras 14

      Day 4

    • Drinks: South Africa - 73/2 (Gibbs 34, Kallis 1)
    • South Africa: 50 in 12.5 overs (79 balls), Extras 2
    • HH Gibbs: 50 off 58 balls, (9x4)

      Day 5

    • South Africa 100 off 25.1 overs (153 balls)
    • South Africa 150 off 35.4 overs (216 balls)
    • Kallis 50 in 178 mins, off 96 balls, 3x4
    • Lunch: Australia 31/1 (Hayden 8*, Ponting 1*, 12 overs)
    • Australia 50 off 15.1 overs (92 balls)
    • Hayden/Ponting 50 partnership off 44 balls
    • Australia 100 off 22.1 overs (135 balls)
    • Hayden 50 in 123 mins, off 81 balls, 7x4
    • Ponting 50 in 75 mins, off 52 balls, 7x4
    • Hayden/Ponting 100 partnership in 76 mins, off 97 balls
    • Australia 150 off 30 overs (184 balls)
    • Hayden/Ponting 150 partnership off 165 balls
    • Tea: Australia 182/1 (Hayden 75*, Ponting 81*, 39 overs)
    • Australia 200 off 41.5 overs (255 balls)
    • Australia 250 off 52.4 overs (320 balls)
    • Ponting/Hodge 50 partnership off 72 balls




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    South Africa Player Pages: AB de Villiers, GC Smith, HH Gibbs, JH Kallis, AG Prince, JA Rudolph, MV Boucher, SM Pollock, J Botha, A Nel, CK Langeveldt.

    Australia Player Pages: JL Langer, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, BJ Hodge, MEK Hussey, A Symonds, AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee, SCG MacGill, GD McGrath.

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