2001–02 VB Series2nd Match · ODI
South Africa beat Australia by 4 wickets in the 2nd Match
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia19848.5 ov
South Africa199/648.3 ov
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
South Africa won the tournament
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia were bowled out for 198, Steve Waugh 62 from 86 balls and Ricky Ponting 51 from 75 balls. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 25.
South Africa reached 199 for 6 in 48.3 overs, Jonty Rhodes 43 not out from 101 balls and Herschelle Gibbs 38 from 51 balls. Jason Gillespie took 2 for 28.
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).
Key performers
Australia innings
198(48.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c AA Donald b SM Pollock | c AA Donald b SM Pollock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Haydenc L Klusener b SM Pollock | c L Klusener b SM Pollock | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Ricky Pontingrun out (JN Rhodes) | run out (JN Rhodes) | 51 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 68.00 |
| Michael Bevanrun out (M Ntini) | run out (M Ntini) | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Steve Waugh (c)b JH Kallis | b JH Kallis | 62 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 72.09 |
| Damien Martync ND McKenzie b JH Kallis | c ND McKenzie b JH Kallis | 31 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 67.39 |
| Andrew Symondsc HH Gibbs b JH Kallis | c HH Gibbs b JH Kallis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shane Warnec SM Pollock b L Klusener | c SM Pollock b L Klusener | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Brett Leec JN Rhodes b AA Donald | c JN Rhodes b AA Donald | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andy Bichellbw b SM Pollock | lbw b SM Pollock | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Jason Gillespienot out | not out | 1* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 6) | (lb 6, w 6) | 12 | ||||
| Total48.5 Ov (RR 4.05) | 48.5 Ov (RR 4.05) | 198 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AC Gilchrist, 0.1 ov), 39-2 (ML Hayden, 7.4 ov), 64-3 (MG Bevan, 15.4 ov), 106-4 (RT Ponting, 28.1 ov), 164-5 (SR Waugh, 40.1 ov), 164-6 (A Symonds, 40.3 ov), 170-7 (SK Warne, 42.3 ov), 171-8 (B Lee, 43.2 ov), 196-9 (AJ Bichel, 48 ov), 198-10 (DR Martyn, 48.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 2.78 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 5.40 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 9.5 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3.05 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3.10 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
199/6(48.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbsc †AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie | c †AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie | 38 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 74.51 |
| Gary Kirstenc †AC Gilchrist b AJ Bichel | c †AC Gilchrist b AJ Bichel | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Jacques Kallisc †AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie | c †AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Neil McKenziec A Symonds b SK Warne | c A Symonds b SK Warne | 34 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 57.63 |
| Jonty Rhodesnot out | not out | 43* | 101 | 0 | 0 | 42.57 |
| Lance Klusenerc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 105.88 |
| Mark Boucher †c A Symonds b B Lee | c A Symonds b B Lee | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Shaun Pollock (c)not out | not out | 5* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 12, w 4, nb 4) | (b 2, lb 12, w 4, nb 4) | 22 | ||||
| Total48.3 Ov (RR 4.10) | 48.3 Ov (RR 4.10) · Target 199 | 199/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 51-1 (G Kirsten, 9.2 ov), 66-2 (JH Kallis, 14.5 ov), 71-3 (HH Gibbs, 17 ov), 136-4 (ND McKenzie, 36.2 ov), 169-5 (L Klusener, 42.3 ov), 187-6 (MV Boucher, 46.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9.3 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 4.42 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 2.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5.86 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Bevan | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |