VB SeriesMatch 10 · ODI
Australia beat South Africa by 80 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 281 for 7 in 50 overs, Andrew Symonds 65 from 60 balls and Michael Hussey 62 from 44 balls. Johan van der Wath took 2 for 82.
South Africa made 201 for 9 in 50 overs, Johan Botha 46 from 61 balls and Herschelle Gibbs 33 from 40 balls. Brett Lee took 4 for 30.
Australia won by 80 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
281/7(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †b AJ Hall | b AJ Hall | 33 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 76.74 |
| Simon Katichc SM Pollock b JJ van der Wath | c SM Pollock b JJ van der Wath | 25 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 58.14 |
| Ricky Pontingc JJ van der Wath b J Botha | c JJ van der Wath b J Botha | 53 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 84.13 |
| Damien Martync J Botha b GC Smith | c J Botha b GC Smith | 34 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 73.91 |
| Andrew Symondsrun out (JJ van der Wath) | run out (JJ van der Wath) | 65 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 108.33 |
| Michael Clarkerun out (AG Prince/GC Smith) | run out (AG Prince/GC Smith) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Michael Husseyb JJ van der Wath | b JJ van der Wath | 62 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 140.91 |
| Brett Leenot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 2) | (b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 2) | 8 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.62) | 50 Ov (RR 5.62) | 281/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 45-1 (AC Gilchrist, 10 ov), 71-2 (SM Katich, 16.2 ov), 145-3 (DR Martyn, 30.5 ov), 163-4 (RT Ponting, 35.5 ov), 167-5 (MJ Clarke, 36.5 ov), 276-6 (MEK Hussey, 49.3 ov), 281-7 (A Symonds, 50 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2.00 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8.33 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Hall | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johan van der Wath | 10 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 8.20 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 5.90 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 33(43) & SM Katich 8(19) | 45 | 60 |
| 2nd | SM Katich 17(24) & RT Ponting 9(14) | 26 | 38 |
| 3rd | RT Ponting 38(41) & DR Martyn 34(46) | 74 | 87 |
| 4th | A Symonds 12(22) & RT Ponting 6(8) | 18 | 30 |
| 5th | MJ Clarke 1(2) & A Symonds 3(4) | 4 | 6 |
| 6th | A Symonds 46(32) & MEK Hussey 62(44) | 109 | 76 |
| 7th | B Lee 0(1) & A Symonds 4(2) | 5 | 3 |
South Africa innings
201/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smithlbw b B Lee | lbw b B Lee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Boeta Dippenaarc †AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | c †AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 39.13 |
| Jacques Rudolphrun out (MEK Hussey) | run out (MEK Hussey) | 19 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 48.72 |
| Herschelle Gibbsb JR Hopes | b JR Hopes | 33 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 82.50 |
| Johan Bothac †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 46 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 75.41 |
| Ashwell Princerun out (BR Dorey/†AC Gilchrist) | run out (BR Dorey/†AC Gilchrist) | 24 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Justin Kempc JR Hopes b B Lee | c JR Hopes b B Lee | 20 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mark Boucher †c RT Ponting b B Lee | c RT Ponting b B Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shaun Pollockc sub (DR Martyn) b A Symonds | c sub (DR Martyn) b A Symonds | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 94.12 |
| Andrew Hallnot out | not out | 19* | 35 | 0 | 0 | 54.29 |
| Johan van der Wathnot out | not out | 8* | 14 | 0 | 1 | 57.14 |
| Extras(w 6, nb 1) | (w 6, nb 1) | 7 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.02) | 50 Ov (RR 4.02) · Target 282 from 50 ov | 201/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (GC Smith, 0.2 ov), 13-2 (HH Dippenaar, 7.1 ov), 48-3 (JA Rudolph, 13.5 ov), 69-4 (HH Gibbs, 19.2 ov), 117-5 (AG Prince, 31 ov), 155-6 (JM Kemp, 38.1 ov), 156-7 (MV Boucher, 38.4 ov), 156-8 (J Botha, 39 ov), 183-9 (SM Pollock, 45.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 3.00 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 8 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 4.25 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Dorey | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.80 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| James Hopes | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2.67 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.57 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4.56 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GC Smith 0(2) & HH Dippenaar 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | JA Rudolph 3(18) & HH Dippenaar 9(23) | 13 | 41 |
| 3rd | HH Gibbs 19(19) & JA Rudolph 16(21) | 35 | 40 |
| 4th | J Botha 7(12) & HH Gibbs 14(21) | 21 | 33 |
| 5th | AG Prince 24(39) & J Botha 22(32) | 48 | 70 |
| 6th | J Botha 16(13) & JM Kemp 20(30) | 38 | 43 |
| 7th | J Botha 1(2) & MV Boucher 0(1) | 1 | 3 |
| 8th | J Botha 0(2) & SM Pollock 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 9th | SM Pollock 16(17) & AJ Hall 10(20) | 27 | 37 |
| 10th | AJ Hall 9(15) & JJ van der Wath 8(14) | 18* | 29 |
Commentary
End of over 503 runsSA 201/9010110
JJ van der Wath 8(14)AJ Hall 19(35)A Symonds 9-0-41-1
49.60
A Symonds to JJ van der Wath, no run
49.51
A Symonds to AJ Hall, 1 run
49.41
A Symonds to JJ van der Wath, 1 run
49.30
A Symonds to JJ van der Wath, no run
49.21
A Symonds to AJ Hall, 1 run
49.10
A Symonds to AJ Hall, no run
End of over 492 runsSA 198/9Wd000001
AJ Hall 17(32)JJ van der Wath 7(11)GB Hogg 7-0-32-0
48.61
GB Hogg to AJ Hall, 1 run
48.50
GB Hogg to AJ Hall, no run
48.40
GB Hogg to AJ Hall, no run
48.30
GB Hogg to AJ Hall, no run
48.20
GB Hogg to AJ Hall, no run
48.10
GB Hogg to AJ Hall, no run
48.1Wd
GB Hogg to AJ Hall, wide
End of over 489 runsSA 196/9106101
AJ Hall 16(26)JJ van der Wath 7(11)A Symonds 8-0-38-1
47.61
A Symonds to AJ Hall, 1 run
47.50
A Symonds to AJ Hall, no run
47.41
A Symonds to JJ van der Wath, 1 run
47.36
A Symonds to JJ van der Wath, SIX
47.20
A Symonds to JJ van der Wath, no run
47.11
A Symonds to AJ Hall, 1 run
End of over 471 runSA 187/9100000
JJ van der Wath 0(8)AJ Hall 14(23)B Lee 10-2-30-4
46.60
B Lee to JJ van der Wath, no run
46.50
B Lee to JJ van der Wath, no run
46.40
B Lee to JJ van der Wath, no run
46.30
B Lee to JJ van der Wath, no run
46.20
B Lee to JJ van der Wath, no run
46.11
B Lee to AJ Hall, 1 run



