VB SeriesMatch 4 · ODI
Australia beat South Africa by 59 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 were bowled out for 245, Phil Jaques 94 from 112 balls and James Hopes 38 from 47 balls. Andrew Hall took 4 for 35.
South Africa were bowled out for 186, Shaun Pollock 46 from 31 balls and Boeta Dippenaar 41 from 93 balls. Brett Lee took 5 for 22.
Australia won by 59 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
245(49.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Martynb SM Pollock | b SM Pollock | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Phil Jaquesc †MV Boucher b JJ van der Wath | c †MV Boucher b JJ van der Wath | 94 | 112 | 14 | 0 | 83.93 |
| Ricky Pontingc GC Smith b AJ Hall | c GC Smith b AJ Hall | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Andrew Symondsc AG Prince b DW Steyn | c AG Prince b DW Steyn | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Michael Clarkec †MV Boucher b JJ van der Wath | c †MV Boucher b JJ van der Wath | 34 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 77.27 |
| Michael Husseyc GJP Kruger b AJ Hall | c GJP Kruger b AJ Hall | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 58.06 |
| Brad Haddin †b SM Pollock | b SM Pollock | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| James Hopesc J Botha b AJ Hall | c J Botha b AJ Hall | 38 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 80.85 |
| Brett Leeb GC Smith | b GC Smith | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Brett Doreyc JM Kemp b AJ Hall | c JM Kemp b AJ Hall | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Glenn McGrathnot out | not out | 2* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 13, nb 7) | (lb 3, w 13, nb 7) | 23 | ||||
| Total49.2 Ov (RR 4.97) | 49.2 Ov (RR 4.97) | 245 | ||||
Did not bat: Brad Hogg
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (DR Martyn, 2.4 ov), 55-2 (RT Ponting, 10 ov), 85-3 (A Symonds, 14.5 ov), 172-4 (MJ Clarke, 30.3 ov), 177-5 (PA Jaques, 32.5 ov), 181-6 (BJ Haddin, 34.1 ov), 208-7 (MEK Hussey, 40.3 ov), 221-8 (B Lee, 43.4 ov), 238-9 (BR Dorey, 47.1 ov), 245-10 (JR Hopes, 49.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3.10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Steyn | 5 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 11.60 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Andrew Hall | 9.2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 3.75 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garnett Kruger | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.83 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4.70 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan van der Wath | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4.20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3.75 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DR Martyn 11(9) & PA Jaques 5(8) | 17 | 16 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 9(19) & PA Jaques 24(29) | 38 | 44 |
| 3rd | PA Jaques 18(17) & A Symonds 7(14) | 30 | 29 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 34(44) & PA Jaques 43(50) | 87 | 94 |
| 5th | MEK Hussey 1(6) & PA Jaques 4(8) | 5 | 14 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 1(4) & MEK Hussey 3(4) | 4 | 8 |
| 7th | JR Hopes 13(17) & MEK Hussey 14(21) | 27 | 38 |
| 8th | JR Hopes 6(10) & B Lee 6(9) | 13 | 19 |
| 9th | BR Dorey 2(8) & JR Hopes 14(13) | 17 | 21 |
| 10th | GD McGrath 2(6) & JR Hopes 5(7) | 7 | 13 |
South Africa innings
186(47 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smithc †BJ Haddin b B Lee | c †BJ Haddin b B Lee | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Boeta Dippenaarb B Lee | b B Lee | 41 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 44.09 |
| Andrew Hallb B Lee | b B Lee | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Herschelle Gibbslbw b GB Hogg | lbw b GB Hogg | 39 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 73.58 |
| Ashwell Princeb B Lee | b B Lee | 21 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 77.78 |
| Mark Boucher †lbw b GB Hogg | lbw b GB Hogg | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Justin Kempb B Lee | b B Lee | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Johan van der Wathc †BJ Haddin b GB Hogg | c †BJ Haddin b GB Hogg | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shaun Pollockc †BJ Haddin b BR Dorey | c †BJ Haddin b BR Dorey | 46 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 148.39 |
| Johan Bothanot out | not out | 15* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Garnett Krugerc A Symonds b GD McGrath | c A Symonds b GD McGrath | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 2, w 2, nb 1) | (b 1, lb 2, w 2, nb 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total47 Ov (RR 3.96) | 47 Ov (RR 3.96) · Target 246 from 50 ov | 186 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (GC Smith, 4.3 ov), 16-2 (AJ Hall, 6.2 ov), 84-3 (HH Gibbs, 24.5 ov), 114-4 (HH Dippenaar, 31.5 ov), 119-5 (AG Prince, 33.3 ov), 123-6 (JM Kemp, 35.2 ov), 123-7 (MV Boucher, 36.2 ov), 124-8 (JJ van der Wath, 37 ov), 185-9 (SM Pollock, 45.3 ov), 186-10 (GJP Kruger, 47 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2.20 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrath | 9 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3.89 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Dorey | 9 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 5.67 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hopes | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4.00 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3.20 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GC Smith 9(17) & HH Dippenaar 3(10) | 12 | 27 |
| 2nd | AJ Hall 1(4) & HH Dippenaar 3(7) | 4 | 11 |
| 3rd | HH Gibbs 39(53) & HH Dippenaar 28(58) | 68 | 111 |
| 4th | AG Prince 20(24) & HH Dippenaar 7(18) | 30 | 42 |
| 5th | MV Boucher 4(7) & AG Prince 1(3) | 5 | 10 |
| 6th | JM Kemp 3(8) & MV Boucher 1(3) | 4 | 11 |
| 7th | JJ van der Wath 0(4) & MV Boucher 0(2) | 0 | 6 |
| 8th | SM Pollock 1(2) & JJ van der Wath 0(2) | 1 | 4 |
| 9th | SM Pollock 45(29) & J Botha 15(23) | 61 | 51 |
| 10th | GJP Kruger 0(7) & J Botha 0(2) | 1 | 9 |
Commentary
End of over 471 run, 1 wktSA 186/1001Lb000W
J Botha 15(25)GD McGrath 9-2-35-1
46.6W
GD McGrath to GJP Kruger, OUT
GJP Kruger c A Symonds b GD McGrath 0(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 186/10 (47 ov)
46.50
GD McGrath to GJP Kruger, no run
46.40
GD McGrath to GJP Kruger, no run
46.30
GD McGrath to GJP Kruger, no run
46.21Lb
GD McGrath to J Botha, 1 leg bye
46.10
GD McGrath to J Botha, no run
End of over 4610 runs, 1 wktSA 185/964W000
GJP Kruger 0(3)J Botha 15(23)BR Dorey 9-1-51-1
45.60
BR Dorey to GJP Kruger, no run
45.50
BR Dorey to GJP Kruger, no run
45.40
BR Dorey to GJP Kruger, no run
45.3W
BR Dorey to SM Pollock, OUT
SM Pollock c †BJ Haddin b BR Dorey 46(31) [4s-1 6s-4] · FoW 185/9 (45.3 ov)
45.24
BR Dorey to SM Pollock, FOUR
45.16
BR Dorey to SM Pollock, SIX
End of over 4515 runsSA 175/8417Nb1110
J Botha 15(23)SM Pollock 36(28)GD McGrath 8-1-35-0
44.60
GD McGrath to J Botha, no run
44.51
GD McGrath to SM Pollock, 1 run
44.41
GD McGrath to J Botha, 1 run
44.31
GD McGrath to SM Pollock, 1 run
44.37Nb
GD McGrath to SM Pollock, SIX
44.21
GD McGrath to J Botha, 1 run
44.14
GD McGrath to J Botha, FOUR
End of over 443 runsSA 160/8001020
SM Pollock 28(25)J Botha 9(19)BR Dorey 8-1-41-0
43.60
BR Dorey to SM Pollock, no run
43.52
BR Dorey to SM Pollock, 2 runs
43.40
BR Dorey to SM Pollock, no run
43.31
BR Dorey to J Botha, 1 run
43.20
BR Dorey to J Botha, no run
43.10
BR Dorey to J Botha, no run