Only T20I
South Africa beat Australia by 2 runs in the only T20I
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa201/420 ov
Australia199/720 ov
South Africa won by 2 runs
Match report
From the scorecardSouth Africa won the toss and chose to bat. South Africa made 201 for 4 in 20 overs, Graeme Smith 89 not out from 58 balls and Herschelle Gibbs 56 from 34 balls. Mick Lewis took 2 for 31.
Australia made 199 for 7 in 20 overs, Brett Lee 43 not out from 21 balls and Brad Hogg 41 from 25 balls. Andrew Hall took 3 for 22.
South Africa won by 2 runs.
Key performers
South Africa innings
201/4(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smithnot out | not out | 89* | 58 | 11 | 1 | 153.45 |
| Loots Bosmanb ML Lewis | b ML Lewis | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 127.78 |
| Herschelle Gibbslbw b ML Lewis | lbw b ML Lewis | 56 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 164.71 |
| Shaun Pollockc SR Clark b SR Watson | c SR Clark b SR Watson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Johan van der Wathc MJ Clarke b NW Bracken | c MJ Clarke b NW Bracken | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 |
| AB de Villiers †not out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 7, lb 6, w 4) | (b 7, lb 6, w 4) | 17 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 10.05) | 20 Ov (RR 10.05) | 201/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (LE Bosman, 5.4 ov), 159-2 (HH Gibbs, 16.1 ov), 170-3 (SM Pollock, 17.1 ov), 191-4 (JJ van der Wath, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Bracken | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11.00 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mick Lewis | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 19.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GC Smith 17(16) & LE Bosman 23(18) | 48 | 34 |
| 2nd | HH Gibbs 56(34) & GC Smith 46(29) | 111 | 63 |
| 3rd | SM Pollock 2(3) & GC Smith 9(3) | 11 | 6 |
| 4th | GC Smith 7(7) & JJ van der Wath 14(7) | 21 | 14 |
| 5th | GC Smith 10(3) & AB de Villiers 0(0) | 10* | 3 |
Australia innings
199/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †lbw b AJ Hall | lbw b AJ Hall | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Simon Katichc GC Smith b R Telemachus | c GC Smith b R Telemachus | 39 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 177.27 |
| Ricky Pontinglbw b AJ Hall | lbw b AJ Hall | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Damien Martync †AB de Villiers b JJ van der Wath | c †AB de Villiers b JJ van der Wath | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 188.89 |
| Michael Clarkest †AB de Villiers b RJ Peterson | st †AB de Villiers b RJ Peterson | 37 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 154.17 |
| Shane Watsonb RJ Peterson | b RJ Peterson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Brad Hoggc GC Smith b AJ Hall | c GC Smith b AJ Hall | 41 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 164.00 |
| Brett Leenot out | not out | 43* | 21 | 4 | 2 | 204.76 |
| Nathan Brackennot out | not out | 3* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 5) | (lb 3, w 5) | 8 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 9.95) | 20 Ov (RR 9.95) · Target 202 from 20 ov | 199/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (AC Gilchrist, 1.1 ov), 34-2 (RT Ponting, 3.3 ov), 53-3 (DR Martyn, 5.3 ov), 78-4 (SM Katich, 8.2 ov), 93-5 (SR Watson, 10.5 ov), 124-6 (MJ Clarke, 13 ov), 181-7 (GB Hogg, 18.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makhaya Ntini | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 14.67 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Hall | 4 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Telemachus | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Johan van der Wath | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Smith | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Peterson | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 9.67 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 1(2) & SM Katich 14(5) | 16 | 7 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 6(8) & SM Katich 12(6) | 18 | 14 |
| 3rd | DR Martyn 17(9) & SM Katich 1(3) | 19 | 12 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 12(9) & SM Katich 12(8) | 25 | 17 |
| 5th | MJ Clarke 9(9) & SR Watson 4(6) | 15 | 15 |
| 6th | GB Hogg 14(7) & MJ Clarke 16(6) | 31 | 13 |
| 7th | GB Hogg 27(18) & B Lee 28(16) | 57 | 34 |
| 8th | NW Bracken 3(3) & B Lee 15(5) | 18* | 8 |
Commentary
End of over 2016 runsAUS 199/7422116
B Lee 43(21)NW Bracken 3(3)M Ntini 3-0-44-0
19.66
M Ntini to B Lee, SIX
19.51
M Ntini to NW Bracken, 1 run
19.41
M Ntini to B Lee, 1 run
19.32
M Ntini to B Lee, 2 runs
19.22
M Ntini to B Lee, 2 runs
19.14
M Ntini to B Lee, FOUR
End of over 197 runs, 1 wktAUS 183/7211WdW20
NW Bracken 2(2)B Lee 28(16)AJ Hall 4-0-22-3
18.60
AJ Hall to NW Bracken, no run
18.52
AJ Hall to NW Bracken, 2 runs
18.4W
AJ Hall to GB Hogg, OUT
GB Hogg c GC Smith b AJ Hall 41(25) [4s-2 6s-3] · FoW 181/7 (18.4 ov)
18.4Wd
AJ Hall to GB Hogg, wide
18.31
AJ Hall to B Lee, 1 run
18.21
AJ Hall to GB Hogg, 1 run
18.12
AJ Hall to GB Hogg, 2 runs
End of over 187 runsAUS 176/6111112
B Lee 27(15)GB Hogg 38(22)JJ van der Wath 4-0-40-1
17.62
JJ van der Wath to B Lee, 2 runs
17.51
JJ van der Wath to GB Hogg, 1 run
17.41
JJ van der Wath to B Lee, 1 run
17.31
JJ van der Wath to GB Hogg, 1 run
17.21
JJ van der Wath to B Lee, 1 run
17.11
JJ van der Wath to GB Hogg, 1 run
End of over 1714 runsAUS 169/6Wd411016
B Lee 23(12)GB Hogg 35(19)R Telemachus 4-0-40-1
16.66
R Telemachus to B Lee, SIX
16.51
R Telemachus to GB Hogg, 1 run
16.40
R Telemachus to GB Hogg, no run
16.31
R Telemachus to B Lee, 1 run
16.21
R Telemachus to GB Hogg, 1 run
16.14
R Telemachus to GB Hogg, FOUR