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- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008-09
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time:
Fri, Dec 26, 10:30 AM LOCAL
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South Africa won by 9 wickets
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
394-10
(113.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c Duminy b Ntini
8
17
1
0
47.06
Simon Katich
b Steyn
54
109
6
0
49.54
Ricky Ponting
c Amla b Harris
101
126
10
1
80.16
Michael Hussey
c Boucher b Steyn
0
9
0
0
0.00
Michael Clarke
not out
88
208
4
1
42.31
Andrew Symonds
c Kallis b Morkel
27
55
3
0
49.09
Brad Haddin
c Smith b Ntini
40
71
5
0
56.34
Brett Lee
c Kallis b Steyn
21
21
5
0
100.00
Mitchell Johnson
b Steyn
0
3
0
0
0.00
Nathan Hauritz
c Smith b Steyn
12
21
2
0
57.14
Peter Siddle
c de Villiers b Kallis
19
49
1
0
38.78
Extras
24
(b 5, lb 12, w 0, nb 7, p 0)
Total
394-10
(113.4 Overs, RR: 3.46)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dale Steyn
29
6
87
5
0
0
3.00
Makhaya Ntini
27
7
108
2
1
0
4.00
Jacques Kallis
18.4
4
55
1
0
0
2.99
Morne Morkel
22
3
89
1
6
0
4.05
Paul Harris
17
3
38
1
0
0
2.24
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
21-1
7.2
S Katich
128-2
33.6
M Hussey
143-3
37.3
R Ponting
184-4
51.2
Andrew Symonds
223-5
66.1
Haddin
277-6
88.3
B Lee
322-7
95.2
Johnson
326-8
95.5
N Hauritz
352-9
101.5
Peter Siddle
394-10
113.4
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
459-10
(153 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Smith
c Haddin b Siddle
62
113
6
0
54.87
Neil McKenzie
b Siddle
0
5
0
0
0.00
Hashim Amla
c Symonds b Johnson
19
30
1
0
63.33
Jacques Kallis
c Haddin b Hauritz
26
53
2
0
49.06
AB de Villiers
b Siddle
7
51
0
0
13.73
Jean-Paul Duminy
c Siddle b Hauritz
166
340
18
0
48.82
Mark Boucher
c Hussey b Hauritz
3
15
0
0
20.00
Morne Morkel
b Johnson
21
39
4
0
53.85
Paul Harris
c Johnson b Hussey
39
67
4
0
58.21
Dale Steyn
b Siddle
76
191
9
1
39.79
Makhaya Ntini
not out
2
29
0
0
6.90
Extras
38
(b 5, lb 13, w 0, nb 15, p 5)
Total
459-10
(153 Overs, RR: 3)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Brett Lee
13
2
68
0
7
0
5.23
Peter Siddle
34
9
81
4
4
0
2.38
Mitchell Johnson
39
6
127
2
3
0
3.26
Nathan Hauritz
43
13
98
3
1
0
2.28
Michael Clarke
8
0
26
0
0
0
3.25
Michael Hussey
5
0
22
1
0
0
4.40
Andrew Symonds
11
3
14
0
0
0
1.27
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
1-1
1.4
Amla
39-2
8.3
Kallis
102-3
26.4
Graeme Smith
126-4
37.6
de Villiers
132-5
41.5
M Boucher
141-6
46.4
Morne Morkel
184-7
57.1
P Harris
251-8
77.5
Steyn
431-9
141.3
Duminy
459-10
152.6
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
247-10
(84.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c Duminy b Steyn
23
28
3
0
82.14
Simon Katich
c Boucher b Steyn
15
40
2
0
37.50
Ricky Ponting
c Smith b Morkel
99
169
7
0
58.58
Michael Hussey
c Amla b Morkel
2
8
0
0
25.00
Michael Clarke
c McKenzie b Steyn
29
79
4
0
36.71
Andrew Symonds
c Kallis b Steyn
0
5
0
0
0.00
Brad Haddin
c Kallis b Ntini
10
35
0
1
28.57
Brett Lee
b Kallis
8
21
1
0
38.10
Mitchell Johnson
not out
43
85
5
0
50.59
Nathan Hauritz
b Kallis
3
23
0
0
13.04
Peter Siddle
c Boucher b Steyn
6
18
0
0
33.33
Extras
9
(b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
247-10
(84.2 Overs, RR: 2.92)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dale Steyn
20.2
3
67
5
1
0
3.32
Makhaya Ntini
14
1
26
1
0
0
1.86
Morne Morkel
15
2
46
2
4
0
3.07
Paul Harris
21
1
47
0
0
0
2.24
Jacques Kallis
14
1
57
2
0
0
4.07
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
37-1
10.4
S Katich
40-2
12.2
M Hussey
49-3
15.3
Clarke
145-4
43.1
Andrew Symonds
145-5
43.6
Haddin
165-6
53.1
B Lee
180-7
58.3
R Ponting
212-8
71.3
N Hauritz
231-9
78.6
Peter Siddle
247-10
84.2
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
183-1
(48 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Smith
lbw b Hauritz
75
94
10
0
79.79
Neil McKenzie
not out
59
140
3
1
42.14
Hashim Amla
not out
30
62
2
0
48.39
Extras
19
(b 0, lb 9, w 2, nb 8, p 0)
Total
183-1
(48 Overs, RR: 3.81)
Did not Bat
Jacques Kallis,
AB de Villiers,
Jean-Paul Duminy,
Dale Steyn,
Mark Boucher,
Makhaya Ntini,
Morne Morkel,
Paul Harris
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Brett Lee
10
0
49
0
6
0
4.90
Peter Siddle
14
5
34
0
0
0
2.43
Mitchell Johnson
11
1
36
0
1
2
3.27
Nathan Hauritz
10
0
41
1
1
0
4.10
Michael Clarke
3
0
14
0
0
0
4.67
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Graeme Smith
121-1
28.5
Australia 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
394-10
(113.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c Duminy b Ntini
8
17
1
0
47.06
Simon Katich
b Steyn
54
109
6
0
49.54
Ricky Ponting
c Amla b Harris
101
126
10
1
80.16
Michael Hussey
c Boucher b Steyn
0
9
0
0
0.00
Michael Clarke
not out
88
208
4
1
42.31
Andrew Symonds
c Kallis b Morkel
27
55
3
0
49.09
Brad Haddin
c Smith b Ntini
40
71
5
0
56.34
Brett Lee
c Kallis b Steyn
21
21
5
0
100.00
Mitchell Johnson
b Steyn
0
3
0
0
0.00
Nathan Hauritz
c Smith b Steyn
12
21
2
0
57.14
Peter Siddle
c de Villiers b Kallis
19
49
1
0
38.78
Extras
24
(b 5, lb 12, w 0, nb 7, p 0)
Total
394-10
(113.4 Overs, RR: 3.46)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dale Steyn
29
6
87
5
0
0
3.00
Makhaya Ntini
27
7
108
2
1
0
4.00
Jacques Kallis
18.4
4
55
1
0
0
2.99
Morne Morkel
22
3
89
1
6
0
4.05
Paul Harris
17
3
38
1
0
0
2.24
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
21-1
7.2
S Katich
128-2
33.6
M Hussey
143-3
37.3
R Ponting
184-4
51.2
Andrew Symonds
223-5
66.1
Haddin
277-6
88.3
B Lee
322-7
95.2
Johnson
326-8
95.5
N Hauritz
352-9
101.5
Peter Siddle
394-10
113.4
South Africa 1st Innings
South Africa 1st Innings
459-10
(153 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Smith
c Haddin b Siddle
62
113
6
0
54.87
Neil McKenzie
b Siddle
0
5
0
0
0.00
Hashim Amla
c Symonds b Johnson
19
30
1
0
63.33
Jacques Kallis
c Haddin b Hauritz
26
53
2
0
49.06
AB de Villiers
b Siddle
7
51
0
0
13.73
Jean-Paul Duminy
c Siddle b Hauritz
166
340
18
0
48.82
Mark Boucher
c Hussey b Hauritz
3
15
0
0
20.00
Morne Morkel
b Johnson
21
39
4
0
53.85
Paul Harris
c Johnson b Hussey
39
67
4
0
58.21
Dale Steyn
b Siddle
76
191
9
1
39.79
Makhaya Ntini
not out
2
29
0
0
6.90
Extras
38
(b 5, lb 13, w 0, nb 15, p 5)
Total
459-10
(153 Overs, RR: 3)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Brett Lee
13
2
68
0
7
0
5.23
Peter Siddle
34
9
81
4
4
0
2.38
Mitchell Johnson
39
6
127
2
3
0
3.26
Nathan Hauritz
43
13
98
3
1
0
2.28
Michael Clarke
8
0
26
0
0
0
3.25
Michael Hussey
5
0
22
1
0
0
4.40
Andrew Symonds
11
3
14
0
0
0
1.27
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
N McKenzie
1-1
1.4
Amla
39-2
8.3
Kallis
102-3
26.4
Graeme Smith
126-4
37.6
de Villiers
132-5
41.5
M Boucher
141-6
46.4
Morne Morkel
184-7
57.1
P Harris
251-8
77.5
Steyn
431-9
141.3
Duminy
459-10
152.6
Australia 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
247-10
(84.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Matthew Hayden
c Duminy b Steyn
23
28
3
0
82.14
Simon Katich
c Boucher b Steyn
15
40
2
0
37.50
Ricky Ponting
c Smith b Morkel
99
169
7
0
58.58
Michael Hussey
c Amla b Morkel
2
8
0
0
25.00
Michael Clarke
c McKenzie b Steyn
29
79
4
0
36.71
Andrew Symonds
c Kallis b Steyn
0
5
0
0
0.00
Brad Haddin
c Kallis b Ntini
10
35
0
1
28.57
Brett Lee
b Kallis
8
21
1
0
38.10
Mitchell Johnson
not out
43
85
5
0
50.59
Nathan Hauritz
b Kallis
3
23
0
0
13.04
Peter Siddle
c Boucher b Steyn
6
18
0
0
33.33
Extras
9
(b 1, lb 3, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
247-10
(84.2 Overs, RR: 2.92)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Dale Steyn
20.2
3
67
5
1
0
3.32
Makhaya Ntini
14
1
26
1
0
0
1.86
Morne Morkel
15
2
46
2
4
0
3.07
Paul Harris
21
1
47
0
0
0
2.24
Jacques Kallis
14
1
57
2
0
0
4.07
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Matthew Hayden
37-1
10.4
S Katich
40-2
12.2
M Hussey
49-3
15.3
Clarke
145-4
43.1
Andrew Symonds
145-5
43.6
Haddin
165-6
53.1
B Lee
180-7
58.3
R Ponting
212-8
71.3
N Hauritz
231-9
78.6
Peter Siddle
247-10
84.2
South Africa 2nd Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
183-1
(48 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Graeme Smith
lbw b Hauritz
75
94
10
0
79.79
Neil McKenzie
not out
59
140
3
1
42.14
Hashim Amla
not out
30
62
2
0
48.39
Extras
19
(b 0, lb 9, w 2, nb 8, p 0)
Total
183-1
(48 Overs, RR: 3.81)
Did not Bat
Jacques Kallis,
AB de Villiers,
Jean-Paul Duminy,
Dale Steyn,
Mark Boucher,
Makhaya Ntini,
Morne Morkel,
Paul Harris
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Brett Lee
10
0
49
0
6
0
4.90
Peter Siddle
14
5
34
0
0
0
2.43
Mitchell Johnson
11
1
36
0
1
2
3.27
Nathan Hauritz
10
0
41
1
1
0
4.10
Michael Clarke
3
0
14
0
0
0
4.67
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Graeme Smith
121-1
28.5
INFO
Match
AUS vs RSA • 2nd Test • South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008-09
Series
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008-09
Date
Fri, Dec 26
Time
10:30 AM LOCAL, 11:30 PM GMT
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Aleem Dar, Billy Doctrove
3rd Umpire
Bruce Oxenford
Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
Australia squad
Players
Matthew Hayden,
Simon Katich,
Ricky Ponting (c),
Michael Hussey,
Michael Clarke,
Andrew Symonds,
Brad Haddin (wk),
Brett Lee,
Mitchell Johnson,
Nathan Hauritz,
Peter Siddle
South Africa squad
Players
Graeme Smith (c),
Neil McKenzie,
Hashim Amla,
Jacques Kallis,
AB de Villiers,
Jean-Paul Duminy,
Mark Boucher (wk),
Morne Morkel,
Paul Harris,
Dale Steyn,
Makhaya Ntini
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