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| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th December 2008 (5-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Australia won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | South Africa won by 9 wickets |
| Umpires | Aleem Dar (Pakistan), BR Doctrove (West Indies) |
| TV umpire | BNJ Oxenford |
| Referee | RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka) |
| Reserve Umpire | AP Ward |
| Close of play day 1 | Australia (1) 280/6 (Clarke 36*, Lee 0*; 90 overs) |
| Close of play day 2 | South Africa (1) 198/7 (Duminy 34*, Harris 8*; 63 overs) |
| Close of play day 3 | Australia (2) 4/0 (Hayden 1*, Katich 2*; 3 overs) |
| Close of play day 4 | South Africa (2) 30/0 (Smith 25*, McKenzie 3*; 6 overs) |
| Player of the Match | DW Steyn |
| Australia first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| ML Hayden | c Duminy b Ntini | 8 | 17 | 31 | 1 | - | |
| SM Katich | b Steyn | 54 | 109 | 153 | 6 | - | |
| *RT Ponting | c Amla b Harris | 101 | 126 | 197 | 10 | 1 | |
| MEK Hussey | c Boucher b Steyn | 0 | 9 | 16 | - | - | |
| MJ Clarke | not out | 88 | 208 | 330 | 4 | 1 | |
| A Symonds | c Kallis b Morkel | 27 | 55 | 56 | 3 | - | |
| +BJ Haddin | c Smith b Ntini | 40 | 71 | 88 | 5 | - | |
| B Lee | c Kallis b Steyn | 21 | 21 | 33 | 5 | - | |
| MG Johnson | b Steyn | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| NM Hauritz | c Smith b Steyn | 12 | 21 | 29 | 2 | - | |
| PM Siddle | c de Villiers b Kallis | 19 | 49 | 54 | 1 | - | |
| Extras | (5 b, 12 lb, 7 nb) | 24 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 500 minutes, 113.4 overs) | 394 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-21 (Hayden, 7.2 ov), 2-128 (Katich, 33.6 ov), 3-143 (Hussey, 37.3 ov), 4-184 (Ponting, 51.2 ov), 5-223 (Symonds, 66.1 ov), 6-277 (Haddin, 88.3 ov), 7-322 (Lee, 95.2 ov), 8-326 (Johnson, 95.5 ov), 9-352 (Hauritz, 101.5 ov), 10-394 (Siddle, 113.4 ov) | |||||||
| South Africa bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Steyn | 29 | 6 | 87 | 5 | - | - | |
| Ntini | 27 | 7 | 108 | 2 | - | 1 | |
| Kallis | 18.4 | 4 | 55 | 1 | - | - | |
| Morkel | 22 | 3 | 89 | 1 | - | 6 | |
| Harris | 17 | 3 | 38 | 1 | - | - | |
| South Africa first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *GC Smith | c Haddin b Siddle | 62 | 113 | 166 | 6 | - | |
| ND McKenzie | b Siddle | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - | |
| HM Amla | c Symonds b Johnson | 19 | 30 | 35 | 1 | - | |
| JH Kallis | c Haddin b Hauritz | 26 | 53 | 81 | 2 | - | |
| AB de Villiers | b Siddle | 7 | 51 | 57 | - | - | |
| JP Duminy | c Siddle b Hauritz | 166 | 340 | 448 | 18 | - | |
| +MV Boucher | c Hussey b Hauritz | 3 | 15 | 22 | - | - | |
| M Morkel | b Johnson | 21 | 39 | 45 | 4 | - | |
| PL Harris | c Johnson b Hussey | 39 | 67 | 74 | 4 | - | |
| DW Steyn | b Siddle | 76 | 191 | 238 | 9 | 1 | |
| M Ntini | not out | 2 | 29 | 49 | - | - | |
| Extras | (5 b, 13 lb, 15 nb, 5 pen) | 38 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 615 minutes, 153 overs) | 459 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-1 (McKenzie, 1.4 ov), 2-39 (Amla, 8.3 ov), 3-102 (Kallis, 26.4 ov), 4-126 (Smith, 37.6 ov), 5-132 (de Villiers, 41.5 ov), 6-141 (Boucher, 46.4 ov), 7-184 (Morkel, 57.1 ov), 8-251 (Harris, 77.5 ov), 9-431 (Steyn, 141.3 ov), 10-459 (Duminy, 153 ov) | |||||||
| Australia bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lee | 13 | 2 | 68 | 0 | - | 7 | |
| Siddle | 34 | 9 | 81 | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Johnson | 39 | 6 | 127 | 2 | - | 3 | |
| Hauritz | 43 | 13 | 98 | 3 | - | 1 | |
| Clarke | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hussey | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | - | - | |
| Symonds | 11 | 3 | 14 | 0 | - | - | |
| Australia second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| ML Hayden | c Duminy b Steyn | 23 | 28 | 48 | 3 | - | |
| SM Katich | c Boucher b Steyn | 15 | 40 | 57 | 2 | - | |
| *RT Ponting | c Smith b Morkel | 99 | 169 | 257 | 7 | - | |
| MEK Hussey | c Amla b Morkel | 2 | 8 | 15 | - | - | |
| MJ Clarke | c McKenzie b Steyn | 29 | 79 | 113 | 4 | - | |
| A Symonds | c Kallis b Steyn | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - | |
| +BJ Haddin | c Kallis b Ntini | 10 | 35 | 38 | - | 1 | |
| B Lee | b Kallis | 8 | 21 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| MG Johnson | not out | 43 | 85 | 111 | 5 | - | |
| NM Hauritz | b Kallis | 3 | 23 | 33 | - | - | |
| PM Siddle | c Boucher b Steyn | 6 | 18 | 25 | - | - | |
| Extras | (1 b, 3 lb, 5 nb) | 9 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 370 minutes, 84.2 overs) | 247 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-37 (Hayden, 10.4 ov), 2-40 (Katich, 12.2 ov), 3-49 (Hussey, 15.3 ov), 4-145 (Clarke, 43.1 ov), 5-145 (Symonds, 43.6 ov), 6-165 (Haddin, 53.1 ov), 7-180 (Lee, 58.3 ov), 8-212 (Ponting, 71.3 ov), 9-231 (Hauritz, 78.6 ov), 10-247 (Siddle, 84.2 ov) | |||||||
| South Africa bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Steyn | 20.2 | 3 | 67 | 5 | - | 1 | |
| Ntini | 14 | 1 | 26 | 1 | - | - | |
| Morkel | 15 | 2 | 46 | 2 | - | 4 | |
| Harris | 21 | 1 | 47 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kallis | 14 | 1 | 57 | 2 | - | - | |
| South Africa second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *GC Smith | lbw b Hauritz | 75 | 94 | 133 | 10 | - | |
| ND McKenzie | not out | 59 | 140 | 204 | 3 | 1 | |
| HM Amla | not out | 30 | 62 | 70 | 2 | - | |
| JH Kallis | did not bat | ||||||
| AB de Villiers | did not bat | ||||||
| JP Duminy | did not bat | ||||||
| DW Steyn | did not bat | ||||||
| +MV Boucher | did not bat | ||||||
| M Ntini | did not bat | ||||||
| M Morkel | did not bat | ||||||
| PL Harris | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (9 lb, 8 nb, 2 w) | 19 | |||||
| Total | (1 wicket, 204 minutes, 48 overs) | 183 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-121 (Smith, 28.5 ov) | |||||||
| Australia bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lee | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | - | 6 | |
| Siddle | 14 | 5 | 34 | 0 | - | - | |
| Johnson | 11 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Hauritz | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Clarke | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Australia (1) 89/1 (SM Katich 50*, Ponting 27*; 26 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Australia (1) 184/4 (MJ Clarke 11*; 51.2 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Australia (1) 394 all out
--> Day 2 Tea: South Africa (1) 102/3 (Smith 46*; 26.4 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: South Africa (1) 304/8 (JP Duminy 78*, DW Steyn 25*; 94 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: South Africa (1) 399/8 (JP Duminy 120*, DW Steyn 70*; 127 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Australia (2) 86/3 (RT Ponting 32*, Clarke 9*; 30 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Australia (2) 180/7 (RT Ponting 87*; 58.3 overs)
--> Day 5 Lunch: South Africa (2) 132/1 (McKenzie 37*, Amla 7*; 33 overs)
--> Australia first innings: 50 in 15.1 overs
--> Australia first innings: 100 in 27.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 150 in 41.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 200 in 56.2 overs
--> Australia first innings: 250 in 75.4 overs
--> Australia first innings: 300 in 93.1 overs
--> Australia first innings: 350 in 101.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 13.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 25.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 150 in 49.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 200 in 64.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 250 in 77.3 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 300 in 93.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 350 in 110.5 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 400 in 127.3 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 450 in 145.2 overs
--> Australia second innings: 50 in 16.1 overs
--> Australia second innings: 100 in 32.3 overs
--> Australia second innings: 150 in 45.5 overs
--> Australia second innings: 200 in 66.3 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 11.3 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 100 in 22.1 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 150 in 37.3 overs
--> A Symonds made his last appearance in Test matches
--> B Lee made his last appearance in Test matches
--> SM Katich (1) 50 in 84 balls with 6 fours
--> RT Ponting (1) 50 in 80 balls with 4 fours and 1 six
--> RT Ponting (1) 100 in 119 balls with 10 fours and 1 six
--> RT Ponting (1) passed 10500 runs in Test matches when he reached 3
--> MJ Clarke (1) 50 in 170 balls with 2 fours
--> GC Smith (1) 50 in 90 balls with 6 fours
--> JP Duminy (1) 50 in 87 balls with 5 fours
--> JP Duminy (1) passed his previous highest score of 50 in Test matches
--> JP Duminy (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> JP Duminy (1) 100 in 222 balls with 9 fours
--> JP Duminy (1) 150 in 305 balls with 16 fours
--> DW Steyn (1) passed his previous highest score of 33 in Test matches
--> DW Steyn (1) 50 in 102 balls with 8 fours
--> RT Ponting (2) 50 in 83 balls with 3 fours
--> GC Smith (2) 50 in 58 balls with 9 fours
--> ND McKenzie (2) 50 in 118 balls with 3 fours and 1 six
--> ND McKenzie (2) passed 11500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 46
--> PM Siddle achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed DW Steyn in the South Africa first innings (previous best was 3-114)
--> DW Steyn reached 150 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed PM Siddle, his 5th wicket in the Australia second innings
--> JH Kallis reached 250 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed B Lee, his 1st wicket in the Australia second innings
--> DW Steyn reached 300 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed PM Siddle, his 5th wicket in the Australia second innings
--> SM Katich (26) and RT Ponting (21) added 50 in 76 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> SM Katich (41) and RT Ponting (56) added 100 in 157 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> MJ Clarke (13) and BJ Haddin (37) added 50 in 112 balls for the Australia 6th wicket in the first innings
--> GC Smith (20) and JH Kallis (25) added 50 in 83 balls for the South Africa 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> JP Duminy (17) and PL Harris (33) added 50 in 90 balls for the South Africa 8th wicket in the first innings
--> JP Duminy (24) and DW Steyn (25) added 50 in 97 balls for the South Africa 9th wicket in the first innings
--> JP Duminy (36) and DW Steyn (56) added 100 in 198 balls for the South Africa 9th wicket in the first innings
--> JP Duminy (66) and DW Steyn (72) added 150 in 298 balls for the South Africa 9th wicket in the first innings
--> RT Ponting (36) and MJ Clarke (13) added 50 in 103 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the second innings
--> GC Smith (35) and ND McKenzie (11) added 50 in 73 balls for the South Africa 1st wicket in the second innings
--> GC Smith (60) and ND McKenzie (30) added 100 in 140 balls for the South Africa 1st wicket in the second innings
--> ND McKenzie (22) and HM Amla (20) added 50 in 98 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the second innings
Attendance: 63,263
New Ball Taken: Australia 262/5 after 82.4 overs (MJ Clarke 30, BJ Haddin 28)
Attendance: 42,800
New Ball Taken: South Africa 260/8 after 80.1 overs (JP Duminy 56, DW Steyn 7)
New Ball Taken: Australia 238/9 after 80.3 overs (MG Johnson 40, PM Siddle 1)
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