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Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 16 January, 2009, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

South Africa

SA

272/7 (49.3 ov)

AUS

271/8 (50.0 ov)

Australia

South Africa won by 3 wickets

Australia

Australia Inning

271/8 (50.0 ov)
RR 5.42
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Shaun Marsh
c †Boucher b M Morkel
79 97 4 1 81.44
Michael Hussey
c †Boucher b Steyn
6 11 1 0 54.55
Ricky Ponting
c †Boucher b Botha
46 54 5 0 85.19
Michael Clarke
c Amla b Morkel
19 38 1 0 50.00
David Hussey
b Morkel
52 50 5 0 104.00
Cameron White
b Botha
21 24 2 0 87.50
Brad Haddin
run out
19 12 2 0 158.33
James Hopes
c van Jaarsveld b M Morkel
2 4 0 0 50.00
Nathan Bracken
not out
12 8 1 0 150.00
Ben Hilfenhaus
not out
1 2 0 0 50.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 3, w 9, nb 0, p 0) 14
TOTAL (5.42 RUNS PER OVER) 271/8 (50.0 ov)
FALL OF WICKETS: 174-4 (Shaun Marsh, 0 ov), 8-1 (Michael Hussey, 0 ov), 102-2 (Ricky Ponting, 0 ov), 146-3 (Michael Clarke, 0 ov), 223-5 (Cameron White, 0 ov), 259-8 (Brad Haddin, 0 ov), 254-7 (James Hopes, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT: Shaun Tait

Bowling Stats

Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Dale Steyn 10 2 49 1 0 0 4.90
Albie Morkel 9 0 58 2 0 0 6.44
Jacques Kallis 10 0 35 0 0 0 3.50
Morne Morkel 10 0 68 2 0 0 6.80
Johan Botha 10 0 50 2 0 0 5.00
Jean Paul Duminy 1 0 6 0 0 0 6.00
* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

DATE & TIME
Friday, January 16, 2009 · 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne