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Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 26 December, 2001, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats

Australia

AUS

487/10 (139.0 ov) & 10/1 (3.0 ov)

SA

277/10 (103.5 ov) & 219/10 (75.1 ov)

South Africa

Australia won by 9 wickets

South Africa

South Africa 1st Innings

277/10 (103.5 ov)
RR 2.68
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Herschelle Gibbs
c Ponting b McGrath
14 41 2 0 34.15
Gary Kirsten
b McGrath
10 53 1 0 18.87
Boeta Dippenaar
c Hayden b Lee
26 53 4 0 49.06
Jacques Kallis
c †Gilchrist b Bichel
38 124 2 1 30.65
Neil McKenzie
lbw b Lee
67 163 8 0 41.10
Lance Klusener
c & b Bichel
0 1 0 0 0.00
Mark Boucher
c Bichel b ME Waugh
43 66 6 0 65.15
Shaun Pollock
not out
42 93 4 0 45.16
Claude Henderson
run out
5 3 1 0 166.67
Allan Donald
c Ponting b Lee
0 6 0 0 0.00
Nantie Hayward
c ME Waugh b Bichel
14 22 2 0 63.64
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 10, w 0, nb 7, p 0) 18
TOTAL (2.68 RUNS PER OVER) 277/10 (103.5 ov)
FALL OF WICKETS: 24-1 (Herschelle Gibbs, 0 ov), 36-2 (Gary Kirsten, 0 ov), 59-3 (Boeta Dippenaar, 0 ov), 131-4 (Jacques Kallis, 0 ov), 220-7 (Neil McKenzie, 0 ov), 131-5 (Lance Klusener, 0 ov), 198-6 (Mark Boucher, 0 ov), 225-8 (Claude Henderson, 0 ov), 233-9 (Allan Donald, 0 ov), 277-10 (Nantie Hayward, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Glenn McGrath 26 8 70 2 0 0 2.69
Brett Lee 31 10 77 3 0 0 2.48
Andy Bichel 19.5 6 44 3 0 0 2.22
Shane Warne 19 3 56 0 0 0 2.95
Mark Waugh 8 1 19 1 0 0 2.38
* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

DATE & TIME
Wednesday, December 26, 2001 · 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to field
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne