3rd Test: Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 2-6 Jan 2006

Test # 1780
South Africa in Australia, 2005-06, 3rd Test
Australia v South Africa
Sydney Cricket Ground
2,3,4,5,6 January 2006 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Series: Australia wins the 3-Test series 2-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and BF Bowden (NZ)
TV Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: BC Broad (Eng)
Test Debut: J Botha (SA).
Man of the Match: RT Ponting
Player of the Series: RT Ponting

Close of Play:

Day 1: South Africa 230/3 (Kallis 80*, Prince 62*; 74 overs)

Day 2: South Africa 451/9d, Australia 54/3 (Ponting 13*; 14.2 overs)

Day 3: Australia 359, South Africa 4/1 (Smith 3*; 1.3 overs)

Day 4: South Africa 94/3 (Kallis 14*, Prince 0*; 22 overs)

South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
AB de Villiers        c Gilchrist        b Lee                  2  25  18  0 0
*GC Smith             lbw                b Lee                 39 125  77  6 0
HH Gibbs                                 b McGrath             27  64  49  5 0
JH Kallis             c McGrath          b Symonds            111 361 275 17 0
AG Prince             lbw                b Warne              119 395 271 13 0
JA Rudolph            c Gilchrist        b McGrath             38 138 110  5 0
+MV Boucher           c Gilchrist        b MacGill              5  29  23  0 0
SM Pollock            c Hodge            b Lee                 46  86  64  3 0
J Botha               not out                                  20  62  46  2 0
A Nel                 c Hodge            b Warne               12  10   8  2 0
CK Langeveldt         not out                                   1   4   3  0 0
Extras                (b 9, lb 6, nb 16)                       31
Total                 (9 wickets dec, 154.4 overs, 660 mins)  451

FoW: 1-16 (de Villiers, 5.6 ov), 2-69 (Gibbs, 20.3 ov),
     3-86 (Smith, 28.1 ov), 4-305 (Kallis, 104.3 ov),
     5-344 (Prince, 121.5 ov), 6-355 (Boucher, 128.4 ov),
     7-394 (Rudolph, 140.5 ov), 8-433 (Pollock, 152.1 ov),
     9-449 (Nel, 153.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     34     17     65      2
Lee                         30.4    7     82      3 (11nb)
Symonds                     23      4     69      1 (3nb)
Warne                       36      5    106      2
Hussey                       2      0     12      0 (2nb)
MacGill                     29      5    102      1

Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer                                b Langeveldt          25  23  20  3 0
ML Hayden                                b Langeveldt           4  15  11  0 0
*RT Ponting           lbw                b Kallis             120 257 174 12 1
BJ Hodge              c Rudolph          b Nel                  6  33  23  0 0
MEK Hussey            c Boucher          b Botha               45 149 111  8 0
A Symonds             lbw                b Nel                 12  77  51  1 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Boucher          b Nel                 86 156 109 10 2
SK Warne              c Boucher          b Nel                  0   1   1  0 0
B Lee                 c Smith            b Kallis              17  49  40  3 0
SCG MacGill           c Nel              b Pollock             29  52  21  5 0
GD McGrath            not out                                   1  33  12  0 0
Extras                (lb 10, w 2, nb 2)                       14
Total                 (all out, 95.1 overs, 431 mins)         359

FoW: 1-22 (Hayden, 3.5 ov), 2-35 (Langer, 5.4 ov),
     3-54 (Hodge, 14.2 ov), 4-184 (Hussey, 49.6 ov),
     5-222 (Ponting, 63.2 ov), 6-226 (Symonds, 66.5 ov),
     7-226 (Warne, 66.6 ov), 8-263 (Lee, 77.5 ov),
     9-322 (MacGill, 88.3 ov), 10-359 (Gilchrist, 95.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pollock                     25      3    109      1 (2nb)
Langeveldt                  24      4    108      2 (1w)
Nel                         24.1    3     81      4
Kallis                      15      4     25      2 (1w)
Botha                        7      2     26      1

South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
*GC Smith             lbw                b McGrath              5  12   9  0 0
AB de Villiers        lbw                b Lee                  1   7   4  0 0
HH Gibbs              run out (Hodge)                          67  99  74 11 0
JH Kallis             not out                                  50 180  96  3 0
AG Prince             c Ponting          b MacGill             18  39  30  2 0
JA Rudolph            c McGrath          b MacGill              4   5   7  0 0
+MV Boucher           st Gilchrist       b MacGill             11  14  13  2 0
SM Pollock            not out                                  26  24  21  2 1
Extras                (b 3, lb 4, w 3, nb 2)                   12
Total                 (6 wickets dec, 42 overs, 200 mins)     194

DNB: J Botha, A Nel, CK Langeveldt.

FoW: 1-4 (de Villiers, 1.3 ov), 2-6 (Smith, 2.4 ov),
     3-92 (Gibbs, 21.4 ov), 4-123 (Prince, 30.6 ov),
     5-129 (Rudolph, 32.3 ov), 6-152 (Boucher, 36.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     15      2     61      1 (1nb)
Lee                         10      3     48      1 (1nb)
Warne                       11      1     45      0 (3w)
MacGill                      6      1     33      3

Australia 2nd innings (target: 287 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer                                b Langeveldt          20  49  32  5 0
ML Hayden             c Smith            b Botha               90 197 134 11 0
*RT Ponting           not out                                 143 202 159 16 0
BJ Hodge              not out                                  27  51  42  3 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 3, nb 4)                         8
Total                 (2 wickets, 60.3 overs, 258 mins)       288

DNB: MEK Hussey, A Symonds, +AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee,
     SCG MacGill, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-30 (Langer, 11.2 ov), 2-212 (Hayden, 44.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pollock                     14      2     55      0 (2nb, 1w)
Langeveldt                  14      1     52      1 (2nb)
Nel                          7      0     46      0
Botha                       12.3    0     77      1 (1w)
Kallis                       2      0      8      0
Rudolph                     11      0     49      0 (1w)

4th Umpire - RJ Tucker
12th Men: NW Bracken (Australia) and N Boje (South Africa)
Day 1
South Africa: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 9
Drinks: South Africa - 52/1 in 18.0 overs (GC Smith 25, HH Gibbs 16)
South Africa: 100 runs in 31.2 overs (191 balls), Extras 12
Lunch: South Africa - 103/3 in 34.0 overs (JH Kallis 14, AG Prince 8)
South Africa: 150 runs in 49.4 overs (304 balls), Extras 17
JH Kallis: 50 off 116 balls (8x4)
AG Prince: 50 off 106 balls (5x4)
South Africa: 200 runs in 65.4 overs (403 balls), Extras 20
Day 2
South Africa: 250 in 86.4 overs (529 balls), Extras 22
Drinks: South Africa - 253/3 (Kallis 90, Prince 73)
Drinks: South Africa - 280/3 (Kallis 98, Prince 90)
JH Kallis: 100 off 266 balls, (16x4)
South Africa: 300 in 102.1 overs (624 balls), Extras 25
AG Prince: 100 off 214 balls, (11x4)
Drinks: South Africa - 347/5 (Rudolph 20, Boucher 2)
South Africa: 350 in 124.3 overs (762 balls), Extras 29
Tea: South Africa - 390/6 (Rudolph 38, Pollock 19)
South Africa: 400 in 142.2 overs (869 balls), Extras 30
Drinks: South Africa - 433/8 (Botha 16)
South Africa: 450 in 154.2 overs (942 balls), Extras 31
Australia 1st innings
Australia: 50 in 13 overs (78 balls), Extras 6
Day 3
Drinks: Australia - 92/3 (Ponting 42, Hussey 9)
RT Ponting: 50 off 68 balls, (4x4, 1x6)
Australia: 100 in 25.4 overs (154 balls), Extras 6
Australia: 150 in 43.4 overs (262 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: Australia - 194/4 (Ponting 99, Symonds 3)
RT Ponting: 100 off 143 balls, (10x4, 1x6)
Australia: 200 in 54.5 overs (329 balls), Extras 12
Australia: 250 in 74.4 overs (448 balls), Extras 12
Drinks: Australia - 270/8 (Gilchrist 23, MacGill 6)
Australia: 300 in 86.1 overs (517 balls), Extras 13
AC Gilchrist: 50 off 80 balls, (7x4)
Australia: 350 in 93.3 overs (562 balls), Extras 14
Day 4
Drinks: South Africa - 73/2 (Gibbs 34, Kallis 1)
South Africa: 50 in 12.5 overs (79 balls), Extras 2
HH Gibbs: 50 off 58 balls, (9x4)
Day 5
South Africa 100 off 25.1 overs (153 balls)
South Africa 150 off 35.4 overs (216 balls)
Kallis 50 in 178 mins, off 96 balls, 3x4
Lunch: Australia 31/1 (Hayden 8*, Ponting 1*, 12 overs)
Australia 50 off 15.1 overs (92 balls)
Hayden/Ponting 50 partnership off 44 balls
Australia 100 off 22.1 overs (135 balls)
Hayden 50 in 123 mins, off 81 balls, 7x4
Ponting 50 in 75 mins, off 52 balls, 7x4
Hayden/Ponting 100 partnership in 76 mins, off 97 balls
Australia 150 off 30 overs (184 balls)
Hayden/Ponting 150 partnership off 165 balls
Tea: Australia 182/1 (Hayden 75*, Ponting 81*, 39 overs)
Australia 200 off 41.5 overs (255 balls)
Australia 250 off 52.4 overs (320 balls)
Ponting/Hodge 50 partnership off 72 balls

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Team Pages: Australia, South Africa.

Ground Page: Sydney Cricket Ground

South Africa Player Pages: AB de Villiers, GC Smith, HH Gibbs, JH Kallis, AG Prince, JA Rudolph, MV Boucher, SM Pollock, J Botha, A Nel, CK Langeveldt.

Australia Player Pages: JL Langer, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, BJ Hodge, MEK Hussey, A Symonds, AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee, SCG MacGill, GD McGrath.

Match Officials' Pages: Aleem Dar, BF Bowden, RL Parry, BC Broad.