South Africa vs Australia Scorecard, 3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa 2006

3rd Test · Australia tour of South Africa 2006 · The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · 31 Mar 2006 to 4 Apr 2006

South Africa 303 & 258

Australia 270/9 & 294/8

Australia won by 2 wickets

Player of the match: B Lee

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Match summary

South Africa played Australia in the 3rd Test, Australia tour of South Africa 2006 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, from 31 Mar 2006 to 4 Apr 2006. Australia won by 2 wickets.

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. South Africa made 303 in 97.2 overs, Australia made 270/9 in 62.5 overs, South Africa made 258 in 71.3 overs, Australia made 294/8 in 91.4 overs.

Michael Hussey top-scored with 162 runs in the match; Makhaya Ntini took 10/178 in the match; Brett Lee was named player of the match.

South Africa Innings

303/10 (97.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AB de Villiers c DR Martyn b SR Clark	c DR Martyn b SR Clark	12	45	1	0	26.67
HH Gibbs b MS Kasprowicz	b MS Kasprowicz	16	44	2	0	36.36
HH Dippenaar c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark	c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark	32	69	7	0	46.38
JH Kallis b B Lee	b B Lee	37	92	6	0	40.22
AG Prince c JL Langer b B Lee	c JL Langer b B Lee	93	170	11	0	54.71
JA Rudolph c ML Hayden b SK Warne	c ML Hayden b SK Warne	25	44	4	0	56.82
MV Boucher lbw b A Symonds	lbw b A Symonds	24	53	2	0	45.28
SM Pollock c RT Ponting b SR Clark	c RT Ponting b SR Clark	8	17	2	0	47.06
N Boje c JL Langer b MS Kasprowicz	c JL Langer b MS Kasprowicz	43	46	9	0	93.48
A Nel c DR Martyn b B Lee	c DR Martyn b B Lee	0	8	0	0	0.00
M Ntini not out	not out	0	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 9)	13
Total	97.2 Ov (RR: 3.11)	303/10

Fall of wickets: 1-26 (AB de Villiers, 13.3 ov), 2-38 (HH Gibbs, 16.4 ov), 3-97 (HH Dippenaar, 36.3 ov), 4-106 (JH Kallis, 44.5 ov), 5-161 (JA Rudolph, 60.1 ov), 6-233 (MV Boucher, 77.3 ov), 7-251 (SM Pollock, 83.1 ov), 8-285 (AG Prince, 92.6 ov), 9-303 (A Nel, 96.1 ov), 10-303 (N Boje, 97.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	NB
B Lee	24	8	57	3	2.38	122	9	3
SR Clark	28	8	81	3	2.89	132	12	0
MS Kasprowicz	24.2	4	86	2	3.53	112	14	4
SK Warne	13	2	49	1	3.77	50	4	0
A Symonds	8	2	26	1	3.25	40	5	2

Australia Innings

270/9 (62.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
JL Langer retired hurt	retired hurt	0	1	0	0	0.00
ML Hayden c HH Gibbs b M Ntini	c HH Gibbs b M Ntini	3	7	0	0	42.86
RT Ponting c AB de Villiers b M Ntini	c AB de Villiers b M Ntini	34	40	5	1	85.00
DR Martyn c A Nel b M Ntini	c A Nel b M Ntini	21	23	2	1	91.30
MEK Hussey lbw b N Boje	lbw b N Boje	73	153	11	0	47.71
A Symonds lbw b M Ntini	lbw b M Ntini	4	11	0	0	36.36
AC Gilchrist c JA Rudolph b A Nel	c JA Rudolph b A Nel	12	24	3	0	50.00
SK Warne c SM Pollock b M Ntini	c SM Pollock b M Ntini	36	33	7	0	109.09
B Lee c N Boje b M Ntini	c N Boje b M Ntini	64	68	6	2	94.12
MS Kasprowicz c HH Gibbs b SM Pollock	c HH Gibbs b SM Pollock	2	17	0	0	11.76
SR Clark not out	not out	0	0	0	0	-
Extras	(b 5, lb 14, w 2, nb 0)	21
Total	62.5 Ov (RR: 4.30)	270/9

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (ML Hayden, 2.1 ov), 2-68 (DR Martyn, 10.2 ov), 3-73 (RT Ponting, 14.1 ov), 4-89 (A Symonds, 16.6 ov), 5-106 (AC Gilchrist, 24.6 ov), 6-174 (SK Warne, 38.6 ov), 7-242 (MEK Hussey, 55.3 ov), 8-260 (MS Kasprowicz, 61.6 ov), 9-270 (B Lee, 62.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
M Ntini	18.5	2	100	6	5.31	79	11	4	1
A Nel	15	2	42	1	2.80	71	6	0	1
SM Pollock	15	2	56	1	3.73	66	8	0	0
JH Kallis	10	2	43	0	4.30	43	8	0	0
N Boje	4	1	10	1	2.50	18	1	0	0

South Africa Innings

258/10 (71.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
AB de Villiers b SR Clark	b SR Clark	4	15	0	0	26.67
HH Gibbs c DR Martyn b SK Warne	c DR Martyn b SK Warne	53	87	6	1	60.92
HH Dippenaar c ML Hayden b SR Clark	c ML Hayden b SR Clark	20	21	4	0	95.24
JH Kallis lbw b SR Clark	lbw b SR Clark	27	82	4	0	32.93
AG Prince c A Symonds b SK Warne	c A Symonds b SK Warne	9	30	1	0	30.00
SM Pollock c AC Gilchrist b B Lee	c AC Gilchrist b B Lee	44	47	6	0	93.62
JA Rudolph c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark	c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark	0	3	0	0	0.00
MV Boucher c AC Gilchrist b B Lee	c AC Gilchrist b B Lee	63	92	9	0	68.48
N Boje c A Symonds b SK Warne	c A Symonds b SK Warne	4	14	1	0	28.57
A Nel not out	not out	18	41	3	0	43.90
M Ntini b B Lee	b B Lee	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 4, w 1, nb 5)	16
Total	71.3 Ov (RR: 3.61)	258/10

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (AB de Villiers, 3.4 ov), 2-55 (HH Dippenaar, 11.3 ov), 3-100 (HH Gibbs, 28.1 ov), 4-120 (AG Prince, 36.6 ov), 5-130 (JH Kallis, 39.5 ov), 6-140 (JA Rudolph, 41.5 ov), 7-186 (SM Pollock, 53.2 ov), 8-194 (N Boje, 56.5 ov), 9-258 (MV Boucher, 71.1 ov), 10-258 (M Ntini, 71.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
B Lee	18.3	3	57	3	3.08	86	8	0	0	3
SR Clark	18	4	64	4	3.56	83	11	0	0	0
MS Kasprowicz	2	0	12	0	6.00	7	0	1	0	1
A Symonds	5	0	18	0	3.60	20	2	0	0	0
RT Ponting	2	1	7	0	3.50	10	1	0	1	0
SK Warne	26	5	90	3	3.46	112	12	0	0	1

Australia Innings

294/8 (91.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ML Hayden c AB de Villiers b M Ntini	c AB de Villiers b M Ntini	0	7	0	0	0.00
MEK Hussey lbw b N Boje	lbw b N Boje	89	197	12	0	45.18
RT Ponting c MV Boucher b JH Kallis	c MV Boucher b JH Kallis	20	32	1	1	62.50
DR Martyn lbw b SM Pollock	lbw b SM Pollock	101	208	13	1	48.56
A Symonds c MV Boucher b JH Kallis	c MV Boucher b JH Kallis	29	26	4	1	111.54
AC Gilchrist c MV Boucher b M Ntini	c MV Boucher b M Ntini	0	1	0	0	0.00
SK Warne c MV Boucher b M Ntini	c MV Boucher b M Ntini	3	8	0	0	37.50
B Lee not out	not out	24	46	4	0	52.17
SR Clark c MV Boucher b M Ntini	c MV Boucher b M Ntini	10	13	2	0	76.92
MS Kasprowicz not out	not out	7	13	1	0	53.85
Extras	(b 1, lb 9, w 0, nb 1)	11
Total	91.4 Ov (RR: 3.21)	294/8

Did not bat: JL Langer

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (ML Hayden, 2.1 ov), 2-33 (RT Ponting, 13.2 ov), 3-198 (MEK Hussey, 66.1 ov), 4-228 (A Symonds, 70.6 ov), 5-229 (AC Gilchrist, 71.2 ov), 6-237 (SK Warne, 73.3 ov), 7-258 (DR Martyn, 83.6 ov), 8-275 (SR Clark, 88.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
M Ntini	26	4	78	4	3.00	122	11	1	0
A Nel	2	1	4	0	2.00	9	0	0	0
SM Pollock	25.4	3	81	1	3.16	110	9	0	1
JH Kallis	18	6	44	2	2.44	89	7	0	0
N Boje	19	5	65	1	3.42	87	9	1	0
AB de Villiers	1	0	12	0	12.00	2	1	1	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the South Africa vs Australia match on 31 Mar 2006?

Australia won by 2 wickets.

Who was player of the match in South Africa vs Australia?

Brett Lee.

Who scored the most runs in South Africa vs Australia?

Michael Hussey (Australia) with 162 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in South Africa vs Australia?

Makhaya Ntini, with 10/178.

Who won the toss in South Africa vs Australia?

South Africa, who chose to bat first.

Where was South Africa vs Australia played?

At The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.