South Africa and Australia have faced off in six Tests, four Twenty20 internationals and nine ODIs over the past four months. The end is in sight. However, the final match is a dead rubber after South Africa wrapped up the series in Port Elizabeth and the best Australia can hope for is a victory that would give them some momentum heading to the UAE to take on Pakistan. South Africa have a 7-2 advantage in the nine ODIs this year and have deservedly retained the No. 1 one-day ranking. Australia have slipped so far that they now sit third behind India, although victory in Johannesburg would bump them back up to second.
The Wanderers will bring back incredible memories for both teams and anyone who watched the previous ODI between the sides at the venue. It was March 2006. It was the decider for a series locked 2-2. Australia posted 434 for 4 - the first time any team had passed 400 in a one-day international. Their new record stood for only a few hours as South Africa defied all expectations to chase down the total and finished with 438 for 9 when Mark Boucher slammed a boundary off Brett Lee to win with a ball to spare. It's too much to ask for a repeat, or anything close to it, but a tight, hard-fought match would be an appropriate way to end this long and competitive summer.
Form guide (last five ODIs, most recent first)
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On his day, Herschelle Gibbs is the most dangerous batsman in South Africa's side. He had one such day three years ago, when his 175 from 111 balls made their total of 438 a possibility. He had another triumph on Monday, when he scored his 21st ODI century to set up another South African series victory in Port Elizabeth. The combination of an in-form Gibbs and a match at the Wanderers should sound alarm bells for Australia.
Australia's leading run scorer during the series has been Brad Haddin, who has looked more comfortable in the opening role than his partner Michael Clarke. A powerful top-order striker, Haddin has made two half-centuries during the series and with Shane Watson and Shaun Marsh both waiting for their opportunities to arrive in the UAE from next week, he will be keen to put one last stamp on the opening position before it once again becomes a wrestle for the job.
Team news
South Africa have decided to rest Johan Botha after his bowling action was reported by the umpires in the previous game and he is likely to head to Perth in the coming days to undergo testing. Wayne Parnell has also been left out after struggling in the past two matches to recapture the brilliant form he displayed in collecting 4 for 25 in Centurion. But the attack won't be significantly weakened with Makhaya Ntini and Morne Morkel named as the replacements.
South Africa 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Herschelle Gibbs, 3 Jacques Kallis, 4 AB de Villiers, 5 JP Duminy, 6 Roelof van der Merwe, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Albie Morkel, 9 Morne Morkel, 10 Dale Steyn, 11 Makhaya Ntini.
Australia could have used the dead rubber to throw an opportunity to their unused members of the squad but Marcus North and Cameron White will remain drinks-waiters at the Wanderers. Neither man is in the touring party for the Pakistan series, which starts next week. Ben Laughlin is in that group and for the Johannesburg match has replaced Shane Harwood, who has resumed training with the Rajasthan Royals after his brief flirt with ODI cricket. "We feel with Ben Laughlin being in our squad for Dubai as well as Stuart Clark, this would be a good opportunity for Ben to have another good solid hit-out," Ricky Ponting said. "Stuart has been here for a few days and he has got a bit of bowling under his belt. But we have decided to go with Ben ahead of him for this game."
Australia 1 Brad Haddin (wk), 2 Michael Clarke, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 David Hussey, 5 Michael Hussey, 6 Callum Ferguson, 7 James Hopes, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Nathan Bracken, 11 Ben Laughlin.
Stats and Trivia
* Between the two sides, ten men who played in the 438 match will take the field on Friday - four from Australia and six from South Africa
* The two highest scorers from each team in that game - Gibbs, Graeme Smith, Ponting and Michael Hussey - will all be part of the rematch
* It's often assumed that Mick Lewis had the worst economy rate in that match as his ten overs cost 113 but in fact the honour belongs to Jacques Kallis, who bowled six overs for 70 - or 11.66 runs per over
* Gibbs needs 44 runs to become the second South African after Kallis to reach the 8000 figure in ODIs
Quotes
"If we can make it 8-2 over the summer it's pretty much a clear-cut victory"
Graeme Smith points out that while the Tests went 3-3, South Africa have had a clear advantage in the ODIs
"I don't see that there's a great need to make a lot of changes right now. What this last game becomes all about for us is having some pride in our individual performances and our team performance."
Ricky Ponting
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Gibbs century sets up series win
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SA Is No. 1
South Africa began the series as the world's No. 1 ODI side and they will finish it in the same position after Herschelle Gibbs' 21st one-day international century helped them to an unassailable 3-1 series lead in Port Elizabeth. Gibbs's near-even time innings of 110 repaid the faith placed in him by South Africa after a stint in rehab late last year, propelling them to a commanding 317 for 6. Australia, who again battled against the spin of Roelof van der Merwe, were seldom in the hunt.
The 61-run victory ensured Graeme Smith's men the honour of becoming the first team to triumph in three successive bilateral ODI series against Australia - a streak that dates back to their historic victory in the 438 match in Johannesburg three years ago. It also means that when the teams return to the Wanderers for Friday's fifth and final match, it will be to contest a dead rubber.
An out-of-form Australia were always likely to be on the back foot in Port Elizabeth and they took a couple of gambles by sending South Africa in and choosing Shane Harwood, who was their third oldest ODI debutant of all time. The former punt looked increasingly ill-advised throughout the morning session, as powerful innings from Gibbs and AB de Villiers, who made 84 from 74 deliveries, ensured a hefty total that left Australia little margin for error in their ensuing run chase.
For a while, they were faultless. Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke clicked as a combination for the first time in the series in a 129-run stand - the highest opening partnership in ODIs at the venue. But when both men fell shortly before the halfway mark, the faultlines appeared and South Africa regained their grip on the match. After Gibbs, at 35, had earlier proved he still had much to offer to ODI cricket, it was a man at the opposite end of his career who led South Africa's bowling effort.
Van der Merwe was playing just his third one-day international and, after collecting three wickets in the Cape Town win, again troubled the middle order to finish with 3 for 46. Clarke (50) played the wrong line and was bowled and van der Merwe quickly added Callum Ferguson and Michael Hussey in a five-over period that completely altered the game.
Haddin's aggressive approach imbued Australia with hope and he batted instinctively in compiling 78 from 61 balls, including four sixes. But after he holed out to long-on off Johan Botha it was a steady decline for Australia and the tail succumbed to Dale Steyn, who finished with 4 for 44. The chase was always going to be difficult after Gibbs and de Villiers dominated with the bat.
They kept the scoreboard moving at better than a run a ball during their 136-run third-wicket partnership and, not for the first time this series, Australia's bowlers failed to offer any real threat through the middle overs. The biggest worry was the spin combination of Nathan Hauritz and Clarke, who between them sent down ten overs for 73.
Both men suffered at the hands of Gibbs, who posted his first ODI century in 14 months - the most recent had come against West Indies in Johannesburg last February. Gibbs dispatched both slow bowlers into the stands and de Villiers sent consecutive Hauritz deliveries over the long-on and midwicket boundaries as he became the aggressor in the partnership.
Nathan Bracken also came in for some rough treatment and his ten overs cost 64 as the South Africans advanced at him with little fear. Gibbs attacked Bracken early with a pair of boundaries, including a slap over long-on after advancing down the pitch, and also took to Johnson with a slash forward of point.
It was an innings that alternated between frenetic and controlled and, on the whole, Gibbs waited for his opportunities in a composed effort. His hundred came from 106 deliveries with a clip for two off Harwood, who at 35 is the same age as Gibbs, yet was making his debut. Harwood won his spot because of a fractured foot suffered by Brett Geeves during the loss in Cape Town.
He was plucked from his Rajasthan Royals training camp and was preferred to Ben Laughlin as an attacking option. So last-minute was the selection that Harwood wore Marcus North's shirt when he became the third oldest Australian, after Bob Simpson and Bob Holland, to make his ODI debut.
He collected 2 for 57 - his wickets were JP Duminy from the last ball of the innings and Jacques Kallis - but like all his colleagues it was too difficult to contain Gibbs and de Villiers. Gibbs was the centurion but de Villiers was every bit as important to his team's triumph. He went after the spinners, swept effectively and continued a brilliant run of form - he has averaged 65.50 in his eight ODIs against Australia
Not surprisingly, his team enjoyed success over the same period. Over the past three months the ODI scoreline reads: South Africa 7, Australia 2. It's only fitting that South Africa remain the No. 1 ranked team in the world. They have earned it.
The 61-run victory ensured Graeme Smith's men the honour of becoming the first team to triumph in three successive bilateral ODI series against Australia - a streak that dates back to their historic victory in the 438 match in Johannesburg three years ago. It also means that when the teams return to the Wanderers for Friday's fifth and final match, it will be to contest a dead rubber.
An out-of-form Australia were always likely to be on the back foot in Port Elizabeth and they took a couple of gambles by sending South Africa in and choosing Shane Harwood, who was their third oldest ODI debutant of all time. The former punt looked increasingly ill-advised throughout the morning session, as powerful innings from Gibbs and AB de Villiers, who made 84 from 74 deliveries, ensured a hefty total that left Australia little margin for error in their ensuing run chase.
For a while, they were faultless. Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke clicked as a combination for the first time in the series in a 129-run stand - the highest opening partnership in ODIs at the venue. But when both men fell shortly before the halfway mark, the faultlines appeared and South Africa regained their grip on the match. After Gibbs, at 35, had earlier proved he still had much to offer to ODI cricket, it was a man at the opposite end of his career who led South Africa's bowling effort.
Van der Merwe was playing just his third one-day international and, after collecting three wickets in the Cape Town win, again troubled the middle order to finish with 3 for 46. Clarke (50) played the wrong line and was bowled and van der Merwe quickly added Callum Ferguson and Michael Hussey in a five-over period that completely altered the game.
Haddin's aggressive approach imbued Australia with hope and he batted instinctively in compiling 78 from 61 balls, including four sixes. But after he holed out to long-on off Johan Botha it was a steady decline for Australia and the tail succumbed to Dale Steyn, who finished with 4 for 44. The chase was always going to be difficult after Gibbs and de Villiers dominated with the bat.
They kept the scoreboard moving at better than a run a ball during their 136-run third-wicket partnership and, not for the first time this series, Australia's bowlers failed to offer any real threat through the middle overs. The biggest worry was the spin combination of Nathan Hauritz and Clarke, who between them sent down ten overs for 73.
Both men suffered at the hands of Gibbs, who posted his first ODI century in 14 months - the most recent had come against West Indies in Johannesburg last February. Gibbs dispatched both slow bowlers into the stands and de Villiers sent consecutive Hauritz deliveries over the long-on and midwicket boundaries as he became the aggressor in the partnership.
Nathan Bracken also came in for some rough treatment and his ten overs cost 64 as the South Africans advanced at him with little fear. Gibbs attacked Bracken early with a pair of boundaries, including a slap over long-on after advancing down the pitch, and also took to Johnson with a slash forward of point.
It was an innings that alternated between frenetic and controlled and, on the whole, Gibbs waited for his opportunities in a composed effort. His hundred came from 106 deliveries with a clip for two off Harwood, who at 35 is the same age as Gibbs, yet was making his debut. Harwood won his spot because of a fractured foot suffered by Brett Geeves during the loss in Cape Town.
He was plucked from his Rajasthan Royals training camp and was preferred to Ben Laughlin as an attacking option. So last-minute was the selection that Harwood wore Marcus North's shirt when he became the third oldest Australian, after Bob Simpson and Bob Holland, to make his ODI debut.
He collected 2 for 57 - his wickets were JP Duminy from the last ball of the innings and Jacques Kallis - but like all his colleagues it was too difficult to contain Gibbs and de Villiers. Gibbs was the centurion but de Villiers was every bit as important to his team's triumph. He went after the spinners, swept effectively and continued a brilliant run of form - he has averaged 65.50 in his eight ODIs against Australia
Not surprisingly, his team enjoyed success over the same period. Over the past three months the ODI scoreline reads: South Africa 7, Australia 2. It's only fitting that South Africa remain the No. 1 ranked team in the world. They have earned it.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Australia aim to force series decider
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South Africa stand poised to clinch an unprecedented third consecutive one-day series victory over Australia, but coach Mickey Arthur's sights are set higher. As driven as he is to seal victory in Port Elizabeth on Monday - thereby seizing and unassailable 3-1 lead heading into the series finale in Johannesburg - Arthur is equally eager to consolidate his plans for the World Cup; a prize that has thus far eluded the South Africans.
Arthur has begun experimenting with his playing roster ahead of the 2011 tournament, and is excited that his unconventional move to field three spinners - Johan Botha, Roelof van der Merwe and part-timer JP Duminy - has paid dividends against the Australians. Combined, the South African slow bowlers have claimed six wickets in the series, but more pertinently, have conceded runs at barely four per over.
With the next World Cup to be staged on the turning tracks of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and possibly Pakistan, Arthur is hopeful the move to play three spinners could pay dividends in two years' time. And with Wayne Parnell forming a youthful and effective pace partnership with Dale Steyn, the South African coach believes he is close to settling on an attack capable of adapting to all conditions.
"It's looking good at the moment" Arthur told Cricinfo. "We have changed our brand to a certain degree, with a couple of young players now entering the scene. We have played two spinners - three when you count JP - which could be handy on the subcontinent.
"We also have four seamers, which gives Graeme [Smith] seven bowling options, and with Parnell, we bat all the way to No. 10. It's a very good side. Time will tell how good it can be. We're happy with the balance we have at the moment, and we're pretty excited about where this team can go."
South Africa are poised to claim a unique place in the record books this week. With victory in either Port Elizabeth or Johannesburg, Smith's men will become the first team to win three consecutive bi-lateral limited overs series against Australia; a streak that dates back to 2006 and their record 438 run chase at the Wanderers.
The South Africans claimed that series 3-2, and the recent five-game set in Australia 4-1. A win in Port Elizabeth would not only seal a series victory, but also take their tally to six wins from their past seven matches against the Australians and further extend their lead atop the one-day international rankings.
"We're really proud of what we have accomplished," Arthur said. "We've enjoyed the match-up with Australia. It's been tight and we have been up to challenge almost every time."
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Aussies crash despite Johnson ton
South Africa completed an innings victory over Australia on day four of the third Test in Cape Town, despite a fine century from Mitchell Johnson.Johnson finished on 123 not out from just 103 balls as Australia made 422 in their second innings, just 20 runs short of making South Africa bat again.Paul Harris took a career-best 6-127 in the innings and 9-161 in the match, while Dale Steyn finished with 3-96.The result means the three-Test series finished 2-1 to Australia.
"Obviously, any time you lose it really hurts, but this has been really poor," said captain Ricky Ponting, after Australia were condemned to their first innings defeat since India beat them in Calcutta in 1998.
"The first two Tests were as good as we have played, while the first two days here were as bad as we have ever played. It shows if you're not quite there in terms of your best then results are not going to go your way.We can take the momentum from this match into our series with England
Stand-in South Africa captain Jacques Kallis
"Bringing along a new generation of Australian players we've played some really good cricket. The Ashes series will be another opportunity for them."
South African stand-in captain Jacques Kallis said the triumph had provided the team with a major boost before their next Test series against England next winter.
"Obviously we're elated, it was huge to turn around our fortunes after the last two Tests. We've gained in confidence from this game and we can take the momentum from this match into our series with England," Kallis said.
Harris, the slow left-armer, was named man of the match at Newlands, but the day belonged to Johnson in notching his maiden first-class ton from just 86 balls.
He was given superb support from Andrew McDonald, who made 68 to share a 163-run partnership for the seventh wicket.
Ricky Ponting's men, resuming their second innings on 102-2, scored just 40 runs in the morning session and had to wait until the sixth over of the day for their first run.
Simon Katich moved to his half-century by flicking Albie Morkel down to the fine leg boundary for four, but he was out for 54, hitting Harris straight to JP Duminy at mid-off to end a 159-ball stay.Michael Clarke was given out caught behind in the over before lunch, but the batsman referred the decision and replays showed he had not edged Jacques Kallis' delivery.However, Hussey's determined innings of 39 came to an end just after lunch when he was surprised by a Steyn ball that reared up and fended to Duminy at gully.Brad Haddin was put down by close fielder AB de Villiers off the bowling of Harris, but the Australian wicketkeeper chipped to mid-on in the next over, where Duminy took a fine diving catch to dismiss him for 18.Steyn then removed the last of the recognised batsmen, Clarke playing a full-length ball onto his stumps, as the visitors reached tea at 231-6.
However, McDonald and Johnson dashed any hopes the hosts might have had of an early finish, scoring 116 runs in the first hour after tea and raising the 50 partnership in just over nine overs.
McDonald brought up his first half-century off 56 balls, which was followed by Johnson bludgeoning Morkel for four to raise his fourth Test fifty and third against South Africa.
The hundred partnership came from 91 balls, before Harris finally managed to put the brakes on when he claimed two wickets in two balls.The first was that of McDonald, who was caught by close fielder De Villiers, with TV umpire Billy Bowden confirming his fate.And the very next ball, Peter Siddle edged Harris to the same man at silly point.But Johnson, who made 96 not out in the first Test at the Wanderers, kept them waiting and brought up his hundred by pulling Steyn for a massive six over mid-wicket.In the next over, however, he ran out new man Bryce McGain for a duck while attempting to retain the strike.
And with the light quickly fading, Ben Hilfenhaus was last man out when he edged Harris to Ashwell Prince at first slip for 12.
The game was West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor's last Test match.
Test Match Series: South Africa v Australia
19-03-2009 at Cape Town , Day 4 of 5
South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 20 runs
Australia won the toss and decided to bat
Australia Innings
209 all out (72.0 overs)
Australia Innings
422 all out (121.5 overs)
South Africa Innings
651 all out (154.3 overs)
Australia Innings - All out
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Hughes lbw b Harris
33
64 4 0
Katich c Khan b Harris
55
160 7 0
Ponting c Boucher b Morkel
0
6 0 0
Hussey
b Steyn
20
20 4 0
Clarke
b Steyn
0
3 0 0
Haddin lbw b Harris
42
67 8 0
McDonald c Kallis b Ntini
13
44 1 0
Johnson c Prince b Steyn
35
54 6 0
Siddle c de Villiers b Ntini
0
2 0 0
McGain c de Villiers b Steyn
2
14 0 0
Hilfenhaus not out
0
0 0 0
Extras
2nb 1w 6lb 9
Total
all out 209 (72.0 ovs)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Steyn 16.0 5 56 4
Ntini 17.0 7 38 2
Kallis 10.0 2 31 0
Morkel 12.0 3 44 1
Harris 17.0 5 34 3
Fall of wicket
58 Hughes
59 Ponting
81 Hussey
81 Clarke
152 Katich
158 Haddin
190 McDonald
190 Siddle
209 Johnson
209 McGain
Back to top
South Africa Innings - All out
Runs Balls 4s 6s
Khan c and b Siddle 20 64 1 0
Prince c Haddin b Hilfenhaus 150 249 19 2
Amla c Haddin b Johnson 46 88 8 0
Kallis c and b Hilfenhaus 102 163 14 2
de Villiers c McDonald b Katich 163 196 12 7
Duminy b Johnson 21 1 0
Boucher c Ponting b Johnson 12 26 3 0
Morkel
b McDonald
58
71 10 1
Harris c Haddin b Johnson
27
49 4 0
Steyn c Clarke b Katich
0
4 0 0
Ntini not out
4
6 1 0
Extras 10nb 9w 19b 24lb 62
Total all out 651 (154.3 ovs)
Bowler O M R W
Johnson 37.3 5 148 4
Hilfenhaus 34.0 4 133 2
Siddle 35.0 15 67 1
McGain 18.0 2 149 0
McDonald 27.0 7 102 1
Katich 3.0 1 9 2
Fall of wicket
65 Khan
162 Amla
322 Prince
415 Kallis
443 Duminy
467 Boucher
591 Morkel
637 de Villiers
637 Steyn
651 Harris
Back to top
Australia Innings - All Out
Runs Balls 4s 6s
Hughes c Kallis b Harris 32 46 4 0
Katich c Duminy b Harris 54 159 4 1
Ponting c Boucher b Steyn 12 24 1 0
Hussey c Duminy b Steyn 39 153 5 0
Clarke b Steyn 47 106 7 0
Haddin c Duminy b Harris 18 27 3 0
McDonald c de Villiers b Harris 68 99 8 0
Johnson not out 123 103 11 5
Siddle c de Villiers b Harris 0 1 0 0
McGain run out 0 2 0 0
Hilfenhaus c Prince b Harris 12 16 2 0
Extras 5nb 2w 8b 2lb 17
Total all out 422 (121.5 ovs)
Bowler O M R W
Steyn 27.0 5 96 3
Ntini 19.0 6 66 0
Morkel 20.0 1 88 0
Harris 42.5 9 127 6
Kallis 10.0 4 21 0
Duminy 3.0 1 14 0
Fall of wicket
57 Hughes
76 Ponting
138 Katich
146 Hussey
191 Haddin
218 Clarke
381 McDonald
381 Siddle
388 McGain
422 Hilfenhaus
Umpires: Asad Rauf, S A Bucknor
South Africa: Prince, Khan, Amla, Kallis (C), de Villiers, Duminy, Boucher (W), Morkel, Harris, Steyn, Ntini
Australia: Hughes, Katich, Ponting (C), Hussey, Clarke, Haddin (W), McGain, Johnson, McDonald, Siddle, Hilfenhaus
"Obviously, any time you lose it really hurts, but this has been really poor," said captain Ricky Ponting, after Australia were condemned to their first innings defeat since India beat them in Calcutta in 1998.
"The first two Tests were as good as we have played, while the first two days here were as bad as we have ever played. It shows if you're not quite there in terms of your best then results are not going to go your way.We can take the momentum from this match into our series with England
Stand-in South Africa captain Jacques Kallis
"Bringing along a new generation of Australian players we've played some really good cricket. The Ashes series will be another opportunity for them."
South African stand-in captain Jacques Kallis said the triumph had provided the team with a major boost before their next Test series against England next winter.
"Obviously we're elated, it was huge to turn around our fortunes after the last two Tests. We've gained in confidence from this game and we can take the momentum from this match into our series with England," Kallis said.
Harris, the slow left-armer, was named man of the match at Newlands, but the day belonged to Johnson in notching his maiden first-class ton from just 86 balls.
He was given superb support from Andrew McDonald, who made 68 to share a 163-run partnership for the seventh wicket.
Ricky Ponting's men, resuming their second innings on 102-2, scored just 40 runs in the morning session and had to wait until the sixth over of the day for their first run.
Simon Katich moved to his half-century by flicking Albie Morkel down to the fine leg boundary for four, but he was out for 54, hitting Harris straight to JP Duminy at mid-off to end a 159-ball stay.Michael Clarke was given out caught behind in the over before lunch, but the batsman referred the decision and replays showed he had not edged Jacques Kallis' delivery.However, Hussey's determined innings of 39 came to an end just after lunch when he was surprised by a Steyn ball that reared up and fended to Duminy at gully.Brad Haddin was put down by close fielder AB de Villiers off the bowling of Harris, but the Australian wicketkeeper chipped to mid-on in the next over, where Duminy took a fine diving catch to dismiss him for 18.Steyn then removed the last of the recognised batsmen, Clarke playing a full-length ball onto his stumps, as the visitors reached tea at 231-6.
However, McDonald and Johnson dashed any hopes the hosts might have had of an early finish, scoring 116 runs in the first hour after tea and raising the 50 partnership in just over nine overs.
McDonald brought up his first half-century off 56 balls, which was followed by Johnson bludgeoning Morkel for four to raise his fourth Test fifty and third against South Africa.
The hundred partnership came from 91 balls, before Harris finally managed to put the brakes on when he claimed two wickets in two balls.The first was that of McDonald, who was caught by close fielder De Villiers, with TV umpire Billy Bowden confirming his fate.And the very next ball, Peter Siddle edged Harris to the same man at silly point.But Johnson, who made 96 not out in the first Test at the Wanderers, kept them waiting and brought up his hundred by pulling Steyn for a massive six over mid-wicket.In the next over, however, he ran out new man Bryce McGain for a duck while attempting to retain the strike.
And with the light quickly fading, Ben Hilfenhaus was last man out when he edged Harris to Ashwell Prince at first slip for 12.
The game was West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor's last Test match.
Test Match Series: South Africa v Australia
19-03-2009 at Cape Town , Day 4 of 5
South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 20 runs
Australia won the toss and decided to bat
Australia Innings
209 all out (72.0 overs)
Australia Innings
422 all out (121.5 overs)
South Africa Innings
651 all out (154.3 overs)
Australia Innings - All out
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Hughes lbw b Harris
33
64 4 0
Katich c Khan b Harris
55
160 7 0
Ponting c Boucher b Morkel
0
6 0 0
Hussey
b Steyn
20
20 4 0
Clarke
b Steyn
0
3 0 0
Haddin lbw b Harris
42
67 8 0
McDonald c Kallis b Ntini
13
44 1 0
Johnson c Prince b Steyn
35
54 6 0
Siddle c de Villiers b Ntini
0
2 0 0
McGain c de Villiers b Steyn
2
14 0 0
Hilfenhaus not out
0
0 0 0
Extras
2nb 1w 6lb 9
Total
all out 209 (72.0 ovs)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
Steyn 16.0 5 56 4
Ntini 17.0 7 38 2
Kallis 10.0 2 31 0
Morkel 12.0 3 44 1
Harris 17.0 5 34 3
Fall of wicket
58 Hughes
59 Ponting
81 Hussey
81 Clarke
152 Katich
158 Haddin
190 McDonald
190 Siddle
209 Johnson
209 McGain
Back to top
South Africa Innings - All out
Runs Balls 4s 6s
Khan c and b Siddle 20 64 1 0
Prince c Haddin b Hilfenhaus 150 249 19 2
Amla c Haddin b Johnson 46 88 8 0
Kallis c and b Hilfenhaus 102 163 14 2
de Villiers c McDonald b Katich 163 196 12 7
Duminy b Johnson 21 1 0
Boucher c Ponting b Johnson 12 26 3 0
Morkel
b McDonald
58
71 10 1
Harris c Haddin b Johnson
27
49 4 0
Steyn c Clarke b Katich
0
4 0 0
Ntini not out
4
6 1 0
Extras 10nb 9w 19b 24lb 62
Total all out 651 (154.3 ovs)
Bowler O M R W
Johnson 37.3 5 148 4
Hilfenhaus 34.0 4 133 2
Siddle 35.0 15 67 1
McGain 18.0 2 149 0
McDonald 27.0 7 102 1
Katich 3.0 1 9 2
Fall of wicket
65 Khan
162 Amla
322 Prince
415 Kallis
443 Duminy
467 Boucher
591 Morkel
637 de Villiers
637 Steyn
651 Harris
Back to top
Australia Innings - All Out
Runs Balls 4s 6s
Hughes c Kallis b Harris 32 46 4 0
Katich c Duminy b Harris 54 159 4 1
Ponting c Boucher b Steyn 12 24 1 0
Hussey c Duminy b Steyn 39 153 5 0
Clarke b Steyn 47 106 7 0
Haddin c Duminy b Harris 18 27 3 0
McDonald c de Villiers b Harris 68 99 8 0
Johnson not out 123 103 11 5
Siddle c de Villiers b Harris 0 1 0 0
McGain run out 0 2 0 0
Hilfenhaus c Prince b Harris 12 16 2 0
Extras 5nb 2w 8b 2lb 17
Total all out 422 (121.5 ovs)
Bowler O M R W
Steyn 27.0 5 96 3
Ntini 19.0 6 66 0
Morkel 20.0 1 88 0
Harris 42.5 9 127 6
Kallis 10.0 4 21 0
Duminy 3.0 1 14 0
Fall of wicket
57 Hughes
76 Ponting
138 Katich
146 Hussey
191 Haddin
218 Clarke
381 McDonald
381 Siddle
388 McGain
422 Hilfenhaus
Umpires: Asad Rauf, S A Bucknor
South Africa: Prince, Khan, Amla, Kallis (C), de Villiers, Duminy, Boucher (W), Morkel, Harris, Steyn, Ntini
Australia: Hughes, Katich, Ponting (C), Hussey, Clarke, Haddin (W), McGain, Johnson, McDonald, Siddle, Hilfenhaus
Monday, March 2, 2009
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