tossed full outside off, struck away with a blazing cover drive for the winning runs
Australia vs South Africa, 3rd Test at Sydney, , Jan 02 2006 - Match Result
RESULT
3rd Test, Sydney, January 02 - 06, 2006, South Africa tour of Australia
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Scorecard summary
South Africa • 451/9(154.4 overs)
1st INNINGS119 (271)
3/82 (30.4)
111 (275)
2/65 (34)
Australia • 359/10(95.1 overs)
1st INNINGS120 (174)
4/81 (24.1)
86 (109)
2/25 (15)
South Africa • 194/6(42 overs)
2nd INNINGS67 (74)
3/33 (6)
50* (96)
1/61 (15)
Australia • 288/2(60.3 overs)
2nd INNINGS143* (159)
1/52 (14)
90 (134)
1/77 (12.3)
So Australia wins the Test by taking full advantage of Graeme Smith's generous last day declaration
And consequently take the series two nil
South Africa could feel a bit hard done by: with most of day four lost to rain, they were forced into a situation where they had to risk losing a match that they had controlled so much of in order to have a chance of winning
And on a pitch that had remained in tact under overcast skies all match, it was always going to be difficult to defend such a moderate target
The South African bowling on the final day was pedestrian at best, and rarely anything that troubled two of the best batsman in the world in Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden
60.3
4
Botha to Ponting, FOUR runs
60.2
1
Botha to Hodge, 1 run
charges down the track to drive to the long off fielder
60.1
1
Botha to Ponting, 1 run
steps down the track to drive through wide mid on
end of over 601 run
AUS: 282/2CRR: 4.70
Ricky Ponting138 (157b 15x4)
Brad Hodge26 (41b 3x4)
Jacques Rudolph 11-0-49-0
59.6
1
Rudolph to Ponting, 1 run
tossed full outside off, driven to cover where the fielder gets to it but can't stop a run
59.5
•
Rudolph to Ponting, no run
back to a shortish ball, cut to cover
59.4
•
Rudolph to Ponting, no run
full flighted delivery, driven back down the pitch
59.3
•
Rudolph to Ponting, no run
flighted full, played to mid wicket
59.2
•
Rudolph to Ponting, no run
stretches forward to defend
59.1
•
Rudolph to Ponting, no run
short outside off, cut to point
end of over 593 runs
AUS: 281/2CRR: 4.76
Ricky Ponting137 (151b 15x4)
Brad Hodge26 (41b 3x4)
Johan Botha 12-0-71-1
58.6
1
Botha to Ponting, 1 run
steps down the track to work through mid wicket
58.5
•
Botha to Ponting, no run
forward to defedn to the on side
58.4
1
Botha to Hodge, 1 run
advances down the track, miscued push at the ball, deflects through cover
58.3
•
Botha to Hodge, no run
gets forward to drive back to the bowler
58.2
1
Botha to Ponting, 1 run
driven to mid on
58.1
•
Botha to Ponting, no run
defended to the on side
end of over 583 runs
AUS: 278/2CRR: 4.79
Brad Hodge25 (39b 3x4)
Ricky Ponting135 (147b 15x4)
Jacques Rudolph 10-0-48-0
57.6
•
Rudolph to Hodge, no run
forward to defend
57.5
•
Rudolph to Hodge, no run
played to the off side
57.4
1
Rudolph to Ponting, 1 run
worked through mid wicket
57.3
•
Rudolph to Ponting, no run
played to mid wicket
57.2
1
Rudolph to Hodge, 1 run
flighted full, driven to mid on
Match details
| Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2005/06 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Player Of The Series | |
| Series result | Australia won the 3-match series 2-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 1780 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | |
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| TV Umpire | |
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