Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005-06
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| Australians in South Africa in 2005-06 | ||
| Teams |
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| Dates | 26 February – 4 April 2006 | |
| Captains | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith |
| Number of Twenty20s | 1 | |
| Twenty20 series | 0 | 1 |
| Most runs (Twenty20s) | Brett Lee 43 |
Graeme Smith 89 |
| Most wickets (Twenty20s) | Mick Lewis 2 |
Andrew Hall 3 |
| Player of Series (Twenty20s) | [[Graeme Smith]] | |
| Number of ODIs | 5 | |
| ODIs won | 2 | 3 |
| Most runs (ODIs) | Ricky Ponting 233 |
Herschelle Gibbs 258 |
| Most wickets (ODIs) | Nathan Bracken 9 |
Makhaya Ntini 11 |
| Player of Series (ODIs) | Shaun Pollock | |
| Number of Tests | 3 | |
| Tests won | 3 | 0 |
| Most runs (Tests) | Ricky Ponting 348 |
Jacques Kallis 227 |
| Most wickets (Tests) | Stuart Clark 20 |
Makhaya Ntini 19 |
| Player of Series (Tests) | Stuart Clark | |
Australian cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches during the 2005–06 South African cricket season. Australia won the Tests with a 3–0 whitewash, but lost both the limited overs series, the one-off Twenty20 and the five-match ODI, which was concluded with what was described as "the greatest ODI ever".
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[edit] Squads
| Australia[1] | South Africa[2] | Some more for Twenty20 in SA team |
|---|---|---|
[edit] Twenty20 Match
South Africa v Australia (24 February)
 South Africa |
201/4 | SA won the match by 2 runs [3] | ||
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New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (D/N) |
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 Australia |
199/7 | |||
[edit] One-Day Series
[edit] First One-Day: South Africa v Australia (26 February)
| Australia |
229/8 (47) | SA won the match by 6 wickets (D/L method) [4] | ||
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MEK Hussey 56 (102) |
SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa (D/N) |
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| South Africa |
207/4 (37.3) | |||
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GC Smith 119* (124) |
[edit] Second One-Day: South Africa v Australia (3 March)
This was Australia's second worst loss in their history of One Day internationals.
| South Africa |
289/7 | SA won the match by 196 runs [5] | ||
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HH Gibbs 66 (71) |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa (D/N) |
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| Australia |
93 | |||
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SR Watson 27 (39) |
[edit] Third One-Day: South Africa v Australia (5 March)
| Australia |
254/6 | AUS won the match by 24 runs [6] | ||
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RT Ponting 62 (82) |
St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
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| South Africa |
230 | |||
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SM Pollock 69 (74) |
[edit] Fourth One-Day: South Africa v Australia (10 March)
| South Africa |
246/9 | AUS won the match by 1 wicket [7] | ||
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HH Dippenaar 101 (145) |
Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa (D/N) |
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| Australia |
247/9 | |||
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AC Symonds 76 (71) |
[edit] Fifth One-Day: South Africa v Australia (12 March)
The match was the first time any one day international team had scored more than 400 runs. Both teams went to the top of the Highest team totals record in March 2006, with South Africa getting the record for the top run chase also.
| Australia |
434/4 | RSA won the match by 1 wicket [8] | ||
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RT Ponting 164 (105) |
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa (D/N) |
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| South Africa |
438/9 (49.5 overs) | |||
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HH Gibbs 175 (145) |
[edit] Test Series
[edit] First Test (16-18 March 2006)
| South Africa |
205 (63.5 overs) | & | 197 (63.5 overs) | {{{result}}}Australia won by seven wickets [9] |
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JA Rudolph 41 (146) |
Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Australia |
308 (87.2 overs) | & | 95/3 (27.1 overs) | |
As well as gaining his Test match debut, Stuart Clark, in scoring the best bowling figures for both of South Africa's innings, won himself Man of The Match.
[edit] Second Test (24-28 March 2006)
| Australia |
369 (127.1 overs) | & | 4-307 (dec) (82.4 overs) | {{{result}}}Australia won by 112 runs [10] |
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RT Ponting 103 (225) |
RT Ponting 116 (187) |
Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa |
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| South Africa |
267 (88.4 overs) | & | 297 (99.5 overs) | |
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MV Boucher 51* (156) |
[edit] Third Test (31 March-4 April 2006)
| South Africa |
303 (97.2 overs) | & | 258 (71.3 overs) | {{{result}}}Australia won by two wickets [11] |
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MV Boucher 63 (92) |
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Australia |
270 (62.5 overs) | & | 291/8 (91.4 overs) | |
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MEK Hussey 75 (153) |
[edit] Reference
- ^ Australia in Pakistan February - April 2006, India Squad, from Cricinfo, retrieved 27 February 2006
- ^ Pakistani Squad from BBC Sport, published 9 January 2006
- ^ Twenty20 Australia v South Africa at Johannesburg, 24 Feb 2006, scorecard from Cricinfo, retrieved 27 February 2006
- ^ [1], scorecard from Cricinfo, retrieved 27 February 2006
- ^ [2], scorecard from Cricinfo, retrieved 4 March 2006
- ^ [3], scorecard from Cricinfo, retrieved 10 March 2006
- ^ [4], scorecard from Cricinfo, retrieved 10 March 2006
- ^ [5], scorecard from Cricinfo, retrieved 13 March 2006
- ^ Scorecard Australians in South Africa, 1st Test 16-18 March 2006, from Cricinfo, retrieved 7 April 2006
- ^ Scorecard Australians in South Africa, 2nd Test 24-28 March 2006, from Cricinfo, retrieved 20 April 2006
- ^ Scorecard Australians in South Africa, 3rd Test 31 March-4 April 2006, from Cricinfo, retrieved 20 April 2006
