Related Link : VB Series 2005/06
Venue : Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (day/night)
Toss : Australia won the toss, elected to bat first
Umpires : Aleem Dar and Peter Parker
Match Result : Australia won by 57 runs; Points : Aus 4, SA 0
Man of the Match : Adam Gilchrist
Australia (50 Overs Maximum)
Adam Gilchrist c Boucher b Charl Langeveldt 88 (66) 14 ‘4s’
Simon Katich c Kemp b Johannes van der Wath 11 (17) 1 ‘4s’
Ricky Ponting (C) c Gibbs b Johan Botha 72 (61) 8 ‘4s’
Damien Martyn c Hall b Graeme Smith 7 (12) 1 ‘4s’
Andrew Symonds run out (Smith/Boucher) 79 (75) 5 ‘4s’
Michael Clarke c Rudolph b Andrew Hall 27 (37)
Mike Hussey not out 47 (33) 4 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
Brett Lee
Nathan Bracken
Brad Hogg
Stuart Clark
Extras: 13 (Wides: 8 No Balls: 1 Byes: 0 Leg Byes: 4)
Total: 344/6 (Overs: 50.0)
Fall of Wickets : 1-65 (Katich, 8.1 ovs), 2-138 (Gilchrist, 17.1 ovs), 3-168 (Symonds, 22.1 ov), 4-203 (Ponting, 29.3 ovs), 5-263 (Clarke, 40.5 ovs), 6-344 (Martyn, 49.6 ovs)
South Africa Bowling
Johannes van der Wath 10-0-76-1 (1w)
Monde Zondeki 4-0-42-0 (2w)
Andrew Hall 10-0-69-1 (1w)
Charl Langeveldt 6-0-49-1 (1w)
Graeme Smith 10-0-52-1 (2w)
Johan Botha 10-0-52-1
South Africa (Target : 345 from 50 Overs)
Graeme Smith (C) c Gilchrist b Brett Lee 6 (8) 1 ‘4s’
Boeta Dippenaar c Hussey b Stuart Clark 27 (29) 4 ‘4s’
Herschelle Gibbs c Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds 46 (54) 6 ‘4s’
Mark Boucher (WK) c Hopes b Andrew Symonds 76 (83) 3 ‘4s’ 2 ‘6s’
Justin Kemp c Bracken b Bradley Hogg 28 (36) 3 ‘4s’
Ashwell Prince run out (Ponting) 25 (37)
Jacques Rudolph not out 31 (39) 2 ‘4s’
Johannes van der Wath not out 37 (16) 2 ‘4s’ 4 ‘6s’
Andrew Hall
Johan Botha
Charl Langeveldt
Extras: 11 (Wides: 2 No Balls: 2 Byes: 0 Leg Byes: 7)
Total: 287/6 (Overs: 50.0)
Fall of Wickets : 1-7 (Smith, 2.1 ovs), 2-52 (Dippenaar, 10.3 ovs), 3-105 (Gibbs, 19.2 ovs), 4-172 (Kemp, 31.6 ovs), 5-199 (Boucher, 36.3 ovs), 6-236 (Prince, 44.4 ovs)
Australia Bowling
Brett Lee 6-0-31-1 (1w 1nb)
Nathan Bracken 9-0-51-0 (1w)
Stuart Clarke 10-0-70-1 (1nb)
James Hopes 5-0-35-0
Andrew Symonds 10-0-42-2
Bradley Hogg 10-0-51-0
- Australia Full Substitute : James Hopes (replaced Simon Katich after 10.3 overs of the South African innings)
- South Africa Full Substitute : Charl Langeveldt (replaced Monde Zondeki after 14 overs of the Australian innings)