Related Link : VB Series 2005/06
Venue : Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (day/night)
Toss : Australia won the toss, elected to bat first
Umpires : Mark Benson and Daryl Harper
Match Result : Australia won by 59 runs; Points : Aus 5, SA 0
Man of the Match : Brett Lee
Australia (50 Overs Maximum)
Damien Martyn b Shaun Pollock 11 (9) 2 ‘4s’
Phil Jaques c Boucher b Johannes van der Wath 94 (112) 14 ‘4s’
Ricky Ponting (C) c Smith b Andrew Hall 9 (19) 1 ‘4s’
Andrew Symonds c Prince b Dale Steyn 7 (14) 1 ‘4s’
Michael Clarke c Boucher b Johannes van der Wath 34 (44) 4 ‘4s’
Michael Hussey c Kruger b Andrew Hall 18 (31)
Brad Haddin (WK) b Shaun Pollock 1 (4)
James Hopes c Botha b Andrew Hall 38 (47) 1 ‘4s’
Brett Lee b Graeme Smith 6 (9)
Brett Dorey c Kemp b Andrew Hall 2 (8)
Glenn McGrath not out 2 (6)
Extras: 23 (Wides: 13 No Balls: 7 Byes: 0 Leg Byes: 3)
Total: 245 all out (Overs: 49.2)
Fall of Wickets : 1-17 (Martyn, 2.4 ovs), 2-55 (Ponting, 9.6 ovs), 3-85 (Symonds, 14.5 ovs), 4-172 (Clarke, 30.3 ovs), 5-177 (Jaques, 32.5 ovs), 6-181 (Haddin, 34.1 ovs), 7-208 (Hussey, 40.3 ovs), 8-221 (Lee, 43.4 ovs), 9-238 (Dorey, 47.1 ovs), 10-245 (Hopes, 49.2 ovs)
South Africa Bowling
Shaun Pollock 10-2-31-2 (1w)
Dale Steyn 5-0-58-1 (2w 7nb)
Andrew Hall 9.2-0-35-4 (1w)
Garnett Kruger 6-0-35-0 (2w)
Johan Botha 10-0-47-0
Johannes van der wath 5-0-21-2 (1w)
Graeme Smith 4-0-15-1 (2w)
South Africa (Target : 246 from 50 Overs)
Graeme Smith (C) c Haddin b Brett Lee 9 (17) 1 ‘4s’
Boeta Dippenaar b Brett Lee 41 (93) 3 ‘4s’
Andrew Hall b Brett Lee 1 (4)
Herschelle Gibbs lbw b Bradley Hogg 39 (53) 4 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
Ashwell Prince b Brett Lee 21 (27) 1 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
Mark Boucher (WK) lbw b Bradley Hogg 5 (12)
Justin Kemp b Brett Lee 3 (8)
Johannes van der wrath c Haddin b Bradley Hogg 0 (7)
Shaun Pollock c Haddin b Brett Dorey 46 (31) 1 ‘4s’ 4 ‘6s’
Johan Botha not out 15 (25) 1 ‘4s’
Garnett Kruger c Symonds b Glenn McGrath 0 (7)
Extras: 6 (Wides: 2 No Balls: 1 Byes: 1 Leg Byes: 2)
Total: 186 all out (Overs: 47.0)
Fall of Wickets : 1-12 (Grame Smith, 4.3 ovs), 2-16 (Hall, 6.2 ovs), 3-84 (Gibbs, 24.5 ovs), 4-114 (Dippenaar, 31.5 ovs), 5-119 (Prince, 33.3 ovs), 6-123 (Kemp, 35.2 ovs), 7-123 (Boucher, 36.2 ovs), 8-124 (Johannes van der Wath, 36.6 ovs), 9-185 (Pollock, 45.3 ovs), 10-186 (Kruger, 46.6 ovs)
Australia Bowling
Brett Lee 10-1-22-5 (2w)
Glenn McGrath 9-2-35-1
Brett Dorey 9-1-51-1
James Hopes 7-1-28-0
Bradley Hogg 10-0-32-3
Andrew Symonds 2-0-15-0
- ODI Debut for Phil Jaques (Aus), Johannes van der Wath (SA)
- Australia Full Substitute : Bradley Hogg (replaced Phil Jacques after 20 overs of the South African innings)
- South Africa Full Substitute : Johannes van der Wath (replaced Dale Steyn after 18 overs of the Australian innings)