f51278 t1904	Australia v South Africa
	South Africa in Australia 2008/09 (3rd Test)
Venue	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th January 2009 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Australia won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Australia won by 103 runs
Umpires	BF Bowden (New Zealand), EAR de Silva (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire	RJ Tucker
Referee	RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve Umpire	GA Abood
Close of play day 1	Australia (1) 267/6 (Clarke 73*, Johnson 17*; 88 overs)
Close of play day 2	South Africa (1) 125/1 (Amla 30*, Kallis 36*; 39 overs)
Close of play day 3	Australia (2) 33/0 (Hayden 18*, Katich 9*; 6 overs)
Close of play day 4	South Africa (2) 62/1 (McKenzie 25*, Amla 30*; 26 overs)
Man of the Match	PM Siddle
Articles	Consolation win for Australia amidst drama

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Australia first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
ML Hayden	b Steyn	31	78	154	4	-
SM Katich	c de Villiers b Kallis	47	52	65	5	-
*RT Ponting	c Boucher b Morkel	0	1	2	-	-
MEK Hussey	c Kallis b Harris	30	99	117	5	-
MJ Clarke	c and b Duminy	138	250	361	17	-
AB McDonald	c Boucher b Ntini	15	54	61	1	-
+BJ Haddin	b Steyn	38	79	97	4	1
MG Johnson	c Smith b Steyn	64	124	170	11	-
NM Hauritz	c Duminy b Harris	41	48	63	7	-
PM Siddle	lbw b Harris	23	36	47	3	-
DE Bollinger	not out	0	5	6	-	-
Extras	(7 lb, 8 nb, 3 w)	18
Total	(all out, 583 minutes, 136.2 overs)	445
Fall of wickets:
1-62 (Katich, 12.6 ov), 2-63 (Ponting, 13.5 ov), 3-109 (Hayden, 33.3 ov), 4-130 (Hussey, 40.6 ov), 5-162 (McDonald, 56.4 ov), 6-237 (Haddin, 81.4 ov), 7-379 (Clarke, 120.4 ov), 8-381 (Johnson, 121.5 ov), 9-440 (Siddle, 134.3 ov), 10-445 (Hauritz, 136.2 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steyn	27	5	95	3	-	-
Ntini	29	5	102	1	1	3
Morkel	27	3	89	1	-	5
Kallis	20	6	54	1	1	-
Harris	29.2	6	84	3	1	-
Duminy	4	0	14	1	-	-

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South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
ND McKenzie	lbw b Siddle	23	79	107	4	-
*GC Smith	retired hurt	30	31	57	5	-
HM Amla	lbw b McDonald	51	134	192	7	-
JH Kallis	c Hayden b Johnson	37	55	64	6	-
AB de Villiers	run out (Johnson)	11	52	60	1	-
JP Duminy	lbw b Johnson	13	52	72	2	-
+MV Boucher	b Siddle	89	170	233	8	1
M Morkel	b Siddle	40	134	147	5	-
PL Harris	lbw b Siddle	2	11	4	-	-
DW Steyn	b Siddle	6	10	8	1	-
M Ntini	not out	0	1	5	-	-
Extras	(12 lb, 4 nb, 9 w)	25
Total	(all out, 486 minutes, 120.5 overs)	327
Fall of wickets:
1-76 (McKenzie, 24.3 ov), 2-131 (Kallis, 40.3 ov), 3-161 (de Villiers, 56.5 ov), 4-166 (Amla, 59.2 ov), 5-193 (Duminy, 74.5 ov), 6-308 (Morkel, 114.2 ov), 7-310 (Harris, 116.1 ov), 8-316 (Steyn, 118.5 ov), 9-327 (Boucher, 120.5 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Siddle	27.5	11	59	5	-	-
Bollinger	23	4	78	0	2	3
Johnson	28	6	69	2	3	-
McDonald	22	8	41	1	-	1
Hauritz	20	4	68	0	-	-

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Australia second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
ML Hayden	b Morkel	39	63	95	7	-
SM Katich	lbw b Steyn	61	136	216	7	-
*RT Ponting	b Morkel	53	57	67	9	-
MEK Hussey	not out	45	94	123	3	1
MJ Clarke	c Amla b Harris	41	55	69	2	-
+BJ Haddin	did not bat
AB McDonald	did not bat
NM Hauritz	did not bat
MG Johnson	did not bat
PM Siddle	did not bat
DE Bollinger	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 9 lb, 1 nb)	18
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 289 minutes, 67.3 overs)	257
Fall of wickets:
1-62 (Hayden, 16.5 ov), 2-134 (Ponting, 36.4 ov), 3-181 (Katich, 50.5 ov), 4-257 (Clarke, 67.3 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Steyn	13	1	60	1	-	-
Ntini	12	1	66	0	-	1
Morkel	12	2	38	2	-	-
Kallis	10	5	13	0	-	-
Harris	20.3	1	63	1	-	-

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South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
ND McKenzie	c Hussey b Bollinger	27	101	120	3	-
M Morkel	c Johnson b Bollinger	0	2	4	-	-
HM Amla	c Katich b Hauritz	59	112	162	9	-
JH Kallis	c and b McDonald	4	13	23	-	-
AB de Villiers	b Siddle	56	144	175	8	-
JP Duminy	lbw b Johnson	16	92	100	2	-
+MV Boucher	lbw b Siddle	4	25	20	-	-
PL Harris	lbw b Siddle	6	43	53	-	-
DW Steyn	lbw b McDonald	28	65	88	2	-
M Ntini	not out	28	75	91	5	-
*GC Smith	b Johnson	3	17	26	-	-
Extras	(12 b, 18 lb, 2 nb, 4 w, 5 pen)	41
Total	(all out, 442 minutes, 114.2 overs)	272
Fall of wickets:
1-2 (Morkel, 1.2 ov), 2-68 (McKenzie, 30.2 ov), 3-91 (Kallis, 35.3 ov), 4-110 (Amla, 41.1 ov), 5-166 (Duminy, 70.2 ov), 6-172 (Boucher, 76.5 ov), 7-190 (de Villiers, 83.6 ov), 8-202 (Harris, 90.1 ov), 9-257 (Steyn, 107.4 ov), 10-272 (Smith, 114.2 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Siddle	27	12	54	3	-	-
Bollinger	21	5	53	2	1	2
Johnson	23.2	7	49	2	2	-
McDonald	13	6	32	2	-	-
Hauritz	28	10	47	1	-	-
Clarke	2	1	2	0	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Australia (1) 78/2 (ML Hayden 22*, MEK Hussey 5*; 24 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Australia (1) 155/4 (MJ Clarke 22*, AB McDonald 12*; 52 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Australia (1) 368/6 (MJ Clarke 135*, MG Johnson 54*; 116 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: South Africa (1) 18/0 (ND McKenzie 1*, GC Smith 16*; 6 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: South Africa (1) 176/4 (JP Duminy 10*, MV Boucher 4*; 67 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: South Africa (1) 251/5 (MV Boucher 39*, M Morkel 23*; 94 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Australia (2) 119/1 (SM Katich 29*, RT Ponting 45*; 34 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Australia (2) 219/3 (MEK Hussey 31*, MJ Clarke 22*; 62 overs)
--> Day 5 Lunch: South Africa (2) 144/4 (AB de Villiers 29*, JP Duminy 7*; 55 overs)
--> Day 5 Tea: South Africa (2) 198/7 (PL Harris 5*, DW Steyn 0*; 85 overs)
--> Australia first innings: 50 in 10.2 overs
--> Australia first innings: 100 in 27.1 overs
--> Australia first innings: 150 in 48.1 overs
--> Australia first innings: 200 in 71.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 250 in 84.1 overs
--> Australia first innings: 300 in 94.5 overs
--> Australia first innings: 350 in 109.2 overs
--> Australia first innings: 400 in 126.4 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 50 in 17.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 100 in 32.4 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 150 in 48.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 200 in 79.1 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 250 in 93.2 overs
--> South Africa first innings: 300 in 108.2 overs
--> Australia second innings: 50 in 13.1 overs
--> Australia second innings: 100 in 28.3 overs
--> Australia second innings: 150 in 42.6 overs
--> Australia second innings: 200 in 58.2 overs
--> Australia second innings: 250 in 66.6 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 50 in 15.3 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 100 in 39.2 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 150 in 58.4 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 200 in 89.3 overs
--> South Africa second innings: 250 in 105.1 overs
--> AB McDonald made his debut in Test matches
--> DE Bollinger made his debut in Test matches
--> ML Hayden made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> ML Hayden made his last appearance in Test matches
--> MJ Clarke (1) 50 in 115 balls with 7 fours
--> MJ Clarke (1) 100 in 184 balls with 12 fours
--> MJ Clarke (1) passed 3000 runs in Test matches when he reached 116
--> MG Johnson (1) 50 in 86 balls with 10 fours
--> MG Johnson (1) passed his previous highest score of 50 in Test matches
--> MG Johnson (1) passed his previous highest score of 54 in First-Class matches
--> MG Johnson (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 39
--> NM Hauritz (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in Test matches
--> PM Siddle (1) equalled his previous highest score of 23 in Test matches
--> HM Amla (1) 50 in 125 balls with 7 fours
--> MV Boucher (1) 50 in 104 balls with 7 fours
--> M Morkel (1) passed his previous highest score of 35 in Test matches
--> SM Katich (2) 50 in 123 balls with 6 fours
--> RT Ponting (2) 50 in 53 balls with 9 fours
--> MEK Hussey (2) passed 18500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> HM Amla (2) 50 in 91 balls with 9 fours
--> HM Amla (2) passed 7500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 43
--> AB de Villiers (2) 50 in 125 balls with 7 fours
--> DE Bollinger made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> AB McDonald made his debut for Australia in First-Class matches
--> PM Siddle achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed MV Boucher in the South Africa first innings (previous best was 4-81)
--> PM Siddle achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the South Africa first innings
--> GC Smith retired hurt in the South Africa first innings having scored 30 (team score 35/0) (12.5 ov)

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Day 1 Attendence: 37901
Day 2 Attendence: 30293
New Ball Taken: South Africa 209/5 after 84.1 overs (MV Boucher 27, M Morkel 2)
Day 3 Attendance: 24,665
Australia 2nd Innings: 1x5 ball over (4th over, M Ntini, called by Umpire EAR de Silva)
South Africa 2nd Innings: 1x7 ball over (72nd over, NM Hauritz, called by Umpire BF Bowden)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 198/7 after 89.1 overs (PL Harris 5, DW Steyn 4)
ML Hayden (12) and SM Katich (35) added 50 in 64 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the first innings
MJ Clarke (27) and BJ Haddin (25) added 50 in 97 balls for the Australia 6th wicket in the first innings
MJ Clarke (29) and MG Johnson (22) added 50 in 61 balls for the Australia 7th wicket in the first innings
MJ Clarke (59) and MG Johnson (42) added 100 in 149 balls for the Australia 7th wicket in the first innings
NM Hauritz (30) and PM Siddle (21) added 50 in 60 balls for the Australia 9th wicket in the first innings
HM Amla (13) and JH Kallis (37) added 50 in 88 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the first innings
MV Boucher (23) and M Morkel (21) added 50 in 108 balls for the South Africa 6th wicket in the first innings
MV Boucher (53) and M Morkel (37) added 100 in 192 balls for the South Africa 6th wicket in the first innings
ML Hayden (31) and SM Katich (16) added 50 in 78 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the second innings
SM Katich (10) and RT Ponting (40) added 50 in 84 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket in the second innings
MEK Hussey (15) and MJ Clarke (30) added 50 in 78 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the second innings
ND McKenzie (21) and HM Amla (24) added 50 in 98 balls for the South Africa 2nd wicket in the second innings
AB de Villiers (30) and JP Duminy (15) added 50 in 142 balls for the South Africa 5th wicket in the second innings
DW Steyn (17) and M Ntini (16) added 50 in 94 balls for the South Africa 9th wicket in the second innings