TEST ·Match 3
Finished
451/9 & 194/6
(42 ov)
359 & 288/2
(60.3 ov)
Australia won by 8 wickets
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Batting
RB4s6sSR
JJL LangerJ. Langer
20 32 5 0 62.5
MML HaydenM. Hayden
92 134 11 0 68.7
Bowling
OMRWEcon
JJohan BothaJ. Botha
12.3 0 77 1 6.2
CCK LangeveldtC. Langeveldt
14.2 1 52 1 3.6
MATCH STATS SA AUS
PP 32/3 (2.6) 36/2 (3)
Middle 72/0 (3.5) 71/2 (3.5)
Death 519/12 (3.1) 529/8 (4.2)
4s 73 77
6s 1 3
Dots 72% 66%
Extras 3 5
Best P'ship 214(4) 182(12)
Date and time 02/01/2006 · 10:00
Competition Test Matches · Match 3
Toss South Africa won the toss, elected to batting
Playing XI
G
GC Smith —
A
AB de Villiers —
H
HH Gibbs —
J
Jacques Kallis —
A
AG Prince —
J
Jacques Rudolph —
M
MV Boucher —
S
SM Pollock —
J
Johan Botha —
A
A Nel —
C
CK Langeveldt —
Playing XI
J
JL Langer —
M
ML Hayden —
R
Ricky Ponting —
B
Brad Hodge —
M
Michael Hussey —
A
A Symonds —
A
Adam Gilchrist —
S
SK Warne —
B
Brett Lee —
S
SCG MacGill —
G
GD McGrath —

Form — last 10 matches

5W3L63%
L 0wkts W 0wkts N    L 0wkts W 278runs W 7wkts W 3wkts W 1wkts N    L 44runs
Australia 355/10
South Africa 311/10
26-12-2005 · TEST
South Africa 588/6
West Indies 747/10
29-04-2005 · TEST
West Indies 296/10
South Africa 548/9
21-04-2005 · TEST
Zimbabwe 269/10
South Africa 480/7
11-03-2005 · TEST
Zimbabwe 54/10
South Africa 340/3
04-03-2005 · TEST
South Africa 441/10
England 163/10
02-01-2005 · TEST
South Africa 305/10
India 411/10
28-11-2004 · TEST
South Africa 510/9
India 466/10
20-11-2004 · TEST
New Zealand 297/10
South Africa 316/10
26-03-2004 · TEST
South Africa 296/10
New Zealand 595/10
18-03-2004 · TEST

Head-to-head — last 1

0–1
44runs
Australia 355/10
South Africa 311/10
26-12-2005 · TEST

Form — last 10 matches

6W2L75%
W 202runs W 0wkts N    W 35runs L 99runs L 259runs N    W 155runs W 0wkts W 44runs
Australia 355/10
South Africa 311/10
26-12-2005 · TEST
West Indies 149/10
Australia 406/10
17-11-2005 · TEST
Australia 345/10
ICC World XI 190/10
14-10-2005 · TEST
England 373/10
Australia 367/10
08-09-2005 · TEST
England 477/10
Australia 218/10
25-08-2005 · TEST
England 407/10
Australia 308/10
04-08-2005 · TEST
Australia 190/10
England 155/10
21-07-2005 · TEST
Australia 570/8
New Zealand 244/10
18-03-2005 · TEST
New Zealand 433/10
Australia 432/10
10-03-2005 · TEST
Australia 381/10
Pakistan 179/10
16-12-2004 · TEST

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