TEST ·Match 1
Finished
375 & 319
(97 ov)
281 & 414/4
(119.2 ov)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
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Batting
RB4s6sSR
GGC SmithG. Smith
108 147 13 0 73.5
NND McKenzieN. McKenzie
10 52 1 0 19.2
Bowling
OMRWEcon
MMitchell JohnsonM. Johnson
34.2 5 98 3 2.9
BBrett LeeB. Lee
28 5 73 1 2.6
MATCH STATS AUS SA
PP 28/3 (2.3) 16/0 (1.3)
Middle 85/1 (4.1) 34/2 (1.7)
Death 563/16 (3.4) 618/12 (3.4)
4s 68 65
6s 8 5
Dots 71% 71%
Extras 5 7
Best P'ship 145(4) 149(12)
Date and time 17/12/2008 · 10:00
Competition Test Matches · Match 1
Toss Australia won the toss, elected to batting
Playing XI
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ML Hayden —
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Simon Katich —
R
Ricky Ponting —
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Michael Hussey —
M
MJ Clarke —
A
A Symonds —
B
Brad Haddin —
B
Brett Lee —
J
JJ Krejza —
M
Mitchell Johnson —
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Peter Siddle —
Playing XI
N
ND McKenzie —
G
GC Smith —
H
Hashim Amla —
J
Jacques Kallis —
A
AB de Villiers —
J
Jean-Paul Duminy —
M
MV Boucher —
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Morne Morkel —
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PL Harris —
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Dale Steyn —
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M Ntini —

Form — last 10 matches

4W2L67%
N    W 119runs N    W 35runs N    L 201runs N    L 86runs W 58runs W 0wkts
Australia 535/10
New Zealand 270/10
28-11-2008 · TEST
Australia 214/10
New Zealand 156/10
20-11-2008 · TEST
India 441/10
Australia 355/10
06-11-2008 · TEST
India 613/7
Australia 577/10
29-10-2008 · TEST
India 469/10
Australia 268/10
17-10-2008 · TEST
India 360/10
Australia 430/10
09-10-2008 · TEST
West Indies 216/10
Australia 251/10
12-06-2008 · TEST
West Indies 352/10
Australia 479/7
30-05-2008 · TEST
West Indies 312/10
Australia 431/10
22-05-2008 · TEST
Australia 563/10
India 526/10
24-01-2008 · TEST

Head-to-head — last 5

5–0
44runs 0wkts 0wkts 102runs 1wkts
South Africa 303/10
Australia 270/9
31-03-2006 · TEST
Australia 369/10
South Africa 267/10
24-03-2006 · TEST
South Africa 205/10
Australia 308/10
16-03-2006 · TEST
South Africa 451/9
Australia 359/10
02-01-2006 · TEST
Australia 355/10
South Africa 311/10
26-12-2005 · TEST

Form — last 10 matches

6W2L75%
W 324runs N    W 3wkts L 0wkts N    W 0wkts W 0wkts L 0wkts W 288runs W 0wkts
South Africa 429/10
Bangladesh 250/10
26-11-2008 · TEST
South Africa 441/9
Bangladesh 153/10
19-11-2008 · TEST
England 316/10
South Africa 194/10
07-08-2008 · TEST
England 231/10
South Africa 314/10
30-07-2008 · TEST
England 203/10
South Africa 522/10
18-07-2008 · TEST
England 593/8
South Africa 247/10
10-07-2008 · TEST
India 325/10
South Africa 265/10
11-04-2008 · TEST
India 76/10
South Africa 494/7
03-04-2008 · TEST
India 627/10
South Africa 540/10
26-03-2008 · TEST
Bangladesh 259/9
South Africa 583/7
29-02-2008 · TEST

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