South Africa v Australia @ Newlands, Cape Town
16, 17, 18 March 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, BR Doctrove
Third Umpire: KH Hurter
Match Referee: BC Broad
Match Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark | 19 | 58 | 75 | 2 | - | |
| 2. AB de Villiers | b Michael Kasprowicz | 8 | 29 | 39 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | b Stuart Clark | 18 | 46 | 71 | 3 | - | |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Matthew Hayden b Stuart Clark | 6 | 12 | 10 | - | - | |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Matthew Hayden b Brett Lee | 17 | 67 | 105 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Jacques Rudolph | c Adam Gilchrist b Michael Kasprowicz | 10 | 14 | 15 | 2 | - | |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark | 16 | 23 | 29 | 3 | - | |
| 8. Andrew Hall | c Matthew Hayden b Brett Lee | 24 | 55 | 73 | 3 | - | |
| 9. Nicky Boje | lbw b Stuart Clark | 31 | 48 | 60 | 5 | - | |
| 10. Andre Nel | lbw b Brett Lee | 18 | 31 | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 17 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-24 (AB de Villiers), 2-42 (Graeme Smith), 3-48 (Jacques Kallis), 4-61 (Herschelle Gibbs), 5-76 (Jacques Rudolph), 6-104 (Mark Boucher), 7-124 (Ashwell Prince), 8-148 (Andrew Hall), 9-173 (Nicky Boje), 205 (Andre Nel). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 15nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.5 ovs, 280 mins) 205 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 14.5 | 2 | 37 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 13 | 0 | 44 | 2 | (0w,10nb) |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 2 | 22 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Stuart Clark | 17 | 3 | 55 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Justin Langer | lbw b Andre Nel | 16 | 31 | 40 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Jacques Rudolph b Makhaya Ntini | 94 | 173 | 236 | 14 | 1 | |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Andrew Hall b Jacques Kallis | 74 | 112 | 178 | 8 | 1 | |
| 4. Damien Martyn | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 22 | 59 | 81 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Mike Hussey | c Mark Boucher b Andrew Hall | 6 | 23 | 32 | - | - | |
| 6. Andrew Symonds | c Andre Nel b Nicky Boje | 55 | 47 | 82 | 3 | 4 | |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Graeme Smith b Jacques Kallis | 12 | 19 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Shane Warne | c AB de Villiers b Nicky Boje | 7 | 18 | 30 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Brett Lee | c Herschelle Gibbs b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - | |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 6 | 20 | 28 | - | - | |
| 11. Stuart Clark | c Herschelle Gibbs b Andre Nel | 8 | 19 | 23 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Justin Langer), 2-175 (Ricky Ponting), 3-192 (Matthew Hayden), 4-214 (Mike Hussey), 5-236 (Damien Martyn), 6-272 (Adam Gilchrist), 7-294 (Andrew Symonds), 8-294 (Brett Lee), 9-296 (Shane Warne), 308 (Stuart Clark). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.2 ovs, 389 mins) 308 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Makhaya Ntini | 21 | 2 | 76 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andre Nel | 22.2 | 6 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 16 | 2 | 66 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 16 | 4 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 12 | 0 | 51 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. AB de Villiers | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| *2. Graeme Smith | lbw b Shane Warne | 16 | 34 | 63 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | b Brett Lee | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark | 36 | 50 | 86 | 5 | - | |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark | 27 | 64 | 89 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Jacques Rudolph | b Shane Warne | 41 | 112 | 146 | 6 | - | |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Justin Langer b Michael Kasprowicz | 2 | 21 | 33 | - | - | |
| 8. Andrew Hall | not out | 34 | 69 | 105 | 4 | - | |
| 9. Nicky Boje | c & b Stuart Clark | 14 | 15 | 18 | 3 | - | |
| 10. Andre Nel | b Stuart Clark | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Michael Kasprowicz b Shane Warne | 6 | 6 | 13 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (AB de Villiers), 2-20 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-37 (Graeme Smith), 4-75 (Jacques Kallis), 5-92 (Ashwell Prince), 6-108 (Mark Boucher), 7-158 (Jacques Rudolph), 8-179 (Nicky Boje), 9-183 (Andre Nel), 197 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 3w, 7nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 63.5 ovs, 291 mins) 197 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 17 | 5 | 47 | 2 | (1w,2nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 12 | 0 | 39 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Stuart Clark | 16 | 7 | 34 | 4 | (2w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 18.5 | 1 | 77 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Justin Langer | b Makhaya Ntini | 34 | 56 | 91 | 4 | - | |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Herschelle Gibbs b Makhaya Ntini | 32 | 70 | 87 | 4 | - | |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Makhaya Ntini | 1 | 4 | 13 | - | - | |
| 4. Damien Martyn | not out | 9 | 13 | 30 | - | - | |
| 5. Mike Hussey | not out | 14 | 20 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Andrew Symonds | |||||||
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | |||||||
| 8. Shane Warne | |||||||
| 9. Brett Lee | |||||||
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | |||||||
| 11. Stuart Clark |
| FOW | 1-71 (Matthew Hayden), 2-71 (Justin Langer), 3-76 (Ricky Ponting). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 27.1 ovs, 125 mins) 95 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andre Nel | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 3 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Hall | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 5.1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa:
Makhaya Ntini, Andre Nel, Nicky Boje, Andrew Hall, Mark Boucher, Jacques Rudolph, Ashwell Prince, Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers, Graeme Smith
Australia:
Stuart Clark, Michael Kasprowicz, Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, Damien Martyn, Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer
