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Australia v South Africa @ Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
17, 18, 19, 20, 21 December 2008
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: EAR de Silva, Aleem Dar
Third Umpire: Paul Reiffel
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
Match Result: South Africa won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Hayden | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 12 | 13 | 13 | 3 | - |
| 2. Simon Katich | lbw b Morne Morkel | 83 | 151 | 226 | 7 | 1 |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c AB de Villiers b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Michael Hussey | c AB de Villiers b Dale Steyn | 0 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| 5. Michael Clarke | c Graeme Smith b Paul Harris | 62 | 141 | 203 | 7 | - |
| 6. Andrew Symonds | c Neil McKenzie b Paul Harris | 57 | 68 | 79 | 6 | - |
| +7. Brad Haddin | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Makhaya Ntini | 46 | 68 | 117 | 4 | 2 |
| 8. Brett Lee | c Jean-Paul Duminy b Dale Steyn | 29 | 46 | 51 | 4 | - |
| 9. Jason Krejza | not out | 30 | 45 | 80 | 3 | - |
| 10. Mitchell Johnson | lbw b Morne Morkel | 18 | 24 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 11. Peter Siddle | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 23 | 34 | 40 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Matthew Hayden), 2-14 (Ricky Ponting), 3-15 (Michael Hussey), 4-164 (Simon Katich), 5-166 (Michael Clarke), 6-259 (Andrew Symonds), 7-298 (Brad Haddin), 8-303 (Brett Lee), 9-341 (Mitchell Johnson), 375 (Peter Siddle). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 3w, 5nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.5 ovs, 435 mins) 375 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Makhaya Ntini | 19.5 | 1 | 72 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dale Steyn | 23 | 4 | 81 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 15 | 2 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 20 | 1 | 80 | 2 | (0w,4nb) |
| Paul Harris | 21 | 2 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Neil McKenzie | c Jason Krejza b Mitchell Johnson | 2 | 31 | 36 | - | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | b Mitchell Johnson | 48 | 94 | 148 | 6 | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | b Jason Krejza | 47 | 67 | 104 | 5 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 63 | 111 | 162 | 6 | 1 |
| 5. AB de Villiers | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 63 | 130 | 144 | 7 | 1 |
| 6. Jean-Paul Duminy | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 11 | 18 | - | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Simon Katich b Peter Siddle | 26 | 65 | 81 | 2 | - |
| 8. Morne Morkel | c Jason Krejza b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Paul Harris | c Jason Krejza b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Dale Steyn | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 5 | 15 | 41 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Neil McKenzie), 2-106 (Hashim Amla), 3-110 (Graeme Smith), 4-234 (AB de Villiers), 5-237 (Jacques Kallis), 6-238 (Jean-Paul Duminy), 7-241 (Morne Morkel), 8-241 (Paul Harris), 9-256 (Dale Steyn), 281 (Mark Boucher). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 5w, 7nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.5 ovs, 387 mins) 281 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 21 | 3 | 59 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 24 | 4 | 61 | 8 | (4w,0nb) |
| Jason Krejza | 25 | 2 | 102 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 16.5 | 5 | 44 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Hayden | c & b Dale Steyn | 4 | 22 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 2. Simon Katich | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 37 | 55 | 75 | 3 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Mark Boucher b Paul Harris | 32 | 55 | 82 | 4 | - |
| 4. Michael Hussey | b Makhaya Ntini | 8 | 35 | 53 | - | - |
| 5. Michael Clarke | c Jacques Kallis b Dale Steyn | 25 | 67 | 95 | 2 | - |
| 6. Andrew Symonds | c Graeme Smith b Paul Harris | 37 | 97 | 122 | 2 | 1 |
| +7. Brad Haddin | st Mark Boucher b Paul Harris | 94 | 136 | 208 | 7 | 4 |
| 8. Brett Lee | c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 9. Jason Krejza | c AB de Villiers b Jacques Kallis | 32 | 63 | 81 | 5 | - |
| 10. Mitchell Johnson | c Jacques Kallis b Morne Morkel | 21 | 35 | 44 | 3 | - |
| 11. Peter Siddle | not out | 4 | 18 | 39 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Matthew Hayden), 2-59 (Simon Katich), 3-88 (Ricky Ponting), 4-88 (Michael Hussey), 5-148 (Michael Clarke), 6-157 (Andrew Symonds), 7-162 (Brett Lee), 8-241 (Jason Krejza), 9-278 (Mitchell Johnson), 319 (Brad Haddin). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 2w, 7nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97 ovs, 427 mins) 319 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dale Steyn | 19 | 3 | 81 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 21 | 2 | 76 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Harris | 27 | 3 | 85 | 3 | (2w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 14 | 4 | 24 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Morne Morkel | 16 | 4 | 42 | 1 | (0w,6nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 108 | 147 | 224 | 13 | - |
| 2. Neil McKenzie | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 52 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 3. Hashim Amla | c Brad Haddin b Brett Lee | 53 | 112 | 169 | 6 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Michael Hussey b Mitchell Johnson | 57 | 106 | 155 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. AB de Villiers | not out | 106 | 186 | 276 | 9 | - |
| 6. Jean-Paul Duminy | not out | 50 | 119 | 135 | 4 | 1 |
| +7. Mark Boucher | ||||||
| 8. Morne Morkel | ||||||
| 9. Paul Harris | ||||||
| 10. Dale Steyn | ||||||
| 11. Makhaya Ntini |
| FOW | 1-19 (Neil McKenzie), 2-172 (Graeme Smith), 3-179 (Hashim Amla), 4-303 (Jacques Kallis). |
| Extras | 13b, 9lb, 2w, 6nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 119.2 ovs, 517 mins) 414 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 27 | 4 | 73 | 1 | (1w,6nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 34.2 | 5 | 98 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 26 | 2 | 84 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Krejza | 24 | 2 | 102 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Clarke | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Jason Krejza, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle