Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09
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Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09
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Cricket Matches Schedule
- Sat 13 - Sun 14, Dec 2008: Western Australia v South Africans at Perth
- Wed 17 - Sun 21, Dec 2008: 1st Test - Australia v South Africa at Perth
- Fri 26 - Tue 30, Dec 2008: 2nd Test - Australia v South Africa at Melbourne
- Sat 3 - Wed 7, Jan 2009: 3rd Test - Australia v South Africa at Sydney
- Sun 11, Jan 2009 (D/N): 1st Twenty20 - Australia v South Africa Melbourne
- Tue 13, Jan 2009 (D/N): 2nd Twenty20 - Australia v South Africa at Brisbane
- Fri 16, Jan 2009 (D/N): 1st ODI - Australia v South Africa at Melbourne
- Sun 18, Jan 2009: 2nd ODI - Australia v South Africa at Hobart
- Fri 23, Jan 2009 (D/N): 3rd ODI - Australia v South Africa at Sydney
- Mon 26, Jan 2009 (D/N): 4th ODI - Australia v South Africa at Adelaide Oval
- Fri 30, Jan 2009 (D/N): 5th ODI - Australia v South Africa at Perth
Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09
Fourth ODI at Adelaide Oval
AUS v SA, 4th ODI, Adelaide: South Africa beat Australia by 8 wickets, clinch series (SA 3:1)
Jan 26, 2009
The South Africans crushed the Aussies by eight wickets in what turned out to be a lopsided floodlit contest to take an invincible 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
Opting to bat first, Australia put up yet another sordid batting display and folded up for 222 in 48 overs with only Ricky Ponting (63), James Hopes (42) and Cameron White (30) salvaging some individual reputation with the bat.
South Africa's pace colleagues Makhaya Ntini (3/52) and Dale Steyn (3/49) did an excellent job with the new ball wrecking Australia's top and middle order.
Chasing 223, South Africa needed 38.1 overs to overwhelm the target with Hashim Amla (80 not out), AB de Villiers (82 not out) and Herschelle Gibbs (38) starring in the chase.
Australia remained the number one team in both forms of the game followed closely by South Africa and India, both of whom have beaten the Kangaroos in Test series in recent months.
AUS v SA, 4th ODI, Adelaide: South Africa 223-2 (38.1 overs) beat Australia 222 (48.0 overs) by 8 wickets
Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09
Fourth ODI at Adelaide Oval
Scorecard
Australia won the toss and decided to bat
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222 all out (48.0 overs)
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223 for 2 (38.1 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Marsh | c M Morkel | b Steyn | 13 |
9 | 3 | 0 |
| Warner | c M Morkel | b Ntini | 1 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ponting | c McKenzie | b Ntini | 63 |
70 | 9 | 0 |
| M Hussey | lbw | b Botha | 28 |
37 | 2 | 1 |
| D Hussey | c Gibbs | b A Morkel | 24 |
29 | 3 | 0 |
| Haddin | c Kallis | b Botha | 3 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
| White | c de Villiers | b Steyn | 30 |
54 | 1 | 1 |
| Hopes | c McKenzie | b Steyn | 42 |
44 | 2 | 1 |
| Johnson | c M Morkel | b Ntini | 0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilfenhaus | c de Villiers | b M Morkel | 5 |
17 | 0 | 0 |
| Tait | not out | 4 |
6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 2nb 5w 2lb | 9 | ||||
| Total | all out | 222 | (48.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Amla | not out | 80 |
103 | 7 | 0 | |
| Gibbs | c M Hussey | b Hilfenhaus | 38 |
29 | 8 | 0 |
| Kallis | c Marsh | b Hopes | 13 |
12 | 3 | 0 |
| de Villiers | not out | 82 |
85 | 6 | 1 | |
| Extras | 5w 5lb | 10 | ||||
| Total | for 2 | 223 | (38.1 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: I J Gould, D J Harper
Australia: Marsh, Warner, Ponting (Captain), M Hussey, D Hussey, White, Haddin (Wicket Keeper), Hopes, Johnson, Hilfenhaus, Tait
South Africa: Gibbs, Amla, Kallis, de Villiers (Wicket Keeper), Duminy, McKenzie, A Morkel, Botha (Captain), M Morkel, Steyn, Ntini