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
Second ODI at Hobart
AUS v SA, 2nd ODI, Hobart: Australia beat South Africa by 5 runs, level series (AUS 1:1)
Jan 18, 2009
A new look Australian bowling attack stifled South Africa's in-form batsmen as the hosts eked out a thrilling five-run win in the second ODI to level the five-match cricket series 1-1.
Put into bat, Australia at one stage looked certain to reach the 300-mark before South African bowlers bounced back to restrict them to a moderate 249 for nine with Shaun Marsh (78) and Ricky Ponting (64) shinning with the bat.
In reply, South Africa got handy contributions from Jacques Kallis (72), AB de Villiers (44), Mark Boucher (37 not out) and JP Duminy (35) but still fell six runs short of the victory target and finished 244 for six in the humdinger.
Needing 17 from the final over off Ben Hilfenhaus, Mark Boucher hit the bowler for a six but in the subsequent deliveries, boundaries were not easy to come by. Required a six off the last ball, Boucher could only manage a single as Australia levelled the series.
AUS v SA, 2nd ODI, Hobart: Australia 249-9 (50.0 overs) beat South Africa 244-6 (50.0 overs) by 5 runs
Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09
Second ODI at Hobart
Scorecard
South Africa won the toss and decided to field
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249 for 9 (50.0 overs)
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244 for 6 (50.0 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Marsh | c Gibbs | b Duminy | 78 |
103 | 9 | 0 |
| Warner | c Boucher | b Steyn | 5 |
7 | 1 | 0 |
| Ponting | c de Villiers | b Kallis | 64 |
72 | 7 | 0 |
| M Hussey | c Gibbs | b Kallis | 28 |
34 | 2 | 0 |
| D Hussey | c A Morkel | b Ntini | 19 |
30 | 1 | 0 |
| White | c Botha | b Steyn | 1 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
| Haddin | run out | 23 |
26 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hopes | c A Morkel | b Ntini | 8 |
13 | 0 | 0 |
| Harris | c Duminy | b Ntini | 7 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
| Bracken | not out | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 8w 8lb | 16 | ||||
| Total | for 9 | 249 | (50.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Gibbs | c M Hussey | b Hopes | 19 |
37 | 1 | 0 |
| Amla | c White | b Hilfenhaus | 8 |
19 | 0 | 0 |
| Kallis | c D Hussey | b Hilfenhaus | 72 |
96 | 5 | 0 |
| de Villiers | run out | 44 |
62 | 2 | 0 | |
| Duminy | run out | 35 |
34 | 3 | 0 | |
| McKenzie | b Harris | 8 |
15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boucher | not out | 37 |
32 | 2 | 1 | |
| A Morkel | not out | 11 |
5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Extras | 5w 3b 2lb | 10 | ||||
| Total | for 6 | 244 | (50.0 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: I J Gould, R J Tucker
Australia: Marsh, Warner, Ponting (Captain), M Hussey, D Hussey, White, Haddin (Wicket Keeper), Hopes, Bracken, Hilfenhaus, Harris
South Africa: Gibbs, Amla, Kallis, de Villiers, Duminy, McKenzie, Boucher (Wicket Keeper), A Morkel, Botha (Captain), Steyn, Ntini