Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09
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Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09
South Africa will play 5 ODIs, 3 Tests and two T20s during the Australian tour starting December 13, 2008.Get the latest news of South Africa's 2008-09 Australia Tour →
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
1st Twenty20 at Melbourne
AUS v SA, 1st Twenty20, Melbourne: Warner shines on debut takes Australia to victory (AUS 1:0)
Jan 11, 2009
Australia defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the first Twenty20 match at Melbourn on Sunday.
Batting first, Australia made 182 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
David Warner, making his international debut, played an aggressive innings of 89 runs off only 43 balls with seven fours and six sixes while Dale Steyn claimed three wickets.
In reply, South Africa were dismissed for 130 runs in 18 overs. Jean-Paul Duminy top-scored with 78 off just 48 balls, hitting nine fours and a towering six. David Hussey captured three wickets.
The second Twenty20 International will be played on Tuesday.
AUS v SA, 1st Twenty20, Melbourne: Australia 182-9 (20.0 overs) beat South Africa 130 (18.0 overs) by 52 runs
Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09
1st Twenty20 at Melbourne
Scorecard
Australia won the toss and decided to bat
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182 for 9 (20.0 overs)
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130 all out (18.0 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Marsh | c A Morkel | b Tsotsobe | 9 |
9 | 1 | 0 |
| Warner | c de Villiers | b Ntini | 89 |
43 | 7 | 6 |
| Ponting | c Steyn | b A Morkel | 21 |
19 | 1 | 0 |
| D Hussey | c de Villiers | b Ntini | 19 |
12 | 1 | 1 |
| White | c Kallis | b A Morkel | 7 |
5 | 0 | 1 |
| M Hussey | run out | 7 |
8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronchi | c Ntini | b Steyn | 11 |
5 | 2 | 0 |
| Hopes | c Botha | b Steyn | 13 |
14 | 0 | 0 |
| Bracken | b Steyn | 1 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hilfenhaus | not out | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tait | not out | 1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 2w 2b | 4 | ||||
| Total | for 9 | 182 | (20.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Gibbs | lbw | b Bracken | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kallis | b Hilfenhaus | 4 |
6 | 1 | 0 | |
| de Villiers | hit wicket | b Tait | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 |
| Duminy | lbw | b D Hussey | 78 |
48 | 9 | 1 |
| van Jaarsveld | c White | b Hopes | 12 |
15 | 0 | 0 |
| Boucher | c M Hussey | b D Hussey | 5 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
| A Morkel | c White | b Bracken | 12 |
8 | 1 | 0 |
| Botha | not out | 5 |
7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steyn | c Bracken | b D Hussey | 1 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ntini | b Hilfenhaus | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tsotsobe | b Tait | 1 |
7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 7w 5lb | 12 | ||||
| Total | all out | 130 | (18.0 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: B N J Oxenford, R J Tucker
Australia: Marsh, Warner, Ponting (Captain), M Hussey, D Hussey, White, Hopes, Ronchi (Wicket Keeper), Bracken, Hilfenhaus, Tait
South Africa: Gibbs, Kallis, de Villiers, Duminy, van Jaarsveld, Boucher (Wicket Keeper), A Morkel, Botha (Captain), Steyn, Ntini, Tsotsobe