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Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09

Schedule

Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09

Third ODI at Sydney

AUS v SA, 3rd ODI, Sydney: South Africa beat Australia by 3 wickets (SA 2:1)

South Africa beat the home side by three wickets in the third ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.
South Africa was earlier appeared to lose their way after launching a blistering run chase in reply to Australia’s 269. Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Kallis added 96 for the second wicket in quick time after the Proteas lost Hashim Amla early. Gibbs slammed 10 fours and a six in his 54-ball assault in which he scored 64, before Mitchell Johnson ended his stay.
South Africa, cruising at the stage began to stumble and lost three wickets in the process.
AB de Villiers, JP Duminy and Kallis fell in quick succession as the visitors slipped to 163-5 with Neil McKenzie and Mark Boucher left with the task to stem the rot.
But the visitors reached to home in 46.3 overs with Morkel blitz going ahead of the home side 2-1 in five matches ODI series.
Earlier, the South African bowlers pegged back Australia with quick wickets to reduce the hosts to 269 all out off 49.1 overs.

AUS v SA, 3rd ODI, Sydney: South Africa 270-7 (46.3 overs) beat Australia 269 (49.2 overs) by 3 wickets

Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09

Third ODI at Sydney

Scorecard

Australia Innings 269 all out (49.2 overs)

South Africa Innings 270 for 7 (46.3 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Marsh	st Boucher	b Botha	43	63	4	0
Warner		b Steyn	69	60	6	2
Ponting	c Gibbs	b Botha	29	27	3	0
M Hussey	run out		12	15	1	0
D Hussey		b Ntini	36	44	2	0
Haddin	c and b	Botha	6	15	0	0
Hopes	c Botha	b Ntini	33	56	2	0
Johnson		b Duminy	10	6	2	0
Hauritz	c Botha	b Steyn	7	4	1	0
Bracken	not out		6	5	0	0
Tait	run out		0	1	0	0
Extras		11w 7lb	18
Total		all out	269	(49.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Steyn 8.2 1 47 2 Ntini 9.0 0 46 2 Kallis 5.0 0 38 0 A Morkel 7.0 0 47 0 Botha 10.0 0 32 3 Duminy 10.0 0 52 1

Fall of wicket   114 Warner 144 Marsh 165 M Hussey 172 Ponting 188 Haddin 239 D Hussey 253 Johnson 262 Hauritz 267 Hopes 269 Tait

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Amla	run out		13	19	1	0
Gibbs	c M Hussey	b Johnson	64	52	10	1
Kallis	c Haddin	b Tait	60	72	5	0
de Villiers	c M Hussey	b Bracken	5	4	1	0
Duminy		b Hauritz	9	23	1	0
McKenzie	run out		27	42	2	0
Boucher	not out		31	44	1	0
A Morkel	c Hopes	b Hauritz	40	22	6	1
Botha	not out		4	3	1	0
Extras		2nb 8w 4b 3lb	17
Total		for 7	270	(46.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Tait 9.3 0 55 1 Bracken 9.0 2 29 1 Johnson 9.0 0 71 1 Hopes 10.0 0 48 0 Hauritz 9.0 0 60 2

Fall of wicket   29 Amla 125 Gibbs 140 de Villiers 163 Duminy 163 Kallis 209 McKenzie 265 A Morkel

Umpires: I J Gould, R J Tucker
Australia: Marsh, Warner, Ponting (C), M Hussey, D Hussey, Haddin (W), Hopes, Hauritz, Johnson, Tait, Bracken
South Africa: Gibbs, Amla, Kallis, de Villiers, Duminy, McKenzie, Boucher (W), A Morkel, Botha (C), Steyn, Ntini