Third ODI at Sydney Australia vs South Africa Cricket Series 2008-09


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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 won the toss and decided to bat
269 all out (49.2 overs)
270 for 7 (46.3 overs)

Australia Innings - All out
 
 
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

South Africa Innings - Close
 
 
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 (Captain), M Hussey, D Hussey, Haddin (Wicket Keeper), Hopes, Hauritz, Johnson, Tait, Bracken
South Africa: Gibbs, Amla, Kallis, de Villiers, Duminy, McKenzie, Boucher (Wicket Keeper), A Morkel, Botha (Captain), Steyn, Ntini


Editor: Nishanth Gopinathan.