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
Third ODI at Sydney
AUS v SA, 3rd ODI, Sydney: South Africa beat Australia by 3 wickets (SA 2:1)
Jan 23, 2009
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
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269 all out (49.2 overs)
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270 for 7 (46.3 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| 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) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| 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) | |||
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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