Men's Test · South Africa tour of Australia · Match 2

Australia v South Africa

26 Dec 2005 to 30 Dec 2005 · Melbourne Cricket Ground

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Australia won by 184 runs

Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: MEK Hussey

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Australia (1)	355	119.3
South Africa (2)	311	111.0
Australia (3)	321/7d	83.0
South Africa (4)	181	73.5

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

South Africa181 all out (73.5 ov)

South Africa batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
GC Smithcaught b GD McGrath	caught b GD McGrath	25	52	3	0	48.1
AB de Villiersstumped b SK Warne	stumped b SK Warne	8	44	1	0	18.2
HH Gibbsb SK Warne	b SK Warne	9	11	2	0	81.8
JH Kalliscaught b A Symonds	caught b A Symonds	9	26	2	0	34.6
AG Princecaught b SK Warne	caught b SK Warne	26	120	2	0	21.7
JA Rudolphb A Symonds	b A Symonds	4	5	1	0	80.0
MV Bouchercaught b SK Warne	caught b SK Warne	5	18	0	0	27.8
SM Pollock*not out	not out	67	120	8	1	55.8
N Bojeb GD McGrath	b GD McGrath	13	38	0	1	34.2
A Nelcaught b GD McGrath	caught b GD McGrath	2	7	0	0	28.6
M Ntinib SCG MacGill	b SCG MacGill	2	6	0	0	33.3
Extras	11 (lb 6, w 1, nb 4)
Total	181 all out (73.5 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-39 (AB de Villiers, 15.2 ov), 2-45 (GC Smith, 16.3 ov), 3-58 (HH Gibbs, 19.1 ov), 4-64 (JH Kallis, 24.4 ov), 5-72 (JA Rudolph, 26.3 ov), 6-82 (MV Boucher, 33.1 ov), 7-130 (AG Prince, 55.3 ov), 8-166 (N Boje, 70.1 ov), 9-178 (A Nel, 72.2 ov), 10-181 (M Ntini, 73.6 ov)

Australia bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
GD McGrath	15	3	44	3	2.93	0	0
B Lee	10.5	4	23	0	2.12	0	1
SK Warne	28	7	74	4	2.64	1	3
A Symonds	4	2	6	2	1.50	0	0
SCG MacGill	16	7	28	1	1.75	0	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.