Men's Test · Australia tour of South Africa · Match 3

South Africa v Australia

31 Mar 2006 to 4 Apr 2006 · Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

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

Result

Australia won by 2 wickets

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: B Lee

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
South Africa (1)	303	97.2
Australia (2)	270/9	62.5
South Africa (3)	258	71.3
Australia (4)	294/8	91.4

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Australia294/8 (91.4 ov)

Australia batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
ML Haydencaught b M Ntini	caught b M Ntini	0	7	0	0	0.0
MEK Husseylbw b N Boje	lbw b N Boje	89	197	12	0	45.2
RT Pontingcaught b JH Kallis	caught b JH Kallis	20	32	1	1	62.5
DR Martynlbw b SM Pollock	lbw b SM Pollock	101	208	13	1	48.6
A Symondscaught b JH Kallis	caught b JH Kallis	29	26	4	1	111.5
AC Gilchristcaught b M Ntini	caught b M Ntini	0	1	0	0	0.0
SK Warnecaught b M Ntini	caught b M Ntini	3	8	0	0	37.5
B Lee*not out	not out	24	46	4	0	52.2
SR Clarkcaught b M Ntini	caught b M Ntini	10	13	2	0	76.9
MS Kasprowicz*not out	not out	7	13	1	0	53.8
Extras	11 (b 1, lb 9, nb 1)
Total	294/8 (91.4 ov)

Did not bat: JL Langer

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (ML Hayden, 2.1 ov), 2-33 (RT Ponting, 13.2 ov), 3-198 (MEK Hussey, 66.1 ov), 4-228 (A Symonds, 70.6 ov), 5-229 (AC Gilchrist, 71.2 ov), 6-237 (SK Warne, 73.3 ov), 7-258 (DR Martyn, 83.6 ov), 8-275 (SR Clark, 88.5 ov)

South Africa bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
M Ntini	26	4	78	4	3.00	0
A Nel	2	1	4	0	2.00	0
SM Pollock	25.4	3	81	1	3.16	1
JH Kallis	18	6	44	2	2.44	0
N Boje	19	5	65	1	3.42	0
AB de Villiers	1	0	12	0	12.00	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.