South Africa vs Australia Cricket Series 2009
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South Africa vs Australia Cricket Series 2009
Australia will play 5 ODIs & 2 T20s, followed by 3 test matches during the South Africa tour starting February 26 2009.
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South Africa vs Australia Cricket Series 2009
Schedule- Thu 26, Feb - Mon 2, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 1st Test at Johannesburg
- Fri 6 - Tue 10, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 2nd Test at Durban
- Thu 19 - Mon 23, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 3rd Test Cape Town
- Fri 27, March 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 1st T20 at Johannesburg
- Sun 29, March 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 2nd T20 at Centurion
- Fri 3, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 1st ODI Durban
- Sun 5, April 2009: South Africa v Australia 2nd ODI Centurion
- Thu 9, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 3rd ODI at Cape Town
- Mon 13, April 2009: South Africa v Australia 4th ODI at Port Elizabeth
- Fri 17, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 5th ODI at Johannesburg
South Africa vs Australia Cricket Series 2009
South Africa v Australia 2nd ODI Centurion
AUS v SA, 2nd ODI, Centurion: South africa beat Australia to level series (SA 1:1)
Apr 05, 2009
South Africa beat Australia by seven wickets Sunday to square the five-match series at 1-1 after opening bowlers Wayne Parnell and Dale Steyn took four wickets each to help bowl out Australia for 131.
Parnell, a 19-year-old left-arm seamer, finished with 4-25 in just his second ODI after having figures of 3-3 in his first four overs, while Steyn claimed 4-27 as Australia was dismissed in less than 41 overs for its 16th lowest total. The Proteas reached 132 for three wickets in the 27th over at SuperSport Park after captain Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis had added 69 in 11.1 overs for the second wicket.
Smith hit five fours to score 40 in 48 balls, and Kallis stroked five fours in 42 deliveries for 31. A.B. de Villiers (36 not out) and J.P. Duminy (11 not out) added an unbroken stand of 39 to steer South Africa to victory after the team had recorded its biggest ever one-day loss to Australia, losing by 141 runs in Durban on Friday. The next game is Thursday in Cape Town.
AUS v SA, 2nd ODI, Centurion: South africa 132-3 (26.2 overs) beat Australia 131 (40.2 overs) by 7 wickets
South Africa vs Australia Cricket Series 2009
South Africa v Australia 2nd ODI Centurion
Scores
Australia won the toss and decided to bat
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131 all out (40.2 overs)
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132 for 3 (26.2 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Haddin | b Steyn | 1 |
4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarke | lbw | b Parnell | 5 |
14 | 0 | 0 |
| Ponting | c Boucher | b Parnell | 8 |
6 | 0 | 1 |
| D Hussey | c Boucher | b Steyn | 1 |
12 | 0 | 0 |
| M Hussey | lbw | b Parnell | 3 |
8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferguson | c de Villiers | b Steyn | 50 |
83 | 3 | 0 |
| Hopes | c Botha | b Kallis | 8 |
13 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnson | lbw | b Botha | 30 |
62 | 2 | 1 |
| Hauritz | c Boucher | b Steyn | 10 |
25 | 1 | 0 |
| Bracken | c Duminy | b Parnell | 5 |
7 | 1 | 0 |
| Laughlin | not out | 1 |
9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1nb 6w 2lb | 9 | ||||
| Total | all out | 131 | (40.2 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Smith | c Clarke | b Laughlin | 40 |
48 | 5 | 0 |
| Gibbs | c Hauritz | b Johnson | 2 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kallis | c Haddin | b Johnson | 31 |
42 | 5 | 0 |
| de Villiers | not out | 36 |
42 | 2 | 1 | |
| Duminy | not out | 10 |
19 | 1 | 0 | |
| Extras | 6w 7lb | 13 | ||||
| Total | for 3 | 132 | (26.2 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: E A R de Silva, B G Jerling
South Africa: Smith (Captain), Gibbs, de Villiers, Kallis, Duminy, Boucher (Wicket Keeper), van der Merwe, A Morkel, Botha, Steyn, Parnell
Australia: Haddin (Wicket Keeper), Clarke, Ponting (Captain), D Hussey, M Hussey, Ferguson, Hopes, Johnson, Hauritz, Bracken, Laughlin
South Africa vs Australia Cricket Series 2009
Cricket series schedule
- Thu 26, Feb - Mon 2, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 1st Test at Johannesburg
- Fri 6 - Tue 10, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 2nd Test at Durban
- Thu 19 - Mon 23, March 2009: South Africa v Australia 3rd Test Cape Town
- Fri 27, March 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 1st T20 at Johannesburg
- Sun 29, March 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 2nd T20 at Centurion
- Fri 3, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 1st ODI Durban
- Sun 5, April 2009: South Africa v Australia 2nd ODI Centurion
- Thu 9, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 3rd ODI at Cape Town
- Mon 13, April 2009: South Africa v Australia 4th ODI at Port Elizabeth
- Fri 17, April 2009(D/N): South Africa v Australia 5th ODI at Johannesburg