Test · MEN'S CRICKET
South Africa v Australia
2 Jan 2006 – 6 Jan 2006 · Sydney Cricket Ground · South Africa tour of Australia
South Africa tour of AustraliaRESULT
South Africa451/9d154.4 ov194/6d42.0 ov
Australia359/1095.1 ov288/260.3 ovAustralia won by 8 wickets
South Africa451/9d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AB de Villiers | c AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
 Graeme Smith | lbw · B Lee | 39 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 50.65 |
 Herschelle Gibbs | bowled · GD McGrath | 27 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 55.10 |
 Jacques Kallis | c GD McGrath b A Symonds | 111 | 275 | 17 | 0 | 40.36 |
 Ashwell Prince | lbw · SK Warne | 119 | 271 | 13 | 0 | 43.91 |
 Jacques Rudolph | c AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 38 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 34.55 |
 Mark Boucher | c AC Gilchrist b SCG MacGill | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21.74 |
 Shaun Pollock | c BJ Hodge b B Lee | 46 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 71.88 |
 Johan Botha | not out | 20 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 43.48 |
 André Nel | c BJ Hodge b SK Warne | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 |
 Charl Langeveldt | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total · 928 legal balls | 451 | 154.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 31 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 34.0 | 65 | 2 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 30.4 | 82 | 3 | 2.67 | 0 | 11 |
 Andrew Symonds | 23.0 | 69 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 |
 Shane Warne | 36.0 | 106 | 2 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Hussey | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 2 |
 Stuart MacGill | 29.0 | 102 | 1 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (AB de Villiers) · 2-69 (HH Gibbs) · 3-86 (GC Smith) · 4-305 (JH Kallis) · 5-344 (AG Prince) · 6-355 (MV Boucher) · 7-394 (JA Rudolph) · 8-433 (SM Pollock) · 9-449 (A Nel)
Australia359/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Langer | bowled · CK Langeveldt | 25 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 125.00 |
 Matthew Hayden | bowled · CK Langeveldt | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
 Ricky Ponting | lbw · JH Kallis | 120 | 174 | 12 | 1 | 68.97 |
 Brad Hodge | c JA Rudolph b A Nel | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26.09 |
| Michael Hussey | c MV Boucher b J Botha | 45 | 111 | 8 | 0 | 40.54 |
| Andrew Symonds | lbw · A Nel | 12 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
 Adam Gilchrist | c MV Boucher b A Nel | 86 | 109 | 10 | 2 | 78.90 |
| Shane Warne | c MV Boucher b A Nel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brett Lee | c GC Smith b JH Kallis | 17 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 42.50 |
| Stuart MacGill | c A Nel b SM Pollock | 29 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 138.10 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Total · 571 legal balls | 359 | 95.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 14 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 25.0 | 109 | 1 | 4.36 | 0 | 2 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 24.0 | 108 | 2 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 |
| André Nel | 24.1 | 81 | 4 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 15.0 | 25 | 2 | 1.67 | 1 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 7.0 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (ML Hayden) · 2-35 (JL Langer) · 3-54 (BJ Hodge) · 4-184 (MEK Hussey) · 5-222 (RT Ponting) · 6-226 (A Symonds) · 7-226 (SK Warne) · 8-263 (B Lee) · 9-322 (SCG MacGill) · 10-359 (AC Gilchrist)
South Africa194/6d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | lbw · GD McGrath | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| AB de Villiers | lbw · B Lee | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | run out | 67 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 90.54 |
| Jacques Kallis | not out | 50 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 52.08 |
| Ashwell Prince | c RT Ponting b SCG MacGill | 18 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Jacques Rudolph | c GD McGrath b SCG MacGill | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Mark Boucher | stumped · SCG MacGill | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.62 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 26 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 123.81 |
| Total · 252 legal balls | 194 | 42.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 12 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 15.0 | 61 | 1 | 4.07 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Lee | 10.0 | 48 | 1 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 11.0 | 45 | 0 | 4.09 | 3 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGill | 6.0 | 33 | 3 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (AB de Villiers) · 2-6 (GC Smith) · 3-92 (HH Gibbs) · 4-123 (AG Prince) · 5-129 (JA Rudolph) · 6-152 (MV Boucher)
Australia288/2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Langer | bowled · CK Langeveldt | 20 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Matthew Hayden | c GC Smith b J Botha | 90 | 134 | 11 | 0 | 67.16 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 143 | 159 | 16 | 0 | 89.94 |
| Brad Hodge | not out | 27 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Total · 363 legal balls | 288 | 60.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 14.0 | 55 | 0 | 3.93 | 1 | 2 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 14.0 | 52 | 1 | 3.71 | 0 | 2 |
| André Nel | 7.0 | 46 | 0 | 6.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Botha | 12.3 | 77 | 1 | 6.16 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Rudolph | 11.0 | 49 | 0 | 4.45 | 1 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (JL Langer) · 2-212 (ML Hayden)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.