Test · MEN'S CRICKET
South Africa v Australia
16 Mar 2006 – 18 Mar 2006 · Newlands · Australia tour of South Africa
Australia tour of South AfricaRESULT
South Africa205/10 & 197/10
Australia308/10 & 95/3Australia won by 7 wickets
South Africa205/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Graeme Smith | c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 19 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 32.76 |
 AB de Villiers | bowled · MS Kasprowicz | 8 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 27.59 |
 Herschelle Gibbs | bowled · SR Clark | 18 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 39.13 |
 Jacques Kallis | c ML Hayden b SR Clark | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Ashwell Prince | c ML Hayden b B Lee | 17 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 25.37 |
 Jacques Rudolph | c AC Gilchrist b MS Kasprowicz | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 |
 Mark Boucher | c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 69.57 |
 Andrew Hall | c ML Hayden b B Lee | 24 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 43.64 |
 Nicky Boje | lbw · SR Clark | 31 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 64.58 |
 André Nel | lbw · B Lee | 18 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 58.06 |
 Makhaya Ntini | not out | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 113.33 |
| Total · 383 legal balls | 205 | 63.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 21 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brett Lee | 14.5 | 37 | 3 | 2.49 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Kasprowicz | 13.0 | 44 | 2 | 3.38 | 0 | 10 |
 Andrew Symonds | 10.0 | 22 | 0 | 2.20 | 0 | 2 |
 Stuart Clark | 17.0 | 55 | 5 | 3.24 | 0 | 1 |
 Shane Warne | 9.0 | 41 | 0 | 4.56 | 0 | 1 |
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (AB de Villiers) · 2-42 (GC Smith) · 3-48 (JH Kallis) · 4-61 (HH Gibbs) · 5-76 (JA Rudolph) · 6-104 (MV Boucher) · 7-124 (AG Prince) · 8-148 (AJ Hall) · 9-173 (N Boje) · 10-205 (A Nel)
Australia308/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Langer | lbw · A Nel | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 51.61 |
 Matthew Hayden | c JA Rudolph b M Ntini | 94 | 173 | 14 | 1 | 54.34 |
 Ricky Ponting | c AJ Hall b JH Kallis | 74 | 112 | 8 | 1 | 66.07 |
 Damien Martyn | c MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 22 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 37.29 |
 Michael Hussey | c MV Boucher b AJ Hall | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26.09 |
| Andrew Symonds | c A Nel b N Boje | 55 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 117.02 |
 Adam Gilchrist | c GC Smith b JH Kallis | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Shane Warne | c AB de Villiers b N Boje | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Brett Lee | c HH Gibbs b M Ntini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Stuart Clark | c HH Gibbs b A Nel | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Total · 524 legal balls | 308 | 87.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makhaya Ntini | 21.0 | 76 | 2 | 3.62 | 0 | 0 |
| André Nel | 22.2 | 45 | 2 | 2.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hall | 16.0 | 66 | 1 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 16.0 | 63 | 2 | 3.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 12.0 | 51 | 3 | 4.25 | 1 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (JL Langer) · 2-175 (RT Ponting) · 3-192 (ML Hayden) · 4-214 (MEK Hussey) · 5-236 (DR Martyn) · 6-272 (AC Gilchrist) · 7-294 (A Symonds) · 8-294 (B Lee) · 9-296 (SK Warne) · 10-308 (SR Clark)
South Africa197/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB de Villiers | c AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Graeme Smith | lbw · SK Warne | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | bowled · B Lee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jacques Kallis | c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 36 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 72.00 |
| Ashwell Prince | c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 27 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 42.19 |
| Jacques Rudolph | bowled · SK Warne | 41 | 112 | 6 | 0 | 36.61 |
| Mark Boucher | c JL Langer b MS Kasprowicz | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
| Andrew Hall | not out | 34 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 49.28 |
| Nicky Boje | caught and bowled · SR Clark | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 93.33 |
| André Nel | bowled · SR Clark | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Makhaya Ntini | c MS Kasprowicz b SK Warne | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Total · 383 legal balls | 197 | 63.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 17.0 | 47 | 2 | 2.76 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 12.0 | 39 | 1 | 3.25 | 0 | 3 |
| Stuart Clark | 16.0 | 34 | 4 | 2.13 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 18.5 | 77 | 3 | 4.09 | 0 | 2 |
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (AB de Villiers) · 2-20 (HH Gibbs) · 3-37 (GC Smith) · 4-75 (JH Kallis) · 5-92 (AG Prince) · 6-108 (MV Boucher) · 7-158 (JA Rudolph) · 8-179 (N Boje) · 9-183 (A Nel) · 10-197 (M Ntini)
Australia95/3
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Langer | bowled · M Ntini | 34 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 60.71 |
| Matthew Hayden | c HH Gibbs b M Ntini | 32 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 45.71 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw · M Ntini | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Michael Hussey | not out | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Total · 163 legal balls | 95 | 27.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 5 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Nel | 7.0 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10.0 | 28 | 3 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hall | 5.0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 5.1 | 21 | 0 | 4.06 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (ML Hayden) · 2-71 (JL Langer) · 3-76 (RT Ponting)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.