Test · MEN'S CRICKET
South Africa v Australia
31 Mar 2006 – 4 Apr 2006 · The Wanderers Stadium · Australia tour of South Africa
Australia tour of South AfricaRESULT
South Africa303/10 & 258/10
Australia270/9 & 294/8Australia won by 2 wickets
South Africa303/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AB de Villiers | c DR Martyn b SR Clark | 12 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
 Herschelle Gibbs | bowled · MS Kasprowicz | 16 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 |
 Boeta Dippenaar | c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 32 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 46.38 |
 Jacques Kallis | bowled · B Lee | 37 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 40.22 |
 Ashwell Prince | c JL Langer b B Lee | 93 | 170 | 11 | 0 | 54.71 |
 Jacques Rudolph | c ML Hayden b SK Warne | 25 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 56.82 |
 Mark Boucher | lbw · A Symonds | 24 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 45.28 |
 Shaun Pollock | c RT Ponting b SR Clark | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 47.06 |
 Nicky Boje | c JL Langer b MS Kasprowicz | 43 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 93.48 |
 André Nel | c DR Martyn b B Lee | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Makhaya Ntini | not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 584 legal balls | 303 | 97.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 13 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 24.0 | 57 | 3 | 2.38 | 0 | 3 |
 Stuart Clark | 28.0 | 81 | 3 | 2.89 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Kasprowicz | 24.2 | 86 | 2 | 3.53 | 0 | 4 |
 Shane Warne | 13.0 | 49 | 1 | 3.77 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Symonds | 8.0 | 26 | 1 | 3.25 | 0 | 2 |
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (AB de Villiers) · 2-38 (HH Gibbs) · 3-97 (HH Dippenaar) · 4-106 (JH Kallis) · 5-161 (JA Rudolph) · 6-233 (MV Boucher) · 7-251 (SM Pollock) · 8-285 (AG Prince) · 9-303 (A Nel) · 10-303 (N Boje)
Australia270/9
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Langer | retired hurt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Matthew Hayden | c HH Gibbs b M Ntini | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
 Ricky Ponting | c AB de Villiers b M Ntini | 34 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 85.00 |
 Damien Martyn | c A Nel b M Ntini | 21 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 91.30 |
 Michael Hussey | lbw · N Boje | 73 | 153 | 11 | 0 | 47.71 |
| Andrew Symonds | lbw · M Ntini | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
 Adam Gilchrist | c JA Rudolph b A Nel | 12 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shane Warne | c SM Pollock b M Ntini | 36 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Brett Lee | c N Boje b M Ntini | 64 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 94.12 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | c HH Gibbs b SM Pollock | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Stuart Clark | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total · 377 legal balls | 270 | 62.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 21 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makhaya Ntini | 18.5 | 100 | 6 | 5.31 | 1 | 0 |
| André Nel | 15.0 | 42 | 1 | 2.80 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock | 15.0 | 56 | 1 | 3.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10.0 | 43 | 0 | 4.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 4.0 | 10 | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (ML Hayden) · 2-68 (DR Martyn) · 3-73 (RT Ponting) · 4-89 (A Symonds) · 5-106 (AC Gilchrist) · 6-174 (SK Warne) · 7-242 (MEK Hussey) · 8-260 (MS Kasprowicz) · 9-270 (B Lee)
South Africa258/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB de Villiers | bowled · SR Clark | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c DR Martyn b SK Warne | 53 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 60.92 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | c ML Hayden b SR Clark | 20 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 95.24 |
| Jacques Kallis | lbw · SR Clark | 27 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 32.93 |
| Ashwell Prince | c A Symonds b SK Warne | 9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Shaun Pollock | c AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 44 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 93.62 |
| Jacques Rudolph | c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Boucher | c AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 63 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 68.48 |
| Nicky Boje | c A Symonds b SK Warne | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| André Nel | not out | 18 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 43.90 |
| Makhaya Ntini | bowled · B Lee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 429 legal balls | 258 | 71.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 16 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 18.3 | 57 | 3 | 3.08 | 0 | 3 |
| Stuart Clark | 18.0 | 64 | 4 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 5.0 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Ponting | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 26.0 | 90 | 3 | 3.46 | 0 | 1 |
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (AB de Villiers) · 2-55 (HH Dippenaar) · 3-100 (HH Gibbs) · 4-120 (AG Prince) · 5-130 (JH Kallis) · 6-140 (JA Rudolph) · 7-186 (SM Pollock) · 8-194 (N Boje) · 9-258 (MV Boucher) · 10-258 (M Ntini)
Australia294/8
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c AB de Villiers b M Ntini | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Hussey | lbw · N Boje | 89 | 197 | 12 | 0 | 45.18 |
| Ricky Ponting | c MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 20 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 62.50 |
| Damien Martyn | lbw · SM Pollock | 101 | 208 | 13 | 0 | 48.56 |
| Andrew Symonds | c MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 29 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 111.54 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shane Warne | c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 24 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 52.17 |
| Stuart Clark | c MV Boucher b M Ntini | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Total · 550 legal balls | 294 | 91.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 11 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makhaya Ntini | 26.0 | 78 | 4 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| André Nel | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Pollock | 25.4 | 81 | 1 | 3.16 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 18.0 | 44 | 2 | 2.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 19.0 | 65 | 1 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 |
| AB de Villiers | 1.0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (ML Hayden) · 2-33 (RT Ponting) · 3-198 (MEK Hussey) · 4-228 (A Symonds) · 5-229 (AC Gilchrist) · 6-237 (SK Warne) · 7-258 (DR Martyn) · 8-275 (SR Clark)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.