Test · MEN'S CRICKET
Australia v South Africa
26 Dec 2008 – 30 Dec 2008 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · South Africa in Australia Test Series
South Africa in Australia Test SeriesRESULT
Australia394/10113.4 ov247/1084.2 ov
South Africa459/10153.0 ov183/148.0 ovSouth Africa won by 9 wickets
Australia394/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matthew Hayden | c JP Duminy b M Ntini | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 |
 Simon Katich | bowled · DW Steyn | 54 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 49.54 |
 Ricky Ponting | c HM Amla b PL Harris | 101 | 126 | 10 | 1 | 80.16 |
 Michael Hussey | c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Michael Clarke | not out | 88 | 208 | 4 | 1 | 42.31 |
 Andrew Symonds | c JH Kallis b M Morkel | 27 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 49.09 |
 Brad Haddin | c GC Smith b M Ntini | 40 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 56.34 |
| Brett Lee | c JH Kallis b DW Steyn | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 |
 Mitchell Johnson | bowled · DW Steyn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Nathan Hauritz | c GC Smith b DW Steyn | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
 Peter Siddle | c AB de Villiers b JH Kallis | 19 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 38.78 |
| Total · 682 legal balls | 394 | 113.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 24 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dale Steyn | 29.0 | 87 | 5 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Makhaya Ntini | 27.0 | 108 | 2 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 |
 Jacques Kallis | 18.4 | 55 | 1 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 |
 Morné Morkel | 22.0 | 89 | 1 | 4.05 | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Harris | 17.0 | 38 | 1 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (ML Hayden) · 2-128 (SM Katich) · 3-143 (MEK Hussey) · 4-184 (RT Ponting) · 5-223 (A Symonds) · 6-277 (BJ Haddin) · 7-322 (B Lee) · 8-326 (MG Johnson) · 9-352 (NM Hauritz) · 10-394 (PM Siddle)
South Africa459/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Graeme Smith | c BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | 62 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 54.87 |
 Neil McKenzie | bowled · PM Siddle | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Hashim Amla | c A Symonds b MG Johnson | 19 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 63.33 |
| Jacques Kallis | c BJ Haddin b NM Hauritz | 26 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 49.06 |
 AB de Villiers | bowled · PM Siddle | 7 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 13.73 |
 JP Duminy | c PM Siddle b NM Hauritz | 166 | 340 | 18 | 0 | 48.82 |
 Mark Boucher | c MEK Hussey b NM Hauritz | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Morné Morkel | bowled · MG Johnson | 21 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Paul Harris | c MG Johnson b MEK Hussey | 39 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 58.21 |
| Dale Steyn | bowled · PM Siddle | 76 | 191 | 9 | 1 | 39.79 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| Total · 918 legal balls | 459 | 153.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 38 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 13.0 | 68 | 0 | 5.23 | 0 | 7 |
| Peter Siddle | 34.0 | 81 | 4 | 2.38 | 0 | 4 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 39.0 | 127 | 2 | 3.26 | 0 | 3 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 43.0 | 98 | 3 | 2.28 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 8.0 | 26 | 0 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hussey | 5.0 | 22 | 1 | 4.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 11.0 | 14 | 0 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (ND McKenzie) · 2-39 (HM Amla) · 3-102 (JH Kallis) · 4-126 (GC Smith) · 5-132 (AB de Villiers) · 6-141 (MV Boucher) · 7-184 (M Morkel) · 8-251 (PL Harris) · 9-431 (DW Steyn) · 10-459 (JP Duminy)
Australia247/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c JP Duminy b DW Steyn | 23 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 82.14 |
| Simon Katich | c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 15 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Ricky Ponting | c GC Smith b M Morkel | 99 | 169 | 7 | 0 | 58.58 |
| Michael Hussey | c HM Amla b M Morkel | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Michael Clarke | c ND McKenzie b DW Steyn | 29 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 36.71 |
| Andrew Symonds | c JH Kallis b DW Steyn | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brad Haddin | c JH Kallis b M Ntini | 10 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 28.57 |
| Brett Lee | bowled · JH Kallis | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 38.10 |
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 43 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 50.59 |
| Nathan Hauritz | bowled · JH Kallis | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 13.04 |
| Peter Siddle | c MV Boucher b DW Steyn | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total · 506 legal balls | 247 | 84.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 9 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | 20.2 | 67 | 5 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 14.0 | 26 | 1 | 1.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Morné Morkel | 15.0 | 46 | 2 | 3.07 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Harris | 21.0 | 47 | 0 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 14.0 | 57 | 2 | 4.07 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (ML Hayden) · 2-40 (SM Katich) · 3-49 (MEK Hussey) · 4-145 (MJ Clarke) · 5-145 (A Symonds) · 6-165 (BJ Haddin) · 7-180 (B Lee) · 8-212 (RT Ponting) · 9-231 (NM Hauritz) · 10-247 (PM Siddle)
South Africa183/1
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith | lbw · NM Hauritz | 75 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 79.79 |
| Neil McKenzie | not out | 59 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 42.14 |
| Hashim Amla | not out | 30 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 48.39 |
| Total · 288 legal balls | 183 | 48.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 19 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10.0 | 49 | 0 | 4.90 | 0 | 6 |
| Peter Siddle | 14.0 | 34 | 0 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 11.0 | 36 | 0 | 3.27 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 10.0 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 3.0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-121 (GC Smith)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.