Fri, 16 Jan 2009 - 00:00 – 1st ODI • Melbourne Cricket Ground
South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
AustraliaAustralia
271/8 (35.40)
South AfricaSouth Africa
272/7 (49.30)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 1 Shaun Marsh 1 David Hussey 1 Neil McKenzie 1 Jean-Paul Duminy
Best Average 21.5 Shaun Tait 25 Johan Botha 27.5 Ben Hilfenhaus 29 Michael Clarke 29 Albie Morkel
Most Runs Conceed 68 Morne Morkel 58 Albie Morkel 55 Ben Hilfenhaus 51 James Hopes 50 Johan Botha
Best Bowling Fig 2 Shaun Tait 2 Ben Hilfenhaus 2 Johan Botha 2 Morne Morkel 2 Albie Morkel
Most Wickets 2 Shaun Tait 2 Ben Hilfenhaus 2 Johan Botha 2 Morne Morkel 2 Albie Morkel
Best Economy 3.5 Jacques Kallis 4.3 Shaun Tait 4.9 Nathan Bracken 4.9 Dale Steyn 5 Johan Botha
Best Averages 79 Shaun Marsh 71 Jean-Paul Duminy 63 Neil McKenzie 52 David Hussey 46 Ricky Ponting
Most Fours 6 Neil McKenzie 5 David Hussey 5 Ricky Ponting 4 Shaun Marsh 4 Jacques Kallis
Most Runs Conceed 49 Dale Steyn 43 Shaun Tait
Best Strike Rate 2.22 Albie Morkel 1.58 Brad Haddin 1.5 Nathan Bracken 1.04 David Hussey 0.88 Cameron White
Most Wickets 1 Nathan Bracken 1 Michael Clarke
Highest Score 79 Shaun Marsh 71 Jean-Paul Duminy 63 Neil McKenzie 52 David Hussey 46 Ricky Ponting
Best Bowling Fig 1 Nathan Bracken 1 Michael Clarke
Most Not Outs 1 Nathan Bracken 1 Ben Hilfenhaus 1 Johan Botha 1 Albie Morkel
Most Runs 79 Shaun Marsh 71 Jean-Paul Duminy 63 Neil McKenzie 52 David Hussey 46 Ricky Ponting
Best Average 49 Nathan Bracken 49 Dale Steyn
Most Dots 1 Nathan Bracken
Best Economy 5.8 Michael Clarke 5.91 Ben Hilfenhaus
Best Strike Rate 27 Albie Morkel 27.9 Ben Hilfenhaus 30 Michael Clarke 30 Shaun Tait 30 Johan Botha
Best Strike Rate 0.84 Jacques Kallis
Most Dots 1 Johan Botha
Best Strike Rate 60 Dale Steyn
Best Averages 22 Herschelle Gibbs
Worst Bowling Fig 68 Morne Morkel 58 Albie Morkel 55 Ben Hilfenhaus 51 James Hopes 50 Johan Botha
Most Runs 40 Albie Morkel
Most Ducks 1 Mark Boucher
Most Fours 1 Johan Botha
Most Balls Faced 97 Shaun Marsh 93 Jean-Paul Duminy 80 Neil McKenzie 54 Ricky Ponting 50 David Hussey
Highest Score 40 Albie Morkel
Michael Clarke vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 50.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Brad Haddin vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.4
Balanced matchup
Michael Hussey vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Ricky Ponting vs Johan Botha
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Herschelle Gibbs vs Nathan Bracken
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.1
✔ Batsman advantage
Ricky Ponting vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Kallis vs Ben Hilfenhaus
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 88.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Herschelle Gibbs vs Ben Hilfenhaus
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.0
Balanced matchup
Hashim Amla vs Ben Hilfenhaus
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Brad Haddin vs Johan Botha
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.7
Balanced matchup
Shaun Marsh vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 64.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Shaun Marsh vs Johan Botha
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.0
✔ Batsman advantage
James Hopes vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.0
Balanced matchup
Michael Hussey vs Johan Botha
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Hussey vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Cameron White vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.5
Balanced matchup
Cameron White vs Johan Botha
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Ben Hilfenhaus vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Albie Morkel vs Nathan Bracken
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Mark Boucher vs Shaun Tait
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jacques Kallis vs Michael Clarke
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 71.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Kallis vs Shaun Tait
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 72.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Boucher vs Ben Hilfenhaus
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 105.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Neil McKenzie vs Ben Hilfenhaus
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 80.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashim Amla vs Nathan Bracken
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Hashim Amla vs Shaun Tait
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Vaughn van Jaarsveld vs Ben Hilfenhaus
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jean-Paul Duminy vs Nathan Bracken
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 93.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jean-Paul Duminy vs Ben Hilfenhaus
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Herschelle Gibbs vs Shaun Tait
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Nathan Bracken vs Rudi Steyn
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Michael Clarke vs Johan Botha
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Hussey vs Johan Botha
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jacques Kallis vs Nathan Bracken
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 69.0
✔ Batsman advantage
James Hopes vs Johan Botha
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance