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Fri, 26 Dec - Tue, 30 Dec 2008 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Melbourne Cricket Ground
South Africa won by 9 wickets
Australia
364/10 (18.00)
South Africa
556/10 (20.00)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Ricky Ponting
2
Simon Katich
2
Michael Clarke
2
Neil McKenzie
2
Graeme Smith
2
Dale Steyn
1
Best Average
Dale Steyn
15.400000
Michael Hussey
22.000000
Peter Siddle
28.750000
Nathan Hauritz
34.750000
Jacques Kallis
37.333333
Most Wickets
Dale Steyn
10
Peter Siddle
4
Nathan Hauritz
4
Jacques Kallis
3
Makhaya Ntini
3
Best Bowling Fig
Dale Steyn
5
Peter Siddle
4
Nathan Hauritz
3
Jacques Kallis
2
Makhaya Ntini
2
Best Economy
Andrew Symonds
1.272727
Paul Harris
2.236842
Peter Siddle
2.395833
Nathan Hauritz
2.622641
Dale Steyn
3.130081
Most Runs
Ricky Ponting
200
Jean-Paul Duminy
166
Graeme Smith
137
Michael Clarke
117
Dale Steyn
76
Best Strike Rate
Brett Lee
0.690476
Matthew Hayden
0.688888
Ricky Ponting
0.677966
Graeme Smith
0.661835
Paul Harris
0.582089
Highest Score
Jean-Paul Duminy
166
Ricky Ponting
101
Michael Clarke
88
Dale Steyn
76
Graeme Smith
75
Best Averages
Jean-Paul Duminy
166.000000
Michael Clarke
117.000000
Ricky Ponting
100.000000
Dale Steyn
76.000000
Graeme Smith
68.500000
Most Fours
Jean-Paul Duminy
18
Ricky Ponting
17
Graeme Smith
16
Dale Steyn
9
Simon Katich
8
Best Average
Makhaya Ntini
44.666666
Morne Morkel
45.000000
Most Dots
Nathan Hauritz
2
Makhaya Ntini
1
Morne Morkel
1
Most Wickets
Morne Morkel
3
Mitchell Johnson
2
Paul Harris
1
Michael Hussey
1
Best Bowling Fig
Morne Morkel
2
Mitchell Johnson
2
Paul Harris
1
Michael Hussey
1
Most Not Outs
Michael Clarke
2
Best Economy
Mitchell Johnson
3.260000
Makhaya Ntini
3.268292
Best Strike Rate
Dale Steyn
29.52
Michael Hussey
30
Jacques Kallis
64.8
Most Dots
Paul Harris
1
Most Not Outs
Mitchell Johnson
2
Neil McKenzie
2
Hashim Amla
2
Makhaya Ntini
1
Most Runs Conceed
Mitchell Johnson
163
Dale Steyn
154
Nathan Hauritz
139
Morne Morkel
135
Makhaya Ntini
134
Best Strike Rate
Peter Siddle
72
Morne Morkel
74
Nathan Hauritz
79.5
Makhaya Ntini
82
Best Strike Rate
Morne Morkel
0.538461
Hashim Amla
0.532608
Most Runs
Simon Katich
69
Neil McKenzie
59
Most Ducks
Andrew Symonds
2
Michael Hussey
2
Mitchell Johnson
2
Neil McKenzie
2
Best Averages
Neil McKenzie
59.000000
Hashim Amla
49.000000
Most 100s
Ricky Ponting
2
Jean-Paul Duminy
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Mitchell Johnson
127
Makhaya Ntini
108
Nathan Hauritz
98
Morne Morkel
89
Dale Steyn
87
Peter Siddle
81
Most Runs Conceed
Brett Lee
117
Peter Siddle
115
Highest Score
Neil McKenzie
59
Simon Katich
54
Most sixes
Ricky Ponting
1
Michael Clarke
1
Brad Haddin
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Brett Lee
68
Most Fours
Michael Clarke
8
Brett Lee
6
Mitchell Johnson
5
Brad Haddin
5
Most Balls Faced
Jean-Paul Duminy
340
Ricky Ponting
295
Michael Clarke
287
Graeme Smith
207
Dale Steyn
191
Simon Katich
149
Most sixes
Neil McKenzie
1
Dale Steyn
1
Most Balls Faced
Neil McKenzie
145