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1st Test-Australia in South Africa Test Series 2006
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1st Test-Australia in South Africa Test Series 2006 Preview
TEST
1ST TEST
RESULT
Australia in South Africa Test Series
SA
South Africa
528/4 (18.00) & 197/10 (63.5)
15 of 74 head-to-head
VS
AUS
Australia
410/1 (20.00) & 95/3 (27.1)
41 of 74 head-to-head
Australia won by 7 wickets
Full scorecard →
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Format
Test
Match
1st Test
Date
16 Mar - 18 Mar 2006
Start
14:00 IST · 08:30 GMT
Venue
Newlands, Cape Town
Series
Australia in South Africa Test Series
HEAD TO HEAD
15
SA
74
PLAYED
41
AUS
SA 15
NO RESULT 18
AUS 41
Last 5 · SA
L
L
D
W
L
Last meeting
02 Jan 2006 - Australia won
MILESTONES
Matthew Hayden
brought up 7000 Test runs
AUS
REACHED
Now on 7114.
Makhaya Ntini
brought up 500 Test runs
SA
REACHED
Now on 502.
Brett Lee
played their 50th Test
AUS
REACHED
Now on 50.
Stuart Clark
played their 1st Test
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
Stuart Clark
took their 1st Test five-wicket haul
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
Matthew Hayden
took their 100th Test catch
AUS
REACHED
Now on 100.
Herschelle Gibbs
took their 100th Test catch
SA
REACHED
Now on 102.
Alf Hall
took their 25th Test catch
REACHED
Now on 25.
Matthew Hayden
registered their 25th Test fifty
AUS
REACHED
Now on 25.
Michael Kasprowicz
took their 10th Test catch
AUS
REACHED
Now on 10.
Jacques Rudolph
reached 250 Test fours
SA
REACHED
Now on 254.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
02 Jan
2006
AUS
451/10 (20.00) & 288/2 (60.3)
SA
636/4 (20.00) & 194/6 (42)
AUS WON
SCORECARD →
26 Dec
2005
AUS
451/10 (20.00) & 321/7 (83)
SA
636/4 (20.00) & 181/10 (74)
AUS WON
SCORECARD →
16 Dec
2005
AUS
451/10 (20.00) & 528/8 (146.4)
SA
636/4 (20.00) & 287/5 (126)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
15 Mar
2002
SA
444/10 (20.00)
AUS
482/7 (20.00)
SA WON
SCORECARD →
08 Mar
2002
SA
628/10 (20.00) & 473/10 (162)
AUS
629/7 (20.00) & 334/6 (79.1)
AUS WON
SCORECARD →
22 Feb
2002
SA
652/10 (20.00) & 133/10 (38.3)
AUS
482/7 (20.00)
AUS WON
SCORECARD →
02 Jan
2002
AUS
586/10 (20.00) & 54/10 (10.1)
SA
546/7 (20.00) & 452/10 (141.5)
AUS WON
SCORECARD →
26 Dec
2001
AUS
586/10 (20.00)
SA
555/7 (20.00)
AUS WON
SCORECARD →
14 Dec
2001
AUS
641/10 (20.00) & 309/7 (78.1)
SA
555/7 (20.00) & 128/10 (67)
AUS WON
SCORECARD →
30 Jan
1998
AUS
355/10 (31.10) & 227/7 (108.4)
SA
478/3 (20.00) & 193/6 (58)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
RECENT RESULTS
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ODI
India in New Zealand ODI Series
NZ
185 (40.2)
IND
143/5 (22.4)
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