Australia tour of South Africa 2005/06 | Live Score, Schedule, News

303 & 258

AUS

(T:292) 270 & 294/8

Australia won by 2 wickets

RESULT

2nd Test, Durban, March 24 - 28, 2006, Australia tour of South Africa

AUS

369 & 307/4d

(T:410) 267 & 297

Australia won by 112 runs

RESULT

1st Test, Cape Town, March 16 - 18, 2006, Australia tour of South Africa

205 & 197

AUS

(T:95) 308 & 95/3

Australia won by 7 wickets

RESULT

5th ODI, Johannesburg, March 12, 2006, Australia tour of South Africa

AUS

434/4

(49.5/50 ov, T:435) 438/9

South Africa won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining)

RESULT

4th ODI (D/N), Durban, March 10, 2006, Australia tour of South Africa

246/9

AUS

(49.1/50 ov, T:247) 247/9

Australia won by 1 wicket (with 5 balls remaining)

RESULT

3rd ODI, Gqeberha, March 05, 2006, Australia tour of South Africa

AUS

254/6

(47.2/50 ov, T:255) 230

Australia won by 24 runs

RESULT

2nd ODI (D/N), Cape Town, March 03, 2006, Australia tour of South Africa

289/7

AUS

(34.3/50 ov, T:290) 93

South Africa won by 196 runs

RESULT

1st ODI, Centurion, February 26, 2006, Australia tour of South Africa

AUS

(47/47 ov) 229/8

(37.3/41 ov, T:204) 207/4

South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) (D/L method)

RESULT

Only T20I (N), Johannesburg, February 24, 2006, Australia tour of South Africa

201/4

AUS

(20 ov, T:202) 199/7

South Africa won by 2 runs

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Winner

South Africawon the 5-match ODI series 3-2

Winner

Australiawon the 3-match Test series 3-0

The 438 game

Nearly 20 years ago, an ODI broke the mould in a way that is still mind-expanding

The maximum game

The 438 ODI was like no other before it, and remains astounding even in an age of gigantic scores

The 438 ODI

Four hundred had never been breached before in ODIs. On a March evening in Johannesburg, the mark was surpassed twice

South Africa's go-to man

Remember that Makhaya Ntini is a man who bowls his heart out for a living, and rides his lungs out on a mountain bike for fun. But, at the age of 28, he has made the startling discovery that he is, despite all previous suggestions to the contrary, mortal

The new and improved Ntini

Makhaya Ntini has shown over the last 15 months that he can crank it up against the best batsmen in the world, while Pakistan's ability to come back from the dead was confirmed at Kandy

Marsh rules himself out of selector's job

Rod Marsh has ruled himself out of contention for the Australian selector's job which is soon to be vacated by Trevor Hohns

Langer dismisses fears of early retirement

Justin Langer may be forced into retirement if doctors discover any long-term damage from the head injury he sustained during the final Test in South Africa

South Africa didn't deserve to win, says Ponting

Ricky Ponting believes that South Africa didn't deserve to win any of the six Tests the two teams have played over the last four months in Australia and South Africa

Lee and Kasprowicz steal two-wicket thriller

Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz buried their Ashes nightmares with a 19-run eighth-wicket partnership to secure a gripping victory and earn a 3-0 cleansweep against South Africa

Clark shines as McGrath's stand-in

Stuart Clark was Australia's undoubted star as they wrapped up the series clean sweep and a nail-biting two-wicket success in the third Test

Australia tour of South Africa 2006 Top Wicket Takers

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

Stuart Clark

AUS, Rfm

Innings: 6Average: 15.85

Makhaya Ntini

SA, Rf

Innings: 6Average: 22.36

Brett Lee

AUS, Rf

Innings: 6Average: 19.52

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Makhaya Ntini

SA, Rf

Innings: 5Average: 22.72

Nathan Bracken

AUS, Lfm

Innings: 5Average: 23.88

Brett Lee

AUS, Rf

Innings: 5Average: 40.14

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Andrew Hall

SA, Rfm

Innings: 1Average: 7.33

Robin Peterson

SA, Sla

Innings: 1Average: 14.50

Mick Lewis

AUS, Rfm

Innings: 1Average: 15.50

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Australia tour of South Africa 2006 Top Run Scorers

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

Ricky Ponting

AUS, Rhb

348

Innings: 6Average: 58.00

Michael Hussey

AUS, Lhb

257

Innings: 5Average: 64.25

Matthew Hayden

AUS, Lhb

231

Innings: 6Average: 38.50

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Herschelle Gibbs

SA, Rhb

258

Innings: 5Average: 51.60

Graeme Smith

SA, Lhb

244

Innings: 5Average: 61.00

Ricky Ponting

AUS, Rhb

233

Innings: 3Average: 77.66

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Graeme Smith

SA, Lhb

Innings: 1

Herschelle Gibbs

SA, Rhb

Innings: 1Average: 56.00

Brett Lee

AUS, Rhb

Innings: 1

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