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RESULT

11th Match (D/N), Sydney, February 05, 2006, VB Series

344/6

(50 ov, T:345) 287/6

Australia won by 57 runs

Player Of The Match

, AUS

88 (66) & 2 catches

Australia choke South Africa after posting 344 at Sydney

Australia choke South Africa after posting 344 at Sydney

Match Coverage

VB Series, 2005-06

VB Series, 2005-06

VB Series, 2005-06

Lewis steps in for absent McGrath

Mick Lewis has been called into Australia's VB Series finals squad as the replacement for Glenn McGrath, who withdrew to be with his sick wife

Lewis steps in for absent McGrath

Gilchrist considered going for double hundred

Australia trounced South Africa by 57 runs at Sydney on Sunday, but Ricky Ponting pinpointed the toss as the deciding factor, despite another swaggering fifty from Adam Gilchrist

Gilchrist considered going for double hundred

Australia on fire heading into finals

Adam Gilchrist generated a high-energy batting performance that gave Australia the ideal warm-up for the VB Series finals as they thrashed South Africa by 57 runs at Sydney

Australia on fire heading into finals

Instant answers to T20 questions

South Africa Innings

Player Name		R	B
GC Smith	caught	6	8
HH Dippenaar	caught	27	29
HH Gibbs	caught	46	54
MV Boucher	caught	76	83
JM Kemp	caught	28	36
AG Prince	run out	25	37
JA Rudolph	not out	31	39
JJ van der Wath	not out	37	16
Extras	(lb 7, nb 2, w 2)
Total	287(6 wkts; 50 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	7	Boeta Dippenaar	Graeme Smith
2nd	45	Herschelle Gibbs	Boeta Dippenaar
3rd	53	Herschelle Gibbs	Mark Boucher
4th	67	Mark Boucher	Justin Kemp
5th	27	Mark Boucher	Ashwell Prince
6th	37	Ashwell Prince	Jacques Rudolph
7th	51	Johan van der Wath	Jacques Rudolph

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VB Series

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	8	6	2	27	0.787
SL	8	3	5	14	0.032
SA	8	3	5	12	-0.810