Australia in New Zealand : 5 oneday, 2 test match series.
4th ODI : Australia secure series | 3rd ODI : Haddin ton.
2nd ODI : Aus won by 12 runs | 1st ODI : Kiwis by 2 wkts.
2nd T20 : Tied, Kiwis won in superover | Aus won 1st T20.
Aussies include Ryan Harris | Kiwis keep win combination.
England in Bangladesh : 3 onedayer, 2 test match series.
3rd ODI : Craig Kieswetter century completes whitewash.
2nd ODI : Morgan's ton | 1st ODI : English cruised home.
Squads : Cook to lead England | Mortaza back for Bangla.
T20 World cup 2010 : starting 30th April in West Indies.
Gayle's 117 is highest individual score | Largest totals.
Yuvraj holds record of fastest T20 fifty | Best T20 bowling.
Most sixes in twenty20 match | Lowest totals | Debutants.
Highest partnerships | Most expensive spells in twenty20.
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Scorecard : Australia vs South Africa, 1st ODI, Melbourne : 16 January 2009

Filed under AUSvSA MCG JAN 09

Duminy-Botha-South-Africa-Win.jpgMatch : Australia vs South Africa, first One day International of Commonwealth bank 5 ODI series.
Venue/Date : Melbourne cricket ground in Melbourne in Australia.. 16 January 2009.
Debuts : Vaughan Van Jaarsveld (South Africa).
Toss : Australia, elected to bat first.
Result : South Africa won by 3 wickets with 3 balls remaining.
Series Result : South Africa lead series 1-0 with 4 game to go.
Man of the match : Albie Morkel.
Umpires : Ian Gould (England) & BN Oxenford (Australia)
Head to head : 68th Aus v SA ODI.. now South Africa have won 29 and 36 for Australia.

South Africa won the Test series earlier on this tour, and then went on to lose 2 twenty20 games.. now this was first one day international of 5 match series and Proteas were up against a healthy target of 271. Early loss of Hashim Amla and then Herschelle Gibbs didn't too prove costly as Jaques Kallis and JO Duminy controlled the chase well.

Left with an asking rate of over 7 - Man of the match Albie Morkel smashed quick runs towards the end and won the match for the african nation.

Australia v South Africa: 1st ODI, Melbourne: 16 January 2009: Scorecard
Australia (elected to bat) = 271 for 8 wickets in 50 overs
Shaun Marsh c Boucher b M Morkel 79 97 balls, 4x4, 1x6
Michael Hussey c Boucher b Steyn 6 9 balls, 1x4
Ricky Ponting c Boucher b Botha 46 54 balls, 5x4
Michael Clarke c Amla b A Morkel 19 38 balls, 1x4
David Hussey b A Morkel 52 50 balls, 5x4
Cameron White b Botha 21 23 balls, 2x4
Brad Haddin run out ( A Morkel) 19 12 balls, 2x4
James Hopes c Jaarsveld b M Morkel 2 4 balls
Nathan Braken not out 12 8 balls, 1x4
Ben Hilfenhaus not out 1 2 balls
Shaun Tait did not bat
Dale Steyn = 10-2-49-1 (2wd) Albie Morkel = 9-0-58-2
Jaques Kallis = 10-0-35-0 Morne Morkel = 10-0-68-2 (2wd)
Johan Botha = 10-0-50-2 (1wd) JP Duminy = 1-0-6-0
South Africa (Target = 272 from 50 overs) =272 for 7 wickets in 49.3 overs
Herschelle Gibbs b Hilfenhaus 22 28 balls, 3x4
Hashim Amla b Tait 1 3 balls
Jaques Kallis c Clarke 41 49 balls, 4x4
JP Duminy c White b Bracken 71 93 balls
Neil McKenzie c Ponting b Hilfenhaus 63 80 balls, 6x4
Mark Boucher b Tait 0 1 ball
Vaughn Van Jaarsveld run out (Ponting) 4 7 balls
Albie Morkel not out 40 18 balls, 4x4, 1x6
Johan Botha not out 12 18 balls, 1x4
Morne Morkel
Dale Steyn
Nathan Bracken = 10-2-49-1 Shaun Tait = 10-0-43-2 (3wd)
Ben Hilfenhaus = 9.3-1-55-2 (3wd) James Hopes = 10-0-51-0
David Hussey = 5-0-35-0 Michael Clarke = 5-0-29-1 (2wd)
South Africa won by 3 wkts, 3 balls remaining.. lead 5 ODI series 1-0 with 4 to play.


Note : This was 6th Australia vs South Africa match at Melbourne cricket ground and would you believe - a 6th win for visitors.. Australia maintained their record of not beating Proteas at the history cricket ground!



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