ODI no. 2804
South Africa in Australia ODI Series - 4th ODI
Australia V South Africa
Played at Adelaide Oval on 26 January 2009 - day/night (50-over match)

Result South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 71 balls remaining)

Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s
6s SR SE Marsh c M Morkel b Steyn 13 14 9 3 0 144.44
DA Warner c M Morkel b Ntini 1 9 7 0 0 14.28 [captain] RT
Ponting c McKenzie b Ntini 63 87 70 9 0 90.00 MEK Hussey
lbw b Botha 28 75 37 1 1 75.67 DJ Hussey c Gibbs b JA Morkel
24 41 29 3 0 82.75 [wicketkeeper] BJ Haddin c Kallis b Botha
3 9 10 0 0 30.00 CL White c [wicketkeeper] de Villiers b
Steyn 30 61 54 1 1 55.55 JR Hopes c McKenzie b Steyn 42 67
44 2 1 95.45 MG Johnson c M Morkel b Ntini 0 7 7 0 0 0.00
BW Hilfenhaus c [wicketkeeper] de Villiers b M Morkel 5 32 17 0 0
29.41 SW Tait not out 4 8 6 0 0 66.66 Extras (lb 2, w
5, nb 2) 9 Total (all out; 48 overs; 205 mins) 222
(4.62 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-9 (Warner, 1.5 ov), 2-17 (Marsh, 2.5 ov), 3-110 (MEK
Hussey, 19.2 ov), 4-114 (Ponting, 20.5 ov), 5-128 (Haddin, 23.5 ov),
6-151 (DJ Hussey, 30.3 ov), 7-188 (White, 40.1 ov), 8-189 (Johnson, 41.2
ov), 9-216 (Hopes, 46.1 ov), 10-222 (Hilfenhaus, 47.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 10 1 49 3 4.90 (1w) M
Ntini 10 1 52 3 5.20 (4w) JA Morkel 6 0 35 1 5.83 M Morkel 9 0
41 1 4.55 (2nb) J Botha 10 0 28 2 2.80 JP Duminy 3 0 15 0 5.00
South Africa innings (target: 223 runs from 50
overs) R M B 4s 6s SR HM Amla not out 80 157 103 7 0
77.66 HH Gibbs c MEK Hussey b Hilfenhaus 38 36 29 8 0 131.03
JH Kallis c Marsh b Hopes 13 13 12 3 0 108.33 [wicketkeeper]
AB de Villiers not out 82 106 85 6 1 96.47 Extras (lb 5, w
5) 10 Total (2 wickets; 38.1 overs; 157 mins) 223
(5.84 runs per over)
Did not bat JP Duminy, ND McKenzie, JA Morkel, M Morkel, [captain] J
Botha, DW Steyn, M Ntini
Fall of wickets1-58 (Gibbs, 9.2 ov), 2-79 (Kallis, 12.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ SW Tait 9 0 49 0 5.44 (2w) BW
Hilfenhaus 8 0 49 1 6.12 (1w) MG Johnson 10 0 63 0 6.30 (2w) JR
Hopes 7.1 0 28 1 3.90 DJ Hussey 4 0 29 0 7.25


Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Series South Africa led the 5-match series 3-1


Player of the match AB de Villiers (South Africa)


Umpires IJ Gould (England) and DJ Harper
TV umpire BNJ Oxenford
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire AR Collins


Match notes

* Australia innings * Australia: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (52 balls),
Extras 4 * Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 * 3rd Wicket: 50 runs
in 46 balls (RT Ponting 38, MEK Hussey 11, Ex 1) * RT Ponting: 50 off
46 balls (9 x 4) * Drinks: Australia - 96/2 in 16.0 overs (RT Ponting
53, MEK Hussey 22) * Australia: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (110 balls),
Extras 7 * Australia: 150 runs in 30.1 overs (188 balls), Extras 8
* Drinks: Australia - 158/6 in 33.0 overs (CL White 13, JR Hopes 5) *
Power Play 3: Overs 42.1 - 47.0 * Australia: 200 runs in 44.4 overs
(275 balls), Extras 9 * Innings Break: Australia - 222/10 in 48.0
overs (SW Tait 4)
* South Africa innings * South Africa: 50 runs in 8.1 overs (51
balls), Extras 4 * 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (HM Amla 14, HH
Gibbs 35, Ex 4) * Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 * South Africa:
100 runs in 14.6 overs (92 balls), Extras 4 * Attendance: 25,419 *
Drinks: South Africa - 107/2 in 17.0 overs (HM Amla 33, AB de Villiers
18) * 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (HM Amla 20, AB de Villiers 29,
Ex 2) * HM Amla: 50 off 70 balls (4 x 4) * South Africa: 150 runs
in 27.1 overs (166 balls), Extras 6 * AB de Villiers: 50 off 50 balls
(3 x 4, 1 x 6) * 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 111 balls (HM Amla 36, AB de
Villiers 63, Ex 2) * South Africa: 200 runs in 34.1 overs (209
balls), Extras 8 * Drinks: South Africa - 204/2 in 35.0 overs (HM
Amla 68, AB de Villiers 77)