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South Africa in Australia Test Series 2008/09
17 Dec 2008 to 3 Jan 2009 · Australia · 3 matches
RESULT
South Africa won 2-1
Every match
| Date | Match | Format | Result | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2008 |  Australia v  South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 6 wickets | WACA Ground |
| 26 Dec 2008 | Australia v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by 9 wickets | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| 3 Jan 2009 | Australia v South Africa | Test | Australia won by 103 runs | Sydney Cricket Ground |
Leading players
| Batter | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Clarke | Australia | 3 | 6 | 383 | 138 | 76.60 | 47.87 | 1 | 2 |
| Graeme Smith | South Africa | 3 | 6 | 326 | 108 | 65.20 | 65.72 | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Katich | Australia | 3 | 6 | 297 | 83 | 49.50 | 54.69 | 0 | 3 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 3 | 6 | 285 | 101 | 47.50 | 69.68 | 1 | 2 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa | 3 | 6 | 259 | 59 | 51.80 | 50.09 | 0 | 3 |
| Bowler | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Steyn | South Africa | 3 | 6 | 18 | 5/67 | 26.16 | 3.58 | 43.77 | 2 |
| Mitchell Johnson | Australia | 3 | 6 | 17 | 8/61 | 25.88 | 2.75 | 56.35 | 1 |
| PM Siddle | Australia | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5/59 | 27.38 | 2.44 | 67.23 | 1 |
| Paul Harris | South Africa | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3/84 | 38.70 | 2.84 | 81.50 | 0 |
| Morne Morkel | South Africa | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2/38 | 42.66 | 3.42 | 74.66 | 0 |
| Score | Batter | Team | BF | Opponent | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | Jean-Paul Duminy | South Africa | 340 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2008-12-26 |
| 138 | Michael Clarke | Australia | 250 | South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2009-01-03 |
| 108 | Graeme Smith | South Africa | 147 | Australia | WACA Ground | 2008-12-17 |
| 106* | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 186 | Australia | WACA Ground | 2008-12-17 |
| 101 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 126 | South Africa | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2008-12-26 |
| Figures | Bowler | Team | Balls | Opponent | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/61 | Mitchell Johnson | Australia | 144 | South Africa | WACA Ground | 2008-12-17 |
| 5/59 | PM Siddle | Australia | 167 | South Africa | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2009-01-03 |
| 5/67 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 122 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2008-12-26 |
| 5/87 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 174 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2008-12-26 |
| 4/72 | Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 119 | Australia | WACA Ground | 2008-12-17 |
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