Australia in South Africa in 2005-06 | |||
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Australia | South Africa | ||
Dates | 26 February – 4 April 2006 | ||
Captains | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | |
Test series | |||
Result | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Ricky Ponting 348 | Jacques Kallis 227 | |
Most wickets | Stuart Clark 20 | Makhaya Ntini 19 | |
Player of the series | Stuart Clark | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Ricky Ponting 233 | Herschelle Gibbs 258 | |
Most wickets | Nathan Bracken 9 | Makhaya Ntini 11 | |
Player of the series | Shaun Pollock | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | South Africa won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Brett Lee 43 | Graeme Smith 89 | |
Most wickets | Mick Lewis 2 | Andrew Hall 3 | |
Player of the series | Graeme Smith |
Australian cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches during the 2005–06 South African cricket season. Australia won the Tests with a 3–0 whitewash, but lost both the limited overs series, the one-off Twenty20 and the five-match ODI, which was concluded with what was described as "the greatest ODI ever".
South Africa v Australia (24 February)
GC Smith 89* (58)
HH Gibbs 56 (34)
ML Lewis 2/31 (4 overs)
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (D/N)
Umpires: M Erasmus and KH Hurter
Man of the Match: GC Smith
B Lee 43* (21)
GB Hogg 41 (25)
AJ Hall 3/22 (4 overs)
MEK Hussey 56 (73)
MJ Clarke 53 (82)
SM Pollock 3/23 (10 overs)
M Ntini 2/42 (9 overs)
SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa (D/N)
Umpires: BG Jerling (Rsa) and JW Lloyds (Eng)
Man of the Match: GC Smith
GC Smith 119* (124)
AB de Villiers 43 (30)
NW Bracken 1/27 (8 overs)
GB Hogg 1/30 (8 overs)