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Australia's score of 434/4 broke the record for highest total in an ODI, beating the previous record by 36. As of 2024, this is the eighth highest. South Africa's score of 438/9 also broke the record for a highest total in an ODI, and as of 2024 is the sixth highest. Highest successful run chase in an ODI: 438 runs. As of 2024, this record ...
Garnett Kruger got his international debut in what was South Africa's second Twenty20 international, and turned out to be their fifth loss on tour, as they barely made 50% of Australia's score. The crowd of 38,894 was a record for any sporting event at the Brisbane Cricket Ground , and they got to watch the home side put out "an utterly ...
The 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".
On 28 January 2024, he picked up eight wickets in his second test match against Australia, and his second-innings spell of 7/68 in 11.5 overs helped the West Indies clinch a thrilling test win by a margin of eight runs. [65] [66] He spearheaded the bowling performance for the West Indies, registering their first test win in Australia for 27 years.
Alex Carey scored his maiden Test century, becoming only the second wicket-keeper (after Rod Marsh) to score a century at the MCG, and the first Australian wicket-keeper to score a Test century since Brad Haddin in 2013. [27] This was Australia's first Test series win against South Africa since 2014 and their first at home since 2005–06.
The West Indies won the second Test by 8 runs, [8] to draw the Test series 1-1. [9] The defeat in the second Test was Australia's first ever in day/night Tests after winning on the previous 11 occasions. [10] [11] It was the West Indies' first Test win in Australia since February 1997. [12] Australia won all three ODI matches, whitewashing the ...
[1] [2] As of January 2024, Smith has played 116 Test and 165 One Day International (ODI) matches for Australia, and has scored 36 and 12 centuries in the respective formats. [note 1] [1] His batting average is one of the highest in Test cricket history. [note 2] Smith made his Test debut against Pakistan in July 2010 at Lord's.
The South African players and media were buoyant ahead the tour, citing their telling Test form and Australia's coincident decline. Proteas captain Graeme Smith saw it as his team's best chance to win a Test rubber Down Under: the bowling attack was globally vaunted, the fielding polished and the batsmen enjoying a particularly fecund run, Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla and Smith himself all ...