Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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".
Quick Facts Australia in South Africa in 2005-06, Dates ...
Australia in South Africa in 2005-06 | |||
---|---|---|---|
![]() |
![]() | ||
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 (Aus) | ||
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 (SA) | ||
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 (SA) |
Close