In the fourth ODI on April 13, 2009 at St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa beat Australia by 61 runs and gained an unbeatable lead of 3-1 in the five match series. This also pushed Australia to the third position in the ICC ODI Ranking, the lowest by Australian team in the last five years.
Score: (Toss won by Australia)
South Africa 317 for 6 in 50 overs (Smith 20, Gibbs 110, Kallis 17, DeVilliers 84, A Morkel 4, Boucher 29 not out, Duminy 40, Extras--13 (lb 7, w 6), Bracken 1 for 64, Johnson 2 for 59, Hopes 1 for 57, Harwood 2 for 57, Hauritz 0 for 51, M Clarke 0 for 22) beat Australia 256 all out in 45.5 overs (Haddin 78, M Clarke 50, Ponting 53, Ferguson 3, M Hussey 2, D Hussey 20, Hopes 31, Johnson 5, Hauritz 3, Bracken 0 not out, Harwood 0, Extras--11 (lb 4, w 7), Steyn 4 for 44, Parnell 1 for 64, Kallis 0 for 25, A Morkel 1 for 25, Botha 1 for 48, Merwe 3 for 46)
Player of the Match: Gibbs of SA
Match Result: SA won by 61 runs
Series Result: SA lead 5 match series 3-1
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