4th ODI: SA v. Aus: South Africa win Series, beat Australia by 61 Runs!

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

1st ODI: SA v. Bang: South Africa win 1st ODI!

South Africa won the first ODI match by 62 runs and lead the series 1-0.

Match: 1st ODI
Date: November 7, 2008
Venue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Teams: South Africa and Bangladesh
Captains: Greame Smith and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: South Africa
Match Result: South Africa won by 62 runs
Series: South Africa lead the 3 ODI series 1-0
Man of the Match: Dale Steyn (South Africa)

Scoreboard:

South Africa 283 for 8 in 50 overs (HM Amla 35, JL Ontong 27, JH Kallis 50, AB de Villiers 35, JP Duminy 36, MV Boucher 8, JA Morkel 32 not out, J Botha 23, J Louw 23, M Morkel 6 not out, Extras--8 (lb 3, w 3, nb 2), Mashrafe Mortaza 1 for 52, Syed Rasel 1 for 56, Shakib Al Hasan 2 for 48, Abdur Razzak 0 for 55, Naeem Islam 3 for 60, Junaid Siddique 0 for 9) beat Bangladesh 222 all out in 44.2 overs (Tamim Iqbal 24, Imrul Kayes 1, Junaid Siddique 2, Mohammad Ashraful 73, Mushfiqur Rahim 1, Shakib Al Hasan 51, Raqibul Hasan 0, Naeem Islam 25 not out, Mashrafe Mortaza 0, Abdur Razzak 0, Syed Rasel 7, Extras--38 (lb 11, w 25, nb 2), DW Steyn 4 for 16, J Louw 0 for 50, JA Morkel 3 for 40, M Morkel 2 for 44, J Botha 0 for 30, JH Kallis 0 for 31)