South Africa tour of Australia 2008-09, South Africa in Australia from 13-December 2008 to 30 January 2009, SA played five One Day International, Two Twenty20 and Three Test Matches in Aussies series schedule.

Result: South Africa won test series 2-1 and ODI by 4-1, T20 Australia won by 2-0

South Africa tour of Australia, 2008/09

Date & time	Detail
Dec-2008
Wed 17 - Sun 21 11:30 local \| 02:30 GMT	1st Test - Australia vs South Africa W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth South Africa won by 6 wickets
Fri 26 - Tue 30 11:00 local \| 00:00 GMT	2nd Test - Australia vs South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne South Africa won by 9 wickets
Jan-2009
Sat 03 - Wed 07 10:30 local \| 23:30 GMT	3rd Test - Australia vs South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Australia won by 103-runs
Sun 11 D/N 19:35 local \| 08:35 GMT	1st T20I - Australia vs South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia won by 52-runs
Tue 13 D/N 18:35 local \| 08:35 GMT	2nd T20I - Australia vs South Africa Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Australia won by 6-wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Fri 16 D/N 14:15 local \| 03:15 GMT	1st ODI - Australia vs South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne South Africa won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Sun 18 10:00 local \| 23:00 GMT	2nd ODI - Australia vs South Africa Bellerive Oval, Hobart Australia won by 5 runs
Fri 23 D/N 14:15 local \| 03:15 GMT	3rd ODI - Australia vs South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney South Africa won 3-wickets (with 3.3 overs remaining)
Mon 26 D/N 13:45 local \| 03:15 GMT	4th ODI - Australia vs South Africa Adelaide Oval, Adelaide South Africa won 8-wickets (with 11.5 overs remaining)
Fri 30 D/N 13:30 local \| 04:30 GMT	5th ODI - Australia vs South Africa W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth South Africa won by 39 runs

Australia, having lost a Test as well as bilateral ODI series to the same opponent (South Africa) in the same season in Australia for the first time, have lost four games in a bilateral series at home for the frist time.
Overall, this was second instance wehn Australia have lost four ODIs in a bilateral series. Their only previous instance was against West Indies in WI in 1994-95
South Africa beat Australia in home series. SA team to beat them their own backyard since 1992-93.

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South Africa tour of Australia, 2008/09 News

South Africa Beat Australia, Win Series 4-1 [+]

South Africa defeated Australia by 39 runs in the fifth and last One-dayer to claim the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings.

Australia v South Africa 5th ODI at Perth - Preview [+]

Steyn, Ntini not to feature in Perth ODI, Tsotsobe and Parnell to debut. Clarke and Bracken back for last one-dayer.

South Africa Beat Australia and Clinch Series 3-1 [+]

South Africa beat Australia convincingly by 8 wickets and lead in the series by 3-1.

Australia v South Africa 4th ODI, Adelaide, January 26, 2009 [+]

Ryan Harris will replace injured Nathan Bracken in the Australian squad for Monday's ODI match against South Africa in Adelaide. South Africa aims win the series but Mark Boucher out of the rest of the series.

Jacques Kallis Joins 10000-run Club [+]

He may have missed out on achieving the milestone of 10,000 Test runs on this tour, but Jacques Kallis ensured he would leave Australian shores with 10,000 ODI runs.

AB Morkel blasts South Africa To 2-1 Lead [+]

South Africa beat Australia by 3 wickets in the 3rd ODI at the SCG to take a 2-1 lead in the five-ODI series.

3rd ODI Australia v South Africa at SCG, January 23, 2009 [+]

Mitchell Johnson is back in the Australian line-up. A preview to the third one-day international between Australia and South Africa at the SCG. Both team targets lead in series.

Australia Re-calls Johnson in ODIs Against SA [+]

Mitchell Johnson will return to Australia's one-day squad after resting while the young opener David Warner has been retained for the final three games of the campaign against South Africa.

Australia Beat South Africa By 5-runs [+]

Aussies won 2nd one day international by five runs at Hobart and level series 1-1.

2nd ODI Australia v South Africa at Hobart - Preview [+]

David Warner all set for ODI debut against Proteas in second one day international at Hobart on Sunday. Vice captain Clarke out of series.