South African cricket team in Australia in 2005–06
Third Test, Australia v South Africa, 2 January–6 January

South African cricket team in Australia in 2005–06

Section Title: Third Test, Australia v South Africa, 2 January–6 January
Table Section Text: None

-	9–451 (dec)	6–194 (dec)	Australia won by 8 wickets

AG Prince 119 B Lee 3–82	HH Gibbs 67 SCG MacGill 3–33	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and BF Bowden (NZ) Man of the Match: RT Ponting (Aus) Man of the Series: RT Ponting (Aus)

-	359	2–288

RT Ponting 120 A Nel 4–81	RT Ponting 143* CK Langeveldt 1–52

Sentence(s)

Ponting hit centuries in both innings of the Test and he was 143 not out where Australia secured a win.

final_sentence: Ponting hit centuries in both innings of the Test and he was 143 not out where Australia secured a win.