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 | |  Monday, 11 March, 2002, 16:10 GMT Australia eye record target  McKenzie became the 13th Test batsman run out for 99 Second Test, Cape Town, day four (stumps): Australia 382 & 131-1 v South Africa 239 & 473 Opening pair Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden both hit half-centuries to leave Australia needing 200 more runs for victory over South Africa in the second Test. The highest winning total ever achieved in a Test at Cape Town's Newlands ground is just 180, and the highest fourth innings score 335. But Australia gave themselves four full sessions to reach the target after finishing off South African for 473 just before tea on the fourth day. And by stumps they had reached 131 for one in 33 overs - a rate of almost four runs per over. Langer's 58 came from 74 deliveries, including 10 runs off Makhaya Ntini's opening over. But his dismissal, playing on to debutant Dewald Pretorius, saw South Africa's bowlers gain in confidence. Hayden looked ill at ease against Ntini and was lucky when his own inside edge off Pretorius went for four. But he still managed to bring up his 50 from the final delivery of the day, the 94th he had faced. At the other end, Ricky Ponting suffered his usual hairy start, playing and missing regularly in making 17 from 33 balls. Run out Earlier, Neil McKenzie was run out for 99, becoming the 13th Test batsman to be dismissed in that way one short of his century. Shane Warne picked up the wickets of tailenders Ntini and Pretorius just before tea to complete figures of six for 161.
It was the most overs the leg-spinner has ever bowled in an innings in his 100-Test career, surpassing the 55 he bowled against South Africa in Durban in 1993-94. McKenzie was one of two run outs during the afternoon session, while Mark Boucher was the other wicket to fall, lbw to Jason Gillespie for 37. The stand-in vice captain, 84 not out at lunch, faced 49 deliveries during the nervous 90s before making a poor decision for a single. Damien Martyn fielded sharply at short extra cover, removing the bails with a direct throw. Boucher fire Warne took the only wicket to fall during the morning, Ashwell Prince gloving to Ricky Ponting at short leg having made 20 from 89 balls. Boucher upped the pace in typical fashion, taking Brett Lee to task and punishing a tiring Warne with 37 in 54 deliveries. But the wicket-keeper was trapped leg before on the back foot by Gillespie after adding 81 in 21 overs with McKenzie. Andrew Hall then fell in suicidal fashion for nought, looking for a nonexistant second run as Lee fielded at forward square leg. But tailenders Ntini and Paul Adams were undaunted, adding 24 in nine overs before Ntini perished, lobbing to deep midwicket. Adams had time to hit his second six of the innings, hooking Warne high over deep square leg, before Pretorius edged behind for nought. The leg-spinner was left 23 not out from 57 deliveries. South Africa: Herschelle Gibbs, Gary Kirsten, Ashwell Prince, Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith, Neil McKenzie, Mark Boucher (captain), Andrew Hall, Makhaya Ntini, Paul Adams, Dewald Pretorius. Australia: Steve Waugh (captain), Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Damien Martyn, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath. | |
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