Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06
| Australia in South Africa in 2005-06 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 26 February – 4 April 2006 | ||
| Captains | Ricky Ponting | Graeme Smith | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ricky Ponting (348) | Jacques Kallis (227) | |
| Most wickets | Stuart Clark (20) | Makhaya Ntini (19) | |
| Player of the series | Stuart Clark (Aus) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Ricky Ponting (233) | Herschelle Gibbs (258) | |
| Most wickets | Nathan Bracken (9) | Makhaya Ntini (11) | |
| Player of the series | Shaun Pollock (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Brett Lee (43) | Graeme Smith (89) | |
| Most wickets | Mick Lewis (2) | Andrew Hall (3) | |
| Player of the series | Graeme Smith (SA) | ||
The Australian cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches during the 2005–06 South African cricket season. Australia won the Tests with a 3–0 whitewash, but lost both the limited overs series, the one-off Twenty20 and the five-match ODI, which was concluded with what was described as "the greatest ODI ever".