South African cricket team in Australia in 2008–09
| South African cricket team in Australia in 2008–09 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 6 December 2008 – 30 January 2009 | ||
| Captains | Ricky Ponting |
Graeme Smith (Tests) Johan Botha (ODIs and T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Michael Clarke (383) | Graeme Smith (326) | |
| Most wickets | Mitchell Johnson (17) | Dale Steyn (18) | |
| Player of the series | Graeme Smith (South Africa) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shaun Marsh (218) | Hashim Amla (199) | |
| Most wickets | Ben Hilfenhaus (7) |
Makhaya Ntini (8) Dale Steyn (8) Johan Botha (8) | |
| Player of the series | Albie Morkel (South Africa) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | David Warner (96) | JP Duminy (147) | |
| Most wickets | David Hussey (4) | Dale Steyn (4) | |
The South Africa cricket team toured Australia between 6 December 2008 and 30 January 2009, playing three Test matches, two Twenty20 Internationals and five One Day Internationals against Australia.
Following a dispute with Cricket Australia, the three leading news agencies, Reuters, Agence France-Presse and Associated Press decided not to cover the series.