Ricky Ponting vs Shaun Pollock was Australia vs South Africa at its very best. This was one of the best South African fast bowlers against one of the best in the history of Australia. Ricky Ponting vs Shaun Pollock was always an even contest. Australia and South Africa were both great teams in the 1990s when these two were at their peak. That was the time in international cricket when the bowlers were equally great in all the teams. These days there are a few great bowlers all around the world.
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is probably the greatest Australian batter of all time. In both Test and ODI Cricket he is one of the greatest ever. Ricky Ponting is also one of the best captains ever. He has won 2 ICC Cricket World Cup trophies as a captain. He has played 168 Test Matches for Australia In which he has scored 13378 runs. He has an average of 51.85 and he has made 41 Test Hundreds. He has also made 6 double hundreds. In ODI Cricket he has played 375 ODIs for Australia. He has made 13704 Runs at an average of 42.05. He has hit 30 ODI Hundreds. He has hit a total of 71 International hundreds which is the Third most of all time. Take a look here at Best innings of Ricky Ponting
Shaun Pollock
Shaun Pollock is one of the most lethal fast bowlers to have ever played international cricket for South Africa. He always had a way of bringing back South Africa into the game. He has played 108 Test Matches. He has taken 421 Wickets at an average of 23.12. He has taken 16 Five Wicket Hauls and 1 time he has taken 10 wickets in a Test Match. He has also played in 303 ODIs for South Africa. In those Matches he has taken 393 Wickets. Shaun Pollock has taken 5 Five Wicket Hauls in ODI Cricket. In international cricket he has taken a total of 814 Wickets. Shaun Pollock also made more than 7200 international runs for South Africa in both formats with 2 Hundreds in Test Cricket and 1 in ODI Cricket. Find out here Best Bowling Performances of Shaun Pollock
Head to Head
Shaun Pollock has bowled 247 balls to Ricky Ponting in Test Cricket. Ricky Ponting has made 125 runs and he has been dismissed 3 times by Shaun Pollock.
In ODI Cricket, Shaun Pollock has bowled 191 balls and Ricky Ponting has made 134 runs with him being dismissed twice.
Memorable Encounters
In 2002, Ricky Ponting made a good 80 runs against Shaun Pollock and the rest of the South Africa bowling. In this match he took Shaun Pollock to the cleaners.
In another ODI match in 2002 against South Africa, Ricky Ponting made a brilliant 129 and that included many runs against Shaun Pollock. This was the time that Ricky Ponting dominated.
In a Test Match in 2005 it was Ricky Ponting who made 71 important runs but was dismissed LBW by Shaun Pollock.
In a Test Match in 2006, Ricky Ponting once again made 103 in South Africa and Shaun Pollock was smashed once again.
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