| Series Name: | Australia in South Africa in 2005-06 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Team1 Name: | Australia |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of South Africa.svg |
| Team2 Name: | South Africa |
| From Date: | 26 February |
| To Date: | 4 April 2006 |
| Team1 Captain: | Ricky Ponting |
| Team2 Captain: | Graeme Smith |
| No Of Tests: | 3 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 3 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Ricky Ponting (348) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Jacques Kallis (227) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Stuart Clark (20) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Makhaya Ntini (19) |
| Player Of Test Series: | Stuart Clark (Aus) |
| No Of Odis: | 5 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 2 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 3 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Ricky Ponting (233) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Herschelle Gibbs (258) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Nathan Bracken (9) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Makhaya Ntini (11) |
| Player Of Odi Series: | Shaun Pollock (SA) |
| No Of Twenty20s: | 1 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 0 |
| Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Brett Lee (43) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Graeme Smith (89) |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Mick Lewis (2) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Andrew Hall (3) |
| Player Of Twenty20 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".
This was Australia's second worst loss in their history of One Day internationals.
See main article: 438 Match.
See also: List of 400-plus innings scores in One Day International cricket matches. The 5th One Day International cricket match between South Africa and Australia, played on 12 March 2006 at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, has been acclaimed by many media commentators as being one of the greatest One Day International matches ever played. The match broke many cricket records, including both the first and the second team innings score of over 400 runs. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 434 for 4 off their 50 overs, beating the previous record of 398-5 by Sri Lanka against Kenya in 1996. In reply, South Africa scored 438–9, winning by one wicket with one ball to spare.
As well as gaining his Test match debut, Stuart Clark, in scoring the best bowling figures for both of South Africa's innings, won himself Man of The Match.