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Tue, 09 Dec 1997 - 00:00 – 4th • Melbourne Cricket Ground
South Africa won by 45 runs
Australia
170/8 (44.00)
South Africa
125/10 (39.10)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Lance Klusener
4.800000
Pat Symcox
9.000000
Tom Moody
10.000000
Brian McMillan
14.500000
Paul Reiffel
18.000000
Most Wickets
Lance Klusener
5
Mark Waugh
2
Brian McMillan
2
Pat Symcox
2
Paul Reiffel
1
Most Runs Conceed
Mark Waugh
39
Shane Warne
36
Ian Harvey
36
Brian McMillan
29
Allan Donald
26
Andy Bichel
26
Shaun Pollock
25
Best Economy
Tom Moody
1.250000
Paul Reiffel
1.800000
Pat Symcox
1.800000
Shaun Pollock
3.125000
Lance Klusener
3.380281
Best Bowling Fig
Lance Klusener
5
Mark Waugh
2
Brian McMillan
2
Pat Symcox
2
Paul Reiffel
1
Best Strike Rate
Michael Di Venuto
1.500000
David Richardson
0.818181
Ricky Ponting
0.681818
Mark Waugh
0.592105
Jonty Rhodes
0.591549
Most Fours
Adam Gilchrist
2
Lance Klusener
2
Herschelle Gibbs
1
Michael Di Venuto
1
Jonty Rhodes
1
Best Averages
Mark Waugh
45.000000
Jonty Rhodes
42.000000
Jacques Kallis
27.000000
Michael Bevan
19.000000
Shaun Pollock
18.000000
Most Runs
Mark Waugh
45
Jonty Rhodes
42
Adam Gilchrist
29
Jacques Kallis
27
Michael Bevan
19
Highest Score
Mark Waugh
45
Jonty Rhodes
42
Adam Gilchrist
29
Jacques Kallis
27
Michael Bevan
19
Most Wickets
Tom Moody
1
Best Economy
Shane Warne
3.600000
Brian McMillan
3.625000
Mark Waugh
3.900000
Best Strike Rate
Lance Klusener
8.52
Brian McMillan
24
Best Bowling Fig
Tom Moody
1
Most Not Outs
Adam Gilchrist
1
David Richardson
1
Pat Symcox
1
Best Strike Rate
Pat Symcox
30
Mark Waugh
30
Tom Moody
48
Paul Reiffel
60
Best Strike Rate
Lance Klusener
0.548387
Brian McMillan
0.541666
Best Average
Mark Waugh
19.500000
Most Runs
Shaun Pollock
18
David Richardson
18
Lance Klusener
17
Most Ducks
Steve Waugh
1
Tom Moody
1
Best Averages
Lance Klusener
17.000000
Herschelle Gibbs
15.000000
Ricky Ponting
15.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Mark Waugh
39
Shane Warne
36
Ian Harvey
36
Brian McMillan
29
Allan Donald
26
Andy Bichel
26
Shaun Pollock
25
Most Ducks
Andy Bichel
1
Gary Kirsten
1
Most Fours
Mark Waugh
1
Ricky Ponting
1
Most Balls Faced
Mark Waugh
76
Jonty Rhodes
71
Jacques Kallis
58
Highest Score
Shaun Pollock
18
David Richardson
18
Lance Klusener
17
Most sixes
Mark Waugh
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Lance Klusener
24
Paul Reiffel
18
Pat Symcox
18
Most Balls Faced
Adam Gilchrist
57
Michael Bevan
39
Shaun Pollock
36
Lance Klusener
31