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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
South Africa innigs
125/10 (39.10)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Gary Kirsten
c Warne b Reiffel
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Herschelle Gibbs
run out (Harvey)
15
30
52
1
0
50.00
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
c †Gilchrist b Moody
17
31
40
2
0
54.83
In 1997
Career
Hansie Cronje (c)
run out (Bevan/†Gilchrist)
2
17
19
0
0
11.76
In 1997
Career
Jacques Kallis
st †Gilchrist b ME Waugh
27
58
76
0
0
46.55
In 1997
Career
Jonty Rhodes
run out (Bichel)
42
71
86
1
0
59.15
In 1997
Career
Shaun Pollock
c Moody b ME Waugh
18
36
38
0
0
50.00
In 1997
Career
Brian McMillan
run out (Harvey/Bichel/†Gilchrist)
13
24
35
0
0
54.16
In 1997
Career
David Richardson (WK)
not out
18
22
28
0
0
81.81
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
not out
4
11
11
0
0
36.36
In 1997
Career
Extras
(lb 5, nb 1, w 8)
14
Total
170/8 50 Ov (RR: 3.40, 197 Mins)
170
302
0
4
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Paul Reiffel
10.00
1
18
1
1.80
0
1
1
In 1997
Career
Andy Bichel
5.00
0
26
0
5.20
0
3
0
In 1997
Career
Tom Moody
8.00
3
10
1
1.25
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Ian Harvey
7.00
0
36
0
5.14
0
1
0
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
10.00
0
36
0
3.60
0
3
0
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
10.00
0
39
2
3.90
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Australia innigs
170/8 (44.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Michael Di Venuto
c Pollock b Klusener
6
4
7
1
0
150.00
In 1997
Career
Mark Waugh
c Pollock b Symcox
45
76
119
1
1
59.21
In 1997
Career
Steve Waugh (c)
c †Richardson b Klusener
0
7
6
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Ricky Ponting
c Kirsten b Klusener
15
22
27
1
0
68.18
In 1997
Career
Michael Bevan
c Rhodes b McMillan
19
39
55
0
0
48.71
In 1997
Career
Adam Gilchrist (WK)
not out
29
57
76
2
0
50.87
In 1997
Career
Tom Moody
lbw b Symcox
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Ian Harvey
lbw b McMillan
1
6
10
0
0
16.66
In 1997
Career
Paul Reiffel
run out (Kirsten/Symcox)
1
2
7
0
0
50.00
In 1997
Career
Shane Warne
c Gibbs b Klusener
5
21
27
0
0
23.80
In 1997
Career
Andy Bichel
c McMillan b Klusener
0
2
6
0
0
0.00
In 1997
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 1)
4
Total
125 39.1 Ov (RR: 3.19, 175 Mins)
125
238
0
5
1
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Shaun Pollock
8.00
1
25
0
3.12
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
7.10
0
24
5
3.34
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Allan Donald
6.00
0
26
0
4.33
0
0
1
In 1997
Career
Brian McMillan
8.00
0
29
2
3.62
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
10.00
2
18
2
1.80
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
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