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Fri, 31 Jan 1997 - 00:00 – 5th • New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
South Africa
256/8 (49.00)
Zimbabwe
259/6 (48.30)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Hansie Cronje
1
Shaun Pollock
1
Grant Flower
1
Dave Houghton
1
Best Average
Allan Donald
11.500000
Eddo Brandes
15.000000
Hansie Cronje
24.000000
Shaun Pollock
43.000000
Heath Streak
44.000000
Best Bowling Fig
Allan Donald
4
Eddo Brandes
3
Heath Streak
1
Guy Whittall
1
Pat Symcox
1
Most Wickets
Allan Donald
4
Eddo Brandes
3
Heath Streak
1
Guy Whittall
1
Pat Symcox
1
Most Runs Conceed
Pat Symcox
55
Everton Matambanadzo
53
Paul Strang
48
Guy Whittall
47
Allan Donald
46
Best Economy
Shaun Pollock
4.300000
Eddo Brandes
4.500000
Allan Donald
4.600000
Hansie Cronje
4.800000
Paul Strang
4.800000
Best Strike Rate
Jonty Rhodes
1.214285
Heath Streak
1.200000
Paul Strang
1.052631
Eddo Brandes
1.000000
Dave Houghton
0.934426
Most Runs
Shaun Pollock
75
Hansie Cronje
70
Grant Flower
62
Dave Houghton
57
Guy Whittall
41
Highest Score
Shaun Pollock
75
Hansie Cronje
70
Grant Flower
62
Dave Houghton
57
Guy Whittall
41
Best Averages
Shaun Pollock
75.000000
Grant Flower
62.000000
Dave Houghton
57.000000
Guy Whittall
41.000000
Jonty Rhodes
34.000000
Most Fours
Hansie Cronje
5
Jonty Rhodes
5
Shaun Pollock
5
Grant Flower
5
Paul Strang
5
Dave Houghton
4
Craig Wishart
3
Most Wickets
Shaun Pollock
1
Hansie Cronje
1
Everton Matambanadzo
1
Best Economy
Heath Streak
4.888888
Guy Whittall
5.222222
Rudi Bryson
5.500000
Pat Symcox
5.500000
Best Strike Rate
Allan Donald
15
Eddo Brandes
20
Hansie Cronje
30
Everton Matambanadzo
49.8
Heath Streak
54
Guy Whittall
54
Most Runs Conceed
Eddo Brandes
45
Rudi Bryson
44
Heath Streak
44
Best Bowling Fig
Shaun Pollock
1
Hansie Cronje
1
Everton Matambanadzo
1
Most Not Outs
Hansie Cronje
1
David Richardson
1
Eddo Brandes
1
Paul Strang
1
Best Strike Rate
Pat Symcox
60
Shaun Pollock
60
Best Strike Rate
Guy Whittall
0.911111
Shaun Pollock
0.882352
Best Averages
Daryll Cullinan
30.000000
Craig Wishart
24.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Pat Symcox
55
Everton Matambanadzo
53
Paul Strang
48
Guy Whittall
47
Allan Donald
46
Eddo Brandes
45
Rudi Bryson
44
Most Runs
Paul Strang
40
Jonty Rhodes
34
Most Ducks
Andy Flower
1
Best Average
Guy Whittall
47.000000
Everton Matambanadzo
53.000000
Most Fours
Lance Klusener
1
Alistair Campbell
1
Heath Streak
1
Most Balls Faced
Grant Flower
93
Hansie Cronje
86
Shaun Pollock
85
Dave Houghton
61
Guy Whittall
45
Daryll Cullinan
42
Craig Wishart
41
Highest Score
Paul Strang
40
Jonty Rhodes
34
Most sixes
Dave Houghton
1