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Fri, 03 Apr 1998 - 00:00 – 1st • Kingsmead, Durban
South Africa won by 52 runs
South Africa
280/4 (31.10)
Pakistan
228/10 (47.40)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Lance Klusener
10.333333
Steve Elworthy
12.500000
Wasim Akram
19.500000
Roger Telemachus
20.000000
Hansie Cronje
31.000000
Most Wickets
Lance Klusener
3
Steve Elworthy
2
Roger Telemachus
2
Wasim Akram
2
Waqar Younis
1
Best Bowling Fig
Lance Klusener
3
Steve Elworthy
2
Roger Telemachus
2
Wasim Akram
2
Waqar Younis
1
Most Runs Conceed
Waqar Younis
73
Azhar Mahmood
59
Shahid Afridi
52
Jacques Kallis
50
Best Economy
Abdul Razzaq
2.884615
Lance Klusener
3.100000
Steve Elworthy
3.125000
Hansie Cronje
3.444444
Wasim Akram
3.900000
Most 50s
Jonty Rhodes
1
Best Strike Rate
Mike Rindel
1.214285
Waqar Younis
1.178571
Wasim Akram
1.000000
Jonty Rhodes
0.989473
Jacques Kallis
0.956140
Most Runs
Jacques Kallis
109
Jonty Rhodes
94
Abdul Razzaq
46
Moin Khan
45
Hansie Cronje
34
Best Averages
Moin Khan
45.000000
Hansie Cronje
34.000000
Waqar Younis
33.000000
Wasim Akram
27.000000
Shahid Afridi
19.000000
Most Fours
Jonty Rhodes
8
Jacques Kallis
8
Abdul Razzaq
6
Wasim Akram
5
Moin Khan
4
Hansie Cronje
4
Mike Rindel
3
Highest Score
Jacques Kallis
109
Jonty Rhodes
94
Abdul Razzaq
46
Moin Khan
45
Hansie Cronje
34
Most Wickets
Hansie Cronje
1
Pat Symcox
1
Most Runs Conceed
Pat Symcox
43
Roger Telemachus
40
Wasim Akram
39
Best Bowling Fig
Hansie Cronje
1
Pat Symcox
1
Most Not Outs
Abdul Razzaq
1
Jonty Rhodes
1
Jacques Kallis
1
Best Strike Rate
Abdul Razzaq
0.938775
Moin Khan
0.789473
Most Runs
Waqar Younis
33
Wasim Akram
27
Most Ducks
Saeed Anwar
1
Gary Kirsten
1
Best Economy
Roger Telemachus
4.761904
Shahid Afridi
5.531914
Best Strike Rate
Lance Klusener
20
Steve Elworthy
24
Roger Telemachus
25.2
Most Fours
Waqar Younis
1
Mohammad Yousuf
1
Most Balls Faced
Hansie Cronje
46
Mohammad Yousuf
38
Daryll Cullinan
30
Best Averages
Mike Rindel
17.000000
Daryll Cullinan
16.000000
Most 100s
Jacques Kallis
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Waqar Younis
73
Azhar Mahmood
59
Shahid Afridi
52
Jacques Kallis
50
Pat Symcox
43
Roger Telemachus
40
Wasim Akram
39
Best Strike Rate
Wasim Akram
30
Pat Symcox
42
Hansie Cronje
54
Waqar Younis
60
Best Average
Pat Symcox
43.000000
Waqar Younis
73.000000
Most Balls Faced
Jacques Kallis
114
Jonty Rhodes
95
Moin Khan
57
Abdul Razzaq
49
Highest Score
Waqar Younis
33
Wasim Akram
27
Most sixes
Waqar Younis
2
Jonty Rhodes
2