Fri, 23 Jan 1998 - 00:00 – 1st Final • Melbourne Cricket Ground
South Africa won by 6 runs
AustraliaAustralia
241/9 (44.00)
South AfricaSouth Africa
235/10 (49.50)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Best Average 5.5 Darren Lehmann 17.33 Shane Warne 22.5 Mark Waugh 12 Allan Donald 19.5 Shaun Pollock
Best Economy 2.75 Darren Lehmann 4.33 Ian Harvey 4.5 Mark Waugh 3.6 Allan Donald 4.11 Shaun Pollock
Most Runs Conceed 52 Shane Warne 52 Paul Wilson 45 Mark Waugh 56 Pat Symcox 39 Shaun Pollock
Most Wickets 3 Shane Warne 2 Darren Lehmann 2 Mark Waugh
Most Runs Conceed 36 Lance Klusener 36 Allan Donald 23 Jacques Kallis
Best Bowling Fig 3 Shane Warne 2 Darren Lehmann 2 Mark Waugh
Most Wickets 3 Allan Donald 2 Shaun Pollock 1 Brian McMillan
Best Strike Rate 0.88 Ian Harvey 0.84 Michael Bevan 0.83 Tom Moody
Best Bowling Fig 3 Allan Donald 2 Shaun Pollock 1 Brian McMillan
Highest Score 57 Michael Bevan 53 Steve Waugh 33 Ricky Ponting
Best Strike Rate 1.18 Daryll Cullinan 1.1 David Richardson 1.03 Shaun Pollock
Most Runs 57 Michael Bevan 53 Steve Waugh 33 Ricky Ponting
Most 50s 1 Steve Waugh 1 Michael Bevan
Best Averages 57 Michael Bevan
Highest Score 70 Gary Kirsten 36 Shaun Pollock 33 Jacques Kallis
Most Runs 70 Gary Kirsten 36 Shaun Pollock 33 Jacques Kallis
Best Averages 53 Steve Waugh 33 Ricky Ponting
Most Fours 3 Steve Waugh 2 Darren Lehmann 2 Adam Gilchrist 2 Michael Bevan 2 Ricky Ponting
Most 50s 1 Gary Kirsten
Best Averages 70 Gary Kirsten 36 Shaun Pollock
Best Bowling Fig 1 Paul Wilson 1 Tom Moody
Most Not Outs 1 Paul Wilson
Best Averages 33 Jacques Kallis 29 Hansie Cronje
Most Fours 5 Gary Kirsten
Most Wickets 1 Paul Wilson 1 Tom Moody
Best Economy 4.8 Tom Moody
Most Fours 2 Shaun Pollock 1 Daryll Cullinan 1 Jacques Kallis
Best Strike Rate 12 Darren Lehmann 20 Shane Warne 30 Tom Moody
Most Fours 1 Hansie Cronje
Best Strike Rate 0.8 Gary Kirsten
Best Economy 5.14 Lance Klusener
Best Strike Rate 30 Mark Waugh 54 Paul Wilson
Most Runs 31 Darren Lehmann
Most Ducks 1 Shane Warne
Best Average 24 Tom Moody
Most Runs Conceed 39 Ian Harvey
Best Strike Rate 20 Allan Donald 28.5 Shaun Pollock
Most Runs 29 Hansie Cronje
Most Runs Conceed 24 Tom Moody
Most Fours 1 Ian Harvey 1 Tom Moody
Most Ducks 1 Lance Klusener
Most Not Outs 1 David Richardson
Most Fours 1 David Richardson
Most Balls Faced 87 Gary Kirsten 44 Jacques Kallis
Best Strike Rate 54 Brian McMillan
Most Balls Faced 73 Steve Waugh 68 Michael Bevan 49 Darren Lehmann 42 Ricky Ponting
Best Averages 31 Darren Lehmann
Worst Bowling Fig 52 Shane Warne 56 Pat Symcox 39 Shaun Pollock 39 Brian McMillan 36 Lance Klusener
Most Balls Faced 41 Hansie Cronje
Highest Score 29 Hansie Cronje
Most sixes 1 Shaun Pollock
Worst Bowling Fig 24 Tom Moody
Hansie Cronje vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 15
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 75.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Waugh vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 13
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Gilchrist vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.9
Balanced matchup
Daryll Cullinan vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.6
Balanced matchup
Jacques Kallis vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 68.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Shaun Pollock vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.6
Balanced matchup
Jonty Rhodes vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Shane Warne vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 9
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.7
Balanced matchup
Steve Waugh vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 97.4
✔ Batsman advantage
David Richardson vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Brian McMillan vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Gary Kirsten vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Ricky Ponting vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 75.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Steve Waugh vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Waugh vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Reiffel vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Shane Warne vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.4
Balanced matchup
Steve Waugh vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Waugh vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Bevan vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Bevan vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 109.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Bevan vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 68.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Ricky Ponting vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Gilchrist vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 78.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Pat Symcox vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Klusener vs Tom Moody
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.3
Balanced matchup
Lance Klusener vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Jacques Kallis vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 133.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Klusener vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.5
Balanced matchup
Jonty Rhodes vs Darren Lehmann
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Kallis vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Ricky Ponting vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 112.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Darren Lehmann vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.5
Balanced matchup
Darren Lehmann vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 56.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Ian Harvey vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tom Moody vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tom Moody vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Tom Moody vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Ricky Ponting vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Shane Warne vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Shane Warne vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ian Harvey vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ian Harvey vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Adam Gilchrist vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
Hansie Cronje vs Darren Lehmann
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Hansie Cronje vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Darren Lehmann vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Wilson vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Adam Gilchrist vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Shaun Pollock vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jonty Rhodes vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Gary Kirsten vs Jack Wilson
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jacques Kallis vs Darren Lehmann
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Klusener vs Darren Lehmann
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.0
✔ Batsman advantage