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Sat, 08 Nov 1997 - 00:00 – Final • Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
South Africa
209/7 (49.00)
Sri Lanka
210/6 (40.40)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Sri Lanka innigs
210/6 (40.40)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Symcox b de Villiers
14
14
21
1
1
100.00
In 1997
Career
Marvan Atapattu
c Cronje b Klusener
22
61
89
2
0
36.06
In 1997
Career
Roshan Mahanama
c Hudson b Donald
26
26
42
3
1
100.00
In 1997
Career
Aravinda de Silva
c Klusener b Donald
24
23
31
4
0
104.34
In 1997
Career
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
c Klusener b Pollock
32
56
95
3
0
57.14
In 1997
Career
Hashan Tillakaratne
c †Richardson b Pollock
28
60
59
3
0
46.66
In 1997
Career
Lanka de Silva (WK)
c †Richardson b Pollock
1
3
4
0
0
33.33
In 1997
Career
Kumar Dharmasena
not out
24
39
54
1
0
61.53
In 1997
Career
Chaminda Vaas
not out
18
19
30
2
0
94.73
In 1997
Career
Extras
(lb 8, nb 1, w 11)
20
Total
209/7 50 Ov (RR: 4.18)
3971
5719
0
361
38
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Shaun Pollock
10.00
0
42
3
4.20
0
2
0
In 1997
Career
Fanie de Villiers
8.00
1
28
1
3.50
0
1
0
In 1997
Career
Allan Donald
10.00
0
46
2
4.60
0
1
0
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
7.00
0
29
1
4.14
0
5
1
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
10.00
0
37
0
3.70
0
2
0
In 1997
Career
Hansie Cronje
5.00
0
19
0
3.80
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
South Africa innigs
209/7 (49.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Andrew Hudson
lbw b Vaas
11
18
22
1
0
61.11
In 1997
Career
Gary Kirsten
run out (Mahanama)
7
25
49
1
0
28.00
In 1997
Career
Lance Klusener
c & b KSC de Silva
99
96
160
11
2
103.12
In 1997
Career
Pat Symcox
b KSC de Silva
15
10
13
0
2
150.00
In 1997
Career
Daryll Cullinan
st †SKL de Silva b PA de Silva
20
38
44
3
0
52.63
In 1997
Career
Hansie Cronje (c)
c Tillakaratne b Dharmasena
33
42
65
2
1
78.57
In 1997
Career
Jonty Rhodes
not out
5
11
21
0
0
45.45
In 1997
Career
Shaun Pollock
not out
10
12
11
1
0
83.33
In 1997
Career
Extras
(nb 7, w 3)
10
Total
210/6 40.4 Ov (RR: 5.16)
3990
4788
0
361
95
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Chaminda Vaas
6.00
1
34
1
5.66
0
1
1
In 1997
Career
Sajeewa de Silva
6.00
0
48
2
8.00
0
1
0
In 1997
Career
Muthiah Muralidaran
10.00
0
34
0
3.40
0
1
7
In 1997
Career
Kumar Dharmasena
8.40
0
47
1
5.42
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Aravinda de Silva
5.00
0
25
1
5.00
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
Sanath Jayasuriya
5.00
0
22
0
4.40
0
0
0
In 1997
Career
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