Thu, 04 Dec 1997 - 00:00 – 1st • Sydney Cricket Ground
South Africa won by 67 runs
AustraliaAustralia
200/10 (44.00)
South AfricaSouth Africa
133/10 (38.00)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Best Average 7 Pat Symcox 12 Shaun Pollock 12 Mark Waugh
Best Bowling Fig 4 Pat Symcox 3 Glenn McGrath 3 Andy Bichel
Best Economy 2 Shaun Pollock 2.6 Allan Donald 2.8 Pat Symcox
Best Average 13 Allan Donald 13.33 Glenn McGrath 15.33 Andy Bichel
Best Bowling Fig 2 Daryll Cullinan 1 Allan Donald 1 Mark Waugh
Best Economy 3.12 Paul Reiffel 3.3 Shane Warne 3.3 Ian Harvey
Best Bowling Fig 1 Ian Harvey 1 Shaun Pollock 1 Lance Klusener
Best Economy 3.88 Daryll Cullinan 4 Mark Waugh 4 Glenn McGrath
Most Runs Conceed 46 Andy Bichel 40 Glenn McGrath 34 Lance Klusener 33 Shane Warne 33 Ian Harvey
Most Wickets 4 Pat Symcox 3 Glenn McGrath 3 Andy Bichel
Best Strike Rate 1.33 Jonty Rhodes 0.84 Pat Symcox 0.75 Mark Waugh
Most Wickets 2 Daryll Cullinan 1 Allan Donald 1 Mark Waugh
Highest Score 45 Mark Waugh 44 Gary Kirsten 33 Daryll Cullinan
Best Strike Rate 0.75 Shaun Pollock 0.74 Shane Warne 0.64 Gary Kirsten
Most Wickets 1 Ian Harvey 1 Shaun Pollock 1 Lance Klusener
Highest Score 27 Pat Symcox 21 Hansie Cronje 19 Brian McMillan
Most Runs 45 Mark Waugh 44 Gary Kirsten 33 Daryll Cullinan 27 Pat Symcox 21 Hansie Cronje
Best Averages 45 Mark Waugh 44 Gary Kirsten 33 Daryll Cullinan 21 Hansie Cronje 19 Brian McMillan
Most Fours 3 Daryll Cullinan 3 Gary Kirsten 2 Pat Symcox 2 Mark Waugh 1 Shane Warne
Most Runs Conceed 28 Pat Symcox 25 Paul Reiffel
Best Strike Rate 15 Pat Symcox 18 Mark Waugh 18 Andy Bichel 20 Glenn McGrath 24 Daryll Cullinan
Most Not Outs 1 Glenn McGrath 1 Pat Symcox
Best Strike Rate 0.56 Daryll Cullinan 0.55 Allan Donald
Most Runs 17 Shane Warne 17 Paul Reiffel
Most Ducks 1 David Richardson
Best Strike Rate 36 Shaun Pollock 42 Lance Klusener
Best Averages 17 Paul Reiffel 16 Michael Bevan
Worst Bowling Fig 46 Andy Bichel 40 Glenn McGrath 34 Lance Klusener 33 Shane Warne 33 Ian Harvey
Best Average 15.5 Daryll Cullinan 33 Ian Harvey
Highest Score 17 Shane Warne 17 Paul Reiffel
Most sixes 1 Shane Warne
Most Balls Faced 69 Gary Kirsten 60 Mark Waugh 59 Daryll Cullinan 44 Hansie Cronje 38 Greg Blewett
Worst Bowling Fig 25 Paul Reiffel
Gary Kirsten vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 16
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.4
✔ 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
Jacques Kallis vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.5
✔ 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
Mark Waugh vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.0
✔ 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
David Richardson vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Jonty Rhodes vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.2
✔ Batsman advantage
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
Andy Bichel vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Michael Bevan vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.3
Balanced matchup
Greg Blewett vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Blewett vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.3
Balanced matchup
Daryll Cullinan vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 48.0
✔ Batsman advantage
David Richardson vs Andy Bichel
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Hansie Cronje vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.3
Balanced matchup
Allan Donald vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup
Jacques Kallis vs Andy Bichel
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Klusener vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Shaun Pollock vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.7
⚠ Bowler dominance
Glenn McGrath vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.7
Balanced matchup
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
Andy Bichel vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Steve Waugh vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Waugh vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.7
Balanced matchup
Shane Warne vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Shane Warne vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.5
Balanced matchup
Paul Reiffel vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.5
Balanced matchup
Glenn McGrath vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.0
Balanced matchup
Steve Waugh vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Adam Gilchrist vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup
Glenn McGrath vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Greg Blewett vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 102.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Shaun Pollock vs Andy Bichel
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jonty Rhodes vs Merv Harvey
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup
Lance Klusener vs Andy Bichel
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Hansie Cronje vs Andy Bichel
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Di Venuto vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Jonty Rhodes vs Andy Bichel
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Daryll Cullinan vs Merv Harvey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Brian McMillan vs Andy Bichel
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Pat Symcox vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Gary Kirsten vs Merv Harvey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Gary Kirsten vs Andy Bichel
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.0
Balanced matchup
Shaun Pollock vs Merv Harvey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ 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
Ian Harvey vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ian Harvey vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Allan Donald vs Andy Bichel
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.0
Balanced matchup
Jacques Kallis vs Merv Harvey
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Blewett vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 421.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Bevan vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Michael Di Venuto vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Michael Di Venuto vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 114.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Gilchrist vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
Adam Gilchrist vs Daryll Cullinan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Michael Bevan vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Blewett vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 91.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Shane Warne vs Daryll Cullinan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Paul Reiffel vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Reiffel vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance