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Sat, 29 Mar 1997 - 00:00 – 1st ODI • Buffalo Park, East London
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
South Africa
223/9 (9.00)
Australia
227/4 (47.00)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Steve Waugh
1
Michael Bevan
1
Stuart Law
1
Daryll Cullinan
1
Jacques Kallis
1
Best Average
Lance Klusener
14.500000
Shane Warne
18.000000
Shaun Pollock
36.000000
Allan Donald
37.000000
Jacques Kallis
42.000000
Best Economy
Shane Warne
3.600000
Shaun Pollock
3.600000
Allan Donald
3.700000
Hansie Cronje
4.166666
Paul Reiffel
4.400000
Best Bowling Fig
Shane Warne
2
Lance Klusener
2
Adam Dale
1
Paul Reiffel
1
Allan Donald
1
Most Wickets
Shane Warne
2
Lance Klusener
2
Adam Dale
1
Paul Reiffel
1
Allan Donald
1
Best Strike Rate
Michael Di Venuto
1.642857
Michael Bevan
0.850000
Jacques Kallis
0.828947
Jonty Rhodes
0.827586
Steve Waugh
0.819672
Most Fours
Daryll Cullinan
9
Stuart Law
6
Steve Waugh
4
Jacques Kallis
4
Adam Bacher
4
Michael Bevan
3
Jonty Rhodes
2
Best Averages
Jacques Kallis
63.000000
Steve Waugh
50.000000
Stuart Law
50.000000
Adam Bacher
27.000000
Michael Di Venuto
23.000000
Most Runs
Daryll Cullinan
85
Jacques Kallis
63
Michael Bevan
51
Stuart Law
50
Steve Waugh
50
Highest Score
Daryll Cullinan
85
Jacques Kallis
63
Michael Bevan
51
Stuart Law
50
Steve Waugh
50
Most Runs Conceed
Adam Dale
55
Pat Symcox
53
Michael Bevan
45
Paul Reiffel
44
Jacques Kallis
42
Best Bowling Fig
Pat Symcox
1
Shaun Pollock
1
Jacques Kallis
1
Most Not Outs
Michael Bevan
1
Adam Dale
1
Best Economy
Michael Bevan
4.500000
Lance Klusener
4.833333
Jason Gillespie
5.142857
Best Strike Rate
Lance Klusener
18
Shane Warne
30
Jacques Kallis
48
Paul Reiffel
60
Adam Dale
60
Allan Donald
60
Pat Symcox
60
Most Wickets
Pat Symcox
1
Shaun Pollock
1
Jacques Kallis
1
Most Not Outs
Jonty Rhodes
1
Daryll Cullinan
1
Best Strike Rate
Shane Warne
0.800000
Stuart Law
0.735294
Most Balls Faced
Daryll Cullinan
116
Jacques Kallis
76
Stuart Law
68
Steve Waugh
61
Michael Bevan
60
Best Strike Rate
Shaun Pollock
60
Best Average
Paul Reiffel
44.000000
Pat Symcox
53.000000
Best Averages
Greg Blewett
14.000000
Herschelle Gibbs
10.000000
Mark Taylor
7.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Adam Dale
55
Pat Symcox
53
Michael Bevan
45
Paul Reiffel
44
Jacques Kallis
42
Allan Donald
37
Shane Warne
36
Most Runs
Adam Bacher
27
Jonty Rhodes
24
Michael Di Venuto
23
Most Ducks
Jason Gillespie
1
Lance Klusener
1
Most Runs Conceed
Allan Donald
37
Shane Warne
36
Jason Gillespie
36
Shaun Pollock
36
Worst Bowling Fig
Jason Gillespie
36
Shaun Pollock
36
Most Balls Faced
Adam Bacher
39
Adam Dale
38
Highest Score
Adam Bacher
27
Jonty Rhodes
24
Michael Di Venuto
23
Most sixes
Michael Bevan
1