Sat, 29 Mar 1997 - 00:00 – 1st ODI • Buffalo Park, East London
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
South AfricaSouth Africa
223/9 (9.00)
AustraliaAustralia
227/4 (47.00)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 1 Steve Waugh 1 Michael Bevan 1 Stuart Law
Most Wickets 2 Shane Warne 2 Lance Klusener 1 Adam Dale 1 Paul Reiffel 1 Allan Donald
Most Runs Conceed 55 Adam Dale 53 Pat Symcox 45 Michael Bevan 44 Paul Reiffel 42 Jacques Kallis
Best Average 14.5 Lance Klusener 18 Shane Warne 36 Shaun Pollock
Most Fours 9 Daryll Cullinan 6 Stuart Law 4 Steve Waugh
Most Runs Conceed 36 Shane Warne 36 Jason Gillespie 36 Shaun Pollock
Most Fours 4 Jacques Kallis 4 Adam Bacher 3 Michael Bevan
Best Average 37 Allan Donald 42 Jacques Kallis 44 Paul Reiffel
Most Fours 2 Jonty Rhodes 2 Herschelle Gibbs 1 Michael Di Venuto
Best Economy 3.6 Shane Warne 3.6 Shaun Pollock 3.7 Allan Donald 4.17 Hansie Cronje 4.4 Paul Reiffel
Best Bowling Fig 2 Shane Warne 2 Lance Klusener 1 Adam Dale 1 Paul Reiffel 1 Allan Donald
Best Strike Rate 1.64 Michael Di Venuto 0.85 Michael Bevan 0.83 Jacques Kallis 0.83 Jonty Rhodes 0.82 Steve Waugh
Most 50s 1 Daryll Cullinan 1 Jacques Kallis
Best Averages 63 Jacques Kallis 50 Steve Waugh 50 Stuart Law 27 Adam Bacher 23 Michael Di Venuto
Highest Score 85 Daryll Cullinan 63 Jacques Kallis 51 Michael Bevan 50 Stuart Law 50 Steve Waugh
Most Runs 85 Daryll Cullinan 63 Jacques Kallis 51 Michael Bevan 50 Stuart Law 50 Steve Waugh
Most Wickets 1 Shaun Pollock 1 Jacques Kallis
Best Bowling Fig 1 Shaun Pollock 1 Jacques Kallis
Most Not Outs 1 Michael Bevan 1 Adam Dale 1 Jonty Rhodes 1 Daryll Cullinan
Best Economy 4.83 Lance Klusener 5.14 Jason Gillespie
Best Strike Rate 18 Lance Klusener 30 Shane Warne 48 Jacques Kallis 60 Paul Reiffel 60 Adam Dale
Best Strike Rate 0.74 Stuart Law
Best Strike Rate 60 Shaun Pollock
Most Fours 1 Mark Taylor
Most Balls Faced 116 Daryll Cullinan 76 Jacques Kallis 68 Stuart Law 61 Steve Waugh 60 Michael Bevan
Best Average 53 Pat Symcox
Highest Score 24 Jonty Rhodes 23 Michael Di Venuto
Most sixes 1 Michael Bevan
Most Runs 23 Michael Di Venuto
Most Ducks 1 Jason Gillespie 1 Lance Klusener
Best Averages 10 Herschelle Gibbs 7 Mark Taylor
Worst Bowling Fig 55 Adam Dale 53 Pat Symcox 45 Michael Bevan 44 Paul Reiffel 42 Jacques Kallis
Most Balls Faced 39 Adam Bacher 38 Adam Dale
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
Adam Gilchrist vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 11
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.6
✔ Batsman advantage
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
Herschelle Gibbs vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 70.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Reiffel vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Shane Warne vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.4
Balanced matchup
Steve Waugh vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 122.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Steve Waugh vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Taylor vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.8
Balanced matchup
Mark Taylor vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 173.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Taylor vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
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
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
Jason Gillespie vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.7
Balanced matchup
Steve Waugh vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Shane Warne vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Herschelle Gibbs vs Adam Dale
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Lance Klusener vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Jonty Rhodes vs Paul Reiffel
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Bacher vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 89.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Bacher vs Paul Reiffel
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Bacher vs Adam Dale
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.0
Balanced matchup
Michael Di Venuto vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Jason Gillespie vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Adam Gilchrist vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup
Jacques Kallis vs Paul Reiffel
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 153.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Reiffel vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.5
Balanced matchup
Shane Warne vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.5
Balanced matchup
Steve Waugh vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Mark Taylor vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 82.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Stuart Law vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Stuart Law vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Blewett vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 102.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Greg Blewett vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Greg Blewett vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 421.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stuart Law vs Paul Reiffel
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Michael Bevan vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stuart Law vs Lance Klusener
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Jason Gillespie vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Stuart Law vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 46.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jason Gillespie vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Adam Gilchrist vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
Shane Warne vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Paul Reiffel vs Pat Symcox
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Daryll Cullinan vs Adam Dale
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Lance Klusener vs Paul Reiffel
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Di Venuto vs Peter Pollock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Michael Di Venuto vs Allan Donald
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 114.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Michael Di Venuto vs Jacques Kallis
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
âš  Bowler dominance