Australia v South Africa
South Africa won by 45 runs
9 December 1997Melbourne
Australia
12539.1 ov
South Africawon by 45 runs
170/850 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
South Africa innings
170/850 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | caught | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | run out | 15 | 30 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Lance Klusener | caught | 17 | 31 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 54.8 |
| Hansie Cronje | run out | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| Jacques Kallis | stumped | 27 | 58 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 46.6 |
| Jonty Rhodes | run out | 42 | 71 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 59.2 |
| Shaun Pollock | caught | 18 | 36 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Brian McMillan | run out | 13 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 |
| David Richardson | not out | 18* | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 81.8 |
| Pat Symcox | not out | 4* | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 |
| Extras | lb 5, w 8, nb 1 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets, 50 overs | 170 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 170
1-1 Gary Kirsten2-36 Lance Klusener3-40 Herschelle Gibbs4-44 Hansie Cronje5-105 Jacques Kallis6-125 Jonty Rhodes7-140 Shaun Pollock8-161 Brian McMillan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Bichel | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Moody | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Harvey | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5.14 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3.60 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | 0 | 0 |
Australia innings chasing 171
12539.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Di Venuto | caught | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 |
| Mark Waugh | caught | 45 | 76 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 59.2 |
| Steve Waugh | caught | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ricky Ponting | caught | 15 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 68.2 |
| Michael Bevan | caught | 19 | 39 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 48.7 |
| Adam Gilchrist | not out | 29* | 57 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 50.9 |
| Tom Moody | lbw | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ian Harvey | lbw | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Paul Reiffel | run out | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Shane Warne | caught | 5 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 |
| Andy Bichel | caught | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | lb 3, nb 1 | 4 | |||||
| Total | all out, 39.1 overs | 125 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 170
1-11 Michael Di Venuto2-12 Steve Waugh3-38 Ricky Ponting4-79 Michael Bevan5-97 Mark Waugh6-97 Tom Moody7-100 Ian Harvey8-104 Paul Reiffel9-123 Shane Warne10-125 Andy Bichel
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 7.1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Donald | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4.33 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian McMillan | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 3.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |