Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 1st Match, 29 March, 1997, Buffalo Park
South Africa vs Australia | March 29, 1997, 07:30 PM | Buffalo Park
*227/4 (47.0 ov)
*223/9 (50.0 ov)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Australia Inning Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Taylor
c Rhodes b Pollock
|
7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.17 |
|
Michael Di Venuto
c Cullinan b Kallis
|
23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 164.29 |
|
Stuart Law
c Kallis b Symcox
|
50 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 73.53 |
|
Steve Waugh
run out
|
50 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 81.97 |
|
Greg Blewett
run out
|
14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 60.87 |
|
Michael Bevan
not out
|
51 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 85.00 |
|
Adam Gilchrist
run out
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
|
Shane Warne
c Cullinan b Donald
|
4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
|
Paul Reiffel
b Klusener
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
Jason Gillespie
c Cullinan b Klusener
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Adam Dale
not out
|
15 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 39.47 |
| EXTRAS ( b 0, lb 1, w 6, nb 0, p 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.46 RUNS PER OVER) | 223/9 (50.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
32-2 (Mark Taylor, 0 ov), 26-1 (Michael Di Venuto, 0 ov), 129-3 (Stuart Law, 0 ov), 134-4 (Steve Waugh, 0 ov), 163-5 (Greg Blewett, 0 ov), 169-6 (Adam Gilchrist, 0 ov), 176-7 (Shane Warne, 0 ov), 178-8 (Paul Reiffel, 0 ov), 178-9 (Jason Gillespie, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Lance Klusener | 6 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.83 |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.30 |
| Hansie Cronje | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.17 |
South Africa (target 224 runs off 50.0 overs) Inning Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Saturday, March 29, 1997 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to field
VENUE
Buffalo Park , East London
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