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South Africa v Australia @ Newlands, Cape Town
2 April 1997
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RE Koertzen, DL Orchard
Third Umpire: DF Becker
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: South Africa won by 46 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Louis Koen | c Michael Di Venuto b Adam Dale | 22 | 54 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 2. Herschelle Gibbs | b Jason Gillespie | 28 | 33 | 64 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | b Shane Warne | 23 | 38 | 64 | 1 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | run out (Greg Blewett > ) | 12 | 26 | 41 | - | - |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | not out | 83 | 76 | 107 | 6 | 1 |
| *6. Hansie Cronje | b Greg Blewett | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| 7. Derek Crookes | c Ian Healy b Jason Gillespie | 18 | 44 | 52 | - | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | lbw b Shane Warne | 21 | 15 | 18 | 3 | - |
| +9. Dave Richardson | run out (Adam Dale > ) | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Rudi Bryson | not out | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-52 (Louis Koen), 2-53 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-80 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-101 (Jacques Kallis), 5-106 (Hansie Cronje), 6-176 (Derek Crookes), 7-216 (Shaun Pollock), 8-222 (Dave Richardson). |
| Extras | 0b, 11lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs, 214 mins) 245 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Adam Dale | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 64 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Greg Blewett | b Shaun Pollock | 6 | 19 | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Michael Di Venuto | run out (Jacques Kallis > ) | 13 | 19 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 3. Stuart Law | c Dave Richardson b Rudi Bryson | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 4. Steve Waugh | b Rudi Bryson | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 5. Michael Bevan | c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock | 82 | 102 | 132 | 9 | - |
| *+6. Ian Healy | c & b Derek Crookes | 25 | 48 | 72 | - | - |
| 7. Shane Warne | run out (Derek Crookes > Dave Richardson) | 23 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | run out (Derek Crookes > ) | 6 | 16 | 21 | - | - |
| 9. Adam Dale | not out | 12 | 15 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | c Herschelle Gibbs b Allan Donald | 17 | 18 | 21 | 3 | - |
| 11. Mark Waugh | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Greg Blewett), 2-25 (Stuart Law), 3-25 (Steve Waugh), 4-25 (Michael Di Venuto), 5-94 (Ian Healy), 6-136 (Shane Warne), 7-157 (Paul Reiffel), 8-170 (Michael Bevan), 9-199 (Jason Gillespie). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 6w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 44.5 ovs, 189 mins) 199 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 | (2w,2nb) |
| Rudi Bryson | 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Allan Donald | 7.5 | 1 | 25 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Crookes | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Louis Koen, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Daryll Cullinan, Jonty Rhodes, Hansie Cronje, Derek Crookes, Shaun Pollock, Dave Richardson, Rudi Bryson, Allan Donald