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Australia v South Africa @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
9 December 1997
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: DJ Harper, PD Parker
Third Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: South Africa won by 45 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Shane Warne b Paul Reiffel | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Herschelle Gibbs | run out (Ian Harvey > ) | 15 | 30 | 52 | 1 | - |
| 3. Lance Klusener | c Adam Gilchrist b Tom Moody | 17 | 31 | 40 | 2 | - |
| *4. Hansie Cronje | run out (Michael Bevan > Adam Gilchrist) | 2 | 17 | 19 | - | - |
| 5. Jacques Kallis | st Adam Gilchrist b Mark Waugh | 27 | 58 | 76 | - | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | run out (Andy Bichel > ) | 42 | 71 | 86 | 1 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Tom Moody b Mark Waugh | 18 | 36 | 38 | - | - |
| 8. Brian McMillan | run out (Ian Harvey > Andy Bichel) | 13 | 24 | 35 | - | - |
| +9. Dave Richardson | not out | 18 | 22 | 28 | - | - |
| 10. Pat Symcox | not out | 4 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-1 (Gary Kirsten), 2-36 (Lance Klusener), 3-40 (Herschelle Gibbs), 4-44 (Hansie Cronje), 5-105 (Jacques Kallis), 6-125 (Jonty Rhodes), 7-140 (Shaun Pollock), 8-161 (Brian McMillan). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 8w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs, 197 mins) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 1 | 18 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Andy Bichel | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Tom Moody | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Harvey | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Di Venuto | c Shaun Pollock b Lance Klusener | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 2. Mark Waugh | c Shaun Pollock b Pat Symcox | 45 | 76 | 119 | 1 | 1 |
| *3. Steve Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Lance Klusener | 0 | 7 | 6 | - | - |
| 4. Ricky Ponting | c Gary Kirsten b Lance Klusener | 15 | 22 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 5. Michael Bevan | c Jonty Rhodes b Brian McMillan | 19 | 39 | 55 | - | - |
| +6. Adam Gilchrist | not out | 29 | 57 | 76 | 2 | - |
| 7. Tom Moody | lbw b Pat Symcox | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Ian Harvey | lbw b Brian McMillan | 1 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Paul Reiffel | run out (Gary Kirsten > Pat Symcox) | 1 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Shane Warne | c Herschelle Gibbs b Lance Klusener | 5 | 21 | 27 | - | - |
| 11. Andy Bichel | c Brian McMillan b Lance Klusener | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Michael Di Venuto), 2-12 (Steve Waugh), 3-38 (Ricky Ponting), 4-79 (Michael Bevan), 5-97 (Mark Waugh), 6-97 (Tom Moody), 7-100 (Ian Harvey), 8-104 (Paul Reiffel), 9-123 (Shane Warne), 125 (Andy Bichel). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 39.1 ovs, 175 mins) 125 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 7.1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Donald | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 2 | 18 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Michael Di Venuto, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Bevan, Adam Gilchrist, Tom Moody, Ian Harvey, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Andy Bichel