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Australia v South Africa @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
23 January 1998
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: DB Hair, SG Randell
Third Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: South Africa won by 6 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Daryll Cullinan | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 26 | 22 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | st Adam Gilchrist b Mark Waugh | 70 | 87 | 96 | 5 | - |
| 3. Lance Klusener | c Michael Bevan b Tom Moody | 0 | 6 | 12 | - | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Adam Gilchrist b Paul Wilson | 33 | 44 | 64 | 1 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Michael Bevan b Darren Lehmann | 29 | 41 | 63 | 1 | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | c Adam Gilchrist b Darren Lehmann | 21 | 34 | 45 | - | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Michael Bevan b Shane Warne | 36 | 35 | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Pat Symcox | b Mark Waugh | 10 | 14 | 13 | - | - |
| 9. Brian McMillan | lbw b Shane Warne | 2 | 8 | 6 | - | - |
| +10. Dave Richardson | not out | 11 | 10 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-55 (Daryll Cullinan), 2-62 (Lance Klusener), 3-126 (Gary Kirsten), 4-137 (Jacques Kallis), 5-178 (Hansie Cronje), 6-186 (Jonty Rhodes), 7-203 (Pat Symcox), 8-210 (Brian McMillan), 9-241 (Shaun Pollock). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs, 193 mins) 241 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Paul Wilson | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3 | (2w,0nb) |
| Tom Moody | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Harvey | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Darren Lehmann | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Waugh | run out (Jonty Rhodes > Shaun Pollock) | 3 | 10 | 16 | - | - |
| +2. Adam Gilchrist | c Pat Symcox b Shaun Pollock | 20 | 27 | 34 | 2 | - |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 33 | 42 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 4. Darren Lehmann | run out (Daryll Cullinan > ) | 31 | 49 | 66 | 2 | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Brian McMillan | 53 | 73 | 102 | 3 | - |
| 6. Michael Bevan | run out (Gary Kirsten > Brian McMillan) | 57 | 68 | 100 | 2 | - |
| 7. Tom Moody | run out (Jacques Kallis > Dave Richardson) | 15 | 18 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 8. Ian Harvey | b Allan Donald | 7 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 9. Paul Reiffel | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Shane Warne | b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Wilson | not out | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Mark Waugh), 2-37 (Adam Gilchrist), 3-95 (Ricky Ponting), 4-105 (Darren Lehmann), 5-206 (Steve Waugh), 6-221 (Michael Bevan), 7-231 (Ian Harvey), 8-233 (Paul Reiffel), 9-234 (Tom Moody), 235 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 5w, 3nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.5 ovs, 227 mins) 235 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 9.5 | 1 | 39 | 2 | (1w,3nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 1 | 56 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 36 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 9 | 1 | 39 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Darren Lehmann, Steve Waugh, Michael Bevan, Tom Moody, Ian Harvey, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Paul Wilson