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South Africa v Australia @ New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
28 February, 1, 2, 3, 4 March 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: CJ Mitchley, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: RE Koertzen
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 196 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 36 | 67 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 6 | 30 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 27 | 73 | 100 | 5 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne | 76 | 144 | 187 | 10 | 1 |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | c Ian Healy b Jason Gillespie | 22 | 37 | 36 | 3 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Steve Waugh b Michael Bevan | 35 | 42 | 44 | 8 | - |
| 8. Lance Klusener | c Mark Taylor b Michael Bevan | 9 | 22 | 21 | 2 | - |
| +9. Dave Richardson | not out | 72 | 87 | 112 | 10 | 1 |
| 10. Allan Donald | c Ian Healy b Jason Gillespie | 21 | 45 | 56 | 4 | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | lbw b Shane Warne | 15 | 33 | 44 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Andrew Hudson), 2-15 (Jacques Kallis), 3-25 (Gary Kirsten), 4-78 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-115 (Jonty Rhodes), 6-165 (Shaun Pollock), 7-183 (Lance Klusener), 8-195 (Hansie Cronje), 9-253 (Allan Donald), 302 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 3w, 3nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.4 ovs) 302 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 26 | 8 | 77 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 17 | 6 | 66 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 27.4 | 9 | 68 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 17 | 1 | 64 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | b Shaun Pollock | 16 | 35 | 47 | 2 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Daryll Cullinan b Shaun Pollock | 40 | 115 | 154 | 5 | - |
| 3. Matthew Elliott | c Paul Adams b Allan Donald | 85 | 113 | 160 | 13 | 1 |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 26 | 34 | 46 | 4 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Jacques Kallis | 160 | 366 | 501 | 22 | - |
| 6. Greg Blewett | c Paul Adams b Lance Klusener | 214 | 421 | 519 | 33 | - |
| 7. Michael Bevan | not out | 37 | 58 | 73 | 6 | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | c Gary Kirsten b Paul Adams | 11 | 22 | 36 | 1 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | b Hansie Cronje | 9 | 9 | 11 | - | 1 |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-33 (Mark Taylor), 2-128 (Matthew Hayden), 3-169 (Mark Waugh), 4-174 (Matthew Elliott), 5-559 (Steve Waugh), 6-577 (Greg Blewett), 7-613 (Ian Healy), 8-628 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 1b, 15lb, 4w, 10nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 193.4 ovs) 628 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 35 | 7 | 136 | 2 | (2w,1nb) |
| Shaun Pollock | 32 | 3 | 105 | 2 | (0w,9nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 37 | 10 | 122 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 21 | 4 | 54 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Paul Adams | 52 | 7 | 163 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 16.4 | 5 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | b Shane Warne | 8 | 47 | 64 | - | - |
| 2. Andrew Hudson | run out (Steve Waugh > > ) | 31 | 62 | 80 | 5 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | b Shane Warne | 39 | 155 | 171 | 5 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 0 | 10 | 15 | - | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Ian Healy b Steve Waugh | 22 | 49 | 60 | 4 | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | lbw b Shane Warne | 8 | 44 | 57 | 1 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | not out | 14 | 33 | 44 | 2 | - |
| 8. Lance Klusener | c Matthew Hayden b Michael Bevan | 0 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| +9. Dave Richardson | c Matthew Hayden b Michael Bevan | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Allan Donald | b Michael Bevan | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Adams | b Michael Bevan | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-36 (Gary Kirsten), 2-41 (Andrew Hudson), 3-46 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-90 (Hansie Cronje), 5-108 (Jonty Rhodes), 6-127 (Jacques Kallis), 7-128 (Lance Klusener), 8-130 (Dave Richardson), 9-130 (Allan Donald), 130 (Paul Adams). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69 ovs) 130 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 5 | 17 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 11 | 4 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 28 | 15 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 15 | 3 | 32 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Gary Kirsten, Andrew Hudson, Jacques Kallis, Daryll Cullinan, Hansie Cronje, Jonty Rhodes, Shaun Pollock, Lance Klusener, Dave Richardson, Allan Donald, Paul Adams