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Australia v South Africa @ Adelaide Oval
30, 31 January, 1, 2, 3 February 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: DB Cowie, SG Randell
Third Umpire: SJ Davis
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Adam Bacher | c Shane Warne b Andy Bichel | 64 | 161 | 184 | 9 | - |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Shane Warne b Michael Kasprowicz | 77 | 155 | 205 | 12 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | lbw b Stuart MacGill | 15 | 24 | 32 | 3 | - |
| *4. Hansie Cronje | b Shane Warne | 73 | 148 | 173 | 9 | 1 |
| 5. Herschelle Gibbs | c Ian Healy b Greg Blewett | 37 | 103 | 133 | 4 | 1 |
| +6. Dave Richardson | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 15 | 56 | 77 | 2 | - |
| 7. Jonty Rhodes | c Andy Bichel b Michael Kasprowicz | 6 | 21 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 8. Brian McMillan | not out | 87 | 165 | 223 | 12 | 1 |
| 9. Shaun Pollock | c Greg Blewett b Michael Kasprowicz | 40 | 66 | 81 | 7 | - |
| 10. Lance Klusener | c Shane Warne b Stuart MacGill | 38 | 59 | 68 | 6 | - |
| 11. Pat Symcox | lbw b Steve Waugh | 54 | 42 | 47 | 6 | - |
| FOW | 1-140 (Adam Bacher), 2-148 (Gary Kirsten), 3-160 (Jacques Kallis), 4-269 (Herschelle Gibbs), 5-275 (Hansie Cronje), 6-286 (Jonty Rhodes), 7-305 (Dave Richardson), 8-374 (Shaun Pollock), 9-443 (Lance Klusener), 517 (Pat Symcox). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 166 ovs) 517 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 39 | 7 | 125 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Andy Bichel | 35 | 10 | 103 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 33 | 6 | 95 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 29 | 7 | 112 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 6 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 14 | 5 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 3 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | not out | 169 | 378 | 524 | 21 | - |
| 2. Matthew Elliott | c Jacques Kallis b Shaun Pollock | 8 | 22 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Adam Bacher b Shaun Pollock | 31 | 44 | 56 | 5 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Herschelle Gibbs b Shaun Pollock | 63 | 127 | 171 | 9 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | b Lance Klusener | 26 | 72 | 97 | 4 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c & b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 14 | 25 | - | - |
| 8. Andy Bichel | c Pat Symcox b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | c Pat Symcox b Jacques Kallis | 17 | 26 | 42 | 4 | - |
| 11. Stuart MacGill | b Pat Symcox | 10 | 47 | 71 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Matthew Elliott), 2-71 (Greg Blewett), 3-197 (Mark Waugh), 4-207 (Steve Waugh), 5-263 (Ricky Ponting), 6-273 (Ian Healy), 7-279 (Andy Bichel), 8-279 (Shane Warne), 9-317 (Michael Kasprowicz), 350 (Stuart MacGill). |
| Extras | 2b, 12lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 122.5 ovs) 350 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 41 | 11 | 87 | 7 | (0w,3nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 23 | 5 | 60 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 18 | 5 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 27 | 6 | 104 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 13.5 | 3 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | not out | 108 | 159 | 235 | 12 | 1 |
| 2. Adam Bacher | c Stuart MacGill b Shane Warne | 41 | 82 | 102 | 5 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | b Michael Kasprowicz | 15 | 43 | 54 | 3 | - |
| *4. Hansie Cronje | c Shane Warne b Michael Kasprowicz | 5 | 17 | 26 | - | - |
| 5. Lance Klusener | b Stuart MacGill | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Pat Symcox | c Ian Healy b Stuart MacGill | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 7. Herschelle Gibbs | st Ian Healy b Stuart MacGill | 2 | 18 | 20 | - | - |
| 8. Jonty Rhodes | not out | 19 | 26 | 23 | 3 | - |
| +9. Dave Richardson | ||||||
| 10. Brian McMillan | ||||||
| 11. Shaun Pollock |
| FOW | 1-80 (Adam Bacher), 2-133 (Jacques Kallis), 3-155 (Hansie Cronje), 4-155 (Lance Klusener), 5-157 (Pat Symcox), 6-165 (Herschelle Gibbs). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 58 ovs) 193 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 18 | 5 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Bichel | 14 | 2 | 51 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 15 | 2 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 7 | 1 | 22 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Elliott | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | b Lance Klusener | 6 | 27 | 39 | - | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | b Shaun Pollock | 16 | 79 | 104 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | not out | 115 | 305 | 404 | 16 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Lance Klusener | 34 | 93 | 110 | 6 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c Pat Symcox b Lance Klusener | 23 | 84 | 118 | 3 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Dave Richardson b Jacques Kallis | 10 | 18 | 24 | 2 | - |
| 8. Andy Bichel | lbw b Lance Klusener | 7 | 26 | 40 | 1 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | not out | 4 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | ||||||
| 11. Stuart MacGill |
| FOW | 1-6 (Matthew Elliott), 2-17 (Mark Taylor), 3-54 (Greg Blewett), 4-112 (Steve Waugh), 5-185 (Ricky Ponting), 6-202 (Ian Healy), 7-215 (Andy Bichel). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 108.4 ovs) 227 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 30.4 | 12 | 61 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 30 | 10 | 67 | 4 | (0w,5nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 16 | 10 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 18 | 2 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 13 | 2 | 33 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Matthew Elliott, Mark Taylor, Greg Blewett, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy, Andy Bichel, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz, Stuart MacGill