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New Zealand v South Africa @ Bellerive Oval, Hobart
11 December 1997
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: AJ McQuillan, SG Randell
Third Umpire: JH Smeaton
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: South Africa won by 1 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | b Shayne O'Connor | 6 | 13 | 11 | - | - |
| 2. Herschelle Gibbs | c Daniel Vettori b Shayne O'Connor | 12 | 22 | 48 | - | - |
| 3. Lance Klusener | run out (Stephen Fleming > ) | 37 | 60 | 76 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Pat Symcox | c & b Chris Harris | 15 | 25 | 37 | 1 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | run out (Brian McMillan > ) | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 6. Jacques Kallis | c & b Chris Harris | 45 | 82 | 83 | - | - |
| 7. Jonty Rhodes | b Daniel Vettori | 14 | 28 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | c Gavin Larsen b Chris Cairns | 31 | 49 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 9. Brian McMillan | b Chris Cairns | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| +10. Dave Richardson | not out | 9 | 13 | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-14 (Gary Kirsten), 2-41 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-71 (Pat Symcox), 4-72 (Hansie Cronje), 5-73 (Lance Klusener), 6-99 (Jonty Rhodes), 7-153 (Jacques Kallis), 8-155 (Brian McMillan), 9-174 (Shaun Pollock). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 4w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs, 188 mins) 174 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shayne O'Connor | 7 | 0 | 42 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 10 | 2 | 26 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gavin Larsen | 8 | 1 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matt Horne | lbw b Lance Klusener | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c Brian McMillan b Lance Klusener | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| 3. Chris Cairns | b Lance Klusener | 29 | 27 | 36 | 5 | - |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Shaun Pollock b Pat Symcox | 32 | 75 | 105 | 1 | - |
| 5. Craig McMillan | c Gary Kirsten b Pat Symcox | 18 | 53 | 88 | - | - |
| 6. Roger Twose | c Gary Kirsten b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 34 | 35 | 1 | - |
| +7. Adam Parore | run out (Jacques Kallis > ) | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 8. Chris Harris | not out | 37 | 50 | 82 | 3 | - |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | not out | 25 | 40 | 62 | - | - |
| 10. Gavin Larsen | ||||||
| 11. Shayne O'Connor |
| FOW | 1-5 (Matt Horne), 2-6 (Nathan Astle), 3-45 (Chris Cairns), 4-83 (Stephen Fleming), 5-89 (Craig McMillan), 6-97 (Adam Parore), 7-111 (Roger Twose). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs, 228 mins) 173 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 2 | 24 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 2 | 32 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 10 | 1 | 28 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 1 | 35 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Matt Horne, Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns, Stephen Fleming, Craig McMillan, Roger Twose, Adam Parore, Chris Harris, Daniel Vettori, Gavin Larsen, Shayne O'Connor