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South Africa v Australia @ Centurion Park
21, 22, 23, 24 March 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: MJ Kitchen, CJ Mitchley
Third Umpire: RE Koertzen
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Dave Richardson b Lance Klusener | 38 | 138 | 197 | 5 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | b Brett Schultz | 10 | 22 | 36 | 2 | - |
| 3. Matthew Elliott | c Brett Schultz b Allan Donald | 18 | 52 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Allan Donald | 5 | 15 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Brett Schultz | 67 | 132 | 174 | 9 | - |
| 6. Greg Blewett | c Dave Richardson b Pat Symcox | 37 | 90 | 94 | 5 | - |
| 7. Michael Bevan | lbw b Brett Schultz | 6 | 22 | 40 | 1 | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 19 | 47 | 67 | 1 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | lbw b Brett Schultz | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | not out | 6 | 24 | 47 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | b Lance Klusener | 0 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Matthew Hayden), 2-60 (Matthew Elliott), 3-72 (Mark Waugh), 4-110 (Mark Taylor), 5-190 (Greg Blewett), 6-197 (Steve Waugh), 7-212 (Michael Bevan), 8-212 (Shane Warne), 9-226 (Ian Healy), 227 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 7w, 9nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.5 ovs) 227 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 20 | 5 | 60 | 3 | (3w,4nb) |
| Brett Schultz | 20 | 4 | 52 | 4 | (3w,8nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 14.5 | 4 | 23 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 23 | 4 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 16 | 42 | 59 | 2 | - |
| 2. Adam Bacher | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 96 | 322 | 444 | 10 | 1 |
| 3. Brian McMillan | c Matthew Hayden b Mark Waugh | 55 | 119 | 159 | 8 | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | b Glenn McGrath | 47 | 103 | 120 | 8 | - |
| 5. Pat Symcox | c Greg Blewett b Jason Gillespie | 16 | 30 | 44 | 3 | - |
| 6. Jacques Kallis | c Steve Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 15 | 21 | - | - |
| *7. Hansie Cronje | not out | 79 | 111 | 148 | 9 | 2 |
| +8. Dave Richardson | b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Lance Klusener | b Jason Gillespie | 30 | 46 | 58 | 3 | 1 |
| 10. Allan Donald | c Ian Healy b Jason Gillespie | 8 | 15 | 32 | 2 | - |
| 11. Brett Schultz | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 9 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-26 (Gary Kirsten), 2-128 (Brian McMillan), 3-229 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-252 (Pat Symcox), 5-255 (Jacques Kallis), 6-262 (Adam Bacher), 7-262 (Dave Richardson), 8-330 (Lance Klusener), 9-367 (Allan Donald), 384 (Brett Schultz). |
| Extras | 11b, 16lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 33 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 134.4 ovs) 384 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 40.4 | 15 | 86 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 31 | 13 | 75 | 3 | (1w,1nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 36 | 11 | 89 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 15 | 3 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 5 | 19 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | lbw b Brett Schultz | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 3. Matthew Elliott | b Allan Donald | 12 | 35 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Pat Symcox | 42 | 100 | 139 | 7 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | not out | 60 | 179 | 266 | 8 | - |
| 6. Greg Blewett | b Allan Donald | 0 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| 7. Michael Bevan | b Pat Symcox | 5 | 20 | 32 | 1 | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | c Dave Richardson b Brett Schultz | 12 | 24 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | lbw b Allan Donald | 12 | 43 | 55 | 2 | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | b Allan Donald | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | b Lance Klusener | 11 | 17 | 20 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Matthew Hayden), 2-10 (Mark Taylor), 3-28 (Matthew Elliott), 4-94 (Mark Waugh), 5-99 (Greg Blewett), 6-108 (Michael Bevan), 7-131 (Ian Healy), 8-164 (Shane Warne), 9-164 (Jason Gillespie), 185 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 4w, 14nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73.4 ovs) 185 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Allan Donald | 18 | 5 | 36 | 5 | (3w,0nb) |
| Brett Schultz | 17 | 4 | 39 | 2 | (1w,9nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 14.4 | 1 | 40 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 19 | 5 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Mark Taylor b Greg Blewett | 6 | 16 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 2. Adam Bacher | c Matthew Elliott b Jason Gillespie | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 3. Brian McMillan | not out | 7 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | not out | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | - |
| 5. Pat Symcox | ||||||
| 6. Jacques Kallis | ||||||
| *7. Hansie Cronje | ||||||
| +8. Dave Richardson | ||||||
| 9. Lance Klusener | ||||||
| 10. Allan Donald | ||||||
| 11. Brett Schultz |
| FOW | 1-11 (Adam Bacher), 2-15 (Gary Kirsten). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 6.4 ovs) 32 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jason Gillespie | 3.4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Gary Kirsten, Adam Bacher, Brian McMillan, Daryll Cullinan, Pat Symcox, Jacques Kallis, Hansie Cronje, Dave Richardson, Lance Klusener, Allan Donald, Brett Schultz