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South Africa vs Australia, 1st ODI, Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 1997 - Scorecard
Series:
Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 1997
Venue:
Buffalo Park, East London
Date & Time:
Sat, Mar 29, 2:00 AM LOCAL
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South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
Australia
Australia
223-9
(50 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Adam Gilchrist
run out (Rhodes)
1
2
0
0
50.00
Jason Gillespie
c Cullinan b Klusener
0
1
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
c Cullinan b Donald
4
5
0
0
80.00
Steve Waugh
run out (Gibbs/Richardson)
50
61
4
0
81.97
Mark Taylor
c Rhodes b Pollock
7
24
1
0
29.17
Paul Reiffel
b Klusener
1
4
0
0
25.00
Michael Bevan
not out
51
60
3
1
85.00
Stuart Law
c Kallis b Symcox
50
68
6
0
73.53
Greg Blewett
run out (Cronje)
14
23
0
0
60.87
Adam Dale
not out
15
38
0
0
39.47
Michael Di Venuto
c Cullinan b Kallis
23
14
1
0
164.29
Extras
7
(b 0, lb 1, w 6, nb 0, p 0)
Total
223-9
(50 Overs, RR: 4.46)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
10
1
36
1
0
0
3.60
Jacques Kallis
8
0
42
1
0
2
5.25
Allan Donald
10
0
37
1
0
0
3.70
Lance Klusener
6
1
29
2
0
4
4.83
Pat Symcox
10
0
53
1
0
0
5.30
Hansie Cronje
6
0
25
0
0
0
4.17
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Venuto
26-1
0
M Taylor
32-2
0
S Law
129-3
0
S Waugh
134-4
0
G Blewett
163-5
0
A Gilchrist
169-6
0
S Warne
176-7
0
P Reiffel
178-8
0
J Gillespie
178-9
0
South Africa
South Africa
227-4
(47 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
c Gilchrist b Dale
10
19
2
0
52.63
Jacques Kallis
st Gilchrist b Warne
63
76
4
0
82.89
Jonty Rhodes
not out
24
29
2
0
82.76
Daryll Cullinan
not out
85
116
9
0
73.28
Lance Klusener
b Warne
0
4
0
0
0.00
Adam Bacher
c Warne b Reiffel
27
39
4
0
69.23
Extras
18
(b 4, lb 7, w 5, nb 2, p 0)
Total
227-4
(47 Overs, RR: 4.82)
Did not Bat
Shaun Pollock,
Hansie Cronje,
Allan Donald,
Dave Richardson,
Pat Symcox
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Paul Reiffel
10
1
44
1
2
1
4.40
Adam Dale
10
0
55
1
0
0
5.50
Shane Warne
10
0
36
2
0
3
3.60
Jason Gillespie
7
0
36
0
0
0
5.14
Michael Bevan
10
0
45
0
0
1
4.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
H Gibbs
31-1
0
A Bacher
48-2
0
L Klusener
50-3
0
Kallis
172-4
0
Australia
Australia
223-9
(50 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Adam Gilchrist
run out (Rhodes)
1
2
0
0
50.00
Jason Gillespie
c Cullinan b Klusener
0
1
0
0
0.00
Shane Warne
c Cullinan b Donald
4
5
0
0
80.00
Steve Waugh
run out (Gibbs/Richardson)
50
61
4
0
81.97
Mark Taylor
c Rhodes b Pollock
7
24
1
0
29.17
Paul Reiffel
b Klusener
1
4
0
0
25.00
Michael Bevan
not out
51
60
3
1
85.00
Stuart Law
c Kallis b Symcox
50
68
6
0
73.53
Greg Blewett
run out (Cronje)
14
23
0
0
60.87
Adam Dale
not out
15
38
0
0
39.47
Michael Di Venuto
c Cullinan b Kallis
23
14
1
0
164.29
Extras
7
(b 0, lb 1, w 6, nb 0, p 0)
Total
223-9
(50 Overs, RR: 4.46)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaun Pollock
10
1
36
1
0
0
3.60
Jacques Kallis
8
0
42
1
0
2
5.25
Allan Donald
10
0
37
1
0
0
3.70
Lance Klusener
6
1
29
2
0
4
4.83
Pat Symcox
10
0
53
1
0
0
5.30
Hansie Cronje
6
0
25
0
0
0
4.17
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Venuto
26-1
0
M Taylor
32-2
0
S Law
129-3
0
S Waugh
134-4
0
G Blewett
163-5
0
A Gilchrist
169-6
0
S Warne
176-7
0
P Reiffel
178-8
0
J Gillespie
178-9
0
South Africa
South Africa
227-4
(47 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Herschelle Gibbs
c Gilchrist b Dale
10
19
2
0
52.63
Jacques Kallis
st Gilchrist b Warne
63
76
4
0
82.89
Jonty Rhodes
not out
24
29
2
0
82.76
Daryll Cullinan
not out
85
116
9
0
73.28
Lance Klusener
b Warne
0
4
0
0
0.00
Adam Bacher
c Warne b Reiffel
27
39
4
0
69.23
Extras
18
(b 4, lb 7, w 5, nb 2, p 0)
Total
227-4
(47 Overs, RR: 4.82)
Did not Bat
Shaun Pollock,
Hansie Cronje,
Allan Donald,
Dave Richardson,
Pat Symcox
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Paul Reiffel
10
1
44
1
2
1
4.40
Adam Dale
10
0
55
1
0
0
5.50
Shane Warne
10
0
36
2
0
3
3.60
Jason Gillespie
7
0
36
0
0
0
5.14
Michael Bevan
10
0
45
0
0
1
4.50
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
H Gibbs
31-1
0
A Bacher
48-2
0
L Klusener
50-3
0
Kallis
172-4
0
INFO
Match
RSA vs AUS • 1st ODI • Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 1997
Series
Australia in South Africa ODI Series, 1997
Date
Sat, Mar 29
Time
2:00 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires
Cyril Mitchley, David Orchard
3rd Umpire
Wilf Diedricks
Referee
Raman Subba Row
South Africa squad
Players
Adam Bacher,
Herschelle Gibbs,
Jacques Kallis,
Lance Klusener,
Daryll Cullinan,
Jonty Rhodes,
Hansie Cronje (c),
Shaun Pollock,
Dave Richardson (wk),
Pat Symcox,
Allan Donald
Australia squad
Players
Mark Taylor (c),
Michael Di Venuto,
Stuart Law,
Steve Waugh,
Greg Blewett,
Michael Bevan,
Adam Gilchrist (wk),
Shane Warne,
Paul Reiffel,
Jason Gillespie,
Adam Dale
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