South Africa v West Indies 5th Test

West Indies tour of South Africa - 1998 (1998/99) · Centurion Park, Centurion · 15 January 1999

South Africa won by 351 runs

South Africa won by 351 runs. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 134 for South Africa. Courtney Walsh took 6/80.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: West Indies tour of South Africa - 1998 (1998/99)
Ground: SuperSport Park, Centurion (then Centurion Park)
Dates: 15 January 1999 to 18 January 1999
Toss: West Indies, chose to field
Result: South Africa won by 351 runs
Player of the match: Hansie Cronje
Captains: Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Brian Lara (West Indies)
Debut: Reon King (West Indies)
Umpires: RE Koertzen and S Venkataraghavan
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

West Indies won the toss and chose to field. It was Reon King's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 313 all out. Mark Boucher top-scored with 100 off 183 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 83. Courtney Walsh took 6 for 80 for West Indies.

West Indies replied with 144 all out. Brian Lara top-scored with 68 off 77 balls. Allan Donald took 5 for 49 for South Africa. From 122 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 22 runs, to 144 for 10. South Africa led by 169 on first innings.

South Africa made 399 for 5 in their second innings. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 134 off 305 balls, and Jonty Rhodes made 103. Carl Hooper took 3 for 117 for West Indies. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the fifth wicket between Jonty Rhodes and Gary Kirsten.

Set 569 to win, West Indies made 217 all out. Ridley Jacobs top-scored with 78 off 92 balls, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul made 43. Paul Adams took 4 for 64 for South Africa.

South Africa won by 351 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at SuperSport Park across the 29 Tests in our archive.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 313 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	c Ridley Jacobs	0	2
Herschelle Gibbs	c Floyd Reifer	2	11
Jacques Kallis	c Shivnarine Chanderpaul	83	181
Daryll Cullinan	c Philo Wallace	9	8
Hansie Cronje	c Ridley Jacobs	25	46
Jonty Rhodes	c Reon King	24	32
Shaun Pollock	c Brian Lara	13	17
Mark Boucher	c Brian Lara	100	183
Lance Klusener	c Ridley Jacobs	12	36
Allan Donald	not out	12	36
Paul Adams	c Ridley Jacobs	7	24

Extras 26 · Total 313 all out

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Courtney Walsh	24.5	6	80	6
Nixon McLean	18	1	71	1
Reon King	11	1	50	0
Mervyn Dillon	17	2	62	2
Carl Hooper	17	5	27	1
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	5	1	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Gary Kirsten, 0.2 ov), 2-5 (Herschelle Gibbs, 4.3 ov), 3-18 (Daryll Cullinan, 7.1 ov), 4-65 (Hansie Cronje, 19.3 ov), 5-98 (Jonty Rhodes, 27.6 ov), 6-123 (Shaun Pollock, 32.2 ov), 7-215 (Jacques Kallis, 65.4 ov), 8-270 (Lance Klusener, 80.3 ov), 9-302 (Mark Boucher, 86.3 ov), 10-313 (Paul Adams, 92.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs	0	2
second	Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs	5	25
third	Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis	13	16
fourth	Hansie Cronje and Jacques Kallis	47	74
fifth	Jonty Rhodes and Jacques Kallis	33	51
sixth	Shaun Pollock and Jacques Kallis	25	26
seventh	Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher	92	200
eighth	Lance Klusener and Mark Boucher	55	89
ninth	Allan Donald and Mark Boucher	32	36
tenth	Allan Donald and Paul Adams	11	38

WEST INDIES, FIRST INNINGS: 144 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Philo Wallace	bowled	4	11
Daren Ganga	c Jacques Kallis	0	6
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	c Allan Donald	38	114
Brian Lara	c Jacques Kallis	68	77
Carl Hooper	bowled	8	17
Floyd Reifer	c Jonty Rhodes	0	7
Ridley Jacobs	not out	8	33
Nixon McLean	c Hansie Cronje	8	10
Mervyn Dillon	c Paul Adams	0	3
Reon King	lbw	0	2
Courtney Walsh	lbw	2	10

Extras 8 · Total 144 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	13	4	49	5
Shaun Pollock	14	2	41	2
Lance Klusener	13	3	27	2
Jacques Kallis	7.1	1	26	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Daren Ganga, 1.5 ov), 2-5 (Philo Wallace, 2.5 ov), 3-102 (Brian Lara, 30.1 ov), 4-122 (Carl Hooper, 34.5 ov), 5-125 (Floyd Reifer, 37.2 ov), 6-126 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 38.2 ov), 7-140 (Nixon McLean, 41.4 ov), 8-140 (Mervyn Dillon, 43.1 ov), 9-140 (Reon King, 43.3 ov), 10-144 (Courtney Walsh, 47.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Philo Wallace and Daren Ganga	1	11
second	Philo Wallace and Shivnarine Chanderpaul	4	6
third	Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul	97	164
fourth	Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul	20	28
fifth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Floyd Reifer	3	15
sixth	Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ridley Jacobs	1	6
seventh	Ridley Jacobs and Nixon McLean	14	20
eighth	Ridley Jacobs and Mervyn Dillon	0	9
ninth	Ridley Jacobs and Reon King	0	2
tenth	Courtney Walsh and Ridley Jacobs	4	22

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 399 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R	B
Gary Kirsten	c Daren Ganga	134	305
Herschelle Gibbs	c Philo Wallace	51	99
Jacques Kallis	c Ridley Jacobs	27	81
Daryll Cullinan	c Daren Ganga	4	7
Hansie Cronje	c Daren Ganga	58	105
Jonty Rhodes	not out	103	95
Shaun Pollock	not out	3	13

Did not bat: Mark Boucher, Allan Donald, Paul Adams, Lance Klusener

Extras 19 · Total 399 for 5

Bowler (West Indies)	O	M	R	W
Courtney Walsh	7.3	4	6	0
Nixon McLean	23.3	3	89	1
Reon King	17	1	80	0
Mervyn Dillon	23	0	79	1
Carl Hooper	36.2	4	117	3
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	8	1	23	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-82 (Herschelle Gibbs, 27.6 ov), 2-140 (Jacques Kallis, 55.6 ov), 3-149 (Daryll Cullinan, 58.5 ov), 4-256 (Hansie Cronje, 91.4 ov), 5-371 (Gary Kirsten, 111.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs	82	168
second	Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis	58	168
third	Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten	9	17
fourth	Hansie Cronje and Gary Kirsten	107	197
fifth	Jonty Rhodes and Gary Kirsten	115	117
sixth	Jonty Rhodes and Shaun Pollock	28	25

WEST INDIES, SECOND INNINGS: 217 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Philo Wallace	c Mark Boucher	4	4
Daren Ganga	c Jonty Rhodes	9	52
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	c Hansie Cronje	43	91
Brian Lara	lbw	14	71
Carl Hooper	lbw	10	33
Floyd Reifer	c Jacques Kallis	6	25
Ridley Jacobs	c Mark Boucher	78	92
Nixon McLean	bowled	33	45
Mervyn Dillon	bowled	5	21
Reon King	not out	2	22
Courtney Walsh	bowled	0	4

Extras 13 · Total 217 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Allan Donald	2	0	8	1
Shaun Pollock	16	5	38	1
Lance Klusener	16	4	50	1
Paul Adams	21.2	6	64	4
Hansie Cronje	5	3	8	0
Jacques Kallis	8	5	12	2
Daryll Cullinan	7	1	32	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Philo Wallace, 0.4 ov), 2-46 (Daren Ganga, 17.3 ov), 3-68 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 29.5 ov), 4-86 (Brian Lara, 40.3 ov), 5-86 (Carl Hooper, 41.3 ov), 6-117 (Floyd Reifer, 48.5 ov), 7-198 (Nixon McLean, 63.1 ov), 8-209 (Mervyn Dillon, 68.3 ov), 9-216 (Ridley Jacobs, 72.6 ov), 10-217 (Courtney Walsh, 75.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Philo Wallace and Daren Ganga	4	4
second	Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Daren Ganga	42	101
third	Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul	22	74
fourth	Carl Hooper and Brian Lara	18	64
fifth	Carl Hooper and Floyd Reifer	0	6
sixth	Ridley Jacobs and Floyd Reifer	31	44
seventh	Ridley Jacobs and Nixon McLean	81	86
eighth	Ridley Jacobs and Mervyn Dillon	11	32
ninth	Ridley Jacobs and Reon King	7	27
tenth	Courtney Walsh and Reon King	1	14

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