Australia Vs South Africa 6Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 1992 (1991/92) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 26 February 1992
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining). Kepler Wessels top-scored with 81* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 26 February 1992
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kepler Wessels
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Kepler Wessels (South Africa)
- Debuts
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Jonty Rhodes (South Africa), Meyrick Pringle (South Africa)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and SA Bucknor
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Hansie Cronje, Jonty Rhodes and Meyrick Pringle played their first ODIs.
Australia batted first and made 170 for 9. David Boon top-scored with 27 off 32 balls. Allan Donald took 3 for 34 for South Africa. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 213 across 40 ODIs.
Chasing 171, South Africa made 171 for 1. Kepler Wessels top-scored with 81 not out off 148 balls, and Peter Kirsten made 49. The innings was built on a 97-run stand for the second wicket between Kepler Wessels and Peter Kirsten, 57% of the total.
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 170 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | run out (Richard Snell, Hansie Cronje) | 27 | 32 |
| Geoff Marsh | c David Richardson | 25 | 72 |
| Dean Jones | c David Richardson | 24 | 51 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Moody | lbw | 10 | 33 |
| Steve Waugh | c Hansie Cronje | 27 | 51 |
| Ian Healy | c Brian McMillan | 16 | 24 |
| Peter Taylor | bowled | 4 | 9 |
| Craig McDermott | run out (Jonty Rhodes, Richard Snell) | 6 | 12 |
| Mike Whitney | not out | 9 | 15 |
| Bruce Reid | not out | 5 | 10 |
Extras 17 · Total 170 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Meyrick Pringle | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Richard Snell | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Brian McMillan | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Adrian Kuiper | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (David Boon), 2-76 (Geoff Marsh), 3-76 (Allan Border), 4-97 (Dean Jones), 5-108 (Tom Moody), 6-143 (Ian Healy), 7-146 (Steve Waugh), 8-156 (Peter Taylor), 9-161 (Craig McDermott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 42 |
| second | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 34 |
| third | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 0 |
| fourth | Dean Jones and Tom Moody | 21 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Tom Moody | 11 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh and Ian Healy | 35 |
| seventh | Steve Waugh and Peter Taylor | 3 |
| eighth | Craig McDermott and Peter Taylor | 10 |
| ninth | Mike Whitney and Craig McDermott | 5 |
| tenth | Mike Whitney and Bruce Reid | 9 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 171 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler Wessels | not out | 81 | 148 |
| Andrew Hudson | bowled | 28 | 52 |
| Peter Kirsten | not out | 49 | 88 |
Did not bat: Hansie Cronje, Adrian Kuiper, Jonty Rhodes, Brian McMillan, David Richardson, Richard Snell, Meyrick Pringle, Allan Donald
Extras 13 · Total 171 for 1
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Bruce Reid | 8.5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Whitney | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Moody | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-74 (Andrew Hudson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Kepler Wessels and Andrew Hudson | 74 |
| second | Kepler Wessels and Peter Kirsten | 97 |
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