South Africa Vs Australia 7Th Odi
Australia tour of South Africa - 1994 (1993/94) · Newlands, Cape Town · 6 April 1994
Australia won by 36 runs
Australia won by 36 runs. Mark Waugh top-scored with 71 for Australia. Craig Matthews took 4/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Date
- 6 April 1994
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 36 runs
- Player of the match
- Mark Waugh
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Kepler Wessels (South Africa)
- Umpires
- CJ Mitchley and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- DB Carr
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 242 for 6. Mark Waugh top-scored with 71 off 99 balls, and Mark Taylor made 63. Craig Matthews took 4 for 47 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the third wicket between Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh, 51% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Newlands, 186 across 11 ODIs.
Chasing 243, South Africa made 206 for 5. Andrew Hudson top-scored with 62 off 92 balls, and Adrian Kuiper made 38. Shane Warne took 3 for 31 for Australia. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the second wicket between Hansie Cronje and Andrew Hudson.
Australia won by 36 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 242 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | run out (Adrian Kuiper) | 63 | 100 |
| Matthew Hayden | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Jones | c David Richardson | 8 | 12 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 71 | 99 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 23 | 22 |
| Allan Border | not out | 40 | 47 |
| Ian Healy | c Kepler Wessels | 26 | 22 |
Did not bat: Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Tim May, Glenn McGrath
Extras 11 · Total 242 for 6
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanie de Villiers | 10 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| Craig Matthews | 10 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| Brian McMillan | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Eric Simons | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Adrian Kuiper | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Matthew Hayden), 2-10 (Dean Jones), 3-133 (Mark Taylor), 4-163 (Mark Waugh), 5-180 (Steve Waugh), 6-242 (Ian Healy)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Matthew Hayden | 0 |
| second | Dean Jones and Mark Taylor | 10 |
| third | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 123 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh | 30 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Steve Waugh | 17 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Ian Healy | 62 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 206 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudson | lbw | 62 | 92 |
| Gary Kirsten | c Mark Waugh | 3 | 23 |
| Hansie Cronje | c Mark Taylor | 37 | 64 |
| Jonty Rhodes | st Ian Healy | 35 | 46 |
| Adrian Kuiper | not out | 38 | 45 |
| Kepler Wessels | c Allan Border | 12 | 22 |
| Eric Simons | not out | 9 | 10 |
Did not bat: Brian McMillan, David Richardson, Craig Matthews, Fanie de Villiers
Extras 10 · Total 206 for 5
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Paul Reiffel | 7 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Tim May | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Mark Waugh | 9 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Gary Kirsten), 2-101 (Andrew Hudson), 3-114 (Hansie Cronje), 4-163 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-186 (Kepler Wessels)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten | 22 |
| second | Hansie Cronje and Andrew Hudson | 79 |
| third | Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes | 13 |
| fourth | Adrian Kuiper and Jonty Rhodes | 49 |
| fifth | Kepler Wessels and Adrian Kuiper | 23 |
| sixth | Adrian Kuiper and Eric Simons | 20 |
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