New Zealand Vs South Africa 8Th Match
Wills World Cup in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1996 (1995/96) · Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad · 20 February 1996
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining). Hansie Cronje top-scored with 78 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
- Date
- 20 February 1996
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Hansie Cronje
- Captains
- Lee Germon (New Zealand), Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
- Umpires
- S Venkataraghavan and SG Randell
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 177 for 9. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 33 off 79 balls, and Lee Germon made 31. Allan Donald took 3 for 34 for South Africa. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Iqbal Stadium, 226 across 7 ODIs.
Chasing 178, South Africa made 178 for 5. Hansie Cronje top-scored with 78 off 64 balls, and Gary Kirsten made 35.
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 177 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Spearman | c Steve Palframan | 14 | 14 |
| Nathan Astle | run out | 1 | 4 |
| Stephen Fleming | bowled | 33 | 79 |
| Roger Twose | c Brian McMillan | 13 | 17 |
| Chris Cairns | bowled | 9 | 20 |
| Adam Parore | run out | 27 | 48 |
| Chris Harris | run out | 8 | 21 |
| Shane Thomson | c Hansie Cronje | 29 | 54 |
| Lee Germon | not out | 31 | 33 |
| Gavin Larsen | c Daryll Cullinan | 1 | 7 |
| Danny Morrison | not out | 5 | 6 |
Extras 6 · Total 177 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Craig Matthews | 10 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Hansie Cronje | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Brian McMillan | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Nathan Astle), 2-17 (Craig Spearman), 3-36 (Roger Twose), 4-54 (Chris Cairns), 5-85 (Stephen Fleming), 6-103 (Chris Harris), 7-116 (Adam Parore), 8-158 (Shane Thomson), 9-165 (Gavin Larsen)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Craig Spearman and Nathan Astle | 7 |
| second | Stephen Fleming and Craig Spearman | 10 |
| third | Stephen Fleming and Roger Twose | 19 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns and Stephen Fleming | 18 |
| fifth | Adam Parore and Stephen Fleming | 31 |
| sixth | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 18 |
| seventh | Shane Thomson and Adam Parore | 13 |
| eighth | Shane Thomson and Lee Germon | 42 |
| ninth | Gavin Larsen and Lee Germon | 7 |
| tenth | Danny Morrison and Lee Germon | 12 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 178 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | lbw | 35 | 46 |
| Steve Palframan | bowled | 16 | 26 |
| Hansie Cronje | c Stephen Fleming | 78 | 64 |
| Daryll Cullinan | c Shane Thomson | 27 | 42 |
| Jacques Kallis | not out | 11 | 25 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Gavin Larsen | 9 | 13 |
| Brian McMillan | not out | 2 | 10 |
Did not bat: Shaun Pollock, Pat Symcox, Craig Matthews, Allan Donald
Extras 0 · Total 178 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Morrison | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Chris Cairns | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Gavin Larsen | 8 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Shane Thomson | 8.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Steve Palframan), 2-87 (Gary Kirsten), 3-146 (Hansie Cronje), 4-159 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-170 (Jonty Rhodes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten and Steve Palframan | 41 |
| second | Hansie Cronje and Gary Kirsten | 46 |
| third | Hansie Cronje and Daryll Cullinan | 59 |
| fourth | Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis | 13 |
| fifth | Jonty Rhodes and Jacques Kallis | 11 |
| sixth | Brian McMillan and Jacques Kallis | 8 |
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