South Africa Vs Australia 5Th Odi
Australia tour of South Africa - 1994 (1993/94) · Buffalo Park, East London · 2 April 1994
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining). Steve Waugh top-scored with 67* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Buffalo Park, East London
- Date
- 2 April 1994
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Allan Border
- Captains
- Kepler Wessels (South Africa), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- KE Liebenberg and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- DB Carr
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 158 all out. Peter Kirsten top-scored with 53 off 105 balls. Allan Border took 3 for 27 for Australia. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Buffalo Park, 213 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 159, Australia made 159 for 3. Steve Waugh top-scored with 67 not out off 60 balls, and Michael Slater made 31. The innings was built on a 88-run stand for the fourth wicket between Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh, 55% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 158 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudson | c Shane Warne | 14 | 38 |
| Peter Kirsten | c Mark Waugh | 53 | 105 |
| Hansie Cronje | c Shane Warne | 10 | 36 |
| Jonty Rhodes | st Ian Healy | 16 | 30 |
| Adrian Kuiper | run out (Steve Waugh, Allan Border) | 12 | 21 |
| Kepler Wessels | run out (Michael Slater) | 15 | 26 |
| Eric Simons | st Ian Healy | 6 | 18 |
| Brian McMillan | bowled | 17 | 19 |
| David Richardson | not out | 7 | 8 |
| Craig Matthews | c Ian Healy | 0 | 1 |
| Fanie de Villiers | st Ian Healy | 0 | 1 |
Extras 8 · Total 158 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Paul Reiffel | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 9 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Tim May | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 7.5 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Andrew Hudson), 2-62 (Hansie Cronje), 3-87 (Jonty Rhodes), 4-109 (Peter Kirsten), 5-118 (Adrian Kuiper), 6-129 (Eric Simons), 7-139 (Kepler Wessels), 8-155 (Brian McMillan), 9-158 (Craig Matthews), 10-158 (Fanie de Villiers)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Hudson and Peter Kirsten | 35 |
| second | Hansie Cronje and Peter Kirsten | 27 |
| third | Peter Kirsten and Jonty Rhodes | 25 |
| fourth | Peter Kirsten and Adrian Kuiper | 22 |
| fifth | Kepler Wessels and Adrian Kuiper | 9 |
| sixth | Kepler Wessels and Eric Simons | 11 |
| seventh | Kepler Wessels and Brian McMillan | 10 |
| eighth | David Richardson and Brian McMillan | 16 |
| ninth | David Richardson and Craig Matthews | 3 |
| tenth | David Richardson and Fanie de Villiers | 0 |
AUSTRALIA: 159 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | run out (Jonty Rhodes) | 30 | 57 |
| Michael Slater | c Peter Kirsten | 31 | 56 |
| Dean Jones | lbw | 8 | 23 |
| Mark Waugh | not out | 21 | 45 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 67 | 60 |
Did not bat: Allan Border, Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Tim May, Glenn McGrath
Extras 2 · Total 159 for 3
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanie de Villiers | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Craig Matthews | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Eric Simons | 10 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| Brian McMillan | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Hansie Cronje | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Adrian Kuiper | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-57 (Michael Slater), 2-66 (David Boon), 3-71 (Dean Jones)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Michael Slater | 57 |
| second | Dean Jones and David Boon | 9 |
| third | Dean Jones and Mark Waugh | 5 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh | 88 |
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