South Africa Vs Australia 3Rd Odi
Australia tour of South Africa - 1997 (1996/97) · Newlands, Cape Town · 2 April 1997
South Africa won by 46 runs
South Africa won by 46 runs. Jonty Rhodes top-scored with 83* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Date
- 2 April 1997
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 46 runs
- Player of the match
- Jonty Rhodes
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Ian Healy (Australia)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- R Subba Row
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 245 for 8. Jonty Rhodes top-scored with 83 not out off 76 balls. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Newlands, 186 across 11 ODIs.
Chasing 246, Australia made 199 for 9. Michael Bevan top-scored with 82 off 102 balls. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 25 for 4.
South Africa won by 46 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 245 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | bowled | 28 | 33 |
| Louis Koen | c Michael Di Venuto | 22 | 54 |
| Jacques Kallis | bowled | 23 | 38 |
| Daryll Cullinan | run out (Greg Blewett) | 12 | 26 |
| Jonty Rhodes | not out | 83 | 76 |
| Hansie Cronje | bowled | 3 | 6 |
| Derek Crookes | c Ian Healy | 18 | 44 |
| Shaun Pollock | lbw | 21 | 15 |
| David Richardson | run out (Adam Dale) | 4 | 4 |
| Rudi Bryson | not out | 17 | 6 |
Did not bat: Allan Donald
Extras 14 · Total 245 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Adam Dale | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
| Greg Blewett | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Louis Koen), 2-53 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-80 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-101 (Jacques Kallis), 5-106 (Hansie Cronje), 6-176 (Derek Crookes), 7-216 (Shaun Pollock), 8-222 (David Richardson)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs and Louis Koen | 52 |
| second | Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs | 1 |
| third | Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis | 27 |
| fourth | Jonty Rhodes and Jacques Kallis | 21 |
| fifth | Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes | 5 |
| sixth | Jonty Rhodes and Derek Crookes | 70 |
| seventh | Jonty Rhodes and Shaun Pollock | 40 |
| eighth | David Richardson and Jonty Rhodes | 6 |
| ninth | Jonty Rhodes and Rudi Bryson | 23 |
AUSTRALIA: 199 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Blewett | bowled | 6 | 19 |
| Michael Di Venuto | run out (Jacques Kallis) | 13 | 19 |
| Stuart Law | c David Richardson | 4 | 8 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | c Jacques Kallis | 82 | 102 |
| Ian Healy | c Derek Crookes | 25 | 48 |
| Shane Warne | run out (Derek Crookes, David Richardson) | 23 | 26 |
| Paul Reiffel | run out (Derek Crookes) | 6 | 16 |
| Adam Dale | not out | 12 | 15 |
| Jason Gillespie | c Herschelle Gibbs | 17 | 18 |
Did not bat: Mark Waugh
Extras 11 · Total 199 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Rudi Bryson | 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Allan Donald | 7.5 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Derek Crookes | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Hansie Cronje | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Greg Blewett), 2-25 (Stuart Law), 3-25 (Steve Waugh), 4-25 (Michael Di Venuto), 5-94 (Ian Healy), 6-136 (Shane Warne), 7-157 (Paul Reiffel), 8-170 (Michael Bevan), 9-199 (Jason Gillespie)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Greg Blewett and Michael Di Venuto | 14 |
| second | Stuart Law and Michael Di Venuto | 11 |
| third | Steve Waugh and Michael Di Venuto | 0 |
| fourth | Michael Bevan and Michael Di Venuto | 0 |
| fifth | Ian Healy and Michael Bevan | 69 |
| sixth | Shane Warne and Michael Bevan | 42 |
| seventh | Paul Reiffel and Michael Bevan | 21 |
| eighth | Michael Bevan and Adam Dale | 13 |
| ninth | Jason Gillespie and Adam Dale | 29 |
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