Australia Vs South Africa 9Th Super
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · Headingley, Leeds · 13 June 1999
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Steve Waugh top-scored with 120* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Date
- 13 June 1999
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Steve Waugh
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Steve Waugh (Australia)
- Umpires
- P Willey and S Venkataraghavan
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 271 for 7. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 101 off 134 balls, and Daryll Cullinan made 50. Damien Fleming took 3 for 57 for Australia. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the second wicket between Daryll Cullinan and Herschelle Gibbs. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Headingley, 222 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 272, Australia made 272 for 5. Steve Waugh top-scored with 120 not out off 110 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 69. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the fourth wicket between Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting, 46% of the total.
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 271 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | c Ricky Ponting b Paul Reiffel | 21 | 46 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | b Glenn McGrath | 101 | 134 |
| Daryll Cullinan | b Shane Warne | 50 | 62 |
| Hansie Cronje | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 3 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Mark Waugh b Damien Fleming | 39 | 36 |
| Lance Klusener | c Shane Warne b Damien Fleming | 36 | 21 |
| Shaun Pollock | b Damien Fleming | 3 | 4 |
| Mark Boucher | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Nicky Boje, Steve Elworthy, Allan Donald
Extras 21 · Total 271 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | 10 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
| Paul Reiffel | 9 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Tom Moody | 8 | 1 | 56 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Michael Bevan | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Gary Kirsten, 12.4 ov), 2-140 (Daryll Cullinan, 32.3 ov), 3-141 (Hansie Cronje, 32.5 ov), 4-219 (Herschelle Gibbs, 44.2 ov), 5-250 (Jonty Rhodes, 47.5 ov), 6-271 (Lance Klusener, 49.5 ov), 7-271 (Shaun Pollock, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten (21) and Herschelle Gibbs (17) | 45 | 78 |
| second | Daryll Cullinan (50) and Herschelle Gibbs (39) | 95 | 121 |
| third | Hansie Cronje (0) and Herschelle Gibbs (0) | 1 | 2 |
| fourth | Jonty Rhodes (29) and Herschelle Gibbs (45) | 78 | 70 |
| fifth | Jonty Rhodes (10) and Lance Klusener (20) | 31 | 21 |
| sixth | Shaun Pollock (3) and Lance Klusener (16) | 21 | 12 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock (0) and Mark Boucher (0) | 0 | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 272 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | run out (Nicky Boje, Mark Boucher) | 5 | 9 |
| Adam Gilchrist | b Steve Elworthy | 5 | 7 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Allan Donald b Lance Klusener | 69 | 110 |
| Damien Martyn | c Nicky Boje b Steve Elworthy | 11 | 20 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 120 | 110 |
| Michael Bevan | c Daryll Cullinan b Hansie Cronje | 27 | 33 |
| Tom Moody | not out | 15 | 16 |
Did not bat: Shane Warne, Paul Reiffel, Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath
Extras 20 · Total 272 for 5
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9.4 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Steve Elworthy | 10 | 1 | 46 | 2 |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Hansie Cronje | 7 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Nicky Boje | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Adam Gilchrist, 1.4 ov), 2-20 (Mark Waugh, 5.2 ov), 3-48 (Damien Martyn, 11.3 ov), 4-174 (Ricky Ponting, 34.1 ov), 5-247 (Michael Bevan, 45.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (0) and Adam Gilchrist (5) | 6 | 10 |
| second | Mark Waugh (4) and Ricky Ponting (6) | 14 | 24 |
| third | Damien Martyn (11) and Ricky Ponting (15) | 28 | 39 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh (68) and Ricky Ponting (48) | 126 | 138 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (45) and Michael Bevan (27) | 73 | 69 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh (7) and Tom Moody (15) | 25 | 25 |
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