South Africa Vs Zimbabwe 4Th Match
Standard Bank International One-Day Series India, South Africa, Zimbabwe in South Africa - 1997 (1996/97) · Newlands, Cape Town · 29 January 1997
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 18 balls remaining). Dave Houghton top-scored with 57* for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Newlands, Cape Town
- Date
- 29 January 1997
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Dave Houghton
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
- Debut
- Rudi Bryson (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- BN Jarman
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. It was Rudi Bryson's first ODI.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 226 for 6. Dave Houghton top-scored with 57 not out off 44 balls, and Andy Waller made 52. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Newlands, 186 across 11 ODIs.
Chasing 227, South Africa made 229 for 5. Gary Kirsten top-scored with 55 off 88 balls, and Jonty Rhodes made 36.
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 18 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 226 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Waller | bowled | 52 | 86 |
| Grant Flower | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Flower | run out (Daryll Cullinan) | 13 | 50 |
| Paul Strang | c Jonty Rhodes | 11 | 27 |
| Craig Evans | c Shaun Pollock | 19 | 27 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Jonty Rhodes | 30 | 52 |
| Dave Houghton | not out | 57 | 44 |
| Guy Whittall | not out | 26 | 20 |
Did not bat: Heath Streak, Eddo Brandes, John Rennie
Extras 18 · Total 226 for 6
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Rudi Bryson | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Allan Donald | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Pat Symcox | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Hansie Cronje | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Grant Flower), 2-49 (Andy Flower), 3-77 (Paul Strang), 4-100 (Andy Waller), 5-125 (Craig Evans), 6-176 (Alistair Campbell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Waller and Grant Flower | 1 |
| second | Andy Waller and Andy Flower | 48 |
| third | Andy Waller and Paul Strang | 28 |
| fourth | Andy Waller and Craig Evans | 23 |
| fifth | Craig Evans and Alistair Campbell | 25 |
| sixth | Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton | 51 |
| seventh | Dave Houghton and Guy Whittall | 50 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 229 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hudson | c Paul Strang | 26 | 37 |
| Gary Kirsten | run out (Guy Whittall) | 55 | 88 |
| Lance Klusener | c Grant Flower | 19 | 30 |
| Daryll Cullinan | c Alistair Campbell | 33 | 50 |
| Jonty Rhodes | not out | 36 | 41 |
| Hansie Cronje | bowled | 22 | 23 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 26 | 18 |
Did not bat: David Richardson, Pat Symcox, Rudi Bryson, Allan Donald
Extras 12 · Total 229 for 5
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 10 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| John Rennie | 10 | 1 | 51 | 2 |
| Heath Streak | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Craig Evans | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Andrew Hudson), 2-83 (Lance Klusener), 3-131 (Gary Kirsten), 4-154 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-187 (Hansie Cronje)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Hudson and Gary Kirsten | 50 |
| second | Gary Kirsten and Lance Klusener | 33 |
| third | Daryll Cullinan and Gary Kirsten | 48 |
| fourth | Jonty Rhodes and Daryll Cullinan | 23 |
| fifth | Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes | 33 |
| sixth | Jonty Rhodes and Shaun Pollock | 42 |
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