Australia vs South Africa, 2nd Final at Sydney, Jan 26 1998 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
2nd Final (D/N), Sydney, January 26, 1998, Carlton & United Series
228/6
(41.5/50 ov, T:229) 229/3
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)
South Africa  (50 ovs maximum)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Warne b ME Waugh | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |||
| c †Gilchrist b Wilson | 14 | 31 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 45.16 | |||
| c Harvey b Reiffel | 31 | 54 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 57.40 | |||
| c Ponting b Reiffel | 10 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 37.03 | |||
| c Bevan b Warne | 73 | 77 | 105 | 4 | 1 | 94.80 | |||
| not out | 82 | 98 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 83.67 | |||
| lbw b Reiffel | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |||
| not out | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 125.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 4, w 3) | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 4.56, 200 Mins) | 228/6 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Daryll Cullinan, 1.2 ov), 2-35 (Gary Kirsten, 10.2 ov), 3-55 (Jacques Kallis, 17.4 ov), 4-64 (Lance Klusener, 21.1 ov), 5-198 (Hansie Cronje, 45.4 ov), 6-211 (Shaun Pollock, 47.6 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3.40 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 3.20 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 5.20 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia  (T: 229 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b McMillan | 100 | 104 | 136 | 9 | 1 | 96.15 | |||
| b Klusener | 25 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 80.64 | |||
| lbw b Klusener | 47 | 72 | 107 | 3 | 0 | 65.27 | |||
| not out | 27 | 27 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| not out | 17 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 89.47 | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, nb 2, w 5) | 13 | |||||||
| Total | 41.5 Ov (RR: 5.47, 175 Mins) | 229/3 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Mark Waugh, 9.6 ov), 2-177 (Adam Gilchrist, 33.5 ov), 3-184 (Ricky Ponting, 34.6 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4.87 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 5.70 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.66 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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Match Flow
- Match delayed from 25 January 1998 due to rain and a soaked ground
- Scorers: ME Gorham (Australia) and MA Slarke (South Africa)
- 12th Men: SG Law (Australia) and HH Gibbs (South Africa)
- Attendance: 26,293
Match Details
| Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1997/98 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Best-of-3-finals level 1-1 |
| Match number | ODI no. 1285 |
| Match days | daynight (50-over match) |
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