Matches (14)
ENG v IRE (1)
Charlotte Edwards (2)
Vitality Blast (10)
SL v AFG (1)
RESULT
2nd Final (D/N), Sydney, January 26, 1998, Carlton & United Series
(41.5/50 ov, T:229) 229/3

Australia won by 7 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
100 (104)
adam-gilchrist
South Africa Innings
Australia Innings
Match Flow
Info
South Africa  (50 ovs maximum)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Daryll Cullinan c Warne b ME Waugh3460075.00
Gary Kirsten c †Gilchrist b Wilson1431361045.16
Lance Klusener c Harvey b Reiffel3154793057.40
Jacques Kallis c Ponting b Reiffel1027220037.03
Hansie Cronje (c)c Bevan b Warne73771054194.80
Jonty Rhodes not out 82981134083.67
Shaun Pollock lbw b Reiffel35110060.00
Pat Symcox not out 54900125.00
Extras(lb 4, w 3)7
TOTAL50 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)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Paul Wilson1003913.90---00
Mark Waugh501713.40---10
Paul Reiffel1013233.20---10
Tom Moody802803.50---00
Shane Warne1005215.20---10
Ian Harvey402706.75---00
Darren Lehmann302909.66---00
Australia  (T: 229 runs from 50 ovs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
Adam Gilchrist  b McMillan1001041369196.15
Mark Waugh  b Klusener2531374080.64
Ricky Ponting lbw b Klusener47721073065.27
Ian Harvey not out 27273630100.00
Darren Lehmann not out 1719292089.47
Extras(b 4, lb 2, nb 2, w 5)13
TOTAL41.5 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)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Shaun Pollock803904.87---10
Lance Klusener1005725.70---31
Allan Donald301705.66---10
Pat Symcox903904.33---00
Brian McMillan804515.62---01
Daryll Cullinan201708.50---00
Hansie Cronje1.50904.90---00
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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
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Series
Season1997/98
Player Of The Match
Australia
Adam Gilchrist
Series resultBest-of-3-finals level 1-1
Match numberODI no. 1285
Match daysdaynight (50-over match)
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