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Australia vs South Africa Scorecard, Australia vs South Africa, 2 January, 1998, Sydney Cricket Ground & Match Stats

Australia

AUS

421/10 (169.0 ov)

SA

287/10 (124.1 ov) & 113/10 (53.0 ov)

South Africa

Australia won by an innings and 21 runs

South Africa

South Africa 1st Innings

287/10 (124.1 ov)
RR 2.31
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Adam Bacher
lbw b Blewett
39 85 4 0 45.88
Gary Kirsten
c Taylor b McGrath
11 42 0 0 26.19
Jacques Kallis
run out
16 59 2 0 27.12
Hansie Cronje
c Taylor b Warne
88 262 8 0 33.59
Herschelle Gibbs
c †Healy b Bevan
54 150 6 0 36.00
Brian McMillan
c Elliott b Bevan
6 17 0 0 35.29
Shaun Pollock
c Taylor b Warne
18 67 3 0 26.87
David John Richardson
b Warne
6 15 0 0 40.00
Pat Symcox
c †Healy b Warne
29 40 5 0 72.50
Allan Donald
not out
4 15 1 0 26.67
Paul Adams
c SR Waugh b Warne
0 3 0 0 0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 4, w 1, nb 7, p 0) 16
TOTAL (2.31 RUNS PER OVER) 287/10 (124.1 ov)
FALL OF WICKETS: 70-2 (Adam Bacher, 0 ov), 25-1 (Gary Kirsten, 0 ov), 70-3 (Jacques Kallis, 0 ov), 276-8 (Hansie Cronje, 0 ov), 167-4 (Herschelle Gibbs, 0 ov), 174-5 (Brian McMillan, 0 ov), 228-6 (Shaun Pollock, 0 ov), 236-7 (David John Richardson, 0 ov), 287-9 (Pat Symcox, 0 ov), 287-10 (Paul Adams, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler O M R W NB WD ECO
Glenn McGrath 20 6 51 1 0 0 2.55
Paul Reiffel 24 7 48 0 0 0 2.00
Shane Warne 32.1 8 75 5 0 0 2.33
Michael Bevan 23 3 56 2 0 0 2.43
Greg Blewett 13 5 30 1 0 0 2.31
Steve Waugh 8 4 10 0 0 0 1.25
Mark Waugh 3 1 5 0 0 0 1.67
Matthew Elliott 1 0 4 0 0 0 4.00
* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

DATE & TIME
Friday, January 02, 1998 · 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney