South Africa v Australia @ Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
31 March 1997
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: RE Koertzen, CJ Mitchley
Third Umpire: SB Lambson
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Adam Bacher | c Michael Bevan b Adam Dale | 3 | 16 | 15 | - | - | |
| 2. Louis Koen | c Mark Waugh b Adam Dale | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | b Jason Gillespie | 82 | 119 | 180 | 5 | 1 | |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | b Adam Dale | 0 | 14 | 19 | - | - | |
| 5. Jonty Rhodes | c Paul Reiffel b Michael Bevan | 57 | 86 | 97 | 7 | - | |
| *6. Hansie Cronje | b Jason Gillespie | 31 | 35 | 46 | 4 | - | |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Adam Dale b Shane Warne | 9 | 12 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Lance Klusener | not out | 27 | 20 | 23 | 2 | - | |
| +9. Dave Richardson | run out (Adam Dale > Shane Warne) | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| 10. Pat Symcox | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-2 (Louis Koen), 2-4 (Adam Bacher), 3-16 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-120 (Jonty Rhodes), 5-181 (Hansie Cronje), 6-183 (Jacques Kallis), 7-212 (Shaun Pollock), 8-215 (Dave Richardson). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 3w, 3nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs, 209 mins) 221 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Paul Reiffel | 9 | 0 | 33 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Adam Dale | 7 | 3 | 18 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 10 | 1 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | (2w,2nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mark Waugh | not out | 115 | 125 | 187 | 8 | 3 | |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Daryll Cullinan b Allan Donald | 17 | 44 | 54 | - | - | |
| 3. Stuart Law | c Jonty Rhodes b Pat Symcox | 33 | 52 | 63 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4. Shane Warne | lbw b Pat Symcox | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 5. Steve Waugh | not out | 50 | 52 | 66 | 5 | 1 | |
| 6. Greg Blewett | |||||||
| 7. Michael Bevan | |||||||
| +8. Adam Gilchrist | |||||||
| 9. Paul Reiffel | |||||||
| 10. Adam Dale | |||||||
| 11. Jason Gillespie |
| FOW | 1-47 (Mark Taylor), 2-115 (Stuart Law), 3-115 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 2w, 3nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 45 ovs, 187 mins) 222 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Allan Donald | 9 | 1 | 22 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 0 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 8 | 1 | 48 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
South Africa: Adam Bacher, Louis Koen, Jacques Kallis, Daryll Cullinan, Jonty Rhodes, Hansie Cronje, Shaun Pollock, Lance Klusener, Dave Richardson, Pat Symcox, Allan Donald
Australia: Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor, Stuart Law, Shane Warne, Steve Waugh, Greg Blewett, Michael Bevan, Adam Gilchrist, Paul Reiffel, Adam Dale, Jason Gillespie
