South Africa v Sri Lanka @ Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
6 November 1997
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: Mian Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Nazir
Third Umpire: Saleem Badar
Match Referee: AM Ebrahim
Match Result: South Africa won by 66 runs
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Andrew Hudson | c Lanka de Silva b Dulip Liyanage | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Gary Kirsten | c Russel Arnold b Aravinda de Silva | 50 | 60 | 117 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Lance Klusener | c Marvan Atapattu b Kumar Dharmasena | 54 | 41 | 43 | 9 | 1 | |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | c Dulip Liyanage b Upul Chandana | 36 | 38 | 48 | 4 | - | |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c Upul Chandana b Aravinda de Silva | 50 | 45 | 70 | - | 3 | |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | c & b Kumar Dharmasena | 24 | 26 | 19 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | c Russel Arnold b Kumar Dharmasena | 37 | 41 | 33 | 4 | - | |
| +8. Dave Richardson | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Sajeewa de Silva | 5 | 11 | 16 | - | - | |
| 9. Pat Symcox | not out | 22 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10. Fanie de Villiers | b Sajeewa de Silva | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Paul Adams | not out | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Andrew Hudson), 2-90 (Lance Klusener), 3-154 (Daryll Cullinan), 4-165 (Gary Kirsten), 5-200 (Jonty Rhodes), 6-272 (Shaun Pollock), 7-274 (Hansie Cronje), 8-299 (Dave Richardson), 9-308 (Fanie de Villiers). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 7w, 3nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 311 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dulip Liyanage | 9 | 0 | 57 | 1 | (3w,2nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 9 | 1 | 51 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 | (2w,1nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 8 | 0 | 61 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | c Shaun Pollock b Lance Klusener | 25 | 40 | 54 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Russel Arnold | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 21 | 40 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | lbw b Lance Klusener | 9 | 14 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Pat Symcox b Lance Klusener | 6 | 8 | 22 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Hashan Tillakaratne | run out (Hansie Cronje > ) | 9 | 18 | 30 | 1 | - | |
| *6. Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw b Lance Klusener | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| +7. Lanka de Silva | lbw b Fanie de Villiers | 57 | 66 | 76 | 9 | - | |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 69 | 83 | 137 | 4 | - | |
| 9. Upul Chandana | c Jonty Rhodes b Lance Klusener | 2 | 7 | 9 | - | - | |
| 10. Dulip Liyanage | c & b Lance Klusener | 22 | 31 | 40 | - | - | |
| 11. Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 5 | 15 | 22 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Russel Arnold), 2-46 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-55 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-61 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-62 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-72 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-165 (Lanka de Silva), 8-172 (Upul Chandana), 9-227 (Dulip Liyanage). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 17w, 4nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 245 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | (5w,0nb) |
| Fanie de Villiers | 9 | 2 | 38 | 1 | (5w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 10 | 0 | 49 | 6 | (0w,4nb) |
| Paul Adams | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Andrew Hudson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
South Africa: Andrew Hudson, Gary Kirsten, Lance Klusener, Daryll Cullinan, Hansie Cronje, Jonty Rhodes, Shaun Pollock, Dave Richardson, Pat Symcox, Fanie de Villiers, Paul Adams
Sri Lanka: Marvan Atapattu, Russel Arnold, Roshan Mahanama, Aravinda de Silva, Hashan Tillakaratne, Arjuna Ranatunga, Lanka de Silva, Kumar Dharmasena, Upul Chandana, Dulip Liyanage, Sajeewa de Silva
