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Australia v South Africa @ Sydney Cricket Ground
4 December 1997
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: DJ Harper, SG Randell
Third Umpire: DB Hair
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: South Africa won by 67 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | c Glenn McGrath b Mark Waugh | 44 | 69 | 109 | 3 | - |
| 2. Jacques Kallis | c Ian Harvey b Glenn McGrath | 8 | 22 | 38 | - | - |
| 3. Lance Klusener | b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | run out (Andy Bichel > Adam Gilchrist) | 33 | 59 | 66 | 3 | - |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | c & b Andy Bichel | 21 | 44 | 60 | - | - |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | b Ian Harvey | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 7. Shaun Pollock | run out (Ian Harvey > ) | 6 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| 8. Brian McMillan | c Shane Warne b Andy Bichel | 19 | 36 | 46 | - | - |
| +9. Dave Richardson | lbw b Andy Bichel | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Pat Symcox | not out | 27 | 32 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 11. Allan Donald | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 11 | 20 | 26 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Jacques Kallis), 2-37 (Lance Klusener), 3-96 (Gary Kirsten), 4-98 (Daryll Cullinan), 5-113 (Jonty Rhodes), 6-124 (Shaun Pollock), 7-153 (Hansie Cronje), 8-153 (Dave Richardson), 9-160 (Brian McMillan), 200 (Allan Donald). |
| Extras | 0b, 11lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 50 ovs, 212 mins) 200 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 40 | 3 | (1w,1nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 8 | 3 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Bichel | 9 | 0 | 46 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Harvey | 10 | 1 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Di Venuto | c Jonty Rhodes b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 10 | 11 | - | - |
| 2. Mark Waugh | b Pat Symcox | 45 | 60 | 86 | 2 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Jonty Rhodes b Allan Donald | 15 | 38 | 59 | - | - |
| *4. Steve Waugh | lbw b Pat Symcox | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 5. Michael Bevan | st Dave Richardson b Pat Symcox | 16 | 31 | 40 | - | - |
| +6. Adam Gilchrist | c & b Daryll Cullinan | 4 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| 7. Ian Harvey | c Jacques Kallis b Pat Symcox | 4 | 11 | 12 | - | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | c Gary Kirsten b Lance Klusener | 17 | 31 | 49 | - | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | lbw b Daryll Cullinan | 17 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Andy Bichel | run out (Hansie Cronje > ) | 3 | 12 | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Michael Di Venuto), 2-61 (Greg Blewett), 3-64 (Steve Waugh), 4-71 (Mark Waugh), 5-78 (Adam Gilchrist), 6-89 (Ian Harvey), 7-92 (Michael Bevan), 8-122 (Shane Warne), 9-133 (Andy Bichel), 133 (Paul Reiffel). |
| Extras | 5b, 1lb, 3w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 38 ovs, 163 mins) 133 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hansie Cronje | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Allan Donald | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 1 | 28 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daryll Cullinan | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Michael Di Venuto, Mark Waugh, Greg Blewett, Steve Waugh, Michael Bevan, Adam Gilchrist, Ian Harvey, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Andy Bichel, Glenn McGrath