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Australia v South Africa @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
18 January 1998
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: DB Hair, TA Prue
Third Umpire: RA Emerson
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: South Africa won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Stuart Law | c Dave Richardson b Shaun Pollock | 1 | 10 | 8 | - | - |
| 2. Jimmy Maher | c Hansie Cronje b Lance Klusener | 13 | 35 | 59 | 1 | - |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | c Jacques Kallis b Pat Symcox | 16 | 27 | 22 | - | - |
| 4. Darren Lehmann | c Jonty Rhodes b Allan Donald | 10 | 31 | 45 | 1 | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Michael Bevan | c Daryll Cullinan b Brian McMillan | 26 | 41 | 56 | 1 | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Allan Donald b Pat Symcox | 6 | 26 | 23 | - | - |
| 8. Ian Harvey | run out (Pat Symcox > Lance Klusener) | 43 | 68 | 93 | - | - |
| 9. Brad Young | c Dave Richardson b Allan Donald | 5 | 17 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 10. Andy Bichel | not out | 27 | 38 | 59 | 2 | - |
| 11. Paul Wilson | b Allan Donald | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Stuart Law), 2-27 (Ricky Ponting), 3-46 (Jimmy Maher), 4-46 (Steve Waugh), 5-54 (Darren Lehmann), 6-70 (Adam Gilchrist), 7-93 (Michael Bevan), 8-108 (Brad Young), 9-164 (Ian Harvey), 165 (Paul Wilson). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 8w, 4nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48.2 ovs, 202 mins) 165 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Pat Symcox | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Allan Donald | 9.2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | (3w,4nb) |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 1 | 27 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Brian McMillan | 8 | 3 | 27 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gary Kirsten | run out (Michael Bevan > ) | 44 | 38 | 61 | 7 | - |
| 2. Lance Klusener | c Stuart Law b Paul Wilson | 11 | 11 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 3. Jacques Kallis | c Paul Wilson b Andy Bichel | 38 | 60 | 58 | 5 | 1 |
| 4. Daryll Cullinan | not out | 35 | 39 | 48 | 3 | 1 |
| *5. Hansie Cronje | not out | 39 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| 6. Jonty Rhodes | ||||||
| 7. Shaun Pollock | ||||||
| +8. Dave Richardson | ||||||
| 9. Pat Symcox | ||||||
| 10. Brian McMillan | ||||||
| 11. Allan Donald |
| FOW | 1-34 (Lance Klusener), 2-80 (Gary Kirsten), 3-100 (Jacques Kallis). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 28.2 ovs, 111 mins) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Paul Wilson | 9.2 | 2 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Bichel | 8 | 0 | 55 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Ian Harvey | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brad Young | 7 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Stuart Law, Jimmy Maher, Ricky Ponting, Darren Lehmann, Steve Waugh, Michael Bevan, Adam Gilchrist, Ian Harvey, Brad Young, Andy Bichel, Paul Wilson