2001–02 VB Series2nd Final · ODI
South Africa beat New Zealand by 6 wickets in the 2nd final - Match Info
Sydney Cricket Ground, . New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand17541.1 ov
South Africa173/438.1 ov
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 47 balls remaining) (D/L method)
South Africa won the tournament
Match details
- Match
- 2nd Final, ODI · 2001–02 VB Series
- Date
- (Fri 8 Feb, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 47 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Jonty Rhodes
Head to head (ODI)
Played 74 · NZ won 27 · SA won 42 · No result 5
Last 5 meetings
- 1st Final · 2001–02 VB Series · NZ 190 v SA 191/2South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
- 11th Match · 2001–02 VB Series · NZ 203/8 v SA 270/5South Africa won by 67 runs
- 9th Match · 2001–02 VB Series · NZ 160 v SA 253/5South Africa won by 93 runs
- 5th Match · 2001–02 VB Series · NZ 244/6 v SA 241New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
- 3rd Match · 2001–02 VB Series · NZ 231/9 v SA 257/7South Africa won by 26 runs
Recent results (ODI)
- L vs SA · NZ 190 v SA 191/2South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
- L vs SA · NZ 203/8 v SA 270/5South Africa won by 67 runs
- L vs AUS · AUS 248/8 v NZ 245/8Australia won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
- L vs SA · NZ 160 v SA 253/5South Africa won by 93 runs
- W vs AUS · AUS 165 v NZ 242/5New Zealand won by 77 runs
- W vs NZ · NZ 190 v SA 191/2South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
- L vs AUS · AUS 283/7 v SA 250/5Australia won by 33 runs
- W vs NZ · NZ 203/8 v SA 270/5South Africa won by 67 runs
- W vs NZ · NZ 160 v SA 253/5South Africa won by 93 runs
- L vs AUS · AUS 107/2 v SA 106Australia won by 8 wickets (with 188 balls remaining)
Top players in this fixture
NZ v SA ODIs, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten SA | 29 | 1173 | 103 | 45.12 | 72.01 |
| Jacques Kallis SA | 23 | 1010 | 111 | 59.41 | 75.54 |
| Chris Cairns NZ | 21 | 663 | 102 | 36.83 | 92.08 |
| Stephen Fleming NZ | 23 | 621 | 85 | 27.00 | 60.82 |
| Roger Twose NZ | 15 | 578 | 103 | 41.29 | 80.17 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock SA | 23 | 41 | 3.85 |
| Allan Donald SA | 22 | 36 | 3.92 |
| Chris Cairns NZ | 23 | 25 | 5.03 |
| Jacques Kallis SA | 19 | 24 | 4.66 |
| Chris Harris NZ | 26 | 20 | 4.60 |
ODIs at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Matches
- 111
- Average 1st-innings score
- 207
- Won batting first
- 63
- Won chasing
- 45
- Highest total
- 337/7 by Australia ()