5th Test
England beat South Africa by 2 wickets in the 5th Test
SuperSport Park, Centurion, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.
South Africa248/8 & 0/00 ov
England0/0 & 251/875.1 ov
England won by 2 wickets
Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bowl. South Africa made 248 for 8, Lance Klusener 61 not out from 96 balls and Daryll Cullinan 46 from 91 balls. Alan Mullally took 2 for 42.
England made 0 for 0.
South Africa made 0 for 0.
England made 251 for 8, Alec Stewart 73 from 140 balls and Michael Vaughan 69 from 108 balls. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 53.
England won by 2 wickets.
Key performers
South Africa 1st innings
248/8(72 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirstenc CJ Adams b D Gough | c CJ Adams b D Gough | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Herschelle Gibbsc CJ Adams b AR Caddick | c CJ Adams b AR Caddick | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Jacques Kallisb AR Caddick | b AR Caddick | 25 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 40.98 |
| Daryll Cullinanc & b AD Mullally | c & b AD Mullally | 46 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 50.55 |
| Hansie Cronje (c)c DL Maddy b D Gough | c DL Maddy b D Gough | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pieter Strydomc †AJ Stewart b CEW Silverwood | c †AJ Stewart b CEW Silverwood | 30 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 73.17 |
| Lance Klusenernot out | not out | 61* | 96 | 7 | 1 | 63.54 |
| Shaun Pollockrun out (N Hussain) | run out (N Hussain) | 30 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 46.88 |
| Mark Boucher †b AD Mullally | b AD Mullally | 22 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 45.83 |
| Paul Adamsnot out | not out | 4* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 11, w 3, nb 11) | (b 2, lb 11, w 3, nb 11) | 27 | ||||
| Total72 Ov (RR 2.58) | 72 Ov (RR 2.58) | 248/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Nantie Hayward
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (G Kirsten, 0.6 ov), 15-2 (HH Gibbs, 7.6 ov), 50-3 (JH Kallis, 18.1 ov), 55-4 (WJ Cronje, 19.6 ov), 102-5 (PC Strydom, 33.1 ov), 136-6 (DJ Cullinan, 40.3 ov), 196-7 (SM Pollock, 56.6 ov), 243-8 (MV Boucher, 70.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 20 | 2 | 92 | 2 | 3.45 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| Andrew Caddick | 19 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 1.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Mullally | 24 | 10 | 42 | 2 | 1.31 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Silverwood | 7 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 4.82 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Vaughan | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st innings
0/0(0 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extras | 0 | |||||
| Total0 Ov | 0 Ov | 0/0 | ||||
South Africa 2nd innings
0/0(0 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extras | 0 | |||||
| Total0 Ov | 0 Ov | 0/0 | ||||
England 2nd innings
251/8(75.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Butcherlbw b L Klusener | lbw b L Klusener | 36 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Mike Athertonc †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | c †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 24.14 |
| Nasser Hussain (c)c HH Gibbs b SM Pollock | c HH Gibbs b SM Pollock | 25 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 36.23 |
| Alec Stewart †c †MV Boucher b M Hayward | c †MV Boucher b M Hayward | 73 | 140 | 10 | 1 | 52.14 |
| Chris Adamsc †MV Boucher b M Hayward | c †MV Boucher b M Hayward | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Michael Vaughanb M Hayward | b M Hayward | 69 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 63.89 |
| Darren Maddyrun out (G Kirsten/†MV Boucher) | run out (G Kirsten/†MV Boucher) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Andrew Caddickc †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | c †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Darren Goughnot out | not out | 6* | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Chris Silverwoodnot out | not out | 7* | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 9, w 4, nb 7) | (b 4, lb 9, w 4, nb 7) | 24 | ||||
| Total75.1 Ov (RR 2.51) | 75.1 Ov (RR 2.51) · Target 249 | 251/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Alan Mullally
Fall of wickets: 28-1 (MA Atherton, 10.1 ov), 67-2 (MA Butcher, 25.5 ov), 90-3 (N Hussain, 32.1 ov), 102-4 (CJ Adams, 37.1 ov), 228-5 (AJ Stewart, 69.3 ov), 236-6 (DL Maddy, 72.2 ov), 236-7 (AR Caddick, 72.4 ov), 240-8 (MP Vaughan, 73.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 20 | 7 | 53 | 3 | 1.99 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Nantie Hayward | 17.1 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 2.67 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Lance Klusener | 14 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 13 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 2.54 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Hansie Cronje | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Pieter Strydom | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |