1st Match · ODI
South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 6 wickets in the 1st Match
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, . Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe22649.5 ov
South Africa229/448.1 ov
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Match report
From the scorecardZimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 226, Murray Goodwin 73 from 71 balls and Stuart Carlisle 38 from 61 balls. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 31.
South Africa reached 229 for 4 in 48.1 overs, Hansie Cronje 83 not out from 112 balls and Herschelle Gibbs 65 from 92 balls. Neil Johnson took 2 for 61.
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining).
Key performers
Zimbabwe innings
226(49.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnsonrun out (†MV Boucher) | run out (†MV Boucher) | 33 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 55.93 |
| Grant Flowerb L Klusener | b L Klusener | 19 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 44.19 |
| Alistair Campbellc M Hayward b JH Kallis | c M Hayward b JH Kallis | 29 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 72.50 |
| Murray Goodwinb SM Pollock | b SM Pollock | 73 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 102.82 |
| Andy Flower (c) †c †MV Boucher b JH Kallis | c †MV Boucher b JH Kallis | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Stuart Carlisleb L Klusener | b L Klusener | 38 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 62.30 |
| Guy Whittallc G Kirsten b WJ Cronje | c G Kirsten b WJ Cronje | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Heath Streakb SM Pollock | b SM Pollock | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Gary Brentnot out | not out | 1* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| John Rennielbw b SM Pollock | lbw b SM Pollock | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andy Whittallrun out (†MV Boucher) | run out (†MV Boucher) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 11, w 7, nb 3) | (lb 11, w 7, nb 3) | 21 | ||||
| Total49.5 Ov (RR 3.42) | 49.5 Ov (RR 3.42) | 226 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 38-1 (GW Flower, 12.3 ov), 94-2 (NC Johnson, 22.3 ov), 95-3 (ADR Campbell, 23.6 ov), 105-4 (A Flower, 27.6 ov), 184-5 (SV Carlisle, 43.5 ov), 187-6 (GJ Whittall, 44.3 ov), 212-7 (HH Streak, 47.6 ov), 225-8 (MW Goodwin, 49.2 ov), 225-9 (JA Rennie, 49.3 ov), 226-10 (AR Whittall, 49.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9.5 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Nantie Hayward | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 4.13 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 3.92 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 10 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hansie Cronje | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
229/4(48.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirstenlbw b JA Rennie | lbw b JA Rennie | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Herschelle Gibbsc HH Streak b NC Johnson | c HH Streak b NC Johnson | 65 | 92 | 8 | 1 | 70.65 |
| Jacques Kallisc AR Whittall b HH Streak | c AR Whittall b HH Streak | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Dale Benkensteinb NC Johnson | b NC Johnson | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Hansie Cronje (c)not out | not out | 83* | 112 | 8 | 0 | 74.11 |
| Lance Klusenernot out | not out | 26* | 43 | 2 | 0 | 60.47 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 11, w 25, nb 3) | (b 2, lb 11, w 25, nb 3) | 41 | ||||
| Total48.1 Ov (RR 3.57) | 48.1 Ov (RR 3.57) · Target 227 | 229/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (G Kirsten, 5.5 ov), 38-2 (JH Kallis, 8.3 ov), 55-3 (DM Benkenstein, 12.4 ov), 159-4 (HH Gibbs, 32.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| John Rennie | 8.1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3.14 | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| Neil Johnson | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 4.58 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 |
| Gary Brent | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |