7th Match: Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 22 Jan 2002

ODI # 1791
VB Series, 2001/02, 7th Match
Australia v South Africa
Sydney Cricket Ground (day/night)
22 January 2002 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
Points: Australia 5, South Africa 0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: DB Hair and DJ Harper
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh (Ind)
Man of the Match: AJ Bichel

South Africa innings (50 overs maximum)                         R   M   B  4 6
HH Gibbs              c Gilchrist        b McGrath              0   1   2  0 0
G Kirsten             lbw                b Warne               44 128  77  5 0
HH Dippenaar          c Warne            b McGrath              0   9   6  0 0
ND McKenzie                              b Bichel              18  58  47  2 0
JN Rhodes             c Gilchrist        b Bichel               0   4   7  0 0
+MV Boucher           lbw                b Bichel               1  10  11  0 0
*SM Pollock           lbw                b Bichel               0   2   2  0 0
L Klusener            lbw                b Gillespie            0   3   2  0 0
N Boje                not out                                  13  68  36  1 0
S Elworthy            c SR Waugh         b McGrath             18  27  35  3 0
M Ntini                              c & b Bichel               0   6   6  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 9)                              12
Total                 (all out, 38.3 overs, 161 mins)         106

FoW: 1-1 (Gibbs, 0.2 ov), 2-5 (Dippenaar, 2.2 ov),
    3-42 (McKenzie, 16.5 ov), 4-44 (Rhodes, 18.2 ov),
    5-49 (Boucher, 20.4 ov), 6-49 (Pollock, 20.6 ov),
    7-50 (Klusener, 21.3 ov), 8-79 (Kirsten, 29.3 ov),
    9-103 (Elworthy, 36.6 ov), 10-106 (Ntini, 38.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     10      1     29      3 (3w)
Gillespie                    9      1     27      1 (1w)
Symonds                      4      0      7      0 (1w)
Bichel                       6.3    0     19      5 (1w)
Warne                        6      1     13      1 (3w)
ME Waugh                     3      0      8      0

Australia innings (target: 107 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
ME Waugh              not out                                  55  78  62  8 0
+AC Gilchrist                            b Pollock              8  20  13  1 0
RT Ponting                               b Klusener            33  54  37  3 1
DR Martyn             not out                                   6   2   3  1 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 1, nb 3)                         5
Total                 (2 wickets, 18.4 overs, 78 mins)        107

DNB: *SR Waugh, MG Bevan, A Symonds, SK Warne, AJ Bichel,
    JN Gillespie, GD McGrath.

FoW: 1-24 (Gilchrist, 4.6 ov), 2-101 (Ponting, 18.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pollock                      7      0     36      1 (1nb, 1w)
Ntini                        7      2     36      0 (1nb)
Klusener                     2.4    0     28      1 (1nb)
Boje                         2      0      6      0

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• Hours of Play: 2.30pm - 6.00pm, 6.45pm - 10.15pm
• Scorers: ME Gorham and R Kelleher
• 12th Men: IJ Harvey (Aus) and JL Ontong (SA)

• Rain interupted play from 2.53pm to 3.34pm, with South Africa 10/2 after 5 overs, no change was made to the length of the match, dinner postponed to 6.42pm but not shortened
• South Africa 50 in 91 mins, off 21.1 overs
• Kirsten 1x5 (single plus boundary overthrow)
• South Africa 100 in 153 mins, off 36.5 overs

• ME Waugh 1x5 (single plus boundary overthrow)
• Dinner: Australia 34/1 (ME Waugh 22*, Ponting 2*, 8 overs)
• Australia 50 in 44 mins, off 10.4 overs
• ME Waugh/Ponting 2nd wicket partnership 50 in 40 mins, off 58 balls
• ME Waugh 50 in 70 mins, off 54 balls, 8x4
• Australia 100 in 73 mins, off 17.1 overs
• Attendance: 39,213