1st Final: New Zealand v South Africa at Melbourne, 6 Feb 2002

ODI # 1804
VB Series, 2001/02, 1st Final
New Zealand v South Africa
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
6 February 2002 (50-over match)

Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets
Series: South Africa leads the best-of-3-finals 1-0

Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: DJ Harper and SJA Taufel
TV Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh (Ind)
Man of the Match: M Ntini

New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)                          R   M   B  4 6
L Vincent             c Rhodes           b Ntini                7  20  15  0 0
NJ Astle              c Kallis           b Ntini                9  29  21  1 0
*SP Fleming           c Kallis           b Klusener            50 111  79  2 0
CD McMillan           run out (Gibbs)                          73 137  99  4 1
CL Cairns             c Kirsten          b Klusener             0   3   4  0 0
CZ Harris             c Boucher          b Pollock              9  22  19  0 0
DJ Nash               c Donald           b Ntini                9  21  13  0 0
+AC Parore            c Boucher          b Ntini                2  16  10  0 0
AR Adams              c Klusener         b Ntini               13  15   9  0 1
DL Vettori            not out                                   6  19  12  0 0
SE Bond               run out (Rhodes)                          1   8   6  0 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 6)                              11
Total                 (all out, 47.5 overs, 206 mins)         190

FoW: 1-15 (Vincent, 5.2 ov), 2-18 (Astle, 7.1 ov),
    3-127 (Fleming, 32.1 ov), 4-128 (Cairns, 32.6 ov),
    5-155 (Harris, 38.4 ov), 6-158 (McMillan, 40.1 ov),
    7-168 (Nash, 43.1 ov), 8-168 (Parore, 43.2 ov),
    9-187 (Adams, 45.5 ov), 10-190 (Bond, 47.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pollock                      9      0     30      1
Ntini                       10      0     31      5 (3w)
Donald                       8      0     44      0 (1w)
Kallis                       6.5    0     25      0 (2w)
Klusener                     7      0     27      2
Boje                         7      0     28      0

South Africa innings (target: 191 runs from 50 overs)           R   M   B  4 6
HH Gibbs              c Parore           b Cairns              24  61  47  3 0
G Kirsten             run out (McMillan)                       25  53  39  2 0
JH Kallis             not out                                  59 118  80  5 1
HH Dippenaar          not out                                  79 110 107  9 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 1, nb 2)                         4
Total                 (2 wickets, 45.1 overs, 172 mins)       191

DNB: JN Rhodes, +MV Boucher, L Klusener, N Boje, *SM Pollock,
    AA Donald, M Ntini.

FoW: 1-51 (Kirsten, 13.1 ov), 2-52 (Gibbs, 14.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bond                         8      2     21      0
Nash                         1      0      6      0
Adams                        8      0     32      0 (1w)
Vettori                      5      0     32      0
Cairns                       8      1     27      1 (2nb)
McMillan                     3      0     14      0
Harris                       9.1    0     44      0
Astle                        3      0     14      0

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• Hours of play: 2.30pm - 6.00pm, 6.45pm - 10.15pm
• Scorers: J Hamilton and CJ Reece
• 12th Men: BB McCullum (New Zealand) and JL Ontong (South Africa)
• New Zealand 50 in 50 minutes from 13.5 overs (83 balls)
• CD McMillan 50 in 93 minutes from 70 balls
• McMillan/Fleming 50 partnership in 46 minutes from 60 balls
• New Zealand 100 in 107 minutes from 24.4 overs (148 balls)
• McMillan/Fleming 100 partnership in 93 minutes from 134 balls
• SP Fleming 50 in 109 minutes from 78 balls
• New Zealand 150 in 155 minutes in 155 minutes from 37.5 overs (227 balls)
• South Africa 50 in 50 minutes from 12.5 overs (78 balls)
• South Africa 100 in 106 minutes from 25.4 overs (156 balls)
• HH Dippenaar 50 in 67 minutes from 73 balls
• Dippenaar/Kallis 50 partnership in 46 minutes from 69 balls
• South Africa 150 in 149 minutes from 37.4 overs (228 balls)
• Dippenaar/Kallis 100 partnership in 87 minutes from 139 balls
• Attendence: 20,671