Read the highlights of Australia vs South Africa 7th Match Wills Triangular Series 1994 - Wills Triangular Series triangular one-day international tournament of the 7th ODI match played between South Africa and Australia at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar on 24th October 1994.
Glenn McGrath, Michael Slater, David Boon, Michael Bevan and Justin Langer stars as Australia tense three-wicket victory over South Africa, despite a Hansie Cronje's unbeaten century and South Africa fell to their fifth defeat in a row in the seventh match of a Wills Triangular Series.
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South Africa scored 251-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Hansie Cronje cracked a unbeaten 100 off 124-balls - which was his 2nd ODI hundred and also his second century against Australia in ODIs.
Gary Kirsten cracked a 45 off 61-balls including 5-fours, Daryll Cullinan hit 36 off 35-balls included 4-fours & a six and David Richardson scored 25 off 38-balls contained two-fours.
Australia best bowler by Glenn McGrath captured 2-wickets for 22-runs in 10-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 2.20, Jo Angel, Mark Waugh, Craig McDermott and Shane Warne each took one-wickets.
Australia chase down the target of 252 for 7 in 49.4 overs with top scorer by Michael Slater cracked a 54 off 82-balls including 5-fours.
Michael Bevan struck 45 off 56-balls including 5-fours, Mark Waugh cracked a 43 off 54-balls included 3-fours & a six.
David Boon hit 39 off 44-balls including 4-fours, Justin Langer blasted a unbeaten 33 off 20-balls included 4-fours with strike rate of 165 and Mark Taylor scored 17 off 26-balls contained 2-fours.
South Africa best bowler by Fanie de Villiers captured 2-wickets and one for Craig Matthews - Tim Shaw.
Hansie Cronje named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a unbeaten 100-runs knocked off facing 124-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes.
This match reported by The Canberra Times Staff (Third Party Reference from The Canberra Times)
Australia's forgotten tourist Justin Langer demanded recognition as an international cricketer by leading his country to a sensational three-wicket victory over South Africa in the one-day international.
Langer, who has played only twice in eight weeks on tour, produced a cameo knock of 33 not out from 19 balls to guide Australia to a victory against the odds with two balls to spare.
The Western Australian left-hander hit three boundaries from the last three balls of Fanie De Villiers's final over as Australia reached 7-252 in reply to South Africa's 6-251.
Langer took the score to 6-251 with an over to be bowled and Craig McDermott duly completed the win, despite the loss of Jo Angel when the scores were tied.
Langer came into the Australian team after an injury to lan Healy but shared a crucial partnership of 37 in five overs for the fifth wicket with Michael Bevan
Bevan beat Langer to the Test spot vacated by Allan Border and it was ironic the pair should bat so well together.
Bevan scored 45 from 55 balls while the early spade work was done by Michael Slater (54) and Mark Waugh (43).
Australia's win was even more meritorious when considering the absence of Steve Waugh and that the batsmen had to score the runs in poor light.
South Africa finished at 6-251 from its 50 overs after vice-captain Hansie Cronje hit the last ball of the innings for four to bring up an even century - his second in one-day cricket.
The two teams had to put up with a rowdy crowd who threw missiles and made life difficult as possible for the fieldsmen.
The North West Frontier Province is nominally a part of Pakistan but is actually divided into seven zones and controlled by the traditional tribes in each area.
The locals have never taken too kindly to outside interference and this match saw the largest police presence at any game on tour. Policemen circled the boundary but still could not prevent fire-crackers and other missiles being thrown at the fieldsmen.
David Boon complained to the umpires after one firecracker landed near him while Daryll Cullinan was also the target of a cracker while fielding.
The Australians set off requiring 5.04 an over but were tied down in the early stages by the bowling of De Villiers and Craig Matthews.
From the early loss of Mark Taylor for 17. Slater (54) and Waugh (43) could not manage to score beyond four an over for their stand of 69 for the second wicket.
Waugh took five overs to break his duck while Slater oscillated between periods of barely tempered aggression and inert defence.
Slater was beaten by the decision of the unblinking television eye and adjudged run out while Waugh tried to loft spinner Tim Shaw over the infield and was caught at midwicket by Jonty Rhodes. Langer came to the crease at 4-186 after the loss of David Boon and opened his account with a boundary.
He and Bevan ran superbly between the wickets and Australia's successful run chase counted as one of its best in one-day history.
As usual for matches against Australia in the past 12 months, South Africa's total of 6-251 was built around another brilliant innings by Cronje.
The 24-year-old struck four fours and three sixes from the 118 balls he faced to follow his 98 not out and 64 from the first two matches against Australia in this tournament.
All up. he has been in irresistible form against Australia during the past 12 months, scoring 849 runs from those 18 games at an average of 60.64.
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