Read the highlights of South Africa vs Australia 2nd ODI 1994 - Australia tour of South Africa 8-match one-day international series of the 2nd ODI match played between Australia and South Africa at Centurion Park, Verwoerdburg on 20th February 1994.
Hansie Cronje's brilliant 97, Adrian Kuiper's whirlwind 22-ball 47* before Craig Matthews' three-wickets helped to South Africa comfortable 56-run victory over Australia and South Africa go up 2-0 lead in two days in the second ODI.
South Africa scored 265-5 in 50 overs with top scorer by Hansie Cronje struck 97 off 101-balls - who fell three-run short of his century.
Adrian Kuiper hammered a unbeaten 47 off 22-balls including 4-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 213.63, Jonty Rhodes cracked a 44 off 63-balls included 3-fours.
Kepler Wessels cracked a 22 off 32-balls including 3-fours, Pater Kirsten scored 22 off 50-balls included two-fours and Gary Kirsten hit 18 off 35-balls contained two boundaries.
Australia best bowler by Glenn McGrath captured 2-wickets and one for Shane Warne - Mark Waugh.
Australia bowled out for 209 in 42.4 overs with top scorer by Steve Waugh struck 86 off 91-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes.
Allan Border cracked a 41 off 49-balls including 2-fours & a six, Mark Taylor scored 21 off 49-balls included 2-fours and Craig McDermott hit 16 off 12-balls contained one-six & a four with strike rate of 133.33.
South Africa best bowler by Craig Matthews picked up 3-wickets for 26-runs in 8-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 3.25, Fanie de Villiers, Hansie Cronje, Adrian Kuiper and Eric Simons each took one-wickets.
Hansie Cronje named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a 97 off facing 101-balls including 8-fours & 3-sixes.
This match reported by AAP via The Canberra Times
South African middle-order pair Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes tormented Australia for the second time in as many days with a half-century partnership in the second one-day international.
Cronje and Rhodes added 106 in less than an hour at Wanderers Stadium on Saturday and continued from where they left off at Centurion Park.
After the loss of the Kirsten brothers, the third-wicket pair had added 64 in 50 minutes to take South Africa to a solid 2-122 at the 30-over mark.
Cronje had reached 38 while Rhodes was on 36 from 50 deliveries.
Cronje scored his maiden one-day century at Wanderers but was not as fluent 24 hours later, finding it difficult to release the pressure built up by Glenn McGrath and Steve Waugh.
Rhodes ran superbly between the wickets and their 50-stand came up in 43 minutes.
The Australians persevered with an unchanged line-up in a bid to reverse Saturday's narrow five-run loss.
South African captain Kepler Wessels again won the toss and the home side made a solid start in the first hour thanks to the opening partnership of the Kirsten brothers.
The pair added 45 in 13 overs before Gary Kirsten was well caught by Steve Waugh in the gully off McGrath, trying to glide a ball to third man.
Elder brother Peter spent an hour over 22 before he chopped Mark. Waugh back on to his off stump.
Star leg-spinner Shane Warne had so far bowled two overs for five runs, coming on at the 28-over mark when the score was 2-108.
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