Read the highlights of South Africa vs Australia 5th ODI 1994 - Australia tour of South Africa 8-match one-day international series of the 5th ODI match played between Australia and South Africa at Buffalo Park, East London on 02nd April 1994.
Bowlers attack and Allan Border's three-wickets before A superb unbeaten 67 by Steve Waugh steers to Australia comfortable seven-wicket victory over South Africa and keep alive the series in the fifth ODI.
South Africa bundled out for 158 in 49.5 overs with top scorer by Peter Kirsten cracked a 53 off 105-balls including 3-fours & a six.
Brian McMillan cracked a 17 off 19-balls including a boundary, Jonty Rhodes hit 16 off 30-balls included a four and Kepler Wessels scored 15 off 26-balls without a boundary.
Australia best bowler by Allan Border picked up 3-wickets, Tim May captured two-wickets, Paul Reiffel, Steve Waugh and Shane Warne each took one-wickets.
Australia chase down the target of 159 for 3 in 40 overs with top scorer by Steve Waugh blasted a unbeaten 67 off 60-balls including 11-fours with strike rate of 111.66.
Michael Slater struck 31 off 56-balls including 4-fours, David Boon cracked a 30 off 57-balls included a boundary and Mark Waugh scored a unbeaten 21 off 45-balls contained a four.
South Africa best bowler by Eric Simons captured 2-wickets for 32-runs in 10-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 3.20.
Allan Border named Player of the match for his brilliant spin bowling performance to picked up 3-wickets for 27-runs in 7.5-overs.
This match reported by AAP via The Canberra Times
Australia kept alive the one-day cricket series against South Africa with an emphatic seven-wicket victory.
Australia pulled the eight-match series back to 2-3 after outplaying South Africa on a low, turning wicket that suited its spinners.
South Africa was bowled out for 158 from 49.5 overs and the Waugh twins paced Australia to 3-159 with 10 full overs to spare.
Off-spinner Tim May grabbed the key wickets of Hansie Cronje and Jonty Rhodes in a 10-over spell of 2-35, and captain Allan Border bowled 7.5 overs to polish off the tail with 3-27.
The target of 3.18 an over for victory was never in doubt as the Waugh twins combined for an unbroken stand of 88 in an hour for the fourth wicket.
Mark Waugh played a support role with a steady unbeaten 21 while brother Steve maintained his superb form with a blazing 67 not out from 60 deliveries.
Steve also bowled superbly (1-25 from nine overs) and ran out dangerous hitter Adrian Kuiper.
However, he was overlooked for the man-of-the-match award by former South African captain Trevor Goddard, who preferred Border's claims.
South African captain Kepler Wessels won the toss but his batsmen never got into gear against a tight Australian attack.
Opener Peter Kirsten spent more than two hours to score 53 and no other batsman made it to 20.
Cronje (10) and Rhodes (16) threw away their wickets while trying to hit May out of the ground, and Kuiper was sacrificed by Wessels in a needless run out.
Paul Reiffel sent down his initial seven overs for 1-13 and Waugh dropped the weights on with a brilliant spell of 1-17 from eight overs.
Openers Michael Slater (31) and David Boon (30) gave Australia a solid start but there was a hint of concern at 3-71 when Dean Jones fell to a contentious Ibw decision.
Jones was batting well out of his crease and looked to be struck high and outside leg stump by an inswinger from Eric Simons.
At that stage, Australia still had much work to do but Steve Waugh's 11 boundaries ended the match as a contest.
Waugh's driving was superb and he finished the match with a flourish by taking three boundaries from Hansie Cronje's final over.
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