Read the highlights of South Africa vs Australia 8th ODI 1994 - Australia tour of South Africa 8-match one-day international series of the 8th ODI match played between Australia and South Africa at Springbok Park, Bloemfontein on 08th April 1994.
Inexperienced bowler Damien Fleming holds nerve to conceded just four runs off last-over of the match as Australia pulled off a thrilling 1-run victory over South Africa, despite a fighting knock from opener Andrew Hudson's 84 and square the eight-match series in a last-ball thriller of the eighth & final ODI.
Australia scored 203-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by David struck 45 off 79-balls including 4-fours.
Steve Waugh cracked a 42 off 51-balls including 2-fours, Michael Slater scored 34 off 76-balls included two-fours and Ian Healy hit a unbeaten 41 off 30-balls contained 3-fours.
South Africa best bowler by Craig Matthews picked up 3-wickets for 40-runs in 10-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 4, Tim Shaw, Eric Simons and Fanie de Villiers each took one-wickets.
South Africa scored 202-8 in the allotted 50 overs with top scorer by Andrew Hudson struck 84 off 132-balls, Kepler Wessels cracked a 28 off 63-balls including a boundary, Eric Simons, David Richardson and Hansie Cronje each took one-wickets.
Australia best bowler by Paul Reiffel, Steve Waugh both took 2-wickets and one for Shane Warne - Glenn McGrath.
Andrew Hudson named Player of the match for his fighting innings of 84 off facing 132-balls including 8-fours.
Steve Waugh earned player of the series for contributing 291 runs with average of 48.50 in the eight-match series.
This match reported by The Canberra Times Staff (Third Party Reference from The Canberra Times)
A brilliant final 10 overs by Australia choked off South Africa and enabled the tourists to square the eight-match one-day cricket series.
Australia totalled 6-203 from its 50 overs and South Africa was cruising at 3-144 in reply at the 40-over mark, needing only a run a ball for the rest of the innings to take the rubber 5-3.
Opener Andrew Hudson soon fell for 84 and a middle-order collapse saw South Africa fall short at 8-203, giving Allan Border an appropriate sign-off from international cricket, should he retire as expected next month.
Border entrusted his most inexperienced player in Damien Fleming with the responsibility of bowling the last over and he rose to the occasion, conceding just four runs when six would have lost the match.
The two teams also split the Test series, as they did in Australia, and Border said the 4-4 result was an accurate reflection on how close the two countries were.
"In every match the teams have played, there's been virtually nothing in it," Border said.
Australia struggled to 6-203 after making an exceptionally slow start, grinding to 3-85 at the 30-over mark.
David Boon (45) and Steve Waugh (42) shared an important stand of 71 for the fourth wicket but the vital late-over impetus was provided by busy wicket keeper Ian Healy.
Healy punched an unbeaten 41 from 31 balls and left the home side with a target of 4.08 an over for victory.
McMillan (four) was run out by a back-handed flick by Healy and it took a late flurry by Dave Richardson and Eric Simons to make the result close.
South African captain Kepler Wessels said his men had snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
"We had things well in hand at the 40-over mark but we didn't bat well in the run home," Wessels said.
Hudson was named man of the match while Steve Waugh was named man of the series
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