Welcome to the highlights of South Africa vs Australia 2nd ODI - 1997 Australia tour of South Africa 7-match ODI series - The second One-Day International cricket match between South Africa and Australia was played at Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on March 31, 1997.
Match Overview:
Mark Waugh's record-breaking tenth century and Steve Waugh's superb unbeaten half-century led Australia emphatic seven-wicket victory over South Africa and level the series with 1-1 in the second ODI.
Match Stats:
- Mark Waugh became the first Australian batsman to scored two centuries against South Africa in ODI cricket history.
- Mark Waugh's unbeaten 115 was his fifth highest score for Australia in one-day international and the highest-score by an Australian batsman against South Africa in ODIs, improving his own record of 107 at Sydney in the 1993-94 Benson & Hedges World Series.
- Mark Waugh became the first Australian batsman to scored ten centuries in ODI cricket history, beating Geoff Marsh's 9-hundreds record and overall the seventh player to achieved this feat in ODIs.
- 10 : Mark Waugh hit the seventh most centuries by any batsman in one-day internationals.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
South Africa scored 221-8 in 50 overs with top scorer by Jacques Kallis cracked a 82 off 119-balls including 5-fours & a six.
Jonty Rhodes struck 57 off 86-balls including 7-fours, Hansie Cronje hit 31 off 35-balls included 4-fours and Lance Klusener scored a unbeaten 27 off 20-balls contained 2-fours with strike rate of 135.
Australia best bowler by Adam Dale picked up 3-wickets for 18-runs in 7-overs including three maidens with economy rate of 2.57, Jason Gillespie captured two-wickets and one for Michael Bevan - Shane Warne.
Australia chase down the target of 222 for 3 in 45 overs with top scorer by Mark Waugh cracked a unbeaten 115 off 125-balls - which was his 10th ODI hundred and his second century against South Africa in ODIs.
Steve Waugh cracked a unbeaten 50 off 52-balls including 5-fours & a six, Stuart Law struck 33 off 52-balls included one-six & a four and Mark Taylor scored 17 off consuming 44-balls without a boundary.
South Africa best bowler by Pat Symcox took 2-wickets and one for Allan Donald.
Mark Waugh named Player of the match for his match-winning record-breaking batting performance to scored a unbeaten 115-runs knocked off facing 125-balls including 8-fours & 3-sixes.
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