Super 8s, 1997, Final
Australia v South Africa
Royal Selangor Club, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
3 August 1997

Result: Australia won by 19 runs

Toss:
Umpires: SJ Davis (Aus) and Bupinder Singh
Man of the match: A Symonds
Man of the series: MV Boucher

Australia innings
*MJ Di Venuto         c Hall             b Hayward              2 (7)
+RJ Campbell          c Hall             b Pollock              9 (6)
DR Martyn             c Ntini            b Pollock              1 (2)
A Symonds                                b Boje                61 (27)
IJ Harvey             c Boucher          b Hall                32 (16)
J Cox                 c Hall             b Bacher              14 (7)
DJ Saker                                 b Boje                10 (8)
AC Dale               c Boucher          b Boje                 8 (8)
Extras                (w 6, nb 4)                              10
Total                 (all out, 13.1 overs)                   147

Fall: 1-9, 2-16, 3-17, 4-81, 5-104, 6-129, 7-139, 8-147.

Bowling                 O       M        R      W
Pollock                 3       0       16      2
Hayward                 2       0       16      1 (3w, 1nb)
Joubert                 2       0       40      0
Boje                    2.1     0       30      3
Hall                    2       0       16      1
Bacher                  1       0       14      1
Ntini                   1       0       15      0 (1nb)

South Africa innings
*AM Bacher                               b Saker               14 (6)
N Boje                c Cox              b Martyn              34 (18)
SM Pollock            c Di Venuto        b Martyn              11 (10)
+MV Boucher                          c & b Harvey               6 (3)
AJ Hall                                  b Harvey               0 (1)
P Joubert             lbw                b Di Venuto           10 (8)
M Hayward             not out                                  36 (29)
M Ntini                                  b Symonds             14 (9)
Extras                (lb 1, w 2)                               3
Total                 (7 wickets, 14 overs)                   118

FoW: 1-19, 2-59, 3-59, 4-65, 5-66, 6-86, 7-107.

Bowling                 O       M        R      W
Dale                    2       0       17      0
Sakar                   3       0       32      1
Harvey                  3       1       19      2
Martyn                  2       0       20      2
Cox                     1       0       12      0
Di Venuto               1       0        8      1 (1w)
Symonds                 2       0       19      1

• Harvey bowled the sole maiden of the tournament

• Wicket-keeper of the series: MV Boucher (SA)
• Fielder of the series: AJ Penn (NZ)
• Bowler of the series: IJ Harvey (Aus)
• Batsman of the series: A Symonds (Aus)