ODI # 1073
Wills World Cup, 1995/96, 27th Match
Netherlands v South Africa, Group B
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
5 March 1996 (50-overs match)

Result: South Africa won by 160 runs
Points: South Africa 2, Netherlands 0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and SG Randell (Aus)
TV Umpire: Mian Mohammad Aslam
Match Referee: Nasim-ul-Ghani
Man of the Match: AC Hudson

South Africa innings (50 overs maximum)                         R   M   B  4 6
G Kirsten             c Zuiderent        b Aponso              83 118  98  6 0
AC Hudson             c van Oosterom     b Gouka              161 153 132 13 4
*WJ Cronje            c Lubbers          b Cantrell            41  48  39  3 0
DJ Cullinan           not out                                  19  31  17  1 0
JH Kallis             not out                                  17  17  16  0 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 2)                               7
Total                 (3 wickets, 50 overs)                   328

DNB: BM McMillan, SM Pollock, +SJ Palframan, PL Symcox,
     CR Matthews, AA Donald.

FoW: 1-186 (Kirsten), 2-274 (Hudson), 3-301 (Cronje).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Bakker                      10      1     64      0 (1w)
Lubbers                      8      0     50      0
de Leede                    10      0     59      0 (1w)
Aponso                      10      0     57      1
Cantrell                    10      0     61      1
Gouka                        2      0     32      1 (1nb)

Netherlands innings (target: 329 runs from 50 overs)            R   M   B  4 6
NE Clarke             c Pollock          b Donald              32  64  46  6 1
PE Cantrell                          c & b Matthews            23  47  39  3 0
TBM de Leede                             b Donald              12  36  26  1 0
KJJ van Noortwijk     c Palframan        b Symcox               9  38  24  1 0
GJAF Aponso           c Kirsten          b Symcox               6  41  31  0 0
B Zuiderent           run out                                  27  49  50  2 0
+MMC Schewe                              b Matthews            20  62  34  1 0
EL Gouka              c Kallis           b Pollock             19  28  35  2 0
RF van Oosterom       not out                                   5  15  15  0 0
*SW Lubbers           not out                                   2   8   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, w 5, nb 1)                        13
Total                 (8 wickets, 50 overs)                   168

DNB: PJ Bakker.

FoW: 1-56 (Cantrell), 2-70 (Clarke), 3-81 (de Leede),
     4-86 (van Noortwijk), 5-97 (Aponso), 6-126 (Zuiderent),
     7-158 (Gouka), 8-163 (Schewe).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pollock                      8      0     35      1 (5w)
Matthews                    10      0     38      2
Donald                       6      0     21      2 (1w)
Cronje                       3      1      3      0
Symcox                      10      1     22      2
McMillan                     4      2      5      0
Kallis                       7      1     30      0
Cullinan                     2      0      7      0

• G Kirsten and AC Hudson 186 for the 1st wicket, highest ever 2-man partnership for the 1st wicket in the World Cup, 10th highest 1st wicket partnership in all ODIs, 4th highest partnership for any wicket in the World Cup, highest for any wicket for South Africa in the World Cup.
• AC Hudson 161, 9th highest score in ODIs, 3rd highest for South Africa.
• South Africa 328 runs, 13th highest ODI score, highest ever for South Africa, 2nd highest in Pakistan by any team, highest ever at Rawalpindi (South Africa have the top 2 high scores in Rawalpindi - also 321 v UAE 16/02/1996).

• 10 straight ODI wins for South Africa.

Team Pages: Netherlands, South Africa.

Ground Page: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

South Africa Player Pages: G Kirsten, AC Hudson, WJ Cronje, DJ Cullinan, JH Kallis, BM McMillan, SM Pollock, SJ Palframan, PL Symcox, CR Matthews, AA Donald.

Netherlands Player Pages: NE Clarke, PE Cantrell, TBM de Leede, KJJ van Noortwijk, GJAF Aponso, B Zuiderent, MMC Schewe, EL Gouka, RF van Oosterom, SW Lubbers, PJ Bakker.

Match Officials' Pages: Khizer Hayat, SG Randell, Mian Mohammad Aslam, Nasim-ul-Ghani.