SOUTH AFRICA vs AUSTRALIA, 1st Test
SOUTH AFRICA vs AUSTRALIA, 1st Test: match overview
SOUTH AFRICA and AUSTRALIA met in the 1st Test of Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1997 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Friday, February 28, 1997. Result: Australia won by an innings and 196 runs.
A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.
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Match facts
- Match
- 1st Test, Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1997
- Teams
- SOUTH AFRICA vs AUSTRALIA
- Format
- Test match
- Venue
- The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Date
- Friday, February 28, 1997
- Start time
- 05:30 AM local (00:00 GMT)
- Status
- Australia won by an innings and 196 runs