| South Africa first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| AM Bacher | lbw b Blewett | 39 | 85 | 121 | 4 | - | |
| G Kirsten | c Taylor b McGrath | 11 | 42 | 55 | - | - | |
| JH Kallis | run out (Ponting) | 16 | 59 | 68 | 2 | - | |
| *WJ Cronje | c Taylor b Warne | 88 | 262 | 335 | 8 | - | |
| HH Gibbs | c Healy b Bevan | 54 | 150 | 162 | 6 | - | |
| BM McMillan | c Elliott b Bevan | 6 | 17 | 14 | - | - | |
| SM Pollock | c Taylor b Warne | 18 | 67 | 91 | 3 | - | |
| +DJ Richardson | b Warne | 6 | 15 | 14 | - | - | |
| PL Symcox | c Healy b Warne | 29 | 40 | 56 | 5 | - | |
| AA Donald | not out | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 | - | |
| PR Adams | c SR Waugh b Warne | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - | |
| Extras | (4 b, 4 lb, 7 nb, 1 w) | 16 |
| Total | (all out, 477 minutes, 124.1 overs) | 287 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-25 (Kirsten, 12.2 ov), 2-70 (Bacher, 30.2 ov), 3-70 (Kallis, 30.5 ov), 4-167 (Gibbs, 77.4 ov), 5-174 (McMillan, 81.2 ov), 6-228 (Pollock, 105.6 ov), 7-236 (Richardson, 109.4 ov), 8-276 (Cronje, 120.1 ov), 9-287 (Symcox, 122.4 ov), 10-287 (Adams, 124.1 ov) |
| Australia first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| MTG Elliott | c McMillan b Symcox | 32 | 66 | 90 | 4 | - | |
| *MA Taylor | c Richardson b Pollock | 11 | 45 | 50 | - | - | |
| GS Blewett | b McMillan | 28 | 113 | 119 | 4 | - | |
| ME Waugh | lbw b Pollock | 100 | 186 | 211 | 12 | 1 | |
| SR Waugh | b Donald | 85 | 199 | 279 | 9 | - | |
| RT Ponting | c and b Adams | 62 | 155 | 219 | 1 | 1 | |
| MG Bevan | c McMillan b Symcox | 12 | 39 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| +IA Healy | not out | 46 | 130 | 152 | 2 | - | |
| PR Reiffel | b Donald | 0 | 7 | 12 | - | - | |
| SK Warne | lbw b Pollock | 12 | 28 | 46 | 2 | - | |
| GD McGrath | c Richardson b Donald | 14 | 45 | 59 | - | - | |
| Extras | (1 b, 12 lb, 6 nb) | 19 |
| Total | (all out, 646 minutes, 167.4 overs) | 421 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-35 (Taylor, 13.2 ov), 2-59 (Elliott, 24.6 ov), 3-103 (Blewett, 49.4 ov), 4-219 (ME Waugh, 83.6 ov), 5-317 (SR Waugh, 118.5 ov), 6-337 (Bevan, 128.5 ov), 7-354 (Ponting, 136.6 ov), 8-357 (Reiffel, 139.6 ov), 9-385 (Warne, 153.1 ov), 10-421 (McGrath, 167.4 ov) |
| South Africa second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| G Kirsten | lbw b McGrath | 0 | 9 | 8 | - | - | |
| AM Bacher | c Ponting b Reiffel | 2 | 12 | 22 | - | - | |
| JH Kallis | b Warne | 45 | 110 | 155 | 4 | - | |
| *WJ Cronje | c Ponting b Warne | 5 | 35 | 36 | - | - | |
| HH Gibbs | c Blewett b Warne | 1 | 25 | 33 | - | - | |
| BM McMillan | b Warne | 11 | 13 | 11 | 2 | - | |
| SM Pollock | c Taylor b Warne | 4 | 12 | 11 | - | - | |
| +DJ Richardson | c and b Warne | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| PL Symcox | b Reiffel | 38 | 72 | 69 | 4 | 1 | |
| AA Donald | c Healy b Reiffel | 2 | 23 | 34 | - | - | |
| PR Adams | not out | 1 | 5 | 8 | - | - | |
| Extras | (2 b, 1 lb, 1 nb) | 4 |
| Total | (all out, 199 minutes, 53 overs) | 113 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-1 (Kirsten, 1.5 ov), 2-3 (Bacher, 4.5 ov), 3-21 (Cronje, 13.6 ov), 4-27 (Gibbs, 23.2 ov), 5-41 (McMillan, 25.6 ov), 6-55 (Pollock, 29.3 ov), 7-55 (Richardson, 29.6 ov), 8-96 (Kallis, 43.4 ov), 9-112 (Symcox, 50.3 ov), 10-113 (Donald, 53 ov) |
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
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HH Gibbs (1) passed his previous highest score of 31 in Test matches
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PL Symcox (1) passed 3500 runs in first-class matches when he reached 1
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RT Ponting (1) passed 6000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 48
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SK Warne (1) passed 2000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 4
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SK Warne reached 300 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed
JH Kallis, his 6th wicket in the South Africa second innings
Lunch: South Africa 1/47 (Bacher 30*, Kallis 3*, 22 overs)
Tea: South Africa 3/140 (Cronje 25*, Gibbs 43*, 64 overs)
Start of play delayed 30 minutes due to dampness on a batting strip adjacent to the Test pitch, due to overwatering on the previous day.
Attendance: 34,952.
Lunch: South Africa 287 all out (Donald 4*, 124.1 overs)
Tea: Australia 2/78 (Blewett 19*, M Waugh 11*, 36 overs)
Floodlights turned on at 2.55pm.
Rain ends play at 5.54pm.
Attendance: 27,246.
Lunch: Australia 4/259 (SR Waugh 57*, Ponting 19*, 96 overs)
Tea: Australia 5/332 (Ponting 48*, Bevan 12*, 126 overs)
Floodlights turned on at 4.40pm.
Attendance: 26,118.
Lunch: South Africa 3/21 (Kallis 12*, Gibbs 0*; 16 overs)
Tea: South Africa: 7/85 (Kallis 40*, Symcox 18*; 39 overs)
Floodlights switched on at 2.40pm.
Rain stopped play at 3.05pm. Tea was taken during the interruption. Play resumed at 6.20pm, with stumps rescheduled to 7.00pm. Taylor claimed the additional half-hour with the score 9/112. The match ended at 7.10pm. No further play would have been possible on the day with a heavy downpour commencing as the final delivery was bowled.
Attendance: 17,169. Match aggregate: 105,125.
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