India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Ravi Shastri made way for Woorkeri Raman.
South Africa made three changes to the eleven that played the Indians at the
World Cup – Adrian Kuiper, Richard Snell and Meyrick Pringle made way for Craig
Matthews and a couple of One-day International debutants – Dave Callaghan and
Fanie de Villiers.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Raman, whose 103-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 47. Hansie Cronje, the player of the match, broke the 164-ball stand, which was worth 92.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 69-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 48. He was caught by Peter Kirsten. Cronje broke the 16-ball stand, which was worth 11. Azharuddin, who faced 20 balls, scored nine. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by David Richardson. Allan Donald broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Tendulkar, whose 27-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 15. Brian McMillan was in seventh heaven, because he broke the 24-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 25 balls, scored 13. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Matthews. Cronje broke the seven-run stand.
Pravin Amre, who faced eight balls, scored four. A couple of dot balls later, he was caught by Andrew Hudson off the bowling of Cronje. Manoj, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Four overs later, he was caught by Kepler Wessels, South Africa’s captain. Cronje broke the 13-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Kiran More, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was caught by Kirsten. Donald broke the five-run stand. Dev, whose run-a-ball innings included a Kapil of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 27. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Cronje. McMillan broke the 26-run stand.
Anil Kumble, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Javagal Srinath, who didn’t face a ball, was run out off the last ball of the innings. South Africa conceded five extras. India were dismissed for 184 off 50 overs.
Callaghan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 11. De Villiers bowled seven wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 24. Matthews, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 38.
McMillan and Donald bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter, whose spell conceded a couple of maidens, conceded 32. Cronje, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 32. He picked up five scalps.
South Africa’s opening stand lasted 116 balls. Hudson, whose 56-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Prabhakar. Tendulkar broke the 56-run stand. The second-wicket stand, which lasted 97 balls, was worth 52. Wessels, whose 100-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 43. Jadeja ran him out.
Jonty Rhodes, who faced 28 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Tendulkar. Forty-five balls later, the Karnataka pacer broke the (Srina)thirty-two-run stand. Kirsten, whose 90-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 56. He was caught by Raman. Prabhakar broke the run-a-ball stand, which lasted 28 balls.
Callaghan, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten, as was Cronje, who scored 12. His five-ball innings included the only six of the innings. India conceded 11 extras.
The South Africans, who scored 185 for the loss of four wickets off 49.3 overs, won by six wickets with three balls to spare. Dev and Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 43, the latter conceded 38.
Prabhakar bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a wicket. Srinath and Tendulkar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included two boundaries, conceded 34, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 25.
South Africa led the seven-match series 1-0.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Raman, whose 103-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 47. Hansie Cronje, the player of the match, broke the 164-ball stand, which was worth 92.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 69-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 48. He was caught by Peter Kirsten. Cronje broke the 16-ball stand, which was worth 11. Azharuddin, who faced 20 balls, scored nine. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by David Richardson. Allan Donald broke the third-wicket stand, which was worth half-a-dozen.
Tendulkar, whose 27-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored 15. Brian McMillan was in seventh heaven, because he broke the 24-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 25 balls, scored 13. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Matthews. Cronje broke the seven-run stand.
Pravin Amre, who faced eight balls, scored four. A couple of dot balls later, he was caught by Andrew Hudson off the bowling of Cronje. Manoj, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Four overs later, he was caught by Kepler Wessels, South Africa’s captain. Cronje broke the 13-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Kiran More, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was caught by Kirsten. Donald broke the five-run stand. Dev, whose run-a-ball innings included a Kapil of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 27. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Cronje. McMillan broke the 26-run stand.
Anil Kumble, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Javagal Srinath, who didn’t face a ball, was run out off the last ball of the innings. South Africa conceded five extras. India were dismissed for 184 off 50 overs.
Callaghan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 11. De Villiers bowled seven wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 24. Matthews, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 38.
McMillan and Donald bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter, whose spell conceded a couple of maidens, conceded 32. Cronje, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 32. He picked up five scalps.
South Africa’s opening stand lasted 116 balls. Hudson, whose 56-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. He was caught by Prabhakar. Tendulkar broke the 56-run stand. The second-wicket stand, which lasted 97 balls, was worth 52. Wessels, whose 100-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 43. Jadeja ran him out.
Jonty Rhodes, who faced 28 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Tendulkar. Forty-five balls later, the Karnataka pacer broke the (Srina)thirty-two-run stand. Kirsten, whose 90-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 56. He was caught by Raman. Prabhakar broke the run-a-ball stand, which lasted 28 balls.
Callaghan, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten, as was Cronje, who scored 12. His five-ball innings included the only six of the innings. India conceded 11 extras.
The South Africans, who scored 185 for the loss of four wickets off 49.3 overs, won by six wickets with three balls to spare. Dev and Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 43, the latter conceded 38.
Prabhakar bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a wicket. Srinath and Tendulkar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included two boundaries, conceded 34, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 25.
South Africa led the seven-match series 1-0.
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