This
47-overs-a-side match was South Africa’s first One-day International since their
readmission to international cricket following their 21-year-long isolation.
While 10 members of their playing eleven were making their debuts in the
shorter format of the game, the Indians made just one change to theirs – Vinod
Kambli made way for fellow Mumbaikar Praveen Amre, who made his ODI debut.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the South Africans. Andrew Hudson, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Kiran More. Kapil Dev broke the three-run stand. Jimmy Cook, who faced 48 balls, scored 17. He was trapped leg before wicket by Javagal Srinath, who broke the 25-run stand.
Peter Kirsten, who faced 29 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Venkatapathy Raju broke the 21-run stand. Kepler Wessels, who represented Australia in the apartheid years, scored 50. His 95-ball innings included three boundaries. Sachin Tendulkar broke the 60-run stand. Adrian Kuiper, whose 64-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 43. He was caught by Amre. Manoj broke the 42-run stand P(rabhak)artnership.
Clive Rice, the South African captain, scored 14. His 23-ball innings included a boundary. Prabhakar broke the five-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 11. Brian McMillan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was run out. Richard Snell, who faced 13 balls, scored 16. He was caught by Amre. Dev broke the nine-run stand.
David Richardson faced four balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten, as was Tim Shaw, who didn’t face a ball. India conceded 24 extras. South Africa scored 177 for the loss of eight wickets off 47 overs. Ravi Shastri, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket.
Srinath and Raju bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 32. Dev bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of wickets. Prabhakar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up a couple of scalps.
Shastri, who faced five balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Richardson. Allan Donald, one of the two players of the match, broke the one-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 10 balls, scored a run. Donald broke the two-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 14 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by McMillan. Donald broke the 17-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was stumped by Richardson. Shaw broke the 40-run stand. Tendulkar, the other player of the match, scored 62. His 73-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. He was caught by Snell. Donald broke the 56-run stand.
Dev, who faced 30 balls, scored 11. Kuiper broke the 32-run stand. Amre, whose 74-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 55. He was trapped leg before wicket by Donald, who broke the 29-run stand. Prabhakar, who faced 18 balls, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was More, who faced three balls. He didn’t get off the mark.
The South Africans conceded 15 extras. The Indians, who scored 178 for the loss of seven wickets off 40.4 overs, won by three wickets with 38 balls to spare. Rice, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 14. Snell and McMillan bowled six wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 30.
Kuiper, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Shaw, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket. Donald, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 29. He picked up five scalps.
The hosts led the three-match series 1-0.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the South Africans. Andrew Hudson, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Kiran More. Kapil Dev broke the three-run stand. Jimmy Cook, who faced 48 balls, scored 17. He was trapped leg before wicket by Javagal Srinath, who broke the 25-run stand.
Peter Kirsten, who faced 29 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Venkatapathy Raju broke the 21-run stand. Kepler Wessels, who represented Australia in the apartheid years, scored 50. His 95-ball innings included three boundaries. Sachin Tendulkar broke the 60-run stand. Adrian Kuiper, whose 64-ball innings included three boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 43. He was caught by Amre. Manoj broke the 42-run stand P(rabhak)artnership.
Clive Rice, the South African captain, scored 14. His 23-ball innings included a boundary. Prabhakar broke the five-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 11. Brian McMillan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was run out. Richard Snell, who faced 13 balls, scored 16. He was caught by Amre. Dev broke the nine-run stand.
David Richardson faced four balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten, as was Tim Shaw, who didn’t face a ball. India conceded 24 extras. South Africa scored 177 for the loss of eight wickets off 47 overs. Ravi Shastri, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Tendulkar, who bowled five overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket.
Srinath and Raju bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 32. Dev bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of wickets. Prabhakar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26, picking up a couple of scalps.
Shastri, who faced five balls, didn’t open his account. He was caught by Richardson. Allan Donald, one of the two players of the match, broke the one-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 10 balls, scored a run. Donald broke the two-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced 14 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by McMillan. Donald broke the 17-run stand.
Azharuddin, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was stumped by Richardson. Shaw broke the 40-run stand. Tendulkar, the other player of the match, scored 62. His 73-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. He was caught by Snell. Donald broke the 56-run stand.
Dev, who faced 30 balls, scored 11. Kuiper broke the 32-run stand. Amre, whose 74-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 55. He was trapped leg before wicket by Donald, who broke the 29-run stand. Prabhakar, who faced 18 balls, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was More, who faced three balls. He didn’t get off the mark.
The South Africans conceded 15 extras. The Indians, who scored 178 for the loss of seven wickets off 40.4 overs, won by three wickets with 38 balls to spare. Rice, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 14. Snell and McMillan bowled six wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 30.
Kuiper, who bowled five overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket. Shaw, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 46. He picked up a wicket. Donald, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 29. He picked up five scalps.
The hosts led the three-match series 1-0.
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