While India’s
playing eleven was unchanged, South Africa made a change to theirs – Fanie de
Villiers made way for One-day International debutant Brett Schultz. On winning
the toss, Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Brian McMillan, the player of the match. Schultz broke the eight-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 32. Azharuddin, who faced 31 balls, scored five. Fifty-three balls later, McMillan ran him out.
Woorkeri Raman, whose 60-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Thirty-seven balls later, Craig Matthews broke the eight-run stand. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 36 balls, scored 10. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by David Richardson. Dave Callaghan broke the 17-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 15. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Forty-six balls later, de Villiers, the substitute, ran him out. Dev, who faced a Kapil of balls, scored a run. The next ball, he was caught by Jonty Rhodes. McMillan broke the one-run stand.
Manoj, who faced 15 balls, scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Richardson. McMillan broke the two-run P(rabhak)artnership. The eighth-wicket stand put on 28. Amre, whose 49-ball (Prav)innings included a boundary, scored 30. Eight overs later, Matthews and Richardson ran him out.
Anil Kumble, who faced 13 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Thirty-two balls later, McMillan broke the run-a-ball stand. Kiran More, whose 69-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 32. Three balls later, McMillan broke the last-wicket stand, which was worth just three. Javagal Srinath, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded five extras. India were dismissed for 147 off 49.4 overs. Hansie Cronje, who bowled six overs, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Allan Donald, who bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 26.
Callaghan, who bowled five overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Schultz bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up a wicket. Matthews bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. McMillan, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 32. He picked up four scalps.
Andrew Hudson, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Three overs into the chase, Dev broke the eight-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on a dozen. Peter Kirsten, who faced 20 balls, scored five. Thirty-one balls later, Dev ran him out.
Rhodes, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Ten overs later, he was trapped leg before by Srinath, who broke the 26-run stand. Kepler Wessels, the South African skipper, scored 30. His 83-ball innings included three boundaries. Ten overs later, he was caught by Jadeja. Prabhakar broke the 24-run stand.
Callaghan, whose 82-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 45. He was unbeaten, as was Cronje, who scored 38. His 59-ball innings included three boundaries. India conceded a dozen extras. South Africa, who scored 148 for the loss of four wickets off 46.4 overs, won by six wickets with 20 balls to spare.
Jadeja bowled 4.4 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22. Tendulkar bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18. Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22.
Prabhakar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket. Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a scalp.
South Africa led the seven-match series 2-0.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Brian McMillan, the player of the match. Schultz broke the eight-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on 32. Azharuddin, who faced 31 balls, scored five. Fifty-three balls later, McMillan ran him out.
Woorkeri Raman, whose 60-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Thirty-seven balls later, Craig Matthews broke the eight-run stand. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced 36 balls, scored 10. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by David Richardson. Dave Callaghan broke the 17-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 15. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Forty-six balls later, de Villiers, the substitute, ran him out. Dev, who faced a Kapil of balls, scored a run. The next ball, he was caught by Jonty Rhodes. McMillan broke the one-run stand.
Manoj, who faced 15 balls, scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Richardson. McMillan broke the two-run P(rabhak)artnership. The eighth-wicket stand put on 28. Amre, whose 49-ball (Prav)innings included a boundary, scored 30. Eight overs later, Matthews and Richardson ran him out.
Anil Kumble, who faced 13 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Thirty-two balls later, McMillan broke the run-a-ball stand. Kiran More, whose 69-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 32. Three balls later, McMillan broke the last-wicket stand, which was worth just three. Javagal Srinath, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded five extras. India were dismissed for 147 off 49.4 overs. Hansie Cronje, who bowled six overs, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as was Allan Donald, who bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 26.
Callaghan, who bowled five overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket. Schultz bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up a wicket. Matthews bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 20, picking up a wicket. McMillan, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 32. He picked up four scalps.
Andrew Hudson, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Three overs into the chase, Dev broke the eight-run stand. The second-wicket pair put on a dozen. Peter Kirsten, who faced 20 balls, scored five. Thirty-one balls later, Dev ran him out.
Rhodes, whose 44-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Ten overs later, he was trapped leg before by Srinath, who broke the 26-run stand. Kepler Wessels, the South African skipper, scored 30. His 83-ball innings included three boundaries. Ten overs later, he was caught by Jadeja. Prabhakar broke the 24-run stand.
Callaghan, whose 82-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 45. He was unbeaten, as was Cronje, who scored 38. His 59-ball innings included three boundaries. India conceded a dozen extras. South Africa, who scored 148 for the loss of four wickets off 46.4 overs, won by six wickets with 20 balls to spare.
Jadeja bowled 4.4 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22. Tendulkar bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18. Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22.
Prabhakar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket. Dev bowled nine overs, including two maidens. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket. Srinath bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a scalp.
South Africa led the seven-match series 2-0.
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