India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Navjot Singh Sidhu, Mohammad Azharuddin and
Kiran More made way for Ravi Shastri (who led the team), Dilip Vengsarkar and
Chandrakant Pandit. South Africa made a couple of changes to theirs – Mandy
Yachad and Clive Eksteen made way for Andrew Hudson and Brian McMillan.
Shastri chose to bat on winning the toss. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, whose 61-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 53. He was stumped by David Richardson. Peter Kirsten, the player of the match, broke the 86-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, one of the two players of the series, scored 105. His 82-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by McMillan. Clive Rice, South Africa’s skipper, broke the 175-run stand.
Sachin Tendulkar, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was caught by Jimmy Cook. Allan Donald broke the three-run stand. The fourth-wicket put on 23. Shastri, whose 149-ball innings included 11 boundaries, scored 109. He was run out. Kapil Dev, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 16 extras. India scored 287 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. McMillan, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 40. Richard Snell and Craig Matthews bowled 10 wicketless overs each. Their spells included a maiden apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 50.
Kirsten, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket. Rice, who never represented South Africa again, bowled nine overs, conceding 54. He picked up a wicket. Donald bowled 10 overs, conceding 55. He picked up a scalp.
Cook, whose 46-ball innings included three boundaries, scored (Srina)thirty-five. He was caught by Manoj. Javagal broke the 72-run P(rabhak)artnership. Kepler Wessels, the other player of the series, scored 90. His 105-ball innings included 10 boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Venkatapathy Raju, who broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 111.
Kirsten, whose 92-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 86. He was unbeaten, as was Adrian Kuiper, who scored 63. His 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six.
India conceded 14 extras. South Africa, who scored 288 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 46.4 overs, won by eight wickets with 20 balls to spare. Srikkanth, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25. Tendulkar, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceded 38.
Dev, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 37. Prabhakar, who bowled 8.4 wicketless overs, conceded 64. Srinath and Raju bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 69, the latter conceded 48.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
Vengsarkar never represented India in One-day Internationals again.
Shastri chose to bat on winning the toss. Krishnamachari Srikkanth, whose 61-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 53. He was stumped by David Richardson. Peter Kirsten, the player of the match, broke the 86-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, one of the two players of the series, scored 105. His 82-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was caught by McMillan. Clive Rice, South Africa’s skipper, broke the 175-run stand.
Sachin Tendulkar, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was caught by Jimmy Cook. Allan Donald broke the three-run stand. The fourth-wicket put on 23. Shastri, whose 149-ball innings included 11 boundaries, scored 109. He was run out. Kapil Dev, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 16 extras. India scored 287 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. McMillan, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 40. Richard Snell and Craig Matthews bowled 10 wicketless overs each. Their spells included a maiden apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 50.
Kirsten, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket. Rice, who never represented South Africa again, bowled nine overs, conceding 54. He picked up a wicket. Donald bowled 10 overs, conceding 55. He picked up a scalp.
Cook, whose 46-ball innings included three boundaries, scored (Srina)thirty-five. He was caught by Manoj. Javagal broke the 72-run P(rabhak)artnership. Kepler Wessels, the other player of the series, scored 90. His 105-ball innings included 10 boundaries. He was trapped leg before wicket by Venkatapathy Raju, who broke the second-wicket stand, which was worth 111.
Kirsten, whose 92-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 86. He was unbeaten, as was Adrian Kuiper, who scored 63. His 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six.
India conceded 14 extras. South Africa, who scored 288 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 46.4 overs, won by eight wickets with 20 balls to spare. Srikkanth, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25. Tendulkar, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceded 38.
Dev, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 37. Prabhakar, who bowled 8.4 wicketless overs, conceded 64. Srinath and Raju bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 69, the latter conceded 48.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
Vengsarkar never represented India in One-day Internationals again.
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