It was a
45-overs-a-side match. India made just one change to their playing eleven –
Ravi Shastri made way for Krishnamachari Srikkanth. South Africa made three
changes to theirs – Andrew Hudson, Brian McMillan and Tim Shaw made way for
One-day International debutants Mandy Yachad, Craig Matthews and Clive Eksteen.
On winning the toss, Clive Rice, South Africa’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Srikkanth, whose 86-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 68. He was caught by Yachad. Richard Snell broke the 130-run stand.
Navjot Singh, whose 91-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the Indian innings, scored Si(dhu)xty-one. He was caught by Eksteen. Rice broke the 14-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 52. He was unbeaten.
Sachin Tendulkar, who faced eight balls, scored four. He was caught by David Richardson. Matthews broke the 15-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 19. His 24-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Peter Kirsten. Allan Donald broke the 43-run stand.
Kapil Dev wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just three. Donald broke the 16-run stand. Pravin Amre, who faced three balls, scored four. Donald broke the five-run stand. South Africa conceded a dozen extras. India scored 223 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs.
Eksteen, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18. Adrian Kuiper, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 38. Rice, Snell and Matthews bowled nine overs, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 46, 43 and 41, respectively. Donald bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up three scalps.
South Africa’s opening pair didn’t open its account. Jimmy Cook, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Kiran More off the bowling of Dev. Yachad, whose 77-ball innings included a boundary, scored 31. He was trapped leg before wicket by Venkatapathy Raju, who broke the 94-run stand. Incidentally, this was Yachad’s only international appearance.
Kirsten, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by Manoj, who broke the three-run P(rabhak)artnership. Adrian Kuiper, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. He was caught by Azharuddin. Dev broke the 46-run stand.
Kepler Wessels, the player of the match, scored 71. His 96-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was caught by More. Javagal Srinath broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple. Richardson, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. He was caught by Dev. Raju broke the 17-run stand.
Snell, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Manjrekar. Srinath broke the two-run stand. Rice, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. He was caught by a substitute. Raju broke the three-run stand.
Matthews, who faced 16 balls, scored 10. He was unbeaten, as was Eksteen, who faced 23 balls, scoring six. South Africa conceded 25 extras. India, who scored 185 for the loss of eight wickets off 45 overs, won by 38 runs. Srikkanth, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14. Tendulkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 31.
Prabhakar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket. The Karnataka paceman bowled nine overs, conceding (Srina)thirty-four. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Dev, who bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 27. Raju, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps.
India won the three-match series 2-0.
On winning the toss, Clive Rice, South Africa’s skipper, inserted the hosts. Srikkanth, whose 86-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 68. He was caught by Yachad. Richard Snell broke the 130-run stand.
Navjot Singh, whose 91-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the Indian innings, scored Si(dhu)xty-one. He was caught by Eksteen. Rice broke the 14-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 52. He was unbeaten.
Sachin Tendulkar, who faced eight balls, scored four. He was caught by David Richardson. Matthews broke the 15-run stand. Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 19. His 24-ball innings included a boundary. He was caught by Peter Kirsten. Allan Donald broke the 43-run stand.
Kapil Dev wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just three. Donald broke the 16-run stand. Pravin Amre, who faced three balls, scored four. Donald broke the five-run stand. South Africa conceded a dozen extras. India scored 223 for the loss of six wickets off 45 overs.
Eksteen, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18. Adrian Kuiper, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 38. Rice, Snell and Matthews bowled nine overs, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 46, 43 and 41, respectively. Donald bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up three scalps.
South Africa’s opening pair didn’t open its account. Jimmy Cook, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was caught by Kiran More off the bowling of Dev. Yachad, whose 77-ball innings included a boundary, scored 31. He was trapped leg before wicket by Venkatapathy Raju, who broke the 94-run stand. Incidentally, this was Yachad’s only international appearance.
Kirsten, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. He was trapped leg before wicket by Manoj, who broke the three-run P(rabhak)artnership. Adrian Kuiper, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. He was caught by Azharuddin. Dev broke the 46-run stand.
Kepler Wessels, the player of the match, scored 71. His 96-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries. He was caught by More. Javagal Srinath broke the fifth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple. Richardson, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. He was caught by Dev. Raju broke the 17-run stand.
Snell, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was caught by Manjrekar. Srinath broke the two-run stand. Rice, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. He was caught by a substitute. Raju broke the three-run stand.
Matthews, who faced 16 balls, scored 10. He was unbeaten, as was Eksteen, who faced 23 balls, scoring six. South Africa conceded 25 extras. India, who scored 185 for the loss of eight wickets off 45 overs, won by 38 runs. Srikkanth, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14. Tendulkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 31.
Prabhakar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19, picking up a wicket. The Karnataka paceman bowled nine overs, conceding (Srina)thirty-four. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Dev, who bowled nine overs, including three maidens. He conceded 27. Raju, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps.
India won the three-match series 2-0.
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