India made a
couple of changeS(ubro)to their playing eleven for the last match of the
One-day series, which also happens to be their last limited-overs match for the
calendar year – Ajay Jadeja and Ravi Shastri made way for Pravin Amre and
Subroto. South Africa made just one to theirs – Meyrick Pringle made way for
Brian McMillan.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Andrew Hudson, who faced 14 balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of a couple of boundaries. Twenty-nine balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Manoj, who broke the 21-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Peter Kirsten, whose 63-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. He was caught by Banerjee. Venkatapathy Raju broke the 123-ball stand, which was worth 65. Kepler Wessels, South Africa’s skipper and the player of the series, scored 57. His 99-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Raju broke the 22-run stand.
Dave Callaghan, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Three dot balls later, he was caught by Vijay Yadav off the bowling of Raju. Hansie Cronje, whose 56-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 55. Sixteen overs later, he was caught by Sanjay Manjrekar. Kapil Dev broke the 91-run stand.
Jonty Rhodes, who faced 59 balls, scored 37. Three balls later, he was caught by Anil Kumble. Prabhakar broke the one-run stand. McMillan, who faced seven balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
Richardson, who faced three balls, D(av)idn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Prabhakar broke the one-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on a couple. Craig Matthews, who faced a ball, scored a run. Three balls later, he was run out by Dev.
India conceded 12 extras. South Africa scored 203 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Banerjee, who never represented India again, bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 20. Chetan Sharma bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 34.
Kumble bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 33. Dev bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 27, picking up a scalp. Prabhakar and Raju bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 43, the latter conceded 37.
Prabhakar, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls into the chase, Allan Donald broke the 16-run stand. Manjrekar, who faced 34 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Fifty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by McMillan, who broke the 23-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Nine balls later, he was caught by Richardson. Matthews broke the four-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 37. Azharuddin, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Fifty-eight balls later, he was run out.
Amre, the player of the match, scored 84. His 98-ball innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten. Dev, whose 33-ball innings included the only six of the match, scored 17. Seventy balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Matthews, who broke the 50-run stand. Yadav, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who scored 204 for the loss of five wickets off 47.2 overs, won by five wickets with 16 balls to spare. Cronje, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 22. Callaghan, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 21. Fanie de Villiers bowled 8.2 wicketless overs, including three maidens. He conceded 26.
Donald and McMillan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Matthews bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 44, picking up a couple of scalps.
South Africa won the seven-match series 5-2.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts. Andrew Hudson, who faced 14 balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of a couple of boundaries. Twenty-nine balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Manoj, who broke the 21-run P(rabhak)artnership.
Peter Kirsten, whose 63-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. He was caught by Banerjee. Venkatapathy Raju broke the 123-ball stand, which was worth 65. Kepler Wessels, South Africa’s skipper and the player of the series, scored 57. His 99-ball (Sach)innings included seven boundaries. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Raju broke the 22-run stand.
Dave Callaghan, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Three dot balls later, he was caught by Vijay Yadav off the bowling of Raju. Hansie Cronje, whose 56-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 55. Sixteen overs later, he was caught by Sanjay Manjrekar. Kapil Dev broke the 91-run stand.
Jonty Rhodes, who faced 59 balls, scored 37. Three balls later, he was caught by Anil Kumble. Prabhakar broke the one-run stand. McMillan, who faced seven balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
Richardson, who faced three balls, D(av)idn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Prabhakar broke the one-run stand. The eighth-wicket pair put on a couple. Craig Matthews, who faced a ball, scored a run. Three balls later, he was run out by Dev.
India conceded 12 extras. South Africa scored 203 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Banerjee, who never represented India again, bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 20. Chetan Sharma bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 34.
Kumble bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 33. Dev bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 27, picking up a scalp. Prabhakar and Raju bowled 10 overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 43, the latter conceded 37.
Prabhakar, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls into the chase, Allan Donald broke the 16-run stand. Manjrekar, who faced 34 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Fifty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by McMillan, who broke the 23-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. Nine balls later, he was caught by Richardson. Matthews broke the four-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 37. Azharuddin, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Fifty-eight balls later, he was run out.
Amre, the player of the match, scored 84. His 98-ball innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten. Dev, whose 33-ball innings included the only six of the match, scored 17. Seventy balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Matthews, who broke the 50-run stand. Yadav, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who scored 204 for the loss of five wickets off 47.2 overs, won by five wickets with 16 balls to spare. Cronje, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 22. Callaghan, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 21. Fanie de Villiers bowled 8.2 wicketless overs, including three maidens. He conceded 26.
Donald and McMillan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Matthews bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 44, picking up a couple of scalps.
South Africa won the seven-match series 5-2.
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