India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Sanjay Manjrekar made way for Ravi
Shastri. South Africa made one change to theirs as well – Brett Schultz made
way for Fanie de Villiers. Mohammad Azharuddin, the former’s skipper, won the
toss, inserting the hosts.
Kepler Wessels, South Africa’s skipper, scored 34. His 75-ball innings included four boundaries. Anil Kumble broke the 141-ball stand, which was worth 92. Peter Kirsten, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Fifty-seven balls later, Shastri broke the 32-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 39. Jonty Rhodes, whose 29-ball innings included a six, scored 18. Fifty balls later, Kapil Dev ran him out. The fourth-wicket pair put on 17. Andrew Hudson, whose 130-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 87. Fifteen balls later, he was run out.
Dave Callaghan, whose 26-ball innings included a six, scored 32. He was unbeaten. Hansie Cronje, who faced five balls, failed to get off the mark. An over after Hudson’s dismissal, Kumble broke the one-run stand. Brian McMillan, who faced 14 balls, scored 10. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. South Africa scored 214 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 16. Dev bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19. Ajay Jadeja, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38.
Javagal and Manoj Prabhakar bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded (Srina)thirty-eight, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31. Shastri bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a wicket. Kumble bowled 10 overs, conceding 29. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Jadeja, whose 55-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by David Richardson. Nineteen overs into the chase, Craig Matthews broke the 56-run stand. Pravin Amre, who faced 10 balls, scored a run. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Allan Donald. Cronje broke the 16-run stand.
Azharuddin, who faced 35 balls, scored 18. Sixty-nine balls later, Matthews broke the 51-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Richardson. Matthews broke the 45-run stand. Dev, who faced five balls, scored one. Six balls later, de Villiers broke the three-run stand.
Woorkeri Raman, the player of the match, scored 114. His 148-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was caught by McMillan. Nineteen balls later, Donald broke the 23-run stand. The Mumbaikar, whose S(hastr)ixteen-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Kiran More, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring four.
Kepler Wessels, South Africa’s skipper, scored 34. His 75-ball innings included four boundaries. Anil Kumble broke the 141-ball stand, which was worth 92. Peter Kirsten, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Fifty-seven balls later, Shastri broke the 32-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 39. Jonty Rhodes, whose 29-ball innings included a six, scored 18. Fifty balls later, Kapil Dev ran him out. The fourth-wicket pair put on 17. Andrew Hudson, whose 130-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 87. Fifteen balls later, he was run out.
Dave Callaghan, whose 26-ball innings included a six, scored 32. He was unbeaten. Hansie Cronje, who faced five balls, failed to get off the mark. An over after Hudson’s dismissal, Kumble broke the one-run stand. Brian McMillan, who faced 14 balls, scored 10. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. South Africa scored 214 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 16. Dev bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19. Ajay Jadeja, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38.
Javagal and Manoj Prabhakar bowled nine wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded (Srina)thirty-eight, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 31. Shastri bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 36, picking up a wicket. Kumble bowled 10 overs, conceding 29. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Jadeja, whose 55-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by David Richardson. Nineteen overs into the chase, Craig Matthews broke the 56-run stand. Pravin Amre, who faced 10 balls, scored a run. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Allan Donald. Cronje broke the 16-run stand.
Azharuddin, who faced 35 balls, scored 18. Sixty-nine balls later, Matthews broke the 51-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Forty-six balls later, he was caught by Richardson. Matthews broke the 45-run stand. Dev, who faced five balls, scored one. Six balls later, de Villiers broke the three-run stand.
Woorkeri Raman, the player of the match, scored 114. His 148-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. He was caught by McMillan. Nineteen balls later, Donald broke the 23-run stand. The Mumbaikar, whose S(hastr)ixteen-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Kiran More, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring four.
South
Africa conceded eight extras. India, who scored 215 for the loss of six wickets
off 49.1 overs, won by four wickets with five balls to spare. Callaghan, who
bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 13. McMillan, who bowled 9.1 wicketless
overs, conceded 36.
Cronje,
who bowled seven overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket. Donald and de
Villiers bowled 10 overs, including a maiden each, picking up a wicket apiece.
While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 33. Matthews, who bowled 10
overs, conceded 56. He picked up three scalps.
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