India made just one
change to their playing eleven – Aashish Kapoor made way for Venkatapathy Raju.
South Africa made three changes to the team that last played the Indians –
Andrew Hudson, Pat Symcox and Craig Matthews made way for Jacques Kallis, Derek
Crookes and Paul Adams.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, whose 26-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Gary Kirsten. Fanie de Villiers broke the 23-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. He was trapped leg before wicket by de Villiers, who broke the three-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 33 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Kirsten. Kallis broke the 46-run stand. Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored four. He was stumped by David Richardson.
Adams, the player of the match, broke the 17-run stand. Vikram Rathour, whose 91-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 50. He was caught by Hansie Cronje, the South African skipper. Adams broke the 11-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 69-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 71. He was unbeaten. Nayan Mongia, who faced 35 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Kirsten. Adams broke the 40-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 37. Anil Kumble, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Jonty Rhodes and Shaun Pollock ran him out.
Javagal Srinath, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was caught by substitute Matthews. Pollock broke the 22-run stand. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 13 extras. India scored 215 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Brian McMillan, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 25. Crookes, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 55.
Kallis, who bowled seven overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Pollock, who bowled eight overs, conceding 39. De Villiers bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Adams, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 30. He picked up three scalps.
South Africa’s openers put on 53. Kallis, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Jadeja ran him out. Kirsten, whose 57-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Mongia. Kumble broke the 32-run stand. Cronje, who faced four balls, scored just a run. Raju broke the 13-run stand.
Crookes, whose 61-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 54. Raju broke the 94-run stand. Daryll Cullinan, whose 100-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 64. He was caught by Prasad. Raju broke the one-run stand. Pollock, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Rhodes, who scored a dozen. His 14-ball innings included a six.
India conceded 13 extras. South Africa, who scored 216 for the loss of five wickets off 47.1 overs, won by five wickets with 17 balls to spare. Sidhu, who bowled a wicketless ball, conceded a run. Jadeja, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 37.
Srinath and Prasad bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 43. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Raju, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 38. He picked up three scalps.
The Indians advanced, so it was a curtain-raiser to the final.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Tendulkar, whose 26-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. He was caught by Gary Kirsten. Fanie de Villiers broke the 23-run stand. Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. He was trapped leg before wicket by de Villiers, who broke the three-run stand.
Sanjay Manjrekar, who faced 33 balls, scored 14. He was caught by Kirsten. Kallis broke the 46-run stand. Azharuddin, who faced eight balls, scored four. He was stumped by David Richardson.
Adams, the player of the match, broke the 17-run stand. Vikram Rathour, whose 91-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 50. He was caught by Hansie Cronje, the South African skipper. Adams broke the 11-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 69-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 71. He was unbeaten. Nayan Mongia, who faced 35 balls, scored 13. He was caught by Kirsten. Adams broke the 40-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on 37. Anil Kumble, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Jonty Rhodes and Shaun Pollock ran him out.
Javagal Srinath, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was caught by substitute Matthews. Pollock broke the 22-run stand. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 13 extras. India scored 215 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Brian McMillan, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 25. Crookes, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 55.
Kallis, who bowled seven overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Pollock, who bowled eight overs, conceding 39. De Villiers bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of wickets. Adams, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 30. He picked up three scalps.
South Africa’s openers put on 53. Kallis, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Jadeja ran him out. Kirsten, whose 57-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 39. He was caught by Mongia. Kumble broke the 32-run stand. Cronje, who faced four balls, scored just a run. Raju broke the 13-run stand.
Crookes, whose 61-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 54. Raju broke the 94-run stand. Daryll Cullinan, whose 100-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 64. He was caught by Prasad. Raju broke the one-run stand. Pollock, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Rhodes, who scored a dozen. His 14-ball innings included a six.
India conceded 13 extras. South Africa, who scored 216 for the loss of five wickets off 47.1 overs, won by five wickets with 17 balls to spare. Sidhu, who bowled a wicketless ball, conceded a run. Jadeja, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 37.
Srinath and Prasad bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 43. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Raju, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 38. He picked up three scalps.
The Indians advanced, so it was a curtain-raiser to the final.
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