India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sourav Ganguly and Pankaj Dharmani
made way for Navjot Singh Sidhu and Aashish Kapoor. South Africa made three
changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Andrew Hudson, Derek
Crookes and Brian McMillan made way for Herschelle Gibbs, Nicky Boje and Lance Klusener.
On winning the toss, Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers weren’t in seventh heaven. Sidhu, who faced 16 balls, scored just a couple. Hansie Cronje, the South African skipper, ran him out. Tendulkar, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. He was trapped leg before wicket by Allan Donald, who broke the 41-run stand.
Javagal Srinath, whose 69-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 53. Pat Symcox broke the 57-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Rahul Dravid, who faced 40 balls, scored 21. Jonty Rhodes, the player of the match, ran him out.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 23 balls, scored nine. He was caught by David Richardson. Boje broke the 11-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced eight balls, scored three. He was caught by Boje, who broke the six-run stand.
Sunil Joshi, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by Daryll Cullinan. Klusener broke the 41-run stand. Kapoor, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Klusener, who broke the one-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 46-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. Donald broke the ninth-wicket stand, which was worth a couple. Anil Kumble, who faced 18 balls, scored a dozen. Donald broke the 13-run stand. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced seven balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 185 off 48.1 overs. Cronje, who bowled an over, conceded a couple. He was wicketless, as was Fanie de Villiers, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19.
Symcox, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Klusener, who bowled nine overs, conceded 54. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Boje, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. Donald bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up three scalps.
Gibbs, whose 49-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. He was caught by Tendulkar. Prasad broke the 62-run stand. Cullinan, who faced 18 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Kumble. Joshi broke the 10-run stand.
Gary Kirsten, whose 68-ball innings included a boundary, scored 38. He was caught by Jadeja. Joshi broke the 16-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 63. Cronje, who faced 50 balls, scored 27. Azharuddin ran him out.
Rhodes, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 54. He was caught by Jadeja. Prasad broke the 33-run stand. The left-hander, who faced 23 balls, scored 13. He was unB(oj)eaten, as was Richardson, who faced four balls, scoring as many. His runs came by way of a boundary.
India conceded 11 extras. South Africa, who scored 188 for the loss of five wickets off 48.4 overs, won by five wickets with eight balls to spare. Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13. Srinath, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 26.
The (Kumb)leggie bowled 9.4 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40. Kapoor bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 32. Prasad bowled nine overs, conceding 38. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Joshi, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 32.
On winning the toss, Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers weren’t in seventh heaven. Sidhu, who faced 16 balls, scored just a couple. Hansie Cronje, the South African skipper, ran him out. Tendulkar, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. He was trapped leg before wicket by Allan Donald, who broke the 41-run stand.
Javagal Srinath, whose 69-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 53. Pat Symcox broke the 57-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Rahul Dravid, who faced 40 balls, scored 21. Jonty Rhodes, the player of the match, ran him out.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced 23 balls, scored nine. He was caught by David Richardson. Boje broke the 11-run stand. Nayan Mongia, who faced eight balls, scored three. He was caught by Boje, who broke the six-run stand.
Sunil Joshi, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. He was caught by Daryll Cullinan. Klusener broke the 41-run stand. Kapoor, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg before wicket by Klusener, who broke the one-run stand.
Ajay Jadeja, whose 46-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. Donald broke the ninth-wicket stand, which was worth a couple. Anil Kumble, who faced 18 balls, scored a dozen. Donald broke the 13-run stand. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced seven balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 10 extras. India were dismissed for 185 off 48.1 overs. Cronje, who bowled an over, conceded a couple. He was wicketless, as was Fanie de Villiers, who bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 19.
Symcox, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket. Klusener, who bowled nine overs, conceded 54. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Boje, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. Donald bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up three scalps.
Gibbs, whose 49-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. He was caught by Tendulkar. Prasad broke the 62-run stand. Cullinan, who faced 18 balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was caught by Kumble. Joshi broke the 10-run stand.
Gary Kirsten, whose 68-ball innings included a boundary, scored 38. He was caught by Jadeja. Joshi broke the 16-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 63. Cronje, who faced 50 balls, scored 27. Azharuddin ran him out.
Rhodes, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 54. He was caught by Jadeja. Prasad broke the 33-run stand. The left-hander, who faced 23 balls, scored 13. He was unB(oj)eaten, as was Richardson, who faced four balls, scoring as many. His runs came by way of a boundary.
India conceded 11 extras. South Africa, who scored 188 for the loss of five wickets off 48.4 overs, won by five wickets with eight balls to spare. Tendulkar, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13. Srinath, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 26.
The (Kumb)leggie bowled 9.4 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40. Kapoor bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 32. Prasad bowled nine overs, conceding 38. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Joshi, who bowled 10 overs. He conceded 32.
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