India made no
changes to their playing eleven. South Africa made three C(allag)hanges to the
team that last played the Indians – Dave, Eric Simons and Allan Donald made way
for Brian McMillan, Shaun Pollock and Craig Matthews. On winning the toss,
Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat.
Andrew Hudson, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls into the match, he was caught by Sachin Tendulkar. Javagal Srinath broke the one-run stand. Daryll Cullinan, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 28. Fifty-even balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Anil Kumble broke the 55-run stand.
The third-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Pat Symcox, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Kumble. The fourth-wicket pair put on 154. Cronje, the player of the match, scored 90. His 82-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. A hundred and fifty-one balls later, he was run out.
Gary Kirsten, whose 116-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 106. Forty-three balls later, Raju broke the (Venkatapa)th(irt)y-nine-run stand. Jonty Rhodes, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Raju broke the 17-run stand.
McMillan, who faced 24 balls, scored 14. He was unbeaten, as was Pollock, who scored 15. His 11-ball innings included a boundary. India conceded a dozen extras. South Africa scored 288 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs.
Prashant Vaidya, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceded 42. Tendulkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 40. Ajay Jadeja, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 44.
Srinath, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Raju and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 67, the latter conceded 45.
Tendulkar, who faced 15 balls, scored just a couple. Six overs into the chase, he was caught by Kirsten. Fanie de Villiers broke the 20-run stand. Vaidya, who never played another ODI, scored a dozen. His nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Three overs later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pollock, who broke the 21-run stand.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced five balls, scored just a run. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kirsten. Pollock broke the four-run stand. Jadeja, whose 48-run innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 42. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by David Richardson. Matthews broke the 17-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 28. His 66-ball innings included a boundary. A hundred and thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Hudson. Symcox broke the 81-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 80-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 53. Nine balls later, he was caught by Cronje. Symcox broke the four-run stand.
Dravid, who faced 21 balls, scored 11. Seven overs later, he was caught by Rhodes. Pollock broke the 41-run stand. His statemate, whose (Srina)thirty-one-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 35. Eight balls later, de Villiers broke the six-run stand.
Nayan Mongia, who faced 14 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Kumble, who faced 16 balls, scoring nine. The South Africans conceded half-a-dozen extras. The Indians, who scored 208 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 80 runs.
Cronje, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was McMillan, who bowled seven overs, conceding 18. Symcox, who bowled seven overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Matthews, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket. De Villiers, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up a couple of wickets. Pollock, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up three scalps.
Andrew Hudson, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls into the match, he was caught by Sachin Tendulkar. Javagal Srinath broke the one-run stand. Daryll Cullinan, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 28. Fifty-even balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Anil Kumble broke the 55-run stand.
The third-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Pat Symcox, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Kumble. The fourth-wicket pair put on 154. Cronje, the player of the match, scored 90. His 82-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes. A hundred and fifty-one balls later, he was run out.
Gary Kirsten, whose 116-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 106. Forty-three balls later, Raju broke the (Venkatapa)th(irt)y-nine-run stand. Jonty Rhodes, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Raju broke the 17-run stand.
McMillan, who faced 24 balls, scored 14. He was unbeaten, as was Pollock, who scored 15. His 11-ball innings included a boundary. India conceded a dozen extras. South Africa scored 288 for the loss of six wickets off 50 overs.
Prashant Vaidya, who bowled six wicketless overs, conceded 42. Tendulkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 40. Ajay Jadeja, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 44.
Srinath, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket. Raju and Kumble bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 67, the latter conceded 45.
Tendulkar, who faced 15 balls, scored just a couple. Six overs into the chase, he was caught by Kirsten. Fanie de Villiers broke the 20-run stand. Vaidya, who never played another ODI, scored a dozen. His nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Three overs later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pollock, who broke the 21-run stand.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who faced five balls, scored just a run. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kirsten. Pollock broke the four-run stand. Jadeja, whose 48-run innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 42. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by David Richardson. Matthews broke the 17-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, India’s skipper, scored 28. His 66-ball innings included a boundary. A hundred and thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Hudson. Symcox broke the 81-run stand. Sanjay Manjrekar, whose 80-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 53. Nine balls later, he was caught by Cronje. Symcox broke the four-run stand.
Dravid, who faced 21 balls, scored 11. Seven overs later, he was caught by Rhodes. Pollock broke the 41-run stand. His statemate, whose (Srina)thirty-one-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 35. Eight balls later, de Villiers broke the six-run stand.
Nayan Mongia, who faced 14 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Kumble, who faced 16 balls, scoring nine. The South Africans conceded half-a-dozen extras. The Indians, who scored 208 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 80 runs.
Cronje, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 23. He was wicketless, as was McMillan, who bowled seven overs, conceding 18. Symcox, who bowled seven overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Matthews, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket. De Villiers, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 54. He picked up a couple of wickets. Pollock, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up three scalps.
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