India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Woorkeri Raman, Sunil Joshi and Nayan Mongia
made way for Sourav Ganguly, debutant Saba Karim and Salil Ankola. South Africa
made six changes to the eleven that last P(au)layed the Indians – Herschelle
Gibbs, Derek Crookes, Brian McMillan, Nicky Boje, Fanie de Villiers and Adams
made way for Lance Klusener, Jonty Rhodes, Shaun Pollock, David Richardson,
Craig Matthews and Allan Donald.
On winning the toss, Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat. Andrew Hudson, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was caught by Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 36-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on 18. Klusener, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 15. Prasad ran him out. Daryll Cullinan, whose 77-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 51. He was caught by Ajay Jadeja. Anil Kumble broke the 111-run stand.
Gary Kirsten, whose 99-ball (Rob)innings included five boundaries, scored 73. He was caught by Singh. Prasad broke the three-run stand. Jonty Rhodes, the player of the match, scored 57. His 39-ball innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Cronje, who scored 44. His 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six.
India conceded 15 extras. South Africa scored 270 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Jadeja, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 22. Singh, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 40.
Javagal Srinath and Ankola bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter conceded 45. Kumble, who bowled nine overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63, picking up a couple of scalps.
Tendulkar, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Pollock broke the 14-run stand. The man from Mysuru, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored (Srina)thirty-seven. He was caught by Cullinan. Klusener broke the 73-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 64-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 40. He was caught by Rhodes. Donald broke the 20-run stand. Rahul Dravid, who faced 22 balls, scored eight. Pat Symcox broke the 21-run stand.
Jadeja, who faced eight balls, scored a run. He was caught by Richardson. Cronje broke the one-run stand. Singh, who faced 11 balls, didn’t get off the mark. Needless to say, Symcox was in seventh heaven. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 59-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 52. Klusener broke the 43-run stand.
Ankola, who faced nine balls, scored three. Klusener broke the four-run stand. Kumble, who faced 15 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Richardson. Klusener broke the 28-run stand. Karim, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 55. Klusener broke the 20-run stand. Prasad, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 18 extras. India, who were dismissed for 231 off 47.4 overs, lost by 39 runs. Matthews bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 31. Cronje bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up a wicket. Pollock bowled eight overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket.
Donald bowled nine overs, conceding 43. He picked up a wicket. Symcox bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. He picked up two wickets. Klusener, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 42. He picked up five scalps.
On winning the toss, Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat. Andrew Hudson, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. He was caught by Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 36-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on 18. Klusener, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 15. Prasad ran him out. Daryll Cullinan, whose 77-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 51. He was caught by Ajay Jadeja. Anil Kumble broke the 111-run stand.
Gary Kirsten, whose 99-ball (Rob)innings included five boundaries, scored 73. He was caught by Singh. Prasad broke the three-run stand. Jonty Rhodes, the player of the match, scored 57. His 39-ball innings included five boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Cronje, who scored 44. His 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six.
India conceded 15 extras. South Africa scored 270 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Jadeja, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 22. Singh, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 40.
Javagal Srinath and Ankola bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 50, the latter conceded 45. Kumble, who bowled nine overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63, picking up a couple of scalps.
Tendulkar, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Pollock broke the 14-run stand. The man from Mysuru, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored (Srina)thirty-seven. He was caught by Cullinan. Klusener broke the 73-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 64-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 40. He was caught by Rhodes. Donald broke the 20-run stand. Rahul Dravid, who faced 22 balls, scored eight. Pat Symcox broke the 21-run stand.
Jadeja, who faced eight balls, scored a run. He was caught by Richardson. Cronje broke the one-run stand. Singh, who faced 11 balls, didn’t get off the mark. Needless to say, Symcox was in seventh heaven. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 59-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 52. Klusener broke the 43-run stand.
Ankola, who faced nine balls, scored three. Klusener broke the four-run stand. Kumble, who faced 15 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. He was caught by Richardson. Klusener broke the 28-run stand. Karim, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 55. Klusener broke the 20-run stand. Prasad, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 18 extras. India, who were dismissed for 231 off 47.4 overs, lost by 39 runs. Matthews bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 31. Cronje bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up a wicket. Pollock bowled eight overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket.
Donald bowled nine overs, conceding 43. He picked up a wicket. Symcox bowled 10 overs, conceding 38. He picked up two wickets. Klusener, who bowled 8.4 overs, conceded 42. He picked up five scalps.
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