India made just
one change to their playing eleven – Salil Ankola made way for Sunil Joshi.
South Africa made no changes to theirs. Sachin Tendulkar, India’s skipper,
chose to bat on winning the toss.
Their openers put on 117. Rahul Dravid, whose 71-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 53. Gary Kirsten ran him out. Tendulkar, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was caught by Daryll Cullinan. Lance Klusener broke the 33-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Allan Donald broke the 21-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Sourav Ganguly, one of the two players of the match, scored 83. His 136-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the only six of the innings. Jonty Rhodes ran him out.
Ajay Jadeja, who faced 29 balls, scored 19. He was caught by Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper. Klusener broke the 40-run stand. Singh, whose 21-ball (Rob)innings included three boundaries, scored 32. He was unbeaten, as was Karim, who faced 11 (Sa)balls, scoring seven.
South Africa conceded 11 extras. India scored 232 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Paul Adams, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 32. Jacques Kallis, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Cronje bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37. Shaun Pollock bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26. Donald bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket. Klusener, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 58. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Adam Bacher, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was caught by Dravid. Anil Kumble broke the 44-run stand. Cullinan, whose 47-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 32. He was stumped by Karim. Joshi broke the 90-run stand.
Kirsten, the other player of the match, scored 82. His 117-ball innings included eight boundaries. He was caught by Kumble. Venkatesh Prasad broke the eight-run stand. Kallis, whose 58-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 52. He was unbeaten.
Rhodes, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was trapped leg before wicket by Javagal Srinath, who broke the 58-run stand. Cronje, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. The South Africans, who scored 236 for the loss of four wickets off 49.2 overs, won by six wickets with four balls to spare. Jadeja, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded three. Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 31.
Prasad bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a wicket. Srinath, Joshi and the (Kumb)leggie (whose spell included maiden) bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 50, 48 and 36, respectively.
Their openers put on 117. Rahul Dravid, whose 71-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 53. Gary Kirsten ran him out. Tendulkar, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was caught by Daryll Cullinan. Lance Klusener broke the 33-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Allan Donald broke the 21-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Sourav Ganguly, one of the two players of the match, scored 83. His 136-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the only six of the innings. Jonty Rhodes ran him out.
Ajay Jadeja, who faced 29 balls, scored 19. He was caught by Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper. Klusener broke the 40-run stand. Singh, whose 21-ball (Rob)innings included three boundaries, scored 32. He was unbeaten, as was Karim, who faced 11 (Sa)balls, scoring seven.
South Africa conceded 11 extras. India scored 232 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Paul Adams, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 32. Jacques Kallis, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Cronje bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37. Shaun Pollock bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 26. Donald bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket. Klusener, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 58. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Adam Bacher, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was caught by Dravid. Anil Kumble broke the 44-run stand. Cullinan, whose 47-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 32. He was stumped by Karim. Joshi broke the 90-run stand.
Kirsten, the other player of the match, scored 82. His 117-ball innings included eight boundaries. He was caught by Kumble. Venkatesh Prasad broke the eight-run stand. Kallis, whose 58-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 52. He was unbeaten.
Rhodes, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. He was trapped leg before wicket by Javagal Srinath, who broke the 58-run stand. Cronje, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 13 extras. The South Africans, who scored 236 for the loss of four wickets off 49.2 overs, won by six wickets with four balls to spare. Jadeja, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded three. Tendulkar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 31.
Prasad bowled 9.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a wicket. Srinath, Joshi and the (Kumb)leggie (whose spell included maiden) bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 50, 48 and 36, respectively.
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