While
India made no changes to their playing eleven, South Africa made just one
change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Boeta Dippenaar made way
for Alan Dawson. On winning the toss, Ajay Jadeja, India’s skipper, inserted
the South Africans.
Lance Klusener, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Debasis Mohanty had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the two-run stand. Jacques Kallis, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 10-run stand.
Jonty Rhodes, who faced a dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Venkatesh broke the six-run stand. Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper, scored 39. His 41-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. Eighty-three balls later, Nikhil Chopra broke the 78-run partnership.
Derek Crookes, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Mannava Prasad. Mohanty broke the 53-run partnership.
Herschelle Gibbs, the player of the match, scored 84. His 124-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes. His half-century came off 87 balls, and included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. Fifty balls later, Vijay Bharadwaj, the player of the series, broke the 38-run stand.
Dale, whose 30-ball (Benkenste)innings included a boundary, scored 18. Three boundaries later, Bharadwaj broke the one-run stand. Shaun Pollock, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten.
Mark Boucher, who faced 15 balls, scored 10. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Bharadwaj broke the 24-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Dawson, who faced three balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Ganguly and the offie (Chop)ran him out.
Steve Elworthy, who faced three balls, scored nine. His innings included a six. He was unbeaten. He was unbeaten. India conceded a dozen extras. South Africa scored 235 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled an over, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Robin Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 18.
Sunil Joshi, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 55. Chopra, who bowled nine overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket. His sixth over – the 27th over of the innings – was a five-ball over. It was called by the West Indian umpire Eddie Nicholls.
Mohanty and Venkatesh bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell including a couple of maidens, conceded 36, the latter, whose spell included five maidens, conceded 21. Bharadwaj, who bowled eight overs, conceded 34. He picked up three scalps.
Sadagoppan Ramesh, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. Thirty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Crookes. Dawson broke the 18-run stand. Ganguly, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Needless to say, Pollock was in seventh heaven.
Dravid, whose 65-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. A hundred and nine balls later, he was caught by Rhodes. Crookes broke the 65-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair had put on 44 when Mannava retired. He was batting on 56 at that point. Dravid came out as a runner for him after the 32nd over. He resumed his innings when India had scored 196 for the loss of seven wickets.
Jadeja, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 30. Fifty-nine balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Dippenaar. Pollock was in seventh heaven.
Singh, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls later, Crookes broke the 22-run stand. Bharadwaj, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Pollock. Klusener broke the 27-run stand.
Joshi, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Eight balls later, he was stumped by Boucher. Crookes broke the six-run stand. Chopra, who faced eight balls, scored five. Seven balls later, he was caught by Crookes. Klusener broke the five-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Mannava, whose 90-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 63. His 50 came off 72 balls, and included half-a-d0zen boundaries. Eight balls later, Kallis and Boucher ran him out.
Venkatesh, who faced four balls, scored four balls. He was unbeaten. Mohanty, who faced two balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kallis, who broke the one-run stand.
South Africa conceded 12 extras. India, who were dismissed for 209 off 47.3 overs, lost by 26 runs. Elworthy, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 21. Kallis, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket, as did Dawson, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43.
Klusener, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up two wickets, as did Pollock, who bowled nine overs, conceding 28. Crookes, who bowled nine overs, conceding 47. He picked up three scalps.
The South Africans won the 1999/00 LG Cup.
Lance Klusener, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Debasis Mohanty had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the two-run stand. Jacques Kallis, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Venkatesh Prasad broke the 10-run stand.
Jonty Rhodes, who faced a dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Venkatesh broke the six-run stand. Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper, scored 39. His 41-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. Eighty-three balls later, Nikhil Chopra broke the 78-run partnership.
Derek Crookes, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Mannava Prasad. Mohanty broke the 53-run partnership.
Herschelle Gibbs, the player of the match, scored 84. His 124-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes. His half-century came off 87 balls, and included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. Fifty balls later, Vijay Bharadwaj, the player of the series, broke the 38-run stand.
Dale, whose 30-ball (Benkenste)innings included a boundary, scored 18. Three boundaries later, Bharadwaj broke the one-run stand. Shaun Pollock, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten.
Mark Boucher, who faced 15 balls, scored 10. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Bharadwaj broke the 24-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Dawson, who faced three balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Ganguly and the offie (Chop)ran him out.
Steve Elworthy, who faced three balls, scored nine. His innings included a six. He was unbeaten. He was unbeaten. India conceded a dozen extras. South Africa scored 235 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled an over, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Robin Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 18.
Sunil Joshi, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 55. Chopra, who bowled nine overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket. His sixth over – the 27th over of the innings – was a five-ball over. It was called by the West Indian umpire Eddie Nicholls.
Mohanty and Venkatesh bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former, whose spell including a couple of maidens, conceded 36, the latter, whose spell included five maidens, conceded 21. Bharadwaj, who bowled eight overs, conceded 34. He picked up three scalps.
Sadagoppan Ramesh, who faced 18 balls, scored eight. Thirty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Crookes. Dawson broke the 18-run stand. Ganguly, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Needless to say, Pollock was in seventh heaven.
Dravid, whose 65-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. A hundred and nine balls later, he was caught by Rhodes. Crookes broke the 65-run partnership. The fourth-wicket pair had put on 44 when Mannava retired. He was batting on 56 at that point. Dravid came out as a runner for him after the 32nd over. He resumed his innings when India had scored 196 for the loss of seven wickets.
Jadeja, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 30. Fifty-nine balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Dippenaar. Pollock was in seventh heaven.
Singh, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls later, Crookes broke the 22-run stand. Bharadwaj, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Pollock. Klusener broke the 27-run stand.
Joshi, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Eight balls later, he was stumped by Boucher. Crookes broke the six-run stand. Chopra, who faced eight balls, scored five. Seven balls later, he was caught by Crookes. Klusener broke the five-run stand.
The ninth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Mannava, whose 90-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 63. His 50 came off 72 balls, and included half-a-d0zen boundaries. Eight balls later, Kallis and Boucher ran him out.
Venkatesh, who faced four balls, scored four balls. He was unbeaten. Mohanty, who faced two balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kallis, who broke the one-run stand.
South Africa conceded 12 extras. India, who were dismissed for 209 off 47.3 overs, lost by 26 runs. Elworthy, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 21. Kallis, who bowled 8.3 overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket, as did Dawson, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43.
Klusener, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up two wickets, as did Pollock, who bowled nine overs, conceding 28. Crookes, who bowled nine overs, conceding 47. He picked up three scalps.
The South Africans won the 1999/00 LG Cup.
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