India made
five changes to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman, Hrishikesh Kanitkar,
Devang Gandhi, Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad (Moham)made way for Sourav
Ganguly (who was leading the team), Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Anil Kumble and
Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran.
South Africa made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Jonty Rhodes, Dale Benkenstein, Alan Dawson and Steve Elworthy made way for Gary Kirsten, Henry Williams, Nantie Hayward and Nicky Boje. Hansie Cronje, their skipper, won the toss, choosing to bat.
Herschelle Gibbs, whose 127-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 111. Two hundred and thirty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Ajit Agarkar. Sunil Joshi broke the 235-run partnership.
Gary Kirsten, whose 123-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 115. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja, the player of the match. Rahul Dravid broke the 14-run stand.
Jacques Kallis, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 37. He was unbeaten. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Lance Klusener, who faced four balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by the Karnataka player off his own bowling. Cronje, who faced 20 balls, scored 19. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 19 extras. South Africa scored 301 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. Robin Singh, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen. Kumaran, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 41. Agarkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 55.
Kumble, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 48. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 44. Joshi, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Dravid, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Ganguly, whose 28-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 31. Forty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Shaun Pollock broke the 45-run stand. Dravid, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Williams. Cronje broke the 25-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Williams. Hayward broke the 12-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 19. Joshi, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Sixteen balls later, Derek Crookes and Williams ran him out.
Azharuddin, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 42. A hundred and four balls later, he was caught by Pollock. Kallis broke the 79-run partnership. Jadeja, whose 109-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, scored 92. Seventy-one balls later he was caught by Crookes. Cronje broke the 92-run partnership.
Singh, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 42. He was unbeaten. Sameer Dighe, who faced nine balls, scored five. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Cronje. Pollock broke the 15-run stand. Kumble, who faced five balls, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 27 extras. India, who scored 302 for the loss of seven wickets off 49.4 overs, won by three wickets with two balls to spare. Crookes, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 37. Boje, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Williams bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40. Kallis and Hayward bowled half-a-dozen overs each, picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 35. Cronje bowled eight overs, conceding 48. He picked up two scalps, as did Pollock, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 59.
India led the five-match series 1-0.
South Africa made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Jonty Rhodes, Dale Benkenstein, Alan Dawson and Steve Elworthy made way for Gary Kirsten, Henry Williams, Nantie Hayward and Nicky Boje. Hansie Cronje, their skipper, won the toss, choosing to bat.
Herschelle Gibbs, whose 127-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 111. Two hundred and thirty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Ajit Agarkar. Sunil Joshi broke the 235-run partnership.
Gary Kirsten, whose 123-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 115. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Ajay Jadeja, the player of the match. Rahul Dravid broke the 14-run stand.
Jacques Kallis, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 37. He was unbeaten. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Lance Klusener, who faced four balls, D(rav)idn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by the Karnataka player off his own bowling. Cronje, who faced 20 balls, scored 19. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 19 extras. South Africa scored 301 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. Robin Singh, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen. Kumaran, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 41. Agarkar, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 55.
Kumble, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 48. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 44. Joshi, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Dravid, who bowled nine overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Ganguly, whose 28-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 31. Forty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Shaun Pollock broke the 45-run stand. Dravid, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Williams. Cronje broke the 25-run stand.
Tendulkar, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Williams. Hayward broke the 12-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 19. Joshi, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Sixteen balls later, Derek Crookes and Williams ran him out.
Azharuddin, whose 51-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 42. A hundred and four balls later, he was caught by Pollock. Kallis broke the 79-run partnership. Jadeja, whose 109-ball innings included eight boundaries and three sixes, scored 92. Seventy-one balls later he was caught by Crookes. Cronje broke the 92-run partnership.
Singh, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 42. He was unbeaten. Sameer Dighe, who faced nine balls, scored five. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Cronje. Pollock broke the 15-run stand. Kumble, who faced five balls, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 27 extras. India, who scored 302 for the loss of seven wickets off 49.4 overs, won by three wickets with two balls to spare. Crookes, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 37. Boje, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 34.
Williams bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40. Kallis and Hayward bowled half-a-dozen overs each, picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 35. Cronje bowled eight overs, conceding 48. He picked up two scalps, as did Pollock, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 59.
India led the five-match series 1-0.
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