India made
a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sameer Dighe and Thirunavukkarasu
Kumaran made way for Saba Karim and Javagal Srinath. South Africa made no
changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.
On winning the toss, Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat. Gibbs, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 37. Ninety-two balls into the match, he was trapped (Herschel)leg before wicket by Sunil Joshi, who broke the 99-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair put on 37. Gary Kirsten, whose 92-ball innings included six boundaries, scored 72. Sixty-eight balls later, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, and Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, ran him out.
Jacques Kallis, whose 106-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 81. He was unbeaten. Cronje, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Ajit Agarkar. Joshi broke the 45-run stand.
Nicky Boje, who faced 10 balls, scored nine. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Joshi. Anil Kumble broke the 18-run stand. Dale, whose 29-ball (Benkenste)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Fifty balls later, Srinath broke the 55-run partnership.
Lance Klusener, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten. India conceded 16 extras. South Africa scored 282 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs.
Robin Singh, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded a dozen. Tendulkar bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43. Agarkar, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 61.
Srinath and Kumble bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 32. Joshi, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 69. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Ganguly, whose 84-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 87. Twenty-five overs into the chase, he was caught by Shaun Pollock. Pieter Strydom broke the 153-run partnership.
Rahul Dravid, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Five balls later, he was caught by Cronje. Boje broke the 23-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 138-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 122. Ninety-one balls later, he was caught by Steve Elworthy. Kallis broke the 80-run partnership.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 49-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 39. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Kallis, who broke the 11-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Pollock had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the six-run stand.
Singh, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, was unbea'ten'. Joshi, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Pollock broke the four-run stand. Karim, who faced two balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 11 extras. India, who scored 283 for the loss of six wickets off 49.5 overs, won by four wickets with a ball to spare. Cronje, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He was wicketless, as was Elworthy, who bowled seven overs, conceding 52.
Strydom, who bowled nine overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket, as did Boje, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 43. Kallis, who bowled 8.5 overs, conceded 50. He picked up two scalps, as did Pollock, who bowled nine overs, conceding 54.
India led the five-match series 3-1.
On winning the toss, Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat. Gibbs, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 37. Ninety-two balls into the match, he was trapped (Herschel)leg before wicket by Sunil Joshi, who broke the 99-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair put on 37. Gary Kirsten, whose 92-ball innings included six boundaries, scored 72. Sixty-eight balls later, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, and Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, ran him out.
Jacques Kallis, whose 106-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 81. He was unbeaten. Cronje, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 26. Fifty-five balls later, he was caught by Ajit Agarkar. Joshi broke the 45-run stand.
Nicky Boje, who faced 10 balls, scored nine. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Joshi. Anil Kumble broke the 18-run stand. Dale, whose 29-ball (Benkenste)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Fifty balls later, Srinath broke the 55-run partnership.
Lance Klusener, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten. India conceded 16 extras. South Africa scored 282 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs.
Robin Singh, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded a dozen. Tendulkar bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43. Agarkar, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 61.
Srinath and Kumble bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 60, the latter conceded 32. Joshi, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 69. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Ganguly, whose 84-ball innings included a dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 87. Twenty-five overs into the chase, he was caught by Shaun Pollock. Pieter Strydom broke the 153-run partnership.
Rahul Dravid, who faced 10 balls, scored three. Five balls later, he was caught by Cronje. Boje broke the 23-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 138-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 122. Ninety-one balls later, he was caught by Steve Elworthy. Kallis broke the 80-run partnership.
Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 49-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 39. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Kallis, who broke the 11-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Pollock had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the six-run stand.
Singh, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, was unbea'ten'. Joshi, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Pollock broke the four-run stand. Karim, who faced two balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded 11 extras. India, who scored 283 for the loss of six wickets off 49.5 overs, won by four wickets with a ball to spare. Cronje, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He was wicketless, as was Elworthy, who bowled seven overs, conceding 52.
Strydom, who bowled nine overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket, as did Boje, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 43. Kallis, who bowled 8.5 overs, conceded 50. He picked up two scalps, as did Pollock, who bowled nine overs, conceding 54.
India led the five-match series 3-1.
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