India made just
one Ch(opr)ange to their playing eleven – Sunil Joshi made way for Nikhil.
South Africa made one changes to the eleven that last played the Indians –
Shaun Pollock made way for Nantie Hayward.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He scored half-a-dozen.
His 14-ball innings included a boundary. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Hayward, the player of the match, broke the 10-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on 70. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 65-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 36. A hundred and ten balls later, Neil McKenzie ran him out. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajay Jadeja, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Steve Elworthy.
India’s 100 came off 31.1 overs. The fourth-wicket pair put on 13. Tendulkar, whose 68-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 39. Twenty-eight balls later, Herschelle Gibbs ran him out. Rahul Dravid, whose 60-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by McKenzie. Lance Klusener broke the 31-run stand.
India’s 150 came off 44.3 overs. Singh, whose 45-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 28. Forty balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Hayward broke the 30-run stand. Anil Kumble, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, Klusener broke the three-run stand.
Karim, who faced 23 (Sa)balls, scored a dozen. Five balls later, he was caught by McKenzie. Hayward broke the two-run stand. Chopra, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Ajit Agarkar, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Hayward, who broke the four-run stand. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Makhaya Ntini broke the one-run stand.
South Africa conceded nine extras. India were dismissed for 164 for 48.5 overs. Nicky Boje bowled a couple of overs, conceding 10. He was wicketless, as was Jacques Kallis, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of boundaries. He conceded 30.
Elworthy bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket. Ntini bowled 8.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up a wicket. Klusener bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up a couple of wickets. Hayward bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31, picking up four scalps.
Gibbs, who faced 17 balls, scored eight. Forty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Prasad broke the 30-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Klusener, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Prasad.
Gary Kirsten, whose 44-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 31. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Kumble broke the 20-run stand. Kallis, whose 93-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 53. He was unbeaten. His 50, which included both the boundaries and both the sixes, came off 87 balls.
McKenzie, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Chopra broke the 46-run stand. Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper, scored 42. His 69-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. South Africa, who scored 167 for the loss of four wickets off 42.4 overs, won by six wickets with 44 balls to spare. Tendulkar bowled a wicketless over, conceding three. Singh bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21.
Agarkar bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44. Chopra bowled eight overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a couple of scalps.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. He scored half-a-dozen.
His 14-ball innings included a boundary. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Hayward, the player of the match, broke the 10-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on 70. Mohammad Azharuddin, whose 65-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 36. A hundred and ten balls later, Neil McKenzie ran him out. The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ajay Jadeja, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Steve Elworthy.
India’s 100 came off 31.1 overs. The fourth-wicket pair put on 13. Tendulkar, whose 68-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 39. Twenty-eight balls later, Herschelle Gibbs ran him out. Rahul Dravid, whose 60-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by McKenzie. Lance Klusener broke the 31-run stand.
India’s 150 came off 44.3 overs. Singh, whose 45-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 28. Forty balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Hayward broke the 30-run stand. Anil Kumble, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, Klusener broke the three-run stand.
Karim, who faced 23 (Sa)balls, scored a dozen. Five balls later, he was caught by McKenzie. Hayward broke the two-run stand. Chopra, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Ajit Agarkar, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Hayward, who broke the four-run stand. Venkatesh Prasad, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Makhaya Ntini broke the one-run stand.
South Africa conceded nine extras. India were dismissed for 164 for 48.5 overs. Nicky Boje bowled a couple of overs, conceding 10. He was wicketless, as was Jacques Kallis, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of boundaries. He conceded 30.
Elworthy bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a wicket. Ntini bowled 8.5 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up a wicket. Klusener bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up a couple of wickets. Hayward bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 31, picking up four scalps.
Gibbs, who faced 17 balls, scored eight. Forty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Prasad broke the 30-run stand. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Klusener, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Prasad.
Gary Kirsten, whose 44-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 31. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Kumble broke the 20-run stand. Kallis, whose 93-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 53. He was unbeaten. His 50, which included both the boundaries and both the sixes, came off 87 balls.
McKenzie, whose 35-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Seventy-nine balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Chopra broke the 46-run stand. Hansie Cronje, South Africa’s skipper, scored 42. His 69-ball innings included five boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 14 extras. South Africa, who scored 167 for the loss of four wickets off 42.4 overs, won by six wickets with 44 balls to spare. Tendulkar bowled a wicketless over, conceding three. Singh bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21.
Agarkar bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 44. Chopra bowled eight overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 26. Prasad bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30, picking up a couple of scalps.
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