While India made
no changes to their playing eleven, South Africa maDe(r)ek change to the
eleven that last played the Indians – Crookes made way for Dale Benkenstein.
Hansie Cronje, the latter’s skipper, won the toss, inserting the hosts.
Tendulkar, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Sixty-five ballS(ach)into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shaun Pollock, who broke the 61-run partnership.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, scored 56. His 54-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. His half-century, which came off 46 balls, included the eight boundaries and a six. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Steve Elworthy broke the 19-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Jacques Kallis broke the five-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced 56 balls, scored 31. A hundred and ten balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Cronje, the player of the match, broke the 62-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 25. Joshi, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. Twenty-seven ballS(uni)later, Herschelle Gibbs and Boucher ran him out.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 27. Singh, whose run-a-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored nine. Eighteen balls later, Pieter Strydom and Boucher ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair put on 29. Rahul Dravid, whose 109-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 73. Twenty-five balls later, Boucher and Pollock ran him out.
Sameer Dighe, who faced 17 balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Ajit Agarkar, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seven balls later, Kallis broke the 10-run stand.
South Africa conceded 17 extras. India scored 248 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Benkenstein, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine. Lance Klusener, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11.
Strydom, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15. Nicky Boje, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 22. Cronje, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 69. He picked up a wicket.
Elworthy and Pollock bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 36. Kallis, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of scalps.
South Africa were fined an over for a slow over rate. Gibbs, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Fifty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Tendulkar. Anil Kumble broke the 42-run stand.
Boje, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball stand. Kallis, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Six overs later, Joshi broke the 28-run stand.
Gary Kirsten, whose 111-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 93. Twenty overs later, Tendulkar broke the 113-run partnership. Benkenstein, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Kumble broke the 0ne-run stand.
Cronje, whose 71-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 66. Eighteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the 12-run stand. Klusener, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Tendulkar broke the two-run stand.
Pollock, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-four balls later, Dravid broke the 25-run stand. Boucher, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. He was unbeaten, as was Strydom, who faced three balls, scoring a run.
India conceded 11 extras. South Africa, who scored 251 for the loss of eight wickets, won by two wickets with an over to spare. Ganguly, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 16. Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 31. Agarkar, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 36.
Dravid, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket, as did Joshi, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 56. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up four scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
Tendulkar, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Sixty-five ballS(ach)into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shaun Pollock, who broke the 61-run partnership.
Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, scored 56. His 54-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six. His half-century, which came off 46 balls, included the eight boundaries and a six. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Steve Elworthy broke the 19-run stand.
Mohammad Azharuddin, who faced nine balls, scored a couple. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Jacques Kallis broke the five-run stand. Ajay Jadeja, who faced 56 balls, scored 31. A hundred and ten balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Cronje, the player of the match, broke the 62-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 25. Joshi, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. Twenty-seven ballS(uni)later, Herschelle Gibbs and Boucher ran him out.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 27. Singh, whose run-a-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored nine. Eighteen balls later, Pieter Strydom and Boucher ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair put on 29. Rahul Dravid, whose 109-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 73. Twenty-five balls later, Boucher and Pollock ran him out.
Sameer Dighe, who faced 17 balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Ajit Agarkar, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seven balls later, Kallis broke the 10-run stand.
South Africa conceded 17 extras. India scored 248 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Benkenstein, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine. Lance Klusener, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 11.
Strydom, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15. Nicky Boje, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 22. Cronje, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 69. He picked up a wicket.
Elworthy and Pollock bowled 10 overs, including a maiden, each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 36. Kallis, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of scalps.
South Africa were fined an over for a slow over rate. Gibbs, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Fifty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Tendulkar. Anil Kumble broke the 42-run stand.
Boje, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball stand. Kallis, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Six overs later, Joshi broke the 28-run stand.
Gary Kirsten, whose 111-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 93. Twenty overs later, Tendulkar broke the 113-run partnership. Benkenstein, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Kumble broke the 0ne-run stand.
Cronje, whose 71-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 66. Eighteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tendulkar, who broke the 12-run stand. Klusener, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Tendulkar broke the two-run stand.
Pollock, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-four balls later, Dravid broke the 25-run stand. Boucher, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. He was unbeaten, as was Strydom, who faced three balls, scoring a run.
India conceded 11 extras. South Africa, who scored 251 for the loss of eight wickets, won by two wickets with an over to spare. Ganguly, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 16. Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 31. Agarkar, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 36.
Dravid, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket, as did Joshi, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 56. Kumble, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets. Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up four scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
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