India made four
changes to their playing eleven – Jacob Martin, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Venkatesh
Prasad and Harvinder Singh made way for Shiv Sunder Das, Virender Sehwag, Ajit Agarkar
and Javagal Srinath. South Africa made just one change to their playing eleven –
Gary Kirsten made way for Boeta Dippenaar.
On winning the toss, Shaun Pollock, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat. Herschelle Gibbs, whose 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 47. Fifty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Sehwag. Agarkar broke the 63-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair put on 30. Nicky Boje, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Thirty balls later, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper and the player of the match, and Harbhajan Singh ran him out.
Jacques Kallis, whose 67-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 49. A hundred and thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Srinath broke the 103-run partnership. Dippenaar, whose 111-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 81. A dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who was in seventh heaven.
Jonty Rhodes, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Lance Klusener, who scored 38. His 38-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded nine extras. South Africa scored 282 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Sehwag, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 37. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 29.
Anil Kumble and Harbhajan bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 39. Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 64. He picked up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 68-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries, scored 37. Ninety-four balls into the chase, Kallis broke the 101-run partnership. The second-wicket pair scored just a couple. Das, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Andre Nel and Mark Boucher ran him out.
Ganguly, whose 95-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and four sixes, scored 85. Seventy-four balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Boje broke the 48-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 87-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 71. He was unbeaten.
Yuvraj, who faced eight balls, scored three. Seventeen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Klusener, who broke the run-a-ball stand. Sehwag, who faced five balls, scored four. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Boje. Klusener broke the 10-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 22. Agarkar, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Thirty-two balls later, Gibbs and Boucher ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair put on five. Deep Dasgupta, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Pollock ran him out.
Although his nine-ball innings included a boundary, Harbhajan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 16 balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Nel broke the 15-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kumble, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Pollock off the bowling of Nel.
Srinath scored five. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Rhodes. Nel broke the 16-run stand. South Africa conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who were dismissed for 236 off 44.4 overs, lost by 46 runs.
Makhaya Ntini and Pollock bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Boje bowled five overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket. His first over – the 29th over of the chase – was a seven-ball over, called by Rudi Koertzen.
Kallis bowled eight overs, conceding 44. He picked up a wicket. Klusener bowled eight overs, conceding 44. He picked up two wickets. Nel bowled 7.4 overs, conceding 45. He picked up three scalps.
On winning the toss, Shaun Pollock, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat. Herschelle Gibbs, whose 41-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 47. Fifty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Sehwag. Agarkar broke the 63-run partnership.
The second-wicket pair put on 30. Nicky Boje, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Thirty balls later, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper and the player of the match, and Harbhajan Singh ran him out.
Jacques Kallis, whose 67-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 49. A hundred and thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Srinath broke the 103-run partnership. Dippenaar, whose 111-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 81. A dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Srinath, who was in seventh heaven.
Jonty Rhodes, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Lance Klusener, who scored 38. His 38-ball innings included four boundaries.
India conceded nine extras. South Africa scored 282 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Sehwag, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 37. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 29.
Anil Kumble and Harbhajan bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 39. Agarkar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 64. He picked up a wicket. Srinath, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 55. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Tendulkar, whose 68-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries, scored 37. Ninety-four balls into the chase, Kallis broke the 101-run partnership. The second-wicket pair scored just a couple. Das, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, Andre Nel and Mark Boucher ran him out.
Ganguly, whose 95-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and four sixes, scored 85. Seventy-four balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Boje broke the 48-run stand. Rahul Dravid, whose 87-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 71. He was unbeaten.
Yuvraj, who faced eight balls, scored three. Seventeen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Klusener, who broke the run-a-ball stand. Sehwag, who faced five balls, scored four. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Boje. Klusener broke the 10-run stand.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 22. Agarkar, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Thirty-two balls later, Gibbs and Boucher ran him out. The seventh-wicket pair put on five. Deep Dasgupta, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Pollock ran him out.
Although his nine-ball innings included a boundary, Harbhajan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 16 balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Nel broke the 15-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kumble, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Pollock off the bowling of Nel.
Srinath scored five. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Rhodes. Nel broke the 16-run stand. South Africa conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who were dismissed for 236 off 44.4 overs, lost by 46 runs.
Makhaya Ntini and Pollock bowled eight wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 38. Boje bowled five overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket. His first over – the 29th over of the chase – was a seven-ball over, called by Rudi Koertzen.
Kallis bowled eight overs, conceding 44. He picked up a wicket. Klusener bowled eight overs, conceding 44. He picked up two wickets. Nel bowled 7.4 overs, conceding 45. He picked up three scalps.
No comments:
Post a Comment