It wasn’t just the
last match of the series, but also India’s last One-day International for 2005.
They made no changes to their playing twelve. South Africa made one change to
their playing (Mork)eleven – Albie made way for Makhaya Ntini.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper and the player of the match, inserted the visitors. Andrew Hall had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls into the match, Irfan Pathan broke the six-run stand.
Graeme, South Africa’s skipper and one of the two players of the series, scored 24. His 29-ball innings included three boundaries. (Smi)Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Pathan broke the 30-run stand.
Ashwell Prince, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh, the other player of the series. Harbhajan broke the 41-run partnership. Mark Boucher, who faced 56 balls, scored 35. A hundred and nineteen balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Virender Sehwag broke the 81-run partnership.
Kemp, whose 12-ball (Just)innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Harbhajan broke the 20-run partnership. Jacques Kallis, whose 146-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 91. He was caught by Mohammed Kaif. Pathan broke the 31-run stand.
Shaun Pollock, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Johan, who faced three B(oth)alls, scoring as many.
India conceded 14 extras. South Africa scored 221 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 23. R P Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 27. Ajit Agarkar bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33. Murali Kartik, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 58.
Sehwag, who bowled five overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets. Pathan bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up three scalps.
At the beginning of the chase, R P made way for Gautam Gambhir under the SuperSub rule. The latter, who faced seven balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Ntini. Kemp broke the one-run stand.
Sehwag, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 27. Thirty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pollock, who broke the 45-run stand.
Eight overs into the chase, Kemp made way for Robin Peterson under the SuperSub rule.
Tendulkar, whose 44-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 30. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Prince. Nel broke the 37-run stand. Dravid, whose 106-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 78. He was unbeaten.
Yuvraj, whose 64-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 49. A hundred and thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Andre Nel broke the 79-run partnership. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 12. Forty-five balls La(ngeveld)ter, he was caught by Boucher. Charl broke the 39-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. He was unbeaten. South Africa conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 224 for the loss of five wickets off 47.3 overs, won by five wickets with 15 balls to spare.
Hall, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He was wicketless, as was Botha, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 24. Langeveldt bowled 8.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket.
Pollock bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up a wicket. Ntini, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a wicket. Nel bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 35, picking up two scalps.
The five-match series was levelled 2-2.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper and the player of the match, inserted the visitors. Andrew Hall had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls into the match, Irfan Pathan broke the six-run stand.
Graeme, South Africa’s skipper and one of the two players of the series, scored 24. His 29-ball innings included three boundaries. (Smi)Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Pathan broke the 30-run stand.
Ashwell Prince, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh, the other player of the series. Harbhajan broke the 41-run partnership. Mark Boucher, who faced 56 balls, scored 35. A hundred and nineteen balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Virender Sehwag broke the 81-run partnership.
Kemp, whose 12-ball (Just)innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Harbhajan broke the 20-run partnership. Jacques Kallis, whose 146-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 91. He was caught by Mohammed Kaif. Pathan broke the 31-run stand.
Shaun Pollock, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Johan, who faced three B(oth)alls, scoring as many.
India conceded 14 extras. South Africa scored 221 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 23. R P Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 27. Ajit Agarkar bowled seven wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 33. Murali Kartik, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 58.
Sehwag, who bowled five overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets. Pathan bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20, picking up three scalps.
At the beginning of the chase, R P made way for Gautam Gambhir under the SuperSub rule. The latter, who faced seven balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Ntini. Kemp broke the one-run stand.
Sehwag, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 27. Thirty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pollock, who broke the 45-run stand.
Eight overs into the chase, Kemp made way for Robin Peterson under the SuperSub rule.
Tendulkar, whose 44-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 30. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by Prince. Nel broke the 37-run stand. Dravid, whose 106-ball innings included 10 boundaries, scored 78. He was unbeaten.
Yuvraj, whose 64-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 49. A hundred and thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Andre Nel broke the 79-run partnership. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 12. Forty-five balls La(ngeveld)ter, he was caught by Boucher. Charl broke the 39-run stand.
Mohammad Kaif, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. He was unbeaten. South Africa conceded a dozen extras. India, who scored 224 for the loss of five wickets off 47.3 overs, won by five wickets with 15 balls to spare.
Hall, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He was wicketless, as was Botha, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 24. Langeveldt bowled 8.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up a wicket.
Pollock bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 49, picking up a wicket. Ntini, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 53. He picked up a wicket. Nel bowled 10 overs, including two maidens. He conceded 35, picking up two scalps.
The five-match series was levelled 2-2.
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