India Vs Namibia 25Th Match
ICC World Cup in Kenya/South Africa/Zimbabwe - 2003 (2002/03) · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg · 23 February 2003
India won by 181 runs
India won by 181 runs. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 152 for India. Yuvraj Singh took 4/6.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
- Date
- 23 February 2003
- Toss
- Namibia, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 181 runs
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Deon Kotze (Namibia)
- Debut
- Burton van Rooi (Namibia)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and DR Shepherd
- Match referee
- Wasim Raja
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Namibia won the toss and chose to field. It was Burton van Rooi's first ODI.
India batted first and made 311 for 2. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 152 off 151 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 112. The innings was built on a 244-run stand for the second wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 78% of the total.
Chasing 312, Namibia made 130 all out. Jan-Berrie Burger top-scored with 29 off 30 balls. Yuvraj Singh took 4 for 6 for India.
India won by 181 runs. India's 311 is the highest total at City Oval. Sachin Tendulkar's 152 is the highest individual score at City Oval.
INDIA: 311 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Rudi van Vuuren | 152 | 151 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Danie Keulder b Rudi van Vuuren | 24 | 24 |
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 112 | 119 |
| Yuvraj Singh | not out | 7 | 7 |
Did not bat: Rahul Dravid, Dinesh Mongia, Mohammad Kaif, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Javagal Srinath
Extras 16 · Total 311 for 2
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrie Snyman | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Rudi van Vuuren | 10 | 1 | 53 | 2 |
| Louis Burger | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Burton van Rooi | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bjorn Kotze | 10 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| Deon Kotze | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Virender Sehwag, 7.5 ov), 2-290 (Sachin Tendulkar, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (18) and Virender Sehwag (23) | 46 | 47 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (134) and Sourav Ganguly (98) | 244 | 239 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (14) and Yuvraj Singh (7) | 21 | 14 |
NAMIBIA: 130 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-Berrie Burger | b Dinesh Mongia | 29 | 30 |
| Stefan Swanepoel | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 9 | 21 |
| Louis Burger | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 12 |
| Danie Keulder | c Dinesh Mongia b Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 19 |
| Gavin Murgatroyd | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 6 |
| Deon Kotze | c & b Dinesh Mongia | 27 | 50 |
| Melt van Schoor | c Rahul Dravid b Yuvraj Singh | 24 | 61 |
| Burton van Rooi | c Dinesh Mongia b Yuvraj Singh | 17 | 31 |
| Bjorn Kotze | c Rahul Dravid b Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 18 |
| Gerrie Snyman | c Javagal Srinath b Yuvraj Singh | 5 | 6 |
| Rudi van Vuuren | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 12 · Total 130 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ashish Nehra | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan | 7.5 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Dinesh Mongia | 10 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 4.3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Stefan Swanepoel, 5.2 ov), 2-21 (Louis Burger, 7.4 ov), 3-43 (Danie Keulder, 12.5 ov), 4-47 (Jan-Berrie Burger, 13.3 ov), 5-47 (Gavin Murgatroyd, 14.6 ov), 6-98 (Deon Kotze, 31.6 ov), 7-99 (Melt van Schoor, 33.2 ov), 8-124 (Burton van Rooi, 40.3 ov), 9-124 (Bjorn Kotze, 40.6 ov), 10-130 (Gerrie Snyman, 42.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Jan-Berrie Burger (8) and Stefan Swanepoel (5) | 19 | 26 |
| second | Jan-Berrie Burger (2) and Louis Burger (0) | 2 | 14 |
| third | Danie Keulder (4) and Jan-Berrie Burger (16) | 22 | 32 |
| fourth | Gavin Murgatroyd (0) and Jan-Berrie Burger (3) | 4 | 4 |
| fifth | Deon Kotze (0) and Gavin Murgatroyd (0) | 0 | 9 |
| sixth | Deon Kotze (27) and Melt van Schoor (23) | 51 | 103 |
| seventh | Melt van Schoor (1) and Burton van Rooi (0) | 1 | 8 |
| eighth | Bjorn Kotze (3) and Burton van Rooi (17) | 25 | 43 |
| ninth | Bjorn Kotze (0) and Gerrie Snyman (0) | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Rudi van Vuuren (0) and Gerrie Snyman (5) | 6 | 10 |
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