India Vs South Africa 1St Match
Coca-Cola Cup India, Pakistan, South Africa in United Arab Emirates - 2000 (1999/00) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 22 March 2000
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 124 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 124 balls remaining). Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 87* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 22 March 2000
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 124 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Steve Elworthy
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and JH Hampshire
- Match referee
- R Subba Row
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 164 all out. Ajay Jadeja top-scored with 43 not out off 79 balls, and Javagal Srinath made 30. Steve Elworthy took 3 for 17 for South Africa. From 72 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 89 for 8. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 236 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 165, South Africa made 168 for 0. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 87 not out off 93 balls, and Gary Kirsten made 71. The innings was built on a 168-run stand for the first wicket between Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs, 100% of the total.
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 124 balls remaining).
INDIA: 164 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 5 | 8 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Nicky Boje | 27 | 29 |
| Rahul Dravid | bowled | 8 | 25 |
| Sunil Joshi | bowled | 24 | 16 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Mark Boucher | 7 | 16 |
| Ajay Jadeja | not out | 43 | 79 |
| Robin Singh | lbw | 1 | 3 |
| Saba Karim | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Ajit Agarkar | bowled | 1 | 11 |
| Anil Kumble | c Steve Elworthy | 8 | 24 |
| Javagal Srinath | c Herschelle Gibbs | 30 | 58 |
Extras 10 · Total 164 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 2 | 36 | 3 |
| Steve Elworthy | 10 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| Lance Klusener | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Sachin Tendulkar, 2.2 ov), 2-42 (Sourav Ganguly, 9.3 ov), 3-50 (Rahul Dravid, 11.2 ov), 4-72 (Sunil Joshi, 14.2 ov), 5-81 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 16.5 ov), 6-82 (Robin Singh, 17.2 ov), 7-82 (Saba Karim, 17.5 ov), 8-89 (Ajit Agarkar, 20.5 ov), 9-102 (Anil Kumble, 27.5 ov), 10-164 (Javagal Srinath, 45.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 9 | 14 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 33 | 43 |
| third | Rahul Dravid and Sunil Joshi | 8 | 11 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sunil Joshi | 22 | 18 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 9 | 15 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 1 | 3 |
| seventh | Ajay Jadeja and Saba Karim | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Ajay Jadeja and Ajit Agarkar | 7 | 18 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Ajay Jadeja | 13 | 42 |
| tenth | Javagal Srinath and Ajay Jadeja | 62 | 105 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 168 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | not out | 71 | 85 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | not out | 87 | 93 |
Did not bat: Jacques Kallis, Hansie Cronje, Lance Klusener, Mark Boucher, Neil McKenzie, Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini, Steve Elworthy, Nicky Boje
Extras 10 · Total 168 for 0
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Sunil Joshi | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs | 168 | 176 |
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