India Vs South Africa 5Th Match
Coca-Cola Cup India, Pakistan, South Africa in United Arab Emirates - 2000 (1999/00) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 27 March 2000
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 44 balls remaining). Jacques Kallis top-scored with 53* for South Africa. Nantie Hayward took 4/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 27 March 2000
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Nantie Hayward
- 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. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 39 off 68 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 36. Nantie Hayward took 4 for 31 for South Africa. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 236 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 165, South Africa made 167 for 4. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 53 not out off 93 balls, and Hansie Cronje made 42.
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 44 balls remaining).
INDIA: 164 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | run out (Herschelle Gibbs) | 39 | 68 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Mark Boucher | 6 | 14 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | run out (Neil McKenzie) | 36 | 65 |
| Ajay Jadeja | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Neil McKenzie | 26 | 60 |
| Robin Singh | c Mark Boucher | 28 | 45 |
| Saba Karim | c Neil McKenzie | 12 | 23 |
| Anil Kumble | bowled | 2 | 4 |
| Nikhil Chopra | not out | 1 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | lbw | 4 | 4 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | c Mark Boucher | 1 | 6 |
Extras 9 · Total 164 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantie Hayward | 10 | 2 | 31 | 4 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 8.5 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Steve Elworthy | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Lance Klusener | 10 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Nicky Boje | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Sourav Ganguly, 4.4 ov), 2-80 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 22.6 ov), 3-80 (Ajay Jadeja, 23.2 ov), 4-93 (Sachin Tendulkar, 27.6 ov), 5-124 (Rahul Dravid, 38.5 ov), 6-154 (Robin Singh, 45.3 ov), 7-157 (Anil Kumble, 46.2 ov), 8-159 (Saba Karim, 47.1 ov), 9-163 (Ajit Agarkar, 47.5 ov), 10-164 (Venkatesh Prasad, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 10 | 28 |
| second | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 70 | 110 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 13 | 28 |
| fifth | Robin Singh and Rahul Dravid | 31 | 65 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Saba Karim | 30 | 40 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Saba Karim | 3 | 5 |
| eighth | Saba Karim and Nikhil Chopra | 2 | 5 |
| ninth | Ajit Agarkar and Nikhil Chopra | 4 | 4 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Nikhil Chopra | 1 | 6 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 167 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | c Sourav Ganguly | 31 | 44 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | c Sourav Ganguly | 8 | 17 |
| Lance Klusener | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | not out | 53 | 93 |
| Neil McKenzie | c Ajay Jadeja | 19 | 35 |
| Hansie Cronje | not out | 42 | 69 |
Did not bat: Mark Boucher, Nicky Boje, Nantie Hayward, Steve Elworthy, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 14 · Total 167 for 4
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 3.4 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Herschelle Gibbs, 7.1 ov), 2-30 (Lance Klusener, 7.2 ov), 3-50 (Gary Kirsten, 12.3 ov), 4-96 (Neil McKenzie, 25.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs | 30 | 43 |
| second | Gary Kirsten and Lance Klusener | 0 | 1 |
| third | Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis | 20 | 31 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis and Neil McKenzie | 46 | 79 |
| fifth | Hansie Cronje and Jacques Kallis | 71 | 102 |
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