India Vs South Africa 1St Sf
ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka - 2002 (2002/03) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 25 September 2002
India won by 10 runs
India won by 10 runs. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 116* for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 25 September 2002
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 10 runs
- Player of the match
- Virender Sehwag
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
- Debut
- Robin Peterson (South Africa)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Robin Peterson's first ODI.
India batted first and made 261 for 9. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 62 off 72 balls, and Virender Sehwag made 59. Shaun Pollock took 3 for 43 for South Africa.
Chasing 262, South Africa made 251 for 6. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 116 not out off 119 balls, and Jacques Kallis made 97. Virender Sehwag took 3 for 25 for India. The innings was built on a 178-run stand for the second wicket between Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs, 71% of the total.
India won by 10 runs.
INDIA: 261 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Boeta Dippenaar b Makhaya Ntini | 13 | 13 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Lance Klusener b Jacques Kallis | 59 | 58 |
| VVS Laxman | c Mark Boucher b Allan Donald | 22 | 33 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | run out (Mark Boucher, Jonty Rhodes) | 16 | 29 |
| Rahul Dravid | lbw b Lance Klusener | 49 | 67 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Herschelle Gibbs b Shaun Pollock | 62 | 72 |
| Mohammad Kaif | c Jonty Rhodes b Shaun Pollock | 19 | 21 |
| Harbhajan Singh | b Allan Donald | 4 | 4 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock | 0 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 2 | 2 |
| Ashish Nehra | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 14 · Total 261 for 9
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Allan Donald | 8 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Lance Klusener | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Robin Peterson | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Sourav Ganguly, 5.4 ov), 2-102 (VVS Laxman, 16.1 ov), 3-108 (Virender Sehwag, 17.5 ov), 4-135 (Sachin Tendulkar, 25.2 ov), 5-207 (Rahul Dravid, 40.5 ov), 6-254 (Yuvraj Singh, 48.1 ov), 7-254 (Mohammad Kaif, 48.2 ov), 8-255 (Zaheer Khan, 48.6 ov), 9-260 (Harbhajan Singh, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly (13) and Virender Sehwag (13) | 42 | 29 |
| second | VVS Laxman (22) and Virender Sehwag (35) | 60 | 65 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (4) and Virender Sehwag (1) | 6 | 10 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (12) and Rahul Dravid (15) | 27 | 44 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (34) and Yuvraj Singh (36) | 72 | 93 |
| sixth | Mohammad Kaif (19) and Yuvraj Singh (26) | 47 | 44 |
| seventh | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Mohammad Kaif (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (1) and Zaheer Khan (0) | 1 | 4 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble (2) and Harbhajan Singh (3) | 5 | 5 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble (0) and Ashish Nehra (1) | 1 | 1 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 251 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herschelle Gibbs | retired not out | 116 | 119 |
| Graeme Smith | c Yuvraj Singh b Zaheer Khan | 4 | 5 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Rahul Dravid b Virender Sehwag | 97 | 133 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Yuvraj Singh b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 3 |
| Boeta Dippenaar | c Anil Kumble b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Boucher | c Yuvraj Singh b Virender Sehwag | 10 | 16 |
| Lance Klusener | c Mohammad Kaif b Virender Sehwag | 14 | 21 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Robin Peterson, Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini
Extras 9 · Total 251 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 9 | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| Ashish Nehra | 7.3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1.3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 5 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Graeme Smith, 2.6 ov), 1-192 (Herschelle Gibbs), 2-194 (Jonty Rhodes, 38.2 ov), 3-194 (Boeta Dippenaar, 38.5 ov), 4-213 (Mark Boucher, 43.3 ov), 5-247 (Jacques Kallis, 49.2 ov), 6-251 (Lance Klusener, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Herschelle Gibbs (5) and Graeme Smith (4) | 14 | 14 |
| second | Jacques Kallis (65) and Herschelle Gibbs (105) | 178 | 202 |
| third | Jonty Rhodes (1) and Jacques Kallis (0) | 2 | 4 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis (0) and Boeta Dippenaar (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis (6) and Mark Boucher (10) | 19 | 26 |
| sixth | Jacques Kallis (23) and Lance Klusener (10) | 34 | 33 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock (0) and Lance Klusener (0) | 4 | 4 |
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