India Vs South Africa Final
LG Cup India, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe in Kenya - 1999 (1999/00) · Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi · 3 October 1999
South Africa won by 26 runs
South Africa won by 26 runs. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 84 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
- Date
- 3 October 1999
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 26 runs
- Player of the match
- Herschelle Gibbs
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Ajay Jadeja (India)
- Umpires
- EA Nicholls and G Sharp
- Match referee
- MH Denness
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
South Africa batted first and made 235 for 9. Herschelle Gibbs top-scored with 84 off 124 balls, and Hansie Cronje made 39. Vijay Bharadwaj took 3 for 34 for India. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the fourth wicket between Hansie Cronje and Herschelle Gibbs.
Chasing 236, India made 209 all out. MSK Prasad top-scored with 63 off 90 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 30. Derek Crookes took 3 for 47 for South Africa.
South Africa won by 26 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 235 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Klusener | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | bowled | 84 | 124 |
| Jacques Kallis | c Rahul Dravid | 9 | 21 |
| Jonty Rhodes | c Sourav Ganguly | 0 | 12 |
| Hansie Cronje | bowled | 39 | 41 |
| Derek Crookes | c MSK Prasad | 25 | 28 |
| Dale Benkenstein | bowled | 18 | 30 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 23 | 24 |
| Mark Boucher | c Ajay Jadeja | 10 | 15 |
| Alan Dawson | run out (Sourav Ganguly, Nikhil Chopra) | 6 | 3 |
| Steve Elworthy | not out | 9 | 3 |
Extras 12 · Total 235 for 9
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 5 | 21 | 2 |
| Debasis Mohanty | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Robin Singh | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Vijay Bharadwaj | 8 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Lance Klusener, 1.1 ov), 2-12 (Jacques Kallis, 6.4 ov), 3-18 (Jonty Rhodes, 10.5 ov), 4-96 (Hansie Cronje, 24.4 ov), 5-149 (Derek Crookes, 33.5 ov), 6-187 (Herschelle Gibbs, 42.1 ov), 7-188 (Dale Benkenstein, 42.4 ov), 8-212 (Mark Boucher, 48.3 ov), 9-219 (Alan Dawson, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Lance Klusener and Herschelle Gibbs | 2 | 7 |
| second | Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs | 10 | 33 |
| third | Jonty Rhodes and Herschelle Gibbs | 6 | 25 |
| fourth | Hansie Cronje and Herschelle Gibbs | 78 | 83 |
| fifth | Derek Crookes and Herschelle Gibbs | 53 | 55 |
| sixth | Herschelle Gibbs and Dale Benkenstein | 38 | 50 |
| seventh | Shaun Pollock and Dale Benkenstein | 1 | 3 |
| eighth | Shaun Pollock and Mark Boucher | 24 | 35 |
| ninth | Shaun Pollock and Alan Dawson | 7 | 4 |
| tenth | Shaun Pollock and Steve Elworthy | 16 | 5 |
INDIA: 209 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly | c Mark Boucher | 10 | 20 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Derek Crookes | 8 | 18 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Jonty Rhodes | 30 | 65 |
| MSK Prasad | run out (Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher) | 63 | 90 |
| Ajay Jadeja | c Boeta Dippenaar | 30 | 32 |
| Vijay Bharadwaj | c Shaun Pollock | 24 | 19 |
| Robin Singh | bowled | 6 | 8 |
| Sunil Joshi | st Mark Boucher | 18 | 22 |
| Nikhil Chopra | c Derek Crookes | 5 | 8 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 3 | 4 |
| Debasis Mohanty | lbw | 0 | 2 |
Extras 12 · Total 209 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Alan Dawson | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8.3 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Lance Klusener | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Derek Crookes | 9 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| Steve Elworthy | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 5.3 ov), 2-25 (Sourav Ganguly, 8.2 ov), 3-90 (Rahul Dravid, 26.3 ov), 4-141 (Ajay Jadeja, 36.2 ov), 5-163 (Robin Singh, 38.6 ov), 6-190 (Vijay Bharadwaj, 43.1 ov), 7-196 (Sunil Joshi, 44.3 ov), 8-201 (Nikhil Chopra, 45.4 ov), 9-208 (MSK Prasad, 46.6 ov), 10-209 (Debasis Mohanty, 47.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sourav Ganguly and Sadagoppan Ramesh | 18 | 33 |
| second | Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid | 7 | 17 |
| third | Rahul Dravid and MSK Prasad | 65 | 109 |
| fourth | Ajay Jadeja and MSK Prasad | 44 | – |
| fifth | Ajay Jadeja and Vijay Bharadwaj | 7 | – |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Vijay Bharadwaj | 22 | 16 |
| seventh | Sunil Joshi and Vijay Bharadwaj | 27 | 25 |
| eighth | Sunil Joshi and Nikhil Chopra | 6 | 8 |
| ninth | MSK Prasad and Nikhil Chopra | 5 | 7 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and MSK Prasad | 7 | 8 |
| 11th | Venkatesh Prasad and Debasis Mohanty | 1 | 3 |
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