India Vs South Africa 4Th Odi
South Africa tour of India - 2000 (1999/00) · Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara · 17 March 2000
India won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
India won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 122 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Reliance Stadium, Vadodara (then Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited Sports Complex Ground)
- Date
- 17 March 2000
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Umpires
- I Shivram and K Hariharan
- Match referee
- R Subba Row
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 282 for 5. Jacques Kallis top-scored with 81 not out off 106 balls, and Gary Kirsten made 72. The innings was built on a 99-run stand for the first wicket between Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs.
Chasing 283, India made 283 for 6. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 122 off 138 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 87. The innings was built on a 153-run stand for the first wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 54% of the total.
India won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining).
SOUTH AFRICA: 282 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | run out (Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar) | 72 | 92 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | lbw | 37 | 31 |
| Jacques Kallis | not out | 81 | 106 |
| Hansie Cronje | c Ajit Agarkar | 26 | 27 |
| Nicky Boje | c Sunil Joshi | 9 | 10 |
| Dale Benkenstein | bowled | 27 | 29 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 14 | 9 |
Did not bat: Mark Boucher, Pieter Strydom, Shaun Pollock, Steve Elworthy
Extras 16 · Total 282 for 5
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 9 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 10 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 0 | 69 | 2 |
| Robin Singh | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 9 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-99 (Herschelle Gibbs, 15.2 ov), 2-136 (Gary Kirsten, 26.4 ov), 3-181 (Hansie Cronje, 35.5 ov), 4-199 (Nicky Boje, 38.6 ov), 5-256 (Dale Benkenstein, 47.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs | 99 | 92 |
| second | Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis | 37 | 68 |
| third | Hansie Cronje and Jacques Kallis | 45 | 55 |
| fourth | Jacques Kallis and Nicky Boje | 18 | 19 |
| fifth | Jacques Kallis and Dale Benkenstein | 57 | 50 |
| sixth | Jacques Kallis and Lance Klusener | 26 | 16 |
INDIA: 283 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Steve Elworthy | 122 | 138 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Shaun Pollock | 87 | 84 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Hansie Cronje | 3 | 10 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Jacques Kallis | 39 | 49 |
| Ajay Jadeja | bowled | 5 | 10 |
| Robin Singh | not out | 10 | 7 |
| Sunil Joshi | bowled | 4 | 2 |
| Saba Karim | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble, Ajit Agarkar
Extras 11 · Total 283 for 6
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Steve Elworthy | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 8.5 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Hansie Cronje | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Pieter Strydom | 9 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-153 (Sourav Ganguly, 24.6 ov), 2-176 (Rahul Dravid, 29.6 ov), 3-256 (Sachin Tendulkar, 45.1 ov), 4-267 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 47.3 ov), 5-273 (Ajay Jadeja, 48.4 ov), 6-277 (Sunil Joshi, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 153 | 150 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 23 | 30 |
| third | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 80 | 91 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja | 11 | 14 |
| fifth | Robin Singh and Ajay Jadeja | 6 | 7 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Sunil Joshi | 4 | 2 |
| seventh | Robin Singh and Saba Karim | 6 | 5 |
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