India Vs South Africa 5Th Odi
South Africa tour of India - 2000 (1999/00) · Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur · 19 March 2000
South Africa won by 10 runs
South Africa won by 10 runs. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 93 for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
- Date
- 19 March 2000
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 10 runs
- Player of the match
- Lance Klusener
- Captains
- Hansie Cronje (South Africa), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Debut
- Sridharan Sriram (India)
- Umpires
- F Gomes and SK Bansal
- Match referee
- R Subba Row
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. It was Sridharan Sriram's first ODI.
South Africa batted first and made 320 for 7. Lance Klusener top-scored with 75 not out off 58 balls, and Herschelle Gibbs made 74. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the seventh wicket between Lance Klusener and Mark Boucher.
Chasing 321, India made 310 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 93 off 89 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 79. Lance Klusener took 3 for 59 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 180-run stand for the second wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, 58% of the total.
South Africa won by 10 runs.
SOUTH AFRICA: 320 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | run out (Sachin Tendulkar) | 1 | 7 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | run out (Sridharan Sriram) | 74 | 53 |
| Neil McKenzie | c Saba Karim | 13 | 18 |
| Derek Crookes | bowled | 14 | 7 |
| Hansie Cronje | c Rahul Dravid | 38 | 31 |
| Mark Boucher | c Anil Kumble | 68 | 92 |
| Dale Benkenstein | bowled | 24 | 44 |
| Lance Klusener | not out | 75 | 58 |
| Pieter Strydom | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Steve Elworthy, Henry Williams
Extras 13 · Total 320 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 6 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| Nikhil Chopra | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Sridharan Sriram | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Gary Kirsten, 1.5 ov), 2-42 (Neil McKenzie, 6.2 ov), 3-66 (Derek Crookes, 8.1 ov), 4-126 (Hansie Cronje, 14.4 ov), 5-161 (Herschelle Gibbs, 20.4 ov), 6-205 (Dale Benkenstein, 32.3 ov), 7-319 (Mark Boucher, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gary Kirsten and Herschelle Gibbs | 9 | 11 |
| second | Herschelle Gibbs and Neil McKenzie | 33 | 27 |
| third | Derek Crookes and Herschelle Gibbs | 24 | 11 |
| fourth | Hansie Cronje and Herschelle Gibbs | 60 | 39 |
| fifth | Herschelle Gibbs and Mark Boucher | 35 | 36 |
| sixth | Dale Benkenstein and Mark Boucher | 44 | 71 |
| seventh | Lance Klusener and Mark Boucher | 114 | 104 |
| eighth | Lance Klusener and Pieter Strydom | 1 | 1 |
INDIA: 310 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Steve Elworthy | 93 | 89 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Steve Elworthy | 6 | 11 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (Pieter Strydom, Derek Crookes) | 79 | 70 |
| Ajay Jadeja | bowled | 10 | 28 |
| Sridharan Sriram | c Mark Boucher | 12 | 15 |
| Javagal Srinath | c Pieter Strydom | 20 | 18 |
| Robin Singh | c Hansie Cronje | 29 | 35 |
| Saba Karim | c Lance Klusener | 22 | 17 |
| Nikhil Chopra | run out (Shaun Pollock, Mark Boucher) | 3 | 8 |
| Anil Kumble | run out (Herschelle Gibbs) | 5 | 4 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 31 · Total 310 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Williams | 1.5 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Derek Crookes | 10 | 1 | 69 | 1 |
| Neil McKenzie | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Elworthy | 8 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Hansie Cronje | 9.5 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 9 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
| Pieter Strydom | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Sourav Ganguly, 2.5 ov), 2-193 (Sachin Tendulkar, 27.1 ov), 3-193 (Rahul Dravid, 27.2 ov), 4-214 (Sridharan Sriram, 33.3 ov), 5-221 (Ajay Jadeja, 35.4 ov), 6-259 (Javagal Srinath, 41.3 ov), 7-290 (Saba Karim, 45.6 ov), 8-304 (Robin Singh, 47.3 ov), 9-310 (Anil Kumble, 48.3 ov), 10-310 (Nikhil Chopra, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 13 | 17 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 180 | 146 |
| third | Ajay Jadeja and Rahul Dravid | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Ajay Jadeja and Sridharan Sriram | 21 | 37 |
| fifth | Javagal Srinath and Ajay Jadeja | 7 | 13 |
| sixth | Robin Singh and Javagal Srinath | 38 | 35 |
| seventh | Robin Singh and Saba Karim | 31 | 27 |
| eighth | Robin Singh and Nikhil Chopra | 14 | 9 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble and Nikhil Chopra | 6 | 6 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad and Nikhil Chopra | 0 | 2 |
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