1st Match · ODI
South Africa beat India by 10 wickets in the 1st Match
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
India16445.2 ov
South Africa168/029.2 ov
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 124 balls remaining)
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bat. India were bowled out for 164, Ajay Jadeja 43 not out from 79 balls and Javagal Srinath 30 from 58 balls. Steve Elworthy took 3 for 17.
South Africa reached 168 for 0 in 29.2 overs, Herschelle Gibbs 87 not out from 93 balls and Gary Kirsten 71 not out from 85 balls.
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 124 balls remaining).
Key performers
India innings
164(45.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly (c)c N Boje b JH Kallis | c N Boje b JH Kallis | 27 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 93.10 |
| Sachin Tendulkarb SM Pollock | b SM Pollock | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Rahul Dravidb JH Kallis | b JH Kallis | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 |
| Sunil Joshib M Ntini | b M Ntini | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Mohammad Azharuddinc †MV Boucher b M Ntini | c †MV Boucher b M Ntini | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Ajay Jadejanot out | not out | 43* | 79 | 3 | 0 | 54.43 |
| Robin Singhlbw b S Elworthy | lbw b S Elworthy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Saba Karim †b S Elworthy | b S Elworthy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ajit Agarkarb M Ntini | b M Ntini | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Anil Kumblec & b S Elworthy | c & b S Elworthy | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Javagal Srinathc HH Gibbs b N Boje | c HH Gibbs b N Boje | 30 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 51.72 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 7) | (lb 3, w 7) | 10 | ||||
| Total45.2 Ov (RR 3.62) | 45.2 Ov (RR 3.62) | 164 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (SR Tendulkar, 2.2 ov), 42-2 (SC Ganguly, 9.3 ov), 50-3 (R Dravid, 11.2 ov), 72-4 (SB Joshi, 14.2 ov), 81-5 (M Azharuddin, 16.5 ov), 82-6 (RR Singh, 17.2 ov), 82-7 (SS Karim, 17.5 ov), 89-8 (AB Agarkar, 20.5 ov), 102-9 (A Kumble, 27.5 ov), 164-10 (J Srinath, 45.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 4.38 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques Kallis | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 4.30 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Makhaya Ntini | 10 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 3.60 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Elworthy | 10 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Klusener | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Boje | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
168/0(29.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirstennot out | not out | 71* | 85 | 9 | 0 | 83.53 |
| Herschelle Gibbsnot out | not out | 87* | 93 | 9 | 3 | 93.55 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 5, nb 2) | (lb 3, w 5, nb 2) | 10 | ||||
| Total29.2 Ov (RR 5.73) | 29.2 Ov (RR 5.73) · Target 165 | 168/0 | ||||
Did not bat: Jacques Kallis, Hansie Cronje, Lance Klusener, Mark Boucher, Neil McKenzie, Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini, Steve Elworthy, Nicky Boje
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5.80 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5.29 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sunil Joshi | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5.33 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |