1st ODI
India beat South Africa by 3 wickets in the 1st ODI
Nehru Stadium, Kochi, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa301/350 ov
India302/749.4 ov
India won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Match report
From the scorecardSouth Africa won the toss and chose to bat. South Africa made 301 for 3 in 50 overs, Gary Kirsten 115 from 123 balls and Herschelle Gibbs 111 from 127 balls. Rahul Dravid took 2 for 43.
India reached 302 for 7 in 49.4 overs, Ajay Jadeja 92 from 109 balls and Mohammad Azharuddin 42 from 51 balls. Hansie Cronje took 2 for 48.
India won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
Key performers
South Africa innings
301/3(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Kirstenc A Jadeja b R Dravid | c A Jadeja b R Dravid | 115 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 93.50 |
| Herschelle Gibbsc AB Agarkar b SB Joshi | c AB Agarkar b SB Joshi | 111 | 127 | 11 | 2 | 87.40 |
| Jacques Kallisnot out | not out | 37* | 30 | 3 | 0 | 123.33 |
| Lance Klusenerc & b R Dravid | c & b R Dravid | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hansie Cronje (c)not out | not out | 19* | 20 | 0 | 0 | 95.00 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 9, nb 4) | (lb 6, w 9, nb 4) | 19 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.51) | 50 Ov (RR 4.51) | 301/3 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 235-1 (HH Gibbs, 39.3 ov), 249-2 (G Kirsten, 42.2 ov), 249-3 (L Klusener, 42.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 7 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 5.89 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6.15 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Sunil Joshi | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 3.90 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Rahul Dravid | 9 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 3.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Singh | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
India innings
302/7(49.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourav Ganguly (c)c †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | c †MV Boucher b SM Pollock | 31 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 110.71 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc HS Williams b M Hayward | c HS Williams b M Hayward | 26 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 104.00 |
| Rahul Dravidc HS Williams b WJ Cronje | c HS Williams b WJ Cronje | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 80.95 |
| Sunil Joshirun out (DN Crookes/HS Williams) | run out (DN Crookes/HS Williams) | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Mohammad Azharuddinc SM Pollock b JH Kallis | c SM Pollock b JH Kallis | 42 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 82.35 |
| Ajay Jadejac DN Crookes b WJ Cronje | c DN Crookes b WJ Cronje | 92 | 109 | 8 | 3 | 84.40 |
| Robin Singhnot out | not out | 42* | 43 | 2 | 0 | 97.67 |
| Sameer Dighe †c WJ Cronje b SM Pollock | c WJ Cronje b SM Pollock | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Anil Kumblenot out | not out | 7* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 6, w 13, nb 7) | (b 1, lb 6, w 13, nb 7) | 27 | ||||
| Total49.4 Ov (RR 4.58) | 49.4 Ov (RR 4.58) · Target 302 | 302/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 45-1 (SC Ganguly, 6.5 ov), 70-2 (R Dravid, 11.1 ov), 82-3 (SR Tendulkar, 12.6 ov), 101-4 (SB Joshi, 15.4 ov), 180-5 (M Azharuddin, 32.6 ov), 272-6 (A Jadeja, 44.5 ov), 287-7 (SS Dighe, 47.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Pollock | 9.4 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 4.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Kallis | 6 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5.25 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Hansie Cronje | 8 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Nantie Hayward | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 4.38 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| Henry Williams | 9 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 4 |
| Nicky Boje | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.25 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Crookes | 5 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5.55 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |