Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
9 March 2000 (50-over match)
09/03Result
1st ODI, South Africa tour of India at Kochi, Mar 9 2000
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
302/7 (49.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
09/03Result
1st ODI, South Africa tour of India at Kochi, Mar 9 2000
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
302/7 (49.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
SOUTH AFRICA 301/3 (50 OVERS)
- Herschelle Gibbs111 (127)
- Gary Kirsten115 (123)
- Rahul Dravid2/43 (9)
- Sunil Joshi1/52 (10)
INDIA 302/7 (49.4 OVERS)
- Ajay Jadeja92 (109)
- Robin Singh*42 (43)
- Hansie Cronje2/48 (8)
- Shaun Pollock2/59 (9.4)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsVictory may prove to be a turning point
The venue was Nagpur and the South Africans were playing India A on their last tour to India
India win amid scenes of low farce
India won the first ODI against South Africa in a grandstand finish atKochi's Nehru stadium which ended in a grotesque manner after the teamshad walked off thinking the match was over and had to be called back tocomplete it a second time