15/03Result

3rd ODI, South Africa tour of India at Faridabad, Mar 15 2000

IndiaIndiaIND
248/8
South AfricaSouth AfricaSA
251/8 (48/49 ov)

South Africa won by 2 wkts (6b rem)

Player of the Match

Hansie CronjeSouth Africa

15/03Result

3rd ODI, South Africa tour of India at Faridabad, Mar 15 2000

IndiaIndiaIND
248/8
South AfricaSouth AfricaSA
251/8 (48/49 ov)

South Africa won by 2 wkts (6b rem)

Player of the Match

Hansie CronjeSouth Africa

India Innings
BATSMEN
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
SC Ganguly (c)
c †Boucher b Elworthy
56
54
78
8
1
103.70
SR Tendulkar
lbw b Pollock
12
28
48
1
0
42.85
R Dravid
run out (†Boucher/Pollock)
73
109
172
4
1
66.97
M Azharuddin
c †Boucher b Kallis
2
9
12
0
0
22.22
A Jadeja
c Kallis b Cronje
31
56
76
0
0
55.35
SB Joshi
run out (Gibbs/†Boucher)
23
16
16
2
1
143.75
RR Singh
run out (Strydom/†Boucher)
9
9
12
1
0
100.00
SS Dighe †
not out
17
17
24
0
0
100.00
AB Agarkar
b Kallis
8
5
8
1
0
160.00
Extras
17 (b 1, lb 4, nb 3, w 9)
TOTAL
248/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.96)
Did not bat: T Kumaran, A Kumble
Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Sachin Tendulkar, 10.5 ov), 2-80 (Sourav Ganguly, 15.4 ov), 3-85 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 18.5 ov), 4-147 (Ajay Jadeja, 37.1 ov), 5-182 (Sunil Joshi, 41.4 ov), 6-209 (Robin Singh, 44.4 ov), 7-238 (Rahul Dravid, 48.5 ov), 8-248 (Ajit Agarkar, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
SM Pollock 10 1 36 1 3.60 0 2
S Elworthy 10 1 44 1 4.40 1 1
WJ Cronje 10 0 69 1 6.90 1 0
JH Kallis 10 0 37 2 3.70 2 0
L Klusener 2 0 11 0 5.50 0 0
N Boje 4 0 22 0 5.50 0 0
DM Benkenstein 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 0
PC Strydom 3 0 15 0 5.00 4 0

South Africa Innings
BATSMEN
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
G Kirsten
b Tendulkar
93
111
162
8
0
83.78
HH Gibbs
c Tendulkar b Kumble
19
29
36
2
0
65.51
N Boje
c Agarkar b Tendulkar
14
12
14
3
0
116.66
JH Kallis
b Joshi
10
15
19
0
1
66.66
WJ Cronje (c)
lbw b Tendulkar
66
71
107
7
1
92.95
DM Benkenstein
b Kumble
0
4
2
0
0
0.00
L Klusener
c Ganguly b Tendulkar
6
16
20
0
0
37.50
SM Pollock
b Dravid
14
15
25
2
0
93.33
MV Boucher †
not out
17
14
22
1
1
121.42
PC Strydom
not out
1
3
3
0
0
33.33
Extras
11 (b 1, nb 2, w 8)
TOTAL
251/8 (48 Overs, RR: 5.22)
Did not bat: S Elworthy
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Herschelle Gibbs, 8.3 ov), 2-63 (Nicky Boje, 11.6 ov), 3-91 (Jacques Kallis, 17.6 ov), 4-204 (Gary Kirsten, 37.6 ov), 5-205 (Dale Benkenstein, 38.5 ov), 6-217 (Hansie Cronje, 41.5 ov), 7-219 (Lance Klusener, 43.2 ov), 8-244 (Shaun Pollock, 47.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB
AB Agarkar 8 0 36 0 4.50 1 0
T Kumaran 5 0 31 0 6.20 1 0
SB Joshi 10 0 56 1 5.60 3 0
A Kumble 10 0 39 2 3.90 1 1
SR Tendulkar 10 0 56 4 5.60 1 0
SC Ganguly 3 0 16 0 5.33 1 1
R Dravid 2 0 16 1 8.00 0 0

Match Details

Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad

Series

South Africa tour of India

Toss

South Africa , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

India led the 5-match series 2-1

Match number

Season

Match days

15 March 2000 (50-over match)

Umpires

TV Umpires

Match Referee

Raman Subba Row

Match Notes

SC Ganguly 50 in 46 balls, 8x4, 1x6
- South Africa were fined 1 over for a slow over rate

Match Coverage

India v South Africa 3rd ODI - Statistical Highlights
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South Africans handled the pressure situation admirably
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Late rally by India fails after Kirsten, Cronje lay victory platform
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