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ICC Champions Trophy, 2002-03, 1st Semi Final
India v South Africa
R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo (day/night)
25 September 2002 (50-over match)

Result: India won by 10 runs
Series: India advances to the Final

Toss: India
Umpires: DR Shepherd (Eng) and RB Tiffin (Zim)
TV Umpire: DJ Harper (Aus)
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
ODI Debut: RJ Peterson (SA).
Man of the Match: V Sehwag

India innings (50 overs maximum)                                R   M   B  4 6
V Sehwag              c Klusener         b Kallis              59  87  58 10 0
*SC Ganguly           c Dippenaar        b Ntini               13  26  13  3 0
VVS Laxman            c Boucher          b Donald              22  51  33  3 0
SR Tendulkar          run out (Boucher/Rhodes)                 16  39  29  1 0
+R Dravid             lbw                b Klusener            49  82  67  2 0
Yuvraj Singh          c Gibbs            b Pollock             62  84  72  6 0
M Kaif                c Rhodes           b Pollock             19  34  21  2 0
Harbhajan Singh                          b Donald               4  10   4  0 0
Z Khan                c Smith            b Pollock              0   3   3  0 0
A Kumble              not out                                   2   5   2  0 0
A Nehra               not out                                   1   1   1  0 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 1, w 8, nb 3)                   14
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs, 215 mins)         261

FoW: 1-42 (Ganguly, 5.4 ov), 2-102 (Laxman, 16.1 ov),
     3-108 (Sehwag, 17.5 ov), 4-135 (Tendulkar, 25.2 ov),
     5-207 (Dravid, 40.5 ov), 6-254 (Yuvraj Singh, 48.1 ov),
     7-254 (Kaif, 48.2 ov), 8-255 (Khan, 48.6 ov),
     9-260 (Harbhajan Singh, 49.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Pollock                      9      0     43      3 (1nb)
Ntini                        5      0     37      1 (2nb, 1w)
Donald                       8      0     41      2 (1w)
Kallis                       8      1     50      1 (2w)
Klusener                    10      0     40      1
Peterson                    10      0     47      0
South Africa innings (target: 262 runs from 50 overs)           R   M   B  4 6
HH Gibbs              retired hurt                            116 162 119 16 0
GC Smith              c Yuvraj Singh     b Khan                 4  18   5  1 0
JH Kallis             c Dravid           b Sehwag              97 201 133  6 1
JN Rhodes             c Yuvraj Singh     b Harbhajan Singh      1   5   3  0 0
HH Dippenaar          c Kumble           b Harbhajan Singh      0   2   3  0 0
+MV Boucher           c Yuvraj Singh     b Sehwag              10  22  16  0 0
L Klusener            c Kaif             b Sehwag              14  31  21  0 0
*SM Pollock           not out                                   0   3   0  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 3, w 5)                          9
Total                 (6 wickets, 50 overs, 225 mins)         251

DNB: RJ Peterson, AA Donald, M Ntini.

FoW: 1-14 (Smith, 2.6 ov), 2-194 (Rhodes, 38.2 ov),
     3-194 (Dippenaar, 38.5 ov), 4-213 (Boucher, 43.3 ov),
     5-247 (Kallis, 49.2 ov), 6-251 (Klusener, 49.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Khan                         9      2     27      1 (4w)
Nehra                        7.3    0     41      0 (1w)
Kumble                      10      0     53      0
Harbhajan Singh             10      0     37      2
Yuvraj Singh                 3      0     17      0
Ganguly                      1.3    0     15      0
Tendulkar                    4      0     32      0
Sehwag                       5      0     25      3

  • 4th (reserve) umpire: EAR de Silva (SL)
  • South Africa innings
  • New partnership record for the 2nd wicket for South Africa against India - The previous record was 120 by G Kirsten & DJ Cullinan at Hamilton in 1994/95
  • HH Gibbs retired hurt at 192/1 (116*, 119 balls, 16x4)

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