South Africa won the 6th ODI against West Indies in Bilateral series played in 2001

South Africa was scheduled to play 7 match One Day International Series in West Indies in 2001. The 6th One Day international Match was to be played on The Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad, and 11th May, 2001.

West Indies won the toss and opts to bowl first, so this means South Africa will bat first and will try to set target for West Indies to chase later in the game.

This is how West Indies team and 11 was looking like in the 6th One Day International: Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Carl Hooper (c), Cameron C, and Ridley Jacobs (wk), M Dillon, Neil M, R Powell, Kerry Jeremy, and Leon Garrick

And South African team and 11 was looking like this in this 6th One Day International Match: Mark Boucher (wk), H Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock (c),Justin O, Roger T, Neil McKenzie, Allan Donald, Jonty Rhodes, Gary Kirsten, Lance K.

South Africa started poorly and were 5 wickets down for only 152 runs in 42 over’s and kept losing wickets at regular intervals of the game and were bowled out for only 190 runs in 49.5 over’s and was top scored by Neil M who made 73 runs in 117 balls with 8 4’s and strike rate of 62 runs in 100 balls and J Kemp who made 47 runs in 70 balls with 3 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 66 runs in 100 balls.

West Indies was needed to score 191 runs to win this match.

West Indies played horribly and were kept losing wickets since the beginning of their innings and were bowled out for only 137 runs in 47 over’s and top scored by B lara who made 41 runs in 63 balls with 5 4’s and strike rate of 65 runs in 100 balls.

West Indies lost this game by 53 runs and were now down in the series by 5-1 with one more game to play.

Neil M was the Man of the Match for his great batting.