West Indies Beat South Africa in 1St ODI of Bilateral Series in 2001

South Africa was scheduled to play 7 match One Day International Series in West Indies in 2001. The 1st One Day international Match was to be played on The Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, and 27th April, 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 1st One Day International: Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Carl Hooper (c), Cameron Cuffy, Ridley Jacobs (wk), Mervyn Dillon, Neil McGarrell, Ricardo Powell, Kerry Jeremy, Leon Garrick

And South African team and 11 was looking like this in this 1st One Day International Match: Mark Boucher (wk), Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock (c),Justin Ontong, Roger Telemachus, Neil McKenzie, Allan Donald, Jonty Rhodes, Gary Kirsten, Lance Klusener

South Africa started badly and were 5 wickets down at 149 runs in 34.3 over’s in the form of H Gibbs, Jacques K, Garry k, Neil M and Jonty R, and kept losing wickets at regular intervals in the game and were bowled out for only 200 runs in 47.4 over’s and top scored by Garry K who made 38 runs in 63 balls with 5 4’s and strike rate of 63 runs in 100 balls.

West Indies need only 201 runs in 50 over’s to win this game and take lead in series of 1-0 with 6 more games to play.

West indies batted well and were able to chase the total of 201 runs in complete 50 over’s and was top scored by B lara who made 54 runs in 97 balls with 4 4’s and strike rate of 56 runs in 100 balls and Skipper Carl H made 43 runs in 68 balls with 4 4’s and strike rate of 63 runs in 100 balls.

West Indies won the Match by 3 wickets on the last ball of the match.

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