South Africa won the 3rd 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 3rd One Day international Match was to be played on The National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada, and 4th 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 3rd One Day International: Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Carl Hooper (c), Cameron C, Ridley Jacobs (wk), M Dillon, Neil McGarrell, Ricardo Powell, Kerry Jeremy, Leon Garrick

And South African team and 11 was looking like this in this 3rd One Day International Match: Mark Boucher (wk), Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock (c),Justin O, Roger Telemachus, Neil McKenzie, Allan Donald, Jonty Rhodes, Gary Kirsten, Lance K.

South Africa batted very well and were able to make 287 runs in 50 over’s at the loss of 4 wickets with the contributions of Jacques K who made 107 runs in 108 balls with 4 4’s and 2 sixes at the strike rat e of 99 runs in 100 balls and Jonty R who made 47 runs in 51 balls with 5 4’s and strike rate of 92 runs in 100 balls and Garry K who made 50 runs in 65 balls with 7 4’s and strike rate of 77 runs in 100 balls.

West Indies was needed to score 288 runs in 50 over’s to won this match.

West Indies started poorly and lost its first 5 wickets at the score of only 119 runs in 24.5 over’s and kept losing wickets at regular intervals of the game and were finally bowled out for only 155 runs in 39 over’s and lost the game by 132 runs and stand 1-2 down in the series.

Jacques K was the Man of the match for his great knock.

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