South Africa won the 4th 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 4th One Day international Match was to be played on The National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada, and 5th May, 2001.

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

This is how West Indies team and 11 was looking like in the 4th One Day International: Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Carl Hooper (c), Cameron C, and Ridley Jacobs (wk), M Dillon, Neil M, Ricardo Powell, Kerry Jeremy, and Leon Garrick

And South African team and 11 was looking like this in this 4th One Day International Match: Mark Boucher (wk), H Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock (c),Justin O, Roger Telemachus, Neil McKenzie, Allan Donald, Jonty Rhodes, Gary Kirsten, Lance K.

West Indies started poorly and lost its 1^st 4 wickets at the score of only 61 runs in 21 over’s in the form of R powell, C Gayle, S Chanderpaul and B lara. And kept losing wickets at regular intervals in the game and were bowled out for 200 runs in 49.3 over’s with top score of 65 runs by M Samuels who made 65 runs in 71 balls with 6 4’s and strike rate of 92 runs in 100 balls and Skipper C Hooper who made 46 runs in 78 balls with 4 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 59 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa was needed to score 201 runs in 50 over’s to win this match.

South Africa batted very well and chase the target in only 46 over’s at the loss of only 2 wickets and top scored by Garry K who made 72 runs in 104 balls with 7 4’s and strike rate of 69 runs in 100 balls and Boeta D made 62 runs in 109  balls.

South Africa won the match by 8 wickets.

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