Pakistan won the Final of Tri Series againt South Africa, 2000

India, South Africa and Pakistan were scheduled to play 7 One Day International Tri series Matches in UAE in 2000.

It was a very interesting series as these teams were playing some great cricket on that time. The 7th and final match of 7 One day international Tri Series was played on Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah on 31st March, 2000. Between South Africa and Pakistan

Pakistan won the toss and opts to bat first and this means South Africa will bowl first and will chase target set by Pakistan later in the game.

This is how South Africa team and 11 was looking like in this 7th and Final One day International Match: Mark Boucher (wk), Nicky Boje, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Neil McKenzie, Hansie Cronje (c), Gary Kirsten, Lance Klusener, Steve Elworthy

And Pakistan team and 11 was looking like this in this 7th and Final One day international match: Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Younis Khan, Imran Nazir, Shahid Afridi, Arshad Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Moin Khan (c & wk).

Pakistan Started very well and were able to score 263 runs in full allotted 50 over’s at the loss of 6 wickets with contributions of Imran N who top scored with 69 runs in 89 balls with 7 4’s and 2 sixes at the strike rate of 77 runs in 100 balls and Inza Mam Ul Haq who made 53 runs in 82 balls with 3 4’s and strike rate of 64 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa was needed to score 264 runs in 50 over’s to win this game and series as well.

South Africa started well but they were losing wickets at regular intervals and it has resulted in South Africa getting bowled out in 49 over’s at 247 runs and lost the match and final by 16 runs.

Skipper Hansie C top scored with 79 runs in 73 balls and Neil M scored 58 runs in 107 balls.

Waqar Y was the Man of the Match for his great bowling in which he picked 4 wickets in his 10 over’s spell.

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