South Africa beat Pakistan in Tri Series Match, 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 3rdmatch of 7 One day international Tri Series was played on Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah on 23rd 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 Pakistan team and 11 was looking like in this 3rdOne 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)

And South African team and 11 was looking like this in this 3rdOne 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

Pakistan started poorly and were 5 wickets down for only 145 runs in 40 over’s in the form of S Afridi, Moin Khan, I Nazir, Y Khan and Inza mam ul Haq.

And after that Pakistan kept losing wickets on regular intervals of the game and they were only able to make 196 runs in 50 over’s at the loss of 8 wickets. Imran N top scored with 71 runs in 114 balls.

South Africa was required to get 197 runs in 50 over’s to win this game.

South Africa batted well and with the contributions of J Kallis who made 35 runs in 38 balls with 3 4’s and strike rate of 92 runs in 100 balls and N Boje who made 35 runs in 42 balls with 6 4’s and strike rate of 83 runs in 100 balls was able to win this game in only 44 over’s at the loss of 7 wickets.

South Africa won the game by 3 wickets and L klusener was the Man of the Match.

Pic owned by Google.