Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
SR Tendulkar
152(151) 18x4 - 0x6
Control %89%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 48 runs
- 5x4 - 0x6
23/02Result
25th Match, ICC World Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Feb 23 2003
-
![India]( "India")
311/2 -
![Namibia]( "Namibia")
130 (42.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
23/02Result
25th Match, ICC World Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Feb 23 2003
-
![India]( "India")
311/2 -
![Namibia]( "Namibia")
130 (42.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Namibia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
23 February 2003 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
India 4, Namibia 0
Scorecard Summary
INDIA 311/2 (50 OVERS)
- Sourav Ganguly*112 (119)
- Sachin Tendulkar152 (151)
- Rudi van Vuuren2/53 (10)
- Gerrie Snyman0/57 (10)
NAMIBIA 130 (42.3 OVERS)
- Jan-Berrie Burger29 (30)
- Deon Kotze27 (50)
- Dinesh Mongia2/24 (10)
- Yuvraj Singh4/6 (4.3)
Man of the Match: Sachin Tendulkar
42.3
W
Yuvraj Singh to Snyman, OUT, a wild swing and the ball goes high up towards the long-off region, Harbhajan calls for it and gets under it but the ball jumps up after hitting his hands, Srinath standing close by grabs it, it's all over!
G Snyman c Srinath b Yuvraj Singh 5 (10m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 83.33
42.2
0
Yuvraj Singh to Snyman, no run,
42.1
0
Yuvraj Singh to Snyman, no run, flighted delivery on the off, defended leaning forward
END OF OVER:42 | 6 Runs | NAM: 130/9 (182 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 3.09, RRR: 22.75)
- Rudi van Vuuren0 (4b)
- Gerrie Snyman5 (3b)
- Zaheer Khan7.5-0-24-2
- Yuvraj Singh4-2-6-3
41.6
0
Khan to van Vuuren, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle, defended
41.5
0
Khan to van Vuuren, no run, yorker on the middle, van Vuuren brings down his bat on time, ball rolls away to the point region
41.4
0
Khan to van Vuuren, no run, short delivery on the middle, van Vuuren moves away but not able to get bat to ball
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWell-oiled Indian machine steamrolls Namibia
The instructions were carried out to the letter, as India first piled up a mammoth score - 311/2 - and then used spin to tighten the screws on an inexperienced Namibian side, skittling them for 130 and winning easily by 181 runs.
World Cup
| Super Sixes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1.854 |
| IND | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0.886 |
| KENYA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0.354 |
| SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11.5 | -0.844 |
| NZ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -0.896 |
| ZIM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | -1.254 |
| Pool A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 2.045 |
| IND | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1.108 |
| ZIM | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0.504 |
| ENG | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.821 |
| PAK | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.227 |
| NED | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1.454 |
| NAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -2.955 |
| Pool B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1.204 |
| KENYA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | -0.691 |
| NZ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0.99 |
| WI | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.103 |
| SA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.73 |
| CAN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1.989 |
| BAN | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2.046 |