South Africa vs West Indies, 1st Match at Cape Town, , Feb 09 2003 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Match (D/N), Cape Town, February 09, 2003, ICC World Cup

West Indies

278/5

South Africa

(49/49 ov, T:279) 275/9

West Indies won by 3 runs

Player Of The Match

Brian Lara

, WI

116 (134)

Mark Boucher watches Brian Lara play a shot to the off side•Feb 09, 2003•Clive Mason/Getty Images

World Cup, 2003 - South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town, 9 Feb 2003

West Indies players celebrate their victory over hosts South Africa in the opening game of the Cricket World Cup in Cape Town•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Lance 'Zulu' Klusener punches the ball during his cracking knock against West Indies at Newlands•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Vasbert Drakes who bowled a brilliant final over, celebrates the memorable win with Chris Gayle•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Chris Gayle and Brian Lara celebrate after their victory over South Africa•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Ridley Jacobs collects the ball behind South African batsman Boeta Dippenaar•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Mervyn Dillon celebrates with captain Carl Hooper after dismissing South Africa Herschelle Gibbs•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

A joyous Brian Lara completes his 100th run in the World Cup opener•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Brian Lara acknowledges the applause after completing a classy hundred at Newlands, Cape Town•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Brian Lara sways away from a bouncer at Newlands, Cape Town•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Umpire S Venkataraghavan signals a bye as Brian Lara looks on, South Africa v West Indies, World Cup, Pool B, Cape Town, Feb 9, 2003

Umpire S Venkataraghavan signals a bye as Brian Lara looks on•Feb 09, 2003•Getty Images

Jonty Rhodes is clean bowled by West Indies captain Carl Hooper as wicket keeper Ridley Jacobs looks on•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Lance Klusener hits a boundary during his valiant half century•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Lance Klusener and Nicky Boje watch in dismay as Klusener is caught in the boundary by West Indies captain Carl Hooper•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Mervyn Dillon celebrates after the dismissal of the South African captain Shaun Pollock•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

World Cup, 2003 - South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town, 9 Feb 200

Mervyn Dillon celebrates after dismissing Herschelle Gibbs•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Gary Kirsten tucks the ball towards long leg on his way to a half century in the World Cup opener•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Ricardo Powell's powerful punch in his cameo at Newlands, Cape Town•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

The Prince is back! Lara after reaching his century against South Africa in the World Cup opener•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Brian Lara whips one through the leg side against South Africa in the World Cup opener•Feb 09, 2003•Reuters

Match Coverage

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Brian Lara deals South Africa an upset

After four months out of the game, the West Indian maestro got the World Cup off to a cracking start

South Africa v West Indies

At Cape Town, February 9, 2003 (day/night)

Lara magic leads to World Cup opening win for West Indies

After the dazzling display of the 2003 ICC World Cup opening ceremony, the genius of Brian Lara managed to surpass the spectacle and enthrall a capacity crowd of 24,200 in the opening match of the tournament the West Indies and South Africa.

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
HH Gibbs	caught	24	28
G Kirsten	caught	69	92
HH Dippenaar	stumped	20	25
JH Kallis	caught	13	18
JN Rhodes	bowled	2	6
MV Boucher	bowled	49	49
SM Pollock	caught	4	4
L Klusener	caught	57	48
N Boje	not out	25	25
M Ntini	caught	0	2
AA Donald	not out	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, nb 3, w 5)
Total	275(9 wkts; 49 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
M Dillon	10	0	47	2	4.7
PT Collins	9	0	54	1	6 (1 nb)
VC Drakes	8	1	33	2	4.12 (1 nb)
CL Hooper	10	0	63	2	6.3 (1 nb)
CH Gayle	10	1	60	2	6
RL Powell	2	0	14	0	7

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	42	Gary Kirsten	Herschelle Gibbs
2nd	33	Gary Kirsten	Boeta Dippenaar
3rd	25	Gary Kirsten	Jacques Kallis
4th	13	Jonty Rhodes	Gary Kirsten
5th	38	Gary Kirsten	Mark Boucher
6th	5	Shaun Pollock	Mark Boucher
7th	44	Lance Klusener	Mark Boucher
8th	67	Nicky Boje	Lance Klusener
9th	0	Nicky Boje	Makhaya Ntini
10th	4	Allan Donald	Nicky Boje

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ICC 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	0.990
WI	6	3	2	14	1.103
SA	6	3	2	14	1.730
CAN	6	1	5	4	-1.989
BAN	6	0	5	2	-2.046

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