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SA toy with Emirates

Gary goes down in WC.history
RAWALPINDI. Feb 16: South African Gary Kirsten butchered the World Cup record books and the United Arab Emirates World Cup dream here today with a scintillating undefeated 188, reports AFP.
Kirsten's savagery exhausted both the Emirates fielders and the ground statisticians as he sliced through one cricketing landmark after another to set up a total of 321-2 and a 169-run win.
Pacemen Allan Donald and Brian McMillan teamed up to make mincemeat of the United Arab Emirates batsmen. reducing the outclassed cup newcomers to 72-8 before their tailenders were allowed to play out the final overs, ending on 152 without further loss.
Yet it was Kirsten's record romp that cruelly underlined the Gulf in class between the part-timers and the professionals at the World Cup.
First the 28-year-old Western Province left-hander overtook half-brother Peter's national record of 90 for the tournament. Then he passed his own previous one-day best ofll2.
Next to fall was Dave Callaghan's 169 not out against New Zealand, the best-ever South African one-day knock, followed at last by the World Cup best, Vivian Richards' 181 against Sri Lanka in 1987.
The West Indians' all-time one-day mark — 189 against England and the likes of Bob Willis and lan Botham — was all that survived the day. by a singe run.
The Emirates hopes of a decent debut in the tournament did not materialise. Their fielding looked ciub-standafd, seamer Johanna Samarasakera carried a popgun attack and the batting was skittled without trace.
At least the South Africans gave the Emirates' odd assortment ofi Asian players a woridWlass example to aim for.
After Kirsten's demonstration. with skipper Hansie Cronje (57) and Daryll Cullinan (41 not out) playing the cameos, the Springboks bowled superbly and fielded even better in the Group B match.
The Emirates' openers. Azhar Saeed and Ganesh Mylvaganam. both fell victim to classic catches after putting on 24. the only meaningful stand of the innings.
The former was pouched by Brian McMillan as Steve Palframan diving in front of him and the wicketkeeper made up for that Immediately. diving full-length to his right to dismiss Mylvaganam.
McMillan was back tn the limelight with a smart run out and a wicket first ball and when Donald bowled Mazhar Hussain, the game, at 62-5 in the 21st over, was already over.
The first eight wickets fell within a space of 48 runs before the South Africans, mixing up their bowler, were held up by an unbroken 80-
run partnership from Arshad Laeeq (43 not out) and Shaukat Dukanwala.
A disappointing crowd at the Pindi Stadium. In the month Ramadan were left to savor Kirsten's memory for the final overs. -
His runs came at more than a run a ball, with four sixes and 13 fours peppering his 159-ball innings. The finale saw his third 50 come off 29 balls as the Emirates fielders returned time and time again to boundary rope to collect the ball.
The pick of his display was a six clipped over mid-wicket off Shahzad Altafs medium pacers and the one blemish a chance given on 118 to Zarawani missed a top-edge while running back at short square leg.
Crr»nfe paid tribute to
Kirsten afterwards, saying: /When you have guys like Gary and Andrew Hudson ahead of you. it saves you a lot of the hard work.
"1 just had W feed Gary as much as I could. It was a tremendous effort to keep going for 50 overs."
He also praised the Pindi ground staff for getting the pitch ready — using a helicopter as well as more conventional methods — after the game, originally scheduled for Thursday, had to be called off.
United Arab Emirates skipper Sultan Zarawani was taken to hospital for a precautionary X-ray after being struck on the head by a Donald delivery. Zarawani. who was not waring a helmet, batted oh before being dismissed by McMillan for a duck.
SCOREBOARD
World Cup Group B scoreboard between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates here today: SOUTH AFRICA
A Hudson b Samarasekera 27
O. Kirsten not oui 188
H Cronje at Abbasi b Zarawani 57 D. Cullinan not put 41
■Extras I-b. 1 lb. 3-w. 3-nb) 8
Total: (2 wkts) 321
Did not bat: J Kallis: J Rhodes: B McMillan: S Pollock: S Palframan: C Matthews; A Donald
Fall of wickets: 1-60. 2-176
Bowling O M R W
Zarawani 10 0 69 1
Altaf 3 0 22 0
Dukanwala 10 0 64 0
Saeed 7 0 41 0
Hussain 5 0 32 0
Samarasekera 9 2 39 1
Lalq . 6 0 52 0
Overs: 50
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
S Azhar Saeed ct McMillan b Pollock 11
G Mylvaganam ct Palframan b Donald 23
M Hussain b Donald 14
V Mehra run out 2
M Aslam b McMillan 9
A Lalq not out 43
.! SrimiriTSekrm rt Htidson
b Donald 4
S Zarawani ct Cronje b McMillan 0
I Abbasi et Palframan
l> McMillan I
S Dukanwala 40
Extras: (3-w. 2-nb) 5
Total: (8 wkts) . 152
DID NOT BATS 8 ALTAF
Fall of Wickets: 1-24: 2-42: 3-46; 4-60: 5-62: 6-68; 7-70; 7-72
Bowling O M R W
Pollock 9 2 28 1
Donald 10 0 21 3
Kallis 6 0 27 0
Kirsten 3 19 0
Cronje 4 0 17 0
McMillan 8 111 3
Matthews 10 0 39 0
Overs: 50
South Africa won by 169 runs.
Man-of-match: Gary Kinton
GROUP B STANDINGS
World Cup Group B standings after today's match between South Afrfta and the United Arab Emirates in Rawalpindi (tabulate under playef won. lost, points: