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India put on the ropes
SHARJAH. Mar 22 (Internet report): Three wickets apiece for Makhaya Ntini and Steve Elwor-
thy saw South Africa dismiss India for a paltry 164 In 45.2 overs their opening tri-nations Sharjah Cup match on Wednesday.
Ntini - out of the SA setup while fighting a rape conviction in court of which ne was later cleared - together with Elworthy. headed up the demolition
of the Indian order with Jacques Kallis and Shaun Pollock providing good support.
While Ntini ensured raw firepower and aggression at one end. it was Elworthy's disciplined performance at the other end that contributed significantly to the Indian's demise.
Elworthy returned impressive figures of three for 17 in 10 overs, while Ntini weighed in with three for 36 in his allotted 10.
Had it not been for a final wicket stand of 62 runs from
Ajay Jadeja and Javagal Srinath. the sorry batting display would have been so much more difficult to swallow for the Indian supporters.
Jadeja and Srinath came together with the total on 102 for nine, but applied themselves admirably improve India's flagging fortunes and give the Innings a measure of respectability.
Srinath was the last man out. caught Herschelle Gibbs off the bowling of spinner Nicky Boje for 30.
After winning the toss and electing to bat. India made a stuttering start when master blaster Sachin Tendulkar (5) was clean-bowled by Shaun Pollock in the third over of the da>' with the total on nine.
Skipper Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid set about getting the Indian innings back on track, but when Ganguly (27) fell to Kallis with the total on 42. the writing was on the wall.
Dravid was bowled for eight by Kallis with the total on 50. and the soft underbelly of the Indian middle order was ex-
Ntini came to the fore, removing Sunil Joshi for a quickfire 24 and Mohammed Azharuddin. caught behind by wicketkeepr Mark Boucher, for seven to have the Indians teetering on 82 for five.
Elworthy's accurate line and length posed more questions for an already shaky line-up and it wasn't long before Robin Singh (1) and Karim were back in the hut courtesy of some pin-point bowling by the lank}- Northerns star.
With the total on 82 for six. consolidation was the name of the game and Anil Kumble is normally a man who can be re -lied upon to offer stout resistance.
While he hung around and offered some support to Ajay Jadeja, his eight runs contributed little to India s cause before he was caught and bowled by a fired-up Elworthy.