LG Cup in Kenya in 1999–2000
The LG Cup 1999–2000 was a four team cricket ODI tournament held in Kenya. After the round robin stage, the final took place between South Africa and India. Despite only making his international debut in India's opening game of the tournament, Vijay Bhardwaj won the man of the series award. The tournament was dominated by the bowlers, with the best bowling figures being Sunil Joshi's 5 wickets for 6 runs off his full 10 overs, one of the most economical figures of all time.[1] With the bat, no player passed 50 twice in the series and only Ganguly and Lance Klusener made hundreds.
| Dates | 25 September – 3 October 1999 |
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| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and final |
| Host(s) |  Kenya |
| Champions |  South Africa |
| Participants | India Kenya South Africa Zimbabwe |
| Matches | 7 |
| Player of the series |  Vijay Bhardwaj |
| Most runs | Sourav Ganguly (208) |
| Most wickets | Vijay Bhardwaj (10) Nikhil Chopra (10) |
Points table
| Place | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | NetRR |
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| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +2.037 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.233 |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.209 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.572 |
Matches
Group stage
25 September 1999 Scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Josephat Ababu (Ken) and David Mutendera (Zim) made their ODI debut.
- Zimbabwe 2, Kenya 0.
26 September 1999 Scorecard |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vijay Bharadwaj (Ind) and Boeta Dippenaar (RSA) made their ODI debut.
- India 2, South Africa 0
28 September 1999 Scorecard |
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- Grant Flower's 91 was the highest individual score by a Zimbabwe player against South Africa.[6]
- South Africa 2, Zimbabwe 0.
30 September 1999 Scorecard |
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Peter Ongondo (Ken) made his ODI debut.
- South Africa 2, Kenya 0.
1 October 1999 Scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Robin Singh played his 100th ODI.[7]
- India 2, Zimbabwe 0.
Final
The final took place between South Africa and India on 3 October. India won the toss and sent South Africa into bat. They made 235 from their 50 overs with an innings of 84 from Herschelle Gibbs being the highest. Vijay Bharadwaj took three wickets but perhaps the best spell came from Venkatesh Prasad who bowled 5 maidens in his 10 overs. His namesake, MSK Prasad contributed 63 runs in their chase but it wasn't enough as Jacques Kallis took the final wicket to give the South Africans a 26 run victory.[8]
References
- "Cricinfo - ODI Career Best Innings Bowling Economy Rates". www.cricinfo.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- "LG Cup in Kenya - India Squad, Sep-Oct 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "LG Cup in Kenya - Kenya Squad, Sep-Oct 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "LG Cup in Kenya - South African Squad, Sep-Oct 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- "LG Cup in Kenya - Zimbabwe Squad, Sep-Oct 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- Lane, Keith (28 September 1999). "South Africa get back to winning ways". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- Lane, Keith (1 October 1999). "India wins by 107 runs". ESPNcricinfo.
- Ramchand, Partab (4 October 1999). "South Africa defeat India in LG Cup final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2020.