LG Cup 1999/2000

The LG Cup 1999/2000 was a four-nation tournament that was played in one-day cricket in Kenya from September 25 to October 3, 1999 . In the tournament, which was part of the 1999/2000 international cricket season, teams from India , Zimbabwe and South Africa took part alongside the host . In the final, South Africa beat India with 26 runs.

prehistory

It was the first appearance of the season for all teams.

format

In a preliminary round, each team played against each other once. There were two points for a win, one point for a draw or no result. The first two of the group qualified for the final and played for the tournament victory.

Stadion

Nairobi

Tour venues

The following stadium was designated for the tournament.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Gymkhana Club Ground	Nairobi	7,000	1st - 6th game; final

Squad lists

India announced its roster on September 17, 1999.

ODI
Kenya	India	South Africa	Zimbabwe
Josephat Ababu Jimmy Kamande Hitesh modes Thomas Odoyo Maurice Odumbe Peter Ongondo Kennedy Otieno Steve Tikolo Ravi Shah Mohammad Sheikh Martin Suji Tony Suji Alpesh Vadher	Vijay Bharadwaj Nikhil Chopra Rahul Dravid Sourav Ganguly Ajay Jadeja Sunil Joshi Debasis Mohanty Mannava Prasad Venkatesh Prasad Sadagoppan Ramesh Robin Singh	Paul Adams Dale Benkenstein Mark Boucher Hansie Cronje Derek Crookes Alan Dawson Boeta Dippenaar Steve Elworthy Herschelle Gibbs Jacques Kallis Lance Klusener Victor Mpitsang Shaun Pollock Jonty Rhodes	Andy Blingnaut Alastair Campbell Stuart Carlisle Andy Flower Grant Flower Murray Goodwin Neil Johnson Pommie Mbangwa David Mutendera Henry Olonga Gavin Rennie Paul Strand Andy Whittall Guy Whittall

Games

Preliminary round

table

Teams	Sp.	S.	N	U	R.	NO	Points	NRR
India	3	3	0	0	0	0	6th	+2,037
South Africa	3	2	1	0	0	0	4th	-0.233
Zimbabwe	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	-1,209
Kenya	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	-0.572

Win: 2 points; Draw: 1 point

Games

September 25 scorecard	Nairobi	Kenya 199-8 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 200-7 (49.2)
		Zimbabwe wins with 3 wickets

September 26 scorecard	Nairobi	South Africa 117 (48)	-	India 120-2 (22.4)
		India wins with 8 wickets

September 28th scorecard	Nairobi	Zimbabwe 216 (47.4)	-	South Africa 217-1 (35)
		South Africa wins with 9 wickets

September 29 scorecard	Nairobi	India 220-7 (50)	-	Kenya 162 (50)
		India wins with 58 runs

September 30th scorecard	Nairobi	South Africa 220-7 (50)	-	Kenya 196 (48.1)
		South Africa wins with 24 runs

October 1st scorecard	Nairobi	India 277-6 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 170 (38.3)
		India wins with 107 runs

final

October 3rd scorecard	Nairobi	South Africa 235-9 (50)	-	India 209 (47.3)
		South Africa wins with 26 runs

Web links

• Contest on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Partab Ramchand: Selectors do a good job again ( English ) Cricinfo. September 17, 1999. Retrieved July 20, 2017.