Legends set the bush on fire

DURBAN: We had the switch hit from Kapil Dev and Lance Klusener. Graeme Pollock scorched the turf with a cover drive that made one's dil go mmmmmm. Dilip Vengsarkar essayed his trademark flick over mid-wicket and Paul Adams flummoxed and amused with his action.
Why, we even had Peter Kirsten trying to extract revenge for the run out that Kapil Dev effected on him in an ODI in Port Elizabeth in 1992 when Kirsten was Mankaded at the non-striker's end and created a dilplomatic crisis on a sojourn which was ironically called 'Friendship Series'.
For the statistically inclined, South African Legends, captained by Mike Procter triumphed in the one-off double wicket six-a-side and 12-overs per team contest, losing fewer wickets in their chase of 99, but it was cricket and the indomitable spirit in which it was played that emerged victorious at the scenic Phinda Game Reserve on Tuesday. The World Cricket Legends in the Wild, an initiative of Beyond Boundaries, had delivered another hit after raising the temperatures of the Alps in Jungfrau in 2009.
India, who were hamstrung by the fact that their team had slightly older and out of touch players, suffered because the fielding took a hit. South Africa had the advantage of knowing what target they had to chase and in Lance Klusener, they had someone who could hit the boundaries at crucial times.
That he did using a considerably lighter bat than he used to while scoring an entertaining 37, sealed the deal. The game did get a bit tight towards the end, but Peter Kirsten, who ironically was run out by Kapil Dev, again, said, "In double-wicket situations, it's always nice to know the target. We also had the batting order right. Graeme Pollock and Mike Procter were there till the end and all we had to do was not lose a wicket which sets you back by 15 runs and by playing out a maiden in the last over (bowled by Ajay Jadeja), Pollock ensured that we won."