South Africans draw practice match
The two-day practice match between University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI and the South Africans ended in a tame draw, with UWI XI scoring 250 for 5 in their first innings
Cricinfo staff
18-Apr-2005
University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI 250 for 5 (Bashar 77*, Dhawan 66) drew with South Africans 395 for 6 dec (Dippenaar 184)
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The two-day practice match between the University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI and the South Africans ended in a tame draw, with the home team scoring 250 for 5 in their first innings. The South Africans, who resumed the day on 349 for 3, batted for an hour before declaring at 395 for 6. Boeta Dippenaar top-scored with 184, while Dave Mohammad, the left-arm wristspinner, claimed 5 for 115.
UWI XI started poorly, losing Tishan Maraj for a duck, but Habibul Bashar, the Bangladesh captain, was the star performer with an unbeaten 77 off 86 balls which included 15 fours. Shikhar Dhawan, the 19-year-old batsman from India, smashed 66 off 86 balls, hitting 15 fours. Charl Langeveldt, returning to the South African team after an injury, took 3 for 51. Dippenaar was named the Man of the Match for his superb century.