JOHANNESBURG: South Africa defeated India by eleven runs according to the Duckworth/Lewis method after rain stopped play in a one-off Twenty20 international here at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.
India were 71 for no wicket in 7.5 overs, chasing a huge target of 220 runs.
Gautam Gambhir raced to 49 not out off 28 balls, while Robin Uthappa was unbeaten on 18 off 19 balls.
Earlier, Jacques Kallis and Colin Ingram shared a rapid century partnership as South Africa posted a formidable total of 219 for four in 20 overs.
Kallis made 61 off 42 balls and the left-handed Ingram raced to 78 off 50 deliveries after South Africa were sent in to bat.
The Kallis-Ingram stand enabled the later batsmen to go for their shots, with new cap Farhaan Behardien hitting an unbeaten 20 off 11 balls and Justin Ontong 22 off seven before Albie Morkel, coming in with only three balls remaining, hit Suresh Raina for two sixes and a four.
The hastily-arranged match was billed as being an annual fixture for the Friendship Cup and a tribute to South African all-rounder Kallis, with profits going to the Jacques Kallis Foundation which provides scholarships for talented cricketers from under-privileged areas to attend good schools
