India v South Africa
15-Apr-2004
At Dhaka, April 21, 2003 (day/night). No result. Toss: India.
If rain had cost India victory in their last rained-off final, during the 2002 ICC Champions
Trophy, plenty of South Africans would say it saved them here. Ntini's bowling was nasty, brutish
and short, with Pollock slower and on the spot. India were staggering at 46 for three in the 18th
over when torrents sent the players scuttling. This second interruption - winds strong enough to
whip off the umpires' hats had already brought a halt - proved terminal. The downpour ended in
late afternoon but the outfield was already saturated.
Man of the Series: A. C. Dawson.