The 244-run second wicket partnership between Tendulkar and Ganguly, which came at almost a run a ball, then, propelled the Indians to 311/2 in their 50 overs. It was the highest score at the picturesque Pietermaritzburg ground, which had only hosted one ODI previously - the recently-concluded World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Chasing down such a mammoth total was never going within the realms of possibility for the inexperinced Namibians.