It now seems strange that Eden Gardens allowed the match to be completed. With South Africa needing just 13 runs of the last two overs, the night was proceeding to an end, going by some recent evidences, that the scum of Eden Gardens would have cut short by setting fire to their own seats. But those were days when the last over was bowled in that ground. India batting first had made a paltry score with captain Azharuddin alone making it all look a bit easy. His wrists as usual made the cricket bat seem lighter than the law will permit. By the end of the Indian innings, it was obvious that only sheer drama will secure a host victory. And South Africa did everything to provide that. Three of its batsmen were run out by a side that perhaps for the first time in its long life fielded like sportsmen and not middle-class daddies. Stranger still, Indian fielding was actually working to a plan as manager Ajit Wadekar remembers: "I wanted the bowlers to bowl an off-stump line so that we can contain them with a heavy off-side field. The idea was to frustrate the South Africans." It seemed to work as they made a mess of an easy target. To let the supernatural make matters worse for South Africa, a mongoose, of all things, entered the field. "That was a good omen," remembers Wadekar. After the streaker was removed, the proceedings continued to slowly swing India’s way. But Brian McMillan punished Srinath for 14 runs as he deserved to be in the 46th over. After more of such treatment, matters came down to 6 runs to win in the last six balls. That’s where the legend actually begins. There was a conference in the field. Azharuddin didn’t know who to throw the ball to. Wadekar sent twelfth man Raju with water and a message, "bowl Kapil".