While India made
no change to their playing twelve, South Africa made one change to the twelve
that last played the Indians – Charl Langeveldt made way for Andrew Hall. On winning
the toss, India’s skipper (and local boy) Rahul Dravid inserted the visitors.
De Villiers, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of A Boundary. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Irfan Pathan, the player of the match, broke the four-run stand.
Graeme, South Africa’s skipper, faced 10 balls, scoring (Smi)three. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, Jacques Kallis, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pathan broke the six-run stand.
While South Africa’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th over. They scored 50 off 15 overs. India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Hall, whose 43-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 32. Fifty-seven balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Harbhajan broke the 37-run stand. Mark Boucher, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Sixty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Virender Sehwag, who broke the 28-run stand.
Ashwell Prince, whose 69-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 30. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Sehwag broke the 11-run stand. South Africa scored 100 off 33.1 overs.
Kemp, whose 59-ball (Just)innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Ninety-six balls later, he was caught by R P Singh. Harbhajan broke the 47-run stand. South Africa scored 150 off 47.3 overs.
Shaun Pollock, whose 61-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 29. Eighteen balls later, Yuvraj Singh broke the 15-run stand. Johan Botha, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
Makhaya Ntini, who faced three balls, scored a run. Ajit Agarkar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 11-run stand.
India conceded 11 extras. South Africa scored 169 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Murali Kartik bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was R P, who bowled five overs, conceding 22. Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Agarkar, who bowled seven overs, conceding 25.
Sehwag, who bowled eight overs, conceding 25. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 33. Pathan bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up three scalps.
At the beginning of the chase, de Villiers was replaced by Justin Ontong, and R P was replaced by Gautam Gambhir under the SuperSub rule.
Tendulkar, who faced 22 balls, scored just two. Forty-nine ballS(ach)into the chase, he was caught by the substitute, Robin Peterson. Pollock broke the 13-run stand.
India scored 50 off 16.1 overs. South Africa had conceded an extra at that point. The second-wicket pair on 39. Gambhir, whose 50-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 38. Fifty balls later, Ontong and Boucher ran him out.
India scored 100 off 26.2 overs. South Africa had conceded two extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 53. The 50-run stand came off 61 balls. Sehwag and Pathan were batting on 26 apiece at that point, and South Africa had conceded an extra.
Pathan, whose 58-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 37. Ontong ran him out. India scored 150 off 33.1 overs. South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.
Sehwag, whose 62-ball innings included 11 boundaries, scored 77. His 50 – which included eight boundaries – came off 49 balls. He was unbeaten. Dravid, who faced 17 balls, scored 10. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Ontong, who broke the 50-run partnership.
Yuvraj, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten. South Africa conceded three extras. India, who scored 171 for the loss of four wickets off 35.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 14.2 overs to spare.
Andre Nel bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 31. Hall bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 23. Botha and Ntini bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 32.
Ontong bowled 2.4 overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket, as did Pollock, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, including three maidens. He conceded 10.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
De Villiers, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of A Boundary. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Irfan Pathan, the player of the match, broke the four-run stand.
Graeme, South Africa’s skipper, faced 10 balls, scoring (Smi)three. Twenty balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, Jacques Kallis, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pathan broke the six-run stand.
While South Africa’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th over. They scored 50 off 15 overs. India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Hall, whose 43-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 32. Fifty-seven balls later, he was caught by Mohammad Kaif. Harbhajan broke the 37-run stand. Mark Boucher, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Sixty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Virender Sehwag, who broke the 28-run stand.
Ashwell Prince, whose 69-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 30. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Sehwag broke the 11-run stand. South Africa scored 100 off 33.1 overs.
Kemp, whose 59-ball (Just)innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Ninety-six balls later, he was caught by R P Singh. Harbhajan broke the 47-run stand. South Africa scored 150 off 47.3 overs.
Shaun Pollock, whose 61-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 29. Eighteen balls later, Yuvraj Singh broke the 15-run stand. Johan Botha, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
Makhaya Ntini, who faced three balls, scored a run. Ajit Agarkar had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 11-run stand.
India conceded 11 extras. South Africa scored 169 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Murali Kartik bowled 10 overs, including four maidens. He conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was R P, who bowled five overs, conceding 22. Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Agarkar, who bowled seven overs, conceding 25.
Sehwag, who bowled eight overs, conceding 25. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 33. Pathan bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up three scalps.
At the beginning of the chase, de Villiers was replaced by Justin Ontong, and R P was replaced by Gautam Gambhir under the SuperSub rule.
Tendulkar, who faced 22 balls, scored just two. Forty-nine ballS(ach)into the chase, he was caught by the substitute, Robin Peterson. Pollock broke the 13-run stand.
India scored 50 off 16.1 overs. South Africa had conceded an extra at that point. The second-wicket pair on 39. Gambhir, whose 50-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 38. Fifty balls later, Ontong and Boucher ran him out.
India scored 100 off 26.2 overs. South Africa had conceded two extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 53. The 50-run stand came off 61 balls. Sehwag and Pathan were batting on 26 apiece at that point, and South Africa had conceded an extra.
Pathan, whose 58-ball innings included four boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 37. Ontong ran him out. India scored 150 off 33.1 overs. South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.
Sehwag, whose 62-ball innings included 11 boundaries, scored 77. His 50 – which included eight boundaries – came off 49 balls. He was unbeaten. Dravid, who faced 17 balls, scored 10. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Ontong, who broke the 50-run partnership.
Yuvraj, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten. South Africa conceded three extras. India, who scored 171 for the loss of four wickets off 35.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 14.2 overs to spare.
Andre Nel bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 31. Hall bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 23. Botha and Ntini bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 32.
Ontong bowled 2.4 overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket, as did Pollock, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, including three maidens. He conceded 10.
India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
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