India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Gautam Gambhir, the player of the
match, and Rohit Sharma made way for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and One-day I(sha)nternational
debutant Sharma. South Africa made one change to the eleven thaT(shabala)last
played the Indians – Vernon Philander made way for Thandi.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the South Africans, whose openers put on just a couple. AB de Villiers, who faced half-a-dozen balls, D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Nineteen balls later, R P Singh and the Wall ran him out. Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring a couple. Thirteen balls later, R P broke the five-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Herschelle Gibbs, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Zaheer Khan broke the 39-run stand.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. South Africa scored 50 off 15.4 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had conceded 51 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Morne van Wyk was batting on 21, Jean-Paul Duminy was batting on three.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 78 balls. While van Wyk’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Duminy’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
South Africa scored 100 off 27 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. Van Wyk’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 87 balls.
Duminy, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 40. A hundred and fourteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Yuvraj Singh broke the 85-run partnership. A hundred and ninety-five balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had conceded 131 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Van Wyk was batting on 60.
South Africa scored 150 off 36.5 overs. India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Van Wyk, whose 126-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 82. Fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the 37-run stand.
South Africa scored 200 off 45.5 overs. India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Mark Boucher’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Andrew Hall’s contribution to it was 17. Extras did not contribute to the partnership.
Boucher, whose half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off as many balls. He eventually scored 55 off as many balls. He was unbeaten. Hall, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Forty-six balls later, Yuvraj broke the 52-run partnership. Andre Nel, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded a dozen extras. South Africa scored 226 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, bowled a wicketless over, conceding 10. Ishant, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 38. Piyush Chawla, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 41.
Ramesh Powar, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 46. R P bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a wicket. Khan bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket. Yuvraj, who bowled nine overs, conceded 36. He picked up three scalps.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. India scored 50 off 12.4 overs. South Africa had conceded an extra at that point. While Sourav Ganguly was batting on 19, Tendulkar was batting on 30.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had conceded 61 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 23, Tendulkar was batting on 37.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included nine boundaries and a six – came off 64 balls. India scored 100 off 23 overs. South Africa had conceded three extras at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 29, Tendulkar was batting on 68.
Ganguly, whose 75-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 42. A hundred and sixty-nine balls La(ngeveld)ter, he was caught by Gibbs. Charl broke the 134-run partnership. Dravid, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Langeveldt, who broke the six-run stand.
Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had conceded 140 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Tendulkar eventually scored 93. His 106-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes. Five dot balls later, he was dismissed by Tshabalala.
Dhoni, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Makhaya Ntini broke the two-run stand. India scored 150 off 35.2 overs. South Africa had conceded four extras at that point.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 74 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Karthik’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five. India scored 200 off 45.5 overs. South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point.
Yuvraj, whose 63-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 49. He was unbeaten, as was Karthik, who eventually scored 32. His 37-ball innings included a boundary.
South Africa eventually conceded nine extras. India, who scored 227 for the loss of four wickets off 49.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with five balls to spare. Kallis, who bowled 1.1 overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless. Hall and Nel bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 41.
Tshabalala bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a wicket. Ntini bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket. Langeveldt bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a couple of scalps.
The three-match series was levelled 1-1.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the South Africans, whose openers put on just a couple. AB de Villiers, who faced half-a-dozen balls, D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Nineteen balls later, R P Singh and the Wall ran him out. Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring a couple. Thirteen balls later, R P broke the five-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Herschelle Gibbs, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Forty-nine balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Zaheer Khan broke the 39-run stand.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. South Africa scored 50 off 15.4 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had conceded 51 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Morne van Wyk was batting on 21, Jean-Paul Duminy was batting on three.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 78 balls. While van Wyk’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Duminy’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
South Africa scored 100 off 27 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. Van Wyk’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 87 balls.
Duminy, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 40. A hundred and fourteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Yuvraj Singh broke the 85-run partnership. A hundred and ninety-five balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had conceded 131 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Van Wyk was batting on 60.
South Africa scored 150 off 36.5 overs. India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Van Wyk, whose 126-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, scored 82. Fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Yuvraj broke the 37-run stand.
South Africa scored 200 off 45.5 overs. India had conceded a dozen extras at that point. The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Mark Boucher’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Andrew Hall’s contribution to it was 17. Extras did not contribute to the partnership.
Boucher, whose half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off as many balls. He eventually scored 55 off as many balls. He was unbeaten. Hall, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Forty-six balls later, Yuvraj broke the 52-run partnership. Andre Nel, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded a dozen extras. South Africa scored 226 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, bowled a wicketless over, conceding 10. Ishant, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 38. Piyush Chawla, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 41.
Ramesh Powar, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 46. R P bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up a wicket. Khan bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a wicket. Yuvraj, who bowled nine overs, conceded 36. He picked up three scalps.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. India scored 50 off 12.4 overs. South Africa had conceded an extra at that point. While Sourav Ganguly was batting on 19, Tendulkar was batting on 30.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had conceded 61 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 23, Tendulkar was batting on 37.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included nine boundaries and a six – came off 64 balls. India scored 100 off 23 overs. South Africa had conceded three extras at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 29, Tendulkar was batting on 68.
Ganguly, whose 75-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 42. A hundred and sixty-nine balls La(ngeveld)ter, he was caught by Gibbs. Charl broke the 134-run partnership. Dravid, who faced 10 balls, scored a couple. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Langeveldt, who broke the six-run stand.
Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had conceded 140 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Tendulkar eventually scored 93. His 106-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes. Five dot balls later, he was dismissed by Tshabalala.
Dhoni, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Makhaya Ntini broke the two-run stand. India scored 150 off 35.2 overs. South Africa had conceded four extras at that point.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 74 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Karthik’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five. India scored 200 off 45.5 overs. South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point.
Yuvraj, whose 63-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 49. He was unbeaten, as was Karthik, who eventually scored 32. His 37-ball innings included a boundary.
South Africa eventually conceded nine extras. India, who scored 227 for the loss of four wickets off 49.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with five balls to spare. Kallis, who bowled 1.1 overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless. Hall and Nel bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 41.
Tshabalala bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a wicket. Ntini bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket. Langeveldt bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up a couple of scalps.
The three-match series was levelled 1-1.
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