India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ajit Agarkar and Sreesanth made way
for Ramesh Powar and Zaheer Khan. South Africa made five changes to the eleven
that last played the Indians – Graeme Smith, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince,
Justin Kemp and Robin Peterson made way for Morne van Wyk, Jean-Paul Duminy,
Andrew Hall, Vernon Philander and Charl Langeveldt.
On winning the toss, Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper and the player of the match, inserted the Indians. Sourav Ganguly, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Andre Nel broke the 24-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Gautam Gambhir had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t get off the mark. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Nel broke the 12-run stand.
India scored 50 off 15 overs. South Africa had scored half-a-dozen extras at that point. Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 56 for a couple of wickets at that point. While Sachin Tendulkar was batting on 34, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on three.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 82 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Dravid’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included half-a-d0zen boundaries – came off 95 balls.
India scored 100 off 28.3 overs. South Africa had scored eight extras at that point. Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 121 for a couple of wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 64, Dravid was batting on 35.
The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 150 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 51, Dravid’s contribution to it was 46. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four. Dravid’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 71 balls.
India scored 150 off 37.1 overs. South Africa had scored nine extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 150 off 182 balls. Both Tendulkar’s and Dravid’s contributions to the partnership were 72. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
Dravid, whose 93-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 74. A hundred and ninety-three balls later, Andre Nel broke the 158-run partnership. India scored 200 off 44.2 overs. South Africa had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 17. Tendulkar, whose 143-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 99. Thirteen balls later, van Wyk and Boucher ran him out. Yuvraj Singh whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Four balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Hall broke the two-run stand.
Dinesh Karthik, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 19. Fourteen balls later, Hall broke the 21-run stand. Rohit Sharma, who faced nine balls, scored eight. Five balls later, Kallis broke the six-run stand.
Piyush Chawla, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Powar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Kallis broke the two-run stand.
South Africa eventually conceded 13 extras. India scored 242 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Langeveldt, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 59. Philander bowled eight wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37. Ntini bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of M(akhay)aidens. He conceded 33.
Kallis, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Hall, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40. Nel bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up three wickets.
The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. South Africa scored 50 off 12 overs. India had scored five extras at that point. Their openers put on 50 off 76 balls. While de Villiers’ contribution to the partnership was 22, van Wyk’s contribution to it was 23.
De Villiers, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Seventy-seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Karthik. R P broke the 56-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 79 for a wicket at that point. While van Wyk was batting on 34, Kallis was batting on 14.
Van Wyk, whose 55-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 44. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Chawla broke the 43-run stand. South Africa scored 100 off 20.1 overs. As far as the number of extras was concerned, India was in seventh heaven.
Herschelle, whose seven-ball inninG(ibb)s included a boundary, scored five. Eight balls later, Chawla broke the run-a-ball stand. Duminy, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Powar broke the 17-run stand.
South Africa scored 150 off 30 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. Boucher, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Fifty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the 41-run stand.
A hundred and five balls into the chase, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 165 for five wickets at that point. Kallis was batting on 49. His half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 65 balls.
Hall, whose 15-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Chawla broke the 25-run stand. South Africa scored 200 off 41.2 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 60 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 32, Philander’s contribution to the partnership was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Kallis, whose 116-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 91. He was unbeaten, as was Philander, who scored 17. His 22-ball innings included a boundary. India conceded 14 extras. South Africa, who scored 245 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 49.3 overs, won by four wickets with three balls to spare.
Sharma bowled a wicketless over, conceding three. Ganguly bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 26. Yuvraj bowled 6.3 wicketless overs, conceding 35. R P bowled eight overs, conceding 45. He picked up a wicket.
Khan and Powar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 46, the latter conceded 39. Chawla, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up three scalps.
South Africa led the three-match series 1-0.
On winning the toss, Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper and the player of the match, inserted the Indians. Sourav Ganguly, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Andre Nel broke the 24-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Gautam Gambhir had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t get off the mark. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Nel broke the 12-run stand.
India scored 50 off 15 overs. South Africa had scored half-a-dozen extras at that point. Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 56 for a couple of wickets at that point. While Sachin Tendulkar was batting on 34, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on three.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 82 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Dravid’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Tendulkar’s half-century – which included half-a-d0zen boundaries – came off 95 balls.
India scored 100 off 28.3 overs. South Africa had scored eight extras at that point. Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 121 for a couple of wickets at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 64, Dravid was batting on 35.
The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 150 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 51, Dravid’s contribution to it was 46. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four. Dravid’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 71 balls.
India scored 150 off 37.1 overs. South Africa had scored nine extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 150 off 182 balls. Both Tendulkar’s and Dravid’s contributions to the partnership were 72. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
Dravid, whose 93-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 74. A hundred and ninety-three balls later, Andre Nel broke the 158-run partnership. India scored 200 off 44.2 overs. South Africa had conceded a dozen extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 17. Tendulkar, whose 143-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, scored 99. Thirteen balls later, van Wyk and Boucher ran him out. Yuvraj Singh whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Four balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Hall broke the two-run stand.
Dinesh Karthik, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 19. Fourteen balls later, Hall broke the 21-run stand. Rohit Sharma, who faced nine balls, scored eight. Five balls later, Kallis broke the six-run stand.
Piyush Chawla, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten. Powar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Kallis broke the two-run stand.
South Africa eventually conceded 13 extras. India scored 242 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Langeveldt, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 59. Philander bowled eight wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37. Ntini bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of M(akhay)aidens. He conceded 33.
Kallis, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Hall, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40. Nel bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up three wickets.
The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. South Africa scored 50 off 12 overs. India had scored five extras at that point. Their openers put on 50 off 76 balls. While de Villiers’ contribution to the partnership was 22, van Wyk’s contribution to it was 23.
De Villiers, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Seventy-seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Karthik. R P broke the 56-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings was between the 16th and the 20th over. Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 79 for a wicket at that point. While van Wyk was batting on 34, Kallis was batting on 14.
Van Wyk, whose 55-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 44. Forty-two balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Chawla broke the 43-run stand. South Africa scored 100 off 20.1 overs. As far as the number of extras was concerned, India was in seventh heaven.
Herschelle, whose seven-ball inninG(ibb)s included a boundary, scored five. Eight balls later, Chawla broke the run-a-ball stand. Duminy, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Powar broke the 17-run stand.
South Africa scored 150 off 30 overs. India had conceded nine extras at that point. Boucher, whose 30-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Fifty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the 41-run stand.
A hundred and five balls into the chase, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 165 for five wickets at that point. Kallis was batting on 49. His half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 65 balls.
Hall, whose 15-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Chawla broke the 25-run stand. South Africa scored 200 off 41.2 overs. India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 60 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 32, Philander’s contribution to the partnership was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Kallis, whose 116-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 91. He was unbeaten, as was Philander, who scored 17. His 22-ball innings included a boundary. India conceded 14 extras. South Africa, who scored 245 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 49.3 overs, won by four wickets with three balls to spare.
Sharma bowled a wicketless over, conceding three. Ganguly bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 26. Yuvraj bowled 6.3 wicketless overs, conceding 35. R P bowled eight overs, conceding 45. He picked up a wicket.
Khan and Powar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 46, the latter conceded 39. Chawla, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 47. He picked up three scalps.
South Africa led the three-match series 1-0.
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