Rain reduced the
match to a 31-overs-a-side match. India made a couple of changes to their
playing eleven – Ramesh Powar and Ishant Sharma made way for Gautam Gambhir and
Ajit Agarkar. South Africa made a couple of changes to the eleven thaT(shabala)last
played the Indians – Thandi and Charl Langeveldt made way for Justin Kemp and Dale
Steyn.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the South Africans, whose innings was preceded by rain and a wet ground. Morne van Wyk, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the six-run stand.
Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, failing to get off the mark. Eleven balls later, Agarkar broke the two-run stand. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 12th over.
AB de Villiers, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Sourav Ganguly broke the 20-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jean-Paul Duminy, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ganguly.
Fifteen overs into the match, the drinks break of South Africa’s innings was taken. They had scored 35 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Herschelle Gibbs was batting on 16, Kemp was batting on three.
South Africa scored 50 off 18.1 overs. India had scored three extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Gibbs’ contribution to the partnership was 25, Kemp’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three. South Africa scored 100 off 25 overs. India had scored four extras at that point.
Gibbs’ half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 60 balls. He eventually scored 56. His 67-ball innings included three boundaries and the sixes. Ninety-five balls later, Zaheer Khan broke the 99-run partnership.
Kemp’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 55 balls. He eventually scored 61. His run-a-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. A dozen balls later, Tendulkar, the player of the series, broke the 17-run partnership.
Mark Boucher, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbeaten. Andrew Hall, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
India eventually conceded four extras. South Africa scored 148 for the loss of seven wickets off 31 overs. Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 17. Piyush Chawla, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 28. R P Singh bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 15.
Khan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Tendulkar, who bowled an over, conceded 10. He picked up a couple of wickets. Ganguly and Agarkar bowled half-a-dozen overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 21.
Tendulkar, who faced eight balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Makhaya Ntini broke the 11-run stand. Gambhir, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Sixteen balls later, Steyn broke the nine-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Nel broke the 18-run stand. Seenty-seven balls into the chase, the drinks break of India’s innings was taken. They had scored 43 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Dravid was in seventh heaven, Yuvraj was batting on a run.
India scored 50 off 15.3 overs. South Africa had scored five extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 83 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 18,
Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen. India scored 100 off 22.4 overs. South Africa had scored eight extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 70. Dravid, whose 49-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 36. Ninety-four balls later, Boucher ran him out.
Yuvraj’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 78 balls. He eventually scored 61. His 82-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the six. He was unbeaten, as did Dhoni, who scored 14. His 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.
India scored 150 off 30.2 overs. South Africa had scored 10 extras at that point. In fact, that was the number of extras they eventually conceded. India, who scored 152 for the loss of four wickets off 30.2 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with four balls to spare.
Kemp, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine. Kallis, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 36. Hall, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 27.
Nel bowled 5.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Steyn, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Ntini bowled seven overs, including two maidens. He conceded 18, picking up a wicket.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the South Africans, whose innings was preceded by rain and a wet ground. Morne van Wyk, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Agarkar, who broke the six-run stand.
Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, failing to get off the mark. Eleven balls later, Agarkar broke the two-run stand. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 12th over.
AB de Villiers, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Fifty-two balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Sourav Ganguly broke the 20-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jean-Paul Duminy, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ganguly.
Fifteen overs into the match, the drinks break of South Africa’s innings was taken. They had scored 35 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Herschelle Gibbs was batting on 16, Kemp was batting on three.
South Africa scored 50 off 18.1 overs. India had scored three extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Gibbs’ contribution to the partnership was 25, Kemp’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three. South Africa scored 100 off 25 overs. India had scored four extras at that point.
Gibbs’ half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 60 balls. He eventually scored 56. His 67-ball innings included three boundaries and the sixes. Ninety-five balls later, Zaheer Khan broke the 99-run partnership.
Kemp’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 55 balls. He eventually scored 61. His run-a-ball (Sach)innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes. A dozen balls later, Tendulkar, the player of the series, broke the 17-run partnership.
Mark Boucher, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbeaten. Andrew Hall, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Tendulkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
India eventually conceded four extras. South Africa scored 148 for the loss of seven wickets off 31 overs. Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 17. Piyush Chawla, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 28. R P Singh bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 15.
Khan, who bowled seven overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Tendulkar, who bowled an over, conceded 10. He picked up a couple of wickets. Ganguly and Agarkar bowled half-a-dozen overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 21.
Tendulkar, who faced eight balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Makhaya Ntini broke the 11-run stand. Gambhir, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Sixteen balls later, Steyn broke the nine-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Nel broke the 18-run stand. Seenty-seven balls into the chase, the drinks break of India’s innings was taken. They had scored 43 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Dravid was in seventh heaven, Yuvraj was batting on a run.
India scored 50 off 15.3 overs. South Africa had scored five extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 83 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 18,
Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen. India scored 100 off 22.4 overs. South Africa had scored eight extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 70. Dravid, whose 49-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 36. Ninety-four balls later, Boucher ran him out.
Yuvraj’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 78 balls. He eventually scored 61. His 82-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the six. He was unbeaten, as did Dhoni, who scored 14. His 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.
India scored 150 off 30.2 overs. South Africa had scored 10 extras at that point. In fact, that was the number of extras they eventually conceded. India, who scored 152 for the loss of four wickets off 30.2 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with four balls to spare.
Kemp, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine. Kallis, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 36. Hall, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 27.
Nel bowled 5.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 24, picking up a wicket. Steyn, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket. Ntini bowled seven overs, including two maidens. He conceded 18, picking up a wicket.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
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