India made
half-a-dozen changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Gautam Gambhir, Parthiv,
Yusuf Pathan, Saurabh Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin and Praveen Kumar made way
for Murali Vijay, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (who was leading the
team), Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan.
South Africa made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Loots Bosman, Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, Mark Boucher and Roelof van der Merwe made way for Graeme Smith (who was leading the team), Colin Ingram, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller and Wayne Parnell.
On winning the toss, Smith chose to bat. The first Powerplay of their innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 63 and lost a wicket.
Smith, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Ashish Nehra broke the 21-run stand.
South Africa scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 21 and lost a couple of wickets.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Hashim Amla’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Ingram’s contribution to it was five. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Ingram, who faced 23 balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-nine balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Nehra. Patel broke the 51-run partnership.
Amla’s half-century – including eight boundaries – came off 35 balls. They faced 36 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Nine balls after Ingram’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Patel broke the 10-run stand.
Sixteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 88 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While AB de Villiers was batting on 11, Duminy was batting on four.
South Africa scored 100 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While de Villiers’ contribution to the partnership was 22, Duminy's contribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 28th and the 32nd over. They lost 45, without losing a wicket.
South Africa scored 150 off 27.2 overs (164 balls). India had conceded eight wickets at that point.
De Villiers’ half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 48 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 107 balls. While de Villiers’ contribution to the partnership was 49, Duminy’s contribution to it was 48. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Duminy’s half-century – which included a boundary and a six – came off 61 balls.
South Africa scored 200 off 33.1 overs (199 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they had conceded at that point.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had conceded 207 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While de Villiers was batting on 74, Duminy was batting on 54.
De Villiers, whose 69-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 76. A hundred and thirty-one balls after Amla’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan. Sharma broke the run-a-ball stand.
Miller, who faced nine balls, scored 11. Seventeen balls later, Suresh Raina broke the 13-run stand.
Duminy, whose 89-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 73. Twenty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sharma, who broke the 18-run stand.
South Africa scored 250 off 42.5 overs (258 balls).
Johan Botha, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Twenty-seven balls after Duminy’s dismissal, Harbhajan broke the 22-run stand. Parnell, whose 19-ball innings included a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.
Dale Steyn, who faced nine balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Khan broke the 19-run stand.
Morne Morkel, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, Khan broke the one-run stand. Lonwabo Tsotsobe, the player of the match, faced a ball, scoring a run. He was unbeaten.
South Africa scored 289 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 32.
Raina, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket. Nehra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 61. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket.
Patel and Sharma bowled seven overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 30. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 41 and lost a couple of wickets.
Vijay, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was trapped leg be'four' wicket by Steyn, who broke the three-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced 11 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls later, he was caught by Steyn. Tsotsobe broke the 10-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 16 and lost a couple of wickets.
Sharma, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Mork)eleven. Forty balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. The paceman broke the 28-run stand. Yuvraj, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, he was caught by Smith. Morkel broke the two-run stand.
India scored 50 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). The number of extras South Africa had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 59 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 22, Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, was batting on (Dho)nine.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Virat Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
The fifth-wicket pair eventually put on 52. Dhoni, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 25. Seventy-two balls later, Parnell ran him out.
India scored 100 off 23.4 overs (142 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 30th and the 34th over. They scored 23 balls and lost three wickets.
Kohli’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 66 balls. He scored 70 balls, eventually scoring 54. Forty balls later, he was caught by Smith. Steyn broke the 33-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Parnell broke the one-run stand.
Thirty-three overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 144 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While Raina was batting on 28, Khan was batting on three.
Raina, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually conceded 32. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Ingram. Tsotsobe broke the 19-run stand.
India scored 150 off 34.1 overs (205 balls). South Africa had scored 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they had conceded at that point.
Nehra had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. A dozen balls later, Tsotsobe broke the five-run stand. Khan, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Duminy. Tsotsobe broke the one-run stand. Patel, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India, who were dismissed for 154 off 35.4 overs, lost by 135 runs. Duminy, who bowled two overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Botha, who faced seven overs, conceded 46. Parnell bowled seven overs, conceding 25. He picked up a wicket.
Morkel bowled five overs, conceding 12. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Steyn, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. Tsotsobe who faced 8.4 overs, conceded 31. He picked up four scalps.
South Africa led the five-match series 1-0.
South Africa made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Loots Bosman, Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, Mark Boucher and Roelof van der Merwe made way for Graeme Smith (who was leading the team), Colin Ingram, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller and Wayne Parnell.
On winning the toss, Smith chose to bat. The first Powerplay of their innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 63 and lost a wicket.
Smith, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Ashish Nehra broke the 21-run stand.
South Africa scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 21 and lost a couple of wickets.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Hashim Amla’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Ingram’s contribution to it was five. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Ingram, who faced 23 balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-nine balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Nehra. Patel broke the 51-run partnership.
Amla’s half-century – including eight boundaries – came off 35 balls. They faced 36 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Nine balls after Ingram’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Patel broke the 10-run stand.
Sixteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 88 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While AB de Villiers was batting on 11, Duminy was batting on four.
South Africa scored 100 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While de Villiers’ contribution to the partnership was 22, Duminy's contribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 28th and the 32nd over. They lost 45, without losing a wicket.
South Africa scored 150 off 27.2 overs (164 balls). India had conceded eight wickets at that point.
De Villiers’ half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 48 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 107 balls. While de Villiers’ contribution to the partnership was 49, Duminy’s contribution to it was 48. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.
Duminy’s half-century – which included a boundary and a six – came off 61 balls.
South Africa scored 200 off 33.1 overs (199 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they had conceded at that point.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had conceded 207 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While de Villiers was batting on 74, Duminy was batting on 54.
De Villiers, whose 69-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 76. A hundred and thirty-one balls after Amla’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan. Sharma broke the run-a-ball stand.
Miller, who faced nine balls, scored 11. Seventeen balls later, Suresh Raina broke the 13-run stand.
Duminy, whose 89-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 73. Twenty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sharma, who broke the 18-run stand.
South Africa scored 250 off 42.5 overs (258 balls).
Johan Botha, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 23. Twenty-seven balls after Duminy’s dismissal, Harbhajan broke the 22-run stand. Parnell, whose 19-ball innings included a six, scored 21. He was unbeaten.
Dale Steyn, who faced nine balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Khan broke the 19-run stand.
Morne Morkel, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, Khan broke the one-run stand. Lonwabo Tsotsobe, the player of the match, faced a ball, scoring a run. He was unbeaten.
South Africa scored 289 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 32.
Raina, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket. Nehra, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 61. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 56. He picked up a wicket.
Patel and Sharma bowled seven overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 30. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 41 and lost a couple of wickets.
Vijay, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was trapped leg be'four' wicket by Steyn, who broke the three-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced 11 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls later, he was caught by Steyn. Tsotsobe broke the 10-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They scored 16 and lost a couple of wickets.
Sharma, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Mork)eleven. Forty balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. The paceman broke the 28-run stand. Yuvraj, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, he was caught by Smith. Morkel broke the two-run stand.
India scored 50 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). The number of extras South Africa had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 59 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 22, Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, was batting on (Dho)nine.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Virat Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
The fifth-wicket pair eventually put on 52. Dhoni, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 25. Seventy-two balls later, Parnell ran him out.
India scored 100 off 23.4 overs (142 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 30th and the 34th over. They scored 23 balls and lost three wickets.
Kohli’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 66 balls. He scored 70 balls, eventually scoring 54. Forty balls later, he was caught by Smith. Steyn broke the 33-run stand. Harbhajan, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Parnell broke the one-run stand.
Thirty-three overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 144 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While Raina was batting on 28, Khan was batting on three.
Raina, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually conceded 32. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Ingram. Tsotsobe broke the 19-run stand.
India scored 150 off 34.1 overs (205 balls). South Africa had scored 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they had conceded at that point.
Nehra had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. A dozen balls later, Tsotsobe broke the five-run stand. Khan, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Duminy. Tsotsobe broke the one-run stand. Patel, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India, who were dismissed for 154 off 35.4 overs, lost by 135 runs. Duminy, who bowled two overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Botha, who faced seven overs, conceded 46. Parnell bowled seven overs, conceding 25. He picked up a wicket.
Morkel bowled five overs, conceding 12. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Steyn, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 29. Tsotsobe who faced 8.4 overs, conceded 31. He picked up four scalps.
South Africa led the five-match series 1-0.
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