India made
four changes to their playing eleven – Gautam Gambhir, the Singhs (Yuvraj and
Harbhajan) and Zaheer Khan made way for Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik, Yusuf
Pathan and Praveen Kumar.
South Africa made half-a-dozen changes to the (Mork)eleven that last played the Indians – Morne van Wyk, Jean-Paul Duminy, Justin Kemp, Andrew Hall, Andre Nel and Makhaya Ntini made way for Loots Bosman, Alviro Petersen, Albie, Johan Botha, Wayne Parnell and Charl Langeveldt.
On winning the toss, Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper, inserted the hosts, whose openers put on 10. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eleven balls into the match, Herschelle Gibbs and Parnell ran him out.
India scored 50 off 8.2 overs (52 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Virender Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Dinesh Karthik's contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
The second-wicket pair eventually put on 79. Sehwag, whose 37-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 46. Seventy-five balls later, Langeveldt ran him out.
Eighty-six balls into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 89 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Karthik was batting on 31.
India scored 100 off 17 overs (104 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point. Karthik, whose 56-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Twenty-four balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Petersen. Langeveldt broke the 27-run stand.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's skipper, scored 26. His 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Morkel. Kallis broke the 22-run stand.
India scored 150 off 26.4 overs (163 balls). South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point. Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 170 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 17, Suresh Raina was batting on 22.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 66 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Raina’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
India scored 200 off 34.4 overs (215 balls). South Africa had conceded 13 extras at that point. Kohli, whose 46-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 31. Seventy-nine balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was caught by Gibbs. Morkel broke the 66-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 39th and the 43rd over. Pathan, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Nineteen balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Kallis. Parnell broke the 27-run stand.
Raina's half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 56 balls.
India scored 250 off 41.5 overs (262 balls). South Africa had conceded 17 extras at that point.
Raina eventually scored 58 off 63 balls, including half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. Twenty-five balls after Pathan's dismissal, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Kallis broke the 29-run stand.
Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, scored 22. His 20-ball innings included a boundary. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Kallis broke the 14-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on 18. Kumar, who faced 14 balls, scored 13. Twenty-one balls later, AB de Villiers and Langeveldt ran him out.
Ashish Nehra, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Sreesanth, who didn’t face a ball.
South Africa eventually conceded 20 extras. India scored 298 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Botha, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 40. He was wicketless, as did Dale Steyn, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46.
Morkel, who bowled eight overs, conceded 59. He picked up a wicket. Parnell, who bowled nine overs, conceded 69. He picked up a wicket. Langeveldt, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket. Kallis, who bowled seven overs, conceded 29. He picked up three scalps.
South Africa’s openers scored 50 off 7.3 overs (47 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Bosman was batting on 22, Gibbs was batting on 25. The former, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 29. Fifty-two balls into the chase, Kumar broke the 58-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of South Africa's innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Gibbs, whose 40-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Jadeja broke the six-run stand.
Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 91 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Kallis was batting on 17, de Villiers was batting on 14.
South Africa scored 100 off 17 overs (104 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. Kallis' half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 60 balls.
De Villiers, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 25. Forty-seven balls after Gibbs' dismissal, Jadeja broke the 45-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 25. Petersen, who faced 21 balls, scoreD(ho)nine. Forty balls later, Sreesanth and the man from Ranchi ran him out.
Morkel, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra, who broke the eight-run stand.
South Africa scored 150 off 29.5 overs (181 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. Boucher, who faceD(ho)nine balls, scored five. Twenty balls later, he was caught behind. Sreesanth broke the 19-run stand.
Thirty-four overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 179 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Kallis was batting on 63, Botha was batting on 10.
Botha, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, failed to add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the 19-run stand.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings was between the 37th and the 41st over. South Africa scored 200 off 39.4 overs (241 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Kallis, whose 97-ball included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 89. Eight overs after Botha's dismissal, Sreesanth broke the 45-run stand.
South Africa scored 250 off 45.5 overs (278 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. Steyn, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 35. Thirty-eight balls after Kallis' dismissal, Kumar broke the 65-run partnership.
The last-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Parnell, whose 47-ball innings four boundaries and a six, scored 49. Four balls after Steyn's dismissal, Sreesanth and Dhoni ran him out. Langeveldt, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
India eventually scored 13 extras. South Africa, who were dismissed for 297 off 50 overs, lost by a run. Raina, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 25. Nehra and Pathan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 67, the latter conceded 51.
Kumar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 46. He picked up a couple of scalps. Sreesanth bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up a couple of scalps. Jadeja bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of scalps.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
South Africa made half-a-dozen changes to the (Mork)eleven that last played the Indians – Morne van Wyk, Jean-Paul Duminy, Justin Kemp, Andrew Hall, Andre Nel and Makhaya Ntini made way for Loots Bosman, Alviro Petersen, Albie, Johan Botha, Wayne Parnell and Charl Langeveldt.
On winning the toss, Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper, inserted the hosts, whose openers put on 10. Sachin Tendulkar, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eleven balls into the match, Herschelle Gibbs and Parnell ran him out.
India scored 50 off 8.2 overs (52 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Virender Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Dinesh Karthik's contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
The second-wicket pair eventually put on 79. Sehwag, whose 37-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 46. Seventy-five balls later, Langeveldt ran him out.
Eighty-six balls into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 89 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Karthik was batting on 31.
India scored 100 off 17 overs (104 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point. Karthik, whose 56-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Twenty-four balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Petersen. Langeveldt broke the 27-run stand.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India's skipper, scored 26. His 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Morkel. Kallis broke the 22-run stand.
India scored 150 off 26.4 overs (163 balls). South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point. Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 170 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 17, Suresh Raina was batting on 22.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 66 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Raina’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
India scored 200 off 34.4 overs (215 balls). South Africa had conceded 13 extras at that point. Kohli, whose 46-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 31. Seventy-nine balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was caught by Gibbs. Morkel broke the 66-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 39th and the 43rd over. Pathan, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Nineteen balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Kallis. Parnell broke the 27-run stand.
Raina's half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 56 balls.
India scored 250 off 41.5 overs (262 balls). South Africa had conceded 17 extras at that point.
Raina eventually scored 58 off 63 balls, including half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. Twenty-five balls after Pathan's dismissal, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Kallis broke the 29-run stand.
Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, scored 22. His 20-ball innings included a boundary. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Kallis broke the 14-run stand. The ninth-wicket pair put on 18. Kumar, who faced 14 balls, scored 13. Twenty-one balls later, AB de Villiers and Langeveldt ran him out.
Ashish Nehra, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Sreesanth, who didn’t face a ball.
South Africa eventually conceded 20 extras. India scored 298 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Botha, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 40. He was wicketless, as did Dale Steyn, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46.
Morkel, who bowled eight overs, conceded 59. He picked up a wicket. Parnell, who bowled nine overs, conceded 69. He picked up a wicket. Langeveldt, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a wicket. Kallis, who bowled seven overs, conceded 29. He picked up three scalps.
South Africa’s openers scored 50 off 7.3 overs (47 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While Bosman was batting on 22, Gibbs was batting on 25. The former, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 29. Fifty-two balls into the chase, Kumar broke the 58-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of South Africa's innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Gibbs, whose 40-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Jadeja broke the six-run stand.
Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 91 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Kallis was batting on 17, de Villiers was batting on 14.
South Africa scored 100 off 17 overs (104 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. Kallis' half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 60 balls.
De Villiers, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 25. Forty-seven balls after Gibbs' dismissal, Jadeja broke the 45-run stand. The fourth-wicket pair put on 25. Petersen, who faced 21 balls, scoreD(ho)nine. Forty balls later, Sreesanth and the man from Ranchi ran him out.
Morkel, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Thirteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nehra, who broke the eight-run stand.
South Africa scored 150 off 29.5 overs (181 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. Boucher, who faceD(ho)nine balls, scored five. Twenty balls later, he was caught behind. Sreesanth broke the 19-run stand.
Thirty-four overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 179 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Kallis was batting on 63, Botha was batting on 10.
Botha, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, failed to add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-two balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the 19-run stand.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings was between the 37th and the 41st over. South Africa scored 200 off 39.4 overs (241 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Kallis, whose 97-ball included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 89. Eight overs after Botha's dismissal, Sreesanth broke the 45-run stand.
South Africa scored 250 off 45.5 overs (278 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. Steyn, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 35. Thirty-eight balls after Kallis' dismissal, Kumar broke the 65-run partnership.
The last-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Parnell, whose 47-ball innings four boundaries and a six, scored 49. Four balls after Steyn's dismissal, Sreesanth and Dhoni ran him out. Langeveldt, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.
India eventually scored 13 extras. South Africa, who were dismissed for 297 off 50 overs, lost by a run. Raina, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 25. Nehra and Pathan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 67, the latter conceded 51.
Kumar, who bowled eight overs, conceded 46. He picked up a couple of scalps. Sreesanth bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up a couple of scalps. Jadeja bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 29, picking up a couple of scalps.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
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