While India
made no changes to their playing eleven, South Africa made three changes to the
(Mork)eleven that (Am)last played the Indians – Loots Bosman, Albie and Johan
Botha made way for Hashim, Roelof van der Merwe and Jean-Paul Duminy.
On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Virender Sehwag, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Dale Steyn. Wayne Parnell broke the 25-run stand.
India scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). Extras didn’t contribution to it. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While the contribution of Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, to the partnership was 30, Dinesh Karthik's contribution to it was 21. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Tendulkar's half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 37 balls.
India scored 100 off 15 overs (91 balls). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 111 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 68, Karthik was batting on 31.
The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 97 balls. While Tendulkar's contribution to the partnership was 59, Karthik’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
India scored 150 off 23.4 overs (144 balls). South Africa had conceded five extras at that point.
Karthik's half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls.
The second-wicket pair put on 150 off 147 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 83, Karthik’s contribution to it was 61. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
Tendulkar’s ton – which included 13 boundaries – came off 90 balls. India scored 200 off 31 overs (189 balls). South Africa had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Karthik, whose 85-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 79. A hundred and seventy- seven balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Herschelle Gibbs. Parnell broke the 194-run partnership.
Two hundred balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 219 for the loss of a couple of wickets. Tendulkar was batting on 124 at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 35th and the 39th over. They scored 250 off 37 overs (226 balls). The number of extras South Africa had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Tendulkar’s 150 – which included 22 boundaries and a six – came off 118 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Yusuf Pathan's contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
India scored 300 off 41 balls (251 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point. Pathan, whose 23-ball innings four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 36. Forty-seven balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by AB de Villiers. Van Der Merwe broke the 81-run partnership.
India scored 350 off 45.5 overs (280 balls). Extras had conceded eight extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 22. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
While Dhoni’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 29 balls, Tendulkar’s double century – the first in One-day International history – came off 147 balls, and included 25 boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten.
India scored 400 off 50 overs (306 balls). South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Dhoni, whose 35-ball innings included seven boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 68. He was unbeaten.
India scored 401 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 54 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 32, extras’ contribution to it was a run.
Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper, and Duminy bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 38.
Steyn and Charl Langeveldt bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 89, the latter conceded 70.
Van der Merwe, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 62. He picked up a wicket. Parnell, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 95. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Gibbs had a reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls into the chase, Praveen Kumar broke the 17-run stand. Van der Merwe, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Twenty overs later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Sreesanth broke the 30-run stand.
South Africa scored 50 off 6.1 overs (38 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. Amla, whose 22-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 34. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Ashish Nehra. Sreesanth broke the 14-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Kallis, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Sixteen balls later, Nehra broke the 22-run stand.
Thirteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had conceded 99 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While de Villiers was batting on 19, Alviro Petersen was in seventh heaven.
South Africa scored 100 off 13.1 overs (84 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point. Petersen, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored nine. Twenty-two balls later, Ravindra Jadeja broke the 19-run stand.
Duminy, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the one-run stand.
Mark Boucher, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Forty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the 31-run stand.
South Africa scored 150 off 27 overs (170 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
De Villiers' half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 54 balls.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 63 balls. While de Villiers' contribution to the partnership was 37, Parnell’s contribution to it was 13. Extras' contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 191 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While de Villiers was batting on 73, Parnell was batting on 15.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings was between the 36th and the 40th over. They scored 200 off 35.3 overs (224 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point.
Parnell, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, eventually conceded 18. Eighty-seven balls after Boucher's dismissal, Nehra broke the 77-run partnership. Steyn, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Sreesanth broke the five-run stand.
De Villiers’ ton – which included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 85 balls. He eventually scored 114 off 101 balls, which included 13 boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten.
Langeveldt, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored a dozen. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Jadeja broke the 32-run stand.
India eventually conceded 17 extras. South Africa, who were dismissed for 248 off 42.5 overs, lost by 153 runs. Sehwag bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 25. Kumar bowled five overs, conceding 31. He picked up a wicket.
Nehra bowled eight overs, conceding 60. He picked up a couple of wickets. Jadeja bowled 8.5 overs, conceding 41. He picked up a couple of wickets. Pathan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of wickets. Sreesanth bowled seven overs, conceding 49. He picked up three scalps.
India led the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.
On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Virender Sehwag, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Dale Steyn. Wayne Parnell broke the 25-run stand.
India scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). Extras didn’t contribution to it. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While the contribution of Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, to the partnership was 30, Dinesh Karthik's contribution to it was 21. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Tendulkar's half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 37 balls.
India scored 100 off 15 overs (91 balls). South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 111 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 68, Karthik was batting on 31.
The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 97 balls. While Tendulkar's contribution to the partnership was 59, Karthik’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
India scored 150 off 23.4 overs (144 balls). South Africa had conceded five extras at that point.
Karthik's half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 59 balls.
The second-wicket pair put on 150 off 147 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 83, Karthik’s contribution to it was 61. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.
Tendulkar’s ton – which included 13 boundaries – came off 90 balls. India scored 200 off 31 overs (189 balls). South Africa had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Karthik, whose 85-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 79. A hundred and seventy- seven balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Herschelle Gibbs. Parnell broke the 194-run partnership.
Two hundred balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 219 for the loss of a couple of wickets. Tendulkar was batting on 124 at that point.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 35th and the 39th over. They scored 250 off 37 overs (226 balls). The number of extras South Africa had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Tendulkar’s 150 – which included 22 boundaries and a six – came off 118 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Yusuf Pathan's contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
India scored 300 off 41 balls (251 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point. Pathan, whose 23-ball innings four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 36. Forty-seven balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by AB de Villiers. Van Der Merwe broke the 81-run partnership.
India scored 350 off 45.5 overs (280 balls). Extras had conceded eight extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 22. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
While Dhoni’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 29 balls, Tendulkar’s double century – the first in One-day International history – came off 147 balls, and included 25 boundaries and three sixes. He was unbeaten.
India scored 400 off 50 overs (306 balls). South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Dhoni, whose 35-ball innings included seven boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 68. He was unbeaten.
India scored 401 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 54 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 32, extras’ contribution to it was a run.
Jacques Kallis, South Africa’s skipper, and Duminy bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 38.
Steyn and Charl Langeveldt bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 89, the latter conceded 70.
Van der Merwe, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 62. He picked up a wicket. Parnell, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 95. He picked up a couple of scalps.
Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Gibbs had a reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls into the chase, Praveen Kumar broke the 17-run stand. Van der Merwe, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. Twenty overs later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Sreesanth broke the 30-run stand.
South Africa scored 50 off 6.1 overs (38 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. Amla, whose 22-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 34. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Ashish Nehra. Sreesanth broke the 14-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Kallis, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Sixteen balls later, Nehra broke the 22-run stand.
Thirteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had conceded 99 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While de Villiers was batting on 19, Alviro Petersen was in seventh heaven.
South Africa scored 100 off 13.1 overs (84 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point. Petersen, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored nine. Twenty-two balls later, Ravindra Jadeja broke the 19-run stand.
Duminy, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the one-run stand.
Mark Boucher, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Forty-eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the 31-run stand.
South Africa scored 150 off 27 overs (170 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
De Villiers' half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 54 balls.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 63 balls. While de Villiers' contribution to the partnership was 37, Parnell’s contribution to it was 13. Extras' contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 191 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While de Villiers was batting on 73, Parnell was batting on 15.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings was between the 36th and the 40th over. They scored 200 off 35.3 overs (224 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point.
Parnell, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, eventually conceded 18. Eighty-seven balls after Boucher's dismissal, Nehra broke the 77-run partnership. Steyn, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Sreesanth broke the five-run stand.
De Villiers’ ton – which included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 85 balls. He eventually scored 114 off 101 balls, which included 13 boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten.
Langeveldt, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored a dozen. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Nehra. Jadeja broke the 32-run stand.
India eventually conceded 17 extras. South Africa, who were dismissed for 248 off 42.5 overs, lost by 153 runs. Sehwag bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 25. Kumar bowled five overs, conceding 31. He picked up a wicket.
Nehra bowled eight overs, conceding 60. He picked up a couple of wickets. Jadeja bowled 8.5 overs, conceding 41. He picked up a couple of wickets. Pathan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a couple of wickets. Sreesanth bowled seven overs, conceding 49. He picked up three scalps.
India led the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they won the series with a match to spare.
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