The match
was attended by 18,758 people. India made a change to their playing eleven –
Sachin Tendulkar made way for Yusuf Pathan, the player of the match. South
Africa made a change to the eleven that last played the Indians – David Miller
made way for One-day International debutant Faf du Plessis.
On winning the toss, Graeme Smith, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat.
The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They had scored 39 and lost a wicket – that of Hashim Amla, who scored 16. His 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Forty-one balls into the match, Zaheer Khan broke the 31-run stand.
The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They had scored 18 and last a wicket – that of Ingram, who scored 10. His 16-ball (Col)innings included a boundary. Thirty-eight balls after Amla’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Harbhajan Singh broke the 18-run stand.
South Africa scored 50 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 57 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Smith was batting on 26, AB de Villiers was batting on three.
De Villiers, who faced 20, eventually scored 16. Forty-four balls after Ingram’s dismissal, he was caught by Khan. Pathan broke the 34-run stand. Smith, whose 79-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 43. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Needless to say, Harbhajan was in seventh heaven.
South Africa scored 100 off 26.4 overs (160 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 124 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Both Jean-Paul Duminy and du Plessis were batting on 18 apiece.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Duminy's contribution to the partnership was 19, du Plessis' contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
South Africa scored 150 off 36.1 overs (217 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.
Du Plessis' half-century – which included a boundary – came off 67 balls.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 120 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 45, du Plessis' contribution to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Duminy’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 57 balls.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 45th and the 49th over. They had scored 25 and lost four wickets.
South Africa scored 200 off 44.4 overs (268 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.
Du Plessis, whose 78-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 60. A hundred and twenty-nine balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Munaf Patel. Duminy, whose 59-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 52. Three balls later, he was caught by Khan, who broke the two-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on five. Wayne Parnell, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored four. Three balls later, Patel and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, ran him out.
Dale Steyn, who faced eight balls, scored five. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Patel broke the nine-run stand.
Johan, who faced 14 balls, scored nine. (Bot)Half-a-dozen balls later, Khan broke the three-run stand. Morne Morkel, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on a run. Lonwabo Tsotsobe, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Steyn's dismissal, Pathan ran him out.
India eventually conceded four extras. South Africa were dismissed for 220 off 49.2 overs. Raina and Rohit Sharma bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter conceded five. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 30. Ashish Nehra, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 42.
Pathan, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of wickets. Patel bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. Khan, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They had scored 36 and lost a wicket – that of Murali Vijay, who faced eight balls, scoring just a run. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Steyn, who broke the four-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They had scored 20 and lost a wicket.
India scored 50 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). South Africa had scored five extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 70 balls. While Sharma's contribution to the partnership was 19, Kohli’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to it was four.
Kohli, whose 41-ball innings included five boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Seventy-six balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. Morkel broke the 52-run partnership.
Sharma, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 23. Morkel broke the five-run stand.
Ninety-nine balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 61 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Yuvraj waa batting on four.
Dhoni, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls later, he was caught by de Villiers. Botha broke the eight-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Duminy, who broke the 24-run stand.
India scored 100 off 26.4 overs (160 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Raina's contribution to the partnership was 11, Pathan’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
India scored 150 off 33.5 overs (203 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had conceded 152 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Raina was batting on 28, Pathan was batting on 42.
Raina, whose 47-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 37. Seventy-three balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. Morkel broke the 16-run stand.
Pathan’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 41 balls. He eventually scored 59 off 59 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Nineteen balls after Raina's dismissal, he was caught by Morkel. Steyn broke the 14-run stand.
Harbhajan, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 23. He was unbeaten.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 43rd and the 47th over. They had scored 27 and lost a wicket.
India scored 200 off 44.4 overs (268 balls). South Africa had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Khan, who scored 14. His 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Thirty-six balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Tsotsobe broke the 26-run stand. Nehra, whose innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbea'ten'.
India, who scored 223 for the loss of eight wickets off 48.2 overs, won by a couple of wickets with 10 balls to spare. Du Plessis, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Parnell, who bowled eight overs, conceding 53.
Duminy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket. Botha bowled 7.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48, picking up a wicket. Tsotsobe, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket.
Steyn bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a couple of wickets. Morkel, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 28. He picked up three scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
On winning the toss, Graeme Smith, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat.
The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They had scored 39 and lost a wicket – that of Hashim Amla, who scored 16. His 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Forty-one balls into the match, Zaheer Khan broke the 31-run stand.
The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They had scored 18 and last a wicket – that of Ingram, who scored 10. His 16-ball (Col)innings included a boundary. Thirty-eight balls after Amla’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Harbhajan Singh broke the 18-run stand.
South Africa scored 50 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 57 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Smith was batting on 26, AB de Villiers was batting on three.
De Villiers, who faced 20, eventually scored 16. Forty-four balls after Ingram’s dismissal, he was caught by Khan. Pathan broke the 34-run stand. Smith, whose 79-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 43. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Needless to say, Harbhajan was in seventh heaven.
South Africa scored 100 off 26.4 overs (160 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 124 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Both Jean-Paul Duminy and du Plessis were batting on 18 apiece.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Duminy's contribution to the partnership was 19, du Plessis' contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
South Africa scored 150 off 36.1 overs (217 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.
Du Plessis' half-century – which included a boundary – came off 67 balls.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 120 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 45, du Plessis' contribution to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Duminy’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 57 balls.
The third Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 45th and the 49th over. They had scored 25 and lost four wickets.
South Africa scored 200 off 44.4 overs (268 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.
Du Plessis, whose 78-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 60. A hundred and twenty-nine balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Munaf Patel. Duminy, whose 59-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 52. Three balls later, he was caught by Khan, who broke the two-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on five. Wayne Parnell, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored four. Three balls later, Patel and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, ran him out.
Dale Steyn, who faced eight balls, scored five. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Patel broke the nine-run stand.
Johan, who faced 14 balls, scored nine. (Bot)Half-a-dozen balls later, Khan broke the three-run stand. Morne Morkel, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on a run. Lonwabo Tsotsobe, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Steyn's dismissal, Pathan ran him out.
India eventually conceded four extras. South Africa were dismissed for 220 off 49.2 overs. Raina and Rohit Sharma bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter conceded five. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 30. Ashish Nehra, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 42.
Pathan, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 23, picking up a couple of wickets. Patel bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. Khan, who bowled 9.2 overs, conceded 43. He picked up three scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They had scored 36 and lost a wicket – that of Murali Vijay, who faced eight balls, scoring just a run. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Steyn, who broke the four-run stand.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – the bowling Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 15th over. They had scored 20 and lost a wicket.
India scored 50 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). South Africa had scored five extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 70 balls. While Sharma's contribution to the partnership was 19, Kohli’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to it was four.
Kohli, whose 41-ball innings included five boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Seventy-six balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. Morkel broke the 52-run partnership.
Sharma, whose 45-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 23. Morkel broke the five-run stand.
Ninety-nine balls into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 61 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Yuvraj waa batting on four.
Dhoni, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls later, he was caught by de Villiers. Botha broke the eight-run stand. Yuvraj, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Duminy, who broke the 24-run stand.
India scored 100 off 26.4 overs (160 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Raina's contribution to the partnership was 11, Pathan’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
India scored 150 off 33.5 overs (203 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had conceded 152 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Raina was batting on 28, Pathan was batting on 42.
Raina, whose 47-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 37. Seventy-three balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. Morkel broke the 16-run stand.
Pathan’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 41 balls. He eventually scored 59 off 59 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Nineteen balls after Raina's dismissal, he was caught by Morkel. Steyn broke the 14-run stand.
Harbhajan, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 23. He was unbeaten.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 43rd and the 47th over. They had scored 27 and lost a wicket.
India scored 200 off 44.4 overs (268 balls). South Africa had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Khan, who scored 14. His 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Thirty-six balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Tsotsobe broke the 26-run stand. Nehra, whose innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbea'ten'.
India, who scored 223 for the loss of eight wickets off 48.2 overs, won by a couple of wickets with 10 balls to spare. Du Plessis, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Parnell, who bowled eight overs, conceding 53.
Duminy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket. Botha bowled 7.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48, picking up a wicket. Tsotsobe, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket.
Steyn bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a couple of wickets. Morkel, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 28. He picked up three scalps.
India led the five-match series 2-1.
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