india vs southafrica 5match oneday series

india vs sa 1st match

South Africa innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	GC Smith*	c Sharma b Nehra	11	16	15	2	0	73.33
	3.5 135.0 kph, Kamikaze from Smith. That's a horror shot. A horrendous shot. He was caught at slip, but that was not an outside edge. Smith charges down the track and across, and gets a delivery that was not there for the drive, around off stump. He tries to hoick it across the line, without being in any position to play the shot. He gets a top edge that loops high and nestles in Rohit Sharma's hands as he backpedals from the lone slip. Smith is not Zaheer's bunny today. He has ended up being his own bunny for a change. Smith c Smith b Smith. 21/1
	HM Amla	c Harbhajan Singh b Patel	50	59	36	8	0	138.88
	13.3 118.4 kph, Harbhajan's taken a crucial and difficult catch, making it look easier than it was. Amla was on the attack, looking to hit India's seamers out of the attack, but for once, he has mistimed one of those shots. Munaf benefits from keeping it short of a driving length. Amla walks down the track, and goes through with a swat-loft over mid-on despite not getting to the pitch. He doesn't middle it and it loops high over mid-on. Harbhajan runs back and takes it as it comes down over his left shoulder. Good take and end of a sparkling inningss. 82/3
	CA Ingram	c Nehra b Patel	5	34	23	0	0	21.73
	11.6 127.4 kph, Ingram's scratchy innings has ended in a manner that typified his stay out there. Poor shot selection, and poor execution. Short ball, he goes for the pull and is really late on the shot. He ends up skying a top edge towards mid-on. That's that then from Ingram - he never got going today. Munaf has a wicket. 72/2
	AB de Villiers†	c Harbhajan Singh b Sharma	76	94	69	7	1	110.14
	35.2 84.2 kph, It's been a day replete with bad balls, and Rohit had picked a wicket with one of them. Rank bad delivery, the longest of long hops, turning in and asking to be sent out of the ground as it turns into AB. He sets himself up for the pull, and must have been wondering whether he wanted to hit this to the moon or merely into the stands. Somehow, he managed to get it straight to Harbhajan at deep midwicket. Rohit celebrates in Brett Lee, Kevin Pieterseneque fashion. 213/4
	JP Duminy	lbw b Sharma	73	110	89	1	1	82.02
	41.6 91.4 kph, Oh no, JP has reverse-swept himself back to the pavilion. Full and on middle from Rohit, JP quickly shifted stance and looked to get it between point and third man, but he missed. That looked plumb. Umpire Erasmus took his time, though, but eventually ruled in Rohit's favour. Huge scalp for India. 244/6
	DA Miller	b Raina	9	9	11	0	0	81.81
	38.1 82.4 kph, finally a wicket to a good delivery. Raina slips one through Miller's defences. It landed on off stump and hurried through as Miller shaped to guide it square. He missed and leather crashed into timber. That delivery actually pressed back off stump. Raina is pleased. India have a chance to tie things up here - barring Duminy, SA are out of batsmen. Botha and the seamers to follow. 226/5
	J Botha	b Harbhajan Singh	23	30	27	1	0	85.18
	46.3 88.6 kph, The revenge of the offspinner. Harbhajan delivers a full delivery turning in from around off stump. Botha looks to mow him to the leg side and misses. Stumps are down. Harbhajan has the look that seems to say, "Gotcha, my man." 266/7
	WD Parnell	not out	21	34	19	0	1	110.52
	DW Steyn	c Yuvraj Singh b Khan	7	12	9	0	0	77.77
	49.2 132.5 kph, Zaheer gets Steyn again. Another short ball, from round the wicket. Steyn goes for the pull, but has no room to pull it off. Loops the top edge towards mid on and it is easily taken. 285/8
	M Morkel	b Khan	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
	49.4 132.1 kph, another yorker, another wicket. Zaheer gets one to snake through Morkel's defense. He stays in the crease and looks to somehow keep the reverse swinging delivery away from his pads, but he could not save the furniture. Leg stump is hit. 286/9
	LL Tsotsobe	not out	1	2	1	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(b 1, lb 8, w 4)	13
	Total	(9 wickets; 50 overs; 205 mins)	289	(5.78 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-21 (Smith, 3.5 ov), 2-72 (Ingram, 11.6 ov), 3-82 (Amla, 13.3 ov), 4-213 (de Villiers, 35.2 ov), 5-226 (Miller, 38.1 ov), 6-244 (Duminy, 41.6 ov), 7-266 (Botha, 46.3 ov), 8-285 (Steyn, 49.2 ov), 9-286 (Morkel, 49.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	10	0	44	2	4.40	(1w)
	49.2 to Steyn, 132.5 kph, Zaheer gets Steyn again. Another short ball, from round the wicket. Steyn goes for the pull, but has no room to pull it off. Loops the top edge towards mid on and it is easily taken. 285/8 49.4 to Morkel, 132.1 kph, another yorker, another wicket. Zaheer gets one to snake through Morkel's defense. He stays in the crease and looks to somehow keep the reverse swinging delivery away from his pads, but he could not save the furniture. Leg stump is hit. 286/9
	A Nehra	6	0	61	1	10.16	(1w)
	3.5 to Smith, 135.0 kph, Kamikaze from Smith. That's a horror shot. A horrendous shot. He was caught at slip, but that was not an outside edge. Smith charges down the track and across, and gets a delivery that was not there for the drive, around off stump. He tries to hoick it across the line, without being in any position to play the shot. He gets a top edge that loops high and nestles in Rohit Sharma's hands as he backpedals from the lone slip. Smith is not Zaheer's bunny today. He has ended up being his own bunny for a change. Smith c Smith b Smith. 21/1
	MM Patel	7	1	36	2	5.14
	11.6 to Ingram, 127.4 kph, Ingram's scratchy innings has ended in a manner that typified his stay out there. Poor shot selection, and poor execution. Short ball, he goes for the pull and is really late on the shot. He ends up skying a top edge towards mid-on. That's that then from Ingram - he never got going today. Munaf has a wicket. 72/2 13.3 to Amla, 118.4 kph, Harbhajan's taken a crucial and difficult catch, making it look easier than it was. Amla was on the attack, looking to hit India's seamers out of the attack, but for once, he has mistimed one of those shots. Munaf benefits from keeping it short of a driving length. Amla walks down the track, and goes through with a swat-loft over mid-on despite not getting to the pitch. He doesn't middle it and it loops high over mid-on. Harbhajan runs back and takes it as it comes down over his left shoulder. Good take and end of a sparkling inningss. 82/3
	Harbhajan Singh	10	0	56	1	5.60
	46.3 to Botha, 88.6 kph, The revenge of the offspinner. Harbhajan delivers a full delivery turning in from around off stump. Botha looks to mow him to the leg side and misses. Stumps are down. Harbhajan has the look that seems to say, "Gotcha, my man." 266/7
	Yuvraj Singh	6	0	32	0	5.33	(1w)
	RG Sharma	7	0	30	2	4.28
	35.2 to de Villiers, 84.2 kph, It's been a day replete with bad balls, and Rohit had picked a wicket with one of them. Rank bad delivery, the longest of long hops, turning in and asking to be sent out of the ground as it turns into AB. He sets himself up for the pull, and must have been wondering whether he wanted to hit this to the moon or merely into the stands. Somehow, he managed to get it straight to Harbhajan at deep midwicket. Rohit celebrates in Brett Lee, Kevin Pieterseneque fashion. 213/4 41.6 to Duminy, 91.4 kph, Oh no, JP has reverse-swept himself back to the pavilion. Full and on middle from Rohit, JP quickly shifted stance and looked to get it between point and third man, but he missed. That looked plumb. Umpire Erasmus took his time, though, but eventually ruled in Rohit's favour. Huge scalp for India. 244/6
	SK Raina	4	0	21	1	5.25
	38.1 to Miller, 82.4 kph, finally a wicket to a good delivery. Raina slips one through Miller's defences. It landed on off stump and hurried through as Miller shaped to guide it square. He missed and leather crashed into timber. That delivery actually pressed back off stump. Raina is pleased. India have a chance to tie things up here - barring Duminy, SA are out of batsmen. Botha and the seamers to follow. 226/5

	India innings (target: 290 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	M Vijay	lbw b Steyn	1	2	3	0	0	33.33
	0.4 133.2 kph, Vijay's gone. Steyn's begun the damage early. Straight ball, headed towards the pads in front of off stump. Vijay tries the whip across the line without moving the feet and is beaten for pace. The ball has thudded into the pad and the appeal is well and truly on by the time he plays the shot and looks befuddled. And then it is upheld. 3/1 3/1
	SR Tendulkar	c Steyn b Tsotsobe	7	16	11	0	0	63.63
	3.3 129.6 kph, Tendulkar has perished. He has fallen trying to again walk across to Tsotsobe and work him through the leg side. This time Tsotso gets that extra bounce going again. It got big on Sachin from short of a length as he looked to close the face on a paddle shot, and he ended up top-edging it behind short fine leg. Easy take for Steyn who ran back from the circle and set himself up for it. India are wobbling. No 200 for Sachin today. Not even close. 13/2
	V Kohli	c Smith b Steyn	54	122	70	2	1	77.14
	29.3 133.9 kph, Kohli perishes. Almost compelled to make the Powerplay count. Barring a miracle and a dream, this should be the end of India's challenge. Back of a length from Steyn, not there for the whip over the infield. Kholi goes for the shot, but can't time it well enough to clear Smith at midwicket in the circle, who hauls it in. End of a promising innings. Promised a bit today. Promised a lot for the future. 128/6
	RG Sharma	c †de Villiers b Morkel	11	28	27	1	0	40.74
	10.1 140.4 kph, Morne squares up Rohit once again, and this time Umpire Taufel reckons he got the edge. Unplayable stuff from Morne. Comes in with the angle from wide of the crease, lands back of a length outside off and then nips away, to go with monster bounce. Rohit shapes for the normal forward defensive, but ends up almost facing up to the bowler. That's how far it opened him up. Did he edge it? He's not pleased with the decision. Replays awaited. There was a noise as it passed him. It was the noise of bat hitting pad. Rohit's got a rough one here. 41/3
	Yuvraj Singh	c Smith b Morkel	2	4	4	0	0	50.00
	10.5 144.2 kph, Yuvraj comes, Yuvraj goes, India slip further down. Another snorter outside off, but Yuvraj could have chosen to let it go on length, if not line. He jumped up in the crease and went for a heavy-handed poke that looped off the outside edge for an easy catch to Smith at first slip. Morne is on fire. He has the Indians hopping away under lights. 43/4
	MS Dhoni*†	run out (Parnell)	25	48	35	1	0	71.42
	22.5 Parnell to Kohli, oh, well. Dhoni has been Kallised. Or Laxmaned. It's amazing how many times this has happened in this series. Kohli times a straight drive perfectly, and Parnell just about gets a finger on it before it crashes into the stumps at the bowler's end. Kallis was stunned. Laxman was shocked. Dhoni just walks back without showing emotion. 95/5
	SK Raina	c Ingram b Tsotsobe	32	49	36	2	1	88.88
	33.2 132.5 kph, Raina's adventurous efforts have come to an end. Tsotso puts this one outside off, Raina charges again and looks to slice the cut over the infield, but finds Ingram at point. Easy take, and SA are two wickets away. Boy, this is a long tail. 148/8
	Harbhajan Singh	b Parnell	0	5	4	0	0	0.00
	30.2 134.6 kph, Harbhajan's stumps are hit. And unlike in Cape Town, the bails have actually fallen this time. Length ball angling across from middle and leg, Harbhajan looks to smear across the line and gets a healthy inside edge onto the furniture. This can be over in a hurry now. 129/7
	Z Khan	c Duminy b Tsotsobe	6	28	16	0	0	37.50
	35.4 122.8 kph, all over. Duminy plucks a superb catch to end the game. Zaheer looks to carve another short ball over the off side, and scoops it up over the covers. JP runs back and puts in a dive to pouch it. India have lost by 135 runs. Their woeful numbers in SA v SA just became more woeful. 154/10
	A Nehra	b Tsotsobe	1	9	7	0	0	14.28
	35.2 112.5 kph, ah the joy of seeing a fast bowler fox a tail-ender! Tsotso delivers a full slower ball on leg stump. Nehra barely read the length, he completely failed to notice the change in pace as he went down and attempted to defend it. He was through with the shot with an angled bat when the ball came through and hit the base of leg stump. Sheepish look from Nehra, big smile on Tsotso's face. Fast bowlers - fun when the bowl. More fun when they bat. Most fun when they go face to face. 153/9
	MM Patel	not out	1	1	1	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(b 4, w 10)	14
	Total	(all out; 35.4 overs; 160 mins)	154	(4.31 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-3 (Vijay, 0.4 ov), 2-13 (Tendulkar, 3.3 ov), 3-41 (Sharma, 10.1 ov), 4-43 (Yuvraj Singh, 10.5 ov), 5-95 (Dhoni, 22.5 ov), 6-128 (Kohli, 29.3 ov), 7-129 (Harbhajan Singh, 30.2 ov), 8-148 (Raina, 33.2 ov), 9-153 (Nehra, 35.2 ov), 10-154 (Khan, 35.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	DW Steyn	6	0	29	2	4.83	(4w)
	0.4 to Vijay, 133.2 kph, Vijay's gone. Steyn's begun the damage early. Straight ball, headed towards the pads in front of off stump. Vijay tries the whip across the line without moving the feet and is beaten for pace. The ball has thudded into the pad and the appeal is well and truly on by the time he plays the shot and looks befuddled. And then it is upheld. 3/1 3/1 29.3 to Kohli, 133.9 kph, Kohli perishes. Almost compelled to make the Powerplay count. Barring a miracle and a dream, this should be the end of India's challenge. Back of a length from Steyn, not there for the whip over the infield. Kholi goes for the shot, but can't time it well enough to clear Smith at midwicket in the circle, who hauls it in. End of a promising innings. Promised a bit today. Promised a lot for the future. 128/6
	LL Tsotsobe	8.4	0	31	4	3.57	(2w)
	3.3 to Tendulkar, 129.6 kph, Tendulkar has perished. He has fallen trying to again walk across to Tsotsobe and work him through the leg side. This time Tsotso gets that extra bounce going again. It got big on Sachin from short of a length as he looked to close the face on a paddle shot, and he ended up top-edging it behind short fine leg. Easy take for Steyn who ran back from the circle and set himself up for it. India are wobbling. No 200 for Sachin today. Not even close. 13/2 33.2 to Raina, 132.5 kph, Raina's adventurous efforts have come to an end. Tsotso puts this one outside off, Raina charges again and looks to slice the cut over the infield, but finds Ingram at point. Easy take, and SA are two wickets away. Boy, this is a long tail. 148/8 35.2 to Nehra, 112.5 kph, ah the joy of seeing a fast bowler fox a tail-ender! Tsotso delivers a full slower ball on leg stump. Nehra barely read the length, he completely failed to notice the change in pace as he went down and attempted to defend it. He was through with the shot with an angled bat when the ball came through and hit the base of leg stump. Sheepish look from Nehra, big smile on Tsotso's face. Fast bowlers - fun when the bowl. More fun when they bat. Most fun when they go face to face. 153/9 35.4 to Khan, 122.8 kph, all over. Duminy plucks a superb catch to end the game. Zaheer looks to carve another short ball over the off side, and scoops it up over the covers. JP runs back and puts in a dive to pouch it. India have lost by 135 runs. Their woeful numbers in SA v SA just became more woeful. 154/10
	M Morkel	5	0	12	2	2.40
	10.1 to Sharma, 140.4 kph, Morne squares up Rohit once again, and this time Umpire Taufel reckons he got the edge. Unplayable stuff from Morne. Comes in with the angle from wide of the crease, lands back of a length outside off and then nips away, to go with monster bounce. Rohit shapes for the normal forward defensive, but ends up almost facing up to the bowler. That's how far it opened him up. Did he edge it? He's not pleased with the decision. Replays awaited. There was a noise as it passed him. It was the noise of bat hitting pad. Rohit's got a rough one here. 41/3 10.5 to Yuvraj Singh, 144.2 kph, Yuvraj comes, Yuvraj goes, India slip further down. Another snorter outside off, but Yuvraj could have chosen to let it go on length, if not line. He jumped up in the crease and went for a heavy-handed poke that looped off the outside edge for an easy catch to Smith at first slip. Morne is on fire. He has the Indians hopping away under lights. 43/4
	WD Parnell	7	0	25	1	3.57	(4w)
	30.2 to Harbhajan Singh, 134.6 kph, Harbhajan's stumps are hit. And unlike in Cape Town, the bails have actually fallen this time. Length ball angling across from middle and leg, Harbhajan looks to smear across the line and gets a healthy inside edge onto the furniture. This can be over in a hurry now. 129/7
	J Botha	7	0	46	0	6.57
	JP Duminy	2	0	7	0	3.50

Match details

Toss South Africa, who chose to bat Series South Africa led the 5-match series 1-0

Player of the match LL Tsotsobe (South Africa)

Umpires M Erasmus and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire BG Jerling Match referee BC Broad (England) India in South Africa ODI Series - 1st South Africa won by 135 runs ODI no. 3079 | 2010/11 season Played at Kingsmead, Durban 12 January 2011 - day/night (50-over match) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- India in South Africa ODI Series - 2nd ODI South Africa v India India won by 1 run ODI no. 3080 | 2010/11 season Played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 15 January 2011 - day/night (50-over match India innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR M Vijay c Morkel b Tsotsobe 16 30 32 3 0 50.00 7.6 131.0 kph, Tsotsobe breaks through. Vijay goes for the big heave-ho across the line over mid-on but doesn't quite connect as well as he would have hoped. The ball lobbed over mid-on and Morne rushed back to take a good catch, with the ball dropping over his shoulder 21/1 SR Tendulkar b Botha 24 78 44 2 0 54.54 18.5 84.2 kph, Botha dashes off in a celebratory run to nowhere! It turned in from outside off stump, Tendulkar went back and it perhaps kept a touch low and came off slower than he thought it would. Tendulkar tries to punch it to the off side but edges it to his off stump. He had just edged the previous delivery which too had come off a touch slow ... 67/3 V Kohli run out (Miller) 22 43 34 1 0 64.70 17.5 from Morkel, Virat is run out Out by miles. He pushed towards cover point and sets off for the run. He is sent back, and tries to dive back inside the crease but is not even in the frame. Miller swoops in to fire a direct hit. Clatter! 63/2 Yuvraj Singh c Steyn b Tsotsobe 53 74 68 4 0 77.94 36.4 130.0 kph, Tsotsobe roars! It landed on a good length outside off and Yuvraj tries to knife it on the up and through the line but hits it straight to mid-off 150/4 MS Dhoni*† b Tsotsobe 38 101 61 1 0 62.29 43.1 132.1 kph, Castled! What a night Tsotsobe is having. It was a very full delivery outside off, Dhoni tried to whip it away but the ball took the inside edge and crashed into the furniture. 4-19 for Tsotsobe! 172/6 SK Raina lbw b Tsotsobe 11 22 14 1 0 78.57 41.1 130.0 kph, Absolutely plumb! Raina seemed to be expecting a short ball and was well inside the crease. It was a fuller one, though. He had a waft at it and missed. Trapped! Tsotsobe strikes in the first ball of the batting Powerplay. 169/5 RG Sharma lbw b Morkel 9 29 14 1 0 64.28 46.3 140.4 kph, The ball, a full-length delivery, was around the off stump line and Rohit thrust his front pad across and tried to work it across the line. He missed. Taufel raises his finger. India crumbling here in Jo'burg. 184/9 Harbhajan Singh c Miller b Morkel 3 8 7 0 0 42.85 44.5 140.4 kph, Harbhajan clears the front foot and goes for a big heave-ho but only succeeds in top edging it to midwicket where Miller takes it 177/7 Z Khan c Tsotsobe b Steyn 0 5 3 0 0 0.00 45.4 118.4 kph, Good catch from Lopsy! What a night for him ! Zaheer had top-edged a slog towards third man.. Tsotsobe rushed diagonally across to his left and slide to get under the skier. 179/8 A Nehra c Botha b Steyn 1 10 3 0 0 33.33 47.2 140.0 kph, That's that. India all over 190. Nehra leaned forward to scoop a full delivery to left of mid-off where Botha moved diagonally across and lunged forward to pouch it 190/10 MM Patel not out 6 4 4 1 0 150.00 Extras (lb 4, w 3) 7 Total (all out; 47.2 overs; 204 mins) 190 (4.01 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-21 (Vijay, 7.6 ov), 2-63 (Kohli, 17.5 ov), 3-67 (Tendulkar, 18.5 ov), 4-150 (Yuvraj Singh, 36.4 ov), 5-169 (Raina, 41.1 ov), 6-172 (Dhoni, 43.1 ov), 7-177 (Harbhajan Singh, 44.5 ov), 8-179 (Khan, 45.4 ov), 9-184 (Sharma, 46.3 ov), 10-190 (Nehra, 47.2 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 9.2 1 35 2 3.75 (1w) 45.4 to Khan, 118.4 kph, Good catch from Lopsy! What a night for him ! Zaheer had top-edged a slog towards third man.. Tsotsobe rushed diagonally across to his left and slide to get under the skier. 179/8 47.2 to Nehra, 140.0 kph, That's that. India all over 190. Nehra leaned forward to scoop a full delivery to left of mid-off where Botha moved diagonally across and lunged forward to pouch it 190/10 LL Tsotsobe 10 2 22 4 2.20 7.6 to Vijay, 131.0 kph, Tsotsobe breaks through. Vijay goes for the big heave-ho across the line over mid-on but doesn't quite connect as well as he would have hoped. The ball lobbed over mid-on and Morne rushed back to take a good catch, with the ball dropping over his shoulder 21/1 36.4 to Yuvraj Singh, 130.0 kph, Tsotsobe roars! It landed on a good length outside off and Yuvraj tries to knife it on the up and through the line but hits it straight to mid-off 150/4 41.1 to Raina, 130.0 kph, Absolutely plumb! Raina seemed to be expecting a short ball and was well inside the crease. It was a fuller one, though. He had a waft at it and missed. Trapped! Tsotsobe strikes in the first ball of the batting Powerplay. 169/5 43.1 to Dhoni, 132.1 kph, Castled! What a night Tsotsobe is having. It was a very full delivery outside off, Dhoni tried to whip it away but the ball took the inside edge and crashed into the furniture. 4-19 for Tsotsobe! 172/6 WD Parnell 7 0 43 0 6.14 (1w) M Morkel 8 0 32 2 4.00 44.5 to Harbhajan Singh, 140.4 kph, Harbhajan clears the front foot and goes for a big heave-ho but only succeeds in top edging it to midwicket where Miller takes it 177/7 46.3 to Sharma, 140.4 kph, The ball, a full-length delivery, was around the off stump line and Rohit thrust his front pad across and tried to work it across the line. He missed. Taufel raises his finger. India crumbling here in Jo'burg. 184/9 J Botha 10 0 35 1 3.50 18.5 to Tendulkar, 84.2 kph, Botha dashes off in a celebratory run to nowhere! It turned in from outside off stump, Tendulkar went back and it perhaps kept a touch low and came off slower than he thought it would. Tendulkar tries to punch it to the off side but edges it to his off stump. He had just edged the previous delivery which too had come off a touch slow ... 67/3 JP Duminy 3 0 19 0 6.33 (1w) South Africa innings (target: 191 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR HM Amla c †Dhoni b Patel 4 8 9 1 0 44.44 1.5 130.7 kph, Lovely delivery from Munaf. It landed on a good length outside off and seamed in a touch. Amla went for the on-the-up drive but the ball clipped the inner edge. 7/1 GC Smith* b Patel 77 135 98 8 0 78.57 32.1 117.7 kph, He has dragged it on. And he sinks to his knee and stays there for a while before he walks away. It was a length delivery that landed outside off and straightened. Smith tried to punch it through the off side but got the fatal inside edge. He was done in by that straightening 152/5 CA Ingram lbw b Harbhajan Singh 25 47 30 1 1 83.33 12.1 87.5 kph, Trapped! from round the stumps, it landed on a good length on the off stump line and moved towards off stump. Colin leaned forward to defend and it must have struck the pad first.Replays in. It hit the pad first before it hit the bat 66/2 AB de Villiers† c †Dhoni b Nehra 8 14 13 1 0 61.53 15.1 130.7 kph, AB, who looked pretty scratchy out there, is gone now. It lands on a good length around the off stump line, and seams away, AB leans forward to defend and it clips the outer edge. Fine delivery this. 77/3 JP Duminy c Vijay b Sharma 13 38 19 1 0 68.42 24.3 70.4 kph, rushes down the track and heaves the flighted delivery from outside off straight to long-on! Guess he wanted to finish things up in a hurry but ... 120/4 DA Miller c sub (PP Chawla) b Khan 27 36 28 3 1 96.42 33.3 118.8 kph, Miller gone! SA six down.Now then... Now then .. It was the slower bouncer, and Miller couldn't adjust his pull to the pace of the ball. It actually cut in from outside off and bounced. The top edge takes the ball to square-leg. Zaheer spreads his arms and smiles in joy. 160/6 J Botha lbw b Khan 4 18 7 0 0 57.14 35.1 131.8 kph, And then they were three. The game is hurtling towards a thrilling finale. India have come back from nowhere. It landed on a good length, from round the stumps and just about straightened.. Botha gets forward to defend and gets the edge. No pad! And he walked away without any showing much drama.. 163/7 WD Parnell c Yuvraj Singh b Patel 12 50 27 1 0 44.44 42.6 117.7 kph, India have won! What a stunning collapse from South Africa. They are going to hear that Choke word all over again at the press conference. It was another shortish delivery outside off and he has cut it straight to Yuvraj at point! Parnell can't believe what he has done. Munaf takes out the final two in this over. Parnell stands there, and bites his helmet strap. Meanwhile. Yuvraj is on a celebratory dash to nowhere. Munaf smiles. Indians mob him. Parnell stands still. In the absence of Jacques Kallis, South Africa are carrying a long tail and it has cost them today. The critics will bay for blood. They will scream that SA have choked again. India have bounced back yet again. It's 1-1. Phew. When Smith fell, after taking the batting Powerplay, it was 152 for 5. 189 all out. 189/10 DW Steyn run out (Yuvraj Singh/Vijay) 6 19 14 0 0 42.85 38.6 from Yuvraj Singh, Steyn is run out! It was pushed towards mid-on and they rushed across for another risky run. Pressure. Tension. The midwicket fielder (vijay) rushed to his left to intercept it and the throw comes to Yuvraj who collected and moved his hands towards the stumps. The ball nearly popped out of his hands but he broke the stumps in time. Gone! Eight down and wobbling. What is happening out there? 177/8 M Morkel c sub (YK Pathan) b Patel 6 16 11 1 0 54.54 42.2 115.9 kph, Morne has blown it! Munaf nails him! It was a short delivery outside off and Morne went for the match-winning four. Cut. Crash. The ball flew but straight to point! The Indians roar. Enter Lonwabo Tsotsobe, who bowled so wonderfully earlier in the evening 188/9 LL Tsotsobe not out 1 4 2 0 0 50.00 Extras (lb 5, w 1) 6 Total (all out; 43 overs; 193 mins) 189 (4.39 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-7 (Amla, 1.5 ov), 2-66 (Ingram, 12.1 ov), 3-77 (de Villiers, 15.1 ov), 4-120 (Duminy, 24.3 ov), 5-152 (Smith, 32.1 ov), 6-160 (Miller, 33.3 ov), 7-163 (Botha, 35.1 ov), 8-177 (Steyn, 38.6 ov), 9-188 (Morkel, 42.2 ov), 10-189 (Parnell, 42.6 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ Z Khan 9 0 37 2 4.11 33.3 to Miller, 118.8 kph, Miller gone! SA six down.Now then... Now then .. It was the slower bouncer, and Miller couldn't adjust his pull to the pace of the ball. It actually cut in from outside off and bounced. The top edge takes the ball to square-leg. Zaheer spreads his arms and smiles in joy. 160/6 35.1 to Botha, 131.8 kph, And then they were three. The game is hurtling towards a thrilling finale. India have come back from nowhere. It landed on a good length, from round the stumps and just about straightened.. Botha gets forward to defend and gets the edge. No pad! And he walked away without any showing much drama.. 163/7 MM Patel 8 0 29 4 3.62 1.5 to Amla, 130.7 kph, Lovely delivery from Munaf. It landed on a good length outside off and seamed in a touch. Amla went for the on-the-up drive but the ball clipped the inner edge. 7/1 32.1 to Smith, 117.7 kph, He has dragged it on. And he sinks to his knee and stays there for a while before he walks away. It was a length delivery that landed outside off and straightened. Smith tried to punch it through the off side but got the fatal inside edge. He was done in by that straightening 152/5 42.2 to Morkel, 115.9 kph, Morne has blown it! Munaf nails him! It was a short delivery outside off and Morne went for the match-winning four. Cut. Crash. The ball flew but straight to point! The Indians roar. Enter Lonwabo Tsotsobe, who bowled so wonderfully earlier in the evening 188/9 42.6 to Parnell, 117.7 kph, India have won! What a stunning collapse from South Africa. They are going to hear that Choke word all over again at the press conference. It was another shortish delivery outside off and he has cut it straight to Yuvraj at point! Parnell can't believe what he has done. Munaf takes out the final two in this over. Parnell stands there, and bites his helmet strap. Meanwhile. Yuvraj is on a celebratory dash to nowhere. Munaf smiles. Indians mob him. Parnell stands still. In the absence of Jacques Kallis, South Africa are carrying a long tail and it has cost them today. The critics will bay for blood. They will scream that SA have choked again. India have bounced back yet again. It's 1-1. Phew. When Smith fell, after taking the batting Powerplay, it was 152 for 5. 189 all out. 189/10 A Nehra 7 1 44 1 6.28 15.1 to de Villiers, 130.7 kph, AB, who looked pretty scratchy out there, is gone now. It lands on a good length around the off stump line, and seams away, AB leans forward to defend and it clips the outer edge. Fine delivery this. 77/3 Harbhajan Singh 10 0 32 1 3.20 12.1 to Ingram, 87.5 kph, Trapped! from round the stumps, it landed on a good length on the off stump line and moved towards off stump. Colin leaned forward to defend and it must have struck the pad first.Replays in. It hit the pad first before it hit the bat 66/2 SK Raina 6 0 27 0 4.50 RG Sharma 2 0 12 1 6.00 24.3 to Duminy, 70.4 kph, rushes down the track and heaves the flighted delivery from outside off straight to long-on! Guess he wanted to finish things up in a hurry but ... 120/4 Yuvraj Singh 1 0 3 0 3.00 (1w) Match details Toss India, who chose to bat Series 5-match series level 1-1 Player of the match MM Patel (India) Umpires BG Jerling and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire JD Cloete Match referee BC Broad (England) Reserve umpire S George Match notes India innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 28 runs, 1 wicket) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 26 runs, 0 wicket) India: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 2 Drinks: India - 60/1 in 17.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 22, V Kohli 20) India: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (164 balls), Extras 4 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (Yuvraj Singh 28, MS Dhoni 20, Ex 4) Drinks: India - 137/3 in 35.0 overs (Yuvraj Singh 42, MS Dhoni 27) India: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (219 balls), Extras 6 Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 67 balls (4 x 4) Powerplay 3: Overs 41.1 - 46.0 (Batting side - 14 runs, 4 wickets) South Africa innings Innings Break: South Africa - 0/0 Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 1 wicket) South Africa: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 1 Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 22 runs, 1 wicket) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (GC Smith 29, CA Ingram 20, Ex 1) GC Smith: 50 off 59 balls (6 x 4) South Africa: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (128 balls), Extras 1 Powerplay 3: Overs 31.1 - 36.0 (Batting side - 20 runs, 3 wickets) South Africa: 150 runs in 31.6 overs (192 balls), Extras 3 ============================================================== 3rd oneday 18-01-2011 India in South Africa ODI Series - 3rd ODI South Africa v India India won by 2 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) ODI no. 3082 | 2010/11 season Played at Newlands, Cape Town 18 January 2011 - day/night (50-over match South Africa innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR GC Smith* c Kohli b Harbhajan Singh 43 102 79 3 0 54.43 23.2 82.2 kph, and Smith's struggle is finally over, after many, many unconvincing shots he departs attempting a sweep which flies off the back of the bat to first slip, India are in control here, he was looking to paddle that one fine, stretching well forward, but he was through early with the stroke and an easy catch results 90/4 HM Amla b Khan 16 28 18 2 0 88.88 6.5 133.2 kph, Bowlied'im! Angling in and moves in further after pitching, lands on a good length and Amla looks to smash it through the covers, gets an inside edge and out goes the off stump 31/1 CA Ingram c Kohli b Harbhajan Singh 10 30 16 1 0 62.50 13.1 87.1 kph, outstanding catch by Kohli at slip, turning from a good length outside off, bowling round the wicket is Harbhajan, Ingram steps forward to defend, does so inside the line, gets an edge and Kohli dives forward to his right and clasps it with one hand inches from the ground, India strike again 49/2 AB de Villiers† c Khan b Pathan 16 32 20 0 0 80.00 20.3 88.9 kph, Zaheer Khan takes a blinder, Yusuf gets a wicket in his first over, and it was not even a very good delivery, it was short and sat up, AB looked to swat it powerfully, gets a top-edge and immediately there a loud cry of 'Catch it' from behind the stumps, Zaheer at wide long-on is running at full tilt and completes a low, tumbling catch, he latches onto it with both hands though he was sprinting, and he manages to keep it in his hand though he lands awkwardly after catching the ball 83/3 JP Duminy b Khan 52 111 59 2 0 88.13 45.2 133.9 kph, Duminy walked way too across there, was a fullish delivery but he appeared to have made his mind up there, walked well across to flick it fine, missed as Zaheer bowled it full and straight and the stumps take a beating! 202/6 F du Plessis c Kohli b Patel 60 94 78 2 0 76.92 44.5 120.0 kph, gone! Another catch for Virat, another slower ball from Munaf, Faf made room and tried to clear that fielder at cover and slipped in the process, connected pretty well but didn't get the desired elevation, Virat timed his jump perfectly and took a sharp catch, the end of an innings that could potentially clinch a World Cup spot for Faf, we'll wait 200/5 J Botha b Khan 9 26 14 0 0 64.28 49.1 135.7 kph, Done in by the low bounce, Botha is bowled! Short and quick from round the wicket, Botha had shaped up for the pull, was trying to blast it through midwicket, it didn't rise up as much as he wanted to, the rest is history 219/9 WD Parnell run out (Patel/†Dhoni) 5 2 3 1 0 166.66 45.5 from Khan, run-out, short and wide delivery and Parnell runs it down to third man, senses a chance to come back for the second, proves an ill-judged run, it's an excellent throw from the deep, Dhoni collects cleanly and takes off the bails to find Parnell a few inches short, three quick wickets this Powerplay, South Africa are slipping 207/7 DW Steyn c Raina b Patel 5 12 8 0 0 62.50 48.1 117.7 kph, another wicket, Steyn connected well but found the solitary fielder there at deep midwicket, length ball and he had made his mind up, went big but not far enough, comfortable catch to Raina 216/8 M Morkel not out 0 6 0 0 0 - LL Tsotsobe run out (Pathan) 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 49.2 from Khan, run-out, South Africa have lost six wickets for 25, since the Powerplay, dropped into the off side, Tsotso set off for a single, was sent back but it was too late, it was a direct hit from extra cover by way of an under-arm flick by Yusuf to close the innings 220/10 Extras (w 4) 4 Total (all out; 49.2 overs; 226 mins) 220 (4.45 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-31 (Amla, 6.5 ov), 2-49 (Ingram, 13.1 ov), 3-83 (de Villiers, 20.3 ov), 4-90 (Smith, 23.2 ov), 5-200 (du Plessis, 44.5 ov), 6-202 (Duminy, 45.2 ov), 7-207 (Parnell, 45.5 ov), 8-216 (Steyn, 48.1 ov), 9-219 (Botha, 49.1 ov), 10-220 (Tsotsobe, 49.2 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ Z Khan 9.2 0 43 3 4.60 (2w) 6.5 to Amla, 133.2 kph, Bowlied'im! Angling in and moves in further after pitching, lands on a good length and Amla looks to smash it through the covers, gets an inside edge and out goes the off stump 31/1 45.2 to Duminy, 133.9 kph, Duminy walked way too across there, was a fullish delivery but he appeared to have made his mind up there, walked well across to flick it fine, missed as Zaheer bowled it full and straight and the stumps take a beating! 202/6 49.1 to Botha, 135.7 kph, Done in by the low bounce, Botha is bowled! Short and quick from round the wicket, Botha had shaped up for the pull, was trying to blast it through midwicket, it didn't rise up as much as he wanted to, the rest is history 219/9 MM Patel 10 1 42 2 4.20 44.5 to du Plessis, 120.0 kph, gone! Another catch for Virat, another slower ball from Munaf, Faf made room and tried to clear that fielder at cover and slipped in the process, connected pretty well but didn't get the desired elevation, Virat timed his jump perfectly and took a sharp catch, the end of an innings that could potentially clinch a World Cup spot for Faf, we'll wait 200/5 48.1 to Steyn, 117.7 kph, another wicket, Steyn connected well but found the solitary fielder there at deep midwicket, length ball and he had made his mind up, went big but not far enough, comfortable catch to Raina 216/8 A Nehra 7 0 42 0 6.00 (1w) Harbhajan Singh 9 1 23 2 2.55 (1w) 13.1 to Ingram, 87.1 kph, outstanding catch by Kohli at slip, turning from a good length outside off, bowling round the wicket is Harbhajan, Ingram steps forward to defend, does so inside the line, gets an edge and Kohli dives forward to his right and clasps it with one hand inches from the ground, India strike again 49/2 23.2 to Smith, 82.2 kph, and Smith's struggle is finally over, after many, many unconvincing shots he departs attempting a sweep which flies off the back of the bat to first slip, India are in control here, he was looking to paddle that one fine, stretching well forward, but he was through early with the stroke and an easy catch results 90/4 YK Pathan 6 0 27 1 4.50 20.3 to de Villiers, 88.9 kph, Zaheer Khan takes a blinder, Yusuf gets a wicket in his first over, and it was not even a very good delivery, it was short and sat up, AB looked to swat it powerfully, gets a top-edge and immediately there a loud cry of 'Catch it' from behind the stumps, Zaheer at wide long-on is running at full tilt and completes a low, tumbling catch, he latches onto it with both hands though he was sprinting, and he manages to keep it in his hand though he lands awkwardly after catching the ball 83/3 Yuvraj Singh 6 0 30 0 5.00 RG Sharma 1 0 5 0 5.00 SK Raina 1 0 8 0 8.00 India innings (target: 221 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR RG Sharma b Morkel 23 67 45 2 0 51.11 16.3 144.0 kph, bowled'im! Came back in again and appeared to keep low, landed short of a good length and was heading towards middle and off, Rohit was late in getting down to it, got a bit of an inside edge onto the stumps, game on 61/3 M Vijay c & b Steyn 1 9 8 0 0 12.50 2.2 131.0 kph, Dale Steyn pulls off a stunning caught-and -bowled, this is a slow track in Cape Town, this ball from Steyn stops a bit on Vijay who has to check his drive, the ball pops to the right of Steyn, who has to change direction from his follow-through and dive to latch on to that one, it was at a catch-able height though, and Vijay's one-day struggles continues, great athleticism from Steyn 4/1 V Kohli c †de Villiers b Morkel 28 51 41 5 0 68.29 14.6 139.3 kph, Morkel's persistence pays off, short of a good length but much closer to off stump this time with the right amount of nip, Kohli plays at that one and feathers it to the keeper, good consistent line from Morkel has reaped its reward 56/2 Yuvraj Singh lbw b Duminy 16 43 27 2 0 59.25 24.3 83.5 kph, Taufel raises his finger, slightly quicker through the air, angling it on middle and leg, Yuvraj got across and closed the face on it only to miss it, didn't really appear to straighten, was rapped on the pads and the umpire had no doubt, we'll have to check out the replay. The only thing to see is whether it would have gone down but it seemed adjacent to the naked eye 93/5 MS Dhoni*† c †de Villiers b Botha 5 15 12 1 0 41.66 19.5 84.2 kph, India are slipping here, short outside off, turned in, Dhoni sensed a chance, rocked back to cut it past point, got an edge and AB fumbled it on the first attempt only to recover and clasp it in the second, South Africa hold the edge now. How will Yusuf and Raina respond? 69/4 SK Raina c †de Villiers b Morkel 37 74 47 4 0 78.72 36.4 138.2 kph, Raina won't like to see that replay, a nothing shot, leaves his stumps as he backs away and looks to crash a short of length ball through cover, the trademark extra bounce from Morkel means that attempted flat-bat hit takes the top-edge and flies to AB, Morne does the trick 168/6 YK Pathan c Morkel b Steyn 59 69 50 6 3 118.00 39.5 141.4 kph, Morkel has shown he's an outstanding outfielder, he has pulled off an outstanding catch at third man to send back danger man Yusuf Pathan, it was shortish and wide from Steyn, Yusuf swung his bat at that and gets a top edge, the ball soars towards Morkel at third man, who had to back pedal and took that overhead, it needed a tall man to take that catch, and South Africa had their tallest fielder to pouch it, wild celebrations from the home side 182/7 Harbhajan Singh not out 23 63 25 0 2 92.00 Z Khan c Smith b Tsotsobe 14 31 25 2 0 56.00 45.5 122.4 kph, and that's all the swinging Zaheer will do today, another short ball from Tsotsobe, Zaheer was completely cramped for room, he tried to flat-bat that one over the in-field, can't time the ball though and the ball loops to mid-off, this match is on a knife-edge, Nehar and Munaf can't bat but all they need is some trademark Harbhajan hits 208/8 A Nehra not out 6 16 10 1 0 60.00 Extras (lb 5, w 6) 11 Total (8 wickets; 48.2 overs; 220 mins) 223 (4.61 runs per over) Did not bat MM Patel Fall of wickets1-4 (Vijay, 2.2 ov), 2-56 (Kohli, 14.6 ov), 3-61 (Sharma, 16.3 ov), 4-69 (Dhoni, 19.5 ov), 5-93 (Yuvraj Singh, 24.3 ov), 6-168 (Raina, 36.4 ov), 7-182 (Pathan, 39.5 ov), 8-208 (Khan, 45.5 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 10 1 31 2 3.10 (1w) 2.2 to Vijay, 131.0 kph, Dale Steyn pulls off a stunning caught-and -bowled, this is a slow track in Cape Town, this ball from Steyn stops a bit on Vijay who has to check his drive, the ball pops to the right of Steyn, who has to change direction from his follow-through and dive to latch on to that one, it was at a catch-able height though, and Vijay's one-day struggles continues, great athleticism from Steyn 4/1 39.5 to Pathan, 141.4 kph, Morkel has shown he's an outstanding outfielder, he has pulled off an outstanding catch at third man to send back danger man Yusuf Pathan, it was shortish and wide from Steyn, Yusuf swung his bat at that and gets a top edge, the ball soars towards Morkel at third man, who had to back pedal and took that overhead, it needed a tall man to take that catch, and South Africa had their tallest fielder to pouch it, wild celebrations from the home side 182/7 LL Tsotsobe 10 0 41 1 4.10 (3w) 45.5 to Khan, 122.4 kph, and that's all the swinging Zaheer will do today, another short ball from Tsotsobe, Zaheer was completely cramped for room, he tried to flat-bat that one over the in-field, can't time the ball though and the ball loops to mid-off, this match is on a knife-edge, Nehar and Munaf can't bat but all they need is some trademark Harbhajan hits 208/8 WD Parnell 8 0 53 0 6.62 (1w) M Morkel 10 0 28 3 2.80 (1w) 14.6 to Kohli, 139.3 kph, Morkel's persistence pays off, short of a good length but much closer to off stump this time with the right amount of nip, Kohli plays at that one and feathers it to the keeper, good consistent line from Morkel has reaped its reward 56/2 16.3 to Sharma, 144.0 kph, bowled'im! Came back in again and appeared to keep low, landed short of a good length and was heading towards middle and off, Rohit was late in getting down to it, got a bit of an inside edge onto the stumps, game on 61/3 36.4 to Raina, 138.2 kph, Raina won't like to see that replay, a nothing shot, leaves his stumps as he backs away and looks to crash a short of length ball through cover, the trademark extra bounce from Morkel means that attempted flat-bat hit takes the top-edge and flies to AB, Morne does the trick 168/6 J Botha 7.2 1 48 1 6.54 19.5 to Dhoni, 84.2 kph, India are slipping here, short outside off, turned in, Dhoni sensed a chance, rocked back to cut it past point, got an edge and AB fumbled it on the first attempt only to recover and clasp it in the second, South Africa hold the edge now. How will Yusuf and Raina respond? 69/4 JP Duminy 2 0 9 1 4.50 24.3 to Yuvraj Singh, 83.5 kph, Taufel raises his finger, slightly quicker through the air, angling it on middle and leg, Yuvraj got across and closed the face on it only to miss it, didn't really appear to straighten, was rapped on the pads and the umpire had no doubt, we'll have to check out the replay. The only thing to see is whether it would have gone down but it seemed adjacent to the naked eye 93/5 F du Plessis 1 0 8 0 8.00 Match details Toss South Africa, who chose to bat Series India led the 5-match series 2-1 ODI debut F du Plessis (South Africa) Player of the match YK Pathan (India) Umpires JD Cloete and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire S George Match referee BC Broad (England) Reserve umpire BG Jerling Match notes South Africa innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 1 wicket) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 18 runs, 1 wicket) South Africa: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 1 Drinks: South Africa - 57/2 in 16.0 overs (GC Smith 26, AB de Villiers 3) South Africa: 100 runs in 26.4 overs (160 balls), Extras 2 Drinks: South Africa - 124/4 in 32.0 overs (JP Duminy 18, F du Plessis 18) 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (JP Duminy 19, F du Plessis 30, Ex 1) South Africa: 150 runs in 36.1 overs (217 balls), Extras 3 F du Plessis: 50 off 67 balls (1 x 4) 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 120 balls (JP Duminy 45, F du Plessis 54, Ex 1) JP Duminy: 50 off 57 balls (2 x 4) Powerplay 3: Overs 44.1 - 49.0 (Batting side - 25 runs, 4 wickets) South Africa: 200 runs in 44.4 overs (268 balls), Extras 3 Innings Break: South Africa - 220/10 in 49.2 overs (M Morkel 0) India innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 1 wicket) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 20 runs, 1 wicket) India: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 5 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (RG Sharma 19, V Kohli 28, Ex 4) Drinks: India - 61/3 in 16.3 overs (Yuvraj Singh 4) India: 100 runs in 26.4 overs (160 balls), Extras 7 Attendance: 18758 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (SK Raina 11, YK Pathan 37, Ex 2) India: 150 runs in 33.5 overs (203 balls), Extras 8 Drinks: India - 152/5 in 34.0 overs (SK Raina 28, YK Pathan 42) YK Pathan: 50 off 41 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6) Powerplay 3: Overs 42.1 - 47.0 (Batting side - 27 runs, 1 wicket) India: 200 runs in 44.4 overs (268 balls), Extras ௧௧ ====================================================== 4th ONEDAY India in South Africa ODI Series - 4th ODI South Africa v India South Africa won by 48 runs (D/L method) ODI no. 3084 | 2010/11 season Played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 21 January 2011 - day/night (50-over match South Africa innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR HM Amla run out (Kohli/†Dhoni) 64 93 69 8 0 92.75 20.3 from Sharma, What a poor judgement for the second run. Greed! It was a mis-timed pull shot, the ball rolled away towards short fine-leg region. The slip fielder turned and rushed back. For some reason, Amla decided to turn back for the second run and was never in the frame when Dhoni collected the throw and broke the stumps 111/3 GC Smith* c Harbhajan Singh b Nehra 18 51 30 2 0 60.00 11.1 129.2 kph, Harbhajan takes a smart catch! Smith went down the track and flat batted it to right of mid-off where Harbhajan moved swiftly and lunged out to take a sharp catch 57/1 MN van Wyk c Kohli b Yuvraj Singh 15 35 22 1 0 68.18 19.2 78.3 kph, Gone! Yuvraj walks quietly towards his team-mates! It turned away from the off stump line and Van Wyk stabbed it low to the right of lone slip fielder Kohli, who swoops forward to pouch it 106/2 AB de Villiers† c †Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 3 9 5 0 0 60.00 21.2 80.3 kph, Spun and gone! It drifted in round the stumps, lands on the off and middle line, and turned away. AB lunged forward to defend. Dhoni took the 'catch' and broke the stumps in a flash. Simon Taufel, the umpire at the bowler's end, gave it out. So I reckon there was an edge. Replays in: Snicko shows there was no edge but he is stumped! Given out caught, of course 115/4 JP Duminy not out 71 124 72 2 1 98.61 F du Plessis run out (Kohli/†Dhoni) 1 5 4 0 0 25.00 22.5 from Sharma, What is happening out there? Another poor judgement! It was pushed towards square-leg and he rushed across for the non-existent run. Virat moved to his left, picked it up and fired a hit at the striker's end. du Plessis had turned back but he couldn't get back in time 118/5 J Botha st †Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 44 59 59 3 0 74.57 37.2 78.5 kph, Stumped! floated outside the off stump line, Botha goes for the sweep, misses and also drags the back foot outside the crease. Dhoni, as ever, doesn't take his hands back after collecting. He collects and immediately moves his hands forward to break the stumps. He knew immediately that he had got his man. Third umpire confirms it 188/6 RJ Peterson run out (Pathan/Harbhajan Singh) 31 39 35 3 0 88.57 47.2 from Harbhajan Singh, driven to Yusuf at extra cover and there is a terrible mix-up. Yusuf fires the throw to Harbhajan. Duminy had rushed across and Peterson wasn't interested but decides to get across. Harbhajan dislodges the bails by accident just as he was about to collect the throw. He then uprooted the stumps. Peterson sacrificed his wicket there 242/7 DW Steyn not out 4 13 6 0 0 66.66 Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 10, nb 2) 14 Total (7 wickets; 50 overs; 218 mins) 265 (5.30 runs per over) Did not bat M Morkel, LL Tsotsobe Fall of wickets1-57 (Smith, 11.1 ov), 2-106 (van Wyk, 19.2 ov), 3-111 (Amla, 20.3 ov), 4-115 (de Villiers, 21.2 ov), 5-118 (du Plessis, 22.5 ov), 6-188 (Botha, 37.2 ov), 7-242 (Peterson, 47.2 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ Z Khan 9 1 55 0 6.11 MM Patel 8 1 49 0 6.12 (2nb) A Nehra 6 0 27 1 4.50 (2w) 11.1 to Smith, 129.2 kph, Harbhajan takes a smart catch! Smith went down the track and flat batted it to right of mid-off where Harbhajan moved swiftly and lunged out to take a sharp catch 57/1 Harbhajan Singh 10 0 61 0 6.10 (4w) Yuvraj Singh 8 0 34 3 4.25 19.2 to van Wyk, 78.3 kph, Gone! Yuvraj walks quietly towards his team-mates! It turned away from the off stump line and Van Wyk stabbed it low to the right of lone slip fielder Kohli, who swoops forward to pouch it 106/2 21.2 to de Villiers, 80.3 kph, Spun and gone! It drifted in round the stumps, lands on the off and middle line, and turned away. AB lunged forward to defend. Dhoni took the 'catch' and broke the stumps in a flash. Simon Taufel, the umpire at the bowler's end, gave it out. So I reckon there was an edge. Replays in: Snicko shows there was no edge but he is stumped! Given out caught, of course 115/4 37.2 to Botha, 78.5 kph, Stumped! floated outside the off stump line, Botha goes for the sweep, misses and also drags the back foot outside the crease. Dhoni, as ever, doesn't take his hands back after collecting. He collects and immediately moves his hands forward to break the stumps. He knew immediately that he had got his man. Third umpire confirms it 188/6 RG Sharma 2 0 6 0 3.00 SK Raina 3 0 13 0 4.33 YK Pathan 4 0 18 0 4.50 India innings (target: 191 runs from 32.5 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR RG Sharma c Duminy b Tsotsobe 1 6 6 0 0 16.66 1.3 130.7 kph, Rohit fails. Again. It was yet another delivery that was slanted across him outside off and Rohit cuts it straight to backward point. 1/1 PA Patel lbw b Tsotsobe 11 39 24 2 0 45.83 9.4 123.1 kph, Trapped! Lonwabo takes out his second victim. It was a slightly slower one, landed full in length around off and moved in. Parthiv fell over a touch on that front foot and tried to waft across the line and missed. It would have taken out the leg stump 32/2 V Kohli not out 87 126 92 7 2 94.56 Yuvraj Singh c Smith b Botha 12 22 20 1 1 60.00 14.6 88.9 kph, Smith takes a lovely catch! Yuvraj went for the paddle sweep but didn't connect well. The ball lobbed towards leg gully. Smith rushed to his right from slips and the ball was dying on him but he dived full stretch to pouch it inches off the turf 49/3 SK Raina st †de Villiers b Peterson 20 41 36 0 0 55.55 26.5 87.1 kph, stumped, a wicket just when it appeared they were recovering well, it went on straight from Peterson, Raina took a couple of steps down the track, it was short outside off, was beaten in flight, then tried to play for the turn and dab to the off side but the ball didn't turn in as much as he hoped and de Villiers did a neat job behind the stumps, the pressure is back on now 112/4 MS Dhoni*† c du Plessis b Peterson 2 9 8 0 0 25.00 28.4 84.6 kph, Soft dismissal! It was a delivery outside off that stopped a touch on Dhoni who ended up checking his intended punch shot , and pushed the ball straight to short extra cover! Gone! He trudges back to the hut. 123/5 YK Pathan c †de Villiers b Morkel 2 4 3 0 0 66.66 29.3 139.3 kph, Morne takes out Yusuf with a superb delivery. It was full in length just outside off and seamed away at the last instant. Yusuf stumbled forward, late, and had a poke at it. He was trying to waft it to the on side! Fatal. Edge and gone! Morne roars! 128/6 Harbhajan Singh not out 3 13 8 0 0 37.50 Extras (lb 2, w 2) 4 Total (6 wickets; 32.5 overs; 133 mins) 142 (4.32 runs per over) Did not bat MM Patel, Z Khan, A Nehra Fall of wickets1-1 (Sharma, 1.3 ov), 2-32 (PA Patel, 9.4 ov), 3-49 (Yuvraj Singh, 14.6 ov), 4-112 (Raina, 26.5 ov), 5-123 (Dhoni, 28.4 ov), 6-128 (Pathan, 29.3 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 4 0 15 0 3.75 LL Tsotsobe 6 1 25 2 4.16 1.3 to Sharma, 130.7 kph, Rohit fails. Again. It was yet another delivery that was slanted across him outside off and Rohit cuts it straight to backward point. 1/1 9.4 to PA Patel, 123.1 kph, Trapped! Lonwabo takes out his second victim. It was a slightly slower one, landed full in length around off and moved in. Parthiv fell over a touch on that front foot and tried to waft across the line and missed. It would have taken out the leg stump 32/2 M Morkel 6 1 13 1 2.16 (1w) 29.3 to Pathan, 139.3 kph, Morne takes out Yusuf with a superb delivery. It was full in length just outside off and seamed away at the last instant. Yusuf stumbled forward, late, and had a poke at it. He was trying to waft it to the on side! Fatal. Edge and gone! Morne roars! 128/6 J Botha 6.5 0 27 1 3.95 14.6 to Yuvraj Singh, 88.9 kph, Smith takes a lovely catch! Yuvraj went for the paddle sweep but didn't connect well. The ball lobbed towards leg gully. Smith rushed to his right from slips and the ball was dying on him but he dived full stretch to pouch it inches off the turf 49/3 RJ Peterson 8 0 46 2 5.75 26.5 to Raina, 87.1 kph, stumped, a wicket just when it appeared they were recovering well, it went on straight from Peterson, Raina took a couple of steps down the track, it was short outside off, was beaten in flight, then tried to play for the turn and dab to the off side but the ball didn't turn in as much as he hoped and de Villiers did a neat job behind the stumps, the pressure is back on now 112/4 28.4 to Dhoni, 84.6 kph, Soft dismissal! It was a delivery outside off that stopped a touch on Dhoni who ended up checking his intended punch shot , and pushed the ball straight to short extra cover! Gone! He trudges back to the hut. 123/5 F du Plessis 1 0 5 0 5.00 (1w) JP Duminy 1 0 9 0 9.00 Match details Toss South Africa, who chose to bat Series 5-match series level 2-2 Player of the match JP Duminy (South Africa) Umpires JD Cloete and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire BG Jerling Match referee BC Broad (England) Reserve umpire S George Match notes South Africa innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 0 wicket) South Africa: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (57 balls), Extras 2 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (HM Amla 33, GC Smith 16, Ex 2) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 22 runs, 1 wicket) HM Amla: 50 off 53 balls (8 x 4) Drinks: South Africa - 86/1 in 16.0 overs (HM Amla 54, MN van Wyk 5) South Africa: 100 runs in 18.3 overs (113 balls), Extras 9 South Africa: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (181 balls), Extras 11 Drinks: South Africa - 164/5 in 33.0 overs (JP Duminy 26, J Botha 26) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (JP Duminy 22, J Botha 29, Ex 0) South Africa: 200 runs in 40.4 overs (246 balls), Extras 12 Parthiv Patel kept wickets for Dhoni from 45th over Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0 (Batting side - 45 runs, 1 wicket) JP Duminy: 50 off 61 balls (2 x 4) 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (JP Duminy 23, RJ Peterson 27, Ex 0) South Africa: 250 runs in 48.2 overs (292 balls), Extras 13 Innings Break: South Africa - 265/7 in 50.0 overs (JP Duminy 71, DW Steyn 4) India innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 2 wickets) Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 17 runs, 1 wicket) India: 50 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 0 Drinks: India - 52/3 in 17.0 overs (V Kohli 26, SK Raina 2) V Kohli: 50 off 67 balls (5 x 4) India: 100 runs in 25.1 overs (151 balls), Extras 3 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (V Kohli 30, SK Raina 18, Ex 3) Rain: India - 137/6 in 31.3 overs (V Kohli 83, Harbhajan Singh 2) 4 overs lost due to rain, match is reduced to 46 overs and the target is 260 Rain: India - 142/6 in 32.5 overs (V Kohli 87, Harbhajan Singh 3) ===================================== India in South Africa ODI Series - 5th ODI South Africa v India South Africa won by 33 runs (D/L method) South Africa innings (46 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR GC Smith* c Pathan b Khan 7 10 11 1 0 63.63 2.3 131.8 kph, Yawn. Zaheer gets Smith. On a length outside off, perfect length from Zaheer. Smith - as has been the case so many times this summer - is not sure whether he should play back, or play forward. Or even play at it. He ends up hanging the bat outside the off stump without much conviction after getting half forward and gets a healthy edge that is heading to first slip. Until Yusuf at second slip moves quickly to his right and pouches it almost in front of Rohit's face at first. 16/1 HM Amla not out 116 184 132 9 0 87.87 MN van Wyk c & b Yuvraj Singh 56 72 63 8 0 88.88 22.2 82.1 kph, Yuvraj plucks an apple out of nowhere! The best part of the catch was how easy he made it look. Tossed up on off stump, van Wyk packs a punch in his straight drive, and thinks he can get it easily down the ground. Yuvraj seemed to say, "Talk to the hand". Left hand to be specific. He just puts the left hand out and holds a ball that was traveling at some pace. Easy does it. 113/2 AB de Villiers† st †Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh 11 14 12 1 0 91.66 26.1 79.6 kph, Yuvraj has made AB look rather ordinary with a lovely bit of spin. It's the same thing that happened in the previous game, though then, AB was wrongly given caught behind as he lunged out. This time he is comprehensively stumped,. Slow through the air, dipping on middle and leg, and breaking away menacingly. AB was lulled into skipping down the track, fooled by the flight, and was then groping in hope as it turned past him. Dhoni had a year to break the stumps. 129/3 JP Duminy c & b MM Patel 35 65 44 1 0 79.54 42.3 132.8 kph, and gone. Munaf hits back. He holds the length back and keeps it on off stump, JP looks to pull and skies a top edge. Munaf recovers well on his follow through, moves to the left of the pitch around the non-striker's end and takes the catch. 231/4 F du Plessis b MM Patel 8 7 6 1 0 133.33 44.2 135.0 kph, Faf has been Munaf-ed. Adjusts his line, knowing that Faf will look for the off side again, ramrod straight, without drifting on to the pads. Faf charged out, but could not have played any proper shot to that one. He's tried to work it to the off side, but the ball slips past at 135.5 kph and middle stump is out of the ground. 242/5 J Botha c †Dhoni b MM Patel 2 2 2 0 0 100.00 44.4 132.8 kph, Munaf is throwing a humongous spanner in South Africa's works here. Another wicket goes down and this is exceptionally smart bowling. Barring the one ball that JP drove through the covers, there's been nothing to drive. This was another delivery back of a length in line with the stumps and Botha had to manufacture a shot. He looked to get forward, and then tried to force the pull, despite not having the room or the length for the shot. He got a top-edge, and Dhoni ran back to collect it. 244/6 RJ Peterson b Khan 4 4 2 1 0 200.00 45.2 and India have another one in the end overs. Zaheer delivers the inch-perfect yorker from over the stumps. It was always headed for the base of off stump. Robin backed away, made room and looked to squeeze it away through the off side, but there was no stopping this one. Off stump goes for a walk. 250/7 DW Steyn run out (†Dhoni) 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 45.3 from Khan, Steyn is run out. He chips out of the crease, making room on the off side as he does. Zaheer sees him and follows him, leaving Steyn with no room to play it to the off side. It is through him and Dhoni collects. Steyn tries to steal a single and turn the strike over to Amla, before realising there is no chance for a run. Dhoni runs towards the stumps and throws them down. Five down since resumption. 250/8 M Morkel run out (†Dhoni) 0 1 2 0 0 0.00 45.5 from Khan, South Africa have lost the plot. And don't even seem to know it. Morne misses another yorker outside off, and then runs out of his crease mindlessly. Dhoni collects again and throws the stumps down. You miss, you run, I hit - seems to be the routine. 250/9 LL Tsotsobe not out 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 Extras (lb 6, w 5) 11 Total (9 wickets; 46 overs; 184 mins) 250 (5.43 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-16 (Smith, 2.3 ov), 2-113 (van Wyk, 22.2 ov), 3-129 (de Villiers, 26.1 ov), 4-231 (Duminy, 42.3 ov), 5-242 (du Plessis, 44.2 ov), 6-244 (Botha, 44.4 ov), 7-250 (Peterson, 45.2 ov), 8-250 (Steyn, 45.3 ov), 9-250 (Morkel, 45.5 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ Z Khan 9 1 47 2 5.22 (2w) 2.3 to Smith, 131.8 kph, Yawn. Zaheer gets Smith. On a length outside off, perfect length from Zaheer. Smith - as has been the case so many times this summer - is not sure whether he should play back, or play forward. Or even play at it. He ends up hanging the bat outside the off stump without much conviction after getting half forward and gets a healthy edge that is heading to first slip. Until Yusuf at second slip moves quickly to his right and pouches it almost in front of Rohit's face at first. 16/1 45.2 to Peterson, and India have another one in the end overs. Zaheer delivers the inch-perfect yorker from over the stumps. It was always headed for the base of off stump. Robin backed away, made room and looked to squeeze it away through the off side, but there was no stopping this one. Off stump goes for a walk. 250/7 MM Patel 8 0 50 3 6.25 42.3 to Duminy, 132.8 kph, and gone. Munaf hits back. He holds the length back and keeps it on off stump, JP looks to pull and skies a top edge. Munaf recovers well on his follow through, moves to the left of the pitch around the non-striker's end and takes the catch. 231/4 44.2 to du Plessis, 135.0 kph, Faf has been Munaf-ed. Adjusts his line, knowing that Faf will look for the off side again, ramrod straight, without drifting on to the pads. Faf charged out, but could not have played any proper shot to that one. He's tried to work it to the off side, but the ball slips past at 135.5 kph and middle stump is out of the ground. 242/5 44.4 to Botha, 132.8 kph, Munaf is throwing a humongous spanner in South Africa's works here. Another wicket goes down and this is exceptionally smart bowling. Barring the one ball that JP drove through the covers, there's been nothing to drive. This was another delivery back of a length in line with the stumps and Botha had to manufacture a shot. He looked to get forward, and then tried to force the pull, despite not having the room or the length for the shot. He got a top-edge, and Dhoni ran back to collect it. 244/6 PP Chawla 7 0 32 0 4.57 Harbhajan Singh 8 0 33 0 4.12 YK Pathan 2 0 10 0 5.00 (1w) Yuvraj Singh 8 0 45 2 5.62 (1w) 22.2 to van Wyk, 82.1 kph, Yuvraj plucks an apple out of nowhere! The best part of the catch was how easy he made it look. Tossed up on off stump, van Wyk packs a punch in his straight drive, and thinks he can get it easily down the ground. Yuvraj seemed to say, "Talk to the hand". Left hand to be specific. He just puts the left hand out and holds a ball that was traveling at some pace. Easy does it. 113/2 26.1 to de Villiers, 79.6 kph, Yuvraj has made AB look rather ordinary with a lovely bit of spin. It's the same thing that happened in the previous game, though then, AB was wrongly given caught behind as he lunged out. This time he is comprehensively stumped,. Slow through the air, dipping on middle and leg, and breaking away menacingly. AB was lulled into skipping down the track, fooled by the flight, and was then groping in hope as it turned past him. Dhoni had a year to break the stumps. 129/3 RG Sharma 2 0 14 0 7.00 SK Raina 2 0 13 0 6.50 (1w) India innings (target: 268 runs from 46 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR PA Patel c du Plessis b Morkel 38 52 34 6 0 111.76 10.6 138.6 kph, du Plessis seems to have taken a very good catch at covers. But they are checking upstairs. This could be interesting. Here's what happened: Driving length again from Morne, Parthiv gives it the treatment with another cover drive, but this time it is slightly airy. Faf at cover dives across to his left, tries to take it with both hands, with the right hand over the left. As he lands, the left hand comes off after he pouched it, and his right hand took full control of the ball. Did the ball touch the ground as he landed? Replays seem a little dicey - he did have two fingers under the ball in the end. The third umpire gives it out. Parthiv's blinder comes to an end. 60/4 RG Sharma b Tsotsobe 5 15 8 1 0 62.50 3.6 123.6 kph, And Rohit falls. Frustrating, as he has been through this series. Lopsy angles another one across him and Rohit goes for another expansive cover drive. Unlike the previous shot, he does not move his feet across. The result - a thick inside edge that crashes into the stumps. 21/1 V Kohli c †de Villiers b Morkel 2 11 6 0 0 33.33 6.1 142.6 kph, A rare failure for Virat Kohli. Morne does him with sheer pace. Back of a length and extra bounce from outside off, Kohli committed to the check-drive into the covers early. On second thoughts, he may have wanted to leave it. It is through him in a jiffy, taking the outside edge through to the keeper 31/2 MS Dhoni*† c Smith b Morkel 5 11 10 1 0 50.00 8.3 141.8 kph, India have lost a huge wicket. The scorecard will say edged and caught at slip, but this was not an outside edge in the true sense of the word. It was short, fractionally outside off and Dhoni went for the cut. He was a little late on the shot, and it wasn't wide enough for the cut. Plus it bounced more than he anticipated. Hence the edge, it was dying on first slip who took it well. India are reeling here. 45/3 Yuvraj Singh c Duminy b Steyn 8 18 14 2 0 57.14 11.6 119.5 kph, Yuvraj plays one of the most ordinary shots you will see. Short, slower ball at 120 kph, lifting at him outside off, no room for the cut and Yuvraj goes at it with a half-hearted half-cut, half-steer nothing shot and guides it straight to point. It wasn't timed well enough to rush past the fielder, or placed wide enough to beat him. India's challenge is coming to an end. 60/5 SK Raina c Morkel b Steyn 11 15 8 2 0 137.50 13.5 143.6 kph, Oh, Raina. Another wicket gifted. Raina looks to upper cut over third man now. That was lifting outside off, and there was a deep third man in place. Raina couldn't have found the fielder with more precision if he was aiming for him. Well, at this rate, India might be bowled out before 20 overs. And yes, that will constitute a match! 74/6 YK Pathan c du Plessis b Morkel 105 104 70 8 8 150.00 35.2 142.9 kph, and it's over. Well. It was too good to last. Yusuf looks to rocket-launch it down the ground. And for once, he did not middle it. I think he got it low on the bat and scooped it straight up. Faf gets under the skier. Fittingly, Morne has got the wicket, which I think should clinch the game for SA. Yusuf knew it as soon as he made contact. He was in agony the moment the ball wen up. He was livid before it came down. He was in despair when it was caught. Never mind it, he is a hero. 219/9 Harbhajan Singh c Duminy b Botha 13 23 16 0 1 81.25 19.1 86.0 kph, Harbhajan perishes. Another soft dismissal to a nothing shot. Tossed up on middle and leg and he chips it straight to midwicket in the circle. SA are five balls away from getting their hands on the prize. India can still make the early evening flight back home. Even South Africa can't choke from here. 98/7 PP Chawla b Peterson 8 12 11 1 0 72.72 22.4 82.8 kph, Piyush was supposed to make the tail shorter. Well, he has contributed seven runs to the cause. Robin has turned one in sharply, past his forward defensive prod and off bail falls off. India are eight down. 119/8 Z Khan c Morkel b Tsotsobe 24 81 58 3 0 41.37 40.2 131.7 kph, Could not have been more fitting. Morne Morkel has the last touch on the ball as the series closes. 3-2 to South Africa, who were the better team through the series. Back of a length from Lopsy, Zaheer tries to crack it over the off side, hits it too high and Morne gets under it as he runs to his left from long off. 234/10 MM Patel not out 4 22 9 0 0 44.44 Extras (lb 2, w 7, nb 2) 11 Total (all out; 40.2 overs; 184 mins) 234 (5.80 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-21 (Sharma, 3.6 ov), 2-31 (Kohli, 6.1 ov), 3-45 (Dhoni, 8.3 ov), 4-60 (PA Patel, 10.6 ov), 5-60 (Yuvraj Singh, 11.6 ov), 6-74 (Raina, 13.5 ov), 7-98 (Harbhajan Singh, 19.1 ov), 8-119 (Chawla, 22.4 ov), 9-219 (Pathan, 35.2 ov), 10-234 (Khan, 40.2 ov) Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 9 1 32 2 3.55 (1nb) 11.6 to Yuvraj Singh, 119.5 kph, Yuvraj plays one of the most ordinary shots you will see. Short, slower ball at 120 kph, lifting at him outside off, no room for the cut and Yuvraj goes at it with a half-hearted half-cut, half-steer nothing shot and guides it straight to point. It wasn't timed well enough to rush past the fielder, or placed wide enough to beat him. India's challenge is coming to an end. 60/5 13.5 to Raina, 143.6 kph, Oh, Raina. Another wicket gifted. Raina looks to upper cut over third man now. That was lifting outside off, and there was a deep third man in place. Raina couldn't have found the fielder with more precision if he was aiming for him. Well, at this rate, India might be bowled out before 20 overs. And yes, that will constitute a match! 74/6 LL Tsotsobe 7.2 0 57 2 7.77 (2w) 3.6 to Sharma, 123.6 kph, And Rohit falls. Frustrating, as he has been through this series. Lopsy angles another one across him and Rohit goes for another expansive cover drive. Unlike the previous shot, he does not move his feet across. The result - a thick inside edge that crashes into the stumps. 21/1 40.2 to Khan, 131.7 kph, Could not have been more fitting. Morne Morkel has the last touch on the ball as the series closes. 3-2 to South Africa, who were the better team through the series. Back of a length from Lopsy, Zaheer tries to crack it over the off side, hits it too high and Morne gets under it as he runs to his left from long off. 234/10 M Morkel 8 0 52 4 6.50 (1nb) 6.1 to Kohli, 142.6 kph, A rare failure for Virat Kohli. Morne does him with sheer pace. Back of a length and extra bounce from outside off, Kohli committed to the check-drive into the covers early. On second thoughts, he may have wanted to leave it. It is through him in a jiffy, taking the outside edge through to the keeper 31/2 8.3 to Dhoni, 141.8 kph, India have lost a huge wicket. The scorecard will say edged and caught at slip, but this was not an outside edge in the true sense of the word. It was short, fractionally outside off and Dhoni went for the cut. He was a little late on the shot, and it wasn't wide enough for the cut. Plus it bounced more than he anticipated. Hence the edge, it was dying on first slip who took it well. India are reeling here. 45/3 10.6 to PA Patel, 138.6 kph, du Plessis seems to have taken a very good catch at covers. But they are checking upstairs. This could be interesting. Here's what happened: Driving length again from Morne, Parthiv gives it the treatment with another cover drive, but this time it is slightly airy. Faf at cover dives across to his left, tries to take it with both hands, with the right hand over the left. As he lands, the left hand comes off after he pouched it, and his right hand took full control of the ball. Did the ball touch the ground as he landed? Replays seem a little dicey - he did have two fingers under the ball in the end. The third umpire gives it out. Parthiv's blinder comes to an end. 60/4 35.2 to Pathan, 142.9 kph, and it's over. Well. It was too good to last. Yusuf looks to rocket-launch it down the ground. And for once, he did not middle it. I think he got it low on the bat and scooped it straight up. Faf gets under the skier. Fittingly, Morne has got the wicket, which I think should clinch the game for SA. Yusuf knew it as soon as he made contact. He was in agony the moment the ball wen up. He was livid before it came down. He was in despair when it was caught. Never mind it, he is a hero. 219/9 J Botha 8 0 33 1 4.12 19.1 to Harbhajan Singh, 86.0 kph, Harbhajan perishes. Another soft dismissal to a nothing shot. Tossed up on middle and leg and he chips it straight to midwicket in the circle. SA are five balls away from getting their hands on the prize. India can still make the early evening flight back home. Even South Africa can't choke from here. 98/7 RJ Peterson 7 0 45 1 6.42 (1w) 22.4 to Chawla, 82.8 kph, Piyush was supposed to make the tail shorter. Well, he has contributed seven runs to the cause. Robin has turned one in sharply, past his forward defensive prod and off bail falls off. India are eight down. 119/8 F du Plessis 1 0 13 0 13.00 Match details Toss India, who chose to field Series South Africa won the 5-match series 3-2 Player of the match HM Amla (South Africa) Player of the series M Morkel (South Africa) Umpires BG Jerling and SJA Taufel (Australia) TV umpire S George Match referee BC Broad (England) Reserve umpire JD Cloete Match notes South Africa innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket) South Africa: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 5 Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 27 runs, 0 wicket) 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (HM Amla 20, MN van Wyk 28, Ex 2) South Africa: 100 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 6 Drinks: South Africa - 100/1 in 19.0 overs (HM Amla 38, MN van Wyk 49) MN van Wyk: 50 off 53 balls (7 x 4) HM Amla: 50 off 72 balls (4 x 4) South Africa: 150 runs in 30.3 overs (183 balls), Extras 7 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (HM Amla 34, JP Duminy 15, Ex 1) South Africa: 200 runs in 38.5 overs (233 balls), Extras 8 Drinks: South Africa - 203/3 in 39.0 overs (HM Amla 96, JP Duminy 25) HM Amla: 100 off 113 balls (9 x 4) Powerplay 3: Overs 41.1 - 44.0 (Batting side - 20 runs, 1 wicket) Rain: South Africa - 226/3 in 42.0 overs (HM Amla 111, JP Duminy 31) 4 overs lost due to rain, match is reduced to 46 overs 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 97 balls (HM Amla 63, JP Duminy 35, Ex 4) South Africa: 250 runs in 45.1 overs (271 balls), Extras 11 Innings Break: South Africa - 250/9 in 46.0 overs (HM Amla 116, LL Tsotsobe 0) India innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 9.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 3 wickets) India: 50 runs in 9.1 overs (55 balls), Extras 2 Powerplay 2: Overs 9.1 - 14.0 (Bowling side - 25 runs, 3 wickets) India: 100 runs in 19.6 overs (121 balls), Extras 3 India: 150 runs in 28.2 overs (172 balls), Extras 5 YK Pathan: 50 off 47 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6) 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (YK Pathan 38, Z Khan 9, Ex 7) Drinks: India - 175/8 in 32.0 overs (YK Pathan 66, Z Khan 9) Powerplay 3: Overs 34.1 - 38.0 (Batting side - 34 runs, 1 wicket) India: 200 runs in 34.2 overs (208 balls), Extras 11 YK Pathan: 100 off 68 balls (7 x 4, 8 x 6) 9th Wicket: 100 runs in 76 balls (YK Pathan 79, Z Khan 13, Ex 8)