Highlights
T20 WC 2012
India vs. South Africa, 24th Match, Super Eights
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Oct 02, 2012
Batting: India
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | FOUR | Steyn to Gambhir, FOUR, perfect start for India. Pitched up by Steyn, Gambhir leans out and drives it neatly through extra cover. He did not time it too well but it has enough on it to roll into the ropes | 4/0 |
| 0.4 | FOUR | Steyn to Gambhir, leg byes, FOUR, Steyn errs in line, goes on the leg, Gambhir misses the flick and is hit on the pads. It rolls past short fine leg. Amla gives it a good chase and puts in the slide too but does not manage to pull it in | 8/0 |
| 3 | FOUR | Steyn to Gambhir, leg byes, FOUR, Gambhir is hit on the helmet now but gets a boundary. It was short but does not come on very quickly, Gambhir does not get the pull right and it lobs off the helmet and well over the keeper | 22/0 |
| 3.3 | OUT | Morne Morkel to Gambhir, out Bowled!! Morne Morkel gets his man. Big wicket this. Gambhir tried this a couple of times before and pays for it now. He tries to make room, Morne Morkel follows him and the ball deflects off the pads to uproot the middle stump. Gambhir b Morne Morkel 8(12) [4s-1] | 23/1 |
| 4.1 | FOUR | Kallis to Sehwag, FOUR, not a great start for Kallis. Slow and drifting onto leg. Sehwag stays back and whips it just over the man at short fine leg for a boundary | 29/1 |
| 4.5 | OUT | Kallis to Virat Kohli, out Caught by de Villiers!! Virat Kohli c de Villiers b Kallis 2(6) | 30/2 |
| 5.2 | SIX | Peterson to Sehwag, SIX, there comes the first big hit of the game. Sehwag dances down the track, does not quite get to the pitch but swings hard anyway and sends it way over the long on fence | 36/2 |
| 5.3 | OUT | Peterson to Sehwag, out Bowled!! South Africa are denting India big time. Very poor shot from Sehwag. He comes down the track again, Peterson bowls it flatter, it skids on and under Sehwag's bat to hit the off stump. Sehwag's miserable run continues and that mounts more pressure on India. Sehwag b Peterson 17(14) [4s-1 6s-1] | 36/3 |
| 6.5 | SIX | Johan Botha to Yuvraj, SIX, that comes right off the middle of the bat. Beautiful hit from Yuvraj. It was tossed up, Singh makes room and lofts it with the turn and times it superbly it get it over the extra cover boundary | 45/3 |
| 7.4 | SIX | Peterson to Yuvraj, SIX, Vintage Yuvraj that. Tossed up outside off, Yuvraj gets down on one knee and smashes it way into the stands over mid wicket. Top shot. | 52/3 |
| 8.3 | FOUR | Johan Botha to Yuvraj, FOUR, Struck with a lot of power. Short again by Johan Botha, Yuvraj rocks back and pulls it hard through mid wicket. Kallis was standing well inside the ropes and had not time to get across. | 59/3 |
| 9.2 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Rohit Sharma, FOUR, very safe shot that. Mid off was up in the circle. Sharma sees the pitched up delivery, comes on the frontfoot and lofts it superbly for a boundary | 65/3 |
| 10 | OUT | Morne Morkel to Yuvraj, out Bowled!! Superbly disguised slower delivery from Morne Morkel. It was very full too, Yuvraj does not pick it and plays all over it. The off stump is knocked out of the ground and India stumble once again. Yuvraj b Morne Morkel 21(15) [4s-1 6s-2] | 68/4 |
| 12 | FOUR | Morne Morkel to Raina, FOUR, Classic Raina. Full delivery and he makes room to go inside out over extra cover. It falls just inside the ropes too. Terrific timing. That ends Morne Morkel's spell, a good one too. He finishes with 4-0-28-2. | 81/4 |
| 12.3 | FOUR | Peterson to Raina, FOUR, Raina is finding the gaps. Flat and on the leg, Raina flicks it hard and Botha, at backward square leg, is blinded a bit. It flies past him and into the ropes. | 88/4 |
| 13.1 | FOUR | Johan Botha to Rohit Sharma, FOUR, very well done by Sharma. He uses the pace as Johan Botha fires it outside off, Sharma opens the face of the bat very late to get it wide os short third man. Morne Morkel is not quick enough to get to it. | 94/4 |
| 13.5 | FOUR | Johan Botha to Raina, FOUR, Raina plays this shot really well and continues to do so. Tossed up, Raina dances down, makes some room and lofts it through extra cover for another boundary | 101/4 |
| 16 | OUT | Peterson to Rohit Sharma, out Lbw!! Peterson gets his second wicket and finishes his spell in style. It was tossed up, Sharma misses the sweep and is struck on the back leg in front of off. That was as plumb as it gets. The partnership has been nipped in the bud. Rohit Sharma lbw b Peterson 25(27) [4s-2] | 112/5 |
| 16.1 | FOUR | Steyn to Raina, FOUR, Raina takes the calculated risk and it pays off. A boundary off the first ball. It was pitched up, Raina reaches out and lofts it well and with mid off up in the circle, that was always going to be a boundary | 116/5 |
| 17.5 | DROPPED | Kallis to Raina, 2 runs, catch dropped by Behardien. Banged in short by Kallis, Raina miscues the pull and skies it. Behardien gets into position at deep mid wicket but makes a mess of a simple chance. | 125/5 |
| 18 | FOUR | Kallis to Raina, FOUR, Raina makes them pay. Very full and on the leg, Raina whips it hard and right between deep mid wicket and long on. It was not a big gap but Raina pierces it to perfection with a lot of power. | 129/5 |
| 18.1 | FOUR | Steyn to Dhoni, FOUR, first boundary for Dhoni. He picks this from a good length and swings it hard and flat through mid wicket. One bounce and over the ropes. | 133/5 |
| 18.3 | FOUR | Steyn to Dhoni, FOUR, Hard to describe that shot. This has just been clubbed with immense power to the boundary. Not too short but Dhoni stays back and flat bats it hard over Steyn's head. | 139/5 |
| 19.4 | FOUR | Kallis to Dhoni, FOUR, there comes the much needed boundary, it was full and wide outside off, Dhoni gets down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. Incredible shot. | 150/5 |
| 20 | OUT | Kallis to Raina, out Raina Run Out!! 1 run completed. Very full and outside off, Raina drives it down to long off and Dhoni pushes him for the second. The throw comes in to de Villiers who misses the stumps in the first attempt but still manages to catch Raina short. Raina run out (J Botha/de Villiers) 45(34) [4s-5] | 152/6 |
Batting: South Africa
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | OUT | Zaheer to Amla, out Caught by Sehwag!! Full and leaving the batsman, Amla looked to drive, got a thick outside edge. Sehwag at slip made no mistake and clung onto that catch. Amla fails yet again. Just the kind of start India would have hoped for. Amla c Sehwag b Zaheer 0(2) | |
| 1.3 | FOUR | Irfan Pathan to Kallis, FOUR, nicely played by Kallis, more swing for Irfan Pathan, but the ball nips back onto Kallis's pads, Kallis gets across and flicks it wide of mid-wicket, Rohit gives a fine chase and hauls the ball back in, unfortunately for him, his boots were in contact with the ropes as he pulled it back in, the 3rd umpire signals it as a boundary | 6/1 |
| 2.2 | FOUR | Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR, cracking shot from de Villiers, shimmies down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and goes inside out over cover, a couple of bounces and over the ropes, nice attacking cricket from de Villiers | 14/1 |
| 3.3 | OUT | Irfan Pathan to Kallis, out Caught by Rohit Sharma!! Kallis perishes and India have nailed another big fish. This was full and angling across the right hander, Kallis shuffled across and looks to drive it through cover, the bat turns in his hands, gets a thick inside edge that lobs towards Rohit Sharma at short mid-wicket. Easy catch and India have their second victim. Kallis c Rohit Sharma b Irfan Pathan 6(8) [4s-1] | 16/2 |
| 4 | FOUR | Irfan Pathan to de Villiers, FOUR, that is all too easy for de Villiers, too short and wide outside off from Irfan Pathan, de Villiers gets across and sends the cut sizzling through the gap between cover and cover point for a boundary, spoils a good over from Irfan Pathan | 21/2 |
| 4.5 | SIX | Zaheer to du Plessis, SIX, lovely shot from du Plessis, length ball on off, du Plessis gets forward, lovely extension of his elbows as he hits it through the line, the ball has enough power to clear the long off fence on the full, the first six of the innings | 31/2 |
| 5.3 | FOUR | Irfan Pathan to du Plessis, FOUR, du Plessis is playing himself back to form, length ball from Irfan Pathan, full and outside off, du Plessis gets forward and lifts it up and over mid-off for a boundary | 40/2 |
| 5.5 | FOUR | Irfan Pathan to du Plessis, FOUR, excellent shot from du Plessis, too much width from Irfan Pathan, du Plessis reaches out and drives it on the up past cover, gets it wide of Balaji at long off who gets across but can't save the boundary, Irfan Pathan is leaking runs here | 44/2 |
| 6.1 | OUT | Yuvraj to de Villiers, out Bowled!! Played on! Huge wicket for India and the delight on Yuvraj's face tells the story. This was pitched up on off and straightens, de Villiers plays a loose looking drive, gets an inside edge that goes on to crash into the stumps. India have struck for the third time, the match is in balance right now. de Villiers b Yuvraj 13(13) [4s-2] | 46/3 |
| 7.5 | SIX | Rohit Sharma to du Plessis, SIX, magnificent strike from du Plessis, shimmies down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and whips it up and over mid-wicket, the timing is sublime as the ball goes over the pickets, he is ruining India's chances here very badly | 62/3 |
| 10.4 | FOUR | Yuvraj to du Plessis, FOUR, lucky boundary for du Plessis, gives the charge to a quicker ball, gets an inside edge as he looks to whip it towards the onside, beats Dhoni as well as Zaheer at short fine, races away to the fence, brings up the fifty for du Plessis | 79/3 |
| 11.5 | FOUR | Balaji to du Plessis, FOUR, nicely done by du Plessis, this was a length ball outside off, du Plessis shuffles across and picks up the length well, whips it wide of mid-wicket and into the fence for a boundary | 86/3 |
| 12 | FOUR | Balaji to du Plessis, FOUR, superbly done by du Plessis, SA are going for the win, yet another length ball by Balaji, du Plessis gets across and pummels a whip high and over mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes | 90/3 |
| 12.3 | FOUR | Yuvraj to du Plessis, FOUR, super shot from du Plessis, this was tossed up on off, du Plessis skips down the track, goes inside out over cover, a couple of bounces and over the ropes | 95/3 |
| 12.4 | OUT | Yuvraj to du Plessis, out Caught by Raina!! du Plessis is out, but is it too late for India? This was flighted on off, du Plessis looks for a repeat of the previous shot, ends up lifting it straighter and into Raina's hands at long off. du Plessis falls after an absolute peach of a knock. du Plessis c Raina b Yuvraj 65(38) [4s-6 6s-2] | 95/4 |
| 15 | OUT | Balaji to Duminy, out Caught by Gambhir!! Balaji exults as he scalps Duminy, this was full and on the pads, Duminy backs away slightly and swings it through the line, he has timed it too well though and he finds Gambhir safely underneath it at deep square leg. India might yet go on to win this match. Duminy c Gambhir b Balaji 16(23) | 107/5 |
| 16.1 | FOUR | Balaji to Peterson, FOUR, well played by Peterson, too short from Balaji, can't bowl those long hops at his pace, Peterson swivels across and pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary | 117/5 |
| 17 | FOUR | Balaji to Behardien, FOUR, SA are going for the win, length ball outside off, Behardien gets forward and lofts it over mid-off, one bounce and over the ropes for a boundary | 126/5 |
| 17.2 | OUT | Zaheer to Behardien, out Caught by Raina!! India are still fighting, the slower knuckle ball from Zaheer, Behardien had to check his shot in the end, chips it high in the air and down to Raina's throat at long on. The match is setting up for a tense finish. Behardien c Raina b Zaheer 13(12) [4s-1] | 127/6 |
| 17.3 | OUT | Zaheer to Peterson, out Bowled!! Zaheer is on a hat-trick, this was full and on off, Peterson skips down the track, looks to squeeze it past point, misses it and the off-stump takes a beating. Peterson ended up yorking himself. Will India end on a winning note? Peterson b Zaheer 10(10) [4s-1] | 127/7 |
| 18.4 | SIX | Ashwin to Johan Botha, SIX, massive six! This was tossed up on the stumps, Johan Botha gets forward and lifts it high and handsome over long on for a maximum | 138/7 |
| 18.5 | OUT | Ashwin to Johan Botha, out Caught by Raina!! Ashwin exacts some revenge, this was tossed up outside off, Johan Botha shimmies down the track, looks to go inside out over cover, ends up hitting it straighter, Raina settles under the ball and completes a fine catch. Johan Botha c Raina b Ashwin 8(5) [6s-1] | 138/8 |
| 19.1 | SIX | Balaji to Albie Morkel, SIX, fine shot from Albie Morkel, length ball on the stumps, Albie Morkel swings it over mid-wicket, the man in the deep leaps but can't stop the six | 145/8 |
| 19.2 | OUT | Balaji to Albie Morkel, out Bowled!! Balaji has his revenge, another six and out! This was full and outside off, Albie Morkel backs away, makes room to go over cover, gets a thick inside edge that crashes into the stumps. India are still in it, the match is set for a tense finish. Albie Morkel b Balaji 10(6) [6s-1] | 145/9 |
| 19.4 | SIX | Balaji to Morne Morkel, SIX, SA are back on top, another friendly length ball from Balaji, Morne Morkel rocks back and sends it deep into the stands at mid-wicket | 151/9 |
| 19.5 | OUT | Balaji to Morne Morkel, out Bowled!! India win! Balaji endures a tense final over and delivers for his team. This was full and on off, Morne Morkel backs away, looks to go over cover, misses it completely and hears the sound of timber. Morne Morkel b Balaji 6(3) [6s-1] | 151/10 |