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2nd Semi-Final: [Australia v South Africa] - Aus win

I'd very much like this game to go down to the wire, so c'mon saffies give your fans something to cheer about :D
 
bang ! Straight down the ground, trademark shot Hayden - 4 more
 
Matt hayden has been monster like all tourney!

his hunger for runs and ability to dominate attacks must make him batsmen of the tourney.
 
Back from my meeting and heading into another one, but it looks like we're in good shape...
 
Who will be the man of the match?

Tait?
Clark looks set to overtake Hayden.
 
A hatrick or four trick ala Malinga trick will do it for the Saffies ,come on 4 wkts in 4 balls!!!

i am sure Nel can do it.
 
siddharth said:
A hatrick or four trick ala Malinga trick will do it for the Saffies ,come on 4 wkts in 4 balls!!!

i am sure Nel can do it.
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You are asking an impossible task. Even Malinga can't duplicate.
 
50 for micheal Clarke.

his 25th of his career. hes become better player since his recall.
 
South Africa choke out once again; they are fantastic at it. Great performance from the clinical aussies.
 
What is it with South Africa and choking......maybe they should get some cough medicine to ease the choking they have been feeling at every World Cup they have attended.
 
The Saffa press have come down hard on their team. From the SA sports site Keo.com.

End of the World
Wednesday 25 April 2007

Australia shattered the Proteas’ World Cup dreams with a crushing seven-wicket victory in St Lucia.

This was a truly abysmal performance from a South African side that spoke a great game beforehand. Unfortunately, when it came time to actually deliver the goods on the field, they froze like a deer in the headlights.

The Proteas were guilty of overconfidence following their victory against England — a side ranked seventh in the world. All of a sudden they believed they could beat Australia (based on what?) and told anyone who cared to listen that they had a great shot. Like during their last tour Down Under, when Graeme Smith had so much to say, that bravado backfired badly.

When Smith won the toss on Wednesday and decided to bat first, he knew the pitch would offer the bowlers something early on. The captain must have regretted his decision the moment he was castled by Nathan Bracken for 2, playing an overly aggressive shot.

Having watched his captain throw his wicket away, key batsman Jacques Kallis went in similar fashion to Glenn McGrath for 5. AB de Villiers and Herschelle Gibbs played sensibly, before the opener, on 15, edged a Shaun Tait delivery to Adam Gilchrist.

It soon got a lot worse.

Ashwell Prince had a brain explosion when he chased a wide delivery from McGrath and edged it to the ‘keeper. Mark Boucher then nicked the first ball he faced to Matthew Hayden at first slip to leave the Proteas’ innings in tatters at 27-5.

Gibbs and Justin Kemp temporarily halted the carnage, adding 60 runs for the sixth wicket, before Tait had Gibbs (39) and Andrew Hall (3) caught behind. Shaun Pollock then gave Brad Hogg a simple return catch and the Proteas were 103-8.

Andre Nel, to his credit, managed to stick around for a lot longer than most of the established batsmen. However, the tailender stupidly chose to exchange words with Shane Watson, which is acceptable if your team’s on top, but only makes you look like an idiot when you’re in major trouble. In any event, Nel scratched his way to 8 off 41 balls, before lobbing an easy catch to Micheal Clarke off Tait.

Having made virtually no impact during the World Cup either with bat or ball, Kemp kept going at the other end. He was given a life on 48 when Tait dropped a sitter on the boundary, only to be prevented from reaching fifty when Watson bowled Charl Langeveldt to close the innings at 149.

South Africa needed early wickets to fight their way back into the game, and they struck early when Langeveldt bowled Gilchrist. Australia should have been 6-2 when Prince dropped Ponting, who raced to 22 before having his stumps rearranged by Nel.

A 66-run partnership between Hayden and Michael Clarke settled any nerves Australia may have had, before Hayden mistimed a drive off Pollock and was caught by Smith for 41.

Clarke (60*) and Andrew Symonds (18*) then finished the job with 111 balls remaining.

South Africa 149 (43.5 overs)
Justin Kemp 49*, Herschelle Gibbs 39, Shaun Tait 4-39, Glenn McGrath 3-18
Australia 153-3 (31.3 overs)
Michael Clarke 60*, Matthew Hayden 41, Shaun Pollock 1-16
Australia won by 7 wickets
For the full scorecard click here

http://www.keo.co.za/2007/04/25/cwc-south-africa-vs-australia-2/
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Well Watto said he was gonna get Nel. And he didnt. Watto should be dropped. Roy would've done a better bowler as a medium pacer. He maximum pace is about 130kph which is great.
 
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