England v South Africa | 3rd ODI | Cape Town | 27/11/09

[germanboy]

Here we go another International Cricket match.

Eng win the 2nd ODI and lead the series 1-0

South Africa:
GC Smith*, HM Amla, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, AN Petersen, MV Boucher†, R McLaren, WD Parnell, RE van der Merwe, M Morkel, DW Steyn

England:
AJ Strauss*, IJL Trott, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, EJG Morgan, MJ Prior†, LJ Wright, SCJ Broad, GP Swann, TT Bresnan, JM Anderson

SA won the toss & bat

 

[On_the_up]

How did your interview go Germanboy?

 

[germanboy]

yaar quite good Allhamdolliah

no result yet but hope its going to be good one for me InschAllah

thanks alot for asking Bro

i am out goingt to Jumma namaz

Allah Hafiz.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

South Africa 100/0 (17.0 ov)

 

[On_the_up]

yaar quite good Allhamdolliah

no result yet but hope its going to be good one for me InschAllah

thanks alot for asking Bro

i am out goingt to Jumma namaz

Allah Hafiz.

Glad to hear, Insha Allah jo bhi ho ga ussey main behtri ho ge.

 

[umarf76]

two boring teams head to head! man i hate watching england play. Atleast SA have parnell.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

HM Amla c †Prior b Broad 86 (92b 7x4 0x6) SR: 93.47

Fantastic innings by Amla.

 

[On_the_up]

204-2 in the 33rd.

looking at a 350 score here.

 

[Lethal]

That was a wonderful innings from Hashim Amla. This guy is getting better and better.

 

[Lethal]

230-3 after 38 overs.

SA have slowed down.

 

[Lethal]

Although De Villiers is looking good.

244-3 after 40 overs.

10 overs to go.

 

[Lethal]

What a shot from De Villiers.

Charged down the track and smashed it through the covers.

 

[Lethal]

Run out opportunity missed by Collingwood.

De Villiers survives.

 

[Lethal]

Nice little flick by Peterson for 4.

Wright bowling too leg side.

 

[Lethal]

264-3 after 42 overs.

8 overs to go including 5 overs of PowerPlay.

 

[12thMan]

Powerplay taken

 

[Lethal]

PowerPlay taken.

Broad bowling around the wicket.

 

[Lethal]

What a shot by De Villers.

Improvisation at its best. 4 more.

 

[Lethal]

De Villers pulls it away for 4.

Consecutive boundaries.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

ABD on 93*

 

[Lethal]

De Villers hits it again through the leg side.

Another 4.

15 runs off it.

279-3 after 43 overs.

De Villiers 97 not out

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Make that 97*

 

[Lethal]

De Villiers gets his century.

What a ton.

 

[Lethal]

Consecutive boundaries from De Villiers.

De Villiers on fire.

 

[Lethal]

Another 4 to De Villiers.

294-3 after 44 overs.

England taking a pasting.

 

[*sallu*]

ahaha


England bowling- no comments

All length balls in the PP.

 

[12thMan]

30 runs from first two PP overs

 

[Lethal]

Tim 'Shrek' Bresnan coming on now.

Can he do any better?

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SA 302-3 after 45 overs

 

[Lethal]

302-3 after 45 overs.

5 overs to go.

 

[Lethal]

Broad coming back for another hammering.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

SA last 10 overs: 86 runs and 1 wicket (Run Rate: 8.60 per over)

 

[Lethal]

First 3 overs of Powerplay have gone for 38 runs.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

They should target around 350 with Boucher still to come

 

[Lethal]

4 more to De Villiers. Through the off side.

 

[kingusama92]

South Africa giving England an old school phainty today. I guess we are back to normal proceedings after that rare England win.

AB Devilliers is some player isn't he? Fantastic technique and he's creative to boot.

 

[Lethal]

Swept for 4.

Consecutives boundaries.

Crappy Broad getting hammered.

 

[12thMan]

Broad wants to play in IPL was the news 1-2 days ago

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Sounded as if he edged that to Prior

 

[Lethal]

2 more to De Villiers.

SA should easily get over 350

 

[Deewana Mastana]

De Villiers gone for 121

Trott takes the catch

Special knock from AB!

 

[Lethal]

De Villiers gone.

Wonderful innings.

121 off just 85 balls.

 

[Lethal]

Broad wants to play in IPL was the news 1-2 days ago

) )

He can't bowl in pressure situations. Has he forgotten Yuvraj. Never ming that he is getting hammered now.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Boucher the man in

312-4 after 46 overs

 

[Lethal]

Boucher is the new batsman.

312-4 after 46 overs.

4 overs to go. Should aim for 10 an over minimum.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Last over of the PP coming up!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good yorker to start with by Bresnan first up to Boucher

Gets a single!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Thats gone through for 4

321-4 after 47 overs

 

[Lethal]

4 to Petersen.

321-4 off 47 overs

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Another 4 this time its Boucher

Good start to the over

 

[Lethal]

Wright comes on to bowl.

Boucher hits the first ball for 4 through mid-wicket

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Down the ground this time for 2

 

[Lethal]

2 more to Boucher down the ground.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Maximum this time from Boucher

SIX

 

[Lethal]

First 6 of the game goes to Boucher.

Down the ground.

Poor bowling from Wright.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Good catch in the crowd though!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Paddle sweep for 4

 

[Lethal]

What a shot from Petersen. Sweep shot.

4 more

338-4

2 overs to go.

 

[Lethal]

Shrek to bowl his final over.

 

[Lethal]

I'm off to pray Maghrib salaat.

 

[Lethal]

SA finish on 354-6.

 

[Lethal]

England have opened with Strauss and Wright

 

[12thMan]

13 runs off the Parnel over
Eng 28-0 after 4 overs - need 327 more to win

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

England not holding back at all.

 

[Lethal]

England have started aggresively which of course they had to do.

32-0 after 4.2 overs.

 

[Lethal]

Now Wright hits a 6.

 

[12thMan]

SA has not lost an ODI series at home since 2001-02. Steyn with 150 kph last ball

 

[Rizie]

Wright doing a good job

 

[Rizie]

wright is gone

 

[Lethal]

Wright gone. Top edge. Parnell strikes.

 

[Lethal]

Strauss gone now. Morkel strikes. Edged behind.

England 58-2 after 9 overs.

 

[12thMan]

Trott out. fantastic catch by G Smith at first slip
Eng 58=3

 

[Lethal]

Trott gone too.

What a catch by Smith. Parnell gets his second.

 

[Rizie]

farhat should watch that

 

[Khalil]

Trott looked like faisal Iqbal

 

[AZ]

KP fighting hard

 

[AZ]

super shot by Colly, effortlessly pulls Steyn away for 4

 

[AZ]

WOW! and an even better backfoot punch thru the covers! pure class!

 

[AZ]

KP gone! Duminy bowls a wretched half tracker from round the wicket, KP tries to sweep and misses, and is BOWLED!

what a shame, he was batting really well there

 

[12thMan]

Eng need 213 runs off 25 overs with 6 wickets in hand.
Collingwood is the man for England last few matches. Only player England can depend on lately