Not happening, you will see that with my pitch selections.
Don't worry these pitches suits us more then the one you used before
Playing XI:
1) DJ Cullinan
2) Gary Kirsten
3) Jacques Kallis (C)
4) Hashim Amla
5) Steve Waugh
6) Kumar Sangakarra (wk)
7) JP Duminy
8) Shaun Pollock
9) AA Donald
10) Dale Steyn
11) Morne Morkel
Toss: Bat First
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| The new batsman is DJ Cullinan. | |
| The new batsman is Gary Kirsten. | |
| The new bowler is Glenn Mcgrath. | |
| 0.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 0, 129.00kph, G Mcgrath bowls this gun-barrel straight. Defensively played. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Cullinan rightly sends him back |
| 0.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 0.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 0.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Cullinan's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 0.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 0.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. G Mcgrath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 0.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 0.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 1, 128.81kph, No great pace there from G Mcgrath and he maintains a tight line on middle. D Cullinan backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. That is an excellent call by D Cullinan. One run |
| 0.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 0, 125.14kph, Defended off the back foot |
| 0.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 4, 124.76kph, Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. Four runs |
| 0.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, NO BALL, 127.85kph, No great pace there from G Mcgrath. That continues on straight. G Kirsten backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 0.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 1, 127.00kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 0.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 0, 124.72kph, G Mcgrath pushes this through at no great pace. Defensively played. No run |
| End of over 1 (14 runs) South Africa 14 / 0 (RR: 14.00) | |
| DJ Cullinan 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 1-0-14-0 Gary Kirsten 5 (4b 1x4 0x6) | |
| The new bowler is Imran Khan. | |
| 1.1 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 148.56kph, I Khan maintains a tight line just outside leg. D Cullinan goes on to the back foot and keeps it down. No runs taken |
| 1.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 151.96kph, I Khan is working up a good head of steam here. Defensively played. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run |
| 1.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 147.48kph, I Khan maintains a tight line on middle. D Cullinan goes on to the back foot and keeps it down. Not in the gap |
| 1.4 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 1, 151.88kph, I Khan is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length just outside leg. D Cullinan cuts but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 1.5 | Imran Khan to Gary Kirsten, 0, 147.65kph, G Kirsten goes back to defend it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Kirsten rightly sends him back |
| 1.6 | Imran Khan to Gary Kirsten, 0, 148.06kph, I Khan hurls this through and he pitches that one outside off. G Kirsten plays a punchy leg glance. Not in the gap |
| End of over 2 (1 runs) South Africa 15 / 0 (RR: 7.50) | |
| DJ Cullinan 3* (7b 0x4 0x6) Imran Khan 1-0-1-0 Gary Kirsten 5 (6b 1x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 1-0-14-0 | |
| 2.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. G Mcgrath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 2.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. G Mcgrath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 2.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 2.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Cullinan's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 2.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. G Mcgrath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 2.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 0, 124.32kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Defensive stroke. D Cullinan's technique had to be good to play that one |
| 2.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 1, 126.98kph, G Mcgrath maintains a middle stump line. Excellent timing from D Cullinan as he plays a backfoot defensive. One more to the total |
| 2.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 1, 123.41kph, G Mcgrath pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. G Kirsten trots through for the single |
| 2.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Cullinan's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 2.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 1, 128.43kph, G Mcgrath is struggling to find much pace off this surface. D Cullinan plays a punchy backfoot defensive. Single taken |
| 2.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 1, 128.40kph, This one is military medium from G Mcgrath. G Kirsten plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Single taken |
| 2.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 2.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. G Mcgrath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 2.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 1, 121.12kph, G Mcgrath is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one on middle. D Cullinan puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| End of over 3 (13 runs) South Africa 28 / 0 (RR: 9.33) | |
| DJ Cullinan 6* (11b 0x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 2-0-27-0 Gary Kirsten 7 (8b 1x4 0x6) Imran Khan 1-0-1-0 | |
| 3.1 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 147.24kph, short and straight. D Cullinan plays that one with the full face of the bat. No run |
| 3.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. I Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 3.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Cullinan's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 3.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Cullinan's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 3.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 2, 151.73kph, I Khan is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length on middle. D Cullinan swats this one and he takes a couple of runs |
| 3.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, I Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 3.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, I Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 3.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, I Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 3.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, I Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 3.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. I Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 3.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 1, 150.30kph, D Cullinan leg glances but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one |
| 3.4 | Imran Khan to Gary Kirsten, 1, 149.14kph, I Khan hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. G Kirsten pushes this ball through the leg side. That is an excellent call by G Kirsten. One run |
| 3.5 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 1, 146.57kph, Not much movement from this surface. D Cullinan plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 3.6 | Imran Khan to Gary Kirsten, 0, 144.95kph, full length outside off stump. G Kirsten defends off the front foot. No runs taken |
| End of over 4 (13 runs) South Africa 41 / 0 (RR: 10.25) | |
| DJ Cullinan 10* (15b 0x4 0x6) Imran Khan 2-0-14-0 Gary Kirsten 8 (10b 1x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 2-0-27-0 | |
| 4.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 1b, 123.84kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. D Cullinan is beaten by the movement. One more |
| 4.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 1, 121.53kph, No great pace there from G Mcgrath and he hits a short length outside off. G Kirsten pulls but can't time it properly. Single taken |
| 4.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 1, 127.27kph, This one is military medium from G Mcgrath. D Cullinan plays a backfoot defensive, but can't time it properly. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 4.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 0, 121.84kph, G Mcgrath bowls this gun-barrel straight. G Kirsten plays it gently through the leg side |
| 4.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 2, 121.26kph, G Mcgrath ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 4.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. G Mcgrath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 4.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 0, 121.83kph, This one is military medium from G Mcgrath. Short and straight. G Kirsten plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single |
| End of over 5 (6 runs) South Africa 47 / 0 (RR: 9.40) | |
| DJ Cullinan 11* (17b 0x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 3-0-32-0 Gary Kirsten 11 (14b 1x4 0x6) Imran Khan 2-0-14-0 | |
| 5.1 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 150.03kph, I Khan is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. D Cullinan leg glances but can't time it properly. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Cullinan rightly sends him back |
| 5.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 151.36kph, Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. No run |
| 5.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 4, 144.78kph, good and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more |
| And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair. | |
| 5.4 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 2, 151.28kph, I Khan pitches that one just outside leg. The ball beats the infielder and the batsmen run a couple |
| 5.5 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 1, 145.24kph, I Khan hits a good length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Single taken |
| 5.6 | Imran Khan to Gary Kirsten, 0, 150.61kph, short and straight. G Kirsten plays it gently through the off side. Not in the gap |
| End of over 6 (7 runs) South Africa 54 / 0 (RR: 9.00) | |
| DJ Cullinan 18* (22b 1x4 0x6) Imran Khan 3-0-21-0 Gary Kirsten 11 (15b 1x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 3-0-32-0 | |
| 6.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 0, 125.86kph, D Cullinan goes on to the back foot and keeps it down |
| 6.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 1, 128.05kph, D Cullinan backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Single taken |
| 6.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 0, 126.43kph, No great pace there from G Mcgrath and he maintains a tight line outside off. G Kirsten plays that one with the full face of the bat. No run |
| 6.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 1, 120.94kph, G Mcgrath is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one outside off. G Kirsten puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 6.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 3, 126.24kph, This one is military medium from G Mcgrath. Short and straight. That's an exceptional effort by in the deep. Saved a sure single there |
| 6.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 0, 122.32kph, That one goes on straight. Defensive shot. The full face of the blade was presented there. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run |
| End of over 7 (5 runs) South Africa 59 / 0 (RR: 8.43) | |
| DJ Cullinan 22* (25b 1x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 4-0-37-0 Gary Kirsten 12 (18b 1x4 0x6) Imran Khan 3-0-21-0 | |
| 7.1 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 147.32kph, |
| 7.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Cullinan's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 7.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, I Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 7.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. I Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 7.2 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 4, 143.37kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Through cover for four. Imperious |
| 7.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. I Khan is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 7.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Cullinan's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 7.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, I Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 7.3 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 4, 149.20kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Four more to the total |
| 7.4 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 148.17kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Cullinan rightly sends him back |
| 7.5 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Cullinan's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 7.5 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 147.34kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive |
| 7.6 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 0, 147.67kph, D Cullinan puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Is quick to cut off the single |
| End of over 8 (15 runs) South Africa 74 / 0 (RR: 9.25) | |
| Gary Kirsten 12* (18b 1x4 0x6) Imran Khan 4-0-36-0 DJ Cullinan 30 (31b 3x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 4-0-37-0 | |
| 8.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. G Mcgrath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 8.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, 0, 121.72kph, G Mcgrath ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. G Kirsten plays that one with the full face of the bat. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. G Kirsten rightly sends him back |
| 8.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to Gary Kirsten, OUT, 127.02kph, G Mcgrath pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. G Kirsten miscues a cut and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by A Kumble mid-on |
| Gary Kirsten c A Kumble b G Mcgrath 12 (58m 20b 1x4 0x6) SR: 60.00 | |
| The new batsman is Jacques Kallis. | |
| 8.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 123.69kph, G Mcgrath ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. J Kallis goes back to defend it. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 8.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 120.14kph, No great pace there from G Mcgrath and he hits a short length just outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed hook. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 8.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to DJ Cullinan, 1, 120.01kph, G Mcgrath pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. D Cullinan backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single |
| 8.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 120.02kph, G Mcgrath bowls this gun-barrel straight. J Kallis plays it gently through the off side. They take a single |
| End of over 9 (4 runs) South Africa 78 / 1 (RR: 8.67) | |
| Jacques Kallis 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 5-0-41-1 DJ Cullinan 31 (32b 3x4 0x6) Imran Khan 4-0-36-0 | |
| 9.1 | Imran Khan to Jacques Kallis, 0, 140.01kph, I Khan hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. Defended off the back foot. Not in the gap |
| 9.2 | Imran Khan to Jacques Kallis, 0, 144.07kph, I Khan maintains an off stump line. Defensively played. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Kallis rightly sends him back |
| 9.3 | Imran Khan to Jacques Kallis, 0, 141.91kph, That one goes on straight. Defensive shot. The full face of the blade was presented there. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 9.4 | Imran Khan to Jacques Kallis, 0, 140.01kph, I Khan maintains an off stump line. Defensively played. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-on. No run |
| 9.5 | Imran Khan to Jacques Kallis, 1, 140.26kph, I Khan hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single |
| 9.6 | Imran Khan to DJ Cullinan, 2, 139.91kph, D Cullinan swats this one. Two more added to the total |
| End of over 10 (3 runs) South Africa 81 / 1 (RR: 8.10) | |
| Jacques Kallis 3* (8b 0x4 0x6) Imran Khan 5-0-39-0 DJ Cullinan 33 (33b 3x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 5-0-41-1 | |
| The new bowler is Kapil Dev. | |
| 10.1 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. K Dev is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.1 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 1, 126.51kph, K Dev is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains a leg stump line. That is an excellent call by J Kallis. One run |
| 10.2 | Kapil Dev to DJ Cullinan, 1, 125.14kph, K Dev ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. D Cullinan plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 10.3 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 0, 125.41kph, No great pace there from K Dev and he maintains a tight line on middle. J Kallis goes on to the back foot and keeps it down and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 10.4 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, K Dev pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 10.4 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 0, 127.36kph, K Dev is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains a middle stump line. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Kallis rightly sends him back |
| 10.5 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. K Dev is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.5 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, K Dev pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 10.5 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 0, 128.78kph, K Dev is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Not much movement from this surface. Defended off the back foot. Not in the gap |
| 10.6 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 0, 125.87kph, No great pace there from K Dev and he maintains a tight line on middle. Defensive stroke. J Kallis's technique had to be good to play that one. Not in the gap |
| End of over 11 (6 runs) South Africa 87 / 1 (RR: 7.91) | |
| DJ Cullinan 34* (34b 3x4 0x6) Kapil Dev 1-0-6-0 Jacques Kallis 4 (13b 0x4 0x6) Imran Khan 5-0-39-0 | |
| The new bowler is Javagal Srinath. | |
| 11.1 | Javagal Srinath to DJ Cullinan, 1, 136.76kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace. Short length just outside leg stump. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 11.2 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, J Srinath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.2 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 140.75kph, J Srinath hurls this through. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken |
| 11.3 | Javagal Srinath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 11.3 | Javagal Srinath to DJ Cullinan, 4, 139.42kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace. Spanked through the off side. Great late cut. No need to run for that. Four runs |
| 11.4 | Javagal Srinath to DJ Cullinan, WIDE, J Srinath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.4 | Javagal Srinath to DJ Cullinan, 4, 138.24kph, J Srinath is working up a decent pace here and he hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Can't cut it off. Four |
| 11.5 | Javagal Srinath to DJ Cullinan, OUT, 136.71kph, D Cullinan was in no position to play that stroke. Loose stroke from D Cullinan as the ball takes the edge and is caught |
| DJ Cullinan c +M Dhoni b J Srinath 43 (78m 38b 5x4 0x6) SR: 113.16 | |
| The new batsman is Hashim Amla. | |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, J Srinath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, J Srinath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, J Srinath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, J Srinath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 11.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 0, 138.77kph, J Srinath is working up a decent pace here and he pitches that one just outside leg. Defensive shot. The full face of the blade was presented there. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run |
| End of over 12 (24 runs) South Africa 111 / 2 (RR: 9.25) | |
| Jacques Kallis 5* (14b 0x4 0x6) Javagal Srinath 1-0-24-1 Hashim Amla 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Kapil Dev 1-0-6-0 | |
| 12.1 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 2, 124.75kph, That one goes on straight. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 12.2 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 1, 125.03kph, That one goes on straight. J Kallis plays it gently through the off side. That is an excellent call by J Kallis. One run |
| 12.3 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 124.90kph, K Dev ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. H Amla pushes this ball through the leg side. Easy single to be had there |
| 12.4 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 0, 124.80kph, No great pace there from K Dev. Short length just outside off stump. Defensive stroke. J Kallis's technique had to be good to play that one. No runs taken |
| 12.5 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 1, 124.67kph, K Dev pushes this through at no great pace. J Kallis backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. One more to the total |
| 12.6 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 128.72kph, No great pace there from K Dev. That continues on straight. H Amla plays an extravagant cover drive. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by H Amla. One run |
| End of over 13 (6 runs) South Africa 117 / 2 (RR: 9.00) | |
| Hashim Amla 2* (3b 0x4 0x6) Kapil Dev 2-0-12-0 Jacques Kallis 9 (18b 0x4 0x6) Javagal Srinath 1-0-24-1 | |
| 13.1 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 1, 134.78kph, misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 13.2 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 138.73kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace. They take a single |
| 13.3 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 4, 135.67kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length just outside off. Aggressive backfoot defensive from H Amla. Four runs |
| 13.4 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 1, 135.11kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace and he hits a short length just outside off. H Amla backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 13.5 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 132.79kph, J Srinath bowls this gun-barrel straight. Defensively played. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 13.6 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 135.47kph, J Kallis plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Single taken |
| End of over 14 (8 runs) South Africa 125 / 2 (RR: 8.93) | |
| Jacques Kallis 11* (21b 0x4 0x6) Javagal Srinath 2-0-32-1 Hashim Amla 8 (6b 1x4 0x6) Kapil Dev 2-0-12-0 | |
| 14.1 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. K Dev is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 14.1 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, K Dev pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 14.1 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 0, 127.28kph, K Dev pitches that one on middle. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. J Kallis rightly sends him back |
| 14.2 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, This delivery just skims past J Kallis's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.2 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 2, 126.36kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps |
| 14.3 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. K Dev is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 14.3 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, This delivery just skims past J Kallis's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.3 | Kapil Dev to Jacques Kallis, 1, 127.94kph, K Dev pitches that one just outside leg. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is a comfortable single |
| 14.4 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, WIDE, K Dev pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 14.4 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, WIDE, K Dev pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 14.4 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 0, 124.36kph, K Dev bowls this gun-barrel straight. H Amla defends with a straight bat |
| 14.5 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 2, 121.50kph, This one is military medium from K Dev. H Amla plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. H Amla takes a couple of runs |
| 14.6 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 128.40kph, K Dev maintains a tight line on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. H Amla trots through for the single |
| End of over 15 (13 runs) South Africa 138 / 2 (RR: 9.20) | |
| Hashim Amla 11* (9b 1x4 0x6) Kapil Dev 3-0-25-0 Jacques Kallis 14 (24b 0x4 0x6) Javagal Srinath 2-0-32-1 | |
| 15.1 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 15.1 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 1, 135.36kph, J Srinath puts his back into this delivery and he maintains a middle stump line. H Amla puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by H Amla. One run |
| 15.2 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, This delivery just skims past J Kallis's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 15.2 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 134.50kph, short and straight. J Kallis plays it gently through the leg side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 15.3 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, NO BALL, 135.66kph, J Srinath is working up a decent pace here. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 15.3 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, 3, 138.85kph, That continues on straight. J Kallis plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. J Kallis did not quite get hold of this. They do well to run three |
| 15.4 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 1, 132.79kph, That continues on straight. H Amla backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 15.5 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, 4, 139.55kph, J Srinath is working up a decent pace here. Wicket to wicket delivery. Can't cut it off. Four |
| And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair. | |
| 15.6 | Javagal Srinath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 138.52kph, J Srinath puts his back into this delivery. Not much movement from this surface. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by J Kallis. One run |
| End of over 16 (15 runs) South Africa 153 / 2 (RR: 9.56) | |
| Jacques Kallis 23* (28b 1x4 0x6) Javagal Srinath 3-0-47-1 Hashim Amla 14 (12b 1x4 0x6) Kapil Dev 3-0-25-0 | |
| The new bowler is Anil Kumble. | |
| 16.1 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 60.59kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Easy single to be had there |
| 16.2 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 16.2 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 1, 76.31kph, A Kumble pushes this one through slightly quicker. Not finding much turn off this surface. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. H Amla trots through for the single |
| 16.3 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 4, 65.02kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to J Kallis. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four |
| 16.4 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. A Kumble is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 16.4 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 4, 78.15kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. Full length just outside off stump. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs |
| 16.5 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 60.00kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to J Kallis. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. J Kallis trots through for the single |
| 16.6 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 2, 60.33kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to H Amla. Aggressive backfoot defensive from H Amla. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| End of over 17 (15 runs) South Africa 168 / 2 (RR: 9.88) | |
| Jacques Kallis 33* (32b 3x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 1-0-15-0 Hashim Amla 17 (14b 1x4 0x6) Javagal Srinath 3-0-47-1 | |
| Glenn Mcgrath will start a new spell. | |
| 17.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 17.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 121.69kph, G Mcgrath is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains a leg stump line. J Kallis plays a punchy on-drive. Not in the gap |
| 17.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 2, 121.47kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps |
| 17.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 121.08kph, G Mcgrath ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. No run |
| 17.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 121.47kph, No great pace there from G Mcgrath and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. J Kallis played that with soft hands. They take a single |
| 17.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 17.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to Hashim Amla, 1, 127.57kph, No great pace there from G Mcgrath. H Amla backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 17.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 120.83kph, Not much movement from this surface. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at extra-cover. No run |
| End of over 18 (6 runs) South Africa 174 / 2 (RR: 9.67) | |
| Hashim Amla 18* (15b 1x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 6-0-47-1 Jacques Kallis 36 (37b 3x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 1-0-15-0 | |
| 18.1 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 0, 65.33kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to H Amla. Defensive stroke. H Amla's technique had to be good to play that one |
| 18.2 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 0, 73.15kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. H Amla puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. H Amla rightly sends him back |
| 18.3 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 3, 67.14kph, Big turn from the spinner. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Great stop! saved a run there |
| 18.4 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 0, 60.00kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. Defensively played. J Kallis struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 18.5 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 0, 60.00kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to J Kallis. Good length just outside off stump. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. Hit straight to the fielder at forward square leg. No run |
| 18.6 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 79.58kph, This one is bowled slightly flatter, slightly quicker. A Kumble rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. J Kallis plays a punchy backfoot defensive. Easy single to be had there |
| End of over 19 (4 runs) South Africa 178 / 2 (RR: 9.37) | |
| Jacques Kallis 37* (40b 3x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 2-0-19-0 Hashim Amla 21 (18b 1x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 6-0-47-1 | |
| 19.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 120.95kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. J Kallis plays an on-drive, but can't time it properly. One more |
| 19.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to Hashim Amla, 1, 120.92kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great on-drive. Single taken |
| 19.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 2, 128.09kph, G Mcgrath pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. J Kallis plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. J Kallis pushes hard for two. Excellent running |
| 19.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 127.78kph, J Kallis gets behind the ball and blocks it. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run |
| 19.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 120.00kph, |
| 19.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 120.18kph, G Mcgrath is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one just outside off. J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single |
| End of over 20 (5 runs) South Africa 183 / 2 (RR: 9.15) | |
| Jacques Kallis 41* (45b 3x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 7-0-52-1 Hashim Amla 22 (19b 1x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 2-0-19-0 | |
| 20.1 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 0, 60.00kph, A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. J Kallis goes on to the back foot and keeps it down. Not in the gap |
| 20.2 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 63.27kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to J Kallis and he plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 20.3 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 1, 60.00kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to H Amla. Big turn from the spinner. Aggressive backfoot defensive from H Amla. They take a single |
| 20.4 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 60.78kph, J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken |
| 20.5 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 20.5 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 1, 63.82kph, short length just outside off stump. One more |
| 20.6 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 66.44kph, J Kallis plays a backfoot defensive, but can't time it properly. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| End of over 21 (6 runs) South Africa 189 / 2 (RR: 9.00) | |
| Jacques Kallis 44* (49b 3x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 3-0-25-0 Hashim Amla 24 (21b 1x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 7-0-52-1 | |
| 21.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, This delivery just skims past J Kallis's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 21.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 21.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 21.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 124.37kph, Bouncer! J Kallis sways away and lets it go through |
| 21.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 2, 120.00kph, G Mcgrath is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains a leg stump line. Aggressive backfoot defensive from J Kallis. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 21.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 120.00kph, G Mcgrath pitches that one on middle. Textbook example of a forward defensive there. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run |
| 21.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, WIDE, G Mcgrath pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 21.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 124.33kph, J Kallis plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. No runs taken |
| 21.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 0, 123.95kph, This one is military medium from G Mcgrath. J Kallis plays that one with the full face of the bat. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 21.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Jacques Kallis, 1, 120.28kph, J Kallis puts bat to ball but mistimes it. They take a single |
| End of over 22 (7 runs) South Africa 196 / 2 (RR: 8.91) | |
| Jacques Kallis 47* (55b 3x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 8-0-59-1 Hashim Amla 24 (21b 1x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 3-0-25-0 | |
| 22.1 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 4, 63.44kph, A Kumble rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. Very classy from J Kallis - no stopping this one |
| That's J Kallis's 50! Well played. | |
| That brings up the phundred partnership between these two. Fantastic effort from J Kallis and H Amla. | |
| 22.2 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, 1, 74.81kph, full length outside off stump. J Kallis plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total |
| 22.3 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 4, 60.00kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Through cover point for four. Imperious |
| 22.4 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 2, 70.28kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to H Amla. A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. H Amla plays a punchy backfoot defensive. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end |
| 22.5 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 1, 60.00kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. H Amla puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Easy single to be had there |
| 22.6 | Anil Kumble to Jacques Kallis, OUT, 60.00kph, J Kallis completely mishits a late cut. Dhoni snaffles that edge comfortably |
| Jacques Kallis c +M Dhoni b A Kumble 52 (85m 58b 4x4 0x6) SR: 89.66 | |
| End of over 23 (12 runs) South Africa 208 / 3 (RR: 9.04) | |
| Hashim Amla 31* (24b 2x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 4-0-37-1 Glenn Mcgrath 8-0-59-1 | |
| The new batsman is Steve Waugh. | |
| Kapil Dev will start a new spell. | |
| 23.1 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 0, 128.73kph, K Dev pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line just outside off. H Amla plays that one with the full face of the bat. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 23.2 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 124.86kph, K Dev bowls this gun-barrel straight. Aggressive backfoot defensive from H Amla. One more |
| 23.3 | Kapil Dev to Steve Waugh, 0, 128.68kph, K Dev is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he pitches that one just outside off. S Waugh hangs on the back foot and blocks it and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 23.4 | Kapil Dev to Steve Waugh, 0, 123.71kph, Defended off the back foot. Not in the gap |
| 23.5 | Kapil Dev to Steve Waugh, 0, 123.39kph, K Dev is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. Defensively played. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run |
| 23.6 | Kapil Dev to Steve Waugh, 1, 124.09kph, No great pace there from K Dev. That continues on straight. The batsmen only take one |
| End of over 24 (2 runs) South Africa 210 / 3 (RR: 8.75) | |
| Steve Waugh 1* (4b 0x4 0x6) Kapil Dev 4-0-27-0 Hashim Amla 32 (26b 2x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 4-0-37-1 | |
| 24.1 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 1, 60.00kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to S Waugh. Big turn from the spinner. They take a single |
| 24.2 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 0, 68.57kph, This one bites viciously and spins a long way. Excellent timing from H Amla as he plays a backfoot defensive |
| 24.3 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 24.3 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 24.3 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 1, 74.45kph, H Amla plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 24.4 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 4, 60.00kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Not quite where S Waugh intended it to go |
| 24.5 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 0, 62.79kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to S Waugh. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. No run |
| 24.6 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. A Kumble is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 24.6 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 1, 60.00kph, A Kumble rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. S Waugh plays it gently through the leg side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| End of over 25 (10 runs) South Africa 220 / 3 (RR: 8.80) | |
| Steve Waugh 7* (8b 1x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 5-0-47-1 Hashim Amla 33 (28b 2x4 0x6) Kapil Dev 4-0-27-0 | |
| 25.1 | Kapil Dev to Steve Waugh, 1, 128.63kph, short length just outside leg stump. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. That is an excellent call by S Waugh. One run |
| 25.2 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, WIDE, K Dev pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 25.2 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 25.2 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 6, 121.54kph, K Dev maintains a middle stump line. Excellent timing from H Amla as he plays a backfoot defensive. Going going gone! Six |
| 25.3 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 0, 127.33kph, short length on middle stump. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. H Amla rightly sends him back |
| 25.4 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 128.49kph, This one is military medium from K Dev. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. They take a single |
| 25.5 | Kapil Dev to Steve Waugh, 1, 123.15kph, No great pace there from K Dev and he hits a short length on middle. S Waugh backfoot defensives but doesn't time it at all. Easy single to be had there |
| 25.6 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 2, 128.16kph, This one is military medium from K Dev. That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. H Amla pushes hard for two. Excellent running |
| End of over 26 (13 runs) South Africa 233 / 3 (RR: 8.96) | |
| Steve Waugh 9* (10b 1x4 0x6) Kapil Dev 5-0-40-0 Hashim Amla 42 (32b 2x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 5-0-47-1 | |
| 26.1 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 2, 60.00kph, Two more runs |
| 26.2 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 1, 60.00kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to S Waugh and he plays it gently through the off side. S Waugh trots through for the single |
| 26.3 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 0, 63.94kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to H Amla and he rips a leggie that turns viciously away from the batsman. Aggressive backfoot defensive from H Amla and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 26.4 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 1, 66.38kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to H Amla. Short length wide of off stump. H Amla swats this one and he trots through for the single |
| 26.5 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 0, 65.25kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to S Waugh. Full length wide of off stump. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. No runs taken |
| 26.6 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 6, 60.00kph, A big leggie now and it grips and spins away from the batsman. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. Fielder is underneath it but the ball sails over his head. SIX |
| End of over 27 (10 runs) South Africa 243 / 3 (RR: 9.00) | |
| Hashim Amla 43* (34b 2x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 6-0-57-1 Steve Waugh 18 (14b 1x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 5-0-40-0 | |
| 27.1 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 123.83kph, This one is military medium from K Dev and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Aggressive on-drive from H Amla. The batsmen only take one |
| 27.2 | Kapil Dev to Steve Waugh, 0, 127.73kph, K Dev ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Defensive stroke. S Waugh's technique had to be good to play that one and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 27.3 | Kapil Dev to Steve Waugh, 1, 123.07kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. S Waugh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 27.4 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 0, 124.13kph, No great pace there from K Dev. That continues on straight. Hit straight to the fielder at cover. No run |
| 27.5 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 121.67kph, Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 27.6 | Kapil Dev to Steve Waugh, 1, 122.66kph, S Waugh plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. One more |
| End of over 28 (4 runs) South Africa 247 / 3 (RR: 8.82) | |
| Steve Waugh 20* (17b 1x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 6-0-44-0 Hashim Amla 45 (37b 2x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 6-0-57-1 | |
| 28.1 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 0, 60.00kph, S Waugh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 28.2 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 1, 61.11kph, Hit straight to the fielder. One more to the total |
| 28.3 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 2, 60.00kph, That one goes on straight with the arm. H Amla collects two |
| 28.4 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 0, 72.75kph, The straight one now. H Amla plays a punchy on-drive. Not in the gap |
| 28.5 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 4, 60.37kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to H Amla. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more |
| That's H Amla's 50! Well played. | |
| 28.6 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 4, 77.20kph, Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. That's a boundary |
| And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair. | |
| End of over 29 (11 runs) South Africa 258 / 3 (RR: 8.90) | |
| Steve Waugh 21* (19b 1x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 7-0-68-1 Hashim Amla 55 (41b 4x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 6-0-44-0 | |
| Imran Khan will start a new spell. | |
| 29.1 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, 2, 151.47kph, I Khan hurls this through. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. S Waugh takes a couple of runs |
| 29.2 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, 1, 145.80kph, I Khan is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. S Waugh plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 29.3 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, 1, 147.92kph, I Khan maintains a tight line on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. One more |
| 29.4 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, WIDE, I Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 29.4 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, 1, 143.93kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. S Waugh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 29.5 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, 1, 142.10kph, H Amla pushes this ball through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 29.6 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, 0, 145.79kph, I Khan hurls this through and he maintains a middle stump line. S Waugh puts bat to ball but mistimes it |
| End of over 30 (7 runs) South Africa 265 / 3 (RR: 8.83) | |
| Hashim Amla 57* (43b 4x4 1x6) Imran Khan 6-0-46-0 Steve Waugh 25 (23b 1x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 7-0-68-1 | |
| 30.1 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 1, 60.59kph, The straight one now. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic sweep. Single taken |
| 30.2 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 0, 60.00kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to S Waugh and he plays it gently through the off side. Not in the gap |
| 30.3 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 0, 60.04kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. Full length just outside off stump. S Waugh puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at backward square leg. No run |
| 30.4 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 3, 71.90kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to S Waugh. Full length outside off stump. Good effort in the deep keeps it down to three |
| 30.5 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 3, 78.83kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic sweep. Three more |
| 30.6 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, 1, 60.88kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to S Waugh. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance. They take a single |
| End of over 31 (8 runs) South Africa 273 / 3 (RR: 8.81) | |
| Steve Waugh 29* (27b 1x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 8-0-76-1 Hashim Amla 61 (45b 4x4 1x6) Imran Khan 6-0-46-0 | |
| 31.1 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, 1, 145.32kph, S Waugh plays it gently through the off side. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 31.2 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, 1, 147.69kph, I Khan hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsmen only take one |
| 31.3 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, 0, 144.18kph, Excellent timing from S Waugh as he plays an on-drive. Not in the gap |
| 31.4 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, 0, 142.72kph, I Khan hurls this through. S Waugh puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 31.5 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, 2, 146.08kph, I Khan is working up a good head of steam here. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. Two more to the total |
| 31.6 | Imran Khan to Steve Waugh, 1, 146.98kph, I Khan maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Waugh as he plays a backfoot defensive. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| End of over 32 (5 runs) South Africa 278 / 3 (RR: 8.69) | |
| Steve Waugh 33* (32b 1x4 1x6) Imran Khan 7-0-51-0 Hashim Amla 62 (46b 4x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 8-0-76-1 | |
| 32.1 | Anil Kumble to Steve Waugh, OUT, 60.81kph, S Waugh was in no position to play that stroke and he has not quite got a hold of this one and it is taken by M Azharuddn leg gully |
| Steve Waugh c M Azharuddn b A Kumble 33 (41m 33b 1x4 1x6) SR: 100.00 | |
| The new batsman is Sangakarra. | |
| 32.2 | Anil Kumble to Sangakarra, 0, 60.02kph, Sangakarra defends with a straight bat. No runs taken |
| 32.3 | Anil Kumble to Sangakarra, 0, 69.23kph, A Kumble tosses this one up to Sangakarra. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. Sangakarra rightly sends him back |
| 32.4 | Anil Kumble to Sangakarra, 1, 84.44kph, That spun a long way into the batsman after pitching. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed on-drive. The batsmen only take one |
| 32.5 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 0, 79.50kph, A Kumble puts lots of revolutions on this delivery. Bouncer! H Amla sways away and lets it go through |
| 32.6 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 1, 60.00kph, Aggressive backfoot defensive from H Amla. That is a comfortable single |
| End of over 33 (2 runs) South Africa 280 / 4 (RR: 8.48) | |
| Hashim Amla 63* (48b 4x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 9-0-78-2 Sangakarra 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) Imran Khan 7-0-51-0 | |
| 33.1 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, 2, 143.83kph, Not much movement from this surface. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps |
| 33.2 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, 1, 143.56kph, I Khan is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 33.3 | Imran Khan to Sangakarra, 0, 149.34kph, I Khan hits a short length outside off. Sangakarra late cuts but can't time it properly. No runs taken |
| 33.4 | Imran Khan to Sangakarra, 1, 141.93kph, I Khan pitches that one outside off. Sangakarra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 33.5 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, WIDE, I Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 33.5 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 33.5 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 33.5 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, WIDE, I Khan pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 33.5 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, 0, 140.46kph, That one goes on straight. Bouncer! H Amla sways away |
| 33.6 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, 1, 146.17kph, That one goes on straight. H Amla plays it gently through the off side. They take a single |
| End of over 34 (9 runs) South Africa 289 / 4 (RR: 8.50) | |
| Hashim Amla 67* (52b 4x4 1x6) Imran Khan 8-0-60-0 Sangakarra 2 (5b 0x4 0x6) Anil Kumble 9-0-78-2 | |
| 34.1 | Anil Kumble to Hashim Amla, 1, 60.00kph, That spun a long way away from the batsman after pitching. H Amla puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more |
| 34.2 | Anil Kumble to Sangakarra, 6, 62.74kph, A Kumble floats a delivery to Sangakarra. Sangakarra plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. An audacious shot from Sangakarra. Six runs |
| 34.3 | Anil Kumble to Sangakarra, 0, 78.68kph, Not finding much turn off this surface. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. Sangakarra rightly sends him back |
| 34.4 | Anil Kumble to Sangakarra, 0, 62.63kph, A Kumble gives this one some air. Big turn from the spinner. Defensively played. No run |
| 34.5 | Anil Kumble to Sangakarra, 4, 62.66kph, can't cut it off. Four |
| 34.6 | Anil Kumble to Sangakarra, 0, 79.40kph, Sangakarra plays that one with the full face of the bat. Is quick to cut off the single |
| Not the best of outings from A Kumble. He'll want to forget this in a hurry. | |
| Anil Kumble 2 / 89 in 10.0 overs, 0 maidens | |
| End of over 35 (11 runs) South Africa 300 / 4 (RR: 8.57) | |
| Hashim Amla 68* (53b 4x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 10-0-89-2 Sangakarra 12 (10b 1x4 1x6) Imran Khan 8-0-60-0 | |
| Kapil Dev will start a new spell. | |
| South Africa has taken the batting powerplay. | |
| 35.1 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 2, 126.72kph, This one is military medium from K Dev. H Amla pushes hard for two. Excellent running |
| 35.2 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 124.77kph, K Dev ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 35.3 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 0, 123.68kph, K Dev ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. Defended off the back foot. Not in the gap |
| 35.4 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 0, 127.22kph, No great pace there from K Dev and he hits a short length outside off. Defensive shot. The full face of the blade was presented there. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 35.5 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 1, 126.53kph, K Dev is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Sangakarra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 35.6 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 35.6 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 128.38kph, short length just outside leg stump. H Amla backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one |
| End of over 36 (6 runs) South Africa 306 / 4 (RR: 8.50) | |
| Hashim Amla 72* (56b 4x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 7-0-50-0 Sangakarra 13 (13b 1x4 1x6) Anil Kumble 10-0-89-2 | |
| Javagal Srinath will start a new spell. | |
| 36.1 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 0, 137.26kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace. H Amla plays it gently through the off side. No runs taken |
| 36.2 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 0, 140.82kph, J Srinath pitches that one just outside off. H Amla puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. H Amla rightly sends him back |
| 36.3 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 1, 140.78kph, J Srinath is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length just outside off. One more to the total |
| 36.4 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 36.4 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 0, 136.88kph, J Srinath puts his back into this delivery. Good and straight. Sangakarra goes on to the back foot and keeps it down. Sangakarra struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 36.5 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 140.68kph, Well-timed backfoot defensive there. One more to the total |
| 36.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 0, 139.69kph, J Srinath is working up a decent pace here and he maintains a tight line just outside off. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. H Amla rightly sends him back |
| End of over 37 (3 runs) South Africa 309 / 4 (RR: 8.35) | |
| Sangakarra 14* (15b 1x4 1x6) Javagal Srinath 4-0-50-1 Hashim Amla 73 (60b 4x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 7-0-50-0 | |
| 37.1 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 1, 128.39kph, This one is military medium from K Dev. Sangakarra plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. One more to the total |
| 37.2 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 4, 123.72kph, No great pace there from K Dev. That went to the boundary in a flash |
| 37.3 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 0, 121.13kph, This one is military medium from K Dev. Bouncer! H Amla sways away and lets it go through |
| 37.4 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 3, 121.11kph, K Dev is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from H Amla as he plays a leg glance. H Amla pushes hard. They run three |
| 37.5 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 2, 126.43kph, That one goes on straight. Sangakarra swats this one. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 37.6 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 1, 123.23kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. The batsmen only take one |
| End of over 38 (11 runs) South Africa 320 / 4 (RR: 8.42) | |
| Sangakarra 18* (18b 1x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 8-0-61-0 Hashim Amla 80 (63b 5x4 1x6) Javagal Srinath 4-0-50-1 | |
| 38.1 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 138.69kph, J Srinath maintains a tight line outside off. Sangakarra pulls but can't time it properly. Single taken |
| 38.2 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 38.2 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 1b, 135.59kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace. Oh beaten comprehensively there. One more |
| 38.3 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 0, 140.56kph, J Srinath is working up a good head of steam here. Short length outside off stump. No run |
| 38.4 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 134.77kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace. Sangakarra plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single |
| 38.5 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, This delivery just skims past H Amla's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 38.5 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 1, 140.46kph, J Srinath bowls this gun-barrel straight. H Amla plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 38.6 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 0, 139.85kph, Not much movement from this surface. Short ball! Sangakarra ducks under it |
| End of over 39 (6 runs) South Africa 326 / 4 (RR: 8.36) | |
| Hashim Amla 81* (65b 5x4 1x6) Javagal Srinath 5-0-55-1 Sangakarra 20 (22b 1x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 8-0-61-0 | |
| 39.1 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 127.77kph, No great pace there from K Dev. H Amla leg glances but can't time it properly. Single taken |
| 39.2 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, WIDE, This delivery just skims past Sangakarra's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair. | |
| 39.2 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, WIDE, This delivery just skims past Sangakarra's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 39.2 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 2, 121.49kph, That one goes on straight. Well-timed backfoot defensive there. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 39.3 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. K Dev is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 39.3 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 4, 121.41kph, K Dev hits a good length outside off. Four all the way |
| 39.4 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, NO BALL, 124.31kph, K Dev bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 39.4 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 2, 121.67kph, K Dev is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Well-timed leg glance there. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 39.5 | Kapil Dev to Hashim Amla, 1, 126.79kph, K Dev pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. H Amla plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 39.6 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 1, 120.07kph, That one goes on straight. Sangakarra plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| End of over 40 (16 runs) South Africa 342 / 4 (RR: 8.55) | |
| Sangakarra 28* (26b 2x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 9-0-77-0 Hashim Amla 85 (68b 5x4 1x6) Javagal Srinath 5-0-55-1 | |
| 40.1 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 0, 137.33kph, J Srinath puts his back into this delivery and he hits a short length outside off. Crunched through the leg side. Well executed leg glance |
| 40.2 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 135.12kph, short length outside off stump. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. One more to the total |
| 40.3 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 1, 137.58kph, J Srinath is working up a decent pace here. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 40.4 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 3, 135.57kph, That continues on straight. Sangakarra plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Sangakarra did not quite get hold of this. They do well to run three |
| 40.5 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 40.5 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 0, 134.71kph, That one goes on straight. H Amla plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 40.6 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 4, 133.28kph, J Srinath puts his back into this delivery and he pitches that one just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. That went to the boundary in a flash |
| End of over 41 (10 runs) South Africa 352 / 4 (RR: 8.59) | |
| Sangakarra 32* (29b 2x4 1x6) Javagal Srinath 6-0-65-1 Hashim Amla 90 (71b 6x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 9-0-77-0 | |
| Glenn Mcgrath will start a new spell. | |
| 41.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Sangakarra, 1, 126.94kph, G Mcgrath is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Sangakarra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 41.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to Hashim Amla, 6, 128.37kph, This one is military medium from G Mcgrath. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. Shouts of "catch it" but can only look on as the ball clears the ropes |
| 41.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to Hashim Amla, 0, 124.42kph, G Mcgrath is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. H Amla puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 41.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to Hashim Amla, 6, 127.65kph, H Amla plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Oh dear. That has been put down in the crowd. Six more |
| H Amla brings up his hundred. | |
| 41.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to Hashim Amla, 4, 123.46kph, This one is military medium from G Mcgrath and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from H Amla as he plays a leg glance. Very classy from H Amla - no stopping this one |
| 41.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Hashim Amla, 0, 121.42kph, Not much movement from this surface. H Amla plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. H Amla rightly sends him back |
| End of over 42 (17 runs) South Africa 369 / 4 (RR: 8.79) | |
| Sangakarra 33* (30b 2x4 1x6) Glenn Mcgrath 9-0-76-1 Hashim Amla 106 (76b 7x4 3x6) Javagal Srinath 6-0-65-1 | |
| Imran Khan will start a new spell. | |
| 42.1 | Imran Khan to Sangakarra, 0, 150.39kph, I Khan is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line outside off. Sangakarra struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it |
| 42.2 | Imran Khan to Sangakarra, 4, 148.48kph, short and straight. Sangakarra plays an extravagant on-drive. Glorious timing. The ball smashes into the advertising boarding now. Four |
| 42.3 | Imran Khan to Sangakarra, 1, 142.45kph, short length outside off stump. Sangakarra on-drives but can't time it properly. Easy single to be had there |
| 42.4 | Imran Khan to Hashim Amla, 1, 142.33kph, H Amla plays it gently through the leg side. They take a single |
| 42.5 | Imran Khan to Sangakarra, 0, 143.78kph, I Khan maintains an off stump line. Sangakarra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. No run |
| 42.6 | Imran Khan to Sangakarra, 2, 141.64kph, I Khan hurls this through and he pitches that one outside off. Sangakarra takes a couple of runs |
| End of over 43 (8 runs) South Africa 377 / 4 (RR: 8.77) | |
| Hashim Amla 107* (77b 7x4 3x6) Imran Khan 9-0-68-0 Sangakarra 40 (35b 3x4 1x6) Glenn Mcgrath 9-0-76-1 | |
| Javagal Srinath will start a new spell. | |
| 43.1 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, 1, 140.30kph, J Srinath hits a short length just outside off. H Amla leg glances but doesn't time it at all. Single taken |
| That brings up the phundred partnership between these two. Fantastic effort from H Amla and Sangakarra. | |
| 43.2 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 133.17kph, That continues on straight. Sangakarra plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 43.3 | Javagal Srinath to Hashim Amla, OUT, 134.90kph, J Srinath maintains a tight line just outside off. H Amla played that with soft hands. Edged and taken! |
| Hashim Amla c +M Dhoni b J Srinath 108 (167m 79b 7x4 3x6) SR: 136.71 | |
| The new batsman is JP Duminy. | |
| 43.4 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 0, 139.03kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Bouncer! J Duminy sways away and lets it go through |
| 43.5 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 1, 134.28kph, J Srinath puts his back into this delivery and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from J Duminy as he plays a cut. That is an excellent call by J Duminy. One run |
| 43.6 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 0, 138.16kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive |
| End of over 44 (3 runs) South Africa 380 / 5 (RR: 8.64) | |
| JP Duminy 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Javagal Srinath 7-0-68-2 Sangakarra 41 (37b 3x4 1x6) Imran Khan 9-0-68-0 | |
| 44.1 | Imran Khan to JP Duminy, 0, 146.46kph, I Khan hits a short length outside off. J Duminy hangs on the back foot and blocks it |
| 44.2 | Imran Khan to JP Duminy, 4, 136.44kph, can't cut it off. Four |
| 44.3 | Imran Khan to JP Duminy, 0, 140.37kph, short and straight. Not in the gap |
| 44.4 | Imran Khan to JP Duminy, 1, 141.49kph, I Khan hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. J Duminy puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more |
| 44.5 | Imran Khan to Sangakarra, NO BALL, 142.61kph, Not much movement from this surface. Sangakarra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sangakarra trots through for the single |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 44.5 | Imran Khan to JP Duminy, 1, 139.79kph, short length outside off stump. J Duminy plays a punchy cut. That is a comfortable single |
| 44.6 | Imran Khan to Sangakarra, 0, 140.83kph, That one goes on straight. Sangakarra swats this one. Is quick to cut off the single |
| Not the best of outings from I Khan. He'll want to forget this in a hurry. | |
| Imran Khan 0 / 76 in 10.0 overs, 0 maidens | |
| End of over 45 (8 runs) South Africa 388 / 5 (RR: 8.62) | |
| JP Duminy 7* (7b 1x4 0x6) Imran Khan 10-0-76-0 Sangakarra 42 (39b 3x4 1x6) Javagal Srinath 7-0-68-2 | |
| 45.1 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 1, 132.61kph, J Duminy backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. One more to the total |
| 45.2 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 0, 136.49kph, That continues on straight. Sangakarra struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 45.3 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 133.87kph, That continues on straight. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 45.4 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 0, 133.08kph, That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. J Duminy struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 45.5 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 1, 132.91kph, J Srinath hits a short length outside off. J Duminy plays a punchy backfoot defensive. The batsmen only take one |
| 45.6 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 132.68kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Sangakarra plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| End of over 46 (4 runs) South Africa 392 / 5 (RR: 8.52) | |
| Sangakarra 44* (42b 3x4 1x6) Javagal Srinath 8-0-72-2 JP Duminy 9 (10b 1x4 0x6) Imran Khan 10-0-76-0 | |
| Glenn Mcgrath will start a new spell. | |
| 46.1 | Glenn Mcgrath to Sangakarra, 0, 123.22kph, G Mcgrath ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one outside off. Sangakarra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder at square leg. No run |
| 46.2 | Glenn Mcgrath to Sangakarra, 2, 122.97kph, G Mcgrath hits a short length outside off. Sangakarra takes a couple of runs |
| 46.3 | Glenn Mcgrath to Sangakarra, 1, 126.62kph, This one is military medium from G Mcgrath. Short and straight. Sangakarra plays it gently through the off side. Easy single to be had there |
| 46.4 | Glenn Mcgrath to JP Duminy, 2, 120.30kph, G Mcgrath is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the leg side. Great leg glance. The initial call is two - the batsmen make it quite easily in the end |
| 46.5 | Glenn Mcgrath to JP Duminy, 1, 122.58kph, G Mcgrath pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. J Duminy plays a punchy leg glance. The batsmen only take one |
| 46.6 | Glenn Mcgrath to Sangakarra, 0, 126.99kph, short and straight. Sangakarra plays it gently through the off side. Is quick to cut off the single |
| Not the best of outings from G Mcgrath. He'll want to forget this in a hurry. | |
| Glenn Mcgrath 1 / 82 in 10.0 overs, 0 maidens | |
| End of over 47 (6 runs) South Africa 398 / 5 (RR: 8.47) | |
| JP Duminy 12* (12b 1x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 10-0-82-1 Sangakarra 47 (46b 3x4 1x6) Javagal Srinath 8-0-72-2 | |
| 47.1 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 1, 137.19kph, J Srinath pitches that one outside off. J Duminy swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 47.2 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 0, 134.86kph, J Srinath hits a short length outside off. Sangakarra backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. No runs taken |
| 47.3 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 47.3 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 0, 130.24kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace and he maintains a tight line outside off. Sangakarra played that with soft hands |
| 47.4 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 136.54kph, Sangakarra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The batsmen only take one |
| 47.5 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 1, 130.56kph, J Srinath maintains a tight line outside off. J Duminy backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 47.6 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 133.26kph, Sangakarra plays it gently through the off side. One more |
| End of over 48 (5 runs) South Africa 403 / 5 (RR: 8.40) | |
| Sangakarra 49* (50b 3x4 1x6) Javagal Srinath 9-0-77-2 JP Duminy 14 (14b 1x4 0x6) Glenn Mcgrath 10-0-82-1 | |
| Kapil Dev will start a new spell. | |
| 48.1 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 1, 123.35kph, Not much movement from this surface. Sangakarra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken |
| That's Sangakarra's 50! Well played. | |
| 48.2 | Kapil Dev to JP Duminy, 1, 121.16kph, This one is military medium from K Dev. That one goes on straight. J Duminy plays it gently through the off side. One more |
| 48.3 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 0, 123.95kph, K Dev ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. Sangakarra struggles to negotiate that one and just manages to get under it |
| 48.4 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 2, 126.95kph, K Dev is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Sangakarra pushes hard for two. Excellent running |
| 48.5 | Kapil Dev to Sangakarra, 3, 128.15kph, Excellent timing from Sangakarra as he plays a leg glance. They come back for a third. Brilliant running |
| 48.6 | Kapil Dev to JP Duminy, 2, 124.13kph, That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. J Duminy collects two |
| Not the best of outings from K Dev. He'll want to forget this in a hurry. | |
| Kapil Dev 0 / 86 in 10.0 overs, 0 maidens | |
| End of over 49 (9 runs) South Africa 412 / 5 (RR: 8.41) | |
| Sangakarra 55* (54b 3x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 10-0-86-0 JP Duminy 17 (16b 1x4 0x6) Javagal Srinath 9-0-77-2 | |
| 49.1 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 132.05kph, Sangakarra puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken |
| 49.2 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 0, 133.21kph, short length outside off stump. J Duminy plays a backfoot defensive, but can't time it properly |
| 49.3 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. J Srinath is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 49.3 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 1, 130.20kph, That continues on straight. J Duminy backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. The batsmen only take one |
| 49.4 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 1, 131.07kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace. Sangakarra plays it gently through the off side. Easy single to be had there |
| 49.5 | Javagal Srinath to JP Duminy, 1, 136.77kph, J Duminy pushes this ball through the off side. The batsmen only take one |
| 49.6 | Javagal Srinath to Sangakarra, 0, 130.00kph, J Srinath flings this through at decent pace. Hit straight to the fielder at backward square leg. No run |
| Not the best of outings from J Srinath. He'll want to forget this in a hurry. | |
| Javagal Srinath 2 / 82 in 10.0 overs, 0 maidens | |
| End of over 50 (5 runs) South Africa 417 / 5 (RR: 8.34) | |
| JP Duminy 19* (19b 1x4 0x6) Javagal Srinath 10-0-82-2 Sangakarra 57 (57b 3x4 1x6) Kapil Dev 10-0-86-0 | |
| Close of innings: South Africa - 417 / 5 | |
Hashim Amla 108 (79) Sangakarra 57* (57) Javagal Srinath 2 / 82 Anil Kumble 2 / 89 | |
| The new batsman is Sunil Gavaskar. | |
| The new batsman is Rahul Dravid. | |
| The new bowler is AA Donald. | |
| 0.1 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, A Donald pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 0.1 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. A Donald is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 0.1 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 147.55kph, S Gavaskar backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. One more |
| 0.2 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, 0, 149.70kph, short and straight. R Dravid plays that one with the full face of the bat. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 0.3 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Dravid's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 0.3 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. A Donald is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 0.3 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Dravid's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 0.3 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, A Donald pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 0.3 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Dravid's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 0.3 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, 1, 150.47kph, Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. R Dravid trots through for the single |
| 0.4 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, This delivery just skims past S Gavaskar's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 0.4 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 4, 151.37kph, A Donald maintains a tight line on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. That's a boundary |
| 0.5 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 0, 147.87kph, A Donald hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. S Gavaskar plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing |
| 0.6 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 1b, 145.61kph, A Donald pitches that one on middle. S Gavaskar swishes at this one and misses. One more to the total |
| End of over 1 (15 runs) India 15 / 0 (RR: 15.00, RRR: 8.20) | |
| India requires 403 runs to win at 8.22 runs per over | |
| Sunil Gavaskar 5* (4b 1x4 0x6) AA Donald 1-0-14-0 Rahul Dravid 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) | |
| The new bowler is Shaun Pollock. | |
| 1.1 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 129.00kph, S Gavaskar plays it gently through the off side. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 1.2 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.2 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. S Pollock is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 1.2 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Dravid's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 1.2 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Dravid's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 1.2 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.2 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.2 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, 0, 124.85kph, S Pollock bowls this gun-barrel straight. R Dravid plays it gently through the leg side. No runs taken |
| 1.3 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, 1, 124.81kph, This one is military medium from S Pollock. R Dravid plays it gently through the off side. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 1.4 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. S Pollock is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 1.4 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. S Pollock is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 1.4 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, This delivery just skims past S Gavaskar's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 1.4 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.4 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, This delivery just skims past S Gavaskar's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 1.4 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 4, 128.61kph, S Pollock hits a short length just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed cut. The ball races away for a boundary |
| 1.5 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.5 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 127.52kph, short and straight. Excellent timing from S Gavaskar as he plays a backfoot defensive. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. S Pollock is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Dravid's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Dravid's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Dravid's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, This delivery just skims past R Dravid's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. S Pollock is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 1.6 | Shaun Pollock to Rahul Dravid, 1, 122.64kph, This one is military medium from S Pollock. That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| End of over 2 (31 runs) India 46 / 0 (RR: 23.00, RRR: 7.73) | |
| India requires 372 runs to win at 7.75 runs per over | |
| Rahul Dravid 3* (5b 0x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 1-0-31-0 Sunil Gavaskar 11 (7b 2x4 0x6) AA Donald 1-0-14-0 | |
| 2.1 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, 0, 147.17kph, R Dravid backfoot defensives but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 2.2 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, 4, 148.81kph, A Donald bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from R Dravid as he plays a backfoot defensive. Four more to the total |
| And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair. | |
| 2.3 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, 0, 141.27kph, A Donald maintains an off stump line. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. R Dravid rightly sends him back |
| 2.4 | AA Donald to Rahul Dravid, OUT, 150.26kph, A Donald hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. R Dravid can't get the cut away. Sangakarra juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt! |
| Rahul Dravid c +Sangakarra b A Donald 7 (32m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 77.78 | |
| The new batsman is Don Bradman. | |
| 2.5 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 0, 145.65kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length just outside off. Defensive shot. The full face of the blade was presented there. No run |
| 2.6 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 4, 148.27kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. That runs towards the boundary. Four runs |
| End of over 3 (8 runs) India 54 / 1 (RR: 18.00, RRR: 7.72) | |
| India requires 364 runs to win at 7.74 runs per over | |
| Sunil Gavaskar 11* (7b 2x4 0x6) AA Donald 2-0-22-1 Don Bradman 4 (2b 1x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 1-0-31-0 | |
| 3.1 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 121.81kph, This one is military medium from S Pollock and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. Hit straight to the fielder. S Gavaskar trots through for the single |
| 3.2 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, 1, 121.24kph, This one is military medium from S Pollock. D Bradman plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. That is an excellent call by D Bradman. One run |
| 3.3 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 121.89kph, That one goes on straight. S Gavaskar swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 3.4 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, 1, 121.31kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. The batsmen only take one |
| 3.5 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 2, 127.87kph, Not much movement from this surface. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 3.6 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 0, 122.56kph, S Pollock is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Gavaskar as he plays a backfoot defensive |
| End of over 4 (6 runs) India 60 / 1 (RR: 15.00, RRR: 7.76) | |
| India requires 358 runs to win at 7.78 runs per over | |
| Don Bradman 6* (4b 1x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 2-0-37-0 Sunil Gavaskar 15 (11b 2x4 0x6) AA Donald 2-0-22-1 | |
| 4.1 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, WIDE, A Donald pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 4.1 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Bradman's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 4.1 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, WIDE, A Donald pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 4.1 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 1, 150.30kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. D Bradman plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 4.2 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 0, 147.14kph, short and straight. S Gavaskar plays that one with the full face of the bat. No run |
| 4.3 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 150.45kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here. Short length just outside leg stump. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 4.4 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 1, 150.02kph, A Donald maintains a middle stump line. Excellent timing from D Bradman as he plays a backfoot defensive. One more to the total |
| 4.5 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 0, 143.43kph, A Donald hits a short length just outside leg. S Gavaskar backfoot defensives but can't time it properly |
| 4.6 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 143.56kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. S Gavaskar trots through for the single |
| End of over 5 (7 runs) India 67 / 1 (RR: 13.40, RRR: 7.78) | |
| India requires 351 runs to win at 7.80 runs per over | |
| Sunil Gavaskar 17* (15b 2x4 0x6) AA Donald 3-0-29-1 Don Bradman 8 (6b 1x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 2-0-37-0 | |
| 5.1 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 122.80kph, S Gavaskar puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 5.2 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, 0, 120.90kph, No great pace there from S Pollock. D Bradman defends with a straight bat and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 5.3 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, 0, 121.95kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. No run |
| 5.4 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 5.4 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Bradman's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 5.4 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 5.4 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, 1, 120.68kph, S Pollock pushes this through at no great pace and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. D Bradman backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. That is a comfortable single |
| 5.5 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, This delivery just skims past S Gavaskar's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 5.5 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 5.5 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 4, 123.32kph, S Gavaskar swats this one. Four more to the total |
| 5.6 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 5.6 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 5.6 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 0, 120.13kph, short and straight. S Gavaskar plays it gently through the off side. No runs taken |
| End of over 6 (13 runs) India 80 / 1 (RR: 13.33, RRR: 7.66) | |
| India requires 338 runs to win at 7.68 runs per over | |
| Don Bradman 9* (9b 1x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 3-0-50-0 Sunil Gavaskar 22 (18b 3x4 0x6) AA Donald 3-0-29-1 | |
| 6.1 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 0, 148.76kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Hit straight to the fielder at wide extra-cover. No run |
| 6.2 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 0, 148.79kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. No run |
| 6.3 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 2, 142.19kph, Spanked through the off side. Great cover drive. Two runs |
| 6.4 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 0, 142.81kph, A Donald hurls this through and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from D Bradman as he plays a backfoot defensive |
| 6.5 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 1, 142.88kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. D Bradman puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 6.6 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 0, 148.23kph, A Donald hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. S Gavaskar puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| End of over 7 (3 runs) India 83 / 1 (RR: 11.86, RRR: 7.77) | |
| India requires 335 runs to win at 7.79 runs per over | |
| Don Bradman 12* (14b 1x4 0x6) AA Donald 4-0-32-1 Sunil Gavaskar 22 (19b 3x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 3-0-50-0 | |
| 7.1 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, 1, 120.00kph, short length just outside off stump. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Easy single to be had there |
| 7.2 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 0, 120.62kph, This one is military medium from S Pollock and he bowls this gun-barrel straight. S Gavaskar plays it gently through the off side and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 7.3 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 4, 123.52kph, S Pollock ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. That runs away for four |
| 7.4 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 2, 120.00kph, S Pollock is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from S Gavaskar as he plays a backfoot defensive. S Gavaskar collects two |
| 7.5 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 120.05kph, This one is military medium from S Pollock. That one goes on straight. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 7.6 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, 1, 120.01kph, S Pollock bowls this gun-barrel straight. D Bradman plays it gently through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| End of over 8 (9 runs) India 92 / 1 (RR: 11.50, RRR: 7.74) | |
| India requires 326 runs to win at 7.76 runs per over | |
| Don Bradman 14* (16b 1x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 4-0-59-0 Sunil Gavaskar 29 (23b 4x4 0x6) AA Donald 4-0-32-1 | |
| 8.1 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 0, 147.54kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. D Bradman puts bat to ball but mistimes it. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. D Bradman rightly sends him back |
| 8.2 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 0, 143.91kph, short length on middle stump. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Not in the gap |
| 8.3 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 2, 148.67kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Two more added to the total |
| 8.4 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 0, 148.88kph, A Donald maintains a tight line on middle. D Bradman backfoot defensives but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 8.5 | AA Donald to Don Bradman, 1, 142.90kph, A Donald hurls this through. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. One more |
| 8.6 | AA Donald to Sunil Gavaskar, 4, 145.70kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here. Can't cut it off. Four |
| End of over 9 (7 runs) India 99 / 1 (RR: 11.00, RRR: 7.76) | |
| India requires 319 runs to win at 7.78 runs per over | |
| Don Bradman 17* (21b 1x4 0x6) AA Donald 5-0-39-1 Sunil Gavaskar 33 (24b 5x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 4-0-59-0 | |
| 9.1 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, NO BALL, 120.40kph, S Pollock is struggling to find much pace off this surface and he maintains a middle stump line. D Bradman puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair. | |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 9.1 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 9.1 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 121.90kph, S Pollock ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 9.2 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, 1, 120.49kph, S Pollock is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. D Bradman puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more to the total |
| 9.3 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 9.3 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 0, 120.88kph, S Pollock pitches that one just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. S Gavaskar rightly sends him back |
| 9.4 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, 1, 120.15kph, Wicket to wicket delivery. S Gavaskar puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is an excellent call by S Gavaskar. One run |
| 9.5 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. S Pollock is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 9.5 | Shaun Pollock to Don Bradman, 3, 120.00kph, S Pollock pushes this through at no great pace. That continues on straight. D Bradman plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. They run the first two hard |
| 9.6 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, WIDE, S Pollock pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 9.6 | Shaun Pollock to Sunil Gavaskar, OUT, 120.00kph, Not much movement from this surface. S Gavaskar miscues a cut. Struck on the pads just outside leg and given straight away! |
| Sunil Gavaskar lbw S Pollock 35 (76m 28b 5x4 0x6) SR: 125.00 | |
| End of over 10 (12 runs) India 111 / 2 (RR: 11.10, RRR: 7.65) | |
| India requires 307 runs to win at 7.68 runs per over | |
| Don Bradman 22* (24b 1x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 5-0-71-1 AA Donald 5-0-39-1 | |
| The new batsman is MS Dhoni. | |
| The new bowler is Dale Steyn. | |
| 10.1 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, 1, 148.87kph, D Steyn bowls this gun-barrel straight. D Bradman swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 10.2 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, 1, 148.03kph, M Dhoni plays it gently through the off side. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 10.3 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.3 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, WIDE, D Steyn pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 10.3 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Bradman's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 10.3 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, 1, 148.38kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. Short length on middle stump. D Bradman backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 10.4 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.4 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, 1b, 151.25kph, D Steyn hits a short length on middle. That is an ungainly shot - M Dhoni is lucky not to have edged that. One more to the total |
| 10.5 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 10.5 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, 0, 150.88kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. Bouncer! D Bradman sways away |
| 10.6 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, WIDE, This delivery just skims past D Bradman's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 10.6 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, WIDE, D Steyn pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 10.6 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, 0, 150.93kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. D Bradman leg glances but can't time it properly. No run |
| End of over 11 (11 runs) India 122 / 2 (RR: 11.09, RRR: 7.56) | |
| India requires 296 runs to win at 7.59 runs per over | |
| MS Dhoni 1* (2b 0x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 1-0-10-0 Don Bradman 24 (28b 1x4 0x6) Shaun Pollock 5-0-71-1 | |
| The new bowler is Morne Morkel. | |
| 11.1 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.1 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. M Morkel is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 11.1 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 11.1 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.1 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, 0, 151.85kph, M Morkel maintains a tight line on middle. M Dhoni goes on to the back foot and keeps it down. Not in the gap |
| 11.2 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.2 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.2 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.2 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 11.2 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.2 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, 1, 151.61kph, M Morkel hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. M Dhoni puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Single taken |
| 11.3 | Morne Morkel to Don Bradman, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.3 | Morne Morkel to Don Bradman, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.3 | Morne Morkel to Don Bradman, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.3 | Morne Morkel to Don Bradman, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. M Morkel is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 11.3 | Morne Morkel to Don Bradman, 2, 151.42kph, full and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 11.4 | Morne Morkel to Don Bradman, WIDE, M Morkel pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 11.4 | Morne Morkel to Don Bradman, 0, 149.09kph, No runs taken |
| 11.5 | Morne Morkel to Don Bradman, 1, 149.64kph, D Bradman puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 11.6 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 11.6 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. M Morkel is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 11.6 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, 1, 146.31kph, M Morkel is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| End of over 12 (21 runs) India 143 / 2 (RR: 11.92, RRR: 7.21) | |
| India requires 275 runs to win at 7.24 runs per over | |
| MS Dhoni 3* (5b 0x4 0x6) Morne Morkel 1-0-21-0 Don Bradman 27 (31b 1x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 1-0-10-0 | |
| 12.1 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, 1, 147.56kph, D Steyn pitches that one just outside off. M Dhoni puts bat to ball but mistimes it. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 12.2 | Dale Steyn to Don Bradman, OUT, 151.63kph, D Steyn hurls this through and he pitches that one just outside off. Defensively played. BOWLED HIM! |
| Don Bradman b D Steyn 27 (70m 32b 1x4 0x6) SR: 84.38 | |
| The new batsman is VVS Laxman. | |
| 12.3 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, 0, 145.18kph, Defended off the back foot. V Laxman struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 12.4 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, 0, 151.55kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. V Laxman rightly sends him back |
| 12.5 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, 1, 149.16kph, D Steyn maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. Single taken |
| 12.6 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, 2, 145.62kph, D Steyn maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps |
| End of over 13 (4 runs) India 147 / 3 (RR: 11.31, RRR: 7.30) | |
| India requires 271 runs to win at 7.32 runs per over | |
| VVS Laxman 1* (3b 0x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 2-0-14-1 MS Dhoni 6 (7b 0x4 0x6) Morne Morkel 1-0-21-0 | |
| 13.1 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 0, 140.92kph, M Morkel hurls this through. Not much movement from this surface. V Laxman puts bat to ball but mistimes it and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 13.2 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 0, 146.02kph, V Laxman plays that one with the full face of the bat. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run |
| 13.3 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 4, 143.20kph, M Morkel maintains an off stump line. Excellent timing from V Laxman as he plays a late cut. Four more to the total |
| 13.4 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 0, 143.15kph, short and straight. V Laxman goes on to the back foot and keeps it down |
| 13.5 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 1, 142.91kph, short and straight. Sloppy fielding results in an extra run |
| 13.6 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, 0, 148.26kph, That one goes on straight. M Dhoni hangs on the back foot and blocks it and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| End of over 14 (5 runs) India 152 / 3 (RR: 10.86, RRR: 7.36) | |
| India requires 266 runs to win at 7.39 runs per over | |
| VVS Laxman 6* (8b 1x4 0x6) Morne Morkel 2-0-26-0 MS Dhoni 6 (8b 0x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 2-0-14-1 | |
| 14.1 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, WIDE, D Steyn pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 14.1 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, WIDE, This delivery just skims past V Laxman's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.1 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 14.1 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, WIDE, D Steyn pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 14.1 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. D Steyn is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 14.1 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, WIDE, This delivery just skims past V Laxman's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.1 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, 1, 151.08kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length just outside leg. V Laxman backfoot defensives but can't time it properly and he trots through for the single |
| 14.2 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, 4, 143.96kph, That one goes on straight. M Dhoni plays a punchy backfoot defensive. Four all the way |
| 14.3 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.3 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.3 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, WIDE, D Steyn pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 14.3 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, 1, 143.80kph, D Steyn is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. M Dhoni backfoot defensives but can't time it properly and he trots through for the single |
| 14.4 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, WIDE, This delivery just skims past V Laxman's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.4 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, WIDE, D Steyn pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 14.4 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, WIDE, This delivery just skims past V Laxman's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 14.4 | Dale Steyn to VVS Laxman, 1, 143.07kph, Well-timed backfoot defensive there. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 14.5 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, 0, 138.48kph, That one goes on straight. M Dhoni plays a punchy upper cut |
| 14.6 | Dale Steyn to MS Dhoni, 0, 140.64kph, short length on middle stump. M Dhoni backfoot defensives but can't time it properly and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| End of over 15 (19 runs) India 171 / 3 (RR: 11.40, RRR: 7.03) | |
| India requires 247 runs to win at 7.06 runs per over | |
| VVS Laxman 8* (10b 1x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 3-0-33-1 MS Dhoni 11 (12b 1x4 0x6) Morne Morkel 2-0-26-0 | |
| 15.1 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 2, 146.57kph, M Morkel is working up a good head of steam here and he hits a short length on middle. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Two runs taken. The return is over the stumps |
| 15.2 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 0, 140.00kph, M Morkel maintains a tight line on middle. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive |
| 15.3 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 1, 138.68kph, M Morkel is working up a decent pace here. That one goes on straight. V Laxman backfoot defensives but doesn't time it at all. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 15.4 | Morne Morkel to MS Dhoni, 1, 148.93kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. They take a single |
| 15.5 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 0, 145.43kph, short and straight. V Laxman plays it gently through the off side. No run |
| 15.6 | Morne Morkel to VVS Laxman, 0, 147.83kph, V Laxman plays a backfoot defensive, but can't time it properly. No runs taken |
| End of over 16 (4 runs) India 175 / 3 (RR: 10.94, RRR: 7.12) | |
| India requires 243 runs to win at 7.15 runs per over | |
| MS Dhoni 12* (13b 1x4 0x6) Morne Morkel 3-0-30-0 VVS Laxman 11 (15b 1x4 0x6) Dale Steyn 3-0-33-1 | |
| The new bowler is Jacques Kallis. | |
| 16.1 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 0, 126.79kph, J Kallis bowls this gun-barrel straight. M Dhoni swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at short fine leg. No run |
| 16.2 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 1, 125.42kph, Not much movement from this surface. M Dhoni puts bat to ball but mistimes it. One more |
| 16.3 | Jacques Kallis to VVS Laxman, 1, 128.95kph, full and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic on-drive. Easy single to be had there |
| 16.4 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 0, 124.95kph, Defensive shot. The full face of the blade was presented there. The non-striker calls for a non-existent run. M Dhoni rightly sends him back |
| 16.5 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 1, 125.90kph, good length on middle stump. M Dhoni backfoot defensives but can't time it properly. Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| 16.6 | Jacques Kallis to VVS Laxman, WIDE, J Kallis pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 16.6 | Jacques Kallis to VVS Laxman, 1, 124.73kph, J Kallis pitches that one just outside leg. They take a single |
| End of over 17 (5 runs) India 180 / 3 (RR: 10.59, RRR: 7.18) | |
| India requires 238 runs to win at 7.21 runs per over | |
| VVS Laxman 13* (17b 1x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 1-0-5-0 MS Dhoni 14 (17b 1x4 0x6) Morne Morkel 3-0-30-0 | |
| The new bowler is Steve Waugh. | |
| 17.1 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, 0, 114.29kph, S Waugh hits a short length just outside leg. Bouncer! V Laxman sways away and lets it go through |
| 17.2 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, 1, 118.98kph, S Waugh ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. Not much movement from this surface. V Laxman plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Single taken |
| 17.3 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, 0, 118.95kph, This one is military medium from S Waugh. Short and straight. No runs taken |
| 17.4 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 17.4 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, 1, 118.15kph, This one is military medium from S Waugh. M Dhoni swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 17.5 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, WIDE, This delivery just skims past V Laxman's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 17.5 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, 1, 114.34kph, S Waugh maintains a tight line on middle. The batsmen only take one |
| 17.6 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, 1, 116.66kph, This one is military medium from S Waugh. M Dhoni plays an extravagant leg glance. Glorious timing. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| End of over 18 (6 runs) India 186 / 3 (RR: 10.33, RRR: 7.22) | |
| India requires 232 runs to win at 7.25 runs per over | |
| MS Dhoni 16* (20b 1x4 0x6) Steve Waugh 1-0-6-0 VVS Laxman 15 (20b 1x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 1-0-5-0 | |
| 18.1 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 0, 127.52kph, No great pace there from J Kallis. Short length just outside off stump. M Dhoni swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder at wide extra-cover. No run |
| 18.2 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 1, 125.67kph, No great pace there from J Kallis and he maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic leg glance. That is an excellent call by M Dhoni. One run |
| 18.3 | Jacques Kallis to VVS Laxman, 2, 128.81kph, Not much movement from this surface. V Laxman plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Two more runs |
| 18.4 | Jacques Kallis to VVS Laxman, 0, 126.37kph, J Kallis maintains a tight line just outside off. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. No runs taken |
| 18.5 | Jacques Kallis to VVS Laxman, 1, 128.75kph, Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. One more |
| 18.6 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 0, 124.62kph, This one is military medium from J Kallis. Full and straight. Textbook example of a forward defensive there. Hit straight to the fielder at mid-on. No run |
| End of over 19 (4 runs) India 190 / 3 (RR: 10.00, RRR: 7.32) | |
| India requires 228 runs to win at 7.35 runs per over | |
| VVS Laxman 18* (23b 1x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 2-0-9-0 MS Dhoni 17 (23b 1x4 0x6) Steve Waugh 1-0-6-0 | |
| 19.1 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, 1, 118.85kph, S Waugh ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. V Laxman swats this one. Hit straight to the fielder. The batsman scamper a quick single |
| 19.2 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, 0, 115.03kph, No great pace there from S Waugh and he hits a short length just outside off. M Dhoni hangs on the back foot and blocks it and he struck that too firmly to take the single |
| 19.3 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, 2, 113.79kph, S Waugh slows this one down. M Dhoni plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 19.4 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, 1, 118.78kph, Can't get this past the fielder. One more |
| And that's the 50 run partnership! Excellent batting from this pair. | |
| 19.5 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, 0, 116.58kph, That one goes on straight. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 19.6 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, 0, 114.24kph, S Waugh runs his fingers across the seam. V Laxman plays a punchy on-drive. Not in the gap |
| End of over 20 (4 runs) India 194 / 3 (RR: 9.70, RRR: 7.43) | |
| India requires 224 runs to win at 7.47 runs per over | |
| MS Dhoni 20* (26b 1x4 0x6) Steve Waugh 2-0-10-0 VVS Laxman 19 (26b 1x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 2-0-9-0 | |
| 20.1 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 1, 125.08kph, J Kallis ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman. M Dhoni puts bat to ball but mistimes it. That is a comfortable single |
| 20.2 | Jacques Kallis to VVS Laxman, WIDE, J Kallis pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 20.2 | Jacques Kallis to VVS Laxman, 4, 128.68kph, J Kallis is struggling to find much pace off this surface. Wicket to wicket delivery. Very classy from V Laxman - no stopping this one |
| 20.3 | Jacques Kallis to VVS Laxman, 3, 127.45kph, No great pace there from J Kallis and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. They run the first two hard |
| 20.4 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 4, 123.28kph, J Kallis pushes this through at no great pace. Short length on middle stump. No chance for the fielder in the deep. Four more |
| 20.5 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 2, 123.41kph, Two more added to the total |
| 20.6 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 0, 123.41kph, J Kallis pushes this through at no great pace. Defensively played. No run |
| End of over 21 (15 runs) India 209 / 3 (RR: 9.95, RRR: 7.17) | |
| India requires 209 runs to win at 7.21 runs per over | |
| VVS Laxman 26* (28b 2x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 3-0-24-0 MS Dhoni 27 (30b 2x4 0x6) Steve Waugh 2-0-10-0 | |
| 21.1 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, NO BALL, 113.75kph, S Waugh slows this one down and he hits a short length just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Easy single to be had there |
| Free hit coming up... | |
| 21.1 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 21.1 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, 1, 118.70kph, This one is military medium from S Waugh. Short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. One more |
| 21.2 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, 4, 114.81kph, S Waugh runs his fingers across the seam. That continues on straight. That went to the boundary in a flash |
| 21.3 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, 1, 117.12kph, S Waugh pushes this through at no great pace. Excellent timing from V Laxman as he plays a backfoot defensive. V Laxman trots through for the single |
| 21.4 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 21.4 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, 4, 115.07kph, No great pace there from S Waugh and he hits a short length just outside leg. Four more to the total |
| 21.5 | Steve Waugh to MS Dhoni, 1, 115.83kph, S Waugh bowls this gun-barrel straight. M Dhoni plays it gently through the off side. One more to the total |
| 21.6 | Steve Waugh to VVS Laxman, 2, 118.43kph, S Waugh ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one just outside leg. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Two more runs |
| End of over 22 (17 runs) India 226 / 3 (RR: 10.27, RRR: 6.82) | |
| India requires 192 runs to win at 6.86 runs per over | |
| MS Dhoni 33* (33b 3x4 0x6) Steve Waugh 3-0-27-0 VVS Laxman 34 (32b 3x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 3-0-24-0 | |
| AA Donald will start a new spell. | |
| 22.1 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, 1, 149.93kph, short and straight. That sped away like a tracer bullet. Fantastic backfoot defensive. Single taken |
| 22.2 | AA Donald to VVS Laxman, 1, 142.59kph, A Donald bowls this gun-barrel straight. Excellent timing from V Laxman as he plays a cut. Misfields allowing the batsman to go through for the single |
| 22.3 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, 2, 145.52kph, A Donald hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. Spanked through the off side. Great backfoot defensive. The batsmen run hard and complete a comfortable two |
| 22.4 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, 0, 150.31kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here. That continues on straight. M Dhoni gets behind the ball and blocks it. Is quick to cut off the single |
| 22.5 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, 1, 148.27kph, Excellent timing from M Dhoni as he plays a backfoot defensive. Single taken |
| 22.6 | AA Donald to VVS Laxman, OUT, 145.08kph, A Donald hurls this through. Wicket to wicket delivery. V Laxman can't get the cut away. Sangakarra juggles the edge and takes it at the second attempt! |
| VVS Laxman c +Sangakarra b A Donald 35 (61m 34b 3x4 0x6) SR: 102.94 | |
| End of over 23 (5 runs) India 231 / 4 (RR: 10.04, RRR: 6.89) | |
| India requires 187 runs to win at 6.93 runs per over | |
| MS Dhoni 37* (37b 3x4 0x6) AA Donald 6-0-44-2 Steve Waugh 3-0-27-0 | |
| The new batsman is Mohammad Azharuddn. | |
| Jacques Kallis will start a new spell. | |
| 23.1 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 0, 123.45kph, J Kallis bowls this gun-barrel straight. M Dhoni plays it gently through the off side |
| 23.2 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 1, 123.37kph, Well-timed backfoot defensive there. M Dhoni trots through for the single |
| 23.3 | Jacques Kallis to Mohammad Azharuddn, 0, 123.43kph, Defensive stroke. M Azharuddn's technique had to be good to play that one. No runs taken |
| 23.4 | Jacques Kallis to Mohammad Azharuddn, 4, 123.37kph, J Kallis ambles in and floats this one up to the batsman and he pitches that one just outside off. Crunched through the off side. Well executed backfoot defensive. Very classy from M Azharuddn - no stopping this one |
| 23.5 | Jacques Kallis to Mohammad Azharuddn, 1, 127.47kph, No great pace there from J Kallis. That continues on straight. M Azharuddn plays an extravagant backfoot defensive. Glorious timing. Tight run! The batsmen complete the single in the end |
| 23.6 | Jacques Kallis to MS Dhoni, 1, 123.02kph, short and straight. M Dhoni plays it gently through the off side. Single taken |
| End of over 24 (7 runs) India 238 / 4 (RR: 9.92, RRR: 6.88) | |
| India requires 180 runs to win at 6.92 runs per over | |
| MS Dhoni 39* (40b 3x4 0x6) Jacques Kallis 4-0-31-0 Mohammad Azharuddn 5 (3b 1x4 0x6) AA Donald 6-0-44-2 | |
| 24.1 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 24.1 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 24.1 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Dhoni's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 24.1 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, WIDE, A Donald pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 24.1 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, 0, 145.00kph, That one goes on straight. M Dhoni plays it gently through the off side |
| 24.2 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, WIDE, A Donald pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 24.2 | AA Donald to MS Dhoni, 1, 149.52kph, A Donald is working up a good head of steam here and he maintains a tight line just outside leg. M Dhoni played that with soft hands and he trots through for the single |
| 24.3 | AA Donald to Mohammad Azharuddn, WIDE, A Donald pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 24.3 | AA Donald to Mohammad Azharuddn, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Azharuddn's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 24.3 | AA Donald to Mohammad Azharuddn, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Azharuddn's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 24.3 | AA Donald to Mohammad Azharuddn, WIDE, The bowler loses his line and pushes this down the leg side. A Donald is very luck to get away with just the wide |
| 24.3 | AA Donald to Mohammad Azharuddn, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Azharuddn's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 24.3 | AA Donald to Mohammad Azharuddn, WIDE, A Donald pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 24.3 | AA Donald to Mohammad Azharuddn, WIDE, A Donald pushes this delivery way down the leg side and it's rightly wided by the umpire |
| 24.3 | AA Donald to Mohammad Azharuddn, WIDE, This delivery just skims past M Azharuddn's pads. Unlucky to be called wide |
| 24.3 | AA Donald to Mohammad Azharuddn, |
