South Africa v Australia | 4th ODI | Pt Elizabeth | 13/4/09

[Oxy]

Australia won the toss and decided to field

South Africa: Smith (C), Gibbs, Kallis, de Villiers, Duminy, Boucher (W), van der Merwe, A Morkel, J Botha, Steyn, Parnell

Australia: Haddin (W), Clarke, Ponting (C), D Hussey, M Hussey, Ferguson, Hopes, Johnson, Harwood, Hauritz, Bracken

SA: 67-1 off 15 overs

 

[Oxy]

Smith was the 1st man to fall - for 20. Hopes the bowler

70-1 off 16 overs

 

[Amjid Javed]

4th ODI / South Africa v Australia / Port Elizabeth,

S.A 70/1 after 16 overs.

Smith only wicket to fall for S.A at moment.

Gibbs 39* Kallis 6*

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pretty poor shot from smith but you expect those type of risks in power-plays!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Gibbs looks in good nick and could be the key for a big S.A total here!

 

[Random Aussie]

Oh no Hauritz is playing

 

[alexjohn_tcr]

35 year Harwood is bowling 147 kph. Had he been an Indian,he would have become a superstar

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

26.3 Hauritz to de Villiers, SIX

 

[Random Aussie]

26.3 Hauritz to de Villiers, SIX

 

[On_the_up]

gibbs

 

[On_the_up]

167-2 (32)

 

[On_the_up]

another six by gibbs

 

[On_the_up]

174-2 (33)

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Gibbsy on 94.

 

[On_the_up]

its raining sixes 2 in 2 by ABCD

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

ABD on fire.

 

[On_the_up]

gibbs gets his ton well played, excellent inns

 

[On_the_up]

off 106 balls

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Well played, Gibbsy.

 

[On_the_up]

206-2 (36)

 

[On_the_up]

on for a score of 300 plus

 

[On_the_up]

another good hit through long on, dropped and 4

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Morkel in as Gibbs was caught in the deep. Game should get interesting now.

 

[On_the_up]

gibbs gone for 110, b Bracken ct Clarke
Albie comes in next

 

[On_the_up]

226-3 off 39

 

[Sheikh]

Set up fantastically for the Saffies. 300+ is definitely on.

Is that the series then?

 

[HuZi]

great knock by gibbs and ab seems to be a attacking batsman

 

[On_the_up]

4 galore, MJ getting the ABDV treatment.

 

[On_the_up]

240-4 off 40, morkel out, boucher in, power play taken in the last over

 

[On_the_up]

good last ball by MJ to take the wkt, came back to hit the off stump

 

[On_the_up]

Boucher's style is well suited to the power plays, 4 through the off side

 

[On_the_up]

DeVilliers out, MJ with another wkt scored 84

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

RR = 5.84

 

[JustAnotherFan]

RR = 5.84

Do't worry ... they'll make it past 6.00 i.e. 300. Currently on 281 with about 20 balls left.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

I wouldn't mind seeing van der Merwe bat a few overs. He either hits sixes or he misses.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Do't worry ... they'll make it past 6.00 i.e. 300. Currently on 281 with about 20 balls left.

It's 6.04 now

 

[pakistani pride]

what was the fastest harwood bowled, anyone ?

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

That was some sensational late blistering by Duminy. A total of 317, that's superb.

 

[HuZi]

66666666 from haddin from parnell

 

[Amjid Javed]

Haddin smashes Botha for 6 and then another!

101/0 after 15.5 overs

Aussies off to a flyer here!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Haddin 59 off 43.

Aussies going after the S.A spinners here which is good to see!

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Australia can win this from here, if they play sensibly. The openers have given them an ideal start to chase such a huge total.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Another SIX by Haddin.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

BJ Haddin c Parnell b Botha 78 (61b 7x4 4x6) SR: 127.86

 

[pakistani pride]

This time he is gone !
Ponting well lets c . . .

can the spinners take Sa back in the game ?

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Fine innings from Haddin.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Punter needs to come out and dominate here and not lose the momentum the Aussies have!

129/1 after 21 overs...

Clarke needs to act as anchor and bat through inns here!

 

[Amjid Javed]

S.A spinners will look to rattle through overs here and just go at 4/5 over and make req run rate go up!

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Ponting - 1* (10)

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Ponting needs to break free rather than going into a shell.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

MJ Clarke b van der Merwe 50 (102m 68b 4x4 0x6) SR: 73.52

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

What to say, Australia has literally thrown away the good start that it achieved.

 

[On_the_up]

Australia loosing wkts to spin again. Alam will be pleased.

 

[Milo]

Still has a reasonable platform though.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

CJ Ferguson st Boucher b van der Merwe 3 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

 

[On_the_up]

145-3 now fergusen becomes van der Merwe's 2nd wkt, stumped

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Before aus know ... they will have a required RR of 8 ...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Botha & van der Merwe have taken 3 wickets and are drying up runs. Clarke and Fergerson gone!

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

MEK Hussey lbw b van der Merwe 2 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 22.22

 

[JustAnotherFan]

There we go ... van der Merwe picks up his 3rd wicket. Hussey lbw. Aus 151/4.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Van der merwe pretty much wrecked havoc in last game. S.A finally have a decent spin option!

 

[On_the_up]

Van der merwe pretty much wrecked havoc in last game. S.A finally have a decent spin option!

Has a first class average of nearly 38 but ODI averages are pretty good.

 

[shabs100]

the way mike hussey's playing, he needs all the cricket he can get... he should reconsider his decision on the pakistan series.

 

[On_the_up]

the way mike hussey's playing, he needs all the cricket he can get... he should reconsider his decision on the pakistan series.

Yes I am sure Pakistan will get him into form pretty quickly.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aus 123/0 after 20 overs >>>> 168/4 after 32 overs

so last 12 overs just 45 runs and 4 wickets lost!

 

[asifp]

Australia no longer push the advantage.

Clarke and HAddin looked good but they never really took it away from RSA

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aussies pretty much throwing the game and series away here!

 

[IronMan2009]

Australia has chased 300 plus only twice

One was against South Africa in Port Elizabeth chasing 326 successfuly. Gilly made 50, Lehmann and Punter made 90s


2nd one wsa against Pakistan in Lahor. Gilly and Punter made 100s.

Generally poor chasers of 300 plus totals considering their ranking.

Australia has lost 9 times chasing 300 plus totals

4 - against India
2 -against SL
1 - against England
1 - South Africa
1 - West Indies.

 

[12thMan]

Ponting 28(51) - D Hussey 10(15)
Current partnership 27 runs, 7.2 overs, RR: 3.68 (Ponting 16, DJ Hussey 10)

Aus 178-4 after 35 overs @ 5.08 - need 140 more @ 9.33
Last 5 ovs 16/0 RR 3.20

 

[HuZi]

DJ Hussey c & b Steyn 20 (20b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

DJ Hussey c & b Steyn 20 (20b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

 

[IronMan2009]

What an average team Australia has turned into. They are getting pwned by South Africa.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Dave Hussey gone and pretty much so have Aussies!

Punter is to blame here... 20 off 50 balls ***? Hes ballsed up big time!

 

[IronMan2009]

No imaginative captaincy. Johnson is good striking form. He should have come ahead.

 

[IronMan2009]

wow what an electric innings by Ricky ponting. 31 runs 55 balls

 

[Amjid Javed]

Req rate up to 10 now!

 

[IronMan2009]

Can't these guys play little delicate shots against spinners. Why are they looking so uninspiring against spinners match after match.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Ponting hits his first boundary ... and another ... wow. I've woken up.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Power plays are always interesting ....

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Well played Ponting ... 4x4 off Steyn