India vs South Africa 24th Match at Colombo, 02 Oct, 2012

Toss: South Africa, who choose to field first
India 152/6 (20)
South Africa 151/10 (19.5)
India won by 1 run
Man of the Match: Yuvraj Singh
  • Dale Steyn 0 * (0)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Z Khanto HM Amla, beaten, no runs

Zak is lucky to get away with a wide here. Amla looked to drive the widish length ball on the up and got beaten by the away swing.

Over 0.2 Z Khanto HM Amla, Caught!

Gone for a duck is Amla! Good catch diving to his left from Sehwag! Another away swinger luring Amla into the false drive and Sehwag holds onto the fast low flying edge!

India needs to restrict South Africa to less than 121 runs in 20 Overs to make it to the Semi Finals.

Over 0.3 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, no runs

Goes back and tucks it towards mid wicket.

Over 0.4 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, no runs

Shuffles a long way across on the backfoot and gets hit on the thighpad infront of middle. Height saves AB from the lbw. The ball also pitched outside leg.

Over 0.5 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, 2 runs

Goes back and flicks it off the pads behind squareleg for a couple.

Over 0.6 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, no runs

Gets forward and guides the length ball to backward point.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 IK Pathanto JH Kallis, no runs

Width on offer and Kallis attempts a booming cover drive on the up and gets a bottom edge which rolls down to the keeper.

Over 1.2 IK Pathanto JH Kallis, no runs

Goes back and flicks the late inswinger to mid wicket.

Over 1.3 IK Pathanto JH Kallis, Boundary!

Kallis was trying to drive it on the up through covers and gets a thick inside edge through squareleg and Rohit puts in a desperate chase and slide but makes contact with the rope while pulling back the ball!

Over 1.4 IK Pathanto JH Kallis, 2 runs

Goes back and tucks it behind squareleg for a couple.

Over 1.5 IK Pathanto JH Kallis, 1 lb

Gets forward to drive it on the up and is hit on the backthigh by one that swung back, and picks up a leg bye behind point.

Over 1.6 IK Pathanto AB de Villiers, 1 run

Taps the rising delivery towards thirdman for one.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, no runs

Goes back and steers it to backward point.

Over 2.2 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, Boundary!

Jumps down the track and smashes the widish length ball inside out, flat over extra covers for a boundary!

Over 2.3 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, beaten, no runs

Bends down for a square cut and gets beaten by the low bounce off a good length delivery.

Over 2.4 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, no runs

Gets forward and drives it on the up straight to covers.

Zaheer Khan had switched to round the sticks since this last two deliveries.

Over 2.5 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, no runs

Goes back and pushes the rising delivery to mid off.

Over 2.6 Z Khanto AB de Villiers, 2 runs

Jumps down the track and drags a pull off a rising delivery wide of mid on and picks up a couple only because of the half stop. Indian fielders showing lot of desperation!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 IK Pathanto JH Kallis, beaten, no runs

Attempts a forcing square cut and gets beaten by the low bounce off a length ball.

Over 3.2 IK Pathanto JH Kallis, no runs

Shuffles back and tucks it to mid wicket.

Over 3.3 IK Pathanto JH Kallis, Caught!

Shuffles across for a forcing drive and gets a thick inside edge which is caught by Rohit at short mid wicket! Pathan is doing really well with his late inswingers!

Over 3.4 IK Pathanto Faf du Plessis, no runs

Gets forward and leaves an away swinger to the keeper.

Over 3.5 IK Pathanto Faf du Plessis, 1 run

Flicks the length ball off his pads to deep backward squareleg for one. Sehwag is out of the park with an ankle strain. Manoj Tiwary has replaced him. Sehwag got hurt while celebrating Kallis' wicket!

Over 3.6 IK Pathanto AB de Villiers, Boundary!

Leans back and cuts the loose delivery past covers for a boundary.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Z Khanto Faf du Plessis, 2 runs

Lunges forward and glides the length ball behind point for a couple.

Over 4.2 Z Khanto Faf du Plessis, no runs

Gets forward and pushes the length ball to Tiwary at point.

Over 4.3 Z Khanto Faf du Plessis, 2 runs

Skips down the track and miscues a lofted shot but clears extra covers to pick up a couple.

Over 4.4 Z Khanto Faf du Plessis, beaten, no runs

Goes back to cut a length ball and it stays low while coming back a shade, and just misses the off stump!

Over 4.5 Z Khanto Faf du Plessis, Six!!

Jumps down the track and drives the pitched up delivery flat over mid off for a six!

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