Story India Visit to South Africa [c2007]

[Left_Hander]

Nice controlled start by the Indians. South Africa really need wickets now.

 

[voldemort]

India, 2nd Innings

India: 118/2
Rest of South Africa: 124/7
Overs: 20
Run Rate: 5.9
Required Run rate: 0.23
Last Wicket: M Kaif c. Telemachus b. Tshabalala 4 (118/2)

W Jaffer 60 (69)
R Dravid 0 (1)

A Thomas 0/36 in 5.0 Overs
T Tshabalala 2/36 in 8.0 Overs

The Indians are nearing victory, They require 7 runs wicket 30 overs remaining and 8 wickets in hand. However the Indians might be disappointed because of the fact that they couldn?t get a 10 wicket win. The bowlers couldn?t trouble the batsmen, and the only one who had some success was Tshabalala.

The scorecard

Dismissed batsmans Innings

Sachin Tendulkar was in good knick and was on the verge of another 50 only to be denied by Tshabalala. Perhaps it was a tribute to Prince who was 9 runs short of his fifty. The wicket did not make any difference to the outcome of the match. But it sure did decrease the happiness of the Indians. He was dismissed after making a promising 49. Tendulkar missed an arm ball, which came from an over the wicket delivery. He tried a hook shot, which would have led him to his 50, but he missed and the ball, clipped the stumps.

Kaif failed to impress his selectors and fans yet again. 4 more runs to his grand career total, something that he wasn?t supposed to make. It would have been far impressive if he had stayed with Jaffer to end the match. The delivery was the same from Tshabalala, but Kaif mistimed his hook shot, and the ball top edged sky high, to fall in between the hands of the fielder for an easy catch.

 

[surendar]

They require 7 runs wicket 30

extremely easy now :happy

Well played Sachin & Voldy ( for presentation )! Its a great presentation!

 

[borncricketer]

YES 7 runs needed

 

[madmick96]

nice stuff love the overlay

 

[rickyp]

omg voldemort that overlay is superb! I hope to god that you will be releasing it asap

 

[voldemort]

note guys, i didnt make the overlay, holmie did it for c2k5, if you want to give credits, give it to him.

 

[gamerkid22]

perfect presentation ........Tendulkar was unlucky.

 

[voldemort]

India, 2nd Innings

India: 124/2
Rest of South Africa: 124/7
Overs: 30
Run Rate: 4.1
Required Run rate: 0.05
Last Wicket: M Kaif c. Telemachus b. Tshabalala 4 (118/2)

W Jaffer 64 (102)
R Dravid 1 (28)

J Van der Wath 0/1 in 5.0 Overs
D Steyn 0/23 in 5.0 Overs

If the first 20 overs were the last ball of a 20/20 cricket match, then the last 10 overs were the 1st ball of the 1st over of the 1st day and 1st session of a 5 day test match. In the last 10 overs the Batsmen put up 6 runs. The first run came in the 20.1st ball, which was a no-ball from Van der Wath, the only run he conceded in his 5 overs. And another came from a square drive from dravid. The remaining four runs was a boundary from Jaffer in the 29.6th ball. Steyn, who gave away at an economy of 9 in his first two overs, had an economy of only 1.66 in the last 3. With 10 more overs left from these fast bowlers, it remains to be seen how many overs they require to hit the single required to win. Van der Wath also had an LBW appeal turned down by the umpire. The victim was Jaffer.

The scorecard

 

[Left_Hander]

Well I can't see India winning this game now . The required run-rate is to high .

Well played by the Indians!

This is a very nice story you have got going on Voldy. Nice and neat presentation

 

[voldemort]

India, 2nd Innings

India: 125/2
Rest of South Africa: 124/7
Overs: 32.3
Run Rate: 3.44
Required Run rate: 0.00
Last Wicket: M Kaif c. Telemachus b. Tshabalala 4 (118/2)

W Jaffer 64 (108)
R Dravid 2 (37)

J Van der Wath 0/2 in 6.3 Overs
D Steyn 0/23 in 6.0 Overs

The Indians, have finally claimed victory. After 32.3 overs of slow and steady batting, the Indians have managed to have an easy victory. Wasim Jaffer helped his team, in terms of score. While Zaheer Khan caused the greatest damage to the Batsmen, The South Africans were after all expected to lose.

The scorecard

P.S. Reporters Summary coming soon

 

[treva]

Easy win for India there
Great stuff Volde keep up the great presentation and work

 

[plympilgrim]

wow grt pres voldy and grt win for the indians

 

[voldemort]

Reporters Summary

1st Innings

Rest of South Africa 124/7
A. Prince 41 off 111 balls (8 Fours)
Z. Khan 2/15 off 10 Overs (3 Maidens)

+ve Performances
Prince hitting a 41
Batting the whole 50 overs
Bowled for 32.3 overs before losing

-ve Performances
Top Order Collapse
Couldn?t make a big target
Didn?t bowl tightly

2nd Innings

India 125/2
W. Jaffer 64 off 108 balls (11 fours & 2 sixes)
T. Tshabalala 2/40 in 10 Overs (3 Maidens)


+ve Performances
Took Three Early wickets
Kept the run rate down
Batted the early innings well

-ve Performances
Had to bowl 50 overs, couldn?t bowl them all out
Gave away too much runs in the last few overs
Scored the last 7 runs in 12.3 overs, not the speed required for an ODI
Kaif yet again failed to impress

I reduced my work on this, cause i wanted to finsih this warm up soon, the main ODIs will contain better presentation than this.

 

[plympilgrim]

wow, better pres than this we are in for a treat