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[VC the slogger]

QUALIFYING MATCH 2(QM 2)

VS

INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA
at Queen's Park Oval,Trinidad & Tobago

Pitch Condition: Poor

Toss: India won the toss and chose to bowl

SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten*       c. Gavaskar    b. Singh        90   133   18    0   67.7%
Graeme Smith                       b. Dev          12    15    2    0   80.0%
Dudley Nourse       c.?Mongia      b. Dev         106   137   20    1   77.4%
Graeme Pollock      c. Ramji       b. Kumble       20    38    3    0   52.6%
Jacques Kallis                     b. Bedi         27    33    5    0   81.8%
AB de Villiers?                    b. Dev          52    87   10    0   59.8%
Barry Richards      lbw            b. Nadkarni      0     6    0    0    0.0%
Shaun Pollock       c. Gavaskar    b. Nadkarni     57   117   10    1   48.7%
Mike Procter        c. Gavaskar    b. Dev           0     5    0    0    0.0%
Allan Donald        not out                         9    21    1    0   42.9%
Neil Adcock         c. Singh       b. Dev           9    14    2    0   64.3%
 
 Total:  405/10       Overs:  100.3        Run Rate:  4.03     Extras:  23 
   
                             Day 2  10:44 AM
   
  
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SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     G Smith      ?????                                     25 (36)
G Kirsten     D Nourse     ???????????????????????????????????      175 (216)
G Pollock     D Nourse     ?????                                     26 (52)
G Pollock     J Kallis     ?????                                     25 (38)
A Villiers    J Kallis     ????                                      22 (24)
A Villiers    B Richards   ?                                          1 (12)
A Villiers    S Pollock    ???????????????????                       99 (157)
M Procter     S Pollock                                               0 (5)
A Donald      S Pollock    ???                                       18 (43)
A Donald      N Adcock     ??                                        14 (20)


     Fall of Wickets    25/1      200/2     226/3     251/4     273/5
                        274/6     373/7     373/8     391/9     405/10    

 Total:  405/10      Overs:  100.3         Run Rate:  4.03    Extras:  23   
  
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INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Ladha Ramji          17.0      3      53      0      3.12     1      3 
Kapil Dev            17.3      1      75      5      4.29     1      3 
Amar Singh           15.0      3      55      1      3.67     0      0 
Bapu Nadkarni        22.0      3      84      2      3.82     1      1 
Anil Kumble          16.0      2      77      1      4.81     0      1 
Bishan Bedi          10.0      1      41      1      4.10     0      1 
Vijay Hazare          3.0      1       9      0      3.00     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 9      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 4 

 Total:  405/10       Overs:  100.3        Run Rate:  4.03    Extras:  23   
                                     -X-

INDIA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Vijay Merchant                     b. Procter       0     9    0    0    0.0%
Sunil Gavaskar      c.?Villiers    b. S Pollock    39    77    9    0   50.6%
Rahul Dravid                       b. Procter      51    90   10    0   56.7%
Vijay Hazare                       b. Adcock       38    39    8    0   97.4%
Kapil Dev*          c. Smith       b. Donald        0     7    0    0    0.0%
Nayan Mongia?       lbw            b. Procter      17    43    4    0   39.5%
Bapu Nadkarni                      b. Adcock       32   102    6    0   31.4%
Amar Singh          c. Kallis      b. Procter      17    50    3    0   34.0%
Anil Kumble         c. Procter     b. Adcock        7    10    1    0   70.0%
Bishan Bedi                        b. Donald        0     6    0    0    0.0%
Ladha Ramji         not out                         5     7    1    0   71.4%
 
 Total:  220/10       Overs:  72.3         Run Rate:  3.03     Extras:  14 
   
                             Day 2  4:34 PM
   
  
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INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
V Merchant    S Gavaskar                                              0 (15)
R Dravid      S Gavaskar   ??????????????????????????????            69 (120)
R Dravid      V Hazare     ???????????????????????????               63 (73)
K Dev         V Hazare     ?                                          1 (11)
K Dev         N Mongia     ?                                          4 (4)
B Nadkarni    N Mongia     ????????????                              28 (83)
B Nadkarni    A Singh      ??????????????????                        42 (100)
B Nadkarni    A Kumble                                                0 (8)
B Bedi        A Kumble     ?                                          4 (10)
L Ramji       A Kumble     ???                                        9 (11)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       69/2      132/3     133/4     137/5
                        165/6     207/7     207/8     211/9     220/10    

 Total:  220/10      Overs:  72.3          Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  14   
  
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SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mike Procter         12.0      4      41      4      3.42     0      0 
Neil Adcock          15.3      7      33      3      2.13     1      1 
Jacques Kallis       11.0      2      38      0      3.45     0      0 
Shaun Pollock        12.0      2      42      1      3.50     2      1 
Barry Richards       11.0      1      39      0      3.55     0      0 
Allan Donald         11.0      2      20      2      1.82     2      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 5 

 Total:  220/10       Overs:  72.3         Run Rate:  3.03    Extras:  14   
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA 2nd innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten*       c. Nadkarni    b. Dev          38    67    6    0   56.7%
Graeme Smith        c. Nadkarni    b. Kumble      177   268   35    0   66.0%
Dudley Nourse                      b. Singh        10    46    1    0   21.7%
Graeme Pollock      c.?Mongia      b. Kumble       38    60    7    0   63.3%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. Dev          21    49    4    0   42.9%
AB de Villiers?     lbw            b. Bedi         27    31    6    0   87.1%
Barry Richards      c.?Mongia      b. Singh        67    71   12    2   94.4%
Shaun Pollock       c. Kumble      b. Dev          12    32    3    0   37.5%
Mike Procter                       b. Singh        14    77    2    0   18.2%
Allan Donald                       b. Nadkarni     13    26    2    0   50.0%
Neil Adcock         not out                        15    31    3    0   48.4%
 
 Total:  459/10       Overs:  126.0        Run Rate:  3.64     Extras:  27 
   
                             Day 4  11:58 AM
   
  
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SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     G Smith      ???????????????????????????????????      102 (157)
D Nourse      G Smith      ?????????????????                         51 (105)
G Pollock     G Smith      ?????????????????????????????????         99 (130)
J Kallis      G Smith      ??????????????                            42 (86)
A Villiers    G Smith      ????                                      14 (15)
A Villiers    B Richards   ?????????????????????                     63 (52)
S Pollock     B Richards   ????????????                              36 (66)
M Procter     B Richards   ???                                        9 (24)
M Procter     A Donald     ??????                                    18 (58)
M Procter     N Adcock     ????????                                  25 (63)


     Fall of Wickets    102/1     153/2     252/3     294/4     308/5
                        371/6     407/7     416/8     434/9     459/10    

 Total:  459/10      Overs:  126.0         Run Rate:  3.64    Extras:  27   
  
                                     -X-

INDIA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Ladha Ramji          23.0      4      80      0      3.48     0      2 
Kapil Dev            21.0      4      79      3      3.76     0      2 
Amar Singh           17.0      4      69      3      4.06     0      1 
Bapu Nadkarni        17.0      1      67      1      3.94     0      1 
Anil Kumble          23.0      6      59      2      2.57     1      3 
Bishan Bedi          23.0      2      89      1      3.87     1      1 
Vijay Hazare          2.0      1       1      0      0.50     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 10     Leg Byes: 11     Byes: 4 

 Total:  459/10       Overs:  126.0        Run Rate:  3.64    Extras:  27   
                                     -X-

INDIA 2nd innings (Target: 645)

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Vijay Merchant      c. Kallis      b. Donald       27    31    5    0   87.1%
Sunil Gavaskar      c. Kirsten     b. Kallis       66    63   15    0  104.8%
Rahul Dravid        c. G Pollock   b. Procter      24    31    5    0   77.4%
Vijay Hazare        c.?Villiers    b. Richards     25    46    5    0   54.3%
Kapil Dev*          lbw            b. Procter      20    55    4    0   36.4%
Nayan Mongia?                      b. S Pollock     0     3    0    0    0.0%
Bapu Nadkarni       lbw            b. Adcock       20    23    4    0   87.0%
Amar Singh          c. Nourse      b. Richards     32    48    6    0   66.7%
Anil Kumble         c. G Pollock   b. Donald       10    46    1    0   21.7%
Bishan Bedi         c. Procter     b. Donald       26    19    6    0  136.8%
Ladha Ramji         not out                         1    16    0    0    6.3%
 
 Total:  261/10       Overs:  63.2         Run Rate:  4.12     Extras:  10 
   
                             Day 5  10:55 AM
   
  
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INDIA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
V Merchant    S Gavaskar   ??????????????????                        42 (48)
R Dravid      S Gavaskar   ??????????????????                        42 (48)
V Hazare      S Gavaskar   ?????????????????????                     48 (48)
V Hazare      K Dev        ??????????                                23 (47)
N Mongia      K Dev        ??                                         6 (9)
B Nadkarni    K Dev        ????????????                              28 (51)
B Nadkarni    A Singh      ???                                        8 (14)
A Kumble      A Singh      ???????????????                           35 (71)
A Kumble      B Bedi       ?                                          2 (13)
L Ramji       B Bedi       ???????????                               27 (31)


     Fall of Wickets    42/1      84/2      132/3     155/4     161/5
                        189/6     197/7     232/8     234/9     261/10    

 Total:  261/10      Overs:  63.2          Run Rate:  4.12    Extras:  10   
  
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SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mike Procter         12.0      2      53      2      4.42     0      0 
Neil Adcock          10.0      1      47      1      4.70     0      1 
Shaun Pollock         5.0      0      26      1      5.20     0      1 
Jacques Kallis       11.0      4      28      1      2.55     0      0 
Allan Donald         11.2      2      42      3      3.71     0      1 
Barry Richards       14.0      1      60      2      4.29     1      1 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 4      Byes: 1 

 Total:  261/10       Overs:  63.2         Run Rate:  4.12    Extras:  10   
                                     -X-

MATCH SUMMARY

South Africa        405 & 459
India               220 & 261
   
South Africa won by 383 runs
  
Man of the match: Graeme Smith

South Africa crushed India by a huge margin of 383 runs to win a place in the final. On a bowler-friendly track their batsmen came all guns blazing as they posted big totals in both innings and their bowlers did their job well enough.

Graeme Smith's magnificent 177 in the second innings was the highlight of the match and an innings of pure brilliance.

India's hopes of winning season 2 were ended as the table toppers were knocked out of the tournament will now have to head home in wait of season 3.​

 

[VC the slogger]

FINAL
West Indies v South Africa at Kensington Oval


Lineups can be posted. All stats have been updated.​

 

[Gaurav_7]

West Indies
Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Viv Richards
George Headley
Garry Sobers (c) ^
Clyde Walcott (wk)
Curtly Ambrose ^
Courtney Walsh ^
Lance Gibbs ^
Andy Roberts ^
Michael Holding ^
---
Garry Sobers to bowl spin.​

 

[Prats]

Greame Smith replaces Hashim Amla.

Man of the match: Graeme Smith

That replacement was just spot on!

 

[Fenil]

Wow! Graeme Smith had a wonderful game that. Dipak will surely have some trouble choosing the final line-up now. That said, what a show by the Proteas! I hope they upset the Clive Lloyd led legendary team and shrug the chokers tag.

All the best to both Gaurav and Dipak for the final.

 

[Umair7]

Come on west indies

 

[VC the slogger]

I hope they upset the Clive Lloyd led legendary team and shrug the chokers tag.

Lol at that, Clive Lloyd the captain fantastic played just 1 game without success and was not picked again. Sir Garry Sobers is the true leader.

 

[Dipak]

Whoa! What a game! What a carnage. Graeme Smith showed what he was capable off, putting pressure on the Indians after they had just evaded the follow-on. What an innings by him. Also great stuff by Nourse & Gary in the first innings. Bowlers also bowled as a unit. I am ecstatic to be in the finale.

 

[Dipak]

Line-up

Gary Kirsten *
Graeme Smith
Dudley Nourse
Graeme Pollock
Jacques Kallis ^
AB de Villiers ?
Barry Richards ^
Shaun Pollock ^
Mike Procter ^
Allan Donald ^
Neil Adcock ^

In other words - Same team
-​

 

[VC the slogger]

THE FINAL

VS

WEST INDIES vs SOUTH AFRICA
at Kensington Oval,Barbados

Pitch Condition: Normal

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to field

WEST INDIES 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gordon Greenidge                   b. Procter       0     3    0    0    0.0%
Desmond Haynes                     b. S Pollock    15    14    3    0  107.1%
Vivian Richards     c. Smith       b. Donald       16    21    4    0   76.2%
George Headley      c. Donald      b. Kallis       75   143   16    0   52.4%
Garry Sobers*                      b. S Pollock    19    32    4    0   59.4%
Clyde Walcott?      lbw            b. Donald       11    18    2    0   61.1%
Curtly Ambrose                     b. Donald       14    15    3    0   93.3%
Courtney Walsh      c. Nourse      b. Donald        3    13    0    0   23.1%
Lance Gibbs         lbw            b. S Pollock    16    29    4    0   55.2%
Andy Roberts        not out                        14    35    3    0   40.0%
Michael Holding     c. B Richards  b. Kallis        8    33    2    0   24.2%
 
 Total:  207/10       Overs:  59.0         Run Rate:  3.51     Extras:  16 
   
                             Day 1  2:28 PM
   
  
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WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Greenidge     D Haynes                                                0 (3)
V Richards    D Haynes     ????????                                  20 (19)
V Richards    G Headley    ??????                                    15 (29)
G Sobers      G Headley    ??????????????????????                    52 (81)
C Walcott     G Headley    ???????????                               26 (42)
C Ambrose     G Headley    ?????????                                 22 (27)
C Walsh       G Headley    ?                                          4 (24)
L Gibbs       G Headley    ????????????                              29 (48)
A Roberts     G Headley    ???????????                               27 (25)
A Roberts     M Holding    ?????                                     12 (56)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       20/2      35/3      87/4      113/5
                        135/6     139/7     168/8     195/9     207/10    

 Total:  207/10      Overs:  59.0          Run Rate:  3.51    Extras:  16   
  
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SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mike Procter          7.0      4      13      1      1.86     0      0 
Neil Adcock          10.0      0      47      0      4.70     1      1 
Jacques Kallis       10.0      2      34      2      3.40     0      0 
Shaun Pollock        12.0      2      50      3      4.17     1      0 
Allan Donald         12.0      5      27      4      2.25     0      0 
Barry Richards        8.0      1      26      0      3.25     0      3 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 1 

 Total:  207/10       Overs:  59.0         Run Rate:  3.51    Extras:  16   
                                     -X-

The West Indies were bowled out for just 207 on a decent pitch for batting after a very disciplined bowling performance from South Africa with George Headley making the only notable contribution scoring 75 while all his other team-mates couldn't even reach 20. Allan Donald picked up 4 wickets, Shaun Pollock three, Jacques Kallis scalping two and Mike Procter with one.

After being sent in to bat first on a decent track, the West Indies got off to the worst of starts when their in-form opening batsman Gordon Greenidge played on to his stumps much to the delight of Mike Procter and South Africa. Vivian Richards joined Desmond Haynes at the wicket and both started to play some brilliant shots but their partnership lasted for only 20 runs as Haynes was clean bowled by Shaun Pollock and not long after, Richards too played a loose drive which gave some catching practice to Graeme Smith at cover to leave the West Indies struggling at 35 for 3.

George Headley and Garry Sobers put up a stand of 52 to steady the ship for the West Indies. Sobers could contribute only 19 before bad luck brought about his downfall by an inside edge which struck his stumps as Pollock celebrated his second wicket. The last recognised batting pair of Headley and Clyde Walcott also couldn't contribute much as Walcott was given out lbw to Allan Donald after scoring just 11 leaving his team in a bad position at 113 for 5 with only one recognised batsman remaining.

George Headley batted well and played his shots and was able to take West Indies past 200 with some help from the long tail comprising of Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Lance Gibbs, Andy Roberts and Michael Holding before the innings folded.

The South African reply shall be posted in a while.
​

 

[Gaurav_7]

Oh dear. It is always tough to come back after a mediocre first innings score. Not even mediocre this one on a normal track. Come on, we have played like champions all through, I don't want to lose out here. But, Proteas have been the team to watch ever since they entered the KOs.

 

[Fenil]

207 on a normal wicket, things are going to be really tough for the Calypsos unless they hit back the Proteas in their first innings. I'm sure there is a twist in the store.

 

[Dipak]

Whoa! Awesome! Well done team. Donno & Polly were awesome.We never allowed 'em to settle down.

 

[VC the slogger]

THE FINAL

VS

WEST INDIES vs SOUTH AFRICA
at Kensington Oval,Barbados

Pitch Condition: Normal

Toss: South Africa won the toss and chose to field

WEST INDIES 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gordon Greenidge                   b. Procter       0     3    0    0    0.0%
Desmond Haynes                     b. S Pollock    15    14    3    0  107.1%
Vivian Richards     c. Smith       b. Donald       16    21    4    0   76.2%
George Headley      c. Donald      b. Kallis       75   143   16    0   52.4%
Garry Sobers*                      b. S Pollock    19    32    4    0   59.4%
Clyde Walcott      lbw            b. Donald       11    18    2    0   61.1%
Curtly Ambrose                     b. Donald       14    15    3    0   93.3%
Courtney Walsh      c. Nourse      b. Donald        3    13    0    0   23.1%
Lance Gibbs         lbw            b. S Pollock    16    29    4    0   55.2%
Andy Roberts        not out                        14    35    3    0   40.0%
Michael Holding     c. B Richards  b. Kallis        8    33    2    0   24.2%
 
 Total:  207/10       Overs:  59.0         Run Rate:  3.51     Extras:  16 
   
                             Day 1  2:28 PM
   
  
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WEST INDIES Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
Greenidge     D Haynes                                                0 (3)
V Richards    D Haynes                                       20 (19)
V Richards    G Headley                                        15 (29)
G Sobers      G Headley                        52 (81)
C Walcott     G Headley                                   26 (42)
C Ambrose     G Headley                                     22 (27)
C Walsh       G Headley                                              4 (24)
L Gibbs       G Headley                                  29 (48)
A Roberts     G Headley                                   27 (25)
A Roberts     M Holding                                         12 (56)


     Fall of Wickets    0/1       20/2      35/3      87/4      113/5
                        135/6     139/7     168/8     195/9     207/10    

 Total:  207/10      Overs:  59.0          Run Rate:  3.51    Extras:  16   
  
                                     -X-

SOUTH AFRICA Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Mike Procter          7.0      4      13      1      1.86     0      0 
Neil Adcock          10.0      0      47      0      4.70     1      1 
Jacques Kallis       10.0      2      34      2      3.40     0      0 
Shaun Pollock        12.0      2      50      3      4.17     1      0 
Allan Donald         12.0      5      27      4      2.25     0      0 
Barry Richards        8.0      1      26      0      3.25     0      3 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 4      Leg Byes: 9      Byes: 1 

 Total:  207/10       Overs:  59.0         Run Rate:  3.51    Extras:  16   
                                     -X-

The West Indies were bowled out for just 207 on a decent pitch for batting after a very disciplined bowling performance from South Africa with George Headley making the only notable contribution scoring 75 while all his other team-mates couldn't even reach 20. Allan Donald picked up 4 wickets, Shaun Pollock three, Jacques Kallis scalping two and Mike Procter with one.

After being sent in to bat first on a decent track, the West Indies got off to the worst of starts when their in-form opening batsman Gordon Greenidge played on to his stumps much to the delight of Mike Procter and South Africa. Vivian Richards joined Desmond Haynes at the wicket and both started to play some brilliant shots but their partnership lasted for only 20 runs as Haynes was clean bowled by Shaun Pollock and not long after, Richards too played a loose drive which gave some catching practice to Graeme Smith at cover to leave the West Indies struggling at 35 for 3.

George Headley and Garry Sobers put up a stand of 52 to steady the ship for the West Indies. Sobers could contribute only 19 before bad luck brought about his downfall by an inside edge which struck his stumps as Pollock celebrated his second wicket. The last recognised batting pair of Headley and Clyde Walcott also couldn't contribute much as Walcott was given out lbw to Allan Donald after scoring just 11 leaving his team in a bad position at 113 for 5 with only one recognised batsman remaining.

George Headley batted well and played his shots and was able to take West Indies past 200 with some help from the long tail comprising of Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh, Lance Gibbs, Andy Roberts and Michael Holding before the innings folded.


SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings

Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Gary Kirsten*       c. Sobers      b. Roberts      20    49    4    0   40.8%
Graeme Smith        c. Gibbs       b. Sobers       52    60   12    0   86.7%
Dudley Nourse       c. Holding     b. Ambrose      96   172   18    0   55.8%
Graeme Pollock                     b. Holding      91    94   20    0   96.8%
Jacques Kallis      lbw            b. Roberts      23    20    4    0  115.0%
AB de Villiers     c. Walsh       b. Gibbs        52    64   10    0   81.3%
Barry Richards      lbw            b. Sobers       91   125   19    0   72.8%
Shaun Pollock       lbw            b. Gibbs        10    41    1    0   24.4%
Mike Procter                       b. Holding      33    95    6    1   34.7%
Allan Donald        c. Haynes      b. Walsh         0     9    0    0    0.0%
Neil Adcock         not out                         5     8    1    0   62.5%
 
 Total:  491/10       Overs:  122.3        Run Rate:  4.01     Extras:  18 
   
                             Day 3  10:08 AM
   
  
                                     -X-
 
SOUTH AFRICA Partnerships

Batsmen                                                            Runs (Balls)
G Kirsten     G Smith                               69 (103)
D Nourse      G Smith                                               9 (13)
D Nourse      G Pollock          135 (178)
D Nourse      J Kallis                                    45 (57)
D Nourse      A Villiers                           72 (98)
B Richards    A Villiers                                          15 (21)
B Richards    S Pollock                                  48 (84)
B Richards    M Procter                       90 (153)
A Donald      M Procter                                              3 (17)
A Donald      N Adcock                                               5 (11)


     Fall of Wickets    69/1      78/2      213/3     258/4     330/5
                        345/6     393/7     483/8     486/9     491/10    

 Total:  491/10      Overs:  122.3         Run Rate:  4.01    Extras:  18   
  
                                     -X-

WEST INDIES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Michael Holding      22.0      3     109      2      4.95     1      2 
Curtly Ambrose       16.0      3      67      1      4.19     1      1 
Courtney Walsh       14.3      1      54      1      3.72     0      1 
Andy Roberts         19.0      2      73      2      3.84     0      1 
Lance Gibbs          22.0      5      69      2      3.14     0      0 
Garry Sobers         29.0      4     108      2      3.72     0      0 


 EXTRAS          Wides: 2      No Balls: 5      Leg Byes: 7      Byes: 4 

 Total:  491/10       Overs:  122.3        Run Rate:  4.01    Extras:  18   
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South Africa's openers Graeme Smith and Gary Kirsten got them off to a good start with an opening partnership of 69 in 17.1 overs. Smith frequently hit boundaries and scored runs at a very good rate while his partner Kirsten played a supportive role with a few elegant shots as well. The first breakthrough came for the West Indies when Gary Kirsten top edged a lethal bouncer from Andy Roberts into the safe hands of the West Indian skipper Garry Sobers. The second breakthrough didn't take very long when Sobers himself dismissed Smith who was giving his bowlers a hard time.

Dudley Nourse and Graeme Pollock took over from there. Pollock gave every bowler a thrashing during his stay at the crease and took only 47 balls to bring up his fifty. Nourse on the other hand occupied the crease playing every ball on its merit and some beautiful shots. Soon the partnership between them had already crossed the 100-run mark and Pollock was nearing his century when he played an adventurous shot only to get bowled off the bowling of Michael Holding. South Africa were already in a strong position at 213 for 3 having already taken the lead with Jacques Kallis joining Nourse at the wicket. Kallis started hitting fours from the word go but his innings was brought to a close when on only 23 when he fell lbw to Andy Roberts who was just re-introduced into the attack.

AB de Villiers and Nourse put up a stand of 72 for the 5th wicket with de Villiers playing the role of the aggressor. Nourse who had stayed patient for his entire innings of 96 tried to bring up his century in style with a six but he didn't hit it well enough to clear the long-on fielder Holding who easily pouched it.

AB de Villiers soon reached his half-century by hitting Courtney Walsh for a four but the very next over, he mis-timed a pull straight to Walsh as the off-spinner Lance Gibbs provided his team with very crucial wicket with South Africa at 345 for 6 leading by 138.

The lower order comprising of Barry Richards, Shaun Pollock and Mike Procter added 141 runs more to the lead. Richards and Procter shared a stand of 90 for the 8th wicket leaving the West Indian bowlers frustrated. Richards became the third South African batsman in the innings to fall in the nervous nineties when he missed an attempted sweep shot which struck him on line of the stumps and presented Sobers with his second wicket. Procter was bowled by Holding for 33 and Allan Donald became the final nail in the box when he edged a delivery from Walsh straight in the hands of Desmond Haynes at first slip. South Africa lead by 284 runs at the fall of the last wicket putting them in a very comfortable position and leaving the West Indies in a fix.


West Indies' 2nd Innings will be posted in a while.​

 

[Umair7]

WI lost dont they