West Indies 222  (47.3  ov)

South Africa 223/3  (42.5  0v)  SA won by 7 wickets

Man of the Match – AB de Viliers  107 off 105 Balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)

Highlights of the Match

AB de Villiers: 107 off 105 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)

Imran Tahir 10 – 1 – 41 – 4

Partnership 84 runs, 14.2 overs, RR: 5.86 (Duminy 42, de Villiers 32)

GC Smith b Pollard 45 (78b 2×4 0×6) SR: 57.69

Partnership 100 runs, 19.4 overs, RR: 5.08 (Smith 40, de Villiers 60)

AB de Villiers 54 n/o  (5 x 4) (1 x 6)

Partnership 51 runs, 9.1 overs, RR: 5.56 (Smith 20, de Villiers 31)

JH Kallis c Sammy b Benn 4 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14

HM Amla c †Thomas b Roach 14 (15b 2×4 0×6) SR: 93.33

Highlights of the West Indies Innings

DW Steyn 7.3-1-24-3

SJ Benn c Morkel b Steyn 6 (8b 1×4 0×6) SR: 75.00

DW Steyn 7-1-22-2

DJG Sammy lbw b Steyn 0 (4b 0×4 0×6) SR: 0.00

DC Thomas c Duminy b Imran Tahir 15 (26b 1×4 0×6) SR: 57.69

Imran Tahir 10-1-41-4

 KA Pollard lbw b Steyn 0 (1b 0×4 0×6) SR: 0.0

S Chanderpaul c Peterson b Imran Tahir 31 (51b 1×4 1×6) SR: 60.78

DJ Bravo run out 40 (37b 1×4 3×6) SR: 108.10

RR Sarwan lbw b Imran Tahir 2 (10b 0×4 0×6) SR: 20.00

DS Smith c & b Imran Tahir 36 (57b 3×4 0×6) SR: 63.15

DM Bravo lbw b Botha 73 (82b 8×4 1×6) SR: 89.02

Partnership 100 runs, 19.3 overs, RR: 5.12 (Smith 29, DM Bravo 67)

Darren Bravo 50 n/o

Botha to Gayle, OUT, ‘the Botha move has worked wonders, dangerman Gayle is gone to spin.

 

  

South Africa team

GC Smith*, HM Amla, JH Kallis, AB de Villiers†, JP Duminy, F du Plessis, J Botha, RJ Peterson, M Morkel, DW Steyn, Imran Tahir

West Indies team

CH Gayle, DS Smith, DM Bravo, RR Sarwan, S Chanderpaul, DJ Bravo, KA Pollard, DJG Sammy*, DC Thomas†, KAJ Roach, SJ Benn



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A consistent South Africa will have a clear edge over the unpredictable West Indies in Thursday’s Group B match at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.

One of the best teams never to have won a World Cup, South Africa’s aspirations could be gauged from the fact that they have packed three frontline spinners of different styles for the World Cup in the region where the tweakers thrive most.

At the same time, they have contemporary cricket’s deadliest pace pair in Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, one who thrives on pace while the other prefers bounce to torment the batsmen.

“There is always a place for genuine pace. I don’t think anybody likes to face people who bowl at 155 kph. If someone tells you they enjoy it, they are lying to you,” skipper Graeme Smith said.

They have a formidable line-up with Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla as the batting mainstays.

In contrast, twice champions West Indies lack the depth or variety of their opponents but in Chris Gayle, they have a player who can turn a game on its head on his day.

326 Responses to Cricket World Cup – South Africa vs West Indies

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  • 181

    This was messy by the Windies , they did not even use the Batting powerplay in time

  • 182

    It isn’t just Tahir’s first game for the Proteas it is also his ODI debut!!! he has never played in an ODI!!!! just the few warm up games!!!!

  • 183

    @ superBul: hahaha hulle kon nie, te veel wickets verloor, wie sou die besluit geneem het 🙂 hulle het dan soos vliee geval

  • 184

    @ grootblousmile:We should do it, then said so against India when we bowled them out cheaply, and we lost. So have to see.

    @ superBul:181 – Absolutely, if you don’t use up your bpp. Something is not right. That is a pure waste.

  • 185

    @ Tripples:182 – He was superb, to think selectors could have selected him when India were here and just left him out. How foolish. We may have won the tests.

    How long was Tahir at Titans? Had a laugh cause AB was speaking afrikaans behind the stumps. Tahir might have been taught some crici taal at Titans…hahahaha. Otherwise he would have been at a loss here today, with the afrikaans…hehehe.

  • 186

    184@ Puma:
    You must sit down in 1 place now…. we don’t want wickets to fall…. strap yourself into your seat at the TV or in front of the PC… one of the 2!

    Hehehe

  • 187

    @ Puma:
    think he was there for maybe a year, not sure……definitely picked up some boeretaal 🙂

  • 188

    Anger at ‘butchered’ SA anthem
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    New Delhi – South Africa fans claimed their national anthem was “butchered” when it was cut short at the start of the World Cup match against West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Thursday.

    Only half of the stirring anthem was played before the sound was abruptly halted, much to the consternation of the smattering of fans inside the stadium.

    “As if the World Cup has not been boring enough, now our national anthem gets butchered. Another failure,” wrote one fan on Twitter.

    Another said: “…messed up our national anthem at the start of the match…so who’s to blame?”

    One other tweeter praised the team, led by bemused skipper Graeme Smith, for bravely attempting to complete the anthem by themselves without the musical support.

    “We assume it’s a technical error, but well done to the boys and supporters at the venue for finishing our national anthem,” said one fan.

  • 189

    @ superBul:
    181
    Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 – 50.0 (Batting side – 9 runs, 2 wickets)(47.3)

  • 191

    @ sharky_forever:Yeah, not good that, but if they boys sang it to the end. Well done to them.

    Remember the oke in France? hahahahaha. That has to have been the worst I have ever heard our anthem.

  • 192

    @ Tripples:187 – Think must have, otherwise he could not have understood AB…..hehehehe.

    Think he was there a bit longer. Super will know. But could hear some saffa accent coming through when he spoke.

  • 193

    @ Puma:
    i think he was there longer, but anyway some guys learn languages faster than others.

  • 194

    @ superBul:193 – Yeah, thought he was there for 2 years. He would have picked up some afrikaans.

    Now need to go out quick. Will stay logged on cause forgot my password this morning and it took me forever to remember..hahaha.

    Back in half hour. Hope no wicket has gone by the time I get back.

  • 195

    Lions coach John Mitchell has shown faith in the side which came close to beating the Bulls last week by selecting an unchanged match 22 for Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Stormers in Cape Town.

  • 196

    So far, so good….

    I’d like Amla, Smith, Kallis and AB to get great scores here

  • 197

    Oi, Amla gone…. or is he… no ball… foot fault

  • 198

    Roach to Amla, OUT, Roach has got Amla in slightly controversial fashion.
    HM Amla c †Thomas b Roach 14 (15b 2×4 0x6) SR: 93.33

  • 199

    Amla’s been given out… was damn close

  • 200

    Damn still catching up with some work and have not even gone out yet and we have lost a wicket. Bugger!!! Will we collapse here too? Seen this all before????????

  • 201

    They may have had the best of the pitch batting first, who knows. They fell very easy towards the end. Hope we don’t collapse now.

  • 202

    O donner… Kallis is gone too

  • 203

    2 Big guns gone… eishhhhhhhhhh

  • 204

    Not the start we needed for my nerves

  • 205

    Bugger we lose Kallis now. This score could be tough to get. Pitch must have been better this morning. Damn we might have got it wrong to bowl first.

    Now need to go out for half hour. We lose this we will struggle. Still have England and India to play.

    Catch up later.

  • 206

    Slowly consolidate now, Proteas… the required run-rate is not that high.

    Biff will have to play a real captain’s innings… our tail is very long

  • 207

    This is going to be nerve wrecking

  • 208

    Searching for calmettes , where are you all.

  • 209

    grootblousmile wrote:

    Slowly consolidate now, Proteas

    it says Proteas must do it slowly but surely, not us bloggers

  • 210

    I think I’ll go back to working!!

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