India won the first one day International played at Jaipur by one run.
South Africa needed to score 64 off 31 balls when number 10 batsman Dale Steyn walked to the crease. No one gave South Africa a hope in hell. Dale and Parnell scored a brilliant partnership that took us to 8 runs short of a miraculous win. Parnell fought on gallantly and was run out in his attempt to draw the match. South Africa ended one run short. Pfheeew My poor Heart.
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (WD Parnell 27, DW Steyn 27, Ex 1)
WD Parnell run out (Sreesanth/†Dhoni) 49runs , 47BF, 4x 4, 1×6, SR 104.25
DW Steyn b Kumar 35 runs 19BF 1x 4, 3x 6, SR 184.21
India team
SR Tendulkar, V Sehwag, V Kohli, MS Dhoni*†, SK Raina, YK Pathan, KD Karthik, RA Jadeja, P Kumar, A Nehra, S Sreesanth
South Africa team
HH Gibbs, LL Bosman, JH Kallis*, AB de Villiers†, AN Petersen, JA Morkel, MV Boucher, J Botha, WD Parnell, DW Steyn, CK Langeveldt
Game start at 11:00 SA time
The Test series wasn’t closely fought – both teams won by an innings- in the conventional sense but the matches were intense and dramatic contests. It has, thus, left everybody hoping that the ODIs will be as interesting. Some key players are missing from both India and South Africa but, as Australia proved on their last trip here, the absence of personnel can be overcome.
Team news
Both teams have been hit hard by injuries: South Africa will miss Smith while India don’t have Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan. India’s injuries present more opportunities to the likes of Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina to cement their places in the side. Kohli had a superb outing in the tri-series in Bangladesh and the pressure is on Raina, whose stock slipped after a poor ICC World Twenty20.
Pitch and conditions
“We’ve prepared a batting wicket. It is a 270 wicket,” curator Taposh Chatterjee said. In the last game played here, India nearly chased Pakistan’s 306 and one can expect another run-fest. However, dew is expected to play a role and the teams batting second might have an advantage.
Lions 184/6 (20/20 ov)
Eagles 182/7 (20.0/20 ov)
Match over
Lions won by 2 runs
End of over 34 (13 runs) South Africa 179/6 (120 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 5.26, RRR: 7.50)
Pathan to Botha, OUT, he goes for the sweep but pays the price, flatter and quicker delivery by Pathan, Botha is on his knee and the ball hits the base of the pad, the umpire Saheba had no doubt
J Botha lbw b Pathan 10 (11b 1×4 0x6) SR: 90.90
Last 5 ovs 18/1 RR 3.60
Required RR 9.41
India RR 5.96
We are dead, batting power play 3 runs, 6,
India 298/9 (50 ov)
South Africa 212/7 (40.4 ov)
India 298/9 (50 ov)
South Africa 222/7 (42.1 ov)
South Africa require another 77 runs with 3 wickets and 47 balls remaining
South Africa RR 5.26
Last 5 ovs 33/0 RR 6.60
Required RR 9.82
Sreesanth to Kallis, OUT, timber! Kallis goes for broke and has his stumps rearranged, he swivels and tries to bludgeon it over the on side, swishes and misses and the ball hits his off stump, the stumps are upright but the bails go flying
JH Kallis b Sreesanth 89 (97b 6×4 1×6) SR: 91.75
India 298/9 (50 ov)
South Africa 235/8 (44.5 ov)
South Africa require another 64 runs with 2 wickets and 31 balls remaining
South Africa RR 5.24
Last 5 ovs 32/1 RR 6.40
Required RR 12.38
India RR 5.96
Dale Steyn(rhb) 20 9 0 2 222.22
End of over 46 (14 runs) South Africa 251/8 (48 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 5.45, RRR: 12.00)
4 more like this one, not too much asked??
India 298/9 (50 ov)
South Africa 264/8 (47.2 ov)
South Africa require another 35 runs with 2 wickets and 16 balls remaining
South Africa RR 5.57
Last 5 ovs 41/1 RR 8.20
Required RR 13.12
Current partnership 48 runs, 5.0 overs, RR: 9.60 (Steyn 26, Parnell 21)
Sreesanth to Parnell, FOUR, 128.5 kph, cleverly played! He knew there was no slip and he exploited that gap, sways back and deftly angles it wide of Dhoni, now they need 26 off 2 overs
End of over 48 (14 runs) South Africa 273/8 (26 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.68, RRR: 13.00)
India 298/9 (50 ov)
South Africa 289/8 (48.5 ov)
South Africa require another 10 runs with 2 wickets and 7 balls remaining
South Africa RR 5.91
Last 5 ovs 60/0 RR 12.00
Required RR 8.57
India RR 5.96
South Africa require another 10 runs with 2 wickets and 6 balls remaining
End of over 49 (16 runs) South Africa 289/8 (10 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.89, RRR: 10.00)
Kumar to Steyn, OUT, timber! The leg stump is flattened!
DW Steyn b Kumar 35 (19b 1×4 3×6) SR: 184.21
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO There goes Steyn. What a nail biter this has turned out to be.
We may still do it but without Steyn maybe not
Words are back
The leg stump is flattened! Praveen bowls the leg cutter, Steyn waltzes down the pitch and tries to mow it over the on side, swings too early because of the change of pace, looked back to see the deforestation behind him
outh Africa require another 8 runs with 1 wicket and 3 balls remaining
Parnell on strike now
South Africa require another 7 runs with 1 wicket and 2 balls remaining
49.5
Kumar to Langeveldt, FOUR
South Africa require another 3 runs with 1 wicket and 1 ball remaining
So a boundary needed!
49.5
Kumar to Langeveldt, 3 runs, drops the slower ball short down the leg side and he swivels and pulls wide of short fine leg, Sachin does his best to dive at long leg to save it, the third umpire takes a look after Sachin pulls it back, close call, very close call, after a hundred replays it’s not declared a boundary
So a boundary needed! Parnell will have to do the honours, Good Lord what a finish!
49.6
Kumar to Parnell, 1 wide
Kumar to Parnell, 1 wide, It’s called a wide! Wide outside off from round the wicket, Parnell cannot reach outm Dhoni applauds his bowler and his expression changes
We lose by one damn run. Can you believe it came down to that. Phew!!! Also thought that was a boundary when they took so long to decide and said no. It looked like a boundary to me.
Kumar to Parnell, 1 run, OUT, and India pull it off! Parnell makes room and the ball flies to third man off the toe of the bat, Sreesanth fires the throw wide of Dhoni
WD Parnell run out 49 (47b 4×4 1×6) SR: 104.25
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