16/06Result
24th Match, Group E (D/N), ICC World Twenty20 at Nottingham, Jun 16 2009
South Africa won by 12 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersSouth Africa
16/06Result
24th Match, Group E (D/N), ICC World Twenty20 at Nottingham, Jun 16 2009
South Africa won by 12 runs
Player of the Match
AB de Villiers
AB de VilliersSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs | IND: 118/8 (13 runs required, RR: 5.90)

  • Ravindra Jadeja7 (6b)
  • RP Singh2 (2b)
  • Wayne Parnell3-0-22-0
  • Dale Steyn3-0-25-2

It was a spin track, not quite the dustbowl of subcontinent; you didn't see puff of dust and stuff. And not quite the 1996 semi-final wicket of India and Sri Lanka but it was very slow and offered generous help to spinners. AB was simply marvelous against the Indian spinners to push South Africa to 130. And it was enough as India crumbled against Botha & co.

Dhoni : The crowd boo and Dhoni has a smile at that reaction. "We had a good warm-up session, had a couple of hits. In that point of view we were up for it. Our batting didn't do well today. When we come back in nine months time, hopefully we would do well. Throughout, I am quite happy with the performance of the bowlers but we lacked a few things with the batting. We have got good support, we have to win games else we will get booed at the end of the game! "

SMith:" It was a good total. It wasn't a great wicket and the way we defended was great. It showed how far we have come in thinking and the options we have. The slow bowlers bowled well. They did a great job today and well supported in the field. We are excited for the semi-finals. It's a great moment for us. We have adapted to every surface we have played. I think we will play Pakistan on Thursday. We are very excited."

Man of the Match AB de Villiers : "I don't think it was my fanciest knock of my life. The trick is to be solid in the first 20 balls and then you can start expressing yourself. The bowlers bowled really well, we have two class spinners. It was important to take singles and twos. Later on in the innings, you can look for the big shots."

That's it from us. So India's campaign ends with the crowd booing the Indian captain Dhoni who handled it really well, I thought. And South Africa showcased their all round strength and their adaptability. And it was a treat to watch AB bat today on a spinning wicket. That's it from us. On behalf of our scorers, Srinivas Raju and R Gopi, this is Sriram Veera, signing off.

19.6
1
Parnell to Jadeja, 1 run, And South Africa win the battle of spin today. India suffer their third straight loss. It was full delivery, driven to deep cover.
19.5
1
Parnell to Singh, 1 run, moves outside leg stump, a very low dipping full toss on the off stump, edged away to third man
19.4
1
Parnell to Jadeja, 1 run, full pitched around the off stump line, driven to long-on for a single.
19.3
2
Parnell to Jadeja, 2 runs, low full toss, Jadeja can't get much power behind his heave but will pick up couple of runs to wide long-on region
19.2
1
Parnell to Singh, 1 run, moves outside leg stump, follows him with a yorker length, just short of the blockhole perhaps, squeezed to backward point region
19.1
1
Parnell to Jadeja, 1 run, length delivery outside off stump, Jadeja mistimes the drive to extra cover

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 111/8 (20 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.84, RRR: 20.00)

  • Ravindra Jadeja2 (2b)
  • RP Singh0 (0b)
  • Dale Steyn3-0-25-2
  • Johan Botha4-0-16-3

Peter: "Can't play pace, can't play spin. If this is the new generation of Indian batting, I don't want it. Bring back Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman and Ganguly!"

18.6
1
Steyn to Jadeja, 1 run, full delivery, driven to deep cover region for a single
18.5
W
Steyn to Khan, OUT, Zaheer holes out to AB at long-on. It was full, not yorker length, and Zaheer got under the ball and lofted it high but couldn't clear AB. And then they were two.

Z Khan c de Villiers b Steyn 4 (1m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

18.4
2
Steyn to Khan, 2 runs, full pitched, not quite a yorker this time, sliced off the outer edge to deep backward point region
18.3
2
Steyn to Khan, 2 runs, Smith fails to run out Zaheer. yorker again, dug out towards cover and they scamper across. Smith with the throw but misses the stumps at the non-striker's end. And they turn back for another run
18.2
W
Steyn to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, Big wicket. It was a similar delivery to the previous one; another yorker length delivery outside off stump, Yuvraj tries to square drive initially, gets the bat down in a hurry in the end to jab it away and it deflected to Boucher who dived to his left to take it. The bowler appeals for a catch. Bowden is not sure and goes upstairs. The ball bounced just before the bat hit the ground and the ball took the edge to Boucher, who took it cleanly. The verdict is out.

Yuvraj Singh c †Boucher b Steyn 25 (47m 25b 1x4 1x6) SR: 100

18.1
0
Steyn to Yuvraj Singh, no run, yorker length outside off stump, Yuvraj raises his bat to go for the big drive but allows it pass through to Boucher. PErhaps, he was thinking it might go for a wide but it wasn't that wide.

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 106/6 (25 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.88, RRR: 12.50)

  • Yuvraj Singh25 (23b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja1 (1b)
  • Johan Botha4-0-16-3
  • Morne Morkel4-0-23-0
17.6
1
Botha to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, lovely loopy delivery on the middle has Yuvraj lunging out to stab it to point region. He retains the strike.
17.5
2
Botha to Yuvraj Singh, 2 runs, and now drifts to the pads, swept away for couple of runs.
17.4
2
Botha to Yuvraj Singh, 2 runs, Botha keeps bowling those full tosses here! Yuvraj swats it to deep midwicket region
17.3
1
Botha to Jadeja, 1 run, on the leg stump line, on driven for a single
17.2
W
Botha to Harbhajan Singh, OUT, Botha takes out Harbhajan with another full dipping toss. Harbhajan swung it straight to midwicket

Harbhajan Singh c de Villiers b Botha 14 (18m 15b 1x4 1x6) SR: 93.33

17.1
0
Botha to Harbhajan Singh, no run, low dipping full toss outside off stump, Harbhajan goes for the slog sweep but misses it and the ball rolls to the on side .. Yuvraj wants a single but Dhoni says no.

Harbhajan was hit on the right heel in the last ball and is in pain. The physio is out there. Play held up. And he will now get a runner. Dhoni strides out and has a chat with Yuvraj. Now he has a talk with Harbhajan

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | IND: 100/5 (31 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.88, RRR: 10.33)

  • Harbhajan Singh14 (13b)
  • Yuvraj Singh20 (20b)
  • Morne Morkel4-0-23-0
  • Roelof van der Merwe4-0-13-1
16.6
1
M Morkel to Harbhajan Singh, 1 run, shuffles to the off side, tries to paddle sweep but is struck on the pad. The ball rolls to the on side.
16.5
0
M Morkel to Harbhajan Singh, no run, moves outside leg, tries to heave it over midwicket but the ball bounces over the stumps to Boucher.
16.4
0
M Morkel to Harbhajan Singh, no run, fires it in full around leg stump, Harbhajan tries to swing it to the on side, misses and it rolls to left of Boucher. Harbhajan wanted a single but Yuvraj sends him back
16.3
6
M Morkel to Harbhajan Singh, SIX, Wallop! Harbhajan Singh moved down the track and towards the leg side and thrashed the slower length delivery over long-on boundary. The Indian section in the crowd clear their throat.
16.2
1lb
M Morkel to Yuvraj Singh, 1 leg bye, 145.2 bouncer and Yuvraj goes for the pull, perhaps too early on this slow track and is hit on the left shoulder

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st48G GambhirRG Sharma
2nd7SK RainaRG Sharma
3rd1Yuvraj SinghRG Sharma
4th11MS DhoniYuvraj Singh
5th2Yuvraj SinghYK Pathan
6th31Harbhajan SinghYuvraj Singh
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8th4Z KhanRA Jadeja
9th8RP SinghRA Jadeja

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IRE2112-0.162
BAN2020-0.996
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG21121.175
PAK21120.85
NED2112-2.025
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
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WI21120.715
AUS2020-1.331
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
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NZ21120.309
SCOT2020-5.281
Group E
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SA33060.787
WI32140.063
ENG3122-0.414
IND3030-0.466
Group F
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SL33061.267
PAK32141.185
NZ3122-0.232
IRE3030-2.183