South Africa tour of Bangladesh, 2007/08 / Commentary

South Africa in Bangladesh ODI Series - 1st ODI

Bangladesh v South Africa

South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)

0.1

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, lands on a length, just outside off stump, shapes in a touch, defended on the front foot

0.2

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, length delivery around the off stump, pushed to covers

0.3

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, 2 runs, he plays an audacious sweep shot! He leaned forward and paddled it to fine leg.

0.4

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, leans forward and gets behind a line of a delivery around the off stump and guides to point

0.5

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, slanted across Gibbs who lets it go and Dhiman, standing up to the stumps, gathers

0.6

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, and again

South Africa 2/0   HH Gibbs 2* (6b)

2.1

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, full and straight, hint of inward movement, defended on the front foot. Dhiman is standing up to the stumps

2.2

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, short in length, worked to mid-on

2.3

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, 1 run, again short of length, outside off and that length allows Gibbs to wrist it behind square leg for a single

2.6

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, slanted across Gibbs who lets Dhiman gather

South Africa 8/0   HH Gibbs 3* (10b)

3.2

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, quicker, on the leg and middle, turned to midwicket

3.3

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, FOUR, fuller, on the middle, Gibbs jabs at it and it ran off the outside edge to third man boundary

3.4

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, quick again, short of length, pushed to point

3.5

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, 104.3 kmph really quickish one, outside off, left alone

3.6

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, slower, spins outside off, left alone

South Africa 14/0   HH Gibbs 7* (15b 1x4)

4.2

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, 1 run, short of length, angling away, slower one, run down to third man

South Africa 16/0   HH Gibbs 8* (16b 1x4)

5.1

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, Gibbs shapes to sweep but realises its a short of length delivery outside off and cuts to point

5.2

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, spins away from Gibbs who shoulders arms

5.3

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, 1 wide, down the leg side and Dhiman can't take it cleanly

5.3

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, and again. That initial move to sweep and this time the bowler bowls if full outside off and he adjusts to steer it to point

5.4

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, Dhiman appeals for a catch behind but not given as the bat hit the pad and the ball spun past the edge

5.5

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, FOUR, Gibbs goes over mid-on. SA are on 21 for 0. He went down on his knee and swung it over. He didn't connect properly but will get his boundary

5.6

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, 5 wides, goes for the quicker one again but slips well down leg side

5.6

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run

South Africa 26/0   HH Gibbs 12* (22b 2x4)

7.1

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, spins past Gibbs who shoulders arms

7.2

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, FOUR, charges down the track and smashes it over the bowler's head.

7.3

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, driven hard off the back foot but can't beat the cover fielder

7.4

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, armer and defended on the front foot

7.5

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, outside off, full, tries to sweep and gets a bottom edge on to the pad

7.6

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, short of length, spins away, Gibbs tries to force off the back foot and gets a inner edge to the on side

South Africa 34/0   HH Gibbs 16* (28b 3x4)

9.2

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, landed on a length, around off and turned past the bat and Dhiman couldn't gather cleanly

9.3

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run

9.4

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, turns outside off, short in length, Gibbs shapes to cut but the ball holds on him and he gets a bottom edge on to the ground

9.5

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, 1 wide, way outside off. Wide called

9.5

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run, appeal for lbw but it struck him marginally outside off. Gibbs leaned across to defend a armer.

9.6

Abdur Razzak to Gibbs, no run

South Africa 37/0   HH Gibbs 16* (33b 3x4)

10.6

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, lands on middle and leg and he turns it to midwicket

South Africa 46/0   HH Gibbs 16* (34b 3x4)

12.3

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, good line and length, no width, turned back to the bowler

12.4

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, sees the length and tries to paddle it, but it ends up going wider and he changes his mind at the last second, opening the face and playing to point, very odd shot

12.5

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, FOUR, superb stroke, played on the up, with the width, past cover-point

12.6

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, better delivery, off stump, Gibbs defends off the front foot

South Africa 56/0   HH Gibbs 20* (38b 4x4)

13.2

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, no run, comes in with the arm from round the stumps, keeps low, pretty slow and pushed to on side

13.3

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, 1 run, leans forward to paddle a fuller delivery to fine leg

13.6

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, no run, floated outside off, driven to covers

South Africa 63/0   HH Gibbs 21* (41b 4x4)

14.6

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, fullish, square driven to point

South Africa 64/0   HH Gibbs 21* (42b 4x4)

15.2

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, no run, leans across and guides to point

15.3

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, 1 run, comes down the track and drives to long-off for a single

South Africa 66/0   HH Gibbs 22* (44b 4x4)

16.1

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, full and outside off, tries to paddle away but doesn't make proper contact and the ball rolls away to the leg side

16.2

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, slanted across, tries to tap it to third man but doesn't make contact

16.3

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, full in length, a tad quicker, square driven to backward point

16.4

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run, on a length, outside off, pushed to covers

16.5

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, 1 run, fullish, driven past covers

South Africa 71/0   HH Gibbs 23* (49b 4x4)

17.1

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, no run, flighted outside off, pushed to the off side

17.2

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, 1 run, skips down the track and drives inside-out to sweeper cover

South Africa 72/0   HH Gibbs 24* (51b 4x4)

18.1

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, FOUR, creamed through covers. Very full, very wide and four is the result.

18.2

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, no run

18.3

Syed Rasel to Gibbs, 1 run, full and outside off stump, steered to third man

South Africa 77/0   HH Gibbs 29* (54b 5x4)

19.4

Shahadat Hossain to Gibbs, no run, short of length again, punched hard to covers

19.5

Shahadat Hossain to Gibbs, FOUR, Gibbs too gets a boundary against Shahadat. He leaned forward and whipped a fullish delivery through wide mid-on

19.6

Shahadat Hossain to Gibbs, 1 run, pretty short in length and pulled away to right of deep midwicket

South Africa 90/0   HH Gibbs 34* (57b 6x4)

20.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run

20.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, 1 run, leans forward to turn a full delivery past square leg

20.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run, leans across to defend to covers

20.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run, armer, struck on the pad but going down leg side

South Africa 96/0   HH Gibbs 35* (61b 6x4)

21.2

Shahadat Hossain to Gibbs, FOUR, Gibbs goes down town. Charges down the track to drive straight down the ground.

21.3

Shahadat Hossain to Gibbs, 1 run, full pitched, on the middle and leg, worked to long leg

South Africa 102/0   HH Gibbs 40* (63b 7x4)

22.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run

22.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run, leans forward to defend to the off side

22.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run, around off, tapped to backward point

22.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run, around that off stump, opens the bat-face and guides to backward point again

22.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run, on the middle and leg, misses a sweep and is struck on the pad

22.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, 1 run, very short in length and pulled to deep square leg

South Africa 110/0   HH Gibbs 41* (69b 7x4)

23.1

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, 1 run, short in length, Gibbs waits before punching it straight to long-off

South Africa 111/0   HH Gibbs 42* (70b 7x4)

25.3

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, 1 run, leans forward to defend a straight delivery to cover region

25.6

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, 1 run, stays back to punch through the off side for a single

South Africa 127/0   HH Gibbs 44* (72b 7x4)

26.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run, leans forward, opens the bat-face and guides to backward point

26.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, 1 run, skips down the track and lofts inside-out to sweeper cover

26.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, no run, on the off stump line, coming in with the angle, tapped to backward point

26.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, 1 run, fuller and square driven to deep point region

South Africa 130/0   HH Gibbs 46* (76b 7x4)

27.1

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, no run, leans forward to dead-bat a full delivery

27.2

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, FOUR, charges out and drives inside-out to extra cover boundary. ODI fifty no 34 for
Gibbs.

27.3

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, no run, on the middle, worked to point

27.4

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, SIX, sails over the straight boundary. He waltzed down the track and sent it soaring over the ropes.

27.5

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, no run, outside off stump, tries to crash it through covers but misses

27.6

Mosharraf Hossain to Gibbs, no run, on the middle and leg, turned to short fine leg

South Africa 140/0   HH Gibbs 56* (82b 8x4 1x6)

28.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, 1 run

28.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Gibbs, OUT, caught in front by an armer that kept low. Gibbs rocked back to pull but was undone by the lack of bounce.

HH Gibbs lbw b Shakib Al Hasan 57 (123m 84b 8x4 1x6) SR: 67.85

South Africa 143/1   HH Gibbs 57 (84b 8x4 1x6)
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Photos

Mar 9, 2008

Herschelle Gibbs lofts the ball, Bangladesh v South Africa, 1st ODI, Chittagong, March 9, 2008

Herschelle Gibbs lofts the ball

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Mar 9, 2008

Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith leave the field after sealing the win, Bangladesh v South Africa, 1st ODI, Chittagong, March 9, 2008

Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith leave the field after sealing the win

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