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Africa XI tour of South Africa, 2005 / Scorecard

Afro-Asian Cup - 1st match

Africa XI v Asia XI

Africa XI won by 2 runs

ODI no. 2269 | 2005 season
Played at SuperSport Park, Centurion (neutral venue)
17 August 2005 - day/night (50-over match)


Africa XI innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AB de Villiers	lbw b Shoaib Akhtar	24	34	23	3	1	104.34
6.4 GONE !!! nipped back sharply, on the pads, great appeal by Akhtar, ump thinking on this one and given in the end, Africa XI 1 down 39/1
HH Dippenaar	c Sehwag b Khan	14	40	23	2	0	60.86
7.2 GONE !!! fine edge, straight back to Sehwag in the slips for an easy catch, Africa XI 2 down 44/2
JH Kallis	c Nehra b Khan	4	27	14	0	0	28.57
11.3 GONE !!! went for the big pull, Nehra waiting for it at fine leg for an easy catch, Africa XI 4 down 53/4
JL Ontong	lbw b Khan	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
7.4 GONE !!! well forward, beats the bat, great appeal by the Asia team for the lbw, and ump not thinking too hard onsending him to the changerooms, double strikes in the over, Africa XI 3 down 44/3
AG Prince	not out	78	157	113	5	0	69.02

SO Tikolo	c †Sangakkara b Nehra	0	5	2	0	0	0.00
12.2 GONE !!!! fine edge, straight back to keeper and the whole team goes up in appeal, ump sending him back to the changeroom, Africa XI 5 down 57/5
MV Boucher†	lbw b Muralitharan	42	83	59	3	0	71.18
33.3 GONE !!! full toss, try to sweep mistimed and hit on the shoe big appeal from the bowler Daivis given out , Africa XI 6 down 141/6
SM Pollock*	b Kumble	2	5	9	0	0	22.22
36.2 GONE !!!! beats the bat again, this time on the stumps and Pollock finds his way back to the changerooms, bowled, Africa XI 7 down 152/7
N Boje	c †Sangakkara b Shahid Afridi	3	12	13	0	0	23.07
39.5 GONE !!!! wide of off, went for the shot and tried to withdraw the bat, fine edge and an easy catch by the keeper, Africa XI 8 down 164/8
JM Kemp	lbw b Shoaib Akhtar	4	8	5	1	0	80.00
40.6 GONE !!! straight forward, hit on the toes right in front of the stumps, Africa XI 9 down 174/9
DW Steyn	run out (Nehra)	3	12	10	0	0	30.00
44.3 from Shoaib Akhtar, GONE !!! defends to the off, went for the run and Nehra picks up the ball as they scramble for the run 198/10
Extras	(lb 7, w 11, nb 6)	24

Total	(all out; 44.3 overs; 200 mins)	198	(4.44 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-39 (de Villiers, 6.4 ov), 2-44 (Dippenaar, 7.2 ov), 3-44 (Ontong, 7.4 ov), 4-53 (Kallis, 11.3 ov), 5-57 (Tikolo, 12.2 ov), 6-141 (Boucher, 33.3 ov), 7-152 (Pollock, 36.2 ov), 8-164 (Boje, 39.5 ov), 9-174 (Kemp, 40.6 ov), 10-198 (Steyn, 44.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Shoaib Akhtar	7.3	1	40	2	5.33	(6nb)
6.4 to de Villiers, GONE !!! nipped back sharply, on the pads, great appeal by Akhtar, ump thinking on this one and given in the end, Africa XI 1 down 39/1 40.6 to Kemp, GONE !!! straight forward, hit on the toes right in front of the stumps, Africa XI 9 down 174/9
Z Khan	8	0	37	3	4.62	(2w)
7.2 to Dippenaar, GONE !!! fine edge, straight back to Sehwag in the slips for an easy catch, Africa XI 2 down 44/2 7.4 to Ontong, GONE !!! well forward, beats the bat, great appeal by the Asia team for the lbw, and ump not thinking too hard onsending him to the changerooms, double strikes in the over, Africa XI 3 down 44/3 11.3 to Kallis, GONE !!! went for the big pull, Nehra waiting for it at fine leg for an easy catch, Africa XI 4 down 53/4
A Nehra	5	1	19	1	3.80
12.2 to Tikolo, GONE !!!! fine edge, straight back to keeper and the whole team goes up in appeal, ump sending him back to the changeroom, Africa XI 5 down 57/5
Abdul Razzaq	3	0	17	0	5.66	(1w)

A Kumble	10	0	39	1	3.90	(2w)
36.2 to Pollock, GONE !!!! beats the bat again, this time on the stumps and Pollock finds his way back to the changerooms, bowled, Africa XI 7 down 152/7
M Muralitharan	9	1	26	1	2.88	(1w)
33.3 to Boucher, GONE !!! full toss, try to sweep mistimed and hit on the shoe big appeal from the bowler Daivis given out , Africa XI 6 down 141/6
Shahid Afridi	2	0	13	1	6.50	(1w)
39.5 to Boje, GONE !!!! wide of off, went for the shot and tried to withdraw the bat, fine edge and an easy catch by the keeper, Africa XI 8 down 164/8


Asia XI innings (target: 199 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
KC Sangakkara†	b Kallis	35	114	80	6	0	43.75
24.4 Bowled'em! pitched just outside the off stump, slower in pace, Sangakkara pushes it and got inside edge, ball kisses the off stump and much patient innings comes to end! 96/6
V Sehwag	c †Boucher b Pollock	21	44	26	5	0	80.76
10.1 GONE !!! short of a good length and moving away, Sehwag went behind the ball without any foot work, thin edge and Boucher pouches a easy catch, huge appeal and Umpire raises his finger, Asia XI 1 down 50/1
Yousuf Youhana	c †Boucher b Pollock	1	4	3	0	0	33.33
10.5 Another one! good length delivery on the stumps and little away movement, temping the batsman to go for a drive, which youhana went for a drive and end up thin edge, Boucher thankfully accept the catch, Asia XI 2 down 52/2
Mohammad Ashraful	c Tikolo b Pollock	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
10.6 GONE !!! Unbelivable! short and raising delivery down the leg side, Ashraful tries to hood it, top edge and ball travels high in the air, simple catch taken Tikolo at square leg, Pollock on fire, Asia XI 3 down 52/3
Inzamam-ul-Haq*	c Dippenaar b Kemp	6	22	12	0	0	50.00
15.1 GONE !!! this is the wicket they need! short ball on the leg stump, Inzamana pulled it with one hand, ball travels high and Dippenaar took well judged catch in the fine leg, Inzamam walks back! 59/4
Shahid Afridi	c †Boucher b Kallis	13	23	10	3	0	130.00
20.1 Gone this time! good length delivery and swinging away, Afridi swings his bat across the line, thick edge and ball flies towards slip and Boucher takes a wonderful catch diving to his right side, Afridi departs and Asian XI just have Razzaq 89/5
Abdul Razzaq	c †Boucher b Boje	38	95	77	3	0	49.35
43.5 GONE !!! very fine edge, Boucher up in arms as the rest follow, ump sending hm back, Aisa XI 8 down 169/8
A Kumble	lbw b Kallis	24	61	48	3	0	50.00
40.2 GONE !!! angled in, fooled the bat, great appeal as the pads are in the way, and given 152/7
Z Khan	not out	20	38	21	1	0	95.23

Shoaib Akhtar	c Ontong b Kemp	15	18	13	0	1	115.38
47.2 GONE !!! went for the cut, bit mistimed, in the air and Ontong waits for it at point, Asia XI 9 down 193/9
A Nehra	b Steyn	1	5	2	0	0	50.00
48.1 ALL OVER !!!! played the wrong line, middle stump in the air, what a ball by the young man Steyn 196/10
Extras	(lb 2, w 16, nb 4)	22

Total	(all out; 48.1 overs; 215 mins)	196	(4.06 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-50 (Sehwag, 10.1 ov), 2-52 (Yousuf Youhana, 10.5 ov), 3-52 (Mohammad Ashraful, 10.6 ov), 4-59 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 15.1 ov), 5-89 (Shahid Afridi, 20.1 ov), 6-96 (Sangakkara, 24.4 ov), 7-152 (Kumble, 40.2 ov), 8-169 (Abdul Razzaq, 43.5 ov), 9-193 (Shoaib Akhtar, 47.2 ov), 10-196 (Nehra, 48.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
SM Pollock	10	1	32	3	3.20	(3nb, 1w)
10.1 to Sehwag, GONE !!! short of a good length and moving away, Sehwag went behind the ball without any foot work, thin edge and Boucher pouches a easy catch, huge appeal and Umpire raises his finger, Asia XI 1 down 50/1 10.5 to Yousuf Youhana, Another one! good length delivery on the stumps and little away movement, temping the batsman to go for a drive, which youhana went for a drive and end up thin edge, Boucher thankfully accept the catch, Asia XI 2 down 52/2 10.6 to Mohammad Ashraful, GONE !!! Unbelivable! short and raising delivery down the leg side, Ashraful tries to hood it, top edge and ball travels high in the air, simple catch taken Tikolo at square leg, Pollock on fire, Asia XI 3 down 52/3
DW Steyn	9.1	2	40	1	4.36	(5w)
48.1 to Nehra, ALL OVER !!!! played the wrong line, middle stump in the air, what a ball by the young man Steyn 196/10
JM Kemp	9	0	40	2	4.44	(1nb, 5w)
15.1 to Inzamam-ul-Haq, GONE !!! this is the wicket they need! short ball on the leg stump, Inzamana pulled it with one hand, ball travels high and Dippenaar took well judged catch in the fine leg, Inzamam walks back! 59/4 47.2 to Shoaib Akhtar, GONE !!! went for the cut, bit mistimed, in the air and Ontong waits for it at point, Asia XI 9 down 193/9
JH Kallis	10	2	42	3	4.20	(2w)
20.1 to Shahid Afridi, Gone this time! good length delivery and swinging away, Afridi swings his bat across the line, thick edge and ball flies towards slip and Boucher takes a wonderful catch diving to his right side, Afridi departs and Asian XI just have Razzaq 89/5 24.4 to Sangakkara, Bowled'em! pitched just outside the off stump, slower in pace, Sangakkara pushes it and got inside edge, ball kisses the off stump and much patient innings comes to end! 96/6 40.2 to Kumble, GONE !!! angled in, fooled the bat, great appeal as the pads are in the way, and given 152/7
N Boje	10	1	40	1	4.00	(1w)
43.5 to Abdul Razzaq, GONE !!! very fine edge, Boucher up in arms as the rest follow, ump sending hm back, Aisa XI 8 down 169/8

Match details

Toss Asia XI, who chose to field
Series Africa XI led the 3-match series 1-0

ODI debut DW Steyn (Africa XI)
Africa XI replacement JM Kemp for TM Odoyo (Africa XI innings, 39.5 ov)
Asia XI replacement Mohammad Ashraful for M Muralitharan (Asia XI innings, 0.0 ov)
Player of the match AG Prince (Africa XI)

Umpires SJ Davis (Australia) and BR Doctrove (West Indies)
TV umpire KH Hurter
Match referee CH Lloyd (West Indies)

Match notes