ICC World Cup, 1999 / Commentary

ICC World Cup - 2nd semi final

Australia v South Africa

Match tied

14.4

Warne to Kallis, no run

14.5

Warne to Kallis, no run

14.6

Warne to Kallis, no run

South Africa 53/3   JH Kallis 0* (3b)

16.1

Warne to Kallis, no run, silly point and a 1st slip in place, sending it once again past the outside edge

16.2

Warne to Kallis, no run, defending onto the on side, into the pad perhaps

16.3

Warne to Kallis, no run, leaning over the ball, bat hiding behind the pad to an exact, off the pad to the silly point

16.4

Warne to Kallis, no run, coming forward and defending

16.5

Warne to Kallis, no run, misplays the defence, South Africans just finding it impossible to play Warne, totally spooked, that one nearly collected the off stump

16.6

Warne to Kallis, no run, a bit short, Kallis with the strong cut shot, direct to cover, 3 maidens in a row for Warne

South Africa 55/3   JH Kallis 0* (9b)

18.1

Warne to Kallis, 1 run, and that's the first run off Warne for 18 balls

South Africa 56/3   JH Kallis 1* (10b)

19.5

Fleming to Kallis, 1 run, turning it off the toes, ball runs away towards the square leg

South Africa 59/3   JH Kallis 2* (11b)

20.1

Warne to Kallis, no run, stretching forward, defending with the bat and pad near the leg stump

20.2

Warne to Kallis, no run, defending again, off the pads down the wicket

20.3

Warne to Kallis, no run, poor flipper, lands too short, South Africa are even too nervous to dispatch that, only driving it to the mid wicket

20.4

Warne to Kallis, no run, leaning over it once more, killing it

20.5

Warne to Kallis, no run, defends again at the pitch of the ball, in front of the leg stump

20.6

Warne to Kallis, no run, pitching outside the leg stump, bat and pad defence, ball allowed to strike the pad first

South Africa 59/3   JH Kallis 2* (17b)

21.2

Fleming to Kallis, 1 wide, slow ball goes haywire, appeared to have just clipped the pad on its way down the leg side

21.2

Fleming to Kallis, OUT, pushed down to the mid off, dangerous single, Bevan collects and has the full face of the stumps to aim for, direct throw has Cullinan out by close to 2 metres

DJ Cullinan run out 6 (39m 30b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00

21.6

Fleming to Kallis, no run

South Africa 62/4   JH Kallis 2* (19b)

22.2

Warne to Kallis, 1 wide, way down the leg side, pitched up, Gilchrist did well to shuffle across

22.2

Warne to Kallis, no run, leaning well over it, defending onto the on side

22.3

Warne to Kallis, 1 run, dug out into the off side, past the bowler, mix up between the batsmen, direct hit misses teh bowler's end

22.5

Warne to Kallis, 1 run, turned away behind the square leg, no mixup there

South Africa 67/4   JH Kallis 4* (22b)

23.5

McGrath to Kallis, 1 run, gliding it away down the wicket to the 3rd man

South Africa 70/4   JH Kallis 5* (23b)

24.1

Warne to Kallis, no run, pitching a long way outside the leg stump, down the leg side to the keeper, didn't spin enough to go near the leg stump

24.2

Warne to Kallis, no run

24.3

Warne to Kallis, no run, spins down the line of the off stump, carefully defended to the point area

24.4

Warne to Kallis, 1 run, high bounce, Kallis coming forward for the defence, ball comes off the top of the bat and past the slip

South Africa 71/4   JH Kallis 6* (27b)

25.1

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, a bit of turn, bat/pad defence

25.2

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, clamps down upon it, into the on side

25.3

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, forcing it away behind the poitn area

25.4

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, misplays the defence, ball floats up but out of reach of the keeper

25.5

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, pushing into the covers

25.6

ME Waugh to Kallis, 1 run, short and pulled over the mid wicket, McGrath is in the deep, but doesn't go for it

South Africa 72/4   JH Kallis 7* (33b)

26.1

Moody to Kallis, 1 run

26.4

Moody to Kallis, no run, driving down the on side, to the mi don

26.5

Moody to Kallis, FOUR, onto the front foot, very well played, driving thru the extra cover

26.6

Moody to Kallis, 1 run, easily guiding it down to the 3rd man for the single

South Africa 79/4   JH Kallis 13* (37b 1x4)

27.1

ME Waugh to Kallis, 1 run, loose ball, high full toss outside the off stump, just dabs a soft pull shot thru the mid wicket

27.6

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, cutting outside the off stump, and missing, Mark Waugh somehow getting a fair proportion of his ball to stay low

South Africa 81/4   JH Kallis 14* (39b 1x4)

28.3

Moody to Kallis, no run, defending outside the off stump once more, bowler picks up

28.4

Moody to Kallis, 1 run, ball dribbles awau thru the backward square leg, they jog a single

28.6

Moody to Kallis, 1 run, poked short of the covers, and there's another single

South Africa 85/4   JH Kallis 16* (42b 1x4)

29.1

ME Waugh to Kallis, 1 run, glancing away down to the long leg

29.4

ME Waugh to Kallis, 2 runs, poor ball, cut shot behind the point and into the deep, Moody gathers from 3rd man

29.5

ME Waugh to Kallis, FOUR, shuffling down the wicket, coming down the pitch and playing the on drive, Fleming dives along the boundary but misses

29.6

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, 10 off the over, much more healthy for the SAns

South Africa 95/4   JH Kallis 23* (46b 2x4)

30.4

Moody to Kallis, no run, pushing away late, just behind the point fielder, no run there

30.5

Moody to Kallis, no run, pushing to the gully area, Kallis sends Rhodes back, the direct hit calls the TV replay, but he was well in

30.6

Moody to Kallis, 1 run

South Africa 97/4   JH Kallis 24* (49b 2x4)

31.1

ME Waugh to Kallis, 2 runs, driving down thru the mid wicket, McGrath fields easily in the deep

31.2

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run

31.3

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, driving on the off side again, to the mid off

31.4

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, Ponting with the very nifty diving save at mid wicket

31.5

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, driven harder, but direct to the mid wicket this time

31.6

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, pushing it away on the off side, to the point fielder, only 2 off the over, the screws are tightening

South Africa 99/4   JH Kallis 26* (55b 2x4)

32.2

Moody to Kallis, 2 runs, driving down, on the on side

32.3

Moody to Kallis, no run

32.4

Moody to Kallis, 1 run, pushed it thru the covers and into the deep, there's a single before it's gathered in the deep

South Africa 103/4   JH Kallis 29* (58b 2x4)

33.4

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run

33.5

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, good turn into the leading pad, ball is collected by the keeper at the backward square leg

33.6

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, and just some defence

South Africa 107/4   JH Kallis 29* (61b 2x4)

34.2

Moody to Kallis, 1 run, driving down on the off side

34.5

Moody to Kallis, 1 run, driving down the on side this time

South Africa 115/4   JH Kallis 31* (63b 2x4)

35.4

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run

35.5

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, defensive poke into the covers

35.6

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, the off-spin beats the cover drive, Gilchrist possibly dropped an inside edge, hard to say, Mark Waugh utters an expletive anyway

South Africa 121/4   JH Kallis 31* (66b 2x4)

36.3

Reiffel to Kallis, 1 run, driving thru the covers, McGrath is the deep fielder

36.5

Reiffel to Kallis, no run, deadening the ball, was a little short, rolls very slowly past the bowler

36.6

Reiffel to Kallis, 1 run, playing late yet again, and there lies another single

South Africa 125/4   JH Kallis 33* (69b 2x4)

37.1

ME Waugh to Kallis, FOUR, Waugh's stock "straight ball", thick edge runs very fine to the boundary

37.2

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, mistimed and misjudged, back to the bowler

37.3

ME Waugh to Kallis, no run, defending to the diving mid wicket, Ponting's the man

37.4

ME Waugh to Kallis, 1 run, flicking just behind Ponting this time, deep fielder runs in

South Africa 130/4   JH Kallis 38* (73b 3x4)

38.1

Reiffel to Kallis, 1 run, defending, extra bounce, catches Kallis on the glove, ball runs away thru the gully

South Africa 131/4   JH Kallis 39* (74b 3x4)

39.1

ME Waugh to Kallis, 1 run, full toss, lamely played down to the long on

39.4

ME Waugh to Kallis, 1 run, driving on the off side for another one

South Africa 144/4   JH Kallis 41* (76b 3x4)

40.1

Reiffel to Kallis, no run, and Reiffel continuing strangely enough, would only be eating into the quotas for McGrath and Fleming

40.2

Reiffel to Kallis, 1 run, just a little jab down the gully fielder

40.4

Reiffel to Kallis, no run, defends, ball rests close on the on side, batsmen crossed

40.5

Reiffel to Kallis, no run, defending onto the on side, to the mid wicket, just the one off the over so far

40.6

Reiffel to Kallis, 1 run, poked close, just behind the point fielder, top over from Reiffel

South Africa 146/5   JH Kallis 43* (81b 3x4)

41.1

McGrath to Kallis, 1 run, driving thru the cover point

41.4

McGrath to Kallis, 1 run, knocked away behind the point

41.6

McGrath to Kallis, 1 run, and another single, 7 off the over, slightly below the rate, but good enough

South Africa 153/5   JH Kallis 46* (84b 3x4)

42.1

Warne to Kallis, no run, defending closely on the off side, Pollock was backing up a long way, but no danger

42.2

Warne to Kallis, 1 run, chopped late behind the point fielder, there's a single for them

42.6

Warne to Kallis, no run, and only 2 off the over to send the run rate required way over 8

South Africa 155/5   JH Kallis 47* (87b 3x4)

43.2

McGrath to Kallis, 1 run, inswinger, but a full toss, going for the yorker, mcGrath hasn't been in tune today

43.4

McGrath to Kallis, 1 run, pitched up on the stumps, driving off the stumps and down to the long off

43.6

McGrath to Kallis, 1 run, and thru the covers again, Kallis has his 50

South Africa 161/5   JH Kallis 50* (90b 3x4)

44.1

Warne to Kallis, 3 runs, misplaying the drive, chipped into the air, Reiffel races and misses the catch from long off, they get 3 after Reiffel loses the gamble

44.5

Warne to Kallis, OUT, deceived in the air, ball pops up, Waugh takes the easy catch above his head in the covers

JH Kallis c SR Waugh b Warne 53 (119m 92b 3x4 0x6) SR: 57.60

South Africa 175/6   JH Kallis 53 (92b 3x4)
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Australia won by 8 wickets (with 179 balls remaining)
Australia v South Africa at Birmingham - Jun 17, 1999
Match tied
New Zealand v Pakistan at Manchester - Jun 16, 1999
Pakistan won by 9 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
Australia v South Africa at Leeds - Jun 13, 1999
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
India v New Zealand at Nottingham - Jun 12, 1999
New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
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Photos

Jun 17, 1999

Allan Donald is run out and the game is tied, Australia v South Africa, 2nd semi-final, World Cup, Birmingham, June 17, 1999

Allan Donald is run out and the South Africa v Australia game is tied

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Jun 17, 1999

Allan Donald is run out and the game is tied, Australia v South Africa, 2nd semi-final, World Cup, Birmingham, June 17, 1999

Allan Donald is run out and the game is tied

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