West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa, 2007/08 / Commentary

West Indies in South Africa Test Series - 1st Test

South Africa v West Indies

West Indies won by 128 runs

Overs 1-50  | Overs 51-100  | Overs 101-150

17.5

Harris to Morton, no run, Morton plays down the wrong line to an arm-ball from Harris and gets hit on the pad, the line would have taken the ball down leg

17.6

Harris to Morton, FOUR, this time Morton clears his front foot out of the way and lofts Harris back over his head for four more

West Indies 107/2   RS Morton 4* (2b 1x4)

19.1

Harris to Morton, no run, flighted delivery on middle stump, Morton leans forward and blocks

19.2

Harris to Morton, no run, Harris slips this down leg side, Morton tries to work it towards fine leg but misses

19.3

Harris to Morton, no run, Morton attempts to hit the ball down the ground but mis-times it towards the bowler

19.4

Harris to Morton, no run, bowled quicker and flatter on middle stump, Morton lunges forward and defends

19.5

Harris to Morton, no run, another quicker delivery, the length was full so Morton should have been playing forward to that, instead he went deep in his crease and defended to the leg side

19.6

Harris to Morton, no run, once again Morton moves back in his crease and defends towards the leg side

West Indies 107/2   RS Morton 4* (8b 1x4)

22.1

Steyn to Morton, no run, Yorker length on the legs, Morton digs it out and edges to third slip

22.2

Steyn to Morton, FOUR, short and wide outside off, flayed through the covers off the back foot for four

22.3

Steyn to Morton, no run, much better... full on middle stumps, pushed down the ground off the front foot

22.4

Steyn to Morton, 1 run, short and wide again, cut to deep point for a single

West Indies 123/2   RS Morton 9* (12b 2x4)

23.1

Kallis to Morton, no run, full and outside off, not much swing. Morton lunges forward and lets it go

23.2

Kallis to Morton, FOUR, full ball outside the off stump, Morton gets on to the front foot and lofts the ball powerfully over extra cover, it bounces once before going over the boudnary

23.3

Kallis to Morton, no run, defended on the front foot towards the bowler

23.4

Kallis to Morton, no run, left alone outside the off stump

23.5

Kallis to Morton, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Morton shoulders arms once again

23.6

Kallis to Morton, no run, defended off the front foot towards cover

West Indies 127/2   RS Morton 13* (18b 3x4)

24.5

Steyn to Morton, no run, Steyn searches for the yorker and finds the blockhole on off stump, Morton just about gets his bat down in time

24.6

Steyn to Morton, no run, defended back to the bowler off the front foot

West Indies 128/2   RS Morton 13* (20b 3x4)

25.4

Kallis to Morton, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, Morton lets it go to Boucher

25.5

Kallis to Morton, no run, too wide outside off stump, Morton lets it go once again

25.6

Kallis to Morton, no run, pitches on a good length outside off stump and seams into the right-hander, Morton gets on to the front foot and leaves it

West Indies 129/2   RS Morton 13* (23b 3x4)

27.1

Kallis to Morton, no run, starts off with a loosner after lunch, very wide outside off stump, Morton lets it go

27.2

Kallis to Morton, no run, pitches outside off and cuts back into Morton who stands on the back foot and defends to the off side

27.3

Kallis to Morton, no run, Morton waits on the back foot and defends towards point

27.4

Kallis to Morton, no run, Kallis over-pitches outside off stump, Morton winds up and smashes the ball hard at the fielder at mid-off who braces himself and fields the ball

27.5

Kallis to Morton, no run, defended on the front foot towards the off side, that wasn't very convincing from Morton

27.6

Kallis to Morton, no run, Morton moves forward to a slower delivery outside off stump and opens the face to play the ball to gully

West Indies 130/2   RS Morton 13* (29b 3x4)

28.3

Steyn to Morton, no run, Morton moves back and across and thrusts out his pad at one that's whizzing past off stump, Boucher collects the ball after Morton lets it go

28.4

Steyn to Morton, no run, a bit fuller on middle stump, Morton leans across and flicks to midwicket

28.5

Steyn to Morton, FOUR, that nearly decapitated Steyn, the ball was full on off stump and Morton drove straight right back at Steyn who ducked under the ball and allowed it to race to the straight boundary, that was struck with immense power

28.6

Steyn to Morton, 1 run, nudged off his pads on the leg side

West Indies 136/2   RS Morton 18* (33b 4x4)

29.1

Kallis to Morton, 1 run, flicked off the pads behind square for a single

West Indies 137/2   RS Morton 19* (34b 4x4)

30.1

Steyn to Morton, no run, Steyn cuts Morton in half by nipping one back off a short length into the right-hander

30.2

Steyn to Morton, no run, a slower ball this time, Morton saw it late and had to readjust and play a forward defence

30.3

Steyn to Morton, no run, banged in short outside off stump, Morton sways out of the line of the ball

30.4

Steyn to Morton, no run, excellent length outside the off stump, drawing Morton into the front-foot drive, the ball seams away off the pitch just enough to beat the outside edge

30.5

Steyn to Morton, 1 run, another slower ball, this time on middle and leg stump, Morton flicks it down to fine leg

West Indies 138/2   RS Morton 20* (39b 4x4)

31.5

Kallis to Morton, no run, wide delivery outside off stump, inviting Morton to gave a go at it, Morton resists

31.6

Kallis to Morton, no run, Kallis ends the over with a slower ball that nips back into the right-hander from outside off, Morton lets it go

West Indies 142/2   RS Morton 20* (41b 4x4)

33.1

Kallis to Morton, no run, Kallis is persisting with the line and length outside off stump, Morton lets it go

33.2

Kallis to Morton, no run, this time Kallis bowls it closer to off stump but Morton still chooses to shoulder arms

33.3

Kallis to Morton, no run, and again, Morton is showing a lot of patience in letting these deliveries from Kallis go past the off stump

33.4

Kallis to Morton, no run, four in a row now, on a good length outside off, Morton strides forward and lets the ball go through to Boucher

33.5

Kallis to Morton, no run, this time the line is on off stump, making Morton go on to the back foot to defend

33.6

Kallis to Morton, no run, shorter in length and wide outside off once again, Morton doesn't play a shot at it, Kallis is keeping it tight from his end

West Indies 144/2   RS Morton 20* (47b 4x4)

34.5

Steyn to Morton, no run, pitches on a good length outside off and seams away from the right-hander, Morton lets it go

34.6

Steyn to Morton, no run, short of a length outside the off stump, Morton yet again lets the ball pass

West Indies 145/2   RS Morton 20* (49b 4x4)

35.5

Ntini to Morton, no run, defended solidly off the front foot towards the bowler

35.6

Ntini to Morton, no run, Ntini goes wide of the crease and fires the ball into off stump, Morton strides forward and blocks

West Indies 146/2   RS Morton 20* (51b 4x4)

36.5

Steyn to Morton, no run, full length on off and middle stump, defended off the front foot

36.6

Steyn to Morton, no run, Steyn looks to find the blockhole but doesn't quite manage it, Morton defends back to the bowler

West Indies 147/2   RS Morton 20* (53b 4x4)

38.1

Steyn to Morton, FOUR, too full from Steyn, Morton steps foward and drives through the line of the ball to the long-off boundary, well-timed shot to bring up the 50 partnership

38.2

Steyn to Morton, no run, Steyn replies with a bouncer which Morton ducks under

38.3

Steyn to Morton, no run, another short ball, this one doesn't get as high and Morton leans out of the way

38.4

Steyn to Morton, no run, fuller length on off stump, Morton gets on to the front foot and blocks

38.5

Steyn to Morton, FOUR, Morton tees off! He picks up the full length early and smashes it straight with a full and expressive swing of the arms, Steyn tried to stick his boot out at it but the ball was hit too hard for him

38.6

Steyn to Morton, no run, another short ball to end the over, Morton ducks under it

West Indies 157/2   RS Morton 28* (59b 6x4)

39.2

Ntini to Morton, no run, beaten! Morton hardly moves his feet and tries to poke at one that angles into him from outside off stump, Ntini had him in two minds, whether to stay back or move forward, and beat the outside edge

39.3

Ntini to Morton, no run, left alone outside the off stump this time

39.4

Ntini to Morton, no run, Ntini gets much closer to off stump which makes Morton move forward and defend with bat close to the front pad

39.5

Ntini to Morton, no run, Morton tries to loft the ball over mid-off but hits it with the high part of the bat, the ball falls short of Amla at mid-off

39.6

Ntini to Morton, no run, driven firmly off the back foot towards cover

West Indies 160/2   RS Morton 28* (64b 6x4)

40.3

Nel to Morton, no run, pitches on a good length outside off stump, Morton lets the ball pass

40.4

Nel to Morton, FOUR, that's too full and on middle stump, Morton loves it there and he drives hard off the front foot to the right of the fielder at mid-on for four more

40.5

Nel to Morton, no run, bowled short and wide outside the off stump, Morton doesn't play at it

40.6

Nel to Morton, 1 run, Nel gets one to cut back sharply into Morton who gets cramped for room on the back foot, he tries to defend but gets an inside edge towards fine leg

West Indies 166/2   RS Morton 33* (68b 7x4)

41.1

Ntini to Morton, no run, Ntini appeals confidently because he thinks the ball hit the pad before it hit the bat, which it indeed did, but Morton was playing a shot and got hit outside off stump, the height was a problem as well

41.2

Ntini to Morton, no run, defended on the back foot towards the off side

41.3

Ntini to Morton, OUT, caught! Morton gets on to the front foot a bit too early and tries to defend, the length is just a little bit short on off stump, the ball bounces a bit more and hits the outside edge high on the bat, it lobs up tamely to Prince at point who takes one of the easiest catches you can hope to get

RS Morton c Prince b Ntini 33 (108m 71b 7x4 0x6) SR: 46.47

West Indies 166/3   RS Morton 33 (71b 7x4)
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Series Results
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South Africa won by an innings and 100 runs
South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town - Jan 2-5, 2008
South Africa won by 7 wickets
South Africa v West Indies at Port Elizabeth - Dec 26-29, 2007
West Indies won by 128 runs
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Photos

Dec 29, 2007

Marlon Samuels accepts his Man-of-the-Match award, South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth, 4th day, December 29, 2007

Marlon Samuels accepts his Man-of-the-Match award

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Dec 29, 2007

The end of Mark Boucher's stay at the crease, South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth, 4th day, December 29, 2007

The end of Mark Boucher's stay at the crease

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