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

West Indies in South Africa ODI Series - 3rd ODI

South Africa v West Indies

South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

28.4

Kallis to Morton, no run, turned to midwicket

28.5

Kallis to Morton, no run, slower ball, defended past Kallis and mid-on runs round

28.6

Kallis to Morton, 1 run, angled down to third man, thinks of a second but a decent throw comes in

West Indies 112/3   RS Morton 1* (3b)

29.1

Botha to Morton, no run, turned into the leg side

29.2

Botha to Morton, 1 run, finds the gap at square leg this time

29.4

Botha to Morton, no run, outside off, comes forward and defends

29.5

Botha to Morton, no run, flicked back to Botha, one bounce in his follow through

29.6

Botha to Morton, no run, covers up and defends

West Indies 114/3   RS Morton 2* (8b)

31.1

Botha to Morton, no run, forward and turned with the spin to leg

31.2

Botha to Morton, no run, shapes to flick to leg, a thick leading edge squirts to cover

31.3

Botha to Morton, no run, angled to short third man

31.4

Botha to Morton, 1 run, turned into space on the leg side for an ambled single

West Indies 117/3   RS Morton 3* (12b)

32.5

Pollock to Morton, no run, Morton jabs down, bat and pad together, just in time

32.6

Pollock to Morton, no run, slower ball, driven with an open face but no power in the shot and point quickly onto it

West Indies 127/3   RS Morton 3* (14b)

33.3

Botha to Morton, no run, paddled to leg

33.4

Botha to Morton, 1 run, driven on the walk to long-on

33.6

Botha to Morton, no run, flicked wide of midwicket, the ball appeared to be past the man but he dived athletically and stopped it

West Indies 130/3   RS Morton 4* (17b)

34.6

Pollock to Morton, 1 run, turned round the front pad to square leg

West Indies 133/3   RS Morton 5* (18b)

35.1

Steyn to Morton, 1 run, fired in at the batsman's feet, he stumbles as he digs it into the leg side

35.5

Steyn to Morton, 4 leg byes, down the leg side, it takes a big deflection off the pads and no way can keeper or fine leg get anywhere near that

35.6

Steyn to Morton, 1 wide, and another one way down leg, faster and shorter but wayward nevertheless

35.6

Steyn to Morton, no run, in the blockhole, a swish and a miss, the ball hits the pad and trickles into the off side

West Indies 142/3   RS Morton 6* (21b)

36.2

Pollock to Morton, 1 run, worked into the leg side

36.4

Pollock to Morton, no run, shapes to drive-cut but it is too close to him and the ball goes with no pace square on the off side

36.5

Pollock to Morton, no run, back of a length, turned with no power to midwicket

36.6

Pollock to Morton, no run, at his feet, he gets in a tangle and the ball plops down in the crease

West Indies 145/3   RS Morton 7* (25b)

37.3

Steyn to Morton, no run, full toss, hammered back to Steyn who stops it well ... and then to show he is rattled he underarms at the batsman's stumps

37.4

Steyn to Morton, FOUR, full toss as he goes for another yorker, a thick edge scoots past his leg stump and fine for four

37.5

Steyn to Morton, no run, short, misses with a pull and takes it on the body

37.6

Steyn to Morton, 1 run, slower, he waits and thumps it down the ground but not with any timing

West Indies 155/3   RS Morton 12* (29b 1x4)

38.1

Kallis to Morton, 1 run, on middle and tucked to midwicket who is on the edge of the circle

38.6

Kallis to Morton, OUT, gone! a huge heave across the line from Morton as he walks down the pitch against a good length ball and he gets an inside edge which makes an awful mess of the stumps. Another blow to West Indies' hopes of building a late charge

RS Morton b Kallis 13 (43m 31b 1x4 0x6) SR: 41.93

West Indies 157/4   RS Morton 13 (31b 1x4)
Series Results
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg - Feb 3, 2008
South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) (D/L method)
South Africa v West Indies at Durban - Feb 1, 2008
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
South Africa v West Indies at Port Elizabeth - Jan 27, 2008
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town - Jan 25, 2008
South Africa won by 86 runs
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion - Jan 20, 2008
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
More results »

Photos

Jan 27, 2008

Jerome Taylor and Darren Sammy exchange high fives, South Africa v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Port Elizabeth, January 27, 2008

Jerome Taylor and Darren Sammy exchange high fives

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Jan 27, 2008

Graeme Smith looks out for a run, South Africa v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Port Elizabeth, January 27, 2008

Graeme Smith looks out for a run

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