down the ground and that's that - Smith making short work of the win
England vs South Africa, 44th Match, Super Eights at Bridgetown, , Apr 17 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
44th Match, Super Eights, Bridgetown, April 17, 2007, ICC World Cup
154
(19.2/50 ov, T:155) 157/1
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 184 balls remaining)
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Well, matches don't come much more one-sided. That was an emphatic victory by South Africa, making their statement in style. Hall teed up proceedings for them, with a fantastic five-wicket haul and then Smith took them home in dominant, brutal style.
Boos from the crowd for the England side and they head off with heads hanging, as they should. Their performance was no better than abject.
"We did this for the people back at home," says AB de Villiers. "To go through to the semis is an awesome feeling."
"Our performance today was pretty average," says Vaughan, mastering understatement. My word he sounds deflated. Hardly a surprise, mind.
No prizes for guessing the prize of man of the match. That man Hall.
19.2
4
Mahmood to Smith, FOUR runs
15 hundreds
19.1
3
Mahmood to Kallis, 3 runs
on off and that's driven in front of midwicket and they come back for three to bring up the 9000th ODI run - and this will be one of his most satisfying victories
end of over 196 runs
SA: 150/1CRR: 7.89 • RRR: 0.16
Graeme Smith85 (57b 12x4)
Jacques Kallis14 (24b 2x4)
James Anderson 5-0-32-0
Sajid Mahmood 4-0-42-0
12000 List A runs for Kallis by the way. Needs one more to be leading runscorer. And he's three away from 9000. These stats were brought to you by Cricinfo's team of winners. Well done
18.6
•
Anderson to Smith, no run
driven to the covers
18.5
4
Anderson to Smith, FOUR runs
outside off and that's driven over midwicket. Great shot
18.4
•
Anderson to Smith, no run
outside off and Smith takes the pace off his shot, going for a big carve, but cutting down on it, softly, in the end
18.3
1
Anderson to Kallis, 1 run
tucked off the hips to square
18.2
•
Anderson to Kallis, no run
on leg and that's driven straight to the man just back at mid-on, not quite long-on, three-quarters on if you like
18.1
1
Anderson to Smith, 1 run
stays over and that's worked down off the back foot to third man
end of over 189 runs
SA: 144/1CRR: 8.00 • RRR: 0.34
Graeme Smith80 (53b 11x4)
Jacques Kallis13 (22b 2x4)
Sajid Mahmood 4-0-42-0
Andrew Flintoff 6-0-36-1
Anderson's into the attack
17.6
1
Mahmood to Smith, 1 run
worked outside off and he's pinched the strike, the rum'un
The Sky commentary team are flailing for positives for England from this. "There are none really," concedes Atherton eventually. True enough
17.5
1
Mahmood to Kallis, 1 run
flamingo-whipped in front of midwicket, very Pietersen-esque, and we like that - a good, clean strike
17.4
•
Mahmood to Kallis, no run
bouncer attempt - at 87mph (140kph) - and the batsman backs away from it, trying to hoick it out of the ground
17.3
1
Mahmood to Smith, 1 run
outside off and that's driven through cover
17.2
4
Mahmood to Smith, FOUR runs
short and that's smashed through midwicket. Smashed, I tell you
17.2
1nb
Mahmood to Smith, (no ball)
top-edged a pull, Nixon takes, celebrates, and that's a no-ball. Nixon could have run him out if he wasn't busy over-celebrating like a big winner
17.1
1
Mahmood to Kallis, 1 run
outside off and poked down to third man
end of over 1714 runs
SA: 135/1CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 0.60
Jacques Kallis11 (19b 2x4)
Graeme Smith74 (49b 10x4)
Andrew Flintoff 6-0-36-1
Sajid Mahmood 3-0-33-0
Flintoff snatches back his cap, puts it on his head, keeps his head bowed and he's grateful to have something to hide under.
The fifty stand up from 43 balls
16.6
1
Flintoff to Kallis, 1 run
nipping back in from off and that's driven out to mid-off
16.5
1
Flintoff to Smith, 1 run
short and that's pulled out on the bounce to Bell on the midwicket boundary
16.4
•
Flintoff to Smith, no run
very wide, and Smith got bat on that else it would have been called, I suspect, the ball bouncing down in front of Nixon
Smith and Kallis meet for a chat and it's grins agogo
16.3
4
Flintoff to Smith, FOUR runs
outside off and that's just laughably good - Smith over the top and that's wide of Anderson, South Africa closing in on the rout
16.2
4
Flintoff to Smith, FOUR runs
on off and this time it's driven to the other side of the sticks, past Flintoff, and that's away through mid-off this time - Smith giving that the full force. Good stuff
16.1
4
Flintoff to Smith, FOUR runs
shot of the day. There wasn't too much wrong with that ball, but Smith just leant into it, and drove right through over a ducking Kallis and away through mid-on. Shot!
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