Asia have cleaned up the series. Full and on the stumps, Pollock backs away, drills but straight to long off. The players from both team shake hands. Mahela is out there, congratulating Rafique in particular. Celebration in the Asian camp.
Asia XI vs Africa XI, 3rd Match at Chennai, Jun 10 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
3rd Match (D/N), Chennai, June 10, 2007, Afro-Asia Cup
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end of over 509 runs
Afr: 318/7CRR: 6.36
Shaun Pollock58 (49b 3x4 2x6)
Johan Botha18 (9b 3x4)
Harbhajan Singh 10-0-48-3
Sanath Jayasuriya 10-0-73-0
Dhoni butchered 139 while Mahela stitched a classy ton as Asia piled up a massive total. Africa tried gamely to chase, with Kemp peppering the long on boundary, but they fell short in the end. It was party time at Chepauk; over 600 runs and 22 sixes were hit as the batsmen feasted. Rafique and Harbhajan shared seven wickets between them to check Africa.
Man-of-the-Match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Man of the Series: Mahela Jayawardene
Please do tune in to the England v West Indies game. That's it from me. Good bye and Good Luck.
49.6
1
Harbhajan to Pollock, 1 run
Mathew again: "Highest match aggregate at Chennai, beating the 643 scored yesterday.."
Raajesh sends us a chuckle. "next time around kemp and dhoni need DGCA permission before batting....low flying aircraft are at risk"
49.5
6
Harbhajan to Pollock, SIX runs
Please whistle. That's the 22nd six of the night. Full and straight and Pollock manages to get under the ball and drills it over long on
49.4
1
Harbhajan to Botha, 1 run
low full-toss, on the middle, Botha shapes to play it across the line, gets a leading edge to cover region
49.3
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Harbhajan to Botha, no run
yet another strangling delivery, in the blockhole length, jabbed back to the bowler
Mathew opens the Bhaji file: "Before today's game, Harbhajan had not picked up 3 wickets or more in 17 matches.
49.2
1
Harbhajan to Pollock, 1 run
again right up there at the yorker length, driven to long off
49.1
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Harbhajan to Pollock, no run
dot ball. On the off and middle,driven abck to the bowler
end of over 4914 runs
Afr: 309/7CRR: 6.30 • RRR: 23.00
Johan Botha17 (7b 3x4)
Shaun Pollock50 (45b 3x4 1x6)
Sanath Jayasuriya 10-0-73-0
Harbhajan Singh 9-0-39-3
48.6
4
Jayasuriya to Botha, FOUR runs
Botha goes straight down the ground. Drills a fullish one past the bowler, the long on can't cut it down either.
48.5
4
Jayasuriya to Botha, FOUR runs
low full toss, on the leg side and paddled away to fine leg boundary
48.4
1
Jayasuriya to Pollock, 1 run
backs away to the leg side, Jayasuriya fires it on the leg side, tickles it to short fine leg. Fifty up for Polly.
48.3
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Jayasuriya to Pollock, no run
48.2
1
Jayasuriya to Botha, 1 run
gets a single with a drive to long on
48.1
4
Jayasuriya to Botha, FOUR runs
Botha goes for the reverse sweep. Gets it past point. It has been that kind of a strange night.
end of over 486 runs • 1 wicket
Afr: 295/7CRR: 6.14 • RRR: 18.50
Johan Botha4 (3b)
Shaun Pollock49 (43b 3x4 1x6)
Harbhajan Singh 9-0-39-3
Mashrafe Mortaza 9-1-51-0
47.6
1
Harbhajan to Botha, 1 run
driven to midwicket where the young sub , a local player, (unfortunately I can't recognise him) has a shy at the non striker's end but misses. Had it hit, there would have been a party at the young man's house.
47.5
2
Harbhajan to Botha, 2 runs
floated in on the middle, swept to left of Yuvraj at long leg
47.4
1
Harbhajan to Pollock, 1 run
full, right up there at the blockhole, scooped out to long on
47.3
1
Harbhajan to Botha, 1 run
Raghav, our scorer, points out that "All the wickets in the Asian innings were take by the pace bowlers while the spinners have cleaned up the Africans."
47.2
W
Harbhajan to Chigumbura, OUT
And then they were three. Chigumbura has a wild heave across the line, Harbhajan had slowed the pace of the delivery - doosra incidentally, and Chigumbura is through with his shot early and the ball goes on to disturb the timber.
Elton Chigumbura b Harbhajan Singh 4 (6b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 66.66
47.1
1
Harbhajan to Pollock, 1 run
full and on the legs, flicked away to Yuvraj at long leg
end of over 478 runs
Afr: 289/6CRR: 6.14 • RRR: 14.33
Elton Chigumbura4 (5b)
Shaun Pollock47 (41b 3x4 1x6)
Mashrafe Mortaza 9-1-51-0
Mohammad Rafique 10-0-65-4
Now Mathew turns into a tough schoomaster. "Chigumbura better make up for the 161 runs he has conceded in the last two games."
46.6
•
Mortaza to Chigumbura, no run
banged in short, Chgiumbura tries to pull, the bat meets air, the ball head to Dhoni
46.5
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Mortaza to Chigumbura, no run
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