all over! Philander seals the deal in style, coming out of his crease and clobbering a nicely tossed up delivery down to long-off
India vs South Africa, 1st ODI at Belfast, Jun 26 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st ODI, Belfast, June 26, 2007, Future Cup
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South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
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So South Africa take the first ODI by four wickets, thanks mainly to an unbeaten 91 from the rock-solid captain, Jaques Kallis. A great innings, never breaking a sweat, driving on the up and flicking the spinners into the gaps on the on-side. He also had two wickets and two catches, he's the Man of the Match.
Put in to bat, India were given a solid total of 242 thanks to Sachin Tendulkar's 99 - his first such score in his entire career, in any form of the game. Andre Nel (3-47) led the bowling honours, but he was well suppored by Andrew Hall and Vernon Philander.
South Africa go one-up, with two more to play. Do join us again for the next game, on June 29th at 09:45 GMT. I hope you've enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, this is Jamie Alter, your commentator for the game, signing off. Cheers!
49.3
4
Yuvraj to Philander, FOUR runs
Everyone comes in now...
49.2
1
Yuvraj to Kallis, 1 run
tossed up on leg stump, he sweeps to short fine leg
49.1
1
Yuvraj to Philander, 1 run
tossed up, he frees the arms and cuts into the covers
Hero Cup? Same teams? Tendulkar to bowl? No, its Yuvraj...
end of over 495 runs
SA: 239/6CRR: 4.87 • RRR: 4.00
Jacques Kallis90 (115b 6x4)
Vernon Philander12 (20b)
Zaheer Khan 10-1-46-1
Yuvraj Singh 6-0-29-0
Still four to get from six deliveries...
48.6
•
Khan to Kallis, no run
good length outside off stump, Kallis comes onto the front foot and square-drives to point again
48.5
•
Khan to Kallis, no run
short and wide, useless ball, he cuts hard but to Yuvraj at point
48.4
•
Khan to Kallis, no run
slower ball, he looks to drive off one knee and mistimes the shot back to Zaheer
Just four to get
48.3
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Khan to Kallis, no run
full toss, swinging, Kallis is surprised and ends up defending it back to Zaheer
48.2
4
Khan to Kallis, FOUR runs
rubbish delivery, short down leg stump, Kallis pulls and gets some bat on it, the ball rolls down past a vacant short fine leg area for four
48.1
1
Khan to Philander, 1 run
good, swinging yorker, he drives and squeezes bat onto it, then onto his toes, the ball rolls to the off side and Philander hobbles down the track after Kallis calls
Nine to get from 12...Zaheer into his final over. Wickets are the key, nothing else. Kallis just too good today.
end of over 484 runs
SA: 234/6CRR: 4.87 • RRR: 4.50
Jacques Kallis86 (110b 5x4)
Vernon Philander11 (19b)
Yuvraj Singh 6-0-29-0
Zaheer Khan 9-1-41-1
47.6
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Yuvraj to Kallis, no run
flatter one from over the stumps now, Kallis looks to once more work it fine but gets squared up, the ball rolling to the off side
47.5
1
Yuvraj to Philander, 1 run
tossed up on a length, he waits for it and dabs it fine
47.4
1
Yuvraj to Kallis, 1 run
flat on leg stump, swept out past a lazy Ganguly for two
47.3
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Yuvraj to Kallis, no run
close! Tossed up, Kallis stands and defends, very loosely, the ball ballooning up in the air and landing short of a diving cover
47.2
1
Yuvraj to Philander, 1 run
tossed up, pushed into the covers
47.1
1
Yuvraj to Kallis, 1 run
tossed up on the stumps, Kallis sweeps hard through square leg and Zaheer does well to pick and throw it back in, one-handed, one move...thats a rarity!
13 from 18 now...
end of over 475 runs
SA: 230/6CRR: 4.89 • RRR: 4.33
Vernon Philander9 (17b)
Jacques Kallis84 (106b 5x4)
Zaheer Khan 9-1-41-1
RP Singh 8-0-45-1
46.6
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Khan to Philander, no run
good length delivery, drops the head and defends it down
46.5
1
Khan to Kallis, 1 run
good length this time, he pushes to mid-on and sprints through for one, taking on young Sharma's arm
46.4
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Khan to Kallis, no run
short of a length on middle and off, he shuffles and cant work it away
46.3
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Khan to Kallis, no run
moves around the wicket, lands it on a length and Kallis defends to point
46.2
4
Khan to Kallis, FOUR runs
short delivery outside off stump, he walks into the shot and pulls all along the ground behind square leg for four
46.1
•
Khan to Kallis, no run
overpitched, wide of off stump, he square-drives and Yuvraj does well at backward point
18 to get from 24, should be easy. Here's Zaheer
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