brilliant. Full stride, and clobbered down the ground for the winning boundary
South Africa vs West Indies, 2nd Semi Final at Jaipur, Nov 02 2006 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd Semi Final (D/N), Jaipur, November 02, 2006, ICC Champions Trophy
258/8
(44/50 ov, T:259) 262/4
West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
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end of over 447 runs
WI: 262/4CRR: 5.95
Chris Gayle133 (135b 17x4 3x6)
Marlon Samuels5 (8b 1x4)
Robin Peterson 7-0-36-1
Graeme Smith 10-0-43-1
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The fireworks are exploding all around the ground, as West Indies, the defending champions, return to the final of the ICC Champions Trophy. They've had to do it the hard way, with pre-qualification, but now they face Australia, first-time finalists, in the final at Mumbai on Sunday.
Gayle, we presume, will be the runaway Man-of-the-Match, while South Africa return home with that tag of nearly-men once again proving too hard to shake off. They don't like semi-finals, do they?
Well, it's been emotional. This is Andrew Miller signing off, on behalf of my colleagues, Martin Williamson and Will Luke. Join us again on Sunday at 0900GMT, for the final between West Indies and Australia.
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43.6
4
Peterson to Gayle, FOUR runs
43.5
•
Peterson to Gayle, no run
driven, but straight to the man at mid-off
43.5
1w
Peterson to Gayle, 1 wide
oops, that's a bonus
Two needed from 38 ... I wonder ...
43.4
1
Peterson to Samuels, 1 run
tip-and-run cricket, and a scampered single ends with a direct hit from the covers, but the batsmen are home
43.3
•
Peterson to Samuels, no run
stretching forward and smothers the spin, not that there's a whole lot of it
43.2
1
Peterson to Gayle, 1 run
shorter, and bludgeoned down the ground. But the long-on sweeper tidies up
43.1
•
Peterson to Gayle, no run
flicked off the pads, but straight to the fielder
end of over 4311 runs
WI: 255/4CRR: 5.93 • RRR: 0.57
Marlon Samuels4 (6b 1x4)
Chris Gayle128 (131b 16x4 3x6)
Graeme Smith 10-0-43-1
Robin Peterson 6-0-29-1
This has been a rout, pure and simple, and not even West Indies' carelessness in these final overs can disguise that
42.6
2lb
Smith to Samuels, 2 leg byes
and that's a useful addition. Gayle keeps the strike, with just four runs needed
42.5
4
Smith to Samuels, FOUR runs
that will help the cause! Opens the blade and punches behind square for a welcome boundary to get off the mark
42.4
•
Smith to Samuels, no run
shuffles across his stumps, and pushed back down the track
42.3
•
Smith to Samuels, no run
sensible defence
42.2
1
Smith to Gayle, 1 run
tickled away to fine leg
42.1
4
Smith to Gayle, FOUR runs
poor ball, and Gayle swings that one round the corner and away to the midwicket boundary. He's still in control, and therefore so are the Windies
end of over 421 run • 1 wicket
WI: 244/4CRR: 5.80 • RRR: 1.87
Marlon Samuels0 (2b)
Chris Gayle123 (129b 15x4 3x6)
Robin Peterson 6-0-29-1
Graeme Smith 9-0-34-1
41.6
•
Peterson to Samuels, no run
the end of another very useful over. Spin, as Viv Richards once said (apparently) is a useful setting on a washing-machine. It's also useful for putting the heebie-jeebies through a West Indian batting line-up
41.5
•
Peterson to Samuels, no run
good length, met with a deliberate dead bat
Well, well ... it's still too late for South Africa, surely ...? But Australia will be watching this collapse with interest ...
41.4
W
Peterson to Morton, OUT
good grief, that is village! Gayle is cruising at the other end, but Morton wanted to finish the job himself, but instead his big smear ends up in the hands of short midwicket. Brainless batting, I'm afraid to say, and it was somewhat telegraphed
Runako Morton c de Villiers b Peterson 0 (5b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
41.3
•
Peterson to Morton, no run
tight bowling so far this over ... I sense there may be some flutters to come
41.2
•
Peterson to Morton, no run
nice flight and loop, pushed back down the track
41.1
1
Peterson to Gayle, 1 run
turned phlegmatically into the gap on the leg-side. Gayle wants to finish this himself
end of over 412 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 243/3CRR: 5.92 • RRR: 1.77
Runako Morton0 (2b)
Chris Gayle122 (128b 15x4 3x6)
Graeme Smith 9-0-34-1
Robin Peterson 5-0-28-0
Peterson to continue
40.6
•
Smith to Morton, no run
turned to midwicket, to end a very useful over. Too little too late? Probably ...
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