superb catch from van Wyk! Morkel slammed one down much shorter, it leapt up at young Dockrell and took the edge of the shoulder of the bat, the keeper tumbled to his right to complete the dismissal and that's the end of Ireland
South Africa vs Ireland, 34th Match, Group B at Kolkata, Mar 15 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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34th Match, Group B (D/N), Eden Gardens, March 15, 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup
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Ireland have been blown away, and South Africa complete a 131-run win in Kolkata. The Irish fought really hard in the field, keeping South Africa pegged back with wickets, but they couldn't keep it up with the bat. They managed to keep up with the asking rate, but at the expense of wickets, which fell at regular intervals. If you missed any of today's play, we have the perfect remedy: Nitin Sundar's match bulletin. There's also a full gallery for you to peruse. In between times, chat with friends or berate your nemeses at our Facebook page.
William Porterfield "We started off pretty well, got wickets up front and pegged them back. We were happy enough at half time chasing 270 but just lost wickets. We've been pretty good with our ground fielding throughout the tournament but we missed a couple of catches. We've shown competitive spirit, in a lot of the games we kept ourselves in the game. We've got a lot of positives from this tournament."
Graeme Smith: "I think you can always nitpick, but there were some good signs today. We put ourselves under pressure with some stupid run outs but the guys responded really well after that, especially JP [Duminy] who batted really well under pressure. He really held things together, and then Colin Ingram, who hasn't played for a while, came in and batted well. We've done the first part of his now."
No surprises, JP Duminy is the Man of the Match: "The circumstances were a bit tense [when I came in], the key was to try and stay as calm as possible. I've done it a fair number of times now, and I've grown into this role nicely, and I hope it continues. I was trying to hit the ball out of the ground at the end, you never know when a few runs might make all the difference in the game."
Aoife Nolan: "I am still an Irish Blonde and I still support the redheads!!!"
shuvo_Kalmar: "@Aoife Nolan, i am in the same folk with you. See you redheads next WC hopefully with some more excitment." I'll second that, and also say goodbye to everyone who joined us for this game. We hope you enjoyed our coverage, and join us next time!
Kannan: "Good catch from van Wyk - now he can celebrate it with a haircut.. must be brutal with the heat over there - geez."
33.2
W
Morkel to Dockrell, OUT
George Dockrell c †van Wyk b Morkel 16 (12b 3x4 0x6 19m) SR: 133.33
33.1
4
Morkel to Dockrell, FOUR runs
cracked over cover! Is there anything George Dockrell can't do?
Smith goes for the kill and brings back Morkel
end of over 335 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 137/9CRR: 4.15 • RRR: 8.00
Boyd Rankin0 (2b)
George Dockrell12 (10b 2x4)
Jacques Kallis 6-1-20-2
Jean-Paul Duminy 2-0-11-1
32.6
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Kallis to Rankin, no run
no danger of Rankin getting in line with the ball ... he stands on leg stump and pushes the hands out, the ball zips past the outside edge
32.5
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Kallis to Rankin, no run
Kallis stays round the wicket to the left-handed Rankin, who pops the ball up towards midwicket ... but it drops safe
32.4
W
Kallis to Mooney, OUT
just one more to go now, Kallis comes round the wicket, Mooney drives and the edge goes straight through to van Wyk. He beat him a couple of times in the last over, now he gets one to touch the bat as Mooney drives rooted to the crease
John Mooney c †van Wyk b Kallis 14 (28b 1x4 0x6 49m) SR: 50
32.3
1
Kallis to Dockrell, 1 run
a thick inside edge rolls into the leg side, and they steal a quick single
A second slip comes in now
32.2
4
Kallis to Dockrell, FOUR runs
wide of off, Dockrell throws the bat at it and the ball flies wide of the lone slip and down to the third man boundary!
32.1
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Kallis to Dockrell, no run
this one hits the seam and comes in, but Dockrell is right behind the line to defend
end of over 323 runs
IRE: 132/8CRR: 4.12 • RRR: 7.83
George Dockrell7 (7b 1x4)
John Mooney14 (27b 1x4)
Jean-Paul Duminy 2-0-11-1
Jacques Kallis 5-1-15-1
31.6
1
Duminy to Dockrell, 1 run
stylish drive from Dockrell, it beats a diving cover
31.5
1
Duminy to Mooney, 1 run
Mooney flicks across his front pad to send the ball out to deep midwicket
31.4
1
Duminy to Dockrell, 1 run
skewed off the outside half of the bat, into the covers
31.3
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Duminy to Dockrell, no run
and again! Fuller this time, but same result
31.2
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Duminy to Dockrell, no run
arm ball, rushes straight on to beat the outside edge
Slip in place now
31.1
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Duminy to Dockrell, no run
Duminy comes round the wicket to Dockrell, who taps back to the bowler
end of over 312 runs
IRE: 129/8CRR: 4.16 • RRR: 7.57
John Mooney13 (26b 1x4)
George Dockrell5 (2b 1x4)
Jacques Kallis 5-1-15-1
Jean-Paul Duminy 1-0-8-1
And that's drinks
30.6
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Kallis to Mooney, no run
and now he's beaten on the outside edge, minimal reaction from the South Africans though, they're just sort of going through the motions at the moment
30.5
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Kallis to Mooney, no run
airy drive outside off, the ball scoots past the inside edge
30.4
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Kallis to Mooney, no run
Kallis comes round the wicket, full on off stump and driven to cover
30.3
1
Kallis to Dockrell, 1 run
dug in quite short, Dockrell stands tall and angles it down to third man
30.2
1
Kallis to Mooney, 1 run
a rasping cut goes straight out to the man at deep cover
There's one wide slip in place
30.1
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Kallis to Mooney, no run
loosener, landing on a length outside off. Mooney swishes, and is beaten
Well, here's pace - but it's Kallis
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