flighted on middle, pushed down to long-on to end the game, South Africa have thrashed Zimbabwe here
Zimbabwe vs South Africa, 4th Match, Group C at Hambantota, Sep 20 2012 - Match Result
South Africa won by 10 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)
Zimbabwe have been knocked out, the most one-sided game this competition so far. A walloping. Levi's back to form, South Africa's seamers had an excellent time. Zimbabwe are capable of doing better, and they'll want to forget this quickly. We'll get you the presentation details in just a bit.
Taylor: "It's the end of the road, they showed how classy a bowling line-up they are. We are a team that are going to bounce back sharply, we've improved a lot over the last 24 months."
AB: "Very happy with the start. I back our pace bowlers to do well on this kind of deck. Hopefully its the same for the next game. Richard and Hash started really well. We are definitely prepared for whatever the conditions may be. We've improved a lot facing spin in these conditions, so can't wait to take on what's coming our way."
Kallis is Man of the Match: "My job was made easier by the early wickets, I just came on and kept the pressure. There was a little bit of carry in the wicket which surprised us a little bit."
That's all from us, folks. Two games tomorrow: Bangladesh take on New Zealand, and Afghanistan face England. Do join us then. Firdose Moonda's report is getting updated here. Goodbye.
flighted on leg stump, tries to sweep it square, struck on the pads, stifled appeal from Matsikenyeri
fifty for Levi, helps end a poor run of scores, cracked to long-on for a single
short, too short, outside off, just flicked it past midwicket for a single, wants Levy to get to his half-century
Matsikenyeri to bowl what could be the last over of the match
yorker length and he fails to dig it out, was outside off and he couldn't get his bat down in time
drops that one short on leg stump and he tries to duck under it, that's one for the over
low full toss and he mistimes a drive back to the bowler, who palms it off to mid-off
well timed, goodish length, pushes it firmly through extra cover into the deep for a couple more runs
good yorker, Levi tried to dig it out into the leg side, got an inside edge onto his shoes
dropped, short and wide and it was cut straight to Sibanda at point, he dived to his left but spilt a sharp chance, tried to take it on the second attempt as well but couldn't hold on
Jarvis returns
crunches it down towards long-off for a single to keep strike, one hit will do it now
shortish on the off, punched to the left of deep cover for a couple of runs
Tushar: "@Karthik You forgot about Paul Strang, Neil Johnson, Guy Whitall, Murrey Godwin.. They all had great potential which current Zim team lacks."
drives that straight one to long-off for a single
slides that down the leg side and it's called a wide
thrashed, short, made some room and absolutely smashed it through extra cover for a boundary
flat and quick on middle and leg, tickles that one to short fine leg
floating it on the off stump, pushes it back to the bowler
tries to sweep that one fine but can't get it past the diving short fine leg
the sweep, all along the ground, struck hard to the right of deep midwicket for a couple of runs
flicked away through square leg into the deep for a single
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota | |
Toss | South Africa, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2012/13 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | T20I no. 266 |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-20.50, Interval 20.50-21.10, Second Session 21.10-22.30 |
Match days | 20 September 2012 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | South Africa 2, Zimbabwe 0 |