South Africa vs India, 4th ODI at Gqeberha, Jan 21 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Dhoni: "They were scoring at a healthy pace. And that meant if they batted for 50 overs, they will get to a good total.. And that's what happened. I tried the fast bowlers, spinners, part-timers but things don't go your way always. We would have fancied something around 240. Virat is a big positive. He has batted at no. 3 and carried innings through.The middle order hasn't clicked. Not only for us but also for South Africa. The team that handles pressure better will win on Sunday."

Man of the match is JP Duminy "Just wanted to take it to end as possible. I thought we had a defendable target at the end. It all worked out quite nicely. When we got to 45 overs, we thought 250 would be a good result."

Smith: We started well today. We had a few moments where our brains didn't work but we showed a lot of skill and determination to recover. We knew anything around 240 would be good. Excellent effort from Duminy and the rest. We have done well with the ball in this series. We have generally fielded well. The intensity has been good. We are excited to go to Pretoria. The teams have been trading blows for 2 months now and it has been a competitive series.:

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That's it from us. Good bye and good luck.

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Sundar: "Thunderstorms forecast in Centurion?? Great! Will we ever get to know which is the better team out of these two? Every series between these two seems to end in a draw. Has to be a jinx. I seriously hope it is not an India vs SA world cup final. I am sure it will rain in Mumbai for two days and these teams will have to share the trophy."

10.40 Game called off. South Africa win by 48 runs. So 2-2 and we go to decider on Sunday. Apparently, 90% chance of thunderstorms in Centurion on Sunday

10.33 pm: They will decide at 10.45 pm whether to continue with the game or not.

10.17 pm More rain. and they are coming off again. And now for every four minutes, they will lose an over.

Raining again!

And more news: India will get four overs of Batting Powerplay

Target is 260. India need 123 more from 87 balls. .

Target is 260. India need 123 more from 87 balls.

South Africans on the field, stumps being erected. Kohli and Harbhajan walk out

10.01 pm It was just a drizzle, and seems to have passed. so we might still be on for 2210 resumption, can't be sure, though

9.59 pm More rain! Aargh.

9.56 pm The game to start at 10.10 pm. Four overs lost. We will let you know the exact target when we get to know. We think it should be 258. No official word yet.

Preet Paul: "Virat seems to be playing in a totally different place - he has oodles of talent and has been in rich vein of form recently. He exudes confidence, his body language is very positive! I hope he is in the starting XI in the World Cup ahead of Yuvi and Raina."

For those wondering, the D/L par score is 187, and India are 50 runs behind. We should have play anyway soon.

9.49 pm: Pitch is still covered, they have removed all other covers. Not raining at the moment, though

9.39 pm Covers coming off now. Inspection around the corner. at 9.50 pm

9.34 pm: Umpires get on to the field. Drizzling still. And the covers are on.

9.20 pm: It's still raining. They will wait for an hour (from the moment game stopped) before they start reducing the overs. We will back in a short while as soon as we get any further updates.

8.52 pm: It's raining now The covers come on. The players rush to the pavilion.

There is a light drizzle out there

Ameya: "@Sameer: Its not Dhoni's Last innings under pressure. 67 was made playing for a lost cause, it wont count. I probably don't remember any such innings in distant past."

Sameer: "The last time dhoni played a significant role was when he scored 67 against Srilanka in dambula aug 2010. Wonder when is the next."