BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Praveen Kumar	c Langeveldt b Kleinveldt	1	2	4	0	0	50.00

Cheteshwar Pujara	c †Tsolekile b Kleinveldt	0	6	6	0	0	0.00

Mohammad Kaif (c)	c Botha b Philander	98	123	200	8	2	79.67

Parthiv Patel †	c Ontong b Langeveldt	15	25	24	2	0	60.00

Suresh Raina	c Langeveldt b Morkel	45	41	57	6	1	109.75

Manoj Tiwary	c †Tsolekile b Morkel	4	7	12	1	0	57.14

S Badrinath	not out	88	89	118	6	2	98.87
Amit Mishra	not out	22	11	15	1	1	200.00
Extras	(nb 4, w 13)	17
TOTAL	50 Ov (RR: 5.80, 222 Mins)	290/6
Did not bat: Yo Mahesh, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Praveen Kumar, 1.1 ov), 2-1 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 1.2 ov), 3-26 (Parthiv Patel, 6.5 ov), 4-98 (Suresh Raina, 19.1 ov), 5-105 (Manoj Tiwary, 21.3 ov), 6-249 (Mohammad Kaif, 46.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Charl Langeveldt	9	0	67	1	7.44	26	8	1	2	2
6.5 to PA Patel, Short and wide again ,square driven straight to point who makes no mistake in taking the catch. 26/3
Rory Kleinveldt	8	2	34	2	4.25	31	4	0	1	1
1.1 to P Kumar, Length delivery ,driven on the up loops up high in the air .Third man ,Langeveldt takes a comfortable catch. 1/1 1.2 to CA Pujara, Ball hissing off the pitch,Kleinveldt catches Pujara sleeping .Kisses the edge and flies to the keeper who does the rest. 1/2
Vernon Philander	9	0	48	1	5.33	27	4	1	1	0
46.5 to M Kaif, Fuller in length ,tries to flick it over long on ,but poor timing did him in ,long on(Botha) pouches the catch safely. 249/6
Albie Morkel	10	1	64	2	6.40	33	6	2	6	0
19.1 to SK Raina, Short delivery and pulls it on the move ,chancing his luck once too often as Langeveldt makes no fuss in gobbling up the offering with glee .Suresh Raina departs after playing a catalyst to this innings. 98/4 21.3 to MK Tiwary, short and the bounce does him in .At the first look ,the ball never even grazed the bat nor the glove all it struck was the helmet and goes into the air .Fielders appeal for the catch and umpire upholds the appeal .Horrid decision. 105/5
Johan Botha	9	0	57	0	6.33	18	1	2	2	1
Justin Ontong	5	0	20	0	4.00	14	1	0	1	0

South Africa A (T: 291 runs from 50 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Morne van Wyk	b Kumar	4	14	18	1	0	28.57

Alviro Petersen	c Badrinath b Mishra	56	51	79	10	1	109.80

Gulam Bodi	c sub (S Anirudha) b Badrinath	54	67	95	9	0	80.59

Boeta Dippenaar (c)	st †Patel b Ojha	6	11	11	0	0	54.54

Justin Ontong	b Badrinath	20	29	36	1	1	68.96

Albie Morkel	run out (Raina/†Patel)	61	55	72	6	3	110.90

Vernon Philander	c Mahesh b Badrinath	7	10	17	1	0	70.00

Thami Tsolekile †	c Mishra b Badrinath	24	16	27	2	1	150.00

Johan Botha	run out (Kaif)	32	25	46	5	0	128.00

Rory Kleinveldt	b Kumar	15	17	17	1	1	88.23

Charl Langeveldt	not out	3	6	15	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, nb 1)	7
TOTAL	50 Ov (RR: 5.78, 223 Mins)	289
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Morne van Wyk, 4.2 ov), 2-90 (Alviro Petersen, 17.2 ov), 3-109 (Boeta Dippenaar, 20.4 ov), 4-136 (Gulam Bodi, 26.3 ov), 5-148 (Justin Ontong, 30.1 ov), 6-180 (Vernon Philander, 34.1 ov), 7-223 (Thami Tsolekile, 40.3 ov), 8-241 (Albie Morkel, 42.6 ov), 9-270 (Rory Kleinveldt, 47.3 ov), 10-289 (Johan Botha, 49.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Praveen Kumar	10	3	51	2	5.10	39	7	1	0	1
4.2 to MN van Wyk, short and wide ,goes for an expansive drive and all he does is get an inside edge back onto the stumps .This was not the start that proteas were looking for. 14/1 47.3 to RK Kleinveldt, Fuller in length and strikes timber .It's tough for Proteas to win from here. 270/9
Ishant Sharma	6	0	40	0	6.66	21	8	0	0	0
Yo Mahesh	3	0	21	0	7.00	12	3	1	0	0
Pragyan Ojha	10	0	57	1	5.70	33	4	3	0	0
20.4 to HH Dippenaar, he has been caught sweeping once too often against the spin and pays the price ,he finds himself out of the crease by inches and Parthiv does the rest.Bodi has to do an Atlas over here ,if Proteas aspire to win. 109/3
Amit Mishra	9	0	56	1	6.22	30	6	2	0	0
17.2 to AN Petersen, Petersen steps out and drives in the air and pays ultimate price ,his wicket .He drove the ball straight down the throat of Badrinath positioned at mid on. 90/2
S Badrinath	10	0	43	4	4.30	35	6	0	0	0
26.3 to GH Bodi, Bodi too goes ,tries to sweep and finds the top edge and the square leg fielder runs backwards to take the catch. 136/4 30.1 to JL Ontong, Pitched on length with a loop,Ontong uses his feet and misses the all and is bowled lock ,stock and barrel. 148/5 34.1 to VD Philander, Fuller in length and the batsman uses his feet and tries to loft it over long on ,a slight error in judgement sees him hitting it down the throat of the fielder at long on .. 180/6 40.3 to TL Tsolekile, flighted delivery ,inviting the batsman to come outand drive,which he does and hit on the up to the fielder at long off. 223/7
Mohammad Kaif	2	0	15	0	7.50	4	2	0	0	0

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India A innings
India A: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (64 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: India A - 79/3 in 16.0 overs (M Kaif 22, SK Raina 38)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (M Kaif 14, SK Raina 38, Ex 1)
India A: 100 runs in 20.1 overs (127 balls), Extras 6
M Kaif: 50 off 70 balls (7 x 4)
Drinks: India A - 147/5 in 32.0 overs (M Kaif 54, S Badrinath 18)
India A: 150 runs in 32.2 overs (204 balls), Extras 10
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (M Kaif 25, S Badrinath 22, Ex 3)
India A: 200 runs in 41.3 overs (260 balls), Extras 11
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 126 balls (M Kaif 52, S Badrinath 45, Ex 5)
S Badrinath: 50 off 73 balls (2 x 4)
India A: 250 runs in 46.6 overs (297 balls), Extras 15

South Africa A innings
South Africa A: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 0
Innings Break: South Africa A - 0/0
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (AN Petersen 36, GH Bodi 10, Ex 4)
Drinks: South Africa A - 82/1 in 16.0 overs (AN Petersen 52, GH Bodi 22)
AN Petersen: 50 off 49 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
South Africa A: 100 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 4
GH Bodi: 50 off 62 balls (9 x 4)
South Africa A: 150 runs in 30.5 overs (185 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: South Africa A - 180/5 in 34.0 overs (JA Morkel 27, VD Philander 7)
South Africa A: 200 runs in 37.2 overs (225 balls), Extras 7
JA Morkel: 50 off 50 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
South Africa A: 250 runs in 44.4 overs (269 balls), Extras 7

MATCH DETAILS

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot
Toss	India A, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa A tour of India
Season	2007/08
Series result	India A (India Blues) won the 3-match series 1-0
Hours of play (local time)	09.00 start, First Session 09.00-12.30 Interval 12.30-13.15, Second Session 13.15-16.45
Match days	30 September 2007 - day (50-over match)
Umpires	AY Gokhale Shashank Ranade
TV Umpire	Ravi Deshmukh
Match Referee	Rajendra Jadeja

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SA A Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
MN van Wyk	bowled	4	14
AN Petersen	caught	56	51
GH Bodi	caught	54	67
HH Dippenaar	stumped	6	11
JL Ontong	bowled	20	29
JA Morkel	run out	61	55
VD Philander	caught	7	10
TL Tsolekile	caught	24	16
J Botha	run out	32	25
RK Kleinveldt	bowled	15	17
CK Langeveldt	not out	3	6
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, nb 1)
Total	289(10 wkts; 50 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
P Kumar	10	3	51	2	5.1 (1 nb)
I Sharma	6	0	40	0	6.66
VY Mahesh	3	0	21	0	7
PP Ojha	10	0	57	1	5.7
A Mishra	9	0	56	1	6.22
S Badrinath	10	0	43	4	4.3
M Kaif	2	0	15	0	7.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	14	Morne van Wyk	Alviro Petersen
2nd	76	Gulam Bodi	Alviro Petersen
3rd	19	Boeta Dippenaar	Gulam Bodi
4th	27	Gulam Bodi	Justin Ontong
5th	12	Justin Ontong	Albie Morkel
6th	32	Albie Morkel	Vernon Philander
7th	43	Thami Tsolekile	Albie Morkel
8th	18	Albie Morkel	Johan Botha
9th	29	Johan Botha	Rory Kleinveldt
10th	19	Charl Langeveldt	Johan Botha

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