edged and taken! fourth catch to go with one stumping for Boucher, looks to run this down to third man and gets the edge. ODI catch No. 399 for Boucher
India vs South Africa, 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad, Feb 27 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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3rd ODI (D/N), Ahmedabad, February 27, 2010, South Africa tour of India
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South Africa have always been good tourists to India, and this tour was no different. They were competitive, played in the right spirit, and bar one day in Gwalior, they never really blown away. Well played India for the amazing comeback in the Tests, and cheers to South Africa. Wishing the Test series was longer, Cricinfo team says goodbye.
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AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis win the Partnership of the Match. So sweet.
MS Dhoni: "The three fast bowlers that we played, their strength was not change of pace. If we had somebody like Ashish Nehra or Zaheer, things would have been different. The kind of start they got, 340 would have been a decent total to restrict them to. We have done well [over the season], there have been injuries, we have missed key players, if you look at everything, we have done really well." And the Ahmedabad crowd boos Dhoni off, and boos Kallis in.
Jacques Kallis: "We know we are a lot better than we have played in the series. If we play to our strength, we are a very good one-day side. AB played a really special knock, taking the total from 300 to 360. We will all take a lot with us from here, we will be a lot better cricketers. Fantastic cricket. Big thank you to all the Indian supporters." Finally they cheer him.
Ab de Villiers, Man of the Match: "It's always nice coming to India, we have been pretty up and down in the series, but ending up on a high note is pleasing. Loots and Hashim set a good foundation, and gave me the freedom to express myself in the end. I always love playing in Ahmedabad [he scored a Test double here last tour]. Definitely becoming my favourite ground."
Sachin Tendulkar, for Gwalior innings, for its "impact" is named the Man of the Series by the commentary team. Tendulkar is not there, Dhoni receives the award on Tendulkar's behalf.
44.3
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Tsotsobe to Jadeja, OUT
Ravindra Jadeja c †Boucher b Tsotsobe 36 (35b 2x4 1x6) SR: 102.85
44.2
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Tsotsobe to Jadeja, no run
yorker on the leg stump
44.1
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Tsotsobe to Jadeja, no run
end of over 443 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 275/9CRR: 6.25 • RRR: 15.16
Ravindra Jadeja36 (32b 2x4 1x6)
Sudeep Tyagi1 (2b)
Roelof van der Merwe 10-0-47-2
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 9-0-58-2
43.6
1
van der Merwe to Jadeja, 1 run
gets a single down to long-on
43.5
1
van der Merwe to Tyagi, 1 run
gets off the mark with a lofted shot down to long-on
43.4
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van der Merwe to Tyagi, no run
on target, around off, defended tentatively
Tyagi to face, slip in place
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43.3
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van der Merwe to Mithun, OUT
stumped off a full toss! high full toss, Mithun misses the shot, and loses balance as the ball settles in Boucher's gloves. Boucher does well to catch him in that instant. Ian Gould calls no-ball first, then signals as if to call for the TV umpire, but changes his mind and gives him out regardless. Smoewhere there he must have realised that it's a spinner bowling and hence it's a no-ball. Well done all round, Ian Gould
Abhimanyu Mithun st †Boucher b van der Merwe 24 (23b 0x4 2x6) SR: 104.34
43.2
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van der Merwe to Mithun, no run
length delivery, hit back to VDM who does well to field it
43.1
1
van der Merwe to Jadeja, 1 run
full ball, hit down the ground
end of over 435 runs
IND: 272/8CRR: 6.32 • RRR: 13.42
Abhimanyu Mithun24 (21b 2x6)
Ravindra Jadeja34 (30b 2x4 1x6)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 9-0-58-2
Roelof van der Merwe 9-0-44-1
42.6
2
Tsotsobe to Mithun, 2 runs
short ball, makes room, plays with an open face, gets a couple to wide of third man
42.5
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Tsotsobe to Mithun, no run
full toss, misses out on it, makes no contact
42.4
1
Tsotsobe to Jadeja, 1 run
yorker, worked away to leg for one
42.3
1
Tsotsobe to Mithun, 1 run
driven to sweeper-cover for one
42.2
1
Tsotsobe to Jadeja, 1 run
goes for the big shot, gets a thick edge for a single
42.1
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Tsotsobe to Jadeja, no run
length ball outside off, hit straight to extra cover
Tsotsobe is back
end of over 425 runs
IND: 267/8CRR: 6.35 • RRR: 12.37
Abhimanyu Mithun21 (18b 2x6)
Ravindra Jadeja32 (27b 2x4 1x6)
Roelof van der Merwe 9-0-44-1
Johan Botha 10-0-80-2
41.6
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van der Merwe to Mithun, no run
follows him again and yorks him again
41.5
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van der Merwe to Mithun, no run
makes room, VDM follows him, yorks him
41.4
1
van der Merwe to Jadeja, 1 run
into the pads, helped away for a single
41.3
1
van der Merwe to Mithun, 1 run
makes room and chips this down to long-off
41.2
2
van der Merwe to Mithun, 2 runs
another nice shot from Mithun, he has grown in confidence, inside-out again, all along the ground, gets a couple
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