4-0 to South Africa after a madcap finale, de Villiers swings the final ball to Darren Sammy at midwicket, who fumbles it, takes a few strides to collect it and then misses the stumps from a few yards out as de Villiers scrambles to make his ground, de Villiers isn't celebrating he's just relieved at the victory
West Indies vs South Africa, 4th ODI at Roseau, , May 30 2010 - Match Result
RESULT
4th ODI, Roseau, May 30, 2010, South Africa tour of West Indies
303/6
(50 ov, T:304) 304/3
South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
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Scorecard summary
West Indies • 303/6(50 overs)
66 (89)
2/48 (8)
59 (73)
2/59 (8)
South Africa • 304/3(50 overs)
129 (115)
1/41 (7)
57* (64)
1/60 (10)
end of over 503 runs
SA: 304/3CRR: 6.08
AB de Villiers57 (64b 3x4)
Jean-Paul Duminy32 (38b 1x4)
Dwayne Bravo 7-0-41-1
Ravi Rampaul 9-0-58-0
South Africa extend their winning streak in one-dayers against West Indies to ten, and the Dominican crowd see their team go down for the fourth time in four matches at Windsor Park.
It became a lot closer than South Africa would have liked towards the end, especially after Hashim Amla's controlled hundred and Jacques Kallis' half-century had put them in command. de Villiers and Duminy couldn't find the boundaries for a long spell, and the match could well have ended in West Indies' favour if the Bravo brothers had accepted one of the chances offered to them by Duminy. de Villiers picked off 18 runs off a Pollard over to seemingly settle the issue but three dot balls when one was needed off four took the game to the final delivery.
Post-match presentation
Gayle: "I'm very disappointed, credit to Bravo for the way he bowled the final over. We got 300, but I felt we were still 30 short given the start we got. Amla's batting also took the game away from us. It's heart-breaking for the fans, such a big turnaround for which I thank the fans. Very disappointing in the middle, too many dot deliveries. Benn didn't have nay injury, we asked him to do a job and he couldn't deliver so it doesn't make any sense. "
Gayle sounded pretty emotional there, used the word 'disappointed' at least six times, and had some very harsh words for Sulieman Benn.
Smith: "Very happy to have chased 300-plus. We were perhaps a bit conservative towards the end, but Hashim was excellent and it good to win."
Hashim Amla is the Man of the Match. "I try and keep the ball on the ground if the game allows it, when the form is good things seem to fall in place."
The final game of the series is on Thursday. Join us then to see whether South Africa can pull off yet another clean-sweep against West Indies. That's it from us for now, good night and thanks for all the mails.
49.6
1
Dwayne Bravo to de Villiers, 1 run
Bravo runs in and goes through his bowling action but doesn't let go of the bowl, he starts walking back to his mark
49.5
•
Dwayne Bravo to de Villiers, no run
the crowd goes bonkers as the game heads to the final ball, another wide yorker which de Villiers can't hit
49.4
•
Dwayne Bravo to de Villiers, no run
full and very wide, de Villiers thinks it should be called a wide after he fails to reach it, he has a wry grin when the umpire makes no call
49.3
•
Dwayne Bravo to de Villiers, no run
fullish ball is driven firmly to Pollard at mid-on, no run taken
49.2
1lb
Dwayne Bravo to Duminy, 1 leg bye
appeal for lbw, but that one pitched outside leg, the ball rolls off the pads towards short third man, the scores are now level
49.1
1
Dwayne Bravo to de Villiers, 1 run
full and wide, de Villiers backs away and drives it towards Gayle at cover
Dwayne Bravo to bowl the final over
end of over 494 runs
SA: 301/3CRR: 6.14 • RRR: 3.00
AB de Villiers55 (59b 3x4)
Jean-Paul Duminy32 (37b 1x4)
Ravi Rampaul 9-0-58-0
Kieron Pollard 9-0-58-1
48.6
1
Rampaul to de Villiers, 1 run
a yorker from Rampaul, de Villiers punches it to mid-off to leave South Africa needing three runs off the final over
48.5
•
Rampaul to de Villiers, no run
de Villiers was in a hurry to finish off the match, charges out of the crease but isn't sure how to play a shortish ball from Rampaul, he swishes at it but misses
48.4
1
Rampaul to Duminy, 1 run
down the leg side again, easily helped to fine leg for a single
48.3
•
Rampaul to Duminy, no run
a low full toss on offstump is driven back to the bowler
48.2
1
Rampaul to de Villiers, 1 run
a yorker heading down the leg side, de Villiers makes room and chops it towards cover
48.1
1
Rampaul to Duminy, 1 run
Duminy now tucks a length ball on middle to deep midwicket for a single
end of over 4818 runs
SA: 297/3CRR: 6.18 • RRR: 3.50
AB de Villiers53 (56b 3x4)
Jean-Paul Duminy30 (34b 1x4)
Kieron Pollard 9-0-58-1
Ravi Rampaul 8-0-54-0
47.6
2
Pollard to de Villiers, 2 runs
de Villiers remains in imperious form, whipping the final ball of the over to deep midwicket for two more, that's 18 runs off the over
47.5
4
Pollard to de Villiers, FOUR runs
de Villiers brings up another half-century by backing away and crunching the ball over mid-off, that ball lands less than a yard inside the rope
47.4
2
Pollard to de Villiers, 2 runs
this is a much better delivery, on a length and heading for middle, flicked to deep midwicket for a couple
47.4
3w
Pollard to de Villiers, 3 wide
Pollard bowls this one from very wide, and he sprays it down the leg side to give away some free runs
47.3
4
Pollard to de Villiers, FOUR runs
de Villiers eases the nerves with a powerful sweep to deep square leg for four, no fielder had a chance of stopping that stroke
47.2
1
Pollard to Duminy, 1 run
Duminy gets off the strike by pushing the ball to extra cover, he's lived a charmed life
47.1
2
Pollard to Duminy, 2 runs
another drop, this was a far simpler chance at deep midwicket, Duminy mows it straight to Darren Bravo who grasses a sitter
end of over 4711 runs
SA: 279/3CRR: 5.93 • RRR: 8.33
Jean-Paul Duminy27 (32b 1x4)
AB de Villiers41 (52b 1x4)
Ravi Rampaul 8-0-54-0
Kieron Pollard 8-0-40-1
46.6
1
Rampaul to Duminy, 1 run
guides the final ball of the over to third man for a single
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SA
129 runs (115)
9 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
32 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
91%
66 runs (89)
3 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
15 runs
0 four0 six
Control
89%
Match details
| Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica | |
| Toss | West Indies, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2010 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | South Africa led the 5-match series 4-0 |
| Match number | ODI no. 2984 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00, Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15 |
| Match days | 30 May 2010 - day (50-over match) |
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