low full toss, swung over square leg and that's the game in thrilling fashion!!
South Africa vs West Indies, 2nd T20I at Johannesburg, Jan 11 2015 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd T20I, Johannesburg, January 11, 2015, West Indies tour of South Africa
231/7
(19.2/20 ov, T:232) 236/6
West Indies won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
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What a cracking game that has been. Parallels between this and the famous 50-over game between South Africa and Australia also on this ground a few years back. An absolute thriller, exactly what T20 was designed for. And we still have another to come on Wednesday down in Durban. 1pm GMT start time again, so see you then...
Presentation time. Will du Plessis still pick up the Man of the Match award? Nope, it's Chris Gayle again!
Du Plessis must be gutted: "It's my first T20 hundred, you don't think they'll come along, but I struck it well today but it's bittersweet. I thought I was going to pass out at the end of my innings. I said at half time this game is very far from done, nothing it out of their reach. Obviously Gayle played so well up top, it's so difficult to contain him. We got him out and brought it back really well but the hitters keep coming. We didn't land our execution to start with but it's hard to control a yorker with the new ball. If you miss he punishes everything."
Darren Sammy with a big grin again: "At half-time all the boys were positive, we just had to break it down. Two guys had to get 50 striking at 190 and the rest had to chip in and that's what happened. To add the finishing touches was nice but I feel for Faf to play that innings and lose. Cricket was the winner today. We were dominated in the Tests but we have different energy in this series and this shows here why we've won a T20 World Cup, this is our format."
South Africa once again on the wrong end of a Gayle-force, finding no control with the ball, save a brief few overs from Imran Tahir. It means their efforts with the bat count for naught and Faf du Plessis' century has been in a losing cause - he deserved much better. It was the second-fastest T20 century as South Africa made their second-highest T20 score but it wasn't enough.
What an unbelievable chase, West Indies win by four wickets. The power hitters just kept coming for the tourists and even with the wicket they lost they were able to complete the record chase in a T20 international to seal the series 2-0. Chris Gayle once again was on fire, Marlon Samuels also played a cracking knock and the deadliest finisher in T20, Darren Sammy, was on hand to finish the job. You thought this chase was on, did anyone actually believe they would pull it off? They have and with something in hand too.
19.2
6
de Lange to Sammy, SIX runs
19.1
1
de Lange to Ramdin, 1 run
length ball just outside off, dabbed down to third man
Final over, now it's de Lange but he's only got two runs in hand...
end of over 1918 runs
WI: 229/6CRR: 12.05 • RRR: 3.00
Daren Sammy14 (6b 2x4)
Denesh Ramdin6 (3b 1x4)
Kyle Abbott 4-0-68-1
Aaron Phangiso 3-0-33-1
18.6
2
Abbott to Sammy, 2 runs
full ball fiercely struck down the ground, long-off can't save the second
Most runs ever scored in the second innings of a T20I...
18.5
2
Abbott to Sammy, 2 runs
tries to smash it leg side again, gets a thick inside edge from outside off through midwicket and they sprint back for a second, Sammy home with a dive
18.4
4
Abbott to Sammy, FOUR runs
low full toss, clipped away through square leg and four more! Helped on it's way nicely, Sammy with a fist-pump
I don't think he'll get that many now, will he get any at all?
18.3
4
Abbott to Sammy, FOUR runs
full and wide, absolutely blitzed away on the off side and it races past the cover sweeper, half-volley in the end and long-handled away, lands just inside the rope
I think de Lange needs 8 or 9 to play with...
18.2
1
Abbott to Ramdin, 1 run
yorker length wide of off stump, carved straight to backward point, singles are okay for South Africa
18.1
4
Abbott to Ramdin, FOUR runs
full toss just outside off, tried to slap it down the ground but gets a thick inside edge past the stumps to the fine leg fence! So lucky for the batsman, it shaved leg stump
Can Abbott give de Lange enough to defend here?
18.1
1w
Abbott to Ramdin, 1 wide
whoops, well wide of off
De Lange or not yet? Nope, saving him for the last...
end of over 189 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 211/6CRR: 11.72 • RRR: 10.50
Denesh Ramdin1 (1b)
Daren Sammy2 (2b)
Aaron Phangiso 3-0-33-1
Kyle Abbott 3-0-50-1
South Africa won't mind Ramdin on strike...
17.6
1
Phangiso to Ramdin, 1 run
full on the stumps, turned through square leg
West Indies' highest T20 score now...
17.5
1
Phangiso to Sammy, 1 run
another low full toss, clipped out towards deep midwicket, fielder charges in to save the second
Doing their best to chuck this away really from where they were West Indies...
17.4
W
Phangiso to Dwayne Bravo, OUT
low full toss, swung down the ground and finds the fielder! Another full toss gets a wicket, miscue looking to go off side but got it too straight and not far enough, simple catch well held at long-off
Dwayne Bravo c Ontong b Phangiso 10 (5b 1x4 1x6 10m) SR: 200
17.3
6
Phangiso to Dwayne Bravo, SIX runs
length ball heaved leg side, has he got it all? Yes! Over the rope again, the big boundary over midwicket
17.2
•
Phangiso to Dwayne Bravo, no run
full on the stumps, goes to flick leg side and misses, struck on the pads
17.1
1
Phangiso to Sammy, 1 run
just outside off, cut hard and a great save at backward point by Wiese, would have been for, placed well and struck well by Sammy
What a cricket match this is. Phangiso...
end of over 1716 runs • 1 wicket
WI: 202/5CRR: 11.88 • RRR: 10.00
Dwayne Bravo4 (2b 1x4)
Daren Sammy0 (0b)
Kyle Abbott 3-0-50-1
David Wiese 4-0-43-3
16.6
4
Abbott to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR runs
wide on the crease, full wide of off stump, driven at and not quite as well steered as Russell managed, more of an outside edge but against past a diving short third man, 200 up
16.5
•
Abbott to Dwayne Bravo, no run
yorker just outside off, pressed forward at and missed
16.4
W
Abbott to Russell, OUT
full toss outside off slapped straight to long-off! Deary me. Poor ball, powerfully slapped down the ground but couldn't have picked the fielder out better. Just when Russell looked to have really got set
Andre Russell c Miller b Abbott 14 (6b 1x4 1x6 9m) SR: 233.33
16.3
4
Abbott to Russell, FOUR runs
further outside off and steered wide of short third man, lovely batting, stroked away with an open face
16.2
6
Abbott to Russell, SIX runs
pitched up on the stumps and smashed over midwicket ! Biggest strike for a while, heaved into the terraces, Abbott misses the yorker and gets punished
16.1
2
Abbott to Russell, 2 runs
length wide of off stump, slapped down the ground and excellent running brings a second
Michael: "Just bowl tidy now! The Windies will get themselves out." Abbott returns...
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