a wide full toss, carved past point for four! He's hit the winning runs in his final game on his home ground
South Africa vs West Indies, 4th ODI at Durban, Feb 01 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
4th ODI (D/N), Durban, February 01, 2008, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa
263/9
(47.5/50 ov, T:264) 266/5
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
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We hope you've enjoyed our coverage of this fourth one-dayer - and do join us for the fifth on Sunday. From Will Luke, Martin Williamson and Andrew Miller, it's goodnight.
He's still got one more game, of course - on Sunday for the fifth one-dayer. West Indies fought hard with the bat, but they never looked like defending that total with their bowling attack - especially with the start Graeme Smith gave South Africa. There were a few needless wickets - in fact, Gibbs, Kallis, Duminy and de Villiers' wickets were all rather sloppy - but it allowed Pollock to hit the winning runs, and who would deny him that? Not I.
A super moment for Pollock who takes off his helmet and cheers to the crowd who all applaud him. He waves to each corner of the ground and there's a shot of his absolutely gorgeous wife. He's not yet weeping, but we all are, and off he goes into the dressing room.
47.5
4
Dwayne Bravo to Pollock, FOUR runs
OK. Here we go. He'll do it this time
47.4
•
Dwayne Bravo to Pollock, no run
another slower ball. Pollock skips down the pitch and tries to slap this through the covers but complete mistimes it
Come on, Polly
47.3
•
Dwayne Bravo to Pollock, no run
full, straight - is this it? No! It's meekly clunked to cover
47.2
•
Dwayne Bravo to Pollock, no run
hammered back to Bravo who gets a finger on it...and there's no run!
Here we go again
47.1
•
Dwayne Bravo to Pollock, no run
slower ball which raps him on his gloves! The drama, the tension, the excitement
Okay, Shaun, here you go. You can hit the winning runs. The crowd are all standing, waiting, cheering and clapping. This is his last one-dayer on his home ground here in Durban. The noise is electric
end of over 476 runs
SA: 262/5CRR: 5.57 • RRR: 0.66
Mark Boucher21 (23b 3x4)
Shaun Pollock17 (19b 1x4)
Jerome Taylor 9-0-48-0
Daren Powell 10-1-49-1
46.6
•
Taylor to Boucher, no run
well bowled. Speared into the blockhole and it's dug out
46.6
1w
Taylor to Boucher, 1 wide
short and ignored (not unlike my miniature mate Dan when he tries to order a pint)
46.5
4
Taylor to Boucher, FOUR runs
nudged down to fine leg - oh, and for four! He timed that very nicely
46.4
•
Taylor to Boucher, no run
driven to mid-on
46.3
•
Taylor to Boucher, no run
full and straight, Boucher goes for the big mow into the stand but hammers it into his pad
46.2
1
Taylor to Pollock, 1 run
patted down to third man
46.1
•
Taylor to Pollock, no run
slow and wide of the off stump, Pollock pats it to the wicketkeeper
Right. Eight needed. Can Pollock do it in two fours?
end of over 467 runs
SA: 256/5CRR: 5.56 • RRR: 2.00
Mark Boucher17 (19b 2x4)
Shaun Pollock16 (17b 1x4)
Daren Powell 10-1-49-1
Daren Sammy 10-0-58-1
45.6
2
Powell to Boucher, 2 runs
smartly struck straight down the ground, but not for four
45.5
•
Powell to Boucher, no run
superb yorker! Really hurried Boucher who digs it out
45.4
4
Powell to Boucher, FOUR runs
off the outside edge and down to third man for four. No slip in place...
45.3
•
Powell to Boucher, no run
firmly cut to point
45.2
•
Powell to Boucher, no run
squeezed to midwicket
45.1
1
Powell to Pollock, 1 run
Pollock steps outside leg and works through the off side
end of over 4510 runs
SA: 249/5CRR: 5.53 • RRR: 3.00
Shaun Pollock15 (16b 1x4)
Mark Boucher11 (14b 1x4)
Daren Sammy 10-0-58-1
Daren Powell 9-1-42-1
44.6
1
Sammy to Pollock, 1 run
another tip-and-run single
44.5
1
Sammy to Boucher, 1 run
again he works through the leg side for a single
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