that's the end of that! The partnership is over. West Indies are into the final! This was angled in from wide of the crease, the ball holds its line as Tahir pokes inside the line. Ramdin takes a regulation catch, much to the relief of his colleagues who have had to toil for the last three wickets. Smiles all around in the West Indies camp
West Indies vs South Africa, 9th Match at Bridgetown, Jun 24 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
9th Match (D/N), Bridgetown, June 24, 2016, West Indies Tri-Nation Series
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end of over 463 runs • 1 wicket
SA: 185/10CRR: 4.02 • RRR: 25.25
Morne Morkel32 (47b 3x4)
Carlos Brathwaite 10-2-39-2
Andre Fletcher 1-0-9-0
Thanks for joining us, folks. We'll see you for the grand finale on Sunday. Cheers!
9.10pm Script writer's dream then. It has taken the last league game to determine the second finalist. You had to be brave to predict West Indies would win this by 100 runs when they were reduced to 21 for 4 in five overs after being sent in to bat on a lively surface. Kagiso Rabada breathed fire, but the counter-attacking record fifth-wicket stand between centurion Darren Bravo and Kieron Pollard set things up for the bowlers. In the chase, Jason Holder, mindful of a hamstring niggle, bowled out, but it was Shannon Gabriel and Sunil Narine, slowly returning to his best, who thwarted South Africa's designs. They needed AB-Faf-Duminy to make bulk of the contribution along with a quick start from Quinton de Kock. Unfortunately, that wasn't to be. West Indies were thoroughly professional and deserve a berth in the final, although there is scope to argue that they conceded bonus points in the games they lost.
Jason Holder: I wanted to get onto the park for this game, because it was important for West Indies cricket. Credit must go to the way Darren played. It was an outstanding innings. Shannon too was outstanding. We asked him to come in and give energy. He's an impact bowler for us. Australia is No. 1 for a reason, we just have to play a good game and follow our processes. I'm a bit sore, we've got a few niggles around in the camp, but have a day to recuperate and come back for Sunday.
Darren Bravo is the Player of the Match for his third ODI ton , an enterprising 103-ball 102 comprising 12 fours and four sixes. "I was getting starts, but wasn't able to convert. I was very disappointed, but was batting well in the nets, and that gave me the confidence. I went out with a positive mindset, and my partnership with Kieron Pollard was tremendous. Rabada was bowling fast, I think he's one of the fastest I've played against. It's great to beat a team that's ranked higher than us. We're playing the best team in the world in the final, hopefully we can give a good account of ourselves.
AB de Villiers: We had a couple of opportunities to run through them, and that is where we stumbled first. We could have picked up two wickets when we reduced them to 21 for four. Our general attitude wasn't top notch throughout the day despite that start. Darren Bravo played a fantastic knock, you have to give him credit. I did change the bowlers as much as I could, but it didn't happen for us. We were never really 100 percent, yet found ways to win and be alive until the last game.
45.6
W
Brathwaite to Tahir, OUT
Imran Tahir c †Ramdin b Brathwaite 29 (24b 7x4 0x6) SR: 120.83
Calvin: "I still believe in South Africa "
45.5
1
Brathwaite to Morkel, 1 run
lovely little on-drive to long-on
45.4
1
Brathwaite to Tahir, 1 run
chopped past the slip fielder, 50 partnership up with the first scoring shot that's not a boundary
45.3
•
Brathwaite to Tahir, no run
play and a miss. Too full to play the cut, didn't miss the edge by much
45.2
1
Brathwaite to Morkel, 1 run
imperious pull in front of square. Fletcher in business at deep midwicket
45.1
•
Brathwaite to Morkel, no run
solid defense, shows the full face of the bat to play it back to the bowler
end of over 459 runs
SA: 182/9CRR: 4.04 • RRR: 20.80
Imran Tahir28 (21b 7x4)
Morne Morkel30 (44b 3x4)
Andre Fletcher 1-0-9-0
Carlos Brathwaite 9-2-36-1
44.6
4
Fletcher to Tahir, FOUR runs
sees the width, throws his bat at that and gets a thick edge that flies to the left of point! More agony for West Indies. This is Tahir's highest ODI score
44.5
4
Fletcher to Tahir, FOUR runs
shapes to cut, and he'll get another boundary. Crunched off the backfoot to Benn, who lets it through his legs. He was frustrated when Holder put down a catch. It's payback time. Holder stares back at Benn, who looks away
44.4
•
Fletcher to Tahir, no run
nearly sneaked through. This one pitched on off and held its line, Tahir read it late but adjusted well to defend
44.3
1
Fletcher to Morkel, 1 run
gets to the pitch of the ball and bunts it to long-off
44.2
•
Fletcher to Morkel, no run
whipped to midwicket
44.1
•
Fletcher to Morkel, no run
skids one across Morkel, who lets that go
Time for Fletcher's part-time legspin
end of over 445 runs
SA: 173/9CRR: 3.93 • RRR: 18.83
Imran Tahir20 (18b 5x4)
Morne Morkel29 (41b 3x4)
Carlos Brathwaite 9-2-36-1
Sulieman Benn 10-0-51-0
43.6
•
Brathwaite to Tahir, no run
driven to short cover, Tahir wanted the run but realised he had hit it a little too quickly to the fielder
43.5
•
Brathwaite to Tahir, no run
solid frontfoot defense this time
43.4
•
Brathwaite to Tahir, no run
stops on him a touch, sluggish bounce from middle, Tahir takes the bottom hand off the grip as he defends
43.3
4
Brathwaite to Tahir, FOUR runs
wow, what a shot! Stand and admire. Not much feet movement, but the 'stand and deliver' mantra has earned him another four. This was in the slot, and Tahir went through with that. High elbow that came down in a lovely arc to meet the ball
43.2
•
Brathwaite to Tahir, no run
slapped off the backfoot to mid-off, some swagger there from Immy
43.1
1
Brathwaite to Morkel, 1 run
driven firmly to long-off, Morkel walks through to complete the run
end of over 439 runs
SA: 168/9CRR: 3.90 • RRR: 16.85
Imran Tahir16 (13b 4x4)
Morne Morkel28 (40b 3x4)
Sulieman Benn 10-0-51-0
Carlos Brathwaite 8-2-31-1
42.6
4
Benn to Tahir, FOUR runs
squeezed into the point boundary. This was once again tossed up over Tahir's eyeline, and he came down on that hard to slice it behind square. Benn's frustration is evident
42.5
4
Benn to Tahir, FOUR runs
fierce sweep. Is that Tahir's best? This was tossed up nicely, he gets down on one knee and sweeps it behind square
SamJ: "Gabriel needs the practice at these tail enders. It's only his first game" Nursing a niggle, and so they don't want to risk him
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