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South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI at Potchefstroom, , Oct 17 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
2nd ODI, Potchefstroom, October 17, 2010, Zimbabwe tour of South Africa
(39/50 ov, T:269) 273/2

South Africa won by 8 wickets (with 66 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
5/44
rusty-theron
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end of over 3913 runs
SA: 273/2CRR: 7.00 
AB de Villiers101 (72b 5x4 5x6)
Jean-Paul Duminy15 (18b 1x4)
Brendan Taylor 1-0-13-0
Shingi Masakadza 9-0-63-1

South Africa win by eight wickets. Clinical work from South Africa, they were impressive with the ball - led by Rusty Theron's maiden five-for - before once again overpowering Zimbabwe with the bat. The home side take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Rusty Theron is named on of the match for his 5 for 44 that set up the game.

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38.6
6
Taylor to de Villiers, SIX runs

everyone knew what was going to happen, de Villiers was going to have a dart and he's sealed it in style, leaning back and smashing this into the stands behind the bowler's head. What a hundred! It only took 72 balls!

38.5
1
Taylor to Duminy, 1 run

full toss, pretty gentle stuff from Taylor, must be stiff from his marathon effort in the opening ODI, knocked down to long-off

38.4
1
Taylor to de Villiers, 1 run

drilled firmly back past the bowler to long-off

38.3
2
Taylor to de Villiers, 2 runs

horrid ball, really dragged down and de Villiers didn't quite manage to punish it fully, swinging a pull down to deep square

38.2
2
Taylor to de Villiers, 2 runs

de Villiers collects a couple whipping towards deep square

38.1
1
Taylor to Duminy, 1 run

starts well enough, blocked carefully into the leg side

Change in bowling here's Brendan Taylor.

end of over 3810 runs
SA: 260/2CRR: 6.84 RRR: 0.75
Jean-Paul Duminy13 (16b 1x4)
AB de Villiers90 (68b 5x4 4x6)
Shingi Masakadza 9-0-63-1
Prosper Utseya 9-0-64-0
37.6
1
Masakadza to Duminy, 1 run

sliced off the outside edge down to long-off, Duminy was aiming midwicket

37.5
Masakadza to Duminy, no run

dropped! By the captain as well! Duminy drove crisply straight to Chigumbura, but he spilled the chance

37.4
4
Masakadza to Duminy, FOUR runs

this time Duminy gets all of it, smashing a length ball through mid-on for a boundary

37.3
2
Masakadza to Duminy, 2 runs

Duminy gets away with this, mistiming an expansive drive in the air over mid-on for a couple

37.3
1w
Masakadza to Duminy, 1 wide

not a great delivery this, bouncer down the leg side

37.2
1
Masakadza to de Villiers, 1 run

another full ball, straight too, he's bowled well this spell, comes off bat into pad behind the stumps for a single

37.1
1
Masakadza to Duminy, 1 run

worked round the corner, more inside edge than middle, but a single nevertheless

end of over 3712 runs
SA: 250/2CRR: 6.75 RRR: 1.46
Jean-Paul Duminy5 (11b)
AB de Villiers89 (67b 5x4 4x6)
Prosper Utseya 9-0-64-0
Shingi Masakadza 8-0-53-1
36.6
1
Utseya to Duminy, 1 run

more secure from Duminy here, pushed down the wicket

36.5
Utseya to Duminy, no run

Duminy is not nearly as fluent as yet and gets in a tangle as he comes down the wicket and has to defend

36.4
1
Utseya to de Villiers, 1 run

stroked towards cover for one

36.3
Utseya to de Villiers, no run

pushed into the legs side quietly this time

36.2
6
Utseya to de Villiers, SIX runs

oh good shot again! de Villiers in a hurry! Skipping down the wicket and smacking this into the stands at long-on

36.1
4
Utseya to de Villiers, FOUR runs

lovely shot again, short enough for de Villiers to hop back and crash through point for four

end of over 366 runs
SA: 238/2CRR: 6.61 RRR: 2.21
AB de Villiers78 (63b 4x4 3x6)
Jean-Paul Duminy4 (9b)
Shingi Masakadza 8-0-53-1
Prosper Utseya 8-0-52-0
35.6
1
Masakadza to de Villiers, 1 run

good over in the end, Masakadza lands another yorker which is stabbed to long-on