flighted on middle, Nyumbu goes for an across-the-line sweep. Hit in front of middle, Umpire Dar reckons it will go on to hit middle and that's all she wrote
Zimbabwe vs South Africa, 6th Match at Harare, Sep 04 2014 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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6th Match, Harare, September 04, 2014, Zimbabwe Triangular Series
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So a rather straight forward finish which leaves us with a South Africa-Australia clash on Saturday. But for now, this is Alagappan Muthu saying sayonara on behalf of Vishal Dikshit and the scorers
Faf du Plessis is the Man of the Match "Just fortunate its coming my way, got dropped when AB got run out. Bit a a purple patch and I want to cash in. Thought JP played really well today, the pitch was really tough and definitely much harder than agianst Australia. His intensity helped me sit back and it helps us looking forward ot Australia. From a bowling point of view, I can give a lot of information about what Australia do. They only got one spinner with a few part-timers and spin would play a big part in the final"
"Losing a bit of control [with the ball]," AB de Villiers says. "Was a little kid with the ball, saw an opportunity to bowl. The bowlers set the trend up, I thought they were out of the game after 20 overs. Well played by Brendan though. I wont say its a problem [on turning pitches[, it is something we're working on. But we had enough firepower to look after teh game today and then in the next. We have to perform better in all three departments. Fafi was there at the end, we want on of the top guys to be there at the end and then the bowlers were very good, not always easy to get going when the game was going your way that much"
"It was a different wicket, a lot drier and was easy to bat on. In the afternoon it became diffuclt for us with their changes of pace. it wasn't too much, not really. The guys batted themselves in but gave wickets away cheaply," Elton Chigumbura says. "There's a lot to take from the series, the bowlers bowled great, but we have to put in performances together as a group"
4.55 pm ZImbabwe posed a threat, but not enough to pip South Africa's place in the final, not eventually was it enough to take the game. Brendan Taylor did his best to ensure the game was competitive but the difference between the two teams was a bit too much. Aaron Phangiso got the ball to turn and his accuracy was quite appreciable. But this victory was made by Faf du Plessis who compiled a third century in the series
"Nice to get a few runs. We were always behind the eight-ball losing too many wickets. but credit to Faf for his form. 272 on that pitch, which was breaking was difficult. He paced his innings brilliantly during that that partnership with Duminy. we thought 230-240 might have given us a chance, "says Brendan Taylor, "Just having Australia, South Africa has been special. Engaging against the best, you can only improve"
DanielAlexander: "JP bowled well today, don't think Tahir will play the final " Three wickets and his accuracy do make him a better package
47.2
W
Duminy to Nyumbu, OUT
John Nyumbu lbw b Duminy 4 (7b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 57.14
47.1
2
Duminy to Nyumbu, 2 runs
flighted on leg stump, whipped away through midwicket. They see the opportunity for a couple and commit fully to it. Chatara dives headlong to make his ground at the non-strikers' end
Three overs left
Shivam: "Zim needs Dougie Marillier now."
end of over 473 runs
ZIM: 206/9CRR: 4.38 • RRR: 22.00
Tendai Chatara10 (20b 1x4)
John Nyumbu2 (5b)
AB de Villiers 2-0-13-0
Jean-Paul Duminy 8-0-33-2
46.6
•
de Villiers to Chatara, no run
back of a length and outside off, eased away towards third man
46.5
•
de Villiers to Chatara, no run
that was close! AB knows it as he has hands on his head. Another offcutter pushed fuller and lured Chatara on a slog sweep, misses and it wasn;t too far away from off stump
46.5
1w
de Villiers to Chatara, 1 wide
another wide down the pads, found the block hole reasonably well though
46.4
•
de Villiers to Chatara, no run
seems to skid off the deck as Chatara blocks a shortish ball on middle
46.3
•
de Villiers to Chatara, no run
full on leg stump, Chatara tries to whip it away to square leg but misses.
46.2
1
de Villiers to Nyumbu, 1 run
that was the offcutter, gripped in the pitch and almost had the batsman out leg before. Instead its been flicked away towards midwicket
46.1
•
de Villiers to Nyumbu, no run
shortish and outside off, chopped away to point
46.1
1w
de Villiers to Nyumbu, 1 wide
full and sliding down leg, as he did when he began his first spell
Warren: "Great stuff from Taylor here. Proving that he is good enough to play in a higher ranked team. Zim will probably fall short, but thanks to him, they will end up posting a respectable total. Pity that it took him 6 ODI's to do so...." Oh hello, here's AB again
end of over 465 runs • 1 wicket
ZIM: 203/9CRR: 4.41 • RRR: 17.25
John Nyumbu1 (3b)
Tendai Chatara10 (16b 1x4)
Jean-Paul Duminy 8-0-33-2
Wayne Parnell 8-0-39-1
45.6
1
Duminy to Nyumbu, 1 run
good length ball on off stump, Nyumbu tucks it through short leg and gets a single
45.5
•
Duminy to Nyumbu, no run
pushed through outside off, Nyumbu shuffles across and blocks
45.4
•
Duminy to Nyumbu, no run
flighted on middle and off, he blocks with some authority
John Nyumbu comes in
45.3
W
Duminy to Taylor, OUT
goes for the slog again, the equation calls for it. this time though it was an awful hoick at the cost of his balance. Didn't get anywhere close to the ball and off stump is knocked back. Mangongo and the dressing room applauds
Brendan Taylor b Duminy 79 (96b 5x4 2x6 156m) SR: 82.29
45.2
4
Duminy to Taylor, FOUR runs
beats short fine leg, despite the full-length dive. That was a poor ball from Duminy, allowed Taylor to get under it and lap sweep it to the boundary
45.1
•
Duminy to Taylor, no run
fired through outside off, with a round-arm action. Taylor advances and blocks
Pranav: "@justin also consider the fact that zim have played dat many matched over much longer duration....so dey dont get enough matches continuously"
end of over 458 runs
ZIM: 198/8CRR: 4.40 • RRR: 14.80
Tendai Chatara10 (16b 1x4)
Brendan Taylor75 (93b 4x4 2x6)
Wayne Parnell 8-0-39-1
Aaron Phangiso 10-0-38-1
44.6
•
Parnell to Chatara, no run
gets back over the wicket to the tailender and bowls a short ball, Chatara sways away and loses balance.
44.5
1
Parnell to Taylor, 1 run
back of a length and outside off, steps away and thumps through to the sweeper
44.4
4
Parnell to Taylor, FOUR runs
gets down and slams a shortish ball through extra cover. That was just sheer power from Taylor, ugly swat to great effect
Shalabh: "@Justin, but you also have to look that out of those 892 games how many are against the quality side? the problem is they don't get a chance to play against quality players.."
44.3
1
Parnell to Chatara, 1 run
good length ball on off stump, Chatara defends with soft ahnds and it lobs away to the right of Amla at slip
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