Asia XI vs Africa XI, 3rd Match at Chennai, Jun 10 2007 - Match Result

Dhoni butchered 139 while Mahela stitched a classy ton as Asia piled up a massive total. Africa tried gamely to chase, with Kemp peppering the long on boundary, but they fell short in the end. It was party time at Chepauk; over 600 runs and 22 sixes were hit as the batsmen feasted. Rafique and Harbhajan shared seven wickets between them to check Africa.

Man-of-the-Match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Man of the Series: Mahela Jayawardene

Please do tune in to the England v West Indies game. That's it from me. Good bye and Good Luck.

49.6

Harbhajan to Pollock, 1 run

Asia have cleaned up the series. Full and on the stumps, Pollock backs away, drills but straight to long off. The players from both team shake hands. Mahela is out there, congratulating Rafique in particular. Celebration in the Asian camp.

Mathew again: "Highest match aggregate at Chennai, beating the 643 scored yesterday.."

Raajesh sends us a chuckle. "next time around kemp and dhoni need DGCA permission before batting....low flying aircraft are at risk"

49.5

Harbhajan to Pollock, SIX runs

Please whistle. That's the 22nd six of the night. Full and straight and Pollock manages to get under the ball and drills it over long on

49.4

Harbhajan to Botha, 1 run

low full-toss, on the middle, Botha shapes to play it across the line, gets a leading edge to cover region

49.3

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Harbhajan to Botha, no run

yet another strangling delivery, in the blockhole length, jabbed back to the bowler

Mathew opens the Bhaji file: "Before today's game, Harbhajan had not picked up 3 wickets or more in 17 matches.

49.2

Harbhajan to Pollock, 1 run

again right up there at the yorker length, driven to long off

49.1

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Harbhajan to Pollock, no run

dot ball. On the off and middle,driven abck to the bowler

Over49

14 runs

Afr 309/7CRR: 6.30 RRR: 23.00

J Botha 17 (7b 3x4)SM Pollock 50 (45b 3x4 1x6)

ST Jayasuriya0/73 (10)

48.6

Jayasuriya to Botha, FOUR runs

Botha goes straight down the ground. Drills a fullish one past the bowler, the long on can't cut it down either.

48.5

Jayasuriya to Botha, FOUR runs

low full toss, on the leg side and paddled away to fine leg boundary

48.4

Jayasuriya to Pollock, 1 run

backs away to the leg side, Jayasuriya fires it on the leg side, tickles it to short fine leg. Fifty up for Polly.

48.3

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Jayasuriya to Pollock, no run

48.2

Jayasuriya to Botha, 1 run

gets a single with a drive to long on

48.1

Jayasuriya to Botha, FOUR runs

Botha goes for the reverse sweep. Gets it past point. It has been that kind of a strange night.

Over48

6 runs, 1 wicket

Afr 295/7CRR: 6.14 RRR: 18.50

J Botha 4 (3b)SM Pollock 49 (43b 3x4 1x6)

Harbhajan Singh3/39 (9)

47.6

Harbhajan to Botha, 1 run

driven to midwicket where the young sub , a local player, (unfortunately I can't recognise him) has a shy at the non striker's end but misses. Had it hit, there would have been a party at the young man's house.

47.5

Harbhajan to Botha, 2 runs

floated in on the middle, swept to left of Yuvraj at long leg

47.4

Harbhajan to Pollock, 1 run

full, right up there at the blockhole, scooped out to long on

47.3

Harbhajan to Botha, 1 run

Raghav, our scorer, points out that "All the wickets in the Asian innings were take by the pace bowlers while the spinners have cleaned up the Africans."

47.2

Harbhajan to Chigumbura, OUT

And then they were three. Chigumbura has a wild heave across the line, Harbhajan had slowed the pace of the delivery - doosra incidentally, and Chigumbura is through with his shot early and the ball goes on to disturb the timber.

Elton Chigumbura b Harbhajan Singh 4 (6b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 66.66

47.1

Harbhajan to Pollock, 1 run

full and on the legs, flicked away to Yuvraj at long leg