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Future CupMatch 2 · ODI

India beat South Africa by 6 wickets

Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast, . India won the toss and chose to bowl.

India227/449.1 ov
South Africa226/650 ov
India won by 6 wickets
India won the series 2-1

Match report

From the scorecard

India won the toss and chose to bowl. South Africa made 226 for 6 in 50 overs, Morné van Wyk 82 from 126 balls and Mark Boucher 55 not out from 55 balls. Yuvraj Singh took 3 for 36.

India reached 227 for 4 in 49.1 overs, Sachin Tendulkar 93 from 106 balls and Yuvraj Singh 49 not out from 63 balls. Charl Langeveldt took 2 for 43.

India won by 6 wickets.

Key performers

South Africa innings

226/6(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Morné van Wykc †MS Dhoni b Yuvraj Singhc †MS Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh821267165.08
AB de Villiersrun out (RP Singh/R Dravid)run out (RP Singh/R Dravid)06000.00
Jacques Kallisb RP Singhb RP Singh260033.33
Herschelle Gibbsc KD Karthik b Z Khanc KD Karthik b Z Khan17283060.71
JP Duminyc R Dravid b Yuvraj Singhc R Dravid b Yuvraj Singh40593067.80
Mark Boucher †not outnot out55*5541100.00
Andrew Hallb Yuvraj Singhb Yuvraj Singh17192089.47
André Nelnot outnot out1*30033.33
Extras(lb 5, w 5, nb 2)(lb 5, w 5, nb 2)12
Total50 Ov (RR 4.52)50 Ov (RR 4.52)226/6
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (AB de Villiers, 3.1 ov), 7-2 (JH Kallis, 5.2 ov), 46-3 (HH Gibbs, 13.3 ov), 131-4 (JP Duminy, 32.3 ov), 168-5 (MN van Wyk, 41 ov), 220-6 (AJ Hall, 48.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Zaheer Khan922913.22362000
R. P. Singh612113.50303030
Ishant Sharma703805.43255002
Piyush Chawla804105.13252200
Ramesh Powar1004604.60315000
Sachin Tendulkar1010010.0001010
Yuvraj Singh903634.00281000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMN van Wyk 0(13) & AB de Villiers 0(6)219
2ndMN van Wyk 3(7) & JH Kallis 2(6)513
3rdHH Gibbs 17(28) & MN van Wyk 17(22)3949
4thJP Duminy 40(59) & MN van Wyk 40(56)85114
5thMV Boucher 15(23) & MN van Wyk 22(28)3751
6thMV Boucher 35(27) & AJ Hall 17(19)5246
7thA Nel 1(3) & MV Boucher 5(5)6*8

India innings

227/4(49.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sourav Gangulyc HH Gibbs b CK Langeveldtc HH Gibbs b CK Langeveldt42753156.00
Sachin Tendulkarb MS Tshabalalab MS Tshabalala9310613287.74
Rahul Dravidc & b CK Langeveldtc & b CK Langeveldt2100020.00
Yuvraj Singhnot outnot out49*634177.78
MS Dhoni †b M Ntinib M Ntini04000.00
Dinesh Karthiknot outnot out32*371086.49
Extras(lb 2, w 7)(lb 2, w 7)9
Total49.1 Ov (RR 4.62)49.1 Ov (RR 4.62) · Target 227 from 50 ov227/4
Fall of wickets: 134-1 (SC Ganguly, 28.1 ov), 140-2 (R Dravid, 31 ov), 140-3 (SR Tendulkar, 31.5 ov), 142-4 (MS Dhoni, 32.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Makhaya Ntini1013713.70456020
Charl Langeveldt1014324.30365000
André Nel1004104.10372110
Andrew Hall1005405.40325110
Thandi Tshabalala824215.25333210
Jacques Kallis1.10806.8620010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSC Ganguly 42(75) & SR Tendulkar 89(94)134169
2ndR Dravid 2(10) & SR Tendulkar 4(7)617
3rdSR Tendulkar 0(5) & Yuvraj Singh 0(0)05
4thMS Dhoni 0(4) & Yuvraj Singh 1(1)25
5thKD Karthik 32(37) & Yuvraj Singh 48(62)85*99

Commentary

End of innings: IND 227/4 (49.1 ov)
49.11
JH Kallis to KD Karthik, 1 run
End of over 498 runsIND 226/4001124
Yuvraj Singh 49(63)KD Karthik 31(36)CK Langeveldt 10-1-43-2
48.64
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR
48.52
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, 2 runs
48.41
CK Langeveldt to KD Karthik, 1 run
48.31
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
48.20
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, no run
48.10
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 4813 runsIND 218/4121261
Yuvraj Singh 42(58)KD Karthik 30(35)AJ Hall 10-0-54-0
47.61
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
47.56
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, SIX
47.42
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, 2 runs
47.31
AJ Hall to KD Karthik, 1 run
47.22
AJ Hall to KD Karthik, 2 runs
47.11
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
End of over 474 runsIND 205/4102001
Yuvraj Singh 32(54)KD Karthik 27(33)CK Langeveldt 9-1-35-2
46.61
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
46.50
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, no run
46.40
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, no run
46.32
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, 2 runs
46.20
CK Langeveldt to Yuvraj Singh, no run
46.11
CK Langeveldt to KD Karthik, 1 run
End of over 466 runsIND 201/4011040
Yuvraj Singh 29(49)KD Karthik 26(32)AJ Hall 9-0-41-0
45.60
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, no run
45.54
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR
45.40
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, no run
45.31
AJ Hall to KD Karthik, 1 run
45.21
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
45.10
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, no run