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Future CupMatch 3 · ODI

India beat South Africa by 6 wickets

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

India152/430.2 ov
South Africa148/731 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 148 for 7 in 31 overs, Justin Kemp 61 from 61 balls and Herschelle Gibbs 56 from 67 balls. Sachin Tendulkar took 2 for 10.

India reached 152 for 4 in 30.2 overs, Yuvraj Singh 61 not out from 82 balls and Rahul Dravid 36 from 49 balls.

India won by 6 wickets.

Key performers

South Africa innings

148/7(31 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
AB de Villiersc †MS Dhoni b SC Gangulyc †MS Dhoni b SC Ganguly15352042.86
Morné van Wyklbw b AB Agarkarlbw b AB Agarkar05000.00
Jacques Kallisb AB Agarkarb AB Agarkar06000.00
Herschelle Gibbsb Z Khanb Z Khan56673283.58
JP Duminylbw b SC Gangulylbw b SC Ganguly01000.00
Justin Kempb SR Tendulkarb SR Tendulkar616152100.00
Mark Boucher †not outnot out11*910122.22
Andrew Hallc KD Karthik b SR Tendulkarc KD Karthik b SR Tendulkar120050.00
Extras(b 1, lb 3)(b 1, lb 3)4
Total31 Ov (RR 4.77)31 Ov (RR 4.77)148/7
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (MN van Wyk, 1.5 ov), 8-2 (JH Kallis, 3.4 ov), 28-3 (AB de Villiers, 12.2 ov), 28-4 (JP Duminy, 12.3 ov), 127-5 (HH Gibbs, 28.2 ov), 144-6 (JM Kemp, 30.2 ov), 148-7 (AJ Hall, 31 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Zaheer Khan702914.14274000
Ajit Agarkar602123.50222000
R. P. Singh621502.50251000
Sourav Ganguly602424.00202000
Piyush Chawla302809.3341200
Yuvraj Singh201708.5041100
Sachin Tendulkar1010210.0020100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAB de Villiers 6(6) & MN van Wyk 0(5)611
2ndJH Kallis 0(6) & AB de Villiers 2(5)211
3rdHH Gibbs 12(28) & AB de Villiers 7(24)2052
4thJP Duminy 0(1) & HH Gibbs 0(0)01
5thJM Kemp 52(56) & HH Gibbs 44(39)9995
6thMV Boucher 8(7) & JM Kemp 9(5)1712
7thAJ Hall 1(2) & MV Boucher 3(2)44

India innings

152/4(30.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sourav Gangulyc †MV Boucher b A Nelc †MV Boucher b A Nel18243075.00
Sachin Tendulkarc †MV Boucher b M Ntinic †MV Boucher b M Ntini8820100.00
Gautam Gambhirb DW Steynb DW Steyn5111045.45
Rahul Dravidrun out (†MV Boucher)run out (†MV Boucher)36494073.47
Yuvraj Singhnot outnot out61*826174.39
MS Dhoni †not outnot out14*1120127.27
Extras(lb 3, w 4, nb 3)(lb 3, w 4, nb 3)10
Total30.2 Ov (RR 5.01)30.2 Ov (RR 5.01) · Target 149 from 31 ov152/4
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (SR Tendulkar, 2 ov), 20-2 (G Gambhir, 4.4 ov), 38-3 (SC Ganguly, 8.5 ov), 108-4 (R Dravid, 24.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dale Steyn603515.83204110
Makhaya Ntini721812.57291000
André Nel5.212414.50234020
Andrew Hall602704.50233001
Jacques Kallis403609.0095012
Justin Kemp20904.5071000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSC Ganguly 2(4) & SR Tendulkar 8(8)1112
2ndSC Ganguly 3(5) & G Gambhir 5(11)916
3rdR Dravid 5(10) & SC Ganguly 13(15)1825
4thYuvraj Singh 33(58) & R Dravid 31(39)7094
5thYuvraj Singh 28(24) & MS Dhoni 14(11)44*35

Commentary

End of innings: IND 152/4 (30.2 ov)
30.24
A Nel to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR
30.10
A Nel to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 3010 runsIND 148/4012421
Yuvraj Singh 57(80)MS Dhoni 14(11)AJ Hall 6-0-27-0
29.61
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
29.52
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, 2 runs
29.44
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR
29.32
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, 2 runs
FIFTY for Yuvraj Singh (50 off 77)
29.21
AJ Hall to MS Dhoni, 1 run
29.10
AJ Hall to MS Dhoni, no run
End of over 2910 runsIND 138/4140401
MS Dhoni 13(9)Yuvraj Singh 48(76)A Nel 5-1-20-1
28.61
A Nel to MS Dhoni, 1 run
28.50
A Nel to MS Dhoni, no run
28.44
A Nel to MS Dhoni, FOUR
28.30
A Nel to MS Dhoni, no run
28.24
A Nel to MS Dhoni, FOUR
28.11
A Nel to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
End of over 281 runIND 128/4000001
Yuvraj Singh 47(75)MS Dhoni 4(4)AJ Hall 5-0-17-0
27.61
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
27.50
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, no run
27.40
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, no run
27.30
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, no run
27.20
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, no run
27.10
AJ Hall to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 279 runsIND 127/4006111
Yuvraj Singh 46(69)MS Dhoni 4(4)DW Steyn 6-0-35-1
26.61
DW Steyn to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
26.51
DW Steyn to MS Dhoni, 1 run
26.41
DW Steyn to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
26.36
DW Steyn to Yuvraj Singh, SIX
26.20
DW Steyn to Yuvraj Singh, no run