Thursday, February 24, 2011

SA vsWI Match delayed by rain

NEW DELHI:
West Indies 222 (47.3 ov), South Africa 199/3 (38.0 ov)
South Africa require another 24 runs with 7 wickets and 12.0 overs remaining
Match delayed by rain, ICC Cricket World Cup - 7th Match, Group B
ODI no. 3106 | 2010/11 season, Played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (neutral venue)
24 February 2011 - day/night (50-over match)
Leg-counter Imran Tahir captured four wickets on debut as South Africa bundled out West Indies for 222 in 47.3 overs despite a fine 73 to Darren Bravo in the World Cup group B match on Thursday.
Tahir (4-41) was well supported outside of the counter, Johan Botha, who opened the attack and gave the Proteas key breakthroughs in the spin-dominated day-night clash at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
Duet justified the decision of captain Graeme Smith on the field three specialists counters on the ground, which holds its first international in a year after the banned hazardous playing surface.
Darren Bravo led the charge of the West Indies with his 82-ball knock, when his older half-brother, Duane chipped in with 37-ball 40 with three sixes and four after the Caribbean side were put into bat.
Bravo also shared 111 runs for the second wicket with a knife after Devon Smith early release Chris Gayle.
Botha, sharing new ball with fast bowler Dale Steyn, struck off the third ball of the innings to remove Gayle, who was trying to play on the side of the foot, but edged it to first slip, where Jacques Kallis took a low catch.
Botha (2-48) struck again in the 24 th over, just as Bravo and Smith threatened to endure tremendous partnership.
Bravo was trying to flick the bowler, but missed a shot and was rightly recognized by the feet to the gate. He hit eight fours and six.
Tahir, 31, took his first wicket in one day International, in his third over when he caught Smith (36) with his own bowling and celebrated him to kiss the South African icon on his shirt.
Pakistan-born bowler took another wicket in his next over when he was a veteran of Ramnaresh Sarwan (two) trapped LBW.
Sarwan requested review of the decision, but replays showed the ball would have hit the top of the middle stump.

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