Welcome back for the chase. South Africa form a huddle before walking out to their positions. A roar from the crowd as they see Gayle and Charles coming out. Pace off the ball will be key here. JP Duminy's presence would have been so good for South Africa and he'd have been a handful on this surface. Imran Tahir has to lead from the front. I think David Wiese too will play a big role. However, it's all down to how well they bowl to Gayle at the start. Here we go for the first ball...
Russell: "Starting well in the first six is very important, especially getting a guy like Amla out early. We won't take this target for granted, the wicket is holding up and turning. It would look a lot better if I had gone for something like 18 off the four. But Bravo bowled well. Half the job done. It is a big ground and lots of twos have been run today, we have to use the resources and get the boundaries in between."
Big Curtly is a happy man. He is seen clapping at that effort from his bowlers. One difference between this pitch and the one that India played New Zealand on is that, this one isn't turning and gripping as that one. And New Zealand played the perfect game with the ball. Starting with Nathan McCullum to Dhawan and then KW marshalling his troops expertly to spin India out. South Africa need a similar effort to pull off something special. But according to me, it is advantage West Indies!
A Friday crowd didn't. Nagpur's promoted pitch didn't. West Indian celebrations didn't. What disappointed was South Africa's adaptability. Adjusting to near foreign dynamics, some 800 odd kilometers from Mumbai, was the examination but South Africa shot on its own foot. But for de Kock's 47 and Wiese's 28, South Africa looked on crutches at 47/5 in the 9th over. Still do at 122/8, but a gentle reminder that New Zealand defended 126 vs. India here, in the most handsome of ways. The slide started early - a mid-pitch stutter sent Amla back in the first over and du Plessis's stint lasted only 7 balls and a six. Gayle, with the ball in hand, then stunned. He beat Rossouw and Miller, beat his hamstring blues and sent a packed stadium into frenzy. His wickets sandwiched Bravo's slow ball-ing of de Villiers, and panicked urgency (read: regular wickets) ironically curbed South Africa's SOS slogathon towards the end. Join us back for the chase..
19.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, out Phangiso Run Out!! Easy. Morris rushes down and misses with the swipe to leg. A predictable slower ball again, the signal was there for Ramdin to come forward, he collects the ball and underarms direct to catch Phangiso well short. Gould from square leg had his finger up in a flash. Terrific end to the innings. Phangiso run out (Ramdin) 4(5)
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
19.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, no run, Morris is on his haunches. He has again failed to connect with a mow to leg. The off-speed ball beating his shot. He is disappointed with himself for not connecting there
19.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to Phangiso, 1 run, slower one again, on the stumps, Phangiso backs away and lofts to sweeper cover
19.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, 1 run, Dwayne Bravo got lucky there. Knows it too. A slower full toss outside off, Morris reverse hits and finds Gayle at backward point. If he had hit it wide of him, it was four. Morris knows he has missed out and punches the bat hard with his glove in frustration
19.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, no run, misses with a slog to leg. Slower one outside off, Morris swings and misses
19.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, 2 runs, slower delivery outside off, squeezed out wide of sweeper, two was the call and easily done. Dwayne Bravo doesn't collect the throw and there was a chance for another one, but Morris is happy to be on strike
18.6 -
A Russell to C Morris, 1 run, very full on the stumps, flicked to deep mid-wicket, he will keep strike
18.5 -
A Russell to C Morris, no run, slower delivery outside off, sits up to be smashed, Morris though has hit that straight to the fielder at extra cover. Another dot!
18.4 -
A Russell to Phangiso, 1 run, smashed straight back at Russell and the ball nutmegs him, Brathwaite goes to his right at mid-off and boots the ball away, it doesn't run away from his grasp, so just a single
18.3 -
A Russell to Phangiso, no run, a dot in the 19th over. Precious. Slower one on off, dabbed to Gayle at point, who is in tight
18.2 -
A Russell to C Morris, 1 run, full outside off, drilled to long-off, just a single
Faf looks cool in the dugout!
18.1 -
A Russell to Phangiso, 1 run, back of a length outside off, dabbed in front of point and an easy single
Andre Russell [3.0-0-24-2] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, no run, these slower deliveries from Dwayne Bravo are sticking on the pitch and providing nothing for the batsmen. Morris has to check his dab and finds the bowler
17.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to Phangiso, 1 run, the slower delivery turns out to be a low full toss, bunted to long-on
The crowd are in full throttle now
17.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, 1 run, an off-cutter outside off, Morris drives to long-off
17.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to C Morris, no run, confusion between Morris and Phangiso. A slower delivery outside off, dabbed to point, Morris is sent back in time
Aaron Phangiso, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, out Caught by Sammy!! High ball and caught at cover. Sammy has hands like buckets. He has reverse-cupped that easily. A slower delivery outside off, Wiese lofted that and completely skied it, went a long way up in the air and Sammy at cover judged that to perfection. Wiese c Sammy b Dwayne Bravo 28(26) [4s-2]
Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, FOUR, that's the latest of late-cuts. Rare length ball that tailed in towards off, Wiese chopped that late and the ball rushes to the third man fence. He was inside the ring and the pace on that took the ball away to the boundary. Sammy has a smile and a word with his bowler on what he should be bowling next
Dwayne Bravo [2.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Badree to Wiese, 1 run, quick, fast flipper outside off, cut hard but straight to the fielder at sweeper cover
16.5 -
Badree to C Morris, 1 run, another googly, Morris plays it late and guides it to the right of point
16.4 -
Badree to C Morris, no run, now tossed up outside off, Morris drives and finds cover
16.3 -
Badree to C Morris, FOUR, beautiful shot. Morris is a powerful player and he has used his strong wrists on display to power that over mid-wicket. Flat and skidding on off, Morris went back and short-arm jabbed that. Successive boundaries
16.2 -
Badree to C Morris, FOUR, Morris got bat on that and Badree has a wry smile on his face. A loud shout for lbw, but Gould spotted the inside edge. It was very full on the stumps and Morris got a bit lucky. The ball runs away to the fence
16.1 -
Badree to C Morris, no run, googly on off, Morris gets forward and defends
Samuel Badree [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
A Russell to Wiese, no run, fine yorker on off, Wiese digs it out to cover
15.5 -
A Russell to C Morris, 1 run, back of a length around the fourth stump line, Morris defends to the right of point and is off the mark with that single
Chris Morris, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.4 -
A Russell to de Kock, out Bowled!! End of de Kock. He got greedy and shuffled far too across in an attempt to play the paddle. A perfect leg stump yorker and de Kock fails to lay bat on it. Russell roars as the ball flicks the leg stump. de Kock b A Russell 47(46) [4s-3 6s-1]
A Russell to de Kock, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
15.3 -
A Russell to Wiese, 1 run, Wiese and de Kock punch gloves and pat each other. That is for the 50-run stand. They have brought South Africa back in this. Slower short ball outside off, pulled to deep backward square
Lots of moths flying around. Meanwhile de Kock wants Wiese to run hard
15.2 -
A Russell to de Kock, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, de Kock backs away and flicks, now finds deep mid-wicket
15.1 -
A Russell to de Kock, FOUR, de Kock is anchoring the innings and now he is pulling off his shots. This wasn't a bad ball at all, but de Kock took it from outside off and short-arm jabbed the pull to the vacant deep mid-wicket fence. Strong wrists on display
Andre Russell [2.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Benn to de Kock, 1 run, fired in full on the stumps, de Kock clears his front leg and heaves it to deep mid-wicket
14.5 -
Benn to Wiese, 1 run, makes room and then opts to play off the back foot, smashed square of the wicket, but just a single
14.4 -
Benn to de Kock, 1 run, now comes down the track and gently nurdles a single to mid-wicket
14.3 -
Benn to de Kock, no run, de Kock has missed out there, used his feet and whacked the full toss straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
14.2 -
Benn to de Kock, 2 runs, now Sammy isn't happy with Fletcher's effort. de Kock used his feet and nudged it to deep backward square, Fletcher ran in and tried to pick it with one hand, fumbled and gave away the second. Sammy makes his displeasure known
14.1 -
Benn to Wiese, 1 run, Wiese makes room and then cracks the cut square of the wicket
13.6 -
Gayle to de Kock, no run, well-adjusted by de Kock. Used his feet and realised he wasn't to the pitch of it, so square drove it, found point
13.5 -
Gayle to de Kock, 2 runs, "two, two" was the call as soon as de Kock got forward and flicked that to Russell at deep mid-wicket. He ran in and failed to grab the ball cleanly. He is unhappy with himself and bangs the turf hard in disgust
13.4 -
Gayle to de Kock, no run, fraction short outside off, de Kock rocks back and cuts, but finds cover
13.3 -
Gayle to Wiese, 1 run, flicked in the air, but well wide of mid-wicket
13.2 -
Gayle to Wiese, no run, pitches outside leg and turns in to rap the pad, stifled appeal for lbw, but that was never out
13.1 -
Gayle to Wiese, FOUR, beautifully played by Wiese. That came out of nowhere, darted in flat on middle, Wiese reverse swept it past the backward point inside the circle, no chance for the sweeper to cut that off. Wiese is playing a fine cameo here
Chris Gayle [2.0-0-10-2] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Benn to de Kock, no run, very full outside off, squeezed out to cover, straight to the fielder
12.5 -
Benn to Wiese, 1 run, pushed off the back foot wide of the bowler, Benn can't get there and allows the single
12.4 -
Benn to de Kock, 1 run, uses his feet and nudges with the spin to deep backward square leg
12.3 -
Benn to Wiese, 1 run, slower and spun away from off, Wiese eases it square on the off-side, a quick single taken even as the fielder at point fails to grab the ball cleanly
12.2 -
Benn to de Kock, 1 run, low full toss outside off, de Kock gets forward and drives to sweeper cover, for a single
12.1 -
Benn to de Kock, no run, yorker length down leg, de Kock digs it out to short mid-wicket
Graeme Smith on Twitter thinks that 120 may be enough. New Zealand did superbly to defend a low total against India. But can South Africa do the same?
11.6 -
Brathwaite to de Kock, 1 run, a cutter, short and sits up for de Kock to rock back and cut square of the wicket, for a single
11.5 -
Brathwaite to Wiese, 1 run, very full on the stumps, Wiese gets his front leg out of the way and drives to long-off
11.4 -
Brathwaite to de Kock, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, de Kock cuts to sweeper cover
Now round the wicket
11.3 -
Brathwaite to Wiese, 1 run, length delivery on off, a thick inside edge down to short fine, a single taken
11.2 -
Brathwaite to Wiese, 2 runs, Wiese is batting sensibly. Nudged into the gap at mid-wicket, takes on Bravo and makes it. de Kock had to dive back in and did so. Played very softly to ensure it was two
11.1 -
Brathwaite to Wiese, 2 runs, slower delivery outside off, Wiese gets forward and drives square of the wicket, Russell attacks the ball in order to prevent the second, but can't grab the ball cleanly. For a moment the batsmen thought about a third, but they don't go for it. Lots of shouting at Russell by the West Indians
Carlos Brathwaite [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Benn to Wiese, 1 run, flighted on middle and leg, Wiese gets forward and drives to long-on
10.5 -
Benn to Wiese, 2 runs, now rocks back and cuts to deep backward point, Samuels tidies up to save the boundary
10.4 -
Benn to Wiese, byes, FOUR, missed stumping! And Benn isn't happy. What's more it has run away for four more. Precious runs these. Wiese got forward and missed the flick, went through the bat and pad gap and Ramdin was nowhere near catching that and whipping the bails off. Runs away past his grasp and to the fence. Wiese was a long way down and is very lucky to stay there
10.3 -
Benn to de Kock, 1 run, yorker length on middle and leg, nudged through mid-wicket
10.2 -
Benn to Wiese, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Wiese rocks back and cuts square of the wicket
10.1 -
Benn to Wiese, no run, slower and Wiese pushes it off the back foot back to the bowler
Sulieman Benn [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to de Kock, FOUR, poor end to the over and de Kock has got four. Slower and short down leg, de Kock rocks back and pulls behind square, rocketed to the fence. South Africa needed that and there is lots of thigh thumping in the dug-out
9.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to de Kock, 2 runs, a slower delivery following de Kock who clips it wide of long-on for two more
9.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to de Kock, no run, a huge appeal for caught behind, but Kettleborough is a fine umpire and he has spotted that the bat has hit the ground. Full and wide outside off, de Kock misses the square drive. There was a huge noise once the ball went past bat, but clearly no edge there
9.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to de Kock, no run, a slower delivery right on middle, de Kock digs it out to cover
9.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, 1 run, now Gayle has a chance to run Wiese out but misses from mid-wicket. The short ball outside off, Wiese spliced the pull and was in danger of being caught, the ball fell short of the fielder and had the throw been on target, Wiese was walking back. There was a chance for an extra run but the deep fielder prevented that. Gayle wasn't happy with the backing up effort of Sammy there
9.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to Wiese, no run, another slower delivery, Wiese digs it out to backward point. de Kock has to rush back and does so as the throw is a bit off target. Lots of nerves from the South Africans
8.6 -
Gayle to Wiese, 1 run, a bit more air, Wiese gets forward and drives to long-on
8.5 -
Gayle to Wiese, no run, flat on off, Wiese defends from the crease
A slip and a leg-slip in
8.4 -
Gayle to de Kock, 1 run, on the stumps, driven to long-off
8.3 -
Gayle to Wiese, 1 run, very full on the stumps, wristed to long-on
David Wiese, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.2 -
Gayle to D Miller, out Bowled!! Wow! West Indies are on fire and South Africa are tottering. Priceless reaction from Gayle. Just stands there and scratches his chin in bemusement. Nonchalance from the big Jamaican. And as he is surrounded by his mates, he asks what has happened. Pure gold. Turn for him, pitches around middle and Miller isn't forward to that, prefers to go back to defend, is opened up by the spin, misses the bat and hits the top of the stumps. Totally misread that. But what was worth seeing was the celebration of Gayle. Can South Africa bat out their overs? D Miller b Gayle 1(4)
Gayle to D Miller, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
8.1 -
Gayle to D Miller, no run, ooh! That is risky, decides to go for the reverse sweep, takes it on the full and finds backward point. The fielder dived forward and made a good stop
Chris Gayle [1.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, 1 run, this is a hat-trick of slower balls, Miller lunges out and gets it off the inside half of the bat through mid-wicket. End of a fantastic over from Dwayne Bravo. Miller didn't know much about that one either
7.5 -
Dwayne Bravo to D Miller, no run, another one and almost another wicket. Dwayne Bravo doesn't know how that wicked slower delivery hasn't found its target. Dips on a lunging Miller and misses off by a whisker. The feet went searching for the ball, but the late dip on it meant that Miller was left looking helpless. Wonderful stuff!
David Miller, left handed bat, comes to the crease
7.4 -
Dwayne Bravo to de Villiers, out Bowled!! What a moment in the game. de Villiers is done and dusted. Look at that reaction from Dwayne Bravo, he has deceived one of the best batsmen in the world, if not the best with an outrageous slower delivery. Reminds me of the ball he bowled to Yuvraj Singh to castle him in an ODI to help his side win a few years back in the West Indies. That time Yuvi was clean bowled, here de Villiers is out off an inside edge. Slower one on off, de Villiers was early into the swipe to leg, the ball takes the edge and rattles the stumps. Dwayne Bravo is off running and celebrating. Does his champion jig before he is engulfed by his team-mates. de Villiers has a look at the toe of his bat before walking off. Could well be the game right there folks! de Villiers b Dwayne Bravo 10(12) [4s-1]
Dwayne Bravo to de Villiers, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Sammy is very active. Lots of hand-waving and changing the field
7.3 -
Dwayne Bravo to de Kock, 1 run, another cutter on middle and leg, nudged to deep backward square leg
7.2 -
Dwayne Bravo to de Kock, no run, poor ball and de Kock misses out. Slower delivery down leg, swiped straight to Benn at short fine, sent back
7.1 -
Dwayne Bravo to de Villiers, 1 run, had that hit the stumps at de Kock's end, he was gone. Dwayne Bravo knew it. It was drilled right back at the bowler, Bravo got a hand but the ball went wide of the stumps. de Kock was backing up a long way and had no chance of getting back
Dwayne Bravo, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Benn to de Kock, 2 runs, flicked to deep mid-wicket, by the time the deep fielder comes in, they take two. Well-run!
6.5 -
Benn to de Kock, no run, flighted on off and middle, wristed straight to the fielder at mid-wicker where Sammy fields
6.4 -
Benn to de Kock, no run, tossed up and turns in, de Kock defends off the back foot
6.3 -
Benn to de Villiers, 1 run, again de Villiers wanted two after nudging it to mid-wicket. But the deep fielder got there quickly
6.2 -
Benn to de Villiers, 2 runs, lofted inside out to sweeper cover, Samuels is beaten by the spin on the shot, is late and they rush back for the second
A slip in place for Benn as he is bowling from round the wicket
6.1 -
Benn to de Villiers, no run, yorker length outside off, dug out to short cover
Sulieman Benn, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
End of the powerplay and West Indies have won it. But de Villiers is key here as he always is. A score of 150 could be very competitive on this
5.6 -
Brathwaite to de Villiers, 1 run, flicked to Gayle at mid-wicket, a quick single taken. Would've been in even with a direct hit
5.5 -
Brathwaite to de Kock, 1 run, now Fletcher makes a half-stop. Saved at least two there. Full toss outside off, de Kock slashed the square drive to the right of backward point, Fletcher stuck his hand out and took the pace off the shot
5.4 -
Brathwaite to de Villiers, 1 run, softly dabbed to backward point, de Villiers has a look at de Kock and off they go
5.3 -
Brathwaite to de Villiers, no run, good length on off, de Villiers defends cautiously. Three dots in a row
5.2 -
Brathwaite to de Villiers, no run, a false stroke. Full outside off, de Villiers' bat turns and the ball rushes off the inside half to mid-on. de Villiers sends de Kock back
5.1 -
Brathwaite to de Villiers, no run, good length on middle, de Villiers arrests his defence and gently pats to mid-wicket
Carlos Brathwaite, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Badree to de Kock, 2 runs, shortish, de Kock rocks back and pulls to deep backward square leg, for a couple
4.5 -
Badree to de Kock, no run, look at that stop and stare from Captain Sammy. Cracked off the back foot to his left at short cover, he dives and stops, throws the ball back to Ramdin and has a ice-cold stare at the batsman
4.4 -
Badree to de Kock, SIX, and it is de Kock who ups the ante. A little shimmy down the track and then used his bottom hand to great effect. Drilled that straight back over Badree's head. Carried all the way. That should inject some momentum into the innings
4.3 -
Badree to de Kock, no run, now he shuffles across and tries to do something fancy, sweeps but finds backward square. Three dots in a row. Something's gotta give now!
4.2 -
Badree to de Kock, no run, quicker and outside off, it went straight on and beat de Kock's attempted square drive. Rushed past the edge
4.1 -
Badree to de Kock, no run, yorker length outside off, dug out to cover
Samuel Badree [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
3.6 -
A Russell to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers didn't know much about that. Was playing close to his body with bat and pad held together, this nipped back in and took the inside edge. Eluded leg stump and he picks the ball up and gives it to Ramdin
3.5 -
A Russell to de Villiers, FOUR, can't bowl full tosses to de Villiers. Maybe he went for the yorker first up. Got it wrong and de Villiers drove it past him. Mid-off this time had no chance. de Villiers and de Kock punch gloves
3.5 -
A Russell to de Villiers, wide, short down leg, called wide and Russell isn't happy. Makes his frustrations known. That's where Sammy comes in and pacifies him. A true leader
3.4 -
A Russell to de Kock, 1 run, Benn seems to be inspired in the field tonight. Appreciated by Russell and Samuels. It was drilled to his right at mid-on. A full-length dive and he saved three runs. Used his long reach to good effect there
3.3 -
A Russell to de Kock, 2 runs, short on the stumps, de Kock rocks back and swivels on the pull, sends it to deep mid-wicket. Carlos Brathwaite runs across and slides to prevent the boundary
3.2 -
A Russell to de Kock, no run, a cutter on the stumps, de Kock defends to point. Again no chance of a quick single
3.1 -
A Russell to de Kock, no run, back of a length on the stumps, de Kock defends to the right of backward point who moves across and fields. Saved the single
AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.6 -
Gayle to Rossouw, out Caught by A Russell!! There comes the jig from Gayle. But almost a comical mixup between Benn and Russell in the field. It was tossed up outside off, spun away and Rossouw edged the lofted hit over cover. It was an easy catch and Benn wanted it at short third, despite being away from the ball. In the end he allows the dolly to be taken at backward point. Both he and Russell look at each other and share a laugh after it ended well. The ball spun and once it was out of his reach, Rossouw was always losing the battle, especially when he was looking to go over cover. Suddenly spin has returned to haunt South Africa and the venue is Jamtha. Nightmares! Rossouw c A Russell b Gayle 0(2)
Gayle to Rossouw, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2.5 -
Gayle to Rossouw, no run, flicked to square leg, Rossouw is sent back by de Kock
2.4 -
Gayle to de Kock, 1 run, now opens the face of the bat and plays a deft late cut to Benn at short third, easy single
2.3 -
Gayle to de Kock, FOUR, this is another almost yorker length delivery outside off, but de Kock made room and then opened the bat face at the last moment to lace the drive wide of cover-point. Once it passed the infield it was four all the way
2.2 -
Gayle to de Kock, no run, yorker length outside off, dug out to cover-point
2.1 -
Gayle to de Kock, 2 runs, floated up on the stumps, de Kock makes room and drives wide of cover, the call was for two and two it is
Chris Gayle, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Rilee Rossouw, left handed bat, comes to the crease
1.6 -
A Russell to du Plessis, out Caught by Benn!! Has Benn taken that cleanly? The soft signal is out. No problems with the front foot no-ball. Benn dove forward and took it at mid-off. Now the third umpire is pressed into action. "Certainly fingers underneath" says the third umpire Bruce Oxenford. He is having a look at another angle now. He wants it to be zoomed in now. Anxious wait for everyone involved. "Kets, I have no conclusive evidence to overturn your original decison of out" says Oxenford and he has given that out. Coming back to the delivery, it was full and on middle, looked like du Plessis checked his lofted drive, the ball was dying on big Benn who isn't known to be the most agile of fielders in the West Indies team, but he took it inches from the ground. The fingers looked underneath the ball and replays proved that right. du Plessis stood his ground as he is entitled to. While Benn was confident all the way. Sammy after the decision is made has a few words to say to the big man. du Plessis c Benn b A Russell 9(7) [6s-1]
A Russell to du Plessis, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.6 -
A Russell to du Plessis, wide, high bouncer, left alone. Called a wide for height
1.5 -
A Russell to du Plessis, 2 runs, nips back in, an inside edge onto the pad on the forward defence, the ball rolls towards mid-wicket. Smart running from du Plessis and de Kock, spotted the chance for a second and the latter dove back in to make it. Sammy isn't happy with that effort. But must say it was well-judged
1.4 -
A Russell to du Plessis, SIX, that is a du Plessis special. Trademark du Plessis. Shimmies down the track, takes it on a length and then lofts on the rise, a clean connection and the ball sails all the way over long-off. That should set du Plessis going
1.3 -
A Russell to du Plessis, no run, short of length on off, du Plessis defends to point. de Kock was looking for the quick single, no chance and du Plessis didn't even look at his partner
1.2 -
A Russell to du Plessis, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it on a fuller length on middle, du Plessis is nearly squared up, but manages to push it softly to mid-on. Didn't try to play to leg which was a good thing
1.1 -
A Russell to du Plessis, no run, what a ball first up! That is unplayable. Angled in on a fuller length on off, once it hits the seam, it jags away appreciably and catches du Plessis unawares, he did well not to nick that. Beautiful start from Russell
Andre Russell, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Badree to de Kock, no run, hint of turn away, shortish as well, de Kock rocks back and opens the face of the bat on the cut, can't beat Benn at short third
0.5 -
Badree to de Kock, 2 runs, "two, two" was the call as de Kock got forward and drove it wide of cover. Easily done in the end
0.4 -
Badree to du Plessis, 1 run, very full on the stumps, du Plessis gets forward and drives to long-on
Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.3 -
Badree to de Kock, out Amla Run Out!! Horrid mixup! That is a gift of a wicket. Sliding on middle, a dangerous shot to be playing first up, as de Kock made room and cut that from the stumps to cover-point, it went to Russell's left, he is one of West Indies' best fielders and they took him on. Fatal! He slid and then produced the throw to Ramdin who did the rest. Amla was stretching to make it, but was caught just short. The third umpire was called for, but Amla knew he was gone and started his walk back. Replays show that Amla hesitated and that cost him. He was standing waiting for the ball to pass the fielder, which it never did. de Kock was sure and set off, it was Amla who was found wanting. Amla run out (A Russell/Ramdin) 1(1)
Badree to de Kock, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Amla is walking off. He is run-out! He is so sure that he isn't waiting for the third umpire's decision. He even walks for run-outs! What a man!
0.2 -
Badree to de Kock, no run, sliding on off, de Kock gets forward and defends solidly towards mid-off
A slip in place for the leftie
0.1 -
Badree to Amla, 1 run, tossed up on leg, flicked to deep square leg, Amla is off the mark. Very full for the ball to do anything
Amla and de Kock are at the crease. Amla is on strike. Badree will open the attack
So that ends a tight game of cricket. Faf looked really disappointed at losing this one. He knows that they have made life really difficult for themselves to make it to the last four. A few more runs on the board would have been handy. Anyway, the tournament moves on and we have another double-header coming up tomorrow. First, New Zealand and Bangladesh face off in Kolkata, before England and Sri Lanka square off in Delhi. Looking forward to your company for both games. Goodbye!
Faf: "It felt like we were just behind the whole game and we were catching up. We did well to get it close in the end. Needed 10 more runs, it was a 135 deck. West Indies were a little better than us today. It is always important for the senior players to step up and they need to be there. Me and Hash (Amla) play the anchor and the others play around us. They (West Indies) put us under pressure and it was a bit frantic in the first six overs with the bat. We didn't know what a good score was on the wicket and lost 5-10 runs there, which might have cost us the game. No party for us tonight (smiles). We will be looking at other results. We were not at our best and when you are not playing great cricket, you can't expect to reach the semifinal. If we sneak in, it would be great."
Sammy: "I would agree with you (referring to him being nervous). I was smiling because of the situation. We came here to take one step and that is to qualify and we have done that. We are really happy. There were two left-handers in the middle, I backed Gayle to do it. We started well and we have been putting pressure on the opposition. I am really excited about my team and everytime they respond. Today we were under pressure and once again they responded. We have to really celebrate this win. It was a tough win and wins don't come often for us."
Samuels: "Sometimes you have to bat according to the situation. My job was to go out there and build partnerships with my partners. Once I am set, I know one over can change the game. Not bat differently, if Gayle and Charles get going early, then I can come in and step on the gas as I did against England. It was a bit on the slower side and credit to South African bowlers for bowling well. The bowlers are doing a wonderful job and hopefully they can carry right through. Badree and Benn have bowled well and we have managed to get early wickets. We have a mix of different players in the team."
Marlon Samuels is the Man of the Match
There was a big break in play after 16 overs when the umpires decided to change the ball. The groundsmen also used the opportunity to absorb a bit of dew on the outfield. After a longish break, West Indies lost the plot as Tahir bagged two-in-two to bring the Proteas back. Wiese followed it up with a good 18th over, but Samuels managed two streaky boundaries in the penultimate over to ease a few nerves. When Rabada began the last over with a dot, West Indies were under serious pressure but Brathwaite muscled a six next ball to make it a formality from there on. With this loss, things are not fully in South Africa's hands. They not only need to win against Sri Lanka, but also have to hope that Sri Lanka would beat England.
Faf almost gets emotional as the players shake hands. South Africa fought hard, but they didn't have enough runs. West Indies have managed to seal this in the end. They should have won comfortably for the situation they were in earlier. Anyway, those two points are in their bag and they progress to the next round. Chasing a modest total, the crowd roared when Gayle hit a first-ball four, but Rabada castled him next ball to get South Africa off to a good start. A mix-up saw Fletcher walking back. Charles swung at the ball and managed a few hits to the fence before throwing it away. Bravo came and went but Samuels dropped anchor at one end.
19.4 -
Rabada to Ramdin, 1 run, in the airrrrr, dropped. West Indies win the game by three wickets and with it qualify for the semifinals. Shortish slower ball outside off stump, Ramdin guides uppishly, Amla jumps at widish backward point and tries to grab it with his right hand, but only manages to palm it. Jubilation in the West Indies dug-out. Sammy is all smiles. Ramdin jumps and pumps his fist before punching gloves with Brathwaite
West Indies have won.
The batsmen converge to discuss. Faf brings the field up. He could bring more men in
19.3 -
Rabada to Brathwaite, 1 run, shortish slower delivery on the off stump, Brathwaite hops and pulls it behind square on the on-side. Scores are level now and the smiles are back in that West Indies outfit
19.3 -
Rabada to Brathwaite, wide, and now he bowls a wide. Rabada has lost it. Down the leg-side, easy call for the umpire
19.2 -
Rabada to Brathwaite, SIX, he's muscled that and West Indies get their noses ahead. The dug-out looks relieved. The batsmen punch gloves. Rabada bowls a bad ball. Length delivery right in the slot, can't bowl there, at least could have been the slower ball, Brathwaite slogs and sends it deep into the stands over deep mid-wicket
19.1 -
Rabada to Brathwaite, no run, beaten! Rabada starts off with a dot ball. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Brathwaite swings and misses and the pressure is on the batsman
Kagiso Rabada [3.0-0-29-1] is back into the attack
What a comeback from South Africa. West Indies need 9 runs off the last over. Rabada with the ball in hand. Remember the last over he bowled to MS Dhoni a few months ago in Kanpur? He can do this folks! Fasten your seat belts!
18.6 -
C Morris to Brathwaite, 1 run, sensibly, Brathwaite gently knocks this slower ball to mid-wicket
Denesh Ramdin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.5 -
C Morris to Samuels, out Caught by de Villiers!! In the airrrr, de Villiers is getting under it and he won't drop those. Morris bangs the slower ball short, Samuels goes leg-side and tries to go over the bowler, the ball goes off the bottom half of the bat and flies towards long-on, ABdV runs forward, takes the catch and pumps his fist. Samuels c de Villiers b C Morris 44(44) [4s-6]
C Morris to Samuels, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.4 -
C Morris to Samuels, FOUR, it's two lucky boundaries in the over for Samuels and Morris is furious. Full delivery outside off stump, Samuels backs away and then had to reach out to get bat on ball, toe-ended that and short third man is not even in the picture. So cruel for the bowler. He did nothing wrong there, but four runs go against his name
18.3 -
C Morris to Brathwaite, 1 run, shortish slower delivery, Brathwaite hops and fends it to square leg
Amla and Tahir discuss something
18.2 -
C Morris to Samuels, 1 run, low full toss and it's driven along the ground to sweeper cover
18.1 -
C Morris to Samuels, FOUR, edgedddddd and third man is inside the ring. Short of a length slower delivery from Morris, Samuels backs away and tries to cut, gets an outside edge that flies to the left of short third man
Chris Morris [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
So Wiese ends 4-0-19-1. He's bowled well. Tahir's last over has changed the match on its head. 20 needed off 12 now
17.6 -
Wiese to Brathwaite, no run, the slower ball bumper, Brathwaite ducks thinking it was a wide for height but the square leg umpire was happy with it
17.5 -
Wiese to Brathwaite, no run, beaten again. These are golden dots from Wiese. Brathwaite only wants to target that mid-wicket region, when he could easily tap it into the off-side. No contact made and the pressure builds
17.4 -
Wiese to Brathwaite, no run, slower delivery outside off stump, Brathwaite swings across the line, gets an under edge that rolls to the keeper
17.3 -
Wiese to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels chops the slower delivery to point
17.2 -
Wiese to Brathwaite, 1 run, a direct-hit would have been curtains for Brathwaite. Oh! In fact, Brathwaite's bat got stuck before the crease. Slower delivery on the stumps, Brathwaite defends it to the right of the bowler and sets off, Wiese attacks the ball and quickly turns to throw, but he just missed the target. That prompts a nervous smile from Bravo in the dug-out
17.1 -
Wiese to Samuels, 1 run, slower delivery outside off stump, Samuels guides it to short third man
David Wiese [3.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack
What an over from Tahir. Just 1 run and two wickets in it. All of a sudden, that West Indies dug-out is very serious now. From 24 off 24, it's down to 23 off 18. Fingers crossed!
16.6 -
Tahir to Brathwaite, no run, oh that's a poor hat-trick ball, Tahir went for the googly again, but bowled a low full toss, driven back to the bowler
Carlos Brathwaite, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.5 -
Tahir to Sammy, out Bowled!! I told you, I told you that break in play wasn't good for West Indies and look at Imran Tahir now. He runs around the ground with his arms aloft and pats the South African badge on his chest. What a blow for South Africa and Tahir is on a hat-trick now. This was the googly, Sammy horribly leaves a big bat-pad gap and tries to defend. The ball sneaks through those acres of space on offer and crashes into the stumps. Sammy b Tahir 0(1)
Tahir to Sammy, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Darren Sammy, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.4 -
Tahir to A Russell, out Caught by D Miller!! In the airrrrr and this one's taken. Finally, Tahir strikes in his final over and the crowd gets behind the South African team. It's a neutral crowd and they will support for every wicket and every boundary. This was the googly on the stumps, Russell slogs across the line, hit it flat and straight to deep mid-wicket. Surely, that break in play hasn't helped West Indies. Samuels was almost caught twice in the first two balls and now Russell has been dismissed. A Russell c D Miller b Tahir 4(8)
Tahir to A Russell, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.3 -
Tahir to A Russell, no run, googly on the off stump, Russell defends off the back foot
16.2 -
Tahir to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels lofts, not timed well, shouts of "caaaaatch," from the South African players, but it dropped well in front of the man at sweeper cover
16.1 -
Tahir to Samuels, no run, oh dropped! There you go, first ball after the break could have been a wicket, but Tahir is not agile enough to take that. This was full and in the slot, driven hard to the left of the bowler, Tahir stuck his left hand out but never looked to taking it
Once again an issue with the ball. Second time the umpires have been forced to change the ball. South Africa use this opportunity to regroup. Will this break in play help them? So often we've seen a break act against the batting side. The groundsmen use a rope to get rid of the dew. So this turns out to be a very long break. 24 needed off 24 now.
15.6 -
C Morris to Samuels, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, Samuels backs away and tries to steer it fine to third man, but the ball hits the splice of the bat and rolls to the left of cover
15.5 -
C Morris to A Russell, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Russell drills it along the ground to long-off
Russell almost had to run all the way to the boundary to change his bat.
15.4 -
C Morris to Samuels, 1 run, Samuels tries to swing hard, gets an inside edge onto pad that rolls to short-cover
15.3 -
C Morris to Samuels, FOUR, that's a timely blow from Samuels and the pressure that was built has been released. Full and in the slot, Samuels backs away and then smashes it back over the bowler's head, even a full length dive from Rossouw at long-off wasn't good enough
15.2 -
C Morris to A Russell, 1 run, how often do you see Russell miss out on a full toss? Mistimes the drive straight down the ground, the ball hits the stumps and deflects. Looks like he's broken his bat there
15.1 -
C Morris to A Russell, no run, that was a comical back foot defence. The slower short of length delivery on the off stump, Russell hops, was squared up a bit and then managed to defend it down the pitch
Chris Morris [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
Just 4 off that over. 32 off 30 now. With Sammy, Ramdin and Brathwaite to follow, still in favour of West Indies?
14.6 -
Tahir to A Russell, 1 run, the quicker delivery from Tahir, Russell defends it to long-on
14.5 -
Tahir to Samuels, 1 run, driven along the ground to long-on
14.4 -
Tahir to A Russell, 1 run, in the airrrr, shouts of "caaaatch" from the fielders. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Russell tries to loft the drive hard, slices it to the left of sweeper cover
14.3 -
Tahir to A Russell, no run, a soft back foot defence from Russell as Tahir drops the googly short
14.2 -
Tahir to Samuels, 1 run, tossed up googly from Tahir, driven along the ground to long-off
Sammy looks very relaxed in the dug-out, but a wicket here could change things around!
14.1 -
Tahir to Samuels, no run, shortish and just outside off stump, cut well but Hash (Amla) dives to his left and saves a certain four again
Imran Tahir [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
Andre Russell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
36 needed off 36 now.
13.6 -
Phangiso to Dwayne Bravo, out Caught by Wiese!! That is straight to the fielder. Bravo wanted to drive inside-out past the man at extra-cover, but this one went off the outside half of the bat and flew straight to Wiese at backward point. Finally, a spinner takes a wicket for South Africa. Unfortunately though, Phangiso has bowled out. Dwayne Bravo c Wiese b Phangiso 8(6) [4s-1]
Phangiso to Dwayne Bravo, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
13.5 -
Phangiso to Samuels, 1 run, very full and slower through the air from Phangiso, Samuels drives it back to the bowler, who only manages a half-stop and deflects it towards mid-off
13.4 -
Phangiso to Samuels, no run, clever bowling from Phangiso. Tosses this up nicely, Samuels was foxed on the drive, went uppishly to extra-cover
13.3 -
Phangiso to Samuels, no run, Samuels exposes the sticks and opts to play this quicker delivery off the back foot, manages to bring his bat down in time and play it to backward point
13.2 -
Phangiso to Samuels, no run, shortish and spinning away just outside off stump, punched off the back foot to cover
13.1 -
Phangiso to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, shortish but keeps a bit low, Bravo goes back and cuts to sweeper cover
13.1 -
Phangiso to Dwayne Bravo, wide, not much turn on this one for Phangiso and it goes down the leg-side, beating Bravo's flick
Aaron Phangiso [3.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
A 14-run over is just what West Indies needed at this stage. 39 needed off 42 now and you'd expect West Indies to seal this off with at least 8-10 balls to spare with the batting line-up they have. Can South Africa pull off a miracle here?
12.6 -
Rabada to Samuels, no run, shortish from Rabada, Samuels swings and misses
12.5 -
Rabada to Samuels, no run, yorker on the stumps, Samuels digs it out to the right of the bowler
12.4 -
Rabada to Samuels, FOUR, another boundary and this time it's a lucky boundary. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Samuels backs away and tries to cut, a thick outside edge flies through the unmanned slip region
12.3 -
Rabada to Samuels, FOUR, easily hit for Samuels. He went leg-side and opened himself up in his stance. Rabada went full and outside off stump with this slower delivery, Samuels slices it over backward point and Tahir wasn't swift enough to cut that off from third man
12.2 -
Rabada to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, 1000 runs in T20Is for Bravo. Slower delivery outside off stump, Bravo guides it to third man
12.2 -
Rabada to Dwayne Bravo, wide, again a short of length delivery down the leg-side, Bravo tries to repeat the shot but this time he makes no contact
12.1 -
Rabada to Dwayne Bravo, FOUR, poor start to a new spell from Rabada. Short of a length delivery down the leg-side, Bravo flicks it behind square, was in the air and there was a man at short fine leg, but it went well wide of him
Kagiso Rabada [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack
So Wiese went all slower balls in that over, but his radar wasn't spot on. The umpires discuss something. Looks like an issue with the ball and it has been changed.
11.6 -
Wiese to Samuels, no run, width on offer outside off stump with this slower delivery, Samuels cuts it to backward point
11.5 -
Wiese to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, leg stump line, poor bowling from Wiese, Bravo flicks it to long leg
11.4 -
Wiese to Samuels, 1 run, Wiese bangs the slower ball short, Samuels pulls to deep mid-wicket
11.3 -
Wiese to Dwayne Bravo, 1 run, Bravo stands tall and punches this slower delivery to long-on
11.2 -
Wiese to Samuels, 1 run, slower delivery again, Samuels works it to mid-wicket
Dwayne Bravo, right handed bat, comes to the crease
11.1 -
Wiese to Charles, out Caught by du Plessis!! Now then, now then! Is this the opening South Africa were looking for? Charles swung hard, then suddenly started playing sensibly and now he tries to be aggressive again and perishes. Wiese is key for South Africa's success here as his cutters are gripping on the surface. Slower delivery outside off stump, Charles swings hard, only manages to get the bottom of the bat, the ball goes high in the air, Faf does well at extra cover, moves to his left and reverse-cups it. That was a tough catch, but Faf made it look so easy. Charles c du Plessis b Wiese 32(35) [4s-2 6s-1]
Wiese to Charles, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
David Wiese [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
South Africa need wickets. This game is soon running away from them. Coming back to that six, Darren Sammy was so excited and happy with that hit from Charles that he walked forward from the dug-out to have a look at how far it went into the stands.
10.6 -
Phangiso to Charles, 1 run, driven along the ground to long-on
10.5 -
Phangiso to Charles, no run, Phangiso bowls flat again, pushed off the back foot to cover
10.4 -
Phangiso to Charles, SIX, now that is muscled. He picked the right delivery to advance and that went 101 metres. This wasn't the normal offie from Phangiso, was the slider and went on with the arm, Charles got close to the pitch of the ball and smashed it high and handsome over mid-wicket
10.3 -
Phangiso to Charles, no run, good stop from Hash! Short and wide outside off stump, Charles cuts well off the back foot, Amla dives to his left and saves a certain boundary
10.2 -
Phangiso to Samuels, 1 run, width offered outside off stump cut away to sweeper cover
10.1 -
Phangiso to Charles, 1 run, short enough for Charles to hang back and push to long-on
12 runs in 2 overs off South Africa's spinners is very good from West Indies.
9.6 -
Tahir to Charles, 1 run, googly outside off stump, Charles gets down on one knee and sweeps hard, but deep mid-wicket tidies up
9.5 -
Tahir to Samuels, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump driven past the bowler to long-off
9.4 -
Tahir to Charles, 1 run, and more good stuff from Charles. This time he gently drives along the ground to long-off without swinging hard
9.3 -
Tahir to Charles, 2 runs, very slow and short from Tahir, Charles gets down on one knee and paddles it to fine leg. Suddenly, Charles has changed his mind. That was a sensible hit and he could have so easily slogged again
9.2 -
Tahir to Samuels, 1 run, this is cut nicely off the back foot as it was short and too slow on the off stump, backward point dives to his right, but only gets a hand on it
9.1 -
Tahir to Samuels, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Samuels tries to guide it fine, but ends up pushing it towards point
Imran Tahir [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack
West Indies did well to take 6 runs from that Phangiso over. But the shots from Charles weren't convincing though. Meanwhile, Faf has a long chat with Tahir.
8.6 -
Phangiso to Samuels, 1 run, this is slightly outside off stump, Samuels drives off the front foot to sweeper cover
8.5 -
Phangiso to Charles, 1 run, and out comes another wild swing, another inside edge results and it rolls behind square on the on-side once more
8.4 -
Phangiso to Samuels, 1 run, there you go, just sensible stuff from Samuels at the moment. Allows the full ball to come and drives along the ground to long-on
8.3 -
Phangiso to Charles, 1 run, looks like Charles is going hard at everything, while Samuels will look for ones and twos. Very full in length and that prompts Charles to slog, the thick inside edge rolls behind square
8.2 -
Phangiso to Samuels, 1 run, driven along the ground to long-off
8.1 -
Phangiso to Charles, 1 run, oh that was so risky from Charles! He wants to be brave, but that wasn't clever according to me. The ball is turning and the left-arm bowler will spin it away from the right-hander, that means the body cannot get behind the line of the ball and if you miss, the keeper can easily stump you. This time though, Charles checks his shot at the last moment and it goes uppishly through the vacant cover region
7.6 -
Wiese to Samuels, FOUR, this off-cutter grips and that means it goes down the leg-side after pitching around middle and off, Samuels glances fine and fine leg was too square. First boundary for West Indies in 24 balls
7.5 -
Wiese to Samuels, no run, the normal full ball this time, driven along the ground, Faf at cover dives to his right and saves a few
7.5 -
Wiese to Samuels, wide, Wiese attempts the slower ball bumper, but gets the radar wrong, bowls down the leg-side
7.4 -
Wiese to Samuels, no run, Samuels defends with soft hands and looks for a non-existent run, rightly his partner sends him back. In fact, it went just to the left of the bowler and the run was never on
7.3 -
Wiese to Charles, 1 run, Charles waits and works it along the ground to deep square leg
7.2 -
Wiese to Samuels, 1 run, they take on Rossouw but this time it's an easy single. Slower delivery outside off stump, Samuels softly taps it to the right of point, Charles responds and they take a run
7.1 -
Wiese to Samuels, no run, short and outside off stump, cut to point
6.6 -
Phangiso to Charles, no run, Charles tries to play on the on-side, misses the flick, gets hit on the pad, it was well down the leg-side though
6.5 -
Phangiso to Samuels, 1 run, very full, driven past the diving Faf, who came from extra-cover, to long-off
6.4 -
Phangiso to Samuels, no run, Samuels pushes this towards point off the back foot
6.3 -
Phangiso to Samuels, no run, come forward, Samuels! Flatter in trajectory, Samuels just about manages to bring his bat down in time and cut it into the off-side
6.2 -
Phangiso to Samuels, no run, big spin, optimistic shout from QdK for LBW, ball pitched outside leg and squared up Samuels, hit in line with leg stump but it won't count though
6.1 -
Phangiso to Samuels, no run, Samuels should have been forward to this flighted delivery, but opts to play off the back foot and very close to the off stump, cut to backward point
Aaron Phangiso, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Just as West Indies were building a partnership, South Africa have broken through.
5.6 -
Wiese to Samuels, 1 run, leg stumpish line and Samuels works it through backward square leg
5.5 -
Wiese to Samuels, no run, Samuels pushes this slower ball off the back foot to the off-side
5.4 -
Wiese to Charles, 1 run, Charles turns it to short mid-wicket for an easy run
5.4 -
Wiese to Charles, wide, this is down the leg-side
Marlon Samuels, right handed bat, comes to the crease
5.3 -
Wiese to Charles, out Andre Fletcher Run Out!! Mix-up and that's a brilliant piece of fielding from Rossouw. He threw off balance, there was no one at the stumps, but he got his radar spot on. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Charles opens the face of the bat and pushes it to the right of backward point, Rossouw didn't have to move much and that might have prompted Charles to think the run wasn't on. His partner though thought otherwise and was racing across. In fact, Charles took a couple of steps out of the crease and then stopped, Fletcher tried to turn but he slipped. He would have had enough to get back if Rossouw missed but unfortunately for him the throw was bang on target. Rossouw roars and pumps his fists in joy. Andre Fletcher run out (Rossouw) 11(11) [6s-1]
Wiese to Charles, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
5.2 -
Wiese to Charles, no run, oh I thought the ball sailed over mid-wicket, but Charles only managed to toe-end the slog to point. He swung hard after backing away, lack of pace on the ball meant he played a little early
5.1 -
Wiese to Charles, 2 runs, expectedly Wiese starts off with a slower delivery, Charles works it through mid-wicket for a couple
David Wiese, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Tahir to Andre Fletcher, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Fletcher defends off the front foot
4.5 -
Tahir to Andre Fletcher, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Fletcher tries to cut, half shout from the keeper, Tahir belts out a loud appeal though, but umpire Richard Kettleborough was only keen to look down and keep count of the balls bowled in this over
4.4 -
Tahir to Charles, 1 run, Charles backs away and drives off the inner half of the bat to long-on
4.3 -
Tahir to Charles, no run, Tahir shortens his length on seeing the batsman step out, Charles swings across the line, gets hit on the thigh pad and he uses his feet to ensure that the ball doesn't roll back onto the sticks
4.2 -
Tahir to Charles, no run, defended straight back to the bowler
4.1 -
Tahir to Andre Fletcher, 1 run, flatter in trajectory and on the off stump, Fletcher cuts off the back foot, diving stop at backward point and a direct-hit at the bowler's end would have been curtains for Fletcher
Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
West Indies have scored 22 runs in the last 2 overs and that will settle a few nerves in the dug-out.
3.6 -
C Morris to Charles, FOUR, that's so easily done by Charles. Length ball and Charles backs away. An easy slap over extra-cover and it sailed over the infield
3.6 -
C Morris to Charles, wide, short and down the leg-side, easy call for the umpire
3.5 -
C Morris to Charles, no run, fullish in the length, driven to mid-on
3.4 -
C Morris to Charles, 2 runs, wristy hit from Charles. On the stumps was this length ball, he easily flicks through mid-wicket, the shot looked good, but there is protection in the deep
3.3 -
C Morris to Charles, no run, full and attacking the stumps this time, driven straight back to the bowler, Morries fields and threatens to throw the stumps down at Charles's end. Eye-contact between the bowler and the batsman
3.2 -
C Morris to Charles, FOUR, Charles opens his stance and waits, Morris offers a juicy full ball, more like following the batsman, but it was right in the slot for Charles to drive and he sent it wide of mid-on
3.1 -
C Morris to Charles, no run, Charles opens the face of the bat and pushes it to backward point
2.6 -
Rabada to Andre Fletcher, SIX, now that is from the middle of the bat. Length ball from Rabada, can't bowl those. Especially to these West Indies batsmen who can hit sixes at will. An easy hit over mid-on and it has enough legs to clear the boundary
2.5 -
Rabada to Andre Fletcher, no run, short of length delivery from Rabada, Fletcher tries to play on the on-side, but gets hit on the thigh pad
2.4 -
Rabada to Charles, 1 run, oh he's missed out on a freebie! Low full toss from Rabada, no one at mid-wicket and focus on timing the ball would have got him a four, instead he tries to hit hard and mistimes it to the right of mid-on
2.4 -
Rabada to Charles, wide, banged short, Charles was keen to pull, but stopped midway, anyway the ball was well above his head to be called a wide
2.3 -
Rabada to Charles, no run, another wild swing from Charles. Only connects with thin air. Shots like these can put pressure on that dressing room! Watch the ball, Charles! Full and outside off stump, Charles tries to muscle it back over the bowler's head, but fails badly
2.2 -
Rabada to Andre Fletcher, 1 run, leg stumpish from Rabada, Fletcher works it off the inside half of the bat to backward square leg
2.1 -
Rabada to Andre Fletcher, 2 runs, lovely hit, but an excellent full length dive to his wrong side, right side, from Phangiso saves two for South Africa. This was cut hard, cover-point's fielding effort denies the batsman a boundary
This is a good start from South Africa. A wicket here will put West Indies under a bit of pressure before pace off the ball does the rest.
1.6 -
C Morris to Charles, no run, the new ball is swinging for both Morris and Rabada. Lovely outswinger on a fuller length, Charles just swings and misses
1.5 -
C Morris to Andre Fletcher, 1 run, this is full and swinging away slightly, driven hard but mid-off tidies up
1.5 -
C Morris to Andre Fletcher, wide, this time Fletcher walks across, Morris bangs it short, Fletcher ducks and it's called a wide, just marginally down the leg-side
1.4 -
C Morris to Andre Fletcher, no run, Fletcher was in two minds there. Shortish and outside off stump, Fletcher thought about the cut, but then as it was too close to play the shot, he let it go
1.3 -
C Morris to Andre Fletcher, no run, nice delivery. Outswinger on a fullish length and very close to the off stump, Fletcher was on the front foot to block, the ball rolled towards backward point off the outside edge
1.2 -
C Morris to Charles, 1 run, oh the inswinger this time, Charles went leg-side, but was cramped for room on the attempted big hit by the movement, gets it off the inside half of the bat and goes to the right of mid-on, where ABdV tidies up and gets the crowd to chant his name
1.1 -
C Morris to Charles, no run, fullish and outside off stump, ignored
Chris Morris, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Rabada to Andre Fletcher, no run, swing and a miss from Fletcher. Fullish and swinging away outside off stump, Fletcher wanted to loft it over the infield, but missed it by a mile
Andre Fletcher, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.5 -
Rabada to Gayle, out Bowled!! Oh that's too lazy from the big man and he's disappointed this crowd, who were so happy to see him hit a first-ball four. Nothing great about this delivery, but just that Gayle was so lazy to move his front foot. Massive wicket for the Proteas. There was talk of South Africa not having an off-spinner to contain Gayle at the start, but they've negated him in the very first over with a pacer. Full and aimed on the off stump, just a hint of inswing on this and that was good enough to sneak through the bat-pad gap. Now there is more belief in that South African camp. Gayle b Rabada 4(2) [4s-1]
Rabada to Gayle, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
0.4 -
Rabada to Gayle, FOUR, off the mark in style. Rabada goes for the yorker, but bowls a leg stump low full toss, Gayle brings his bat down in time and it goes off the inside half of the bat, fine leg was inside the ring and it went well wide of him
Right then! Loud cheer from the crowd as they saw Gayle take that run to face his first ball
0.3 -
Rabada to Charles, leg byes, 1 run, poor line, but Rabada gets away with it, short of length delivery down the leg-side, a tickle would have been four, but Charles misses and the ball rolls behind square off the thigh pad
0.2 -
Rabada to Charles, no run, once again width offered outside off stump, Charles pushes at it with an angled bat, a diving Rossouw at point stops the ball to his right and saves a few runs
Just a fly slip in place
0.1 -
Rabada to Charles, no run, starts off with a widish outswinger outside off stump, Charles slashes and misses
Charles and Gayle are at the crease. Charles is on strike. Rabada will open the attack