2nd ODI: West Indies v South Africa (Winner: SA)

SA 300/5 (H Amla 92, J Kallis 85, K Pollard 2/39, J Taylor 2/50) beat WI 283 (D Bravo 74, D Sammy 58*, M Morkel 3/58) by 17 runs.
	Match Scorecard
Man of the Match: H Amla	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua (24 May,2010)

Once again South Africa got off to a good start with 89 runs partnership for the first wicket. After Smith got out Kallis built the innings first with Amla and then with AB to reach 239/3 in 43rd over. With top 4 bastsmen answering Coach’s call it was no surprise that they ended up with 300 runs and a COW of 54%. West Indies were surprisingly circumspect chasing a big total and trundled to 45/1 in 11th with a COW of 33%.They needed one big partnership to recover but that never happened. Apart from Richards’ and Bravo’s fifties no one really contributed till Sammy scored an explosive fifty to turn the match around but eventually ran out of partners as West indies were all out for 283.

First Inns (South Africa)

15 Overs: SA 83/0

SA 55%

South Africa started very nicely

with a belligerent opening partnership between Loots Bosman and Graeme Smith. South Africa’s chances increased by 4% during this period.

31 Overs: SA 167/1

SA 54%

South Africa’s run-rate dropped

a bit during this period, they also lost a wicket too. South Africa’s chances decreased by 1% during this period.

42 Overs: SA 238/2

SA 56%

Despite the loss of a wicket,

South Africa’s scored at over a 6 per over during this period. South Africa’s chances increased by 2% during this period.

50 Overs: SA 300/5

SA 54%

South Africa got themselves a very

good target but they could have got some more runs. South Africa’s chances decreased by 2% during this period.

Second Inns (West Indies: Target 301)

10 Overs: WI 40/0	SA 65%	Chris Gayle was not his usual
		aggressive self during the start and the required run-rate had reached 6.5 already. West Indies chances decreased by 11% during this period.
27 Overs: WI 116/2	SA 74%	West Indies did not accelerate
		during this period, and losing 2 wickets made their jobs even harder. West Indies chances dropped by 9% during this period.
38 Overs: WI 182/3	SA 75%	West Indies scored at a run a
		ball but they also lost another wicket. West Indies chances decreased by 1% during this period.
48.1 Overs: WI 283/10	SA 100%	After a flurry of Wickets, it seemed
		the Windies were going to be routed but an astonishing innings from Darran Sammy gave them a chance of victory. In the end he only reduced the victory margin to 17 runs for the South Africans.

2nd ODI: West Indies v South Africa (Winner: SA)

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