The match between Australia and Pakistan ended up meekly for Australia and they surrendered to the spin quad of Afridi,Ajmal,Hasan and Hafeez.This win was a shock for the Indian fans and it was task cut out for the Indian team.The match between India and South Africa played at the R.Premadasa stadium,Colombo.The conditions were fairly slow and the weather was quite humid.The toss was won by the Proteas who asked India to bat first.
The batting was opened by Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag while the bowling was opened by Dale Steyn.India started off well by making 23 runs of 3 overs without losing any wicket.Morkel struck then removing Gambhir for 8 runs.The danger man Kohli walked in next who made a brilliant 78 in a run chase against Pakistan only two days back.But disaster struck when India lost two quick wickets in the form of Kohli and Sehwag .Kohli was the first to go when he edged one to the keeper off the bowling of Kallis down the legside.Sehwag after hitting a wonderful six off Peterson got bowled off the very next ball when he stepped out and tried to hit him again.Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina walked in next and they tried to build the innings by playing cautiously and they put up a partnership of about 50 before Rohit was trapped in front of the wicket by Peterson for 25.Dhoni walked in next and he along with Raina hit some wonderful shots to take the team to 152 at the end of 20 overs.Raina got run out on the last ball of the match for 45 off 34 and Dhoni remained not out on 23 off 13.The wickets were shared betwenn Morkel (2) and Peterson (2).
Indians were on a spot of trouble having a huge task ahead of them.They need to get South Africa for below 121 if they had to qualify.The South Africa opened their batting with Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis.India opened their bowling with the experienced campaigner Zaheer Khan.He immediately got a break through when he got Amla caught at slips for naught. Ab de villiers walked in next and he put up a partnership with Kallis before Kallis departed in the fourth over after making just 6.The next man in was Faf du Plessis.He along with De Villiers built a very good partnership and India were under pressure.Du Plessis was striking the ball at nearly 200 runs per 100 runs balls and a panic began to rise in the Indian ranks.He was hitting the ball very well and was putting pressure on the Indian bowlers.
Yuvraj Singh came into bowl next and he removed De villiers in his very first ball for 13.But Faf du Plessis kept it going with some extraordinary hitting.Duminy was playing the second fiddle to him not scoring much.But things turned around for the Proteas when Du Plessis got to Yuvraj Singh in the 13th over.The others kept the match going only in bits and could not make a notable contribution.South Africa needed 14 off the last over.Balaji came in to bowl the last over and he was dispatched for a six on the very first ball by A.Morkel.But Balaji came back to pick up his wicket the very next ball.M.Morkel walked in for the last wicket then and he too got out after hitting a huge six.India won the match by 1 run though they got knocked out off the semis.The wickets were shared between Z.Khan (3),Balaji (3),Yuvraj (2).
The Indian did do well to score a victory.Yuvraj Singh won the man of the match for his all round performance.They played well though they couldn't make the semi final even after winning 4 out of the 5 matches they played and South Africa were knocked out without winning a single match in the super 8.Australia and Pakistan go through from this group and Srilanka and West Indies go through from the other group.
Indians were on a spot of trouble having a huge task ahead of them.They need to get South Africa for below 121 if they had to qualify.The South Africa opened their batting with Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis.India opened their bowling with the experienced campaigner Zaheer Khan.He immediately got a break through when he got Amla caught at slips for naught. Ab de villiers walked in next and he put up a partnership with Kallis before Kallis departed in the fourth over after making just 6.The next man in was Faf du Plessis.He along with De Villiers built a very good partnership and India were under pressure.Du Plessis was striking the ball at nearly 200 runs per 100 runs balls and a panic began to rise in the Indian ranks.He was hitting the ball very well and was putting pressure on the Indian bowlers.
Yuvraj Singh came into bowl next and he removed De villiers in his very first ball for 13.But Faf du Plessis kept it going with some extraordinary hitting.Duminy was playing the second fiddle to him not scoring much.But things turned around for the Proteas when Du Plessis got to Yuvraj Singh in the 13th over.The others kept the match going only in bits and could not make a notable contribution.South Africa needed 14 off the last over.Balaji came in to bowl the last over and he was dispatched for a six on the very first ball by A.Morkel.But Balaji came back to pick up his wicket the very next ball.M.Morkel walked in for the last wicket then and he too got out after hitting a huge six.India won the match by 1 run though they got knocked out off the semis.The wickets were shared between Z.Khan (3),Balaji (3),Yuvraj (2).
The Indian did do well to score a victory.Yuvraj Singh won the man of the match for his all round performance.They played well though they couldn't make the semi final even after winning 4 out of the 5 matches they played and South Africa were knocked out without winning a single match in the super 8.Australia and Pakistan go through from this group and Srilanka and West Indies go through from the other group.
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