2nd Test: South Africa vs India

India 205 & 228

South Africa 131 & 215

India wins the Test by 87 runs

SA vs India – Full Score Card:

 
South Africa v India Played at Kingsmead, Durban, from 26 Dec to 29 Dec 2010
South Africa 2nd innings
Batting R B 4s 6s
Graeme Smith c Dhoni b Sreesanth 37 38 5 0
Alviro Petersen c Pujara b Harbhajan 26 45 4 0
Hashim Amla c Dhoni b Sreesanth 16 16 3 0
Jacques Kallis c Sehwag b Sreesanth 17 52 2 0
AB de Villiers lbw b Harbhajan 33 76 0 1
Ashwell Prince not out 39 108 3 0
Mark Boucher lbw b Khan 1 6 0 0
Dale Steyn c Pujara b Khan 10 24 2 0
PL Harris b Khan 7 28 0 0
Morne Morkel c Dhoni b Sharma 20 47 3 0
LL Tsotsobe run out (Pujara) 0 2 0 0
Extras (lb 1, nb 8) 9      
Total (10 wickets; 72.3 overs) 215      
Fall of wickets
1-63 (Smith, 12.1 ov); 2-82 (Petersen, 15.4 ov); 3-82 (HM Amla, 16.2 ov); 4-123 (Kallis, 34.2 ov); 5-136 (de Villiers, 39.6 ov); 6-143 (Boucher, 42.4 ov); 7-155 (Steyn, 48.5 ov); 8-182 (Harris, 60.2 ov); 9-215 (Morkel, 72.1 ov); 10-215 (Tsotsobe, 72.3 ov)
 
Result: India won by 87 runs
India 205 & 228
South Africa 131 & 215
Toss: South Africa elected to field
Umpires: Asad Rauf, Steve Davis
Third-umpire: Johanes Cloete
Referee: Andy Pycroft
Bowling O M R W
Khan 17 3 57 3
Sharma 11.3 0 36 1
Sreesanth 14 2 45 3
Harbhajan 29 5 70 2
Tendulkar 1 0 6 0
India 2nd innings
Batting R B 4s 6s
V Sehwag c Boucher b Tsotsobe 32 31 6 0
M Vijay c HM Amla b M Morkel 9 27 1 0
R Dravid c Boucher b Tsotsobe 2 7 0 0
SR Tendulkar c de Villiers b Steyn 6 10 1 0
VVS Laxman c Boucher b Steyn 96 171 12 0
CA Pujara b M Morkel 10 56 1 0
MS Dhoni c Boucher b Tsotsobe 21 35 4 0
Harbhajan Singh c Kallis b M Morkel 4 7 0 0
Z Khan c de Villiers b Harris 27 63 4 0
I Sharma c HM Amla b Kallis 0 16 0 0
S Sreesanth not out 0 2 0 0
Extras (b 8, lb 4, w 9) 21      
Total (10 wickets; 70.5 overs) 228      
 
Bowling O M R W
Steyn 15.5 1 60 2
M Morkel 15 1 47 3
Tsotsobe 13 3 43 3
Kallis 13 2 30 1
Harris 14 2 36 1
Fall of wickets
1-42 (Sehwag, 9.1 ov); 2-44 (Vijay, 10.3 ov); 3-48 (Dravid, 11.2 ov); 4-56 (Tendulkar, 14.1 ov); 5-93 (Pujara, 31.5 ov); 6-141 (Dhoni, 41.6 ov); 7-148 (Harbhajan, 44.1 ov); 8-218 (Khan, 63.4 ov); 9-223 (Sharma, 68.5 ov); 10-228 (Laxman, 70.5 ov)
South Africa 1st innings
Batting R B 4s 6s
Alviro Petersen b Khan 24 39 3 0
Graeme Smith c Dhoni b Khan 9 11 2 0
Hashim Amla lbw b Harbhajan 33 46 5 0
Jacques Kallis run out (Sharma) 10 17 2 0
AB de Villiers c Dhoni b Sreesanth 0 5 0 0
Ashwell Prince b Khan 13 46 2 0
Mark Boucher not out 16 24 2 0
Dale Steyn c Dravid b Harbhajan 1 11 0 0
PL Harris c Pujara b Harbhajan 0 5 0 0
Morne Morkel c Harbhajan b Sharma 10 30 1 0
LL Tsotsobe c Vijay b Harbhajan 0 2 0 0
Extras (lb 2, w 1, nb 12) 15      
Total (10 wickets; 37.2 overs) 131      
 
Bowling O M R W
Khan 13 2 36 3
Sreesanth 8 0 41 1
Sharma 9 2 42 1
Harbhajan 7.2 2 10 4
Fall of wickets
1-23 (Smith, 4.6 ov); 2-46 (Petersen, 10.3 ov); 3-67 (Kallis, 15.2 ov); 4-74 (de Villiers, 16.4 ov); 5-96 (HM Amla, 25.1 ov); 6-100 (Prince, 26.4 ov); 7-103 (Steyn, 29.1 ov); 8-103 (Harris, 29.6 ov); 9-127 (Morkel, 36.4 ov); 10-131 (Tsotsobe, 37.2 ov)
India 1st innings
Batting R B 4s 6s
V Sehwag c Kallis b Steyn 25 32 4 0
M Vijay c Boucher b Steyn 19 42 2 0
R Dravid c Boucher b Steyn 25 68 3 0
SR Tendulkar c Kallis b Tsotsobe 13 22 3 0
VVS Laxman c Tsotsobe b Steyn 38 73 4 1
CA Pujara c Boucher b Tsotsobe 19 45 3 0
MS Dhoni c Petersen b Steyn 35 57 3 1
Harbhajan Singh c de Villiers b Steyn 21 39 2 0
Z Khan c Boucher b M Morkel 0 5 0 0
I Sharma not out 1 9 0 0
S Sreesanth c Boucher b M Morkel 0 1 0 0
Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 4, nb 2) 9      
Total (10 wickets; 65.1 overs) 205      
 
Bowling O M R W
Steyn 19 6 50 6
M Morkel 19.1 3 68 2
Tsotsobe 11 3 40 2
Kallis 8 2 18 0
Harris 8 1 26 0
Fall of wickets
1-43 (Sehwag, 10.4 ov); 2-48 (Vijay, 12.5 ov); 3-79 (Tendulkar, 19.5 ov); 4-117 (Dravid, 36.6 ov); 5-130 (Laxman, 40.6 ov); 6-156 (Pujara, 49.4 ov); 7-190 (Harbhajan, 60.2 ov); 8-193 (Khan, 61.6 ov); 9-205 (Dhoni, 64.5 ov); 10-205 (Sreesanth, 65.1 ov)
                                               South Africa team
GC Smith*, AN Petersen, JH Kallis, HM Amla, AB de Villiers, AG Prince, MV Boucher†, LL Tsotsobe, PL Harris, DW Steyn, M Morkel
  India team
M Vijay, V Sehwag, R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni*†, CA Pujara, I Sharma, Z Khan, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth

 

4th Test: Australia v England

Australia 98  & 258 (85.4 ov)

England 513  (159.1.0 ov)

England won by an innings and 157 runs

 

 

  

T20 –  International

Pakistan 143/9 (20 ov)

New Zealand 146/5 (17.1/20 ov)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)

 

  

Australia vs England

Preview

England still have the upper hand going into the final two Tests of an enthralling Ashes series, needing only one more victory to retain the coveted urn against Australia.

Australia go into Sunday’s fourth Melbourne Test fuelled by the momentum from their emphatic 267-run victory in Perth, which levelled the series at 1-1. But they cannot afford a slip-up in the last two matches.

“We always talk about the last two Tests in a series being where things are won and lost,” England skipper Andrew Strauss said on Friday.

“The first few games set it up and the last couple bring it home. That is the challenge for us.”

England looked poised for their first series triumph Down Under since 1986-87 after an innings victory in the second Adelaide Test, before Ricky Ponting’s team hit back spectacularly in the third Test at the WACA.

Teams:

 

Australia: SR Watson, PJ Hughes, RT Ponting (capt), MJ Clarke, MEK Hussey, BJ Haddin (wk), SPD Smith, MG Johnson, RJ Harris, PM Siddle, BW Hilfenhaus

England: AJ Strauss (capt), AN Cook, IJL Trott, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, IR Bell, MJ Prior (wk), TT Bresnan, GP Swann, JM Anderson, CT Tremlett

Day 1 report

AUSTRALIA’S Ashes campaign is terminally ill after a humiliating opening day to the fourth Test at the MCG.

Before a bumper Boxing Day crowd of 84,345 the Australians were sent in and skittled for 98 – the only time they have been dismissed for under under three figures in the first innings of an Ashes Test – and were then made to look innocuous with the ball as England romped to 0-157 in reply by stumps.

It proved the perfect day for England captain Andrew Strauss.

He won the toss and his seamers destroyed the brittle Australian batting before he cruised to 64 not out in yet an

123 Responses to Test Cricket Today 28 December 2010

  • 31

    Have fun, I must fly….Over and Out!

  • 32

    @ superBul 23:
    Yes man, sure the Aussies will fight back but hopefully England have taken enough of an advantage out of this first days play for it not to be a problem, the BIG difference between this one and Perth is that even though Aus were all out on day 1 they still ahd 250+ on the board on what turned out to be a tough wicket for England.
    See its going really well in Durban! But if they are in the final session how come still so many overs left for the day, is it our pace attack thats taking too long to get through their overs?

  • 33

    @ Bullscot:
    There was a long rain delay in the morning, they are of now too, game will start earlier tomorrow. Light too bad for play.

  • 34

    I see bad light has stopped play thats no good,quite often a problem at Kingsmead. Why do they schedule the day to run from 11 in the morning till 6.30 in evening when bad light so often is a factor, why could they not start at 10 or even 9.30 in the morning?
    A difficult one for Smith, with a bit of a partnership developing I guess he would have wanted to keep his quicks one to try get a break through, but maybe they could have stayed on if the slow bowlers were on, or is it too dark anyway?

  • 35

    Ricky Ponting is besig om sy hele reputasie op te donner. The long knives are out to get him. Some experts say even a double ton wont save his bacon.

  • 36

    Current partnership 142 runs, 35.4 overs, RR: 3.98 (Trott 73, Prior 66)

    Australia 98
    England 428/5 (131.2 ov)
    England lead by 330 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

  • 37

    “Ponting couldn’t captain a side out of a wet paper bag!” exclaims Darren.

  • 38

    England RR 3.28
    Last 10 ovs 50/0 RR 5.00
    Min overs remaining 5.

  • 39

    SA has given England some fine batsmen,

    Johnathan Trott 141 n/o

    Career avv. in tests 62

    Matches 17 Runs 1573 High Score 226 Avv. 62.92

    Andrew Strauss 69
    Career 5955 runs

    Kevin Pieterson 51
    Career 5579
    todays knocks are not included in career totals

  • 40

    Good morning Super, I see was another fine day for England in Melbourne!

  • 41

    Morkel to Harbhajan Singh, no run, 133.6 kph, 135 kph, edged and dropped, Harbhajan pushes forward at a fuller ball outside off stump and gets a thick outside edge that flies low to Kallis’ right at second slip. He dives, attempting to take it with one hand but can’t hold on

  • 42

    @ superBul 41:
    Ouch thats no good would have been a nice start to the day if it stuck, hope it doesn’t cost too much.

  • 43

    @ Bullscot:
    If Australia saves this test the are lucky. Hell the England boys are not only winning the days they are humiliating Australia.

    If you read some Aussie papers you can see how much this hurts

    SA takes a wicket, 5 for for Steyn

  • 44

    60.2
    Steyn to Harbhajan Singh, OUT, 136.1 kph, caught, and it’s a terrific catch! Harbhajan prods from his crease at a full ball from Steyn and the thick edge flies low and fast towards third slip where AB de Villiers dives to his right to take it with two hands. The way this morning’s gone, it was only a matter of time before Steyn took his fifth.
    Harbhajan Singh c de Villiers b Steyn 21 (39b 2×4 0x6) SR: 53.84

  • 45

    61.6
    Morkel to Khan, OUT, 137.5 kph, and he doesn’t survive it! The length is far too full to be playing back to but Zaheer does. He tries to block it from his crease and nicks it to Boucher. That’s Morkel’s first wicket of the Test.
    Z Khan c †Boucher b Morkel 0 (7m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

  • 46

    @ superBul:
    I can imagine the Aussie public won’t be too happy, they were used to being on top for so long, but I guess even though it took so long the wheel eventually turns. Doesn’t even look as if the weather can save them, wonder what sort of lead England will want, maybe 500 if they can get it? But they may not be in a position to get that coz will probably lose a handful of wickets tomorrow morning, really hope Prior gets to a hundred, must be one of the better wicket keeper/batsmen around now, still a lot of work for Trott before 200.
    Pity Smith went so early.

  • 47

    Eishhhhhhhhh SA 74 / 4 now… and lunch is taken

  • 48

    Our 5th wicket fell as well… Hashim Amla gone.

    Now as I type Ashwell Prince goes for 13 as well.

    SA now 100 / 6

    All our big batters back in the hut…. damn!

  • 49

    Another 2 quick wickets go down.

    Sa now 103 / 8

    We still trail by 102….

    Fork!

  • 50

    Fark, SA all out still 74 behind

  • 51

    India 2nd Innings….

    India 42 / 1

    Sehwag gone

  • 54

    Heeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaa

    Another wicket… Tendulkar!!

    India 56 / 4

  • 55

    dagse Rudi broer, hoop alles good aan jou kant?….

    been so damn busy so a belated merry xmass bro to you and all the bonzai’s lol

  • 56

    35.4
    Bresnan to Ponting, OUT
    RT Ponting b Bresnan 20 (73b 2×4 0x6) SR: 27.39

    O i wish today was a holiday too this cricket action is great, SA to follow….

    Aus in deep trouble
    Australia trail by 313 runs with 7 wickets remaining

  • 57

    Australia 98 & 169/6 (66.0 ov)
    England 513
    Australia trail by 246 runs with 4 wickets remaining

    Stumps England leave day three on the brink of an Ashes-retaining victory. They earn a huge cheer from the England fans as they head off the field with Tim Bresnan rightly leading them off. It’s been a magnificent day for him and for his side. Once again, everything has gone right for the tourists. Jonathan Trott carried them to 513 with 164 not out before the bowlers carefully chipped their way through the bulk of Australia’s line-up to leave England on the verge of victory.

  • 58

    Hey what happened yesterday, one point saw we were 45/1 then next India were batting again? Looking back the rot seemed to get going round the time you handed over to gbs, so maybe keep him away today SuperBul things were looking good in the cricket while you were in charge 🙂
    Actually read an article that showed this is the third season in a row that SA have been bowled out in the 130’s in a test innings at Kingsmead, hope can turn things around today.

  • 59

    58@ Bullscot:
    Hey whatchit!! Hehehe

    India score lead getting a bit high now, India 190 / 7

    They lead by 264 already.

  • 60

    India were all out for 228, which put them 302 runs ahead before SA started their 2nd innings.

    So far, so good, Proteas have 49 / 0, which means a deficit of 253 with all their wickets standing.

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