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:
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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 |
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| Total |
(10 wickets; 72.3 overs) |
215 |
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| 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) |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Total |
(10 wickets; 70.5 overs) |
228 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Total |
(10 wickets; 37.2 overs) |
131 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Total |
(10 wickets; 65.1 overs) |
205 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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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
Jeeeeze, we must’nt lose more wickets… and as I say that Amla edges one and is out.
Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
Amla out,think we are in big trouble now..
90@ Winston:
Been working for myself since beginning of 1990…. would never be able to work for someone else again.
That runt of a Shreesanth is the bloody wicket taker….. doooooooooooosssssssssss
Yeah,people that run their own business always tell me that. One day I want to own my business,but between now and then I should just hang in there.
Good to see De Villiers is still trying to score runs.
Kallis dropped on 0,now make them pay..
95@ Winston:
All in good time… only started working for myself full time when I was 26 years old….
In fact I only worked for other people for 3 years…. 2 years Articles, one year as Professional Assistant….
I’m 27 now but I’m not sure what I want to do,its all good and well saying you want to own your own business but I dont know what to do.. But it’ll happen its own time I guess.
Pommie Mbwanga’s commentary drives me to drink..
Looks like we have stumps on Day 3 – bad light has stopped play.
SA 111 / 3, still need 192 for a win with 7 wickets standing
Yeah,they wont come back on now. Think there is a 70 percent chance that India will win but for as long as Kallis is there we have a chance.
So, basically we have 2 days left, to get 192….
To get 192 with 7 wickets standing, we’ll have to bat very well.
Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers is in… by far our 2 two top batsmen in the first Test against India.
They must stay patient yet positive and between the 2 get at least 130 of the required 192….
😯
Ok for some of you….resting, loafing about, watching a bit of cricket, sun streaming through the windows…..!!!
Anyone fancy a swap? I can offer work, slush and fog…..such is life !! 🙁
@ Blue Bird:
did you see my picks on Facebook, the whole lot in the pool? My sister is here thats why i am away from the PC a lot, life will be more normal after tomorrow unless my brother pitch up……
@ superBul:
Yeyy, sounds fun, will have a peek! 🙂
Newsflash from Miller: ” Ponting has gone to hospital for a “planned X-ray”, say Cricket Australia. Those will be reviewed after the game is finished. His injured pinkie might be a useful alibi for his non-appearance at Sydney, which is what the Australian papers were speculating overnight.”
85.4
Bresnan to Hilfenhaus, OUT, on a length, regulation edge, and they’re there! Prior tumbles to his left to hold the catch and starts the celebrations
BW Hilfenhaus c †Prior b Bresnan 0 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Ryan Harris is expected to undergo surgery for a stress fracture on his left ankle after suffering an injury that threatens to curtail his promising Test career. Harris, who also has a chronic knee problem, broke down in his run-up seven overs into the third day at the MCG and scans revealed a crack in the 31-year-old’s foot.
And there you have it, England win by an innings an 157 runs and retain the Ashes. It’s taken them less than an hour and a half, and it’s their biggest win over Australia since Old Trafford in 1956 – emphatic, to say the least. Man-hugs and back-slaps all round on the field, the Barmy Army fill the ‘G with noise!
“This has been a thoroughly deserved win, England led the game from the moment the coin was tossed. They used the conditions perfectly to dismantle Australia in the first innings, surged ahead with the bat, and finished the job with more than a day and a half to spare”
Congrats England this is big , now Australia must start rebuilding , we all love to hate Australia but we need them to be good in world cricket. There is too much passion for the game down under to lose them as serious threads.
DGS of Canberra Posted at 10:54 AM Today
Yes, in Sport all great sports people go through slumps in form. But the worst thing anyone can do will be to ‘throw the baby out with the bath water’. In sport as in life, failures are great clarifiers. They create re-generation. If people want to focus on the negatives then that is what will be amplified; while doing that do not forget the positives. The selectors also need to take responsibility for this, not just Ricky. Do not be so quick to knock your own. We are not a nation of ‘sorry feelers’, but rather one of get-up when you get knocked down. Ricky, find the young boy in you that played cricket because you loved it. You will rise again. Best wishes.
Last word about this game, Pontings post match interview.
losing captain Ricky Ponting. “Sometimes I think it can be more disappointing when it goes down to the wire, and we’ve been totally outplayed here. We’ve only got ourselves to blame, and we’ve got to give credit to England.
“It’s really hard to work out why there’s been such big momentum swings, not only in this Ashes series but in previous ones too. One team dominates and then the other one does. England executed their plans really well here, and we couldn’t respond quickly enough or for long enough. I’ve got a lot of thinking to do [about my future]. I’ve tried my heart out, a lot of people have said I’ve even tried too hard. hopefully next week I’ll prepare as well as possible and make two big scores to have an influence on the series.
Of his fractured finger, he says: “I don’t know if the finger will be OK, it’s been x-rayed but the specialist hasn’t had a look yet. If there’s no damage and it’s like it was this week, I’ll play. it’s important we bounce back in Sydney and give the fans something to be proud of. We’ve got to prove to ourselves and the fans that we’re still good cricketers.”
superBul wrote:
What planet does Ponting live on, sounds like he is less disapointed with being completely humiliated than if they had only just lost the game??? Surely the tens of thousands of fans who turned up at the ground would prefer to see the team going down fighting and only just losing than this result, sounds like an awful selfish man thinking more about how he would feel. Then from a financial point of view as well there is also the issue of lost revenue from the game not making it into the final day. Near the end of the quote he is talking about wanting to give the fans something to be proud of, huh how does that fit in with his first sentence.
Good morning super, sorry was a bit rude to just launch into that tirade and not greet you first. See you’ve been up real early to cover this one. Anyway a good win for England based on all round team effort it seems, with all the bowlers doing there bit and most of the batsmen as well.
What do you think will happen in Durban? I’m not too sure about that, my heart says SA will do it but it looks like the advantage is with India at the moment. The two in now will have to get most the runs required I feel, although this could be tailor made, if required, for a good long patient gutsy innings from Prince to see us through. One problem is after Boucher there is not much batting left, quite a long tail there. Or will rain save the day? Well must run off to work, hope it goes well in Durban.
So, the Proteas lost… by 87 runs….
Couple of real dodgy umpire decisions obliging along the way…
We were shit and deserved to lose but the umpiring was awful to put it mildly.. Its amazing how India control world cricket and how the ICC have no balls..
@ Bullscot:
I must also apologize, i left without greeting, the cricket is at difficult times for me, the early morning games in Australia interferes with my sleep and the day games with my job. But at least we try and keep you guys up to date. I love the outcome of the Ashes, they needed to come down to earth.
I know am about a day behind with this, but just a pity we lost that game. They just had too much to do going into day 4, was starting to get hopes up when Morkel and Prince were together that something remarkable was going to happen. I don’t know if the 2 dodgy lbw decisions would have made a difference but they didn’t help to make what was going to be a tough targert any easier and who knows seeing we got to within 87 runs we may have done it. Why are there no TV referrals, surely the ICC must enforce this for all tests rather than have it random?
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