South Africa and the West Indies battled each other in the 3rd ODI, at Buffalo Park, East London.
Prior to the start of the game, South Africa had already won the 1st two ODI’s in the series of 5 ODI’s.
The West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
South Africa struck early TWICE, dismissing both dangerous openers, Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith, with only 6 runs on the board, Vernon Philander doing the damage on the bowling side and AB de Villiers taking both catches behind the stumps.
The West Indies lost their 3rd wicket, that of Deonarine, with the score on 33. Ramdin’s wicket fell with the tally on only 43 and Samuels went for 26, with the West Indies reeling on 52 / 5 after 16.5 overs.
A further wicket lost, with the West Indies on 83 / 6 after 24.2 overs, then another on 87 runs, and another 2 wickets on 95 and 96 runs… leaving only 1 wicket standing after 29.2 overs.
The last West Indies wicket fell, with only 33.4 overs bowled, West Indies ALL OUT for 122 runs.
South Africa started the chase and lost the wicket of Riley Rossouw (7), with the score on 27 / 1 after 5.4 overs, then consolidated andd started batting down the small target. South Africa’s 50 came on the scoreboard after 12 overs. South Africa’s score was 93 / 1 after 20 overs, needing 30 runs to win, off the 30 remaining overs.
South Africa hit the winning runs on 24.4 overs and won by 9 wickets (with 152 balls remaining).
West Indies: 122 All Out (33.4 Overs)
South Africa: 124 / 1 (24.4 Overs)
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 152 balls remaining)
| West Indies innings (50 overs maximum) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Smith | c †de Villiers b Philander | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 | |
| CH Gayle | c †de Villiers b Philander | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| N Deonarine | c †de Villiers b Steyn | 10 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 37.03 | |
| MN Samuels | c Rossouw b Imran Tahir | 26 | 63 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 68.42 | |
| D Ramdin† | b Steyn | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| JL Carter | lbw b Imran Tahir | 18 | 60 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 51.42 | |
| AD Russell | b Morkel | 16 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 64.00 | |
| CR Brathwaite | lbw b Imran Tahir | 4 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| JO Holder* | not out | 17 | 42 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 70.83 | |
| JE Taylor | lbw b Philander | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| SJ Benn | st †de Villiers b Imran Tahir | 18 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 94.73 | |
| Extras | (lb 4, w 1) | 5 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 33.4 overs; 162 mins) | 122 | (3.62 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Smith, 1.1 ov), 2-6 (Gayle, 3.4 ov), 3-33 (Deonarine, 8.6 ov), 4-43 (Ramdin, 12.3 ov), 5-52 (Samuels, 16.5 ov), 6-83 (Russell, 24.2 ov), 7-87 (Carter, 25.2 ov), 8-95 (Brathwaite, 28.5 ov), 9-96 (Taylor, 29.2 ov), 10-122 (Benn, 33.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Morkel | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 | 30 | 3 | 0 | (1w) | |
| VD Philander | 8 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 3.37 | 38 | 4 | 1 | ||
| DW Steyn | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3.50 | 26 | 3 | 0 | ||
| JP Duminy | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| F Behardien | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Imran Tahir | 7.4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3.65 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| South Africa innings (target: 123 runs from 50 overs) | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR Rossouw | c Deonarine b Holder | 7 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| HM Amla | not out | 61 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 96.82 | ||
| F du Plessis | not out | 51 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 71.83 | ||
| Extras | (lb 3, w 2) | 5 | ||||||
| Total | (1 wicket; 24.4 overs) | 124 | (5.02 runs per over) | |||||
Did not bat: AB de Villiers*†, JP Duminy, DA Miller, F Behardien, VD Philander, DW Steyn, M Morkel, Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Rossouw, 5.4 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JE Taylor | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 | 19 | 5 | 0 | (1w) | |
| SJ Benn | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.66 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||
| JO Holder | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2.80 | 19 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AD Russell | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | 23 | 2 | 0 | (1w) | |
| N Deonarine | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CR Brathwaite | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6.20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| CH Gayle | 0.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Match details
TV umpire – SJ Davis (Australia)
Match referee – BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire – AT Holdstock
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 37 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: West Indies – 47/4 in 15.0 overs (MN Samuels 23, JL Carter 1)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 5
- Over 25.2: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire – S Ravi, Batsman – JL Carter (Struck down)
- Over 28.5: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire – JD Cloete, Batsman – CR Brathwaite (Upheld)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 29.1 – 34.0 (Batting side – 27 runs, 2 wickets)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 5
- Innings Break: West Indies – 122/10 in 33.4 overs (JO Holder 17)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 38 runs, 1 wicket)
- Lunch: South Africa – 38/1 in 9.0 overs (HM Amla 27, F du Plessis 4)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (HM Amla 23, F du Plessis 22, Ex 5)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 20.5 overs (125 balls), Extras 5
- HM Amla: 50 off 55 balls (8 x 4)
- F du Plessis: 50 off 69 balls (5 x 4)
Jeeez, glad Gayle failed and only got 1 run!
Smith as well, only 5 runs and gone!
That should pretty much knock the stuffing out of the Windies for this match… but maybe the pitch is a difficult one… and then it could be game on!
Windies 37 / 3 after 10 overs.
Good stuff… 4th wicket also down… Ramdin, bowled by Dale Steyn for 2.
Windies 43 / 4
Tahir strikes, Marlin Samuels gone!
Windies 52 / 5 after 16.5 overs
Boomfa!
Wickettt
Windies 83 / 6 after 24.2 overs.
Wicket, Carter… LBW
Reviewed
Windies 87 / 7 after 25.2 overs.
At this rate they won’t last till 30 overs!
Wicket No 8 falls!
Brathwaite gone
Windies 95 / 8 after 28.5 overs.
A successful review after not being given out LBW.
Windies 96 / 9 after 29.2 overs
Philander traps Tayler LBW!
Windies ALL OUT for 122 after just 33.4 overs!
Need to go to a specialist Bolt shop quickly… back just now.
Need some bolts to secure my swimming pool filter pump lid much better… the asshole who installed the new filter made kak and it was always leaking a bit… so once again I have to fix something… fokkie toggie!
Blomme 50 / 1 after 12 overs.
Easy peasy game for them today
With Amla and de Villiers in such good form and such a low target to chase I thought they would have shuffled the order a bit to give the likes of Miller, Berhardien, Duminy and du Plessis (if all of them needed) some time at the crease in the build up to World Cup, no use we roll the Windies in next few games like we did last week and the others rock up to the World Cup short on batting match time and perhaps struggling when called on there.
Also surprised to see the likes of Steyn and Morkel in the line up – COTTON WOOL – is what they should be wrapped up in, would also give the other bowlers in the squad much needed practice for the World Cup. But maybe this is so close to the Cup that they are going with what they intend doing at the World Cup.
I am glad Faf is getting some runs, he is not as talented as some other players and he has a terrible record in ODI cricket of late, but the way he has shown under pressure in test cricket, he is the type of guy that could play a match winning knock in a world cup final.
shone*
Blomme 93 / 1 after 20 overs
Only 30 needed for the win… 30 overs to do it in!
Blomme should be finished, winning after 25 overs or less
11 needed for the win… and it’s only 23 overs gone
4 runs needed to win, after 24 overs gone
Luckily both Amla and Faf du Plessis managed to get their 50’s
Blomme win by 9 wickets, after 24.4 overs (152 balls remaining)
Hope the Blomme don’t meet the Windies in the 1/4 final of the World Cup.
Could be a real banana peel
As regards the QFs, Aus is likely to play in Melbourne, & NZ in Auckland.
Unless the Proteas play poorly in the pool stages they are unlikely to meet either Aus or NZ in the QFs.
Most likely the Proteas will play their QF at either Sydney or Adelaide (not ideal venues for SA’s attack).
Meeting Sri Lanka (with their quality spinners) in a QF at Sydney or Adelaide could be the Proteas’ fate … & perhaps their nemesis.
IF the Proteas can progress beyond the QF stage, then they’re likely to come up against Aus in the final at Melbourne (imo) – that could be a fine contest, with Aus the favourites to win based on their recent 4-1 ODI defeat of the Proteas.
Scrumdown wrote:
The Proteas & the Windies are in the same Pool, & the Proteas meet the Windies at Sydney during the pool stages – if the Windies field both Narine & Benn (& Gayle or another batsman plays a pearl of an innings) in that match, then it could prove to be a Proteas’ banana peel …
@ Angostura:
Yes narine would make a huge difference to this windies side.
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