3rd Match: Africa XI v Asian XI at Durban, 21 Aug 2005
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Very goodday to all and welcome to a cloudy Sahara Stadium
Kingsmead , the lights have been switched on early and covers
still on
The toss won by Africa and Smith as elected to have a bat first
The covers have been removed and play will strat shortly
Match State: Delay - Start delay due to rain
The covers have been removed but called back on due more rain
More ground staff called on to help with covers , it`s raining
much harder now
It's still raining covers are on
There is a slight drizzle third umpire on the park to have a
look,ground staff called to remove covers again
Will advise shortly on start
The drizzle as stopped and all the covers removed , sky looks
clear now, play should strat shortly
Will advise on start off play
Great news play is due at at 13:45 local time
News from the Umpires the game has been reduced to a 48 over game
and there will be a 20 minutes dinner break
Lets get ready for action , stepping out onto the park the Asian
XI
To open the bowling for Asian from the Old Fort Rd End is Shoaib
Akhtar
0.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Smith, no run, first ball , on middel and off ,
defends on the off side
0.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Smith, no run, short , cut to the man on the off
side
0.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Smith, wide: no run
0.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Smith, no run, great ball , close on off stump ,
late movement
0.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Smith, no run
0.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Smith, OUT: full , on line and appeal for lbw ,
yes given and Akhtar strikes in his first over , great delivery
Africa XI 1/1, Partnership of 1
GC Smith lbw b Shoaib Akhtar 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)
HH Dippenaar 0* (0b) Shoaib Akhtar 0.5-0-1-1 (1w)
0.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Kallis, no run, great delivery , on the off ,
Kallis play`s and missed
End of over 1 (1 run) Africa XI 1/1 (RR: 1.00)
Shoaib Akhtar 1-0-1-1 (1w) - Old Fort Road End
HH Dippenaar 0* (0b) JH Kallis 0* (1b)
Z Khan to open the bowling from the Umgeni End
1.1 Khan to Dippenaar, no run, movement on the off side , through to
keeper
1.2 Khan to Dippenaar, no run, on middel , defends on the on side
1.3 Khan to Dippenaar, no run, good delivery , plays and gets the ball
into his pads
1.4 Khan to Dippenaar, legbye: FOUR, off the pads abd raced to boundary
1.5 Khan to Dippenaar, two runs, turned wide off 3rd man , Akktar after
it saves the boundary , falls and almost toucher the boundary ,
wet out field
1.6 Khan to Dippenaar, no run, on the off , defends in front
End of over 2 (6 runs) Africa XI 7/1 (RR: 3.50)
Z Khan 1-0-2-0 - Umgeni End
JH Kallis 0* (1b) HH Dippenaar 2* (6b)
2.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Kallis, one run, nicely played to point region for
quick single
2.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run, outside off stump , left alone
2.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run, on moiddel and off , pushed
down to mid on
2.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run, out off stump , defends to the
off side
2.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run, great delivery , close to the
off stump , beats bat and through to keeper
2.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run
End of over 3 (1 run) Africa XI 8/1 (RR: 2.67)
Shoaib Akhtar 2-0-2-1 (1w) - Old Fort Road End
JH Kallis 1* (2b) HH Dippenaar 2* (11b)
3.1 Khan to Kallis, wide: no run, short and pitchers wide out side off
stump , wide caaled
3.1 Khan to Kallis, one run, nicely turned to fine leg region
3.2 Khan to Dippenaar, no run, swings at this one , wide outside off
stump and through to keeper
3.3 Khan to Dippenaar, no run, wide outside off stump , no shot offered
3.4 Khan to Dippenaar, no run, on the off , straight to man in the
covers
3.5 Khan to Dippenaar, no run, on middel and gets a inside edge
3.6 Khan to Dippenaar, one run, gets this one to mid wkt region
End of over 4 (3 runs) Africa XI 11/1 (RR: 2.75)
Z Khan 2-0-5-0 (1w) - Umgeni End
HH Dippenaar 3* (16b) JH Kallis 2* (3b)
4.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, FOUR, short and put away to boundary
4.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run
4.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run, wide out side off stump , looks
drive , swings and missed
4.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run, appeal for lbw , turned down ,
looks going down leg side
4.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run, on the off , defends
4.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Dippenaar, no run, great delivery , beats bat on
middel and off , through to keeper
End of over 5 (4 runs) Africa XI 15/1 (RR: 3.00)
Shoaib Akhtar 3-0-6-1 (1w) - Old Fort Road End
JH Kallis 2* (3b) HH Dippenaar 7* (22b 1x4)
5.1 Khan to Kallis, legbye: one run, off the pads to bwd square leg
5.2 Khan to Dippenaar, no run, on middel . defends
5.3 Khan to Dippenaar, no run
5.4 Khan to Dippenaar, OUT: edged and taken by Jayawardene at 3rd slip
Africa XI 16/2, Partnership of 15
HH Dippenaar c Jayawardene b Khan 7 (25b 1x4 0x6)
JH Kallis 2* (4b) Z Khan 2.4-0-5-1 (1w)
5.5 Khan to Rudolph, no run, out side off , left alone
5.6 Khan to Rudolph, no run
End of over 6 (1 run, maiden) Africa XI 16/2 (RR: 2.67)
Z Khan 3-1-5-1 (1w) - Umgeni End
JH Kallis 2* (4b) JA Rudolph 0* (2b)
6.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Kallis, no run, beats Kallis on the off and
through to keeper
6.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Kallis, no run, another great delivery on the off
and Kallis smiles
6.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Kallis, legbye: one run, works it for a leg bye to
fine leg
6.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Rudolph, no run, swings , looks to drive on the
off , beats Rudolph , no foot work
6.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Rudolph, no run, out side off , well left
6.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Rudolph, no run
End of over 7 (1 run, maiden) Africa XI 17/2 (RR: 2.43)
Shoaib Akhtar 4-1-6-1 (1w) - Old Fort Road End
JH Kallis 2* (7b) JA Rudolph 0* (5b)
7.1 Khan to Kallis, no run, betas him on the off side , through to
keeper
7.2 Khan to Kallis, no run, on middel and off , gets bat to it to
covers
7.3 Khan to Kallis, no run, pitchers wide out side off , no shot
offered
7.4 Khan to Kallis, one run, edged to down to 3rd man , great fielding
by Akhtar
7.5 Khan to Rudolph, one run, easy to bwd point region
7.6 Khan to Kallis, no run, wide outside off stump , left alone
End of over 8 (2 runs) Africa XI 19/2 (RR: 2.38)
Z Khan 4-1-7-1 (1w) - Umgeni End
JA Rudolph 1* (6b) JH Kallis 3* (12b)
8.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Rudolph, no run
8.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Rudolph, no run, outside off, left alone
8.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Rudolph, no run, late to play, gets it away on the
off side
8.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Rudolph, no run
8.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Rudolph, no run, defends on the on side
8.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Rudolph, no run
End of over 9 (maiden) Africa XI 19/2 (RR: 2.11)
Shoaib Akhtar 5-2-6-1 (1w) - Old Fort Road End
JH Kallis 3* (12b) JA Rudolph 1* (12b)
9.1 Khan to Kallis, one run, on the off , nicely worked in the covers
for quick single
9.2 Khan to Rudolph, no run, outside off , left alone
9.3 Khan to Rudolph, no run, outside off , left alone
9.4 Khan to Rudolph, one run, good running on the on side
Looks alike the supersub Nehra will come into play
9.5 Khan to Kallis, no run, worked to bwd point
9.6 Khan to Kallis, no run, big appeal looks close but turned down the
lbw appeal , just over the roll
End of over 10 (2 runs) Africa XI 21/2 (RR: 2.10)
Z Khan 5-1-9-1 (1w) - Umgeni End
JA Rudolph 2* (15b) JH Kallis 4* (15b)
Yes the supersub is in play
10.1 Nehra to Rudolph, no run
10.2 Nehra to Rudolph, FOUR, nicely driven through the covers
10.3 Nehra to Rudolph, one run, to bwd point
10.4 Nehra to Kallis, no run, defends
10.5 Nehra to Kallis, no run, on the off , pushed on the off side ,
Kallis goes for the run , Rudolph must be quick , could be a
runout
Africa XI 26/3, Partnership of 10
JA Rudolph run out (Abdul Razzaq) 7 (18b 1x4 0x6)
Sorry Rudolph running to the stikers end in the runout
10.6 Nehra to Prince, no run
End of over 11 (5 runs) Africa XI 26/3 (RR: 2.36)
A Nehra 1-0-5-0 - Old Fort Road End
JH Kallis 4* (17b) AG Prince 0* (1b)
11.1 Khan to Kallis, no run, outside off stump , left alone
11.2 Khan to Kallis, no run, on middel , defends in front
11.3 Khan to Kallis, OUT: appeal for lbw , pitched on line and umpire
thinks off it and given late , OUT
Africa XI 26/4, Partnership of 0
JH Kallis lbw b Khan 4 (20b 0x4 0x6)
AG Prince 0* (1b) Z Khan 5.3-1-9-2 (1w)
11.4 Khan to Kemp, no run, on off , does well to defend on the off side
11.5 Khan to Kemp, no run, on the off
11.6 Khan to Kemp, no run, outside off , beats him and through to keeper
End of over 12 (maiden) Africa XI 26/4 (RR: 2.17)
Z Khan 6-2-9-2 (1w) - Umgeni End
AG Prince 0* (1b) JM Kemp 0* (3b)
12.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Prince, no run
12.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Prince, no run
12.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Prince, no run
12.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Prince, OUT: short delivery and finds the hands
off Muralitharan
Africa XI 26/5, Partnership of 0
AG Prince c Muralitharan b Shoaib Akhtar 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)
JM Kemp 0* (3b) Shoaib Akhtar 5.4-2-6-2 (1w)
11.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Taibu, no run
11.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Taibu, no run
End of over 12 (maiden) Africa XI 26/5 (RR: 2.17)
Shoaib Akhtar 6-3-6-2 (1w) - Umgeni End
JM Kemp 0* (3b) T Taibu 0* (2b)
13.1 Khan to Kemp, no run
13.2 Khan to Kemp, no run
13.3 Khan to Kemp, no run, pass the outside egde and taken by keeper
13.4 Khan to Kemp, wide: no run, wide outside leg stump
13.4 Khan to Kemp, no run, wide outside off stump this time
13.5 Khan to Kemp, no run
13.6 Khan to Kemp, no run
End of over 14 (1 run) Africa XI 27/5 (RR: 1.93)
Z Khan 7-2-10-2 (2w) - Umgeni End
T Taibu 0* (2b) JM Kemp 0* (9b)
Bowling change from the Old Fort Rd End and the supersub Nehra
coming on
14.1 Nehra to Taibu, no run, outside off , lefta lone
14.2 Nehra to Taibu, no run
14.3 Nehra to Taibu, no run
14.4 Nehra to Taibu, no run
14.5 Nehra to Taibu, no run
14.6 Nehra to Taibu, no run, on middel and off , defends
End of over 15 (maiden) Africa XI 27/5 (RR: 1.80)
A Nehra 1-1-0-0 - Old Fort Road End
JM Kemp 0* (9b) T Taibu 0* (8b)
15.1 Khan to Kemp, three runs, nicely played through mid wkt but just
short off boundary
15.2 Khan to Taibu, no run, outside off stump , left alone
15.3 Khan to Taibu, no run, gets a inside edge but sfe to the on side
15.4 Khan to Taibu, no run
15.5 Khan to Taibu, no run
15.6 Khan to Taibu, no run
End of over 16 (3 runs) Africa XI 30/5 (RR: 1.88)
Z Khan 8-2-13-2 (2w) - Umgeni End
JM Kemp 3* (10b) T Taibu 0* (13b)
16.1 Nehra to Kemp, no run, on middel and off , defends forward
16.2 Nehra to Kemp, no run, on the off and straight back to bowler Nehra
16.3 Nehra to Kemp, one run, worked on the on side for qick single
16.4 Nehra to Taibu, no run
16.5 Nehra to Taibu, no run, on middel but well defended
16.6 Nehra to Taibu, no run, on middel again , defends
End of over 17 (1 run) Africa XI 31/5 (RR: 1.82)
A Nehra 2-1-1-0 - Old Fort Road End
JM Kemp 4* (13b) T Taibu 0* (16b)
17.1 Khan to Kemp, FOUR, nicely played with lots off power behind it
through the off side
17.2 Khan to Kemp, OUT: appeal for lbw and given , Khan strikes again
Africa XI 35/6, Partnership of 9
JM Kemp lbw b Khan 8 (15b 1x4 0x6)
T Taibu 0* (16b) Z Khan 8.2-2-17-3 (2w)
17.3 Khan to Pollock, no run
17.4 Khan to Pollock, no run, swings at this one outside off , missed ,
four slips in place for Pollock
17.5 Khan to Pollock, legbye: one run, off pads to short square leg
17.6 Khan to Taibu, no run, beats bat on the off side through to keeper
End of over 18 (5 runs) Africa XI 36/6 (RR: 2.00)
Z Khan 9-2-17-3 (2w) - Umgeni End
SM Pollock 0* (3b) T Taibu 0* (17b)
18.1 Nehra to Pollock, one run
18.2 Nehra to Taibu, no run
18.3 Nehra to Taibu, no run, on middel , Taibu does well to defend
18.4 Nehra to Taibu, no run
18.5 Nehra to Taibu, no run, on middel and off , forward defensive
18.6 Nehra to Taibu, two runs, gets down the wkt and lofted in the air
towards long off but not reaching the boundary
End of over 19 (3 runs) Africa XI 39/6 (RR: 2.05)
A Nehra 3-1-4-0 - Old Fort Road End
SM Pollock 1* (4b) T Taibu 2* (22b)
19.1 Khan to Pollock, three runs, good runnig , pushed to deep cover
19.2 Khan to Taibu, no run, on middel
19.3 Khan to Taibu, no run
19.4 Khan to Taibu, no run, beats him outside off stump
19.5 Khan to Taibu, one run, on the off , worked to ppoint for single
19.6 Khan to Pollock, no run, on middel and through to keeper
End of over 20 (4 runs) Africa XI 43/6 (RR: 2.15)
Z Khan 10-2-21-3 (2w) - Umgeni End
T Taibu 3* (26b) SM Pollock 4* (6b)
20.1 Nehra to Taibu, FOUR, gets this one over the top , two boncers and
straight to the cover boundary
20.2 Nehra to Taibu, two runs, turned to fine leg region
20.3 Nehra to Taibu, no run
20.4 Nehra to Taibu, one run, pushed on the off side to bring up the 50
20.5 Nehra to Pollock, three runs, nicely through the covers
20.6 Nehra to Taibu, no run
End of over 21 (10 runs) Africa XI 53/6 (RR: 2.52)
A Nehra 4-1-14-0 - Old Fort Road End
SM Pollock 7* (7b) T Taibu 10* (31b 1x4)
21.1 Abdul Razzaq to Pollock, one run, pushed on the on side
21.2 Abdul Razzaq to Taibu, OUT: edged and Razzaq strikes in his over ,
well taken catch by Sehwag at first slip
Africa XI 54/7, Partnership of 19
T Taibu c Sehwag b Abdul Razzaq 10 (32b 1x4 0x6)
SM Pollock 8* (8b) Abdul Razzaq 0.2-0-1-1
21.3 Abdul Razzaq to Streak, FOUR, drives nicely through mid on for four
21.4 Abdul Razzaq to Streak, one run, worked to short square leg
21.5 Abdul Razzaq to Pollock, three runs, driven and through the covers
21.6 Abdul Razzaq to Streak, no run, on the off and through to keeper
End of over 22 (9 runs) Africa XI 62/7 (RR: 2.82)
Abdul Razzaq 1-0-9-1 - Umgeni End
SM Pollock 11* (9b) HH Streak 5* (3b 1x4)
22.1 Nehra to Pollock, one run, to a diving square leg Muralitharan
22.2 Nehra to Streak, no run
22.3 Nehra to Streak, no run, outside off stump, pulls away from playing
22.4 Nehra to Streak, no run, on middel , plays back to Nehra
22.5 Nehra to Streak, no run, well bowled , beats on the off
22.6 Nehra to Streak, one run, forward to the on side
End of over 23 (2 runs) Africa XI 64/7 (RR: 2.78)
A Nehra 5-1-16-0 - Old Fort Road End
HH Streak 6* (8b 1x4) SM Pollock 12* (10b)
23.1 Abdul Razzaq to Streak, no run, big appeal for lbw , turned down ,
outside the line
23.2 Abdul Razzaq to Streak, one run, on the off turned to 3rd man
23.3 Abdul Razzaq to Pollock, FOUR, fine and very on the off side behind
, no 3rd slip, raced to boundary
23.4 Abdul Razzaq to Pollock, FOUR, gets this one through the cover s
and back to back boundary for Pollock
23.5 Abdul Razzaq to Pollock, no run
23.6 Abdul Razzaq to Pollock, no run, well bowled on the off
End of over 24 (9 runs) Africa XI 73/7 (RR: 3.04)
Abdul Razzaq 2-0-18-1 - Umgeni End
HH Streak 7* (10b 1x4) SM Pollock 20* (14b 2x4)
24.1 Nehra to Streak, legbye: one run, appeal for lbw not given will get
a legbye
24.2 Nehra to Pollock, no run, straight to square leg
24.3 Nehra to Pollock, FOUR, shot , over the top through mid on and well
get four
24.4 Nehra to Pollock, two runs, this bwd off square leg
24.5 Nehra to Pollock, FOUR, pulled nicely through mid wkt , short
delivery and put away
24.6 Nehra to Pollock, FOUR, back to back four`s , Pollock on fire this
time through the covers
End of over 25 (15 runs) Africa XI 88/7 (RR: 3.52)
A Nehra 6-1-30-0 - Old Fort Road End
HH Streak 7* (11b 1x4) SM Pollock 34* (19b 5x4)
Match State: Drinks
25.1 Muralitharan to Streak, one run, worked to square leg
25.2 Muralitharan to Pollock, no run, on off , worked to short leg
25.3 Muralitharan to Pollock, one run, to the on side
25.4 Muralitharan to Streak, no run
25.5 Muralitharan to Streak, no run
25.6 Muralitharan to Streak, one run, worked to square leg
End of over 26 (3 runs) Africa XI 91/7 (RR: 3.50)
M Muralitharan 1-0-3-0 - Umgeni End
HH Streak 9* (15b 1x4) SM Pollock 35* (21b 5x4)
26.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, no run, outside off and pull`s away
26.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, no run, well bowled on the off and through
to keeeper past the outside egde
26.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, no run, wide ouside off stump , left alone
26.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Streak, one run, full lenght , worked to 3rd man
26.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Pollock, no run
26.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Pollock, FOUR, short and wide , cuts through the
covers and will get four
End of over 27 (5 runs) Africa XI 96/7 (RR: 3.56)
Shoaib Akhtar 8-3-16-2 (1w) - Old Fort Road End
HH Streak 10* (19b 1x4) SM Pollock 39* (23b 6x4)
27.1 Muralitharan to Streak, no run
27.2 Muralitharan to Streak, one run, worked to square leg
27.3 Muralitharan to Pollock, one run, pushed to point
27.4 Muralitharan to Streak, no run
27.5 Muralitharan to Streak, no run
27.6 Muralitharan to Streak, no run
End of over 28 (2 runs) Africa XI 98/7 (RR: 3.50)
M Muralitharan 2-0-5-0 - Umgeni End
SM Pollock 40* (24b 6x4) HH Streak 11* (24b 1x4)
28.1 Shahid Afridi to Pollock, one run, worked on th eon side
28.2 Shahid Afridi to Streak, two runs, thats 100 up , worked through
bwd sqaure leg
28.3 Shahid Afridi to Streak, no run
28.4 Shahid Afridi to Streak, no run
28.5 Shahid Afridi to Streak, no run
28.6 Shahid Afridi to Streak, no run
End of over 29 (3 runs) Africa XI 101/7 (RR: 3.48)
Shahid Afridi 1-0-3-0 - Old Fort Road End
SM Pollock 41* (25b 6x4) HH Streak 13* (29b 1x4)
29.1 Muralitharan to Pollock, one run, to mid wkt region
29.2 Muralitharan to Streak, no run
29.3 Muralitharan to Streak, no run
29.4 Muralitharan to Streak, one run, down to long on
29.5 Muralitharan to Pollock, one run, worked to square leg to bring up
the 50 run p/ship
29.6 Muralitharan to Streak, no run
End of over 30 (3 runs) Africa XI 104/7 (RR: 3.47)
M Muralitharan 3-0-8-0 - Umgeni End
SM Pollock 43* (27b 6x4) HH Streak 14* (33b 1x4)
30.1 Shahid Afridi to Pollock, no run
30.2 Shahid Afridi to Pollock, one run, to mid on
30.3 Shahid Afridi to Streak, no run
30.4 Shahid Afridi to Streak, OUT: appeal for lbw and given out
Africa XI 105/8, Partnership of 51
HH Streak lbw b Shahid Afridi 14 (35b 1x4 0x6)
SM Pollock 44* (29b 6x4) Shahid Afridi 1.4-0-4-1
30.5 Shahid Afridi to Steyn, one run, to mid on
30.6 Shahid Afridi to Pollock, no run
End of over 31 (2 runs) Africa XI 106/8 (RR: 3.42)
Shahid Afridi 2-0-5-1 - Old Fort Road End
DW Steyn 1* (1b) SM Pollock 44* (30b 6x4)
31.1 Muralitharan to Steyn, no run, straight back to bowler on the off
side
31.2 Muralitharan to Steyn, no run, to sqaure leg
31.3 Muralitharan to Steyn, no run
31.4 Muralitharan to Steyn, OUT: well bowled , appael for lbw and yes
given out
Africa XI 106/9, Partnership of 1
DW Steyn lbw b Muralitharan 1 (5b 0x4 0x6)
SM Pollock 44* (30b 6x4) M Muralitharan 3.4-0-8-1
31.5 Muralitharan to Zondeki, no run, up in the air for a catch at silly
point but turned down
31.6 Muralitharan to Zondeki, no run
End of over 32 (maiden) Africa XI 106/9 (RR: 3.31)
M Muralitharan 4-1-8-1 - Umgeni End
SM Pollock 44* (30b 6x4) M Zondeki 0* (2b)
32.1 Shahid Afridi to Pollock, no run
32.2 Shahid Afridi to Pollock, no run, back to bowler
32.3 Shahid Afridi to Pollock, no run
32.4 Shahid Afridi to Pollock, no run
32.5 Shahid Afridi to Pollock, no run, could be a runout , outside egde
on the off side
Africa XI 106/10, Partnership of 0
M Zondeki run out (Yousuf Youhana) 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
Lowest ODI score at this ground
Match State: Innings Break
SM Pollock to open the bowling from the Umgeni End
0.1 Pollock to Sehwag, no run
0.2 Pollock to Sehwag, FOUR, smashed through the covers , great foot
work
0.3 Pollock to Sehwag, one run, to 3rd man
0.4 Pollock to Shahid Afridi, no run, outside off and though to keeper
0.5 Pollock to Shahid Afridi, no run, close on the off stump , thgrough
to keeper
0.6 Pollock to Shahid Afridi, no run, on the off , defends in the
covers
End of over 1 (5 runs) Asia XI 5/0 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 102/47 = 2.17)
SM Pollock 1-0-5-0 - Old Fort Road End
V Sehwag 5* (3b 1x4) Shahid Afridi 0* (3b)
SW Steyn to open the bowling from the Old Fort Rd End
Supersub Odoyo inn for Rudolph
Cloud`s are closing inn
1.1 Steyn to Sehwag, wide: no run
1.1 Steyn to Sehwag, (noball) no run, wide and now over stepping
1.1 Steyn to Sehwag, OUT: Steyn off PAIN strikes beats Sehwag clean and
bowled him, great delivery and full reward
Asia XI 7/1, Partnership of 7
V Sehwag b Steyn 5 (5b 1x4 0x6)
Shahid Afridi 0* (3b) DW Steyn 0.1-0-2-1 (1w 1nb)
Last delivery angled inn on middel and off
1.2 Steyn to Sangakkara, no run, defends on the on side
1.3 Steyn to Sangakkara, no run
1.4 Steyn to Sangakkara, no run, wide outside off stump ,left alone
1.5 Steyn to Sangakkara, no run
1.6 Steyn to Sangakkara, no run, worked on the off side
End of over 2 (2 runs) Asia XI 7/1 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 100/46 = 2.17)
DW Steyn 1-0-2-1 (1w 1nb) - Umgeni End
Shahid Afridi 0* (3b) KC Sangakkara 0* (5b)
2.1 Pollock to Shahid Afridi, OUT: high in the aie to square leg ,
Streak get under it , wait`s for a long time and taken
Asia XI 7/2, Partnership of 0
Shahid Afridi c Streak b Pollock 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
KC Sangakkara 0* (5b) SM Pollock 1.1-0-5-1
2.2 Pollock to Sangakkara, one run, worked on the on side
2.3 Pollock to Jayawardene, no run
2.4 Pollock to Jayawardene, no run
Sorry to say but here comes the rain
2.5 Pollock to Jayawardene, no run
2.6 Pollock to Jayawardene, no run, appeal for lbw but turned down
End of over 3 (1 run) Asia XI 8/2 (RR: 2.67 RRR: 99/45 = 2.20)
SM Pollock 2-0-6-1 - Old Fort Road End
KC Sangakkara 1* (6b) DPMD Jayawardene 0* (4b)
Umpires call on the ground staff to bring on the covers
Match State: Delay - RAIN DELAY
More covers aclled on and it`s raining much harder now
The rain as stopped and the covers are been removed so the umpires
can take a look
The covers are called back on due to more rain
18.03 Local time (16.03 GMT), The rain as stopped once again and
news from the umpires is that play will start 18:30 pm local time,
16.30 GMT and overs have been reduced to 38 overs
18.20 Local time (16.20 GMT), Once again some sad news, it`s
raining again and covers called back on, will advise what happens
from here on
At this stage it looks like the rain is going to be the winner off
this Afro-Asia Cup
18.31 local time (16.31 GMT), Sorry to say but the rain as won the
today. The game has been called off