ODI # 2587
Afro-Asia Cup, 2007, 1st Match
Africa XI v Asia XI
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (day/night)
6 June 2007 (50-over match)

Result: Asia XI won by 34 runs
Series: Asia XI leads the 3-match series 1-0

Toss: Asia XI
Umpires: AL Hill (NZ) and PD Parker (Aus)
TV umpire: AM Saheba
Match referee: BC Broad (Eng)
Reserve umpire: SL Shastri
ODI debut: M Morkel (Africa XI).
Player of the match: SM Pollock

Asia XI innings (50 overs maximum)                              R   M   B  4 6
ST Jayasuriya         c de Villiers      b M Morkel            14  25  18  3 0
V Sehwag                                 b Chigumbura          45  64  42  7 1
SC Ganguly                               b M Morkel            32  61  29  7 0
*DPMD Jayawardene     c Pollock          b Tikolo              65  83  62  7 1
Mohammad Yousuf       c de Villiers      b JA Morkel           66  94  74  5 0
Yuvraj Singh          c Kemp             b M Morkel            31  38  30  3 0
+MS Dhoni             run out (de Villiers/Odoyo)               2  13   4  0 0
Harbhajan Singh       c Pollock          b Chigumbura          20  32  22  1 1
Mashrafe Mortaza      c de Villiers      b JA Morkel           13  31  16  0 0
Z Khan                not out                                   6   7   5  1 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 3, w 16, nb 2)                  23
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs, 228 mins)         317

DNB: Mohammad Asif.

FoW: 1-36 (Jayasuriya, 4.6 ov), 2-104 (Sehwag, 13.1 ov),
     3-126 (Ganguly, 17.1 ov), 4-220 (Jayawardene, 33.5 ov),
     5-274 (Mohammad Yousuf, 41.3 ov), 6-276 (Yuvraj Singh, 42.3 ov),
     7-279 (Dhoni, 43.4 ov), 8-307 (Harbhajan Singh, 48.1 ov),
     9-317 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 49.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
M Morkel                    10      1     68      3 (1nb, 4w)
Odoyo                       10      0     52      0 (1w)
Chigumbura                   9      0     56      2
JA Morkel                   10      0     64      2 (1nb, 2w)
Tikolo                       8      0     49      1
Kemp                         3      0     23      0 (1w)

Africa XI innings (target: 318 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
AB de Villiers                           b Mohammad Asif        4   2   2  1 0
LL Bosman             c Jayawardene      b Khan                 2  28  12  0 0
HH Dippenaar                             b Khan                10  12  13  2 0
SO Tikolo             hit wicket         b Mohammad Asif        5  26  19  0 0
*JM Kemp                                 b Mohammad Asif        5  20   8  1 0
+MV Boucher                              b Jayasuriya          25  44  30  4 0
SM Pollock            c Mohammad Yousuf  b Mashrafe Mortaza   130 165 110 19 1
JA Morkel             c Dhoni            b Jayasuriya           9   8  11  1 0
E Chigumbura          c Mohammad Yousuf  b Jayasuriya          40  36  37  5 1
TM Odoyo              c sub (WU Tharanga) b Harbhajan Singh    39  58  35  4 1
M Morkel              not out                                   4  22  12  1 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 5, w 2, nb 2)                   10
Total                 (all out, 47.5 overs, 215 mins)         283

FoW: 1-4 (de Villiers, 0.2 ov), 2-15 (Dippenaar, 3.1 ov),
     3-18 (Bosman, 5.6 ov), 4-26 (Tikolo, 8.5 ov),
     5-31 (Kemp, 10.1 ov), 6-77 (Boucher, 18.1 ov),
     7-87 (JA Morkel, 20.1 ov), 8-154 (Chigumbura, 30.6 ov),
     9-257 (Odoyo, 43.2 ov), 10-283 (Pollock, 47.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Mohammad Asif               10      0     57      3 (1nb)
Khan                         9      2     43      2 (1nb)
Mashrafe Mortaza             6.5    0     57      1 (2w)
Harbhajan Singh             10      0     53      1
Jayasuriya                  10      0     53      3
Yuvraj Singh                 2      0     14      0

• Asia XI innings
• Asia XI: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (41 balls), Extras 13
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (V Sehwag 23, SC Ganguly 22, Ex 5)
• Asia XI: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 19
• Drinks: Asia XI - 115/2 in 15.0 overs (SC Ganguly 30, DPMD Jayawardene 6)
• Asia XI: 150 runs in 23.1 overs (146 balls), Extras 20
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 30, Mohammad Yousuf 20, Ex 0)
• DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 49 balls (7 x 4)
• Asia XI: 200 runs in 30.5 overs (193 balls), Extras 21
• Drinks: Asia XI - 216/3 in 33.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 63, Mohammad Yousuf 41)
• Mohammad Yousuf: 50 off 58 balls (4 x 4)
• Asia XI: 250 runs in 38.4 overs (240 balls), Extras 21
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (Mohammad Yousuf 19, Yuvraj Singh 30, Ex 1)
• Asia XI: 300 runs in 46.6 overs (292 balls), Extras 23

• Africa XI innings
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• Africa XI: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 0
• Drinks: Africa XI - 63/5 in 15.0 overs (MV Boucher 18, SM Pollock 18)
• Africa XI: 100 runs in 21.5 overs (132 balls), Extras 5
• 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (SM Pollock 12, E Chigumbura 36, Ex 2)
• Africa XI: 150 runs in 29.6 overs (182 balls), Extras 7
• SM Pollock: 50 off 58 balls (6 x 4)
• Drinks: Africa XI - 179/8 in 33.0 overs (SM Pollock 71, TM Odoyo 1)
• Power Play 3: Overs 36.1 - 41.0
• Africa XI: 200 runs in 36.4 overs (223 balls), Extras 8
• 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (SM Pollock 30, TM Odoyo 19, Ex 1)
• SM Pollock: 100 off 88 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Africa XI: 250 runs in 42.5 overs (261 balls), Extras 10
• 9th Wicket: 100 runs in 74 balls (SM Pollock 60, TM Odoyo 39, Ex 3)

Tournament Index

Team Pages: Africa XI, Asia XI.

Ground Page: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Asia XI Player Pages: ST Jayasuriya, V Sehwag, SC Ganguly, DPMD Jayawardene, Mohammad Yousuf, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Mashrafe Mortaza, Z Khan, Mohammad Asif.

Africa XI Player Pages: AB de Villiers, LL Bosman, HH Dippenaar, SO Tikolo, JM Kemp, MV Boucher, SM Pollock, JA Morkel, E Chigumbura, TM Odoyo, M Morkel.

Match Officials' Pages: AL Hill, PD Parker, AM Saheba, BC Broad.