- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.5 caught behind, you could see it coming, Pollock pitched that on a good length just outside off stump, the ball moved a shade away from Sehwag who played away from his body and got the edge 18/131.4 de Villiers pulls off a stunner and we are back to square one. Too short and too wide outside the off stump - Tendulkar goes for the cut but fails to keeps it down, de Villiers at cover point drives across full length to his left and takes it as clean as a whistle. 103/36.6 and he lasts just one ball, very similar to the one that got Sehwag, pitches outside off on a good length, moves away ... Laxman feels for it away from his body and edges to first slip, Smith hangs on to a simple catch 18/237.6 harmless delivery on the middle and leg stump line - Mongia moves across a long way( make that a mile) in an effort to loft the ball down to fine leg but fails to make contact and the ball crashes into the stumps. 127/447.5 Et tu, Nel ! short of a good length delivery on the middle and off stump line - Dhoni swings across the line and the ball steeples towards wide long-on. Nel sprints in from the deep, throws himself full length to his left and takes a two handed blinder. 183/842.4 short of a good length delivery outside the off stump - bit of extra bounce there - Karthik looking to nudge it through the vacant slip area is done in by the extra bounce - ball slides off the face of the bat and goes straight to Boucher behind the stumps 154/545.6 good length delivery on the middle and leg stump line - Pathan moves away from the stumps in an attempt to.., well I don't know what he was trying to do there. Ball clips the inside edge and crashes into the stumps - India six down 173/647.3 good length delivery outside the off stump, Harbhajan without fails goes after it but on this occasion the ball clips the outside edge and flies down to third man. Pollock moves across quickly to his left and takes it on the slide 183/749.6 bowled'm! fulltoss on the stumps - Kumble goes for the wild swing and the ball crashes into the woodwork. You miss I hit 200/9Extras13 (lb 5, w 8)TOTAL200/9 (50 Overs, RR: 4)Did not bat: S SreesanthFall of wickets: 1-18 (Virender Sehwag, 6.5 ov), 2-18 (VVS Laxman, 6.6 ov), 3-103 (Sachin Tendulkar, 31.4 ov), 4-127 (Dinesh Mongia, 37.6 ov), 5-154 (Dinesh Karthik, 42.4 ov), 6-173 (Irfan Pathan, 45.6 ov), 7-183 (Harbhajan Singh, 47.3 ov), 8-183 (MS Dhoni, 47.5 ov), 9-200 (Anil Kumble, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Pollock 10 4 17 2 1.70 50 2 0 0 0 M Ntini 10 1 32 3 3.20 41 0 1 2 0 JH Kallis 10 1 56 1 5.60 30 5 1 1 0 A Nel 10 1 34 1 3.40 41 3 1 0 0 RJ Peterson 5 0 33 0 6.60 15 6 0 0 0 JM Kemp 5 0 23 2 4.60 15 2 0 1 0
03/12Result
5th ODI, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 3 2006
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![India]( "India")
200/9 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
201/1 (31.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
03/12Result
5th ODI, India tour of South Africa at Centurion, Dec 3 2006
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![India]( "India")
200/9 -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
201/1 (31.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR28.1 Breakthrough! tossed up on the middle and leg stump line, Smith comes down the track and lofts it away towards long-on - Karthik in the deep times his jump to perfection and takes a smart catch. A fine partnership comes to an end. 173/1Extras14 (lb 4, nb 5, w 5)TOTAL201/1 (31.2 Overs, RR: 6.41)Fall of wickets: 1-173 (Graeme Smith, 28.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Z Khan 7 1 46 0 6.57 25 5 2 1 0 S Sreesanth 3.2 0 31 0 9.30 13 6 0 3 2 IK Pathan 6 0 48 0 8.00 15 7 1 0 0 Harbhajan Singh 8 0 39 1 4.87 24 1 1 0 3 A Kumble 7 0 33 0 4.71 22 3 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
South Africa won the 5-match series 4-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30 Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days
3 December 2006 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Drinks: India - 34/2 in 17.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 11, D Mongia 6)
- India: 50 runs in 19.4 overs (121 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (SR Tendulkar 35, D Mongia 16, Ex 2)
- SR Tendulkar: 50 off 86 balls (8 x 4)
- India: 100 runs in 29.6 overs (183 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: India - 103/3 in 31.4 overs (D Mongia 27)
- India: 150 runs in 42.2 overs (258 balls), Extras 12
- India: 200 runs in 49.4 overs (302 balls), Extras 13
- South Africa: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (51 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (GC Smith 21, AB de Villiers 26, Ex 5)
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 50 balls (9 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 95/0 in 16.0 overs (GC Smith 34, AB de Villiers 51)
- Lunch: South Africa - 0/0
- South Africa: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 108 balls (GC Smith 36, AB de Villiers 55, Ex 10)
- GC Smith: 50 off 61 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 25.2 overs (160 balls), Extras 12
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 160 balls (GC Smith 69, AB de Villiers 69, Ex 12)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 31.2 overs (198 balls), Extras 14
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSmith gets out of a rut
Stats highlights from the South Africa-India match at Centurion
Indian fan taken into custody
An Indian fan was taken into custody in connection with an assault in oneof the hospitality boxes adjoining the Indian dressing-room at SuperSportPark in Centurion
'Our bowlers were fantastic' - Smith
Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock spoke to the media after the South African triumph
'We haven't come to grips with the conditions' - Chappell
Greg Chappell made no excuses after a shocking display that summed up India's one-day series
South Africa complete whitewash
Any hopes of India turning the corner after the Twenty20 victory was quickly dispelled as South Africa drubbed them by nine wickets to seal a hopelessly one-sided series 4-0.