SA v WI ICC World Cup full Highlights Video, Match Report, Scorecard

ICC World Cup 2011, 7th Match, Group B: South Africa (SA) v West Indies (WI) Played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 24 February 2011 - day/night full Highlights Video, Match Report and Scorecard.

An unbeaten century from AB de Villiers helped South Africa to cruise to a seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in their World Cup Group B clash at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Thursday.

South Africa v West Indies ICC World Cup 2011 Match Report
Set a modest 223 for victory after dismissing the West Indies in 47.3 overs, the South Africans didn’t get off to the best of starts but de Villiers and captain Graeme Smith and JP Duminy helped the Proteas to a comfortable victory.

AB de Villiers scored an unbeaten century.

While Smith looked sluggish during his innings of 45 from 78 balls, de Villiers was in sublime touch from the first ball he faced. The wicketkeeper-batsman’s ability to keep the scoreboard ticking with big shots and excellent running between the wickets meant the Proteas were able to overcome the early loss of Hashim Amla (14) and Jacques Kallis (4) without much fuss.

Amla was out in the fourth over after wicketkeeper Devon Thomas took an excellent catch from an inside edge while Kallis edged one off opening bowler Sulieman Benn to first slip.

The Windies though failed to put the pressure on after the early wickets and de Villiers and Smith steadied South Africa’s wobbly ship with a 119-run stand. Smith’s knock finally came to an end when he was bowled after looking to take a big swipe over midwicket off Kieron Pollard.

That brought JP Duminy (42 not out) to the crease and he kept the Proteas up with the run rate. Not even a brief rainbreak could stop de Villiers from going to his 10th ODI century and lead South Africa to victory in the 43rd over.

While de Villiers carried South Africa with the bat, their spinners did the damage with the ball as they dismissed the West Indies for 222 in 47.3 overs.

South Africa handed a first ODI cap to Imran Tahir as they started the match with three front-line spinners and two fast bowlers in Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel.

Tahir claimed for four for 41 and Johan Botha two for 38 as they made sure the Windies’ big guns Chris Gayle, Ramanaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul didn’t have much of an impact. Darren Bravo (73), Dwayne Bravo (40) and Devon Smith (36) offered some resistance.

Darren Bravo and Smith’s 111-run stand kept the Windies in with a shout of a good score, but a middle-order collapse saw them go from 209 for five to 222 all out.

Spinners Tahir and Botha did the damage at the start and in the middle and Dale Steyn wrapped up the innings by claiming the wickets of the big-hitting Kieron Pollard (0), Darren Sammy (0) and Benn (6) at the end.

The Windies will need to come up with some answers ahead of their clash against the Netherlands on Monday. South Africa also face the Netherlands in their next game, but that only takes place on Thursday.

South Africa v West Indies ICC World Cup 2011 Scorecard

West Indies 222 (47.3 ov)

South Africa 223/3 (42.5 ov)

South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)


West Indies innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
CH Gayle	c Kallis b Botha	2	3	3	0	0	66.66
0.3 83.4 kph, the Botha move has worked wonders, dangerman Gayle is gone, a length delivery pitching outside off, turns away from Gayle who looks to play on the leg side, but only manages to edge it to first slip, where Kallis takes a low catch, what a start for South Africa, Smith and Co are jubilant as Shakira's football anthem "Waka waka" blares round the ground 2/1
DS Smith	c & b Imran Tahir	36	103	57	3	0	63.15
24.4 80.6 kph, Mystery man strikes. No mystery in that ball, just old-fashioned flight and guile. Smith walked into the trap with his eyes closed. He would have been feeling a little uneasy ever since Bravo left, they were working well as a pair. Tahir looped this invitingly outside off, Smith reached out, almost got to the pitch but not quite. He ended up chipping it right back to Tahir, who hurls it up in the air after pouching it. More interestingly, he kisses the SA badge. SA are coming back into this. 117/3
DM Bravo	lbw b Botha	73	96	82	8	1	89.02
23.1 86.1 kph, Darren Bravo reviews an lbw appeal. Botha tossed this one up on off stump, and it seemed to hold its line. Not much turn. Bravo looked to flick and missed. The ball was thudding into middle and leg. He's played all around a straight one. He knew it was a poor shot the moment he played it. He kicked the turf in disgust before consulting with Smith, and going for the referral reluctantly. No luck there. Huge wicket for SA. Lara's clone has not scored a 100 against them and SA will breathe easy. 113/2
RR Sarwan	lbw b Imran Tahir	2	15	10	0	0	20.00
26.1 89.6 kph, Sarwan reviews an lbw now, against Tahir. What's happening here! My initial gut feel was not out. Here's what happened - Tahir tossed this up and the replay says it landed on leg stump. It then turned a touch, enough to ensure it was going to hit the stumps. Sarwan looked to play with a straight bat, but just missed it. Was there an inside edge? It was going to hit the top of middle, so the decision is upheld. Sarwan is gone and WI are out of reviews. He was really well forward, and if Taufel had said not out, I doubt if SA would have referred it. Tahir was ecstactic, ran around like a man possessed when it was given first up. Again - was there an edge? The replays are inconclusive. We need HotSpot for it. We don't have it. 120/4
S Chanderpaul	c Peterson b Imran Tahir	31	73	51	1	1	60.78
42.2 spoke too soon, that's the end of Chanderpaul, he was looking to play another lofted inside-out hit, hoping to clear the extra cover fielder, instead he can only find long-off 209/6
DJ Bravo	run out (Morkel/†de Villiers)	40	46	37	1	3	108.10
37.5 Peterson to Chanderpaul, oh my goodness, West Indies can't afford this, Bravo is run-out after an appalling call for a single from Chanderpaul, who had crunched a reverse-sweep to short third man, it went straight to Morne Morkel, no chance of a single there, but Chanderpaul had set off, Bravo responds late, though there was no way he was going to make his ground, the throw is on top of the stumps, AB takes off the bails with Bravo several yards out 178/5
DC Thomas†	c Duminy b Imran Tahir	15	29	26	1	0	57.69
44.6 and a superb over gets even better, Thomas losses his head and his wicket, looks to scythe a length ball over the off side, Duminy runs back from extra cover to pouch the catch that gives Tahir his fourth wicket, a debut to remember for Tahir, and some really poor cricket from West Indies 213/8
KA Pollard	lbw b Steyn	0	6	1	0	0	0.00
43.3 Humongous appeal for lbw against Pollard first ball, umpire says not out, and signals leg byes, referral it is, pitching on outside off and hitting on off and middle, Hawk-Eye suggest that was going on to hit middle, height is not a problem either, replays take a while to check whether there was any bat on it, there wasn't, Pollard gone for a golden duck, Smith will be very pleased with the way his bowling changes have worked today 213/7
DJG Sammy*	lbw b Steyn	0	7	4	0	0	0.00
45.1 Steyn gets another, that's one more duck, Sammy and Pollard were supposed to provide the late impetus but both have gone without scoring, Steyn fires in a quick and short ball, it doesn't rise too much, not sure what Sammy was trying, he is struck in front of middle, on the knee roll, and he's on his way, the hitting of Darren Bravo seems a long time ago, West Indies fighting to bat out the 50 overs 213/9
SJ Benn	c Morkel b Steyn	6	14	8	1	0	75.00
47.3 and that's curtains for the West Indies innings, they finish on double Nelson, Benn was looking to sky that one over extra cover, gets far too much elevation and Morkel runs in to take a sharp catch, he's one of the best outfielders in the game though he's a fast bowler 222/10
KAJ Roach	not out	2	12	6	0	0	33.33

Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 11)	15

Total	(all out; 47.3 overs; 205 mins)	222	(4.67 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-2 (Gayle, 0.3 ov), 2-113 (DM Bravo, 23.1 ov), 3-117 (Smith, 24.4 ov), 4-120 (Sarwan, 26.1 ov), 5-178 (DJ Bravo, 37.5 ov), 6-209 (Chanderpaul, 42.2 ov), 7-213 (Pollard, 43.3 ov), 8-213 (Thomas, 44.6 ov), 9-213 (Sammy, 45.1 ov), 10-222 (Benn, 47.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Botha	9	0	48	2	5.33	(3w)
0.3 to Gayle, 83.4 kph, the Botha move has worked wonders, dangerman Gayle is gone, a length delivery pitching outside off, turns away from Gayle who looks to play on the leg side, but only manages to edge it to first slip, where Kallis takes a low catch, what a start for South Africa, Smith and Co are jubilant as Shakira's football anthem "Waka waka" blares round the ground 2/1 23.1 to DM Bravo, 86.1 kph, Darren Bravo reviews an lbw appeal. Botha tossed this one up on off stump, and it seemed to hold its line. Not much turn. Bravo looked to flick and missed. The ball was thudding into middle and leg. He's played all around a straight one. He knew it was a poor shot the moment he played it. He kicked the turf in disgust before consulting with Smith, and going for the referral reluctantly. No luck there. Huge wicket for SA. Lara's clone has not scored a 100 against them and SA will breathe easy. 113/2
DW Steyn	7.3	1	24	3	3.20	(2w)
43.3 to Pollard, Humongous appeal for lbw against Pollard first ball, umpire says not out, and signals leg byes, referral it is, pitching on outside off and hitting on off and middle, Hawk-Eye suggest that was going on to hit middle, height is not a problem either, replays take a while to check whether there was any bat on it, there wasn't, Pollard gone for a golden duck, Smith will be very pleased with the way his bowling changes have worked today 213/7 45.1 to Sammy, Steyn gets another, that's one more duck, Sammy and Pollard were supposed to provide the late impetus but both have gone without scoring, Steyn fires in a quick and short ball, it doesn't rise too much, not sure what Sammy was trying, he is struck in front of middle, on the knee roll, and he's on his way, the hitting of Darren Bravo seems a long time ago, West Indies fighting to bat out the 50 overs 213/9 47.3 to Benn, and that's curtains for the West Indies innings, they finish on double Nelson, Benn was looking to sky that one over extra cover, gets far too much elevation and Morkel runs in to take a sharp catch, he's one of the best outfielders in the game though he's a fast bowler 222/10
M Morkel	8	0	35	0	4.37	(2w)

JH Kallis	3	0	21	0	7.00

Imran Tahir	10	1	41	4	4.10
24.4 to Smith, 80.6 kph, Mystery man strikes. No mystery in that ball, just old-fashioned flight and guile. Smith walked into the trap with his eyes closed. He would have been feeling a little uneasy ever since Bravo left, they were working well as a pair. Tahir looped this invitingly outside off, Smith reached out, almost got to the pitch but not quite. He ended up chipping it right back to Tahir, who hurls it up in the air after pouching it. More interestingly, he kisses the SA badge. SA are coming back into this. 117/3 26.1 to Sarwan, 89.6 kph, Sarwan reviews an lbw now, against Tahir. What's happening here! My initial gut feel was not out. Here's what happened - Tahir tossed this up and the replay says it landed on leg stump. It then turned a touch, enough to ensure it was going to hit the stumps. Sarwan looked to play with a straight bat, but just missed it. Was there an inside edge? It was going to hit the top of middle, so the decision is upheld. Sarwan is gone and WI are out of reviews. He was really well forward, and if Taufel had said not out, I doubt if SA would have referred it. Tahir was ecstactic, ran around like a man possessed when it was given first up. Again - was there an edge? The replays are inconclusive. We need HotSpot for it. We don't have it. 120/4 42.2 to Chanderpaul, spoke too soon, that's the end of Chanderpaul, he was looking to play another lofted inside-out hit, hoping to clear the extra cover fielder, instead he can only find long-off 209/6 44.6 to Thomas, and a superb over gets even better, Thomas losses his head and his wicket, looks to scythe a length ball over the off side, Duminy runs back from extra cover to pouch the catch that gives Tahir his fourth wicket, a debut to remember for Tahir, and some really poor cricket from West Indies 213/8
RJ Peterson	10	0	49	0	4.90


South Africa innings (target: 223 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
HM Amla	c †Thomas b Roach	14	14	15	2	0	93.33
3.3 143.0 kph, Roach has got Amla in slightly controversial fashion. Several things happened there. First up, Roach delivered a snorter of an inducker, accentuated by the fact that he delivered it from wide of the crease. It was always coming in, and then landed on a length outside off before nipping in. Amla was cut in half as he looked to force from the crease, and ended up getting an inner edge that flew low down to the leg side. The keeper Devon Thomas who has been making a lot of noise, pulled a blinder, arresting his momentum and diving low to the left. The umpire asked Amla to wait, to check if Roach over-stepped. The replays suggested it was cut and go. If I were the third ump, I'd have probably said no-ball, but it was deemed legal. WI have struck 15/1
GC Smith*	b Pollard	45	116	78	2	0	57.69
28.3 110.9 kph, Pollard sets off on extravagant celebrations, Smith is bowled as he looks to swipe a delivery to the leg side, he plays well outside the line of that one and the ball crashes into off, the breakthrough West Indies desperately needed 139/3
JH Kallis	c Sammy b Benn	4	5	7	0	0	57.14
4.6 84.8 kph, Ladies and gentlemen - we have a game here. Kallis is gone. Lovely bit of bowling from Benn, lands this on a length around middle and leg, and tempts Kallis into the cover drive. Only, Kallis was around half a foot short of the length, and the ball spun like the Indian-made tops you get in Chandni Chowk. Kallis ended up getting an outside edge that flew quick to Sammy at the lone slip. Did it carry? Kallis did not wait for the replays to vindicate it - he just asked Sammy. How good is that to see? Great scenes. This game has come alive. 20/2
AB de Villiers†	not out	107	149	105	8	2	101.90

JP Duminy	not out	42	54	53	1	0	79.24

Extras	(lb 10, nb 1)	11

Total	(3 wickets; 42.5 overs; 171 mins)	223	(5.20 runs per over)

Did not bat F du Plessis,
J Botha,
RJ Peterson,
M Morkel,
DW Steyn,

Imran Tahir

Fall of wickets1-15 (Amla, 3.3 ov), 2-20 (Kallis, 4.6 ov), 3-139 (Smith, 28.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
SJ Benn	10	0	51	1	5.10
4.6 to Kallis, 84.8 kph, Ladies and gentlemen - we have a game here. Kallis is gone. Lovely bit of bowling from Benn, lands this on a length around middle and leg, and tempts Kallis into the cover drive. Only, Kallis was around half a foot short of the length, and the ball spun like the Indian-made tops you get in Chandni Chowk. Kallis ended up getting an outside edge that flew quick to Sammy at the lone slip. Did it carry? Kallis did not wait for the replays to vindicate it - he just asked Sammy. How good is that to see? Great scenes. This game has come alive. 20/2
KAJ Roach	8	0	42	1	5.25
3.3 to Amla, 143.0 kph, Roach has got Amla in slightly controversial fashion. Several things happened there. First up, Roach delivered a snorter of an inducker, accentuated by the fact that he delivered it from wide of the crease. It was always coming in, and then landed on a length outside off before nipping in. Amla was cut in half as he looked to force from the crease, and ended up getting an inner edge that flew low down to the leg side. The keeper Devon Thomas who has been making a lot of noise, pulled a blinder, arresting his momentum and diving low to the left. The umpire asked Amla to wait, to check if Roach over-stepped. The replays suggested it was cut and go. If I were the third ump, I'd have probably said no-ball, but it was deemed legal. WI have struck 15/1
DJ Bravo	2.1	0	12	0	5.53

DJG Sammy	8	0	40	0	5.00

KA Pollard	7.5	0	37	1	4.72	(1nb)
28.3 to Smith, 110.9 kph, Pollard sets off on extravagant celebrations, Smith is bowled as he looks to swipe a delivery to the leg side, he plays well outside the line of that one and the ball crashes into off, the breakthrough West Indies desperately needed 139/3
CH Gayle	6	0	26	0	4.33

DS Smith	0.5	0	5	0	6.00