England v South Africa 2nd odi

[waquas_uk]

England 225/4 (44ov)

SA won toss decided to field

england wer 3-67 the newcomer kevin pieterson saved them who is currently not out on 80 scoring at over a run a ball what a find for england

[waquas_uk]

colingwood out 40

pieterson nears his 1st odi century on 99

england 251 from 48 overs

[dan hudson]

England got 270/5.

Pietersen 108* - a brilliantly paced innings for his maiden ODI hundred.

[Sage]

This Pietersen guy scares me a bit
He's very motivated and talented.

Will he be taking Thorpe's test place soon?
He's been seemingly ready for years now.

Excellant partnership from Kallis and Gibbs setting SA on there.

Justin Kemp looking very good taking the game away from England with some big hitting. Kabir Ali proving to be expensive today...

SA only need 36 runs from 30 balls.
235-3

Hoggard makes crucial breakthrough getting rid of set and dangerous Gibbs.

[Naveed]

Now Kemp gone, game on!

That was a good yorker from Gough to bring England back.

But Hogard has expensive over going for 10.

15 from 12 needed.

[Gasherbrum]

wow, good game going on ... would back SA at this stage, need 15 off 12, 3 wkts to go for Eng.

Pollock hits gough over cover for 4.

10 from 9 now

England need a wicket, kabir or Giles has to bowl the final over...

play and miss by boucher, no bye run.

9 from 7

[Naveed]

8 off 6, who will bowl the last over?

Pressure on Kabir Ali.

7 overs for 49.

Bob Willis being very cruel on Kabir calling him a camel for his fielding, out of order.

[Naveed]

8 off 6, who will bowl the last over?

Kabir high full toss pulled for 4 and a noball

5 runs of 1st ball. Game over !!!

Another full toss but boucher is caught on the boundary.

3 from 5 needed

[shikari]

Waheed,

who is the little kid in your profile hitting the ball. He has better footwork than most **** players

Pollock swings and misses good ball from Kabir

3 from 4.

Pollock gets a quick single.

2 from 3.

That's my nephew Mohsib.

Prince runout by yards going for quick single.

wow, this is a top game

2 still needed from 2 balls now.

Pollock sneeks a single with the ball only going a yard away from him

scores level.

Jones should be standing upto Kabir, would not have got a single.

1 to win of the final ball.

[Rob H]

great game

Kabir bowls to Hall with Jones standing upto the wicket, all the fielders inside the 15 yard circle.

Kabir does it, Jones stumps Hall and the game is tied.

well done Kabir under alot of pressure in the final over.

Excellant game of cricket.
SA still have only one win in 13 games now.

[Rob H]

tie game OMG

SA bottled it again, only needed 3 runs of 5 balls with 4 wickets in hand.

Boucher & Pollock playing poor cricket from senior pros...

[sy]

i thought kabir messes up with the noball four, but credit 2 him, great comeback.

[Naveed]

SA --> chokers!

[Rob H]

I have to hand it to Kabir 3 off 5 and he brings it back. Well done Kabir!

[ImranR]

SA choked like in the 1999 WC semi

[Rudi hater]

If Petersen did fumble England would have won.

[Khalil]

South African jokers continue to be chokers :-D

[dan hudson]

Originally Posted by Sage This Pietersen guy scares me a bit He's very motivated and talented. Will he be taking Thorpe's test place soon? He's been seemingly ready for years now.

If Pietersen hasn't got a place in the Test team by the end of the Ashes, he certainly will have by the start of the Pakistan series. An unorthodox player but extremely strong mentally.

[dan hudson]

Kallis and Gibbs batted superbly to take South Africa to within choking distance.

Kabir Ali was far too expensive but fair play to him for having the guts to come back and ensure the tie for England off the very last ball of the match.

The balance of power shifted ball-by-ball in the last 15 overs, an absolute nailbiter.

[waquas_uk]

great game tense finish

[dan hudson]

I was surprised Trescothick didn't bowl Giles for the last over instead to be honest. He has bowled at the 'death' for Warwickshire before and I felt he would be more reliable than Ali who had sprayed it around a bit previously.

It's difficult to know what to make of the that final over - it ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous really.