SA v Eng 3rd ODI [4/02/05]

England won the toss and decided to bat

Umpires:
S A Bucknor, B G Jerling

South Africa:
G C Smith, A B de Villiers, J H Kallis, H H Gibbs, A G Prince, J M Kemp, M V Boucher, S M Pollock, N Boje, M Ntini, A Nel

England:
M E Trescothick, G O Jones, V S Solanki, A J Strauss, K P Pietersen, I R Bell, P D Collingwood, A F Giles, Kabir Ali, D Gough, M J Hoggard

Changes:
Solanki in for Vaughan and Boje in for Hall

M E Trescothick c G C Smith b A Nel 33 43 5 1
G O Jones c and b N Boje 39 46 4 1
V S Solanki not out 52 75 2 0
A J Strauss c A G Prince b S M Pollock 35 40 3 0
K P Pietersen not out 12 14 1 0
Extras 2nb 7lb 9
Total for 3 180

190-3 after 37 overs

Run Rate 5.14

England leading 1-0 in 7 match series

Solanki out to Nel well made 66 from 87 balls.
Good come back innings.

Eng 207-4

[Kean0]

England are terrible to watch in the last ten over, they are boring me to death.

Not sure what England or SA are doing, wickets in hand should be attacking the bowling.

Smith seems to be obsessed with one over spells for everybody today.

Maybe working...

[Kean0]

this is why we are luck to have the likes of afridi and razzaq coming at the end of the innings, they make the last 1 overs go for 100, England are struggling to make 60 off thr last 10.

[Amjid Javed]

England 267/8 off 50 overs

S.africa about 2 start their inns

[Amjid Javed]

S.Africa 29/0 off 8 overs

[Sage]

Poor total by England after a good start.

[Amjid Javed]

S.Africa 61/1 off 12 overs good start thus far

[Amjid Javed]

boje out to kabir ali, no applause from bob willis!

s.africa 82/2 off 16.1 overs

[Amjid Javed]

S.africa 89/3 off 20 overs

[Amjid Javed]

S.Africa 118/3 off 25.3

[Amjid Javed]

S.Africa 173/3 off 33 overs

[Amjid Javed]

S.Africa 205/4

63 needed off 58 balls

[Amjid Javed]

2 set batsmen gone in two balls kemp and smith

S.africa 216/6

54 needed off 44 balls

[sajjad]

was smith out
or was it an aussie umpire..err i mean a bad decision

[Amjid Javed]

nah he was plumb!

S.africa 223/6 --> 44 overs

45 needed of 36 balls now

[Amjid Javed]

S.Africa 229/6 off 45 overs

40 needed of 30 now...!

[Pathan007]

39needed not 40

[Pathan007]

32off 27balls needed

[sajjad]

32 off 27

a little reminiscent of our chase yesterday.
had the wkts stayed...!

[Pathan007]

Africa will win it ezily man

[Amjid Javed]

14 runs off the over

s.africa 243/6

25 off 24 needed now!

[Pathan007]

that's it South Africa won

[sajjad]

25 left off 24 balls

they shud make it as long as they dont get themselves out
SA has a habit of doing that

[Sage]

Time for some choking!

[sajjad]

Kabir ALI has 2 overs left.
he may turn it around here again

[Pathan007]

not dis time

[Amjid Javed]

just 4 runs off over!

21 needed off 18 balls now

s.africa 247/6

[Hash]

Hoggard is bowling really well. 9 overs for 66 runs. what a man.....what a bowler.......what a champion

[Pathan007]

he just went for 14runs^^

[Sage]

pathan007, I was talking about what you do on a Friday night. Gag reflexes a thing of the past, eh?

[sajjad]

being sarcastic..

i wanna see SA win

[Amjid Javed]

2.4 off goughs 1st two balls

[Amjid Javed]

3 more off next ball, then a single

11 off 14 now

[sajjad]

man, Bocher playing a gem of an innings here

[Amjid Javed]

boucher gone lbw...! poor shot selection by boucher!

11 needed off 12

[sajjad]

9 of 10
Boucher wicket...was that out also

[sajjad]

6 off 8 balls

close but they shud get there

[Amjid Javed]

S.africa 266/7

2 needed off 6 balls

[Hash]

COME ON SOUTH AFRICA!

[sajjad]

SOUTH AFRICA WINNNN

wonderful stuff, the series is tied at 1-1

[Amjid Javed]

s.africa win

[Rob H]

Glad to see the series is level.

[sajjad]

I hope SA win the series

[pakistani pride]

ME TO !

[ZM]

me 3

[Oxy]

The recent test series and now the ODI series has been one of most enjoyable as a neutral in years.

[Abdul Qadir 236]

wouldnt say that. I enjoyed Aus v Ind, Ind v Aus 01, Pak v Ind, Pak v Bang a lot more. I prefer to see world class spinners in action.

about time SA won an odi but I cant help feeling JP Duminy should be batting in the top6 and not Kemp.
Boje did well but surely the time is right for Paul Harris, Thandi Tshabalala or a leggie, albeit a very raw one in Tyron Pillay.